WING wizard Wade Elliott is not surprised that Norwich are slowly turning their season around. He just rues the timing of their recent revival! City host the Clarets tomorrow with three straight wins under their belt to cushion what has been a bumpy
ONE game down, three to go! But sadly, Burnley's Boxing Day win over Stoke looked in serious danger of being overshadowed by another incident in the tunnel of terror. For God's sake, when is someone at the club going to get the message that it's an accident
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman knows he has just two days to get his side firing on all cylinders again. The Reds boss was disappointed his side's six-match winning run came to an end with a 2-2 draw at Halifax on Boxing Day, while conceding
MICKY Gray will be showing his beloved Sunderland no sympathy when he faces them for the first time at Ewood Park tonight. The left-back has never come up against his home town club, where he spent 12 seasons before leaving for Blackburn almost two years
JON STEAD is looking to break his Sunderland duck at his former club tonight. The 22-year-old has failed to score in 16 Sunderland appearances and netted only twice for Blackburn Rovers last season. But he would love to end his drought this evening,
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes today insisted he was right to sell former fans favourite Jon Stead to Sunderland. Hughes was heavily criticised in some quarters when he took the bold decision to sanction Stead's sale to the Black Cats in the summer - barely
STEVE Cotterill today called for Burnley to take their invincible home form to the road. The Clarets squad travel to Norwich for tonight's game buoyed by a sixth straight home victory over Stoke City on Boxing Day. And now Cotterill wants his side to
Visitors to the Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, will be able to enjoy an exhibition of individual crafts for Christmas when the venue reopens after the festive break. The gallery, in Station Road, opens on Tuesday, January 3 and the exhibition runs until
A MAN who has not been seen by his family since July was today told to come forward or risk never seeing his sick father alive again. David Entwistle, of Burnley, was last known to be living in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, but when his family tried to
TWO retired grocers are celebrating after enjoying the fruits of love for 60 years. Blackburn couple Gilbert and Peggy Redhead, both 84, have never looked back since they were introduced to each other through mutual friends over six decades ago. And
TWO long-serving magistrates have retired after a total of 64 years on the bench. Bill Bowker was appointed to the bench in 1968 and his efforts were praised by colleagues and legal professionals at a farewell sitting at Blackburn magistrates court.
A MAN who helped lead the battle to restore regular passenger train services through the Ribble Valley has been honoured for his work. Ron Birch died in April this year 10 years after the Ribble Valley Rail Group he was a founder member of won regular
A FESTIVE bride abandoned her honeymoon plans to sit important accountancy exams. Kirsty Gallagher, 32, works as a senior accounts administrator for Springboard Business Support, in Accrington, and is studying at Blackburn College for Association of
EVERYTHING is fitting into place for pupils at a Blackburn school who are through to the final of a national Lego competition. The winners are all Year 6 pupils from Wensley Fold Primary School, whose robot design was named overall winner at a Lego robotics
JUST like Christmas, it only comes once a year, but when it does, you know you are in for a treat. And last night's French and Saunders' Christmas Special was certainly no turkey. Proving time and time again, that women can be funny, Dawn and Jennifer
MOTORISTS in Darwen and surrounding rural areas are being warned of operations in the new year to catch car tax dodgers. Earlier this month, 21 cars in Darwen were clamped in an joint blitz carried out by the police and DVLA. The operations are part
FAMILIES who wanted to visit their loved ones' graves on Christmas Day were forced to wait two hours for the cemetery gates to open. Distraught relatives queued in their cars outside the locked gates of Eastern Cemetery, Bolton Road, Darwen, from 9am
A COMMUNITY centre in Oswaldtwistle has been revamped to improve disabled access. White Ash Community Centre has also received a grant from Oswaldtwistle Area Council to buy new chairs. Coun Peter Britcliffe, chairman of the area council, said: "We
HOUSEHOLDERS in an area blighted by fly-tippers have been warned they could be prosecuted under tough new waste regulations. The quiet country lanes of the Ribble Valley have become a magnet for fly-tippers in recent years. Now the borough council has
