OLDHAM ATHLETIC – 0 ACCRINGTON STANLEY – 3 ACCRINGTON Stanley progressed to the knockout stages of the EFL Trophy with a game to spare with a 3-0 win against Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park. The Reds took the lead through Sadou Diallo after
9:36pm Full time here and Stanley progress to the knock out stages with a 3-0 win
CHEFS at two of Lancashire's finest restaurants can breathe a sigh of relief after finding out they have kept a hold of their Michelin stars for another year. The White Swan at Fence and Northcote in Langho have both retained their positions in the
A PENSIONER who had enjoyed a luxury cruise to the Canary Islands has appeared in court after he was found to have smuggled almost 100 kilos of tobacco back into the UK. Paul Wareing evaded paying £21,628 of duty by smuggling the hand-rolling
SHOCKED neighbours told how they heard a loud bang during an early morning explosion at a house. Firefighters were called to Highfield Gardens in Blackburn at 8.10am today after reports of an explosion. Resident Stephen Gillibrand, 41, spoke
A monkey has been rescued from a Lancashire home where it was being kept in a small birdcage. The marmoset monkey was rescued by the RSPCA from a small parrot cage in a property in the Burnley area. Officers from the animal welfare charity
A MAN who went into Accrington police station to make a complaint ended up being arrested. Blackburn magistrates heard James Andrew French became abusive when he was told the incident he was complaining about was a civil matter and nothing to do
A GRIEVING mother died of a ‘broken heart’ less than 24 hours after speaking out at her daughter’s inquest. Barbara Moffatt was found dead in her home by police on Thursday afternoon, the day after she described how she would ‘never give up fighting
A CENTENARIAN was able to celebrate her 100th birthday party with two special guests. Edna Ball celebrated the milestone birthday at Old Gates Nursing Home in Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, surrounded by her family and friends. However Mrs Ball
AN appeal has been launched to find an Accrington man who has gone missing from his home. Police have posted that they are concerned for Scott Pharo’s welfare. The 35-year-old was last seen on CCTV waking towards Accrington Victoria Hospital
Rovers finance director Mike Cheston revealed season ticket sales have left a £300,000 gap in the club’s income projections. Final figures showed Rovers had sold just over 8,600 tickets, short of the 10,000 target set by chief executive Steve Waggott
A 'SUBSTANTIAL' cannabis farm has been discovered in a house. Police carried out a raid of a house on the corner of Market Street and South Shore Street in Oswaldtwistle just after 8am. A police spokesman said an extensive cannabis cultivation
Billy Barr has played a big role in the development of Jack Vale and believes the Rovers youngster faces a key time in his development as he aims to push towards the first-team. Vale signed a new long-term contract at Rovers last week having established
THE Royal Lancashire Show is one of the highlights of the year for all Lancastrians. It is a day where the counties finest farmers, produce makers, animal keepers and more showcase their quality and skillset to wow thousands of people who go to
A 74-YEAR-OLD woman has died after being hit by a car in Blackburn. The woman was knocked down by a Volkswagen Golf at 7.15pm on Monday in St James Road. The woman, from Blackburn, suffered serious head, chest and leg injuries and was pronounced
James Tarkowski believes a good pre-season is the reason for the Clarets' confident start to the Premier League season. The centre back, who again missed out on a call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the forthcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers
AFTER two years playing Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserable, arguably the best known musical of all time, Carley Stenson is now preparing to spend the next seven months of her life touring the country in a brand new production. Carley
YOU certainly would have cleaned up if you had picked up a copy of the Lancashire Telegraph in 1979. We have managed to find an old advert from Norweb with lots of ‘Spotlight Bargains’. They included ‘great’ offers with the Hotpoint fornt loading
ONE thing that has always been a constant - paying rates. But looking back through the archives we have found times when the Lancashire Telegraph were reporting about 'unavoidable' rises going from 63p to 84p in 1979. In the front page story,
POLICE patrolling an area which had been targeted for theft from vehicles found a man walking the streets at 1.30am carrying tools. Blackburn magistrates heard Alan Sturdy was arrested on another occasion in possession of a torch, a length of metal
Rovers are waiting on the news from Greg Cunningham’s scan before learning how long the full back will be ruled out for. Cunningham underwent a scan at parent club Cardiff City yesterday with Rovers facing an anxious wait over the extent of his
POLICE have issued images of East Lancashire's most wanted men. They are wanted for a range of alleged offences. Anyone with information about their whereabouts should not approach the men but call police on 101. Jamie Bridson, aged 30, from
A CORONER says a motorist and pedestrian may only have seen each other until a moment before a serious road crash. Maureen Westwell, 59, was struck by a Ford Focus car on Milnshaw Lane, Accrington, on Sunday, October 28 last year. Her life
