THE partner of a man who died after being taken ill in police custody has been found dead at her home. Kuldip Kaur Singh, 29, had been with Nadeem Khan, who died in August after being arrested in Brierfield, for eight years and was the mother of his
BABIES have been infected with the MRSA superbug at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. And the neo natal unit has now been closed to new admissions with babies being treated in 'separate areas within the unit'. The babies are not said to be 'seriously ill
A BLACK Vauxhall Corsa flipped onto its side after an accident involving two cars on Grane Road. Two emergency calls were made at 8:23pm today after the car crashed at the Haslingden end of the road near the nature reserve. Lancashire Ambulance Service
County councillors will be told to follow a code of conduct on using the laptops they are given. Lancashire County Council is to adopt the guidelines on what is acceptable use of the equipment, which also includes mobile phones.
THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) is launching a festive volunteer appeal in Lancashire to encourage people to put their spare time and talent this Christmas to good use by volunteering at their local BHF shop. During the busy Christmas period, BHF
A GROUP of Blackburn Rovers fans from Belgium are preparing to pay tribute to one of the club's true heroes on the 90th anniversary of his death. This Sunday, members of the Belgian website for Rovers fans - www.blackburn.be - will lay flowers at the
The Hundred Club needs your help. The Club is seeking new members to take part in the local 'lottery', which helps to fund ERYCA. Monies raised go toward paying for amenities such as heating and electricity used in the Carus Centre. The minimum
A COMMUNITY leader has hit out at "over zealous" parking wardens after he received three tickets in a month. Lord Adam Patel, a founder member of Black-burn with Darwen Racial Equality Council, who was caught out twice in two days, has vowed to camp-aign
IT'S been a season to remember for everyone associated with Pioneer 79 Swimming Club. For the club have gained promotion to Division One of the North West Micro League, crowned NE Lancashire Friendly League champions and won the Bolton and District Mini
Pleasington Priory and St Paul's Cafod Group have some tickets available for a night at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool to see "Back to the Barricades". This features an evening of songs from the great musicals by some of the principle singers of the West
THE Bridge Bier Huis, Burnley, has been named the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) West Pennine Pub of the Year 2007. The pub is now into the last 16 pubs competing to be named CAMRA National Pub of the Year 2007. The 2008 edition of the CAMRA Good Beer
A PORTUGESE woman who admitted child cruelty has been warned that she could face a custodial sentence. Claudia Marques, 25, of Audley Range, Blackburn entered her guilty plea at Preston Crown Court today. She admitted a charge of cruelty to a person
STUDENTS are fighting to save their school. Pupils at Beardwood School, Preston New Road, Blackburn, are angry at the "unfair" decision to close it down as part of Blackburn with Darwen Council's £150m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) education
A PUB boss has slammed council chie-fs for naming and shaming his business over "out of date" information. Nicholas Moore is furious that his Royal Arms Pub, Tockholes Road, Tockholes, was given a zero rating in Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's
Blackburn manager Mark Hughes believes FIFA's argument for not introducing technology into the game is "starting to wear a bit thin". Hughes has always been a supporter of technological advances, insisting football needs to be brought into the 21st century
A LANDLORD has denied reports that police forced him to close his bar early because of trouble from customers. Police yesterday said that the licensee of Pitchers, Church Street, Blackburn, closed the premises early on Saturday after being warned that
The Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers are performing in Burnley and Preston in October. Here they give a taster of their high-energy show. Throughout their 10 years of touring Mugenkyo have developed a gritty passionate style that is their own. Retaining
PROTESTERS against a planned phone mast on a historic Nelson church have hit out at leaders for "moving goalposts." The proposal to place a 3G mast on St Bede's Church, Railway Street, sparked protest among residents throughout Nelson when it was announced
UNSUNG heroes and rising stars from across the county joined together to celebrate everything good about local sport. Whether it was youngsters striving to be the next big thing or those whose hard work usually goes unnoticed, all were honoured at the
A RESPECTED charity boss has backed a Blackburn man accused of raping Albanian orphans, saying: "I would stake my life on him being innocent." Supporters, including senior church figures, have rallied together over the case of Dino Christodoulou, 44,
PADIHAM Town's astonishing unbeaten run in the Burnley and District League continues but they won't forget their titantic tussles with the George and Dragon in a hurry. Two weeks ago the league champions snatched a last-gasp draw after trailing 5-2 to
TWO pupils got the chance to interview a Goverment minister on a recent trip to London. St Augustine's, Year 11 students, Joe Basquill and Jennie Scurlock, met the British Minister for Science and Innovation, Ian Pearson, in a trip organised by Primary
YOUNGSTERS from across Burnley got their first taste of the oval ball game at a recent tag rugby open day. More than 130 children from nine primary schools attended the event at Burnley Rugby Club which was held to coincide with the World Cup and also
POLICE were drafted in to help catch fare dodgers at a railway station. Passengers from across East Lancashire were asked to show a valid ticket during the operation at Blackburn Railway Station yesterday. Train bosses said police were deployed to support
A SPONSORSHIP firm is facing a High Court hearing over an alleged unpaid debt of nearly £40,000. Rossendale-based Sponsorbank have been issued with a winding-up petition, at the High Court in Manchester, on behalf of telecoms firm NRG. Sponsorbank,
BLACKBURN Rovers are facing an anxious wait over the fitness of striker Roque Santa Cruz. The Paraguayan international has patella tendonitis in his knees, which was exacerbated during Sunday's win over Birmingham City at Ewood Park, and it is unclear
QUEEN Elizabeth's Grammar School have set up a clash with last season's beaten Boodles Independent Schools FA Cup finalists after easing through the first round. Three well taken second half goals saw QEGS see off Latymer Upper from Hammersmith in West
BLACKBURN are top of the table after recording their fourth straight win and with it a remarkable third clean sheet from four starts. However they were made to work hard for the two points by an enterprising De La Salle side who pushed the home side
COLNE and Nelson's match-winning skipper Paddy Smith is confident his side can build on their first victory of the season. Smith led by example to score two tries to stun local rivals Clitheroe as Colne picked up their first points of the campaign.
