ROSSENDALE property group Hurstwood has won national recognition for one of its luxury developments. The company scooped the five star award for Best Lancashire Development for Leabank Country Estate, in Rawtenstall, at an awards ceremony in Grosvenor
STANLEY striker Roscoe Dsane said his cheeky winning goal against Macclesfield Town was all about entertaining the fans. The former AFC Wimbledon frontman has come under fire after stooping down on all fours to head the ball home from two yards. But
A WIDOW whose husband disappeared in one of Britain's worst fishing disasters has paid tribute to her partner after he died of a heart attack. Sheila Doone, of Sackville Gardens, Brierfield, found love with Ernest Green 17 years after her husband, John
DETECTIVES say there is no hiding place for organised crime in East Lancashire after a drugs gang received jail sentences totalling 18 years. Codenamed Operation Fang, the six-month inquiry by Lancashire Police's targeted crime unit in the Pennine area
A LANDMARK which has guided the faithful to church for decades has probably now been melted down for scrap metal. That is the fear over the seven-foot cast iron illuminated lantern, which has stood outside St Bartholomew's Church, in Albert Road, Colne
A DEAF pensioner was burgled when a thief sneaked into her council home. The 88-year-old woman, of St James Close, Haslingden, had left her front door unlocked, allowing the thief to gain access and search the property. Insurance documents and £60 kept
A BOY aged just seven has been caught as part of a gang vandalising a building in a town centre, say police. Youngsters had broken into a yard behind Premier Tool Engineering and Arteology, an art supply shop, in Albert Road, Colne, intent on causing
AN EX-soldier turned alcoholic who took his wife's car and crashed whilst three times the limit has been jailed for 90 days. Gerard Thomas Michael Preston, 57, who was shot in the head during service in Northern Ireland and lives on a war disability
Entries are sought for the top market trader of the year. There will be one winner for Blackburn and another for Darwen. There are three categories for each market - best food trader, best snack bar or cafe and best non-food trader. The closing date
RESIDENTS want a no-entry sign removed from a neighbouring street because they claim it puts their children at risk. The call comes as residents in Bank Street, Darwen, have noticed an increase in traffic as a result of the sign. Taxi driver Nadeem
BURGLARS stole an estimated £100,000 from a supermarket cash machine after breaking into the store. The burglars struck at Tesco Express, in Casterton Avenue, Burnley, between 3am and 4am yestetrday morning, in what police called a "planned and organised
ROAD tax dodgers in Burnley have been hit with fines after a three-day crackdown by police and the DVLA. The campaign caught 46 offenders by utilising the latest Automatic Number Plate Reading technology to check registration numbers against the DVLA
A CRACKDOWN on problem youths in parts of Burnley - who gather in groups of around 120 to terrorise neighbourhoods - has received the backing of residents and councillors. Police have gained new powers to help them control youths who have been making
AN MP has called on the Government to help reduce the death and serious injury on one of county's most notorious roads. Nigel Evans, Conservative MP for Ribble Valley, has once again hit out over the lack of a roundabout on the A59 at the junction with
A TRAVELLING salesman with a history of sexual offences has been banned from associating with children under 16 when he is released from prison. And a district Judge sitting at Blackburn magistrates overturned a previous decision banning publication
A DRUNKEN man who armed himself with a seven inch bladed knife and threatened his parents was arrested after they called police, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Simon Coates, 33, was thought to have taken drugs and had then become violent
A CAUTION which forces offenders to try to repair the damage done to their victim's lives has proved to be a pioneering success in Lancashire. The 2,000th "conditional caution" has been given out in the county - nearly ten times more than any other force
A LEISURE centre is celebrating after receiving £40,000 in funding to create a new area to help people find employment. Padiham Leisure Centre has been awarded the money by the North West Development Agency (NWDA) for an 'Education Zone'. The addition
YOUNGSTERS in Darwen are being invited to discuss their problems on a special bus. The bright yellow Safe Haven bus will be outside Whitehall Park, Bolton Road, between 7pm and 8pm tonight. Local police officers and a representative from Blackburn with
A WOMAN has given her sister a new life after donating one of her kidneys to prevent her struggling with years of dialysis. Darwen Market Super-intendent Gwen Sangster, 53, had the major operation to help Angela Blackmore, 49, who has suffered from kidney
Welcome to the Your Darwen Town Centre section of the Lancashire Telegraph website - the online home for your community. This mini-site provides Darwen Town Centre residents with the opportunity to post news and views about your community directly
A SHOPKEEPER has told of the moment she feared she would die when a robber thrust a knife to her stomach and demanded cash. Abeda Bangi, the owner of Livesey News, Blackburn, was working when a man burst behind the counter threatening her with a carpet
A REVIEW is being carried out to identify the lessons that need to be learnt after a teenager hanged himself in the bedroom of his care home. Sean Edwards, 17, of Brunshaw Avenue, Burnley, died at Crestmoor Resource and Reception Centre, Unity Way, Rawtenstall
THESE youngsters with their impish grins for the camera are boys and girls from Roe Lee Park Primary school in Blackburn. The picture dated from more than 50 years ago, around 1954 and Sylvia Waywell, now Walker, wonders where all her former school pals
THE final brick in the wall has been fitted - almost 10 years after the Lancashire Telegraph first set out on the quest! The wall in question is one that readers know as the ;spite wall', and thought to be made of all kinds of rubbish, in Ribchester
CALLING old pupils of Blakey Moor Boy's School, Blackburn, in the late 50s! Reader Colin Ainsworth of Mellor is trying to trace old school photographs from the years 1956 to 1959. Can you help?