A MAN who attacked his uncle as he lay in a hospital bed has been jailed. Blackburn magistrates heard the victim was on the acute medical ward at Royal Blackburn Hospital and was in the process of having a drip removed when Aqib Nawaz entered his
A HIGH school has been awarded a ‘good’ rating following an Ofsted inspection. Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Blackburn was judged as ‘outstanding’ in two areas – personal development and early years provision. The inspector’s report praised
THE Conservative Party has chosen 35-year-old NHS nurse Claire Gill as their candidate for the next General Election in Blackburn. The Shropshire-born wife of a North Yorkshire farmer will take on sitting Labour MP Kate Hollern who increased her
AN ambitious scheme to transform a reservoir into a nature reserve and public space has taken another step forward after former owner Beck Developments pledged £150,000 and handed over the land. The £800,000 project would see Primrose Lodge site
A YOUNG businessman from Blackburn has been given a six-year ban for a string of cash withdrawals which left a Lancashire firm owing more than £350,000. Oliver Jack Oxley, 26, carried out a series of transactions involving the directors loan account
THE launch of a new gin by a distillery founded by a Blackburn man has raised £24,000 for a cervical cancer charity to celebrate his wife’s recovery from the disease. Mark Long’s wife Liz was diagnosed with potentially fatal condition aged 29 in
COUNCIL bosses agreed to spend £53,000 replacing the ticketing system at King Georges Hall and Darwen Library Theatre. And Blackburn with Darwen Council has entered into a contract with a new supplier to handle online ticket sales. The environment
WATER, water, everywhere...or that was not the case in Belthorn in 1979. We have looked in our archives back in February that years when the village was still without water three days after industrial action hit supplies to 200 homes. Residents
A FORMER council leader has accused the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership of acting like a ‘private sector club spending millions of pounds of public money’. Cllr Mark Townsend, whose Labour group lost control of Burnley borough in May, also attacked
A WINE shop has been named among the best in the world by a renowned industry magazine. The Whalley Wine Shop was named winner of the Decanter Award for Best Local Wine Shop. Owner, Tom Jones from Ribchester, travelled to London to pick up the
BYGONES readers may be unaware that one of East Lancashire's towns was actually named after a pub! The assumption that Nelson honours Britain's greatest naval hero is untrue as its name is an unusual by-product of the Victorian railway age. Historian
ROSSENDALE Council has successfully bid for more than £1.5m to support further development at Futures Park. The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership Board (LEP) agreed Growth Deal funding to deliver improvements to the site which will help support
A MAJOR East Lancashire charity which helps unemployed people into work has gone into administration putting 59 jobs at risk. Blackburn-based Bootstrap Enterprises will continue to operate supporting its 1,700 clients while accountants Mazars LLP
HORSE lovers across Lancashire are being urged to rehome equines from animal shelters after it was revealed the RSPCA rescued around 90 horses a month last year. In Lancashire alone the charity rescued 57 horses from neglect and suffering in 2018
THE Brexit Party has named local businessman Rick Moore as its candidate for Blackburn in the next General Election. He will take on sitting Labour MP Kate Hollern who had a majority of 20,368 in the 2017 poll. Mr Moore, a 39-year-old constituency
THE organisation representing Lancashire’s rank and file officers has welcomed the government’s £10million pledge to provide more of them with Tasers. Home Secretary Priti Patel announced at last week’s Conservative conference that the extra cash
A ROCK band are preparing for their new EP and want to get to know their community. Adam Gibbons joined the Burnley based Bridle City Lights in 2017 and moved from Langho to Barrow in August 2019. The lead guitarist is originally from Macclesfield
THE DIY SOS Big Build for Children in Need at Blackburn's St Silas Church Hall has continued to spark memories of the parish centre - the latest from the other side of the globe. Frank Edwards who lives in Australia read the Lancashire Telegraph's
THE unexpected gift of a battered copy of an little-known 1927 book to Blackburn Central Library has shone a light on the generosity of the British people to their armed forces in the Second World War. The romantic novel - 'Cockadoodle' by C. E.
A VICTORIAN Market Hall which has lit up a town's main square for decades will celebrate its 150th birthday later this month. The Grade II-listed building in the centre of Accrington will host an anniversary party on Saturday October 26 complete
A COUPLE were devastated after a landscaper pocketed thousands of pounds and left their garden in a mess without finishing the job. Danny Riley was promised by the workman the transformation of the back garden of his new home would be completed
A DISCIPLINARY hearing for an East Lancs doctor - caught up in a cycling doping controversy - will take place later this month. Dr Richard Freeman, from Ribble Valley, faces allegations concerning his time as team doctor for Team Sky and British