PARKING chiefs have hit back at claims they used 'over zealous' tactics after a driver was given a ticket at 10 o'clock at night and said: "We were just doing our job." The furore broke out after Jack Livesey parked up for his weekly visit to the Catholic
PUPILS from across East Lancashire will gain an insight into the world of construction and the built environment as they attend a World of Work event at Turf Moor today. The Elevate East Lancashire event, organised by the Lancashire Education Business
OSWALDTWISTLE Players could be forgiven for re-naming their latest production of Sailor Beware to "Director Beware" after a series of unfortunate incidents has seen the cast dropping like flies. One actor hurt his back after only one rehearsal and was
Address: 12 Cheapside, Chorley Phone number: 01257 261917 Chorley Citizen review by Tyrone Marshall from October 9, 2007. San Marco's Italian restaurant is one of the true hidden gems of Chorley's town centre. The intimate
OKAY, no General Election, and most people are breathing a huge sigh of relief! Yet some very big problems need the widest debate. The most obvious is global warming and the huge instability that a changing climate will cause. There is the real problem
Darwen Chamber of Trade's celebrity event Darwen Reloaded' raised nearly £5,000 for the Five Stars Scanner Appeal. Proceeds from last month's night at the De Vere White's Hotel, Bolton, bring the total raised over two years to more than £20,000. A
LACK of parking and speeding motorists have topped a list of concerns for residents of a Ribble Valley village. During the summer Ribble Valley councillors for Whalley, Joyce Holgate and Terry Hill, sent out more than 1,000 survey leaflets to people
WINNERS of Pendle Council's Cleaner Greener Safer quiz said they would grow their own fruit, vegetables and herbs from now on. Marysia Heap, of Trawden, Sajid Bashir, of Nelson, and Jean Westwell, of Barrowford, each won a blueberry bush, a chilli pepper
AGE Concern need drivers to collect donations for their charity shop in Darwen. The organisation's van will be available and travel expenses paid. But volunteers must have a good driving record and be able to commit to a half-day a week. Elaine Jennings
A TEENAGER from Darwen has become a Royal Marine Commando after completing some of the toughest training in the world. Matthew Holden, 19, was passed out at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, in Devon, with 937 Troop. He underwent gruelling
ROSSENDALE-born DJ Andy Kershaw has received a suspended jail term after admitting harassing his former partner. The BBC Radio 3 presenter had been left "heartbroken" after Juliette Banner, his partner of 17 years and mother of his two children, had
Welcome to the 'Your Oswaldtwistle' section of the Lancashire Telegraph website - the online home for your community. This mini-site provides Oswaldtwistle residents with the opportunity to post news and views about your community directly online.
IT IS one of football's unwritten rules. There are certain grounds where certain clubs will do well, and other grounds where they might as well take the weekend off and give the points to the opposition. In Burnley's case, for example, a visit to either
A woman accused of murdering an off-duty policeman has made a brief appearance in crown court. Susan Phillipson, 41, of Skipton Road, Barnoldswick, is accused of the murder of her partner, 35- year-old PC David Smith, who served with the Ministry of
Ian Dury and The Blockheads waxed lyrical about far flung exotic climes like the desert of Sudan in that wonderful song "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick". Unfortunately, after our inadequate victory over Larissa last week, it is another Ian Dury song which
I had hoped we would be having a General Election, but no such luck. It looks like we are going to be stuck in this 'going nowhere land' for another long two years. It was going to be a 'snap decision' but in the end 'Guarded Gordon' thought better
Blackburn Harriers Senior Men, already the North West Six Stage Road Relay Champions, have qualified comfortably for the National Finals despite suffering three team withdrawals during the week of the event, and having Ben Fish at the Great North Run.