WE need you to delve deep into your memories - and your photo albums - and tell us your stories of scouting and caravanning from the past. It may seem an odd mix, but both the Scouts and the Caravan Club are celebrating their centenaries this year.
POETS, photographers and illustrators are invited to submit work for a charity poetry anthology. Former Lancashire Telegraph reporter Theresa Robson and Jo Harding, owner of Clitheroe Books, Moor Lane, Clitheroe, are producing the book in aid of the
A 32-year-old man died after taking a massive dose of a pain-killer which had belonged to a friend, an inquest heard. The level of amitrypt-iline in Russell Hollings's blood was more than 30 times a high therapeutic level and more than double the level
A MAN suffering from a degenerative spinal condition has hit out at hospital bosses after a pain killing injection was delayed until next year. Pensioner John Snape, 67, of Lammack, Blackburn, was scheduled to have the injection at the Royal Blackburn
AN educational unit - dealing with the worst problem students across Burnley and Pendle - has been praised by schools watchdog Ofsted for turning many young lives around. When pupils arrive at the Burnley and Pendle Centre (BPC), at the Hargher Clough
COUNCILLORS have hit out at the Prime Minister for snubbing an invite to come to Pendle and see its problems. Downing Street sent a letter to Pendle Council declining the invitation, sent in August, stating that "Mr Brown's existing diary commitments
A TEENAGER was attacked by a group of Asian youths in Manchester Road, Burnley. Police have appealed for witnesses to the attack on the 15-year-old male, which took place at 11pm on October 19. Police said a group of Asian males got out of their cars
Six people have been hit with bills for hundreds of pounds after they were prosecuted for not putting their rubbish out properly. Blackburn with Darwen council took the group to court after serving them with notices for putting extra bin bags alongside
BURNLEY Youth Theatre has secured funding to stage a show providing an insight into terrorism. The play, which is being supported by the Big Lottery Young People's fund, Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Police, will explore youngpeople's views
A lit firework was put through a letter box in Brownlow Street, Blackburn, on Monday night. The incident happened at about 7.45pm as the occupants of the house were sitting in the living room. The hall filled with smoke and damage was caused to the
THE family of body in the lake' victim Evelyn Lund will decline the opportunity for a full inquest into her death. Last week Evelyn's second husband, Robert Lund, was found guilty of involuntary homicide' by a French jury. The couple left their home
A former Hyndburn councillor and well-known amateur photographer has died after a battle with brain cancer. Basil Whitham, 78, of Edgar Street, Huncoat, served Hyndburn Council as a Labour councillor in the Central Ward from 1976 to 1985. And in
A CHARITY is hoping to bring a little festive cheer to Lancashire soldiers who will be in Iraq this Christmas. Support Our Soldiers, the national charity set up to support members of the armed forces serving abroad, has launched its Christmas parcel
TWO teenagers are in custody over an attack on youths dressed as goths' and moshers'. Three boys and one girl, all aged 15, whochased and hit with sticks and bottles in Holcombe Drive, Burnley, just before 6pm on Saturday. Two teenagers were taken into
A teenaged burglar who raided his own mother's home has been given three years' detention. Ryan Hartley stole his parent's car keys from her bedroom during the break-in and drove around in her car. A court heard that Hartley had failed to comply with
THERE seem to be many misconceptions about why many people are suffering from mental health problems. Enforced unemployment, brought about by political engineering has ruined the lives of many ordinary men and women. It is that simple. Many businesses
MY wife and I, together with two friends, were privileged to be among a full house at the Thwaites' Empire Theatre, Blackburn to enjoy a wonderful touring production of Over the Rainbow', presenting the life and songbook of Eva Cassidy. The Telegraph
I WANT to tell you about a football match I witnessed the other week in Coca Cola League Two, Morecambe v Bradford City, attendance 4,761 - Morecambe's highest home gate. The kick off was put back 15 minutes to allow everybody to get in safely due to
WHY oh why won't Blackburn with Darwen Council listen to the voice of the populace? The voice of common sense. Why does it insist on building Darwen Academy in such a stupid place? What advantage is there in having it in the middle of town? In order
BURGLARS are believed to have escaped with a major cash haul from a garage in Burnley last night. Thieves are believed to have struck at the Tesco Express Store in Casterton Avenue between midnight and 5am. Today police forensic experts were examining
THE next meeting of the Parish Council takes place on Tuesday November 6 at 7.40pm. The Police PACT meeting with the community forms part of the agenda and everyone is welcome to attend.