MILLIONS of residents in England and Wales greatly benefit from being represented at a community level by community, parish and town councils. There are nearly 10,000 community, parish and town councils nationwide. They cover both urban and rural areas
TO reduce the daily flood of unwanted post may I draw the attention of readers to the Mail Preference Service. It is an easy task to register online at www.mpsonline.org.uk for no charge. Apart from the benefits of significantly reducing the nuisance
SO the Muslims are offended because some of the children were served with ham pizzas by mistake. I am surprised by many things, including the fact that a very high percentage of the children attending St James' Church of England Primary School are Muslims
ONCE again we have complaints from the Asian community about the serving of ham pizza to Muslim pupils. A few weeks ago another school was accused of apartheid because it kept the six white pupils in the same class. Where will it all end? If I was
THE government is thinking of giving our poorer pensioners free gas central heating insulation. A very good idea if it was a sensible one. How are these pensioners going to afford the running cost of central heating? Gas central heating does not come
A HOSPITAL has apologised and pledged to improve after being accused of a "catalogue of blunders" over an East Lancashire girl's failed kidney transplant. Karen Coupe lodged a 16-page complaint with St James' Hospital in Leeds after her 16-year-old daughter
EAST Lancs shoppers came out in droves to get their hands on post-Christmas bargains. The main interest yesterday was sparked by Next, which opened the doors at its stores in Burnley and Blackburn at 5am . And shoppers desperate to get their hands on
BLACKBURN town centre could soon have its own multi-million pound attraction to rival Manchester's Curry Mile if new plans come to fruition. Council bosses aim to build on the blossoming mini-economy in the Whalley Range area, already home to a variety
WHILE most people dread working Christmas day, one man from Clitheroe couldn't wait to spend it at the "office" For Garry Miller's "office" is the Great Barrier Reef and on December 25 he was swimming with turtles, sharks and manta rays in the Queensland
A MOTHER is paying out £30 a day to taxi her children to school after a boundary row led to education chiefs refusing to provide free transport. For the past three years Michelle Pratt, 32, had driven her three children from her home in Country Mews,
ROSSENDALE hospice is selling the latest craze charity wristbands to raise funds. Hospice bosses hope the bright yellow fashion items will appeal to everyone. The bands, featuring the words I support my local hospice', are available from the following
A DAREDEVIL soldier is set to take part in a snowboarding event just three weeks after taking up the sport. Corporal Craig Payne is to surf the slopes in this year's Army Snowboarding Championship on the Stubai Glacier, in the Austrian Alps. The 24-
YOUNGSTERS at a Colne school are becoming "eco warriors" in a bid to transform it into a "greener" place to learn. Pupils of Park High, Venables Avenue, aim to help the school achieve "eco-schools status" in a country-wide initiative. The status is
A BURNLEY pensioner suffered burns after dropping a cigarette into her slipper. The victim was in Burnley General Hosp-ital this morning after the incident at Gatefield Court housing complex, off Hollingreave Road, just before noon yester-day. The woman
SIX teams of architects and developers are to battle it out for the chance to revitalise a deprived part of Nelson. Designers from as far afield as Rotterdam entered a competition run by the Royal Institute of British Architects to design and create
AN EAST Lancashire man who joined tsunami survivors for a beach ceremony in Sri Lanka today spoke of the "shock and emotion" he felt at the service. Bill Robinson, 59, a company director from Bacup, was one of thousands of people who stood in silence
YOUNGSTERS in Colne are a step closer to having somewhere to play sports. Colne Neighbourhood Action Group is putting £25,000 towards a multi-use games area and Pendle Council will pay for installing it. But a location for the area has not yet been found
TESTS to decide whether the wind in Bacup is strong enough to justify building a wind farm could begin in the new year. Coronation Power, a London company developing wind energy projects in the UK, wants land at Reaps Moss as a possible location for
A WOMAN has spoken of her two years of hell after discovering her husband had sexually assaulted a teenage boy. Today, Jeanette Lumb, 38, of Wentcliffe Drive, Earby, said her former husband Jess Dean's prison sentence was the best Christmas present'
BLACKBURN Drama Club members are well acquainted with the story of the Knighting of the Sir Loin and its association with Hoghton Tower, near Preston. This is because they have re-enacted this historical tale seven times now over the last three years
