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  • 'No' to cut in ambulances

    HEALTH chiefs have turned down a suggestion that they reduce the number of ambulances in East Lancashire. A firm of consultants brought in by North West Ambulance Service to look at operations said that bosses should consider axing ambulances and replacing

  • Raising funds in memory of Chris

    A FUNDRAISING day is being held in memory of a schoolboy who died weeks after being diagnosed with leukaemia. Christopher Smith, 16, of Franklin Road, Blackburn, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a cancer which rapidly attacks the

  • Full-time: Bayer Leverkusen 3 Blackburn Rovers 2

    BLACKBURN Rovers' European dreams were given a huge boost just minutes from time tonight despite suffering a 3-2 defeat in the Bay Arena. Rovers were trailing 3-1 until substitute Shabani Nonda grabbed a second vital away goal for Mark Hughes' side.

  • Half-time: Bayer Leverkusen 2 Blackburn Rovers 1

    MARK Hughes was left scratching his head as Blackburn Rovers went into the break trailing 2-1 in Germany. Rovers had started the brighter of the two teams with Benni McCarthy and Jason Roberts both going close. But it was Leverkusen who opened the scoring

  • Pregnant girl back in school

    A PREGNANT teenager pulled out of school over teachers' "over-the-top" attempts to protect her has gone back to class. As the Lancashire Telegraph exclusively reported last year, pregnant Nina Dixon, 16, has been kept at home since the middle of October

  • Coffee morning to help Nicholas

    A COFFEE morning to help raise money for a youngster struck down by a degenerative brain disease will be held on Saturday. Nicholas Robinson, from Great Harwood, suffers from Alpers' Disease, a rare genetic disorder which causes the brain to kill off

  • Shops anger over yellow lines

    FIFTEEN Darwen businesses have launched a campaign against plans to paint double yellow lines outside their shops. The businesses in Blackburn Road, near Hollins Grove Street, say the proposal for Falcon Avenue would "cripple" trade by leaving customers

  • Debut girl Jets in for Hawks

    Blackburn Hawks cruised to an emphatic victory over English National Ice Hockey League opponents Kingston Jetswith a helping hand from their newest star Lauren Halliwell. Lauren, now allowed to feature in the senior side, made her first appearance on

  • £1m set to be lost

    FUNDING for deprived areas of Hyndburn worth over £1million is set to be lost - because the borough is no longer one of the poorest in the country. The Government cash, under the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, runs out next year. Because Hyndburn has moved

  • Serial car crook struck 70 times

    A PROLIFIC car crook who struck 70 times, starting days after his release from jail, is back behind bars. Heroin addict John Daniel Egan, 31, went on a month-long spree breaking into cars to get cash to fund his habit. He targeted 60 vehicles in Bacup

  • Boco ready for Stanley challenge

    CONFIDENT Rommy Boco believes increased competition for places will ensure Accrington Stanley's survival in League Two. The Reds have begun to mount a recovery after picking up only three points throughout the whole of November and December, with draws

  • Colourful end to day

    This amazingly colourful dusk sky brought Gayle Knight, of Mill Hill Cottages, Oswaldtwistle, to a standstill as she travelled from Burnley to Accrington. But she soon sprang into action to capture the moment on film.

  • Police in move to ban youth gangs

    GROUPS of youths could be banned from congregating in a Blackburn community in a bid to crackdown on gangs blighting the area. Police are looking into using new powers for the first time in Blackburn to ban under 16s from gathering in the Mill Hill area

  • Disabled man falls for trick

    A THIEF conned a disabled pensioner into taking out his wallet before snatching it from him. Police believe the 66-year-old man was targeted outside Kwik Save, Leeds Road, Nelson, because he was riding a mobility scooter. He was heading out of the town

  • Rovers fans in Germany

    L-R:(back row) John davies-Jones (60); Carol Bretherton (55); Damian Brown (39); Margaret Reid (54); Andrew Carruther (52); Front row: Ailsa Reid (30); Tim Reid (30); Robin Sagar (44). Pictured near Cologne Cathedral.