YOGA for all abilities comes to Worsthorne for six weeks commencing Thursday November 1. The class will be held in the Reading Room 6.30pm to 7.30pm. £30 for six sessions. To reserve a place please contact Carole on 416947 or email: carole_galbraithuk
TICKETS are now on sale for the Men's Group Ceilidh which takes place on Saturday November 17 starting at 7.30pm. The local band, Quadrille, will be playing and a supper will be served. Tickets cost £12 and are going fast. Contact Duncan on 458827.
THEY say the best time to strengthen is from a position of strength. If that's the case then I really hope Blackburn Rovers' corporate advisers manage to resolve the long-running takeover saga BEFORE the transfer window opens again on January 1. Mark
DAVE Kevan's decision to leave has come as a bit of a surprise to me. I think it's a very strange one. He's gone to a club in League Two, meaning a drop down of two divisions, to a similar job that he's in just now. I can't understand it. I was with
ROBBIE Savage has revealed that Mark Hughes' decision to kick a few backsides - including his own - has led to Blackburn Rovers' winning run. Rovers are enjoying their best sequence of results this season having won their last five matches, the last
THIS week we heard about fly-tippers who have ruined a much-loved beauty spot in Roddlesworth by dumping more than 500 tyres there. What a shame that some people can be so selfish to ruin an area that gives others so much enjoyment just because they
I RECEIVED a group email from an old college friend titled "Goodbye Facebook, hello world" this week. "Dudes, dudettes, people," he began. "I've deactivated my Facebook account. "It has been good to catch up with people, many of whom I've not seen
A DISABLED actor who made his name in a strip group has got a new job - frightening visitors to a Hallowe'en extravaganza. Andy Latham, 33, of Blackburn Road, Great Harwood, has been accepted into the cast of "AtmosFEAR", an interactive horror attraction
The clocks go back on Sunday, and while that means an extra hour in bed, it also means travelling to and from work during the hours of darkness. We look at staying safe when the nights draw in. IT'S A Wednesday night, you had to stay behind to work
THERE'S not much I enjoy more than watching some jumped-up spoilt brat getting their just desserts in front of their peers. Welcome back Brat Camp! You've been missed. In last night's show, the first in the new series of Brat Camp: Mums and Daughters
Blackburn with Darwen Council's Liberal Democrat group has suspended a councillor who announced he is to switch to another party. Long serving Coun Paul Browne, the group's former leader, is to stand for the For Darwen party in May's local elections.
DAVID Dunn has backed Steven Reid to reproduce his form of old after the Irish midfielder finally ended his injury nightmare. Reid was back in competitive action for the first time in 14 months on Monday night as he played almost an hour in Blackburn
WHAT do Burnley and Formula 1's Lewis Hamilton have in common? They are both guilty of taking their foot off the gas. The vital difference for Burnley is that they were still pronounced winners at the end of proceedings at Turf Moor last night. It looked
A FORMER Mayor of Clitheroe turned benefits cheat has been ordered to pay back the proceeds of his dishonesty or go to jail. John McGowan, 54, had earlier been overpaid £13,114.70 in disability living allowance. The defendant had been making voluntary
PADIHAM face Ashton Athletic tonight at the Arbories in the Vodkat League Cup round one replay. However, manager Steve Wilkes will not be able to call on the services of new signings Will Exton, Stuart Telfer and Gary Stopforth as they are unavailable
A MAN was dragged out of his house unconscious by firefighters after his house was set on fire. Fire crews were called to the scene in Lime Street, Great Harwood, at 7.45pm last night, and on arrival neighbours told them there was somebody trapped inside
A TERRIFIED man was rescued from the roof of his home after climbing through a skylight to escape a fire. The 26-year-old was forced to flee his attic bedroom after the blaze broke out in a bedroom on the floor below, and his exit was blocked by flames
EX-CLITHEROE defender Simon Garner admits he'll be setting his recorder as he prepares for his television debut tomorrow night. Garner and his Stalybridge Celtic team-mates take on Blyth Spartans at home in the first round the Setanta Shield in front
BURNLEY were made to sweat but held on to beat Norwich 2-1 last night. Steve Cotterill's side took the lead inside the first minute when Robbie Blake headed home Wade Elliott's cross. And the Clarets doubled their lead two minutes later when Michael