THAT'S it then, it's all over for another year, all that planning cooking, scheming, spending. Part of me is sorry, I suppose really that I like the giving and getting, the carols, the cakes, the hugging and kissing and that little bit of magic that
ADVICE workers in Blackburn and Darwen are sending out a warning to same-sex couples who could face a drop in benefits if they tie the knot. Under the new law, same-sex couples who register for a civil partnership will be entitled to the same legal and
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed councillors for travelling 200 miles to see how a park and ride scheme works. Friends of the Earth say the councillors from Blackburn with Darwen could have instead travelled just 16 miles to Preston to see a successful
I KNOW that a trip to the local shop or supermarket can be a confusing experience with such an overwhelming choice on offer, especially at this time of year. It's so easy to become confused by the mixed messages and often conflicting claims. Throughout
I WAS disappointed to read your headline printed on the cover of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph on December 5. To describe ham, or for that matter any meat of the pork family, as unclean is inappropriate. It is easy to see how Muslim children could
COULD the Lancashire Evening Telegraph shed some light on what constitutes racism in our society at present? I refer to the savage beating of a young white male in the "happy slapping" incident reported apparently carried out by three Asian men The
AN 85-year-old woman had hundreds of pounds stolen after two conmen struck at her home. The theft happened a couple of weeks ago in Hazel Grove, Knuzden, but the victim has only just reported it to police. Officers have also received several other reports
A £30 MILLION project to demolish historic Belgrave Mill and replace it with a housing estate will ease congestion on the A666, councillors revealed today. Councillors provisionally approved plans for the estate on the site of the old Crown Wallcoverings
A JUDGE revealed she had been the victim of car crime and told an offender it was very upsetting but allowed him his freedom. Judge Beverley Lunt had been sentencing David Ratcliffe, 34, who used to work for the RAC, and Simon Anslow, 30, after they
LONGRIDGE was invaded by nuns, knights and other colourful characters for the annual fancy dress pram race. As others slept off Christmas Day excesses, 130 participants on themed prams headed on a two mile circuit around 13 pubs. The annual Boxing Day
WEALTHY Asian families were today warned that a professional burglar was after their gold. The burglar, who extensively researches his victims, has struck eight times in the past month in Blackburn. Police said he seems to be targeting wealthy Asian
CHARITY bosses are hoping to make Hyndburn a Fairtrade borough' in 2006. Charity, the Prospects Foundation, began the bid in January 2003 after the idea was suggested at a meeting of the Oswaldtwistle Area Council. A steering group was set up, which
BUS bosses are threatening to axe part of a key route - because vicious' speed bumps are damaging their vehicles. Blackburn Transport's number 21 service, which runs from Openshaw Drive to Blackburn town centre, has already been stripped of its low-floor
A BACUP mum has launched a series of children's books that are East Lancashire's answer to Harry Potter but teach youngsters about the healing powers of reiki. The first of Rachel Williams "Children of the Universe" collection called "Alex and the
JUST a couple of days ago, many active Christians were once again lamenting the fall in church attendances. Christmas Day, it seems, is one of the few occasions when lots of people - who would describe themselves as Christian - actually turn up to services
aA PASSENGER train celebrating the 175th anniversary of the former Liverpool to Manchester railway is travelling full steam ahead for Blackburn and Darwen. Hauled by two giant steam locomotives, The Liverpool to Manchester 175th starts and ends at Lime
AN 85-year-old woman had hundreds of pounds stolen after two conmen struck at her home. The theft happened a couple of weeks ago in Hazel Grove, Knuzden, but the victim has only just reported it to police. Officers have also received several other reports
A WOMAN whose home had been stripped by burglars saw a pair of her curtains hanging in a neighbour's front window, a court was told. Another neighbour reported that he had been offered some power tools but refused because he recognised them from a time
A BLACKBURN clothes shop has won new customers all over the world -- thanks to internet search engine Google and the phrase "duffle coat"! Grays, which has shops in Penny Street and Northgate, set up a website in August, expecting it to be useful for
THE government is thinking of giving our poorer pensioners free gas central heating insulation. A very good idea if it was a sensible one. How are these pensioners going to afford the running cost of central heating? Gas central heating does not come