The Springhill Club, Pickup Street, Accrington, could be demolished to make way for new homes. Plans have been put in to Hyndburn Council to knock down the club and build 10 two and three-storey properties on the site, along with associated parking
HEALTH chiefs have launched an information campaign ahead of a controversial shake-up of hospital services in East Lancashire. The East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has placed adverts in newspapers and on local radio as well as on the side of buses
The Hoddlesden's Women's Group has organised a Quiz night. It will take place at the Conservative Club in the village between 7.30pm and 8pm on Friday 19th October. Those wishing to take part need to gather a team of four, and entries are priced
SEXY, smooth, smart, and oh! so sophisticated - that's how I used to look at an air hostess. I thought how exciting it would be to have her job, but as with most things, the reality is not as we imagine. Now I see it as it is, work, not very glamorous
LUKE Holden has been named Hameldon Community College's most enterprising student of the year. Year 11 pupil Luke was nominated by staff for his fund-raising efforts in aid of Pendleside Hospice, raising over £700 in the past five years. Nicola Tootle
THE predicted chaos caused by a £2million roadworks project at a busy East Lancashire roundabout failed to materialise as the scheme got underway yesterday. Motorists using the notorious roundabout, at junction six of the M65 at Whitebirk had been warned
THE boot is firmly on the other foot for Graham Lefty' Wright, one time organiser of the Rossendale Way Relay, Pennine Bridleway Relay and Whinberry Naze Dash. To celebrate his extraordinary contribution to Rossendale Harriers over the 40 year history
THE first non-Church of England canons have been appointed at Blackburn Cathedral. Church leaders have created the posts to bring the Christian community in the area closer together. The ecumenical canons will take part in discussions about the work
The AGM of ERYCA is happening on the last Tuesday of the month. The AGM, which is being held at the Carus Centre on Tuesday the 30th of October, is when all positions within the organisation are voted in. It begins at 7.30pm, call Linda Lynn for
ERYCA (East Rural Youth and Community Association) are meeting later this month and all are welcome to attend. The meeting, which will take place on Tuesday the 23rd of October, is being held at the Carus Centre. All members of the community are
Once again Mrs Turner's group of year 6 pupils of Foulridge St Michael & All Angels primary school have gone on their annual outward bound trip for the week. For some of them this will be their first time away from their home life. This is designed
A PANTOMIME of gigantic proportions is coming to East Lancashire when Jack and the Beanstalk takes to the stage. The show will take place in Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre before moving on to Colne Municipal Theatre. The panto stars Andrew Stone, who is
I would like to congratulate Janet Farrow. Janet recently received confirmation of her being crowned as a Lifelong Learning Champion. Colleague and friend Lindy Lynn has commended Janet for all her hard work and determination. Janet, I believe,
POLICE chiefs in Lancashire are celebrating after the force was today named the country's top performer. It ranked joint first with Surrey out of 43 forces by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies. However Lancashire's top cop said it was not
WHAT the...?! I turned on EastEnders for the first time in months last night and who pops up on the screen but Bobby Davro! "What on earth is going on?" I thought. "Is there a storyline involving washed-up comedians in the square? Will Jimmy Cricket
HUNDREDS of people flocked to a vintage motor show at Accrington and Rossendale College on Sunday. The show, which ran from 11am to 3pm, had a competition with categories including the entrant who had travelled the furthest to be present, the vehicle
MAIL misery looks set to continue in Lancashire after further strikes were announced. Negotiations aimed at ending the postal dispute ended without any agreement. Officials from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail managers met for eight
STEVE Cotterill has called on his Clarets to take their chances or risk losing out in one of the closest Championship's ever seen. Burnley have won three games and drawn four so far this season and are currently 13th in the table, 10 points behind league
ROVERS star David Bentley believes his blistering start to the Premier League season has justified his decision to withdraw from the England Under 21 squad for the European Championships earlier in the summer. The 23-year-old midfielder, who has four
ON-loan Stanley midfielder Ian Craney is expected to be out for three weeks. The 25-year-old sustained a second degree tear in his hamstring during the win over Bradford City last week and initial fears were he wouldn't feature again for the Reds during
SHAW Hill secretary Lawrence Bateson has tipped home-grown star Nick Dougherty to become a Major winner before long. Members of the Chorley club were celebrating when Dougherty - who as a youngster learned his trade at the Whittle-le-Woods course before
NICK Dougherty's next prize in sight is a coveted Ryder Cup spot after capturing only his second European Tour title at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The Chorley ace grabbed the biggest victory of his young career at St Andrews on Sunday, winning
