A HEADTEACHER who resigned after an affair with a colleague was supported yesterday by parents who called him "the best teacher we've ever had". But the acting headteacher banned reporters from attending the meeting at West Street School, Colne, where
THREE vehicles in one street were broken into on the same night. Thieves cut through the rubber seal around a quarterlight window, removing it completely from a white Fiat Ducatti in Telford Street, Burnley, on Wednesday. They stole a mobile phone,
NEW signing Gary Roberts is poised to make his first Ipswich start at Southend today. Manager Jim Magilton saw enough in the on-loan Accrington Stanley player's brief debut appearance in midweek to admit: "Gary is in my thoughts to start at Roots Hall
MARK Hughes is expecting another tough battle with Bolton Wanderers when the two sides collide at Ewood Park tomorrow. The last four meetings between the two North West rivals have produced a miserly total of just two goals, and the Rovers boss is predicting
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes reckons David Bentley has the potential to become an England star of the future after successfully emerging from his Highbury hell. The Rovers midfielder has been in scintillating form this season, and he showed further
Burnley's in-form attacking duo Andy Gray and Gifton Noel-Williams have the chance to close the gap on Coca-Cola Championship Actim Index leader Michael Chopra this weekend with the Cardiff striker suspended. Chopra, who misses the leaders' trip to Norwich
ACCRINGTON Stanley's connection with penalties goes back as far as September 14, 1891. It was on that day they conceded the first ever penalty scored in a first-class match in England, when John Heath converted in a 5-0 win for Wolves. Thankfully, the
DOZENS of Muslim children joined in Mass at a Roman Catholic primary school's celebration to mark its 50th anniversary yesterday. St Mary's and St Joseph's School, in Bennington Street, Blackburn, held a school assembly, with Mass, to mark its long history
IAN Holloway reckons Burnely boast a Championship forward line to fear. The Plymouth boss has spoken highly of each of Burnley's strikers ahead of this afternoon's league clash at Home Park, while crediting the achievements of Steve Cotterill in steering
JASON McAteer is backing his former clubs to create an Ewood spark when they clash at Rovers' home ground tomorrow. McAteer will be a spectator at Ewood Park for the Lancashire derby. Having enjoyed spells at both clubs, he is reluctant to venture a
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes and chairman John Williams have called for fans to pack out Ewood Park tomorrow, and make it a derby atmosphere to remember. Bolton have sold out their allocation, and Rovers are hoping their fans also fill the
Blackburn Hawks will be keen to extend their fantastic unbeaten record in the English National Ice Hockey League against Sheffield Spartans tonight. Following a sensational 16-0 win over Grimsby last weekend, Hawks sit in top spot, whilst also boasting
BURNLEY Football Supporters Club are organising a London Weekend' for the away Championship trip to QPR on February 3, 2007. The itinerary begins at 5pm on Friday, February 2, with departure from Turf Moor to London staying at the four-star London Bridge
YOUNGSTERS at a school in Blackburn were in the pink as they raised cash for a breast cancer charity. Girls at Westholme Middle School in Meins Road wore pink accessories as part of the "wear it pink" campaign for Breast Cancer Care. Carol Laverick,
A manic depressive who started a terrorist alert has failed to get his jail term cut on appeal. Paul Andrew Bell, 44, caused the evacuation of 500 call centre workers in Darwen by posing as a terrorist and making bomb-hoax phone calls just days before
A MAN dived under the shutters and snatched money from the till at a fruit and vegetable store in Blackburn town centre. But Blackburn magistrates heard staff at Thompson's grabbed hold of Atiq Mohammed Beg, 29, and detained him until police arrived
SURPRISED motorists have been caught speeding by mobile cameras - because they didn't recognise new enforcement vehicles. And to stop the number of drivers being fined from rising, mobile enforcement officers have asked the Lancashire Telegraph to show
I WISH to express great thanks to the police and ambulance service. My wife and I were on Blackburn Boulevard on Saturday, September 23, when unfortunately my wife had a fall. The police were passing and stopped to make sure everything was okay. They
Having recently experienced the parking and travel problems at Blackburn Royal Hospital, it seems to me if the East Lancs Hospital Trust and Blackburn with Darwen Council get their act together the solution is staring them in the face. Why did they plan
As a parent of children in year 4/5 at St Joseph's Primary School, Darwen, I feel it is only fair to put across the other side of the story. I understand parents' concerns. I also want the best for my children but I don't see how taking them out of school
Please think twice before visiting care homes when you have a cold. I am sniffling and sneezing after friends paid me a visit a few days ago, one of whom was full of a cold and passed it on to me. It is uncomfortable for me and could be for other residents