MOTORISTS were today warned to take extra care on East Lancashire's roads as icy conditions gripped the country. As temperatures plummeted overnight to -5, forcing gritters to take to the highways, forecasters predicted even lower temperatures of up to
A MOTHER is paying out £30 a day to taxi her children to school after a boundary row led to education chiefs refusing to provide free transport. For the past three years Michelle Pratt, 32, had driven her three children from her home in Country Mews,
BUS bosses are threatening to axe part of a key route -- because 'vicious' speed bumps are damaging their vehicles. Blackburn Transport's number 21 service, which runs from Openshaw Drive to Blackburn town centre, has already been stripped of its low-floor
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has warned his players to take 'nothing for granted' as lowly Sunderland visit Ewood tonight. After back-to-back away wins against Middlesbrough, confidence is sky high in the Rovers camp as they now turn their attention to
MICKY Gray will be showing his beloved Sunderland no sympathy when he faces them for the first time at Ewood Park tonight. The left-back has never come up against his home town club, where he spent 12 seasons before leaving for Blackburn almost two years
SHEFKI Kuqi is fast emerging as the man with the X Factor for Blackburn Rovers. On an afternoon when X Factor finalists Journey South were paraded before an expectant Boxing Day crowd, it was Kuqi - Mark Hughes' bargain signing from Ipswich Town - who
A BURNLEY pensioner suffered burns after dropping a cigarette into her slipper. The victim was in Burnley General Hospital this morning after the incident at Gatefield Court housing complex, off Hollingreave Road, just before noon yesterday. The woman
A MAN who has not been seen by his family since July was today told to come forward -- or risk never seeing his sick father alive again. David Entwistle, of Burnley, was last known to be living in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, but when his family tried to
A MAN left for dead in a vicious street attack has celebrated a Christmas he thought he would never live to see. Peter Anforth had to undergo emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain after he was brutally assaulted in Burnley town centre
BURNLEY'S X Factor reject Rob King today said being dubbed "horrendous" by Simon Cowell has been the best thing that has ever happened to him. Now the 31-year-old, who performed Frank Sinatra's classic My Way with a group of the infamous 'auditionees'
A SECURITY guard was attacked and left needing hospital treatment after being set upon by a gang of yobs in a "nasty and unprovoked" attack. Thugs launched their savage assault on the man after he asked them to stop smashing bottles outside the factory
A NEW network has been set up by a Nelson group to help Asian women and build bridges between community groups. The Lancashire Asian Women's Network has been created by Nelson-based advisory service Ithaad Nelson to help Asian women integrate into wider
SIX teams of architects and developers are to battle it out for the chance to revitalise a deprived part of Nelson. Designers from as far afield as Rotterdam entered a competition run by the Royal Institute of British Architects to design and create a
A WOMAN has spoken of her two years of hell after discovering her husband had sexually assaulted a teenage boy. Today, Jeanette Lumb, 38, of Wentcliffe Drive, Earby, said her former husband Jess Dean's prison sentence was 'the best Christmas present'
A MAN owned up to a house break-in he didn't commit to stop his brother,said to be the real culprit, going to jail. A court heard how Brian Evans, 22, had been "persuaded" by his brother and his brother's fiancee to take the blame. The couple were said
A FESTIVE bride abandoned her honeymoon plans to sit important accountancy exams. Kirsty Gallagher, 32, works as a senior accounts administrator for Springboard Business Support, in Accrington, and is studying at Blackburn College for Association of Accounting
A HOSPITAL has apologised and pledged to improve after being accused of a "catalogue of blunders" over an East Lancashire girl's failed kidney transplant. Karen Coupe lodged a 16-page complaint with St James' Hospital in Leeds after her 16-year-old daughter
CHARITY bosses are hoping to make Hyndburn a 'Fairtrade borough' in 2006. Charity, the Prospects Foundation, began the bid in January 2003 after the idea was suggested at a meeting of the Oswaldtwistle Area Council. A steering group was set up, which
A MAN who helped lead the battle to restore regular passenger train services through the Ribble Valley has been honoured for his work. Ron Birch died in April this year --10 years after the Ribble Valley Rail Group he was a founder member of won regular
