POLICE chiefs in Burnley today appealed for information after two men driving a transit van tried to abduct a woman from the street. The incident happened on Thursday at 10.10pm near to the Kwik Save supermarket, Accrington Road. Police investigating
A NELSON emergency worker has been hailed as one of the north west's top life savers. Anna Keddick, a 999 operator at Lancashire Fire and Rescue's Preston headquarters has been shortlisted in the regional finals of the annual Vodafone Life Savers Awards
A WOMAN has been charged with killing a baby girl. Lynne Jeffrey, 37, of Poplar Street, Nelson, was last night charged by police with the murder of 11-month-old Courtney Ann Shales. She was due to appear at Burnley Magistrates Court today. The youngster
A FORMER Burnley singer has died following a horrific car smash while on holiday in Italy. Audrey Cross, 80, was staying with her daughter Pauline Osbourne in Italy when a lorry smashed into their Mitsubishi. However the family's pet dog Blackie helped
A DENTIST today claimed more than 1,000 of her patients have been left in the lurch after health bosses refused to extend a practice's contract. Dr Roshan Hakeem, who part runs Reedyford Dental Practice, Reedyford Road, Nelson, said 1,100 of her 1,500
Lancashire Euro MP Sajjad Karim has said the Government is not listening to the views of Muslims. Mr Karim, who represents the North West in Brussels, said the government's foreign policy has been acted as a recruiting sergeant for extremists. The
POLICE today said they were becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 42-year-old Barnoldswick man. Steven Hilton, of James Street, has not been seen since 8am on Wednesday when he left his home address. He was last seen leaving home
A FORMER drug addict who went stealing wanted to be a taxi driver - but couldn't get a badge while on probation supervision, Burnley magistrates heard. The bench was told Asad Raza, 31, who stole £28 training shoes from Express Gifts, did not take them
THE second phase of the multi-million pound development at the St Peter's Centre, in Burnley, is soon to be unveiled. The "one-stop shop" health facility will officially open on September 28, after a gradual move of each of its services over a six-week
TENANTS of Green Vale homes in Bacup and Stacksteads will soon have the chance to decide who will manage their estates. A ballot will be posted to tenants by the Bacup and Stacksteads Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) asking them whether it should
ACCRINGTON Stanley launch a new family ticket' in time for this afternoon's match at home to Rochdale. The tickets, which start from as little as £14 for one adult and one junior, will be available for first team home games throughout the season from
CRIMINALS targeting East Lancashire businesses will be stopped in their tracks thanks to a scheme to help firms meet high levels of security. Raid Control' is a project which has seen the police, security, retail and insurance industries team up to
IF you have ever been to the Alsace region of France beside the German border you are likely to have at least passed through Turckheim where this delicate spicy white comes from. Gewurztraminer is the grape which produces fresh, not too dry whites
By David Tebb, Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn. They say each man's a castle surrounded by a moat That he likes to run his own show And to paddle his own boat. Well my feet and my hands They're all part of me And my legs and my aims That's pretty
SCHOOL days are said to be "the happiest days of your life". They certainly are at St Barnabas' Primary School, Darwen, where a government inspection report has highlighted not only an "impressive record" of achievement but a "really happy atmosphere
A DRUNKEN customer at a Darwen Chinese takeaway who launched a vinegar bottle at the woman serving him has been jailed. Blackburn magistrates heard that Thomas Michael Paton also smashed the glass panel of the food warmer at Lee's Cantonese by punching
RE: "Disabled should pay to park" (LT, August 18). So! Mr J O'Neill, you are a very healthy driver, great! Let's hope that continues, because if you ever find yourself disabled for any reason, your attitude to those less fortunate than yourself will instantly
How Rovers have the audacity to blame pubs for a drop in attendances (LT August 18) I will never know. The people to blame are the clubs for putting up prices. The answer is toning down players' wages and tickes sales. Players' wages are disgusting anyway
AN INQUEST into the death of an 80-year-old Blackburn man was halted after a coroner heard that medicine prescribed by an on-call doctor was found at a fatal level in his blood. Coroner Michael Singleton said he would be seizing medical records, make
THIS column scores a world scoop today following the recent mass pardons for victims of First World War dawn firing squads. I can now reveal a worldwide move to exonerate the Son of God. Basking in Lebanon's ceasefire after killing 50 kids with a stray
A not-for-profit design company based in Accrington, which uses recycled materials to build furniture, street signs and playground equipment, is looking for a new finance director. The voluntary position is needed to help make Prosperity Recycling,
BACUP go into tomorrow's top of the table clash against Ramsbottom looking for revenge. And chairman Colin Shaw admitted there would be no better time to avenge their early-season drubbing as his side close in on the league title with just three games
MARK Hughes will pit his wits against legendary Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni in the land of Mozart and The Sound of Music. Rovers are heading to Austria in the first round of the UEFA Cup to face Red Bull Salzburg where German World Cup winner Lothar
AARON Mokoena reckons Benni McCarthy made the right career move when he rejected the chance to join Chelsea in favour of a switch to Blackburn Rovers. McCarthy's former club, Porto, tried to line-up the South African international with a move to Stamford