  • Rovers fans in Germany

    L-R:Nick McCarthy (23) from Wilpshire; Sam Litherland (21) from Copster Green; Tom Riley (22) from Ribchester and Dee Dawson (21) from Wilpshire.

  • Rovers fans in Germany

    Phill Searle (41) from Stacksteads; Frank Robinson (37) from Railay View, Billington and Gavin Buck (35) from Feniscowles.

  • Rovers fans in Germany

    L-R: Simon Topham (22) from Derby; Nigel Gilmartin (44) from Great Harwood; Dave Moretta (22) from Osnabruck (in armed forces) and Rishton; Andy Carruthers (52) from Accrington living in Pinner. Pictured near Cologne old market.

  • Rovers fans in Germany

    L-R: James Flynn (31) from Holly Tree Way, Blackburn; Craig Flynn (56) from Gladstone Court Blackburn and Liam Flynn (22) from Cherry Lea, Blackburn with Cologne fan Alexander Grossman (20) from Cologne at Cologne town hall.

  • Rovers fans in Germany

    L-R: (back row) Mark Lord from Ramsbottom; Anthony Lord frm Bury; Angela Lord from Bury; Charlotte Forrest from Ramsbottom; (front) Tony Forsyth from Oswaldtwistle; Alan Murdoch from Blackburn; Ruth Johnson from Liverpool; Robert Griffith from Blackburn

  • Old Trafford go-ahead

    LANCASHIRE are set to safeguard the future of cricket at Old Trafford by signing an agreement for a potential £190million sports-led regeneration scheme. In the 150th anniversary of Old Trafford, the Red Rose club have passed a major milestone in its

  • Vandals go on the rampage

    VANDALS left a trail of destruction in Cherry Tree after smashing up three bus shelters and two shop windows. A path of shattered glass stretched along Preston Old Road from The Crescent to Tower Road following the damage on Monday night. Glass panels

  • Lib Dems in fraud probe claim

    THE Liberal Democrat Party has claimed it is to refer the British Government to the European Commission over the "abandonment" of the fraud probe into BAE Systems last year. In December last year it was announced that the Serious Fraud Office was to

  • QLR soldiers cleared of Iraq abuse charges

    FIVE Queen's Lancashire Regiment soldiers have been cleared of ill-treating suspected insurgents in Iraq. A judge at their court martial decided today that the men had no case to answer. For the past five months Colonel Jorge Mendonca MBE, 43, former

  • International arrest warrant for couple

    AN INTERNATIONAL arrest warrant has been issued for a Darwen couple involved in a £1million money laundering operation. Stuart Clifford Murthwaite, 48, and Catherine Gillen, 44, formerly of Beech Grove, were given permission to live in Spain while awaiting

  • Blues festival faces the axe

    BURNLEY'S world famous blues festival could face the axe after the borough council finalised its spending for the next year. The event, which has attracted thousands of people to the area during the past 19 years, has been deemed surplus to Burnley

  • My hobby is out of this world

    A FORMER Nasa astronomer set up his latest star-gazing project - after transporting a telescope 3,500 miles from the United States to his Todmorden garden. Dr Ian Griffin has been sending his findings on asteroid movement to Nasa for three years since

  • MPs defend travel expenses

    EAST Lancashire MPs have launched a defence of their expense claims after their travel costs were revealed in full for the first time. The details of MPs' annual mileage, air fares, taxis, car hire and train claims were published after a two-year battle

  • Thieves ‘thought M&S was a charity shop’

    FIVE Romanians, one of them a 13-year-old girl, were caught stealing clothing worth £1,200 from Marks and Spencer in Blackburn. The town's magistrates heard that one of the four women claimed she thought it was a charity shop. But the chairman said