WHILE most people dread working Christmas day, one man from Clitheroe couldn't wait to spend it at the "office" For Garry Miller's "office" is the Great Barrier Reef and on December 25 he was swimming with turtles, sharks and manta rays in the Queensland
STEVE Cotterill today called for Burnley to take their invincible home form to the road. The Clarets squad travel to Norwich for tonight's game buoyed by a sixth straight home victory over Stoke City on Boxing Day. And now Cotterill wants his side to
I WONDER if Jon Stead put a goal at Ewood Park on his list to Santa? The former Rovers striker will be desperate to score his first Sunderland goal and to do it against the team that sold him will be even better. You always want to do well against your
STEVE Cotterill today called for Burnley to take their invincible home form to the road. The Clarets squad travel to Norwich for tonight's game buoyed by a sixth straight home victory over Stoke City on Boxing Day. And now Cotterill wants his side to
aA PASSENGER train celebrating the 175th anniversary of the former Liverpool to Manchester railway is travelling full steam ahead for Blackburn and Darwen. Hauled by two giant steam locomotives, The Liverpool to Manchester 175th starts and ends at Lime
FAMILIES who wanted to visit their loved ones' graves on Christmas Day were forced to wait two hours for the cemetery gates to open. Distraught relatives queued in their cars outside the locked gates of Eastern Cemetery, Bolton Road, Darwen, from 9am
CHILDREN in parts of East Lancashire have some of the most rotten teeth in the UK. Only six other areas have more children with tooth decay at the age of five than Blackburn with Darwen. Earlier this year, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph revealed 61.5
A DAREDEVIL soldier is set to take part in a snowboarding event just three weeks after taking up the sport. Corporal Craig Payne is to surf the slopes in this year's Army Snowboarding Championship on the Stubai Glacier, in the Austrian Alps. The 24-year-old
TESTS to decide whether the wind in Bacup is strong enough to justify building a wind farm could begin in the new year. Coronation Power, a London company developing wind energy projects in the UK, wants land at Reaps Moss as a possible location for a
A MAN owned up to a house break-in he didn't commit to stop his brother,said to be the real culprit, going to jail. A court heard how Brian Evans, 22, had been "persuaded" by his brother and his brother's fiancee to take the blame. The couple were said
POLICE today said they were winning the fight against teen yobs plaguing a Blackburn community. Officers have carried out swoops on shops selling booze in the area which had become a meeting place for scores of underage drinkers. And they have referred
A MOTHER is paying out £30 a day to taxi her children to school after a boundary row led to education chiefs refusing to provide free transport. For the past three years Michelle Pratt, 32, had driven her three children from her home in Country Mews,
BUS bosses are threatening to axe part of a key route -- because 'vicious' speed bumps are damaging their vehicles. Blackburn Transport's number 21 service, which runs from Openshaw Drive to Blackburn town centre, has already been stripped of its low-floor
AT present Blackburn's Barbara Castle Way effectively cuts off the centre from the Whalley Range area of the town. And that's a pity because there are around 90 Asian heritage shops in the street selling a wide of Asian music, food, spices, fabrics and
TWO men have been charged with theft and assault after a man was locked in his own home following an alleged attack. The victim, a man in his early twenties, who has not been identified, made his way to the police station after climbing from a first floor
ADVICE workers in Blackburn and Darwen are sending out a warning to same-sex couples who could face a drop in benefits if they tie the knot. Under the new law, same-sex couples who register for a civil partnership will be entitled to the same legal and
CELEBRATIONS to mark an exam pass turned sour for a man who later fractured his ex-partner's jaw. Mark Truman had decided to call on the mother of his two children, but ended up punching her in an argument. The violence arose when a row brewed about his
ONCE again we have complaints from the Asian community about the serving of ham pizza to Muslim pupils. A few weeks ago another school was accused of apartheid because it kept the six white pupils in the same class. Where will it all end? If I was so
I KNOW that a trip to the local shop or supermarket can be a confusing experience with such an overwhelming choice on offer, especially at this time of year. It's so easy to become confused by the mixed messages and often conflicting claims. Throughout