BORN-again Burnley midfielder Micah Hyde is delighted he has been given a second chance at Turf Moor. The 31-year-old Jamaican star was one of four players placed on the transfer list in the summer. But while Danny Karbassiyoon and Duane Courtney have
BURNLEY Camera Club has been awarded a National Lottery grant of just under £5,000 from the Awards For All funds. All £4,996 of the award will be used to buy digital photographic equipment, including a laptop, digital projector and photo printer. The
A THIEF resorted to heroin after losing two grandchildren to cot deaths, Burnley magistrates heard. James Disley, 38, had broken into a car and stolen property worth £120, but was rumbled after cutting himself and leaving a trail of blood He did not
Multi-million pound plans to regenerate Rawtenstall have finally been approved. The plans, which will see more than £40million invested in the town centre during the first phase and about £100m in total, were approved by Rossendale Borough Council in
STEVE Cotterill has just nine months to realise his ambition of managing in the Premiership. And he is hoping the Clarets can make his dreams come true with promotion this season. The Burnley boss has revealed he mapped out a career path for himself
SCHOOLS from Blackburn and Darwen got to grips with business and commerce during a trip to the Lake District. Pupils from Witton Park High School, Blackburn; Pleckgate High School, Blackburn, and Darwen Vale High School, Darwen took part in a pilot-summer
INNOVATION can be the key to a successful business. We look at what is being done in East Lancashire to keep up with a changing market, and what is needed to win the 2006 Lancashire Telegraph Business Award for Innovation and Design. ACCORDING to Lancashire
IT was hubby's finest hour. Two platefuls of starters, three of main courses and two desserts. And he made me promise we're going back next week. Fuelling his whopping appetite is a challenge (there's been many a stop for chips on the way home after
BEAUJOLAIS is wine which has suffered because so much poor stuff was foisted on us amid all the marketing hype that surrounded Beaujolais Nouveau a few years ago. That's a shame because this example made with Gamay grapes has depth and yet is light
DOES John Williams (LT, August 18) realise there are a lot of poor people in Blackburn who would love to go to Rovers, but the only way they can see them is by going for a pint which does not cost £25? If he was to charge £15 he would get 34,000-plus
THE people in the south of Lebanon and north of Israel must be very relieved to hear of the latest ceasefire. Unfortunately, there will be no lasting peace in this region or the rest of the Middle East because terrorist factions such as Hezbollah or
AN ACCRINGTON man who stabbed his lodger in the back has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Gary Radcliffe was told by a judge that the victim could have been killed if the knife had gone in a slightly different direction. Radcliffe attacked Russell
A PRIVATE company that runs a number of council services in Blackburn with Darwen will be fined up to £1million a year if it fails to meet targets. The revelation comes after the Lancashire Telegraph reported that Capita was having its annual deal with
A PROSTITUTE union' has blasted Blackburn magistrates' "lenient" sentence for a gang who viciously beat up a working girl. The English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) said it was so incensed by the penalties that it was calling for magistrates involved
THEY have been used to deter evil spirits, test the skill of horseback riders and challenge heroes in ancient Greece. But Lancashire's first Labyrinth has more down-to-earth duties - by providing a new attraction for funseekers. And Ribble Valley Council
BRITISH Transport Police have revealed the latest weapon in the crackdown on football violence in the shape of a new high-tech head-camera'. The technology is being piloted across the region this weekend. The head cam' will be used by BTP for the first
TWO men have been arrested in connection with an aggravated burglary where the home's occupants were gagged and bound by masked raiders. Mohammed Mehrban, 50, needed hospital treatment after allegedly being kicked and beaten to the floor by three men
A YOUNG cyclist "could have been killed" after he was struck in the neck by a wire that had been tied across a path. Today his parents said that they had been left horrified at the incident which left 13-year-old Adam Oates unconscious and bleeding heavily
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has put his defenders on red alert ahead of tomorrow's showdown with Chelsea new-boy Andriy Shevchenko. The Ukrainian international, recruited at a cost of £30 million by Jose Mourinho earlier this summer, is set
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has expressed his concern at facing UEFA Cup opponents Salzburg on a plastic pitch at the Bulls Arena. Rovers were pitted against the Austrians in yesterday's first round draw, and the fact they play on an artificial
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes has warned his players to expect a backlash when Chelsea roll into town tomorrow. Jose Mourinho's Premiership champions are still reeling from Wednesday night's set-back at Middlesbrough, where Mark Viduka's late strike
THE leader of Pendle Council is to demand why a stile was moved just 10 feet by officers to place it in the middle of a felt tip line on a map. Councillor Alan Davies said members were not informed of officers' plans to move the gate at Bowes Edge Farm
Lancashire Telegraph's Burnley FC match reports are being relaunched - and we want to print your post-match opinions in the newspaper. From Monday's paper onwards, Clarets fans' match verdicts will be printed alongside our own reporter's analysis.