MILLIONS of residents in England and Wales greatly benefit from being represented at a community level by community, parish and town councils. There are nearly 10,000 community, parish and town councils nationwide. They cover both urban and rural areas
ONE game down, three to go! But sadly, Burnley's Boxing Day win over Stoke looked in serious danger of being overshadowed by another incident in the tunnel of terror! For God's sake, when is someone at the club going to get the message that it's an accident
EAST Lancs shoppers came out in droves to get their hands on post-Christmas bargains. The main interest yesterday was sparked by Next, which opened the doors at its stores in Burnley and Blackburn at 5am . And shoppers desperate to get their hands on
JON STEAD is looking to break his Sunderland duck at his former club tonight. The 22-year-old has failed to score in 16 Sunderland appearances and netted only twice for Blackburn Rovers last season. But he would love to end his drought this evening, admitting
How the Rovers players fared in their Boxing Day victory at Middlesbrough. FRIEDEL: Didn't have too much to do as Boro's finishing was so bad 7 KHIZANISHVILI: Did well considering he got booked so early in the game 7 TODD: Showed typical defensive grit
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes today insisted he was right to sell former fans favourite Jon Stead to Sunderland. Hughes was heavily criticised in some quarters when he took the bold decision to sanction Stead's sale to the Black Cats in the summer - barely
A BURNLEY man has appeared in court accused of stabbing a reveller on Christmas Day. Ryan Grimshaw, of Springfield Bank, appeared before Burnley Magistrates' Court yesterday after being charged with an offence of wounding with intent. The 23-year-old
CHRISTMAS cheer spread to Burnley General Hospital when more than £28,000 was handed over to create a new children's high dependency unit. And it's a dream come true for the former Mayor of Burnley, Councillor Margaret Lishman, whose year in office was
BARNOLDSWICK bed firm Silentnight has got the backing of England cricketer turned ballroom dancing star Darren Gough for a charity campaign. For fast bowler Darren, who recently scooped millions of votes in the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing to win the TV
YOUNGSTERS in Colne are a step closer to having somewhere to play sports. Colne Neighbourhood Action Group is putting £25,000 towards a multi-use games area and Pendle Council will pay for installing it. But a location for the area has not yet been found
YOUNGSTERS at a Colne school are becoming "eco warriors" in a bid to transform it into a "greener" place to learn. Pupils of Park High, Venables Avenue, aim to help the school achieve "eco-schools status" in a country-wide initiative. The status is part
ACTIVISTS from the UK Independence Party are trying to stop the European Union flag being flown from the top of Colne Town Hall. Chairman of UKIP's East Lancashire branch, Graham Cannon, who stood in this year's General Election, has challenged Pendle
POLICE are hunting four men who attacked a teenage cyclist on a secluded cycle path. The 16-year-old student was assaulted between Great Harwood and Rishton on the former railway line known as White Path at 11pm on Thursday night. Sgt Ian Corbett said
TWO drunken travellers forced their way into an Accrington home before launching a terrifying attack on two brothers. Thomas Cawley, who was armed with two knives, beat and stabbed Brian Thomas, 25. And Michael Sweeney, stamped on the head of Mr Thomas's
APPARENTLY it's going to snow up here tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if it generates the same sort of news coverage that snow falls in the south managed to muster at the start of the week. We get snow every year. In Scotland they get even more
HOUSEHOLDERS in an area blighted by fly-tippers have been warned they could be prosecuted under tough new waste regulations. The quiet country lanes of the Ribble Valley have become a magnet for fly-tippers in recent years. Now the borough council has
IT'S the end of term, a welcome pause in the weekly trips to London - and the 10-day holiday that used to be just Christmas! On those journeys between East Lancashire and Westminster I often feel like Alice in Wonderland or Harry Potter, or the kids in
THAT'S it then, it's all over for another year, all that planning cooking, scheming, spending. Part of me is sorry, I suppose really that I like the giving and getting, the carols, the cakes, the hugging and kissing and that little bit of magic that rubs
WING wizard Wade Elliott is not surprised that Norwich are slowly turning their season around. He just rues the timing of their recent revival! City host the Clarets tomorrow with three straight wins under their belt to cushion what has been a bumpy ride
STEVE Cotterill hailed his Burnley side after Stoke became the sixth side in a row to fall at fortress Turf Moor. The Clarets got their Christmas programme off to a cracking start thanks to former City striker Ade Akinbiyi, who poleaxed the Potters with
FORGET Shayne Ward. For the winner with the genuine ex-factor was Ade Akinbiyi as Burnley made it a Christmas to remember with a sixth successive home win. Bad blood on the Stoke fans' side - with Steve Cotterill the centre of their vitriol and four ex-Potters
IT might have been an inconvenient journey to make on Boxing Day - but the Christmas celebrations really kicked in for both Clitheroe and Rossendale United in the north east yesterday. Both won 2-1, Clitheroe getting their first UniBond Division One win
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes today insisted he was right to sell former fans favourite Jon Stead to Sunderland. Hughes was heavily criticised in some quarters when he took the bold decision to sanction Stead's sale to the Black Cats in the summer - barely
As I've said before in this column, some of the 'work' carried out by boffins across the country beggars belief. While we mere mortals toil our way through each day doing something that constitutes 'work', most of them seem to spend their time devoted
MOTORISTS in Darwen and surrounding rural areas are being warned of operations in the new year to catch car tax dodgers. Earlier this month, 21 cars in Darwen were clamped in an joint blitz carried out by the police and DVLA. The operations are part of
A £30 MILLION project to demolish historic Belgrave Mill and replace it with a housing estate will ease congestion on the A666, councillors revealed today. Councillors provisionally approved plans for the estate on the site of the old Crown Wallcoverings
ROSSENDALE hospice is selling the latest craze - charity wristbands to raise funds. Hospice bosses hope the bright yellow fashion items will appeal to everyone. The bands, featuring the words 'I support my local hospice', are available from the following
AN EAST Lancashire man who joined tsunami survivors for a beach ceremony in Sri Lanka today spoke of the "shock and emotion" he felt at the service Bill Robinson, 59, a company director from Bacup, was one of thousands of people who stood in silence to
CHILDREN in parts of East Lancashire have some of the most rotten teeth in the UK. Only six other areas have more children with tooth decay at the age of five than Blackburn with Darwen. Earlier this year, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph revealed 61.5
TWO long-serving magistrates have retired after a total of 64 years on the bench. Bill Bowker was appointed to the bench in 1968 and his efforts were praised by colleagues and legal professionals at a farewell sitting at Blackburn magistrates court. And
WEALTHY Asian families were today warned that a professional burglar was after their gold. The burglar, who extensively researches his victims, has struck eight times in the past month in Blackburn. Police said he seems to be targeting wealthy Asian families
A BLACKBURN mum today told how she was numb with grief after the death of her "perfect" 15-day-old daughter just days before Christmas. An inquest heard that Kelly Brogan gave little baby Alexis Carrie a feed in the early hours of Tuesday morning before
PROTESTERS gathered at the headquarters of a Blackburn charity to urge bosses to release much-needed funds for victims of the Asian earthquake. Dozens of people campaigned outside the offices of the Kashmiri Association of Blackburn (KAB) claiming more
BLACKBURN town centre could soon have its own multi-million pound attraction to rival Manchester's Curry Mile if new plans come to fruition. Council bosses aim to build on the blossoming mini-economy in the Whalley Range area, already home to a variety
ACTIVISTS from the UK Independence Party are trying to stop the European Union flag being flown from the top of Colne Town Hall. Chairman of UKIP's East Lancashire branch, Graham Cannon, who stood in this year's General Election, has challenged Pendle
IT'S the end of term, a welcome pause in the weekly trips to London and the 10-day holiday that used to be just Christmas! On those journeys between East Lancashire and Westminster I often feel like Alice in Wonderland or Harry Potter, or the kids in
A 20-year-old man who got behind the wheel knowing there was crack cocaine in the car has walked free from court. Kais Anwar knew the vehicle belonged to a drug dealer and he was going to return the car to him. The supplier would then go on and peddle
A MAN left for dead in a vicious street attack has celebrated a Christmas he thought he would never live to see. Peter Anforth had to undergo emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain after he was brutally assaulted in Burnley town centre
THE closure of the Co-operative Society store in Todmorden has prompted the town council to encourage other stores to promote Fair Trade and all its principles. The proposal was made by Coun Frank McManus and was unanimously supported by the council.
RESIDENTS of Nelson are encouraged to have their say on the regeneration of Walverden Park. A presentation day and exhibition will be held on Saturday January 7, at St John Southworth Social Club, Vaughan Street. Lancashire County Council's community
A BURNLEY woman has been nominated Britain's Cleverest Driver after motoring her way to the top of a new Mensa IQ test. Natalie Walden, of Windsor Street, Burnley, was crowned the nation's cleverest driver in the UK's first motoring IQ exam and will
BURNLEY residents are being asked to use claret refuse bags for recycling, not general rubbish, by the council. Houses were sent a roll of the new bags in the autumn for collecting cardboard and textiles, and residents should have enough to last them
CHRISTMAS cheer spread to Burnley General Hospital when more than £28,000 was handed over to create a new children's high dependency unit. And it's a dream come true for the former Mayor of Burnley, Councillor Margaret Lishman, whose year in office was
GOD was with all those whose lives were lost and devastated by last Boxing Day's tsunami, the Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, told worshippers at Christmas Day services. He warned the congregation attending the Christmas Eucharist in
GENEROUS Blackburn residents have been praised by Poppy Appeal collectors who are celebrating another record year of fundraising. The Blackburn branch of the Royal British Legion has confirmed that for the fourth year running the sales from poppy tins
A WOMAN whose home had been stripped by burglars saw a pair of her curtains hanging in a neighbour's front window, a court was told. Another neighbour reported that he had been offered some power tools but refused because he recognised them from time
TWO drunken travellers forced their way into an Accrington home before launching a terrifying attack on two brothers. Thomas Cawley, who was armed with two knives, beat and stabbed Brian Thomas, 25. And Michael Sweeney, stamped on the head of Mr Thomas's
As I've said before in this column, some of the 'work' carried out by boffins across the country beggars belief. While we mere mortals toil our way through each day doing something that constitutes 'work', most of them seem to spend their time devoted
THESE are the first pictures of a new secure unit set to improve security at a Ribble Valley hospital. Calderstones NHS Trust has now been granted final written approval by Ribble Valley Council's planning committee to build a replacement medium secure
A FARMER has been fined for failing to dispose of 57 animal carcasses. Appearing before magistrates at Hyndburn John Nutter, 55, of Manor Farm, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, was fined £500 and was ordered to pay £458.44 court costs, He had admitted the charge
POLICE today said they were winning the fight against teen yobs plaguing a Blackburn community. Officers have carried out swoops on shops selling booze in the area which had become a meeting place for scores of underage drinkers. And they have referred
CELEBRATIONS to mark an exam pass turned sour for a man who later fractured his ex-partner's jaw. Mark Truman had decided to call on the mother of his two children, but ended up punching her in an argument. The violence arose when a row brewed about
CELEBRATIONS to mark an exam pass turned sour for a man who later fractured his ex-partner's jaw. Mark Truman had decided to call on the mother of his two children, but ended up punching her in an argument. The violence arose when a row brewed about
A PUB landlord today said he was overjoyed after winning a fight for life to celebrate his first Christmas as a married man - and look forward to the New Year. And James Foley's wife Katy said that having her husband back in better health had been her
TWO men have been charged with theft and assault after a man was locked in his own home following an alleged attack. The victim, a man in his early twenties, who has not been identified, made his way to the police station after climbing from a first
A MAN owned up to a house break-in he didn't commit to stop his brother,said to be the real culprit, going to jail. A court heard how Brian Evans, 22, had been "persuaded" by his brother and his brother's fiancee to take the blame. The couple were said
A MAN owned up to a house break-in he didn't commit to stop his brother,said to be the real culprit, going to jail. A court heard how Brian Evans, 22, had been "persuaded" by his brother and his brother's fiancee to take the blame. The couple were said
PROTESTERS gathered at the headquarters of a Blackburn charity to urge bosses to release much-needed funds for victims of the Asian earthquake. Dozens of people campaigned outside the offices of the Kashmiri Association of Blackburn (KAB) claiming more
A BLACKBURN mum today told how she was numb with grief after the death of her "perfect" 15-day-old daughter just days before Christmas. An inquest heard that Kelly Brogan gave little baby Alexis Carrie a feed in the early hours of Tuesday morning before