  • 'Arsonists' started house fire

    POLICE are investigating a suspected arson attack at a house in Burnley started early on Monday. The window of a home in Evelyn Street, Daneshouse, was smashed and the curtains set on fire at around 1.20am. Three fire and rescue crews were called after

  • Have a say on plan for revamp

    THE redevelopment of central Whitefield will move a step closer next week when architects unveil phase one of their plans. Architects Maccreanor Lavington will present a display at Nelson's Palatine Club on Thursday, February 22, the centrepiece of

  • '50-50' proposal for Lords is daft

    I'm carrying around two substantial booklets at the moment and every time I look at them I wonder what I'll be doing in three or four years' time. One is the Government's White Paper on House of Lords reform and the other is the bid for a new unitary

  • Warnock looking for Bayer repeat

    STEPHEN Warnock knows what it takes to triumph in the Bay Arena having been part of the Liverpool team that beat Bayer Leverkusen on the way to Champions League glory in 2005. Now the 25-year-old is planning a repeat performance with Blackburn Rovers

  • Lancs star misses World Cup squad

    Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara has edged out Mal Loye to win a place in England's 15-man World Cup squad. The 21-year-old won the vote ahead of Lancashire opener Loye because he is seen by the selectors as a "multi-dimensional" cricketer who brings a

  • Gormless Lamp damaged

    The borough council has admitted it removed the top part of the old Gormless Lamp in the village square which unfortunately got broken during the process. A replacement lantern will cost £375 including fitting and the work will hopefully be completed

  • Pavements patched up

    RESIDENTS in the Arncliffe/Langwyth Road area of the parish have complained about the state of their pavements which have been dug up and patched over many years. In the past markings have been painted on the pavements where work was needed but no

  • Dog mess

    RESIDENTS turned up to the recent parish council meeting to complain about the amount of dog mess in the Pike Hill/Langwyth Road area. Inspections by residents suggest that one large dog is responsible. Sadly no one has seen the dog in action so

  • Trees to be inspected

    THE parish council is concerned about the requests to fell two horse chestnut trees in the village due to canker and has requested the borough council inspect the trees before granting permission. The parish clerk is to ask the church not to proceed

  • Car thieves receive Valentine’s Day warnings

    PROLIFIC car thieves in Burnley will receive a Valentine's Day card with a difference today - from the police. As part of Operation Forecourt, the Pennine Division's crackdown on car crime, officers will be visiting known local car criminals to deliver

  • Expect fireworks in Germany

    PLAYING in foreign stadia is one of the joys of being a professional footballer. It's so different to playing football in this country. The Premiership stadia are far more open and the football is fast and frantic. On the continent, you have fans hurling

  • Spotlight on school 'Oscars'

    MOVE over Leonardo DiCaprio and Dame Helen Mirren - children at a Blackburn school have already walked away with Oscars' of their own. While the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, hosts the annual film showpiece on February 25, Feniscowles Primary School, Blackburn

  • Building yards are targeted

    BUILDING yards and an industrial estate were targeted by thieves in a week-long spate of burglaries where expensive equipment and tools were stolen. A nail gun and a case of tools, valued at £900, were taken during a raid on the Old Coal Yard, Park Road

  • ‘I have to pay my son £2 a day to behave’

    A MUM said she was having to pay her "out of control" son to behave because he has been taken off his ADHD tablets. Victoria Woodburn, 33, of Meadow Close, Blackburn, said she was paying her eldest son Luke £2 a day to stay out of trouble. She took

  • 38pc increase in kids taking drugs for ADHD

    THE number of East Lancashire children taking drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rocketed by almost 40 per cent in one year, figures show. Between 2004/05 and 2005/06 the number of prescriptions for the drugs went from 6,064 to 8,394

  • The Wedding Guest

    By Sheila Brennan. Entering the church she is shown to a pew An elegant mature lady dressed in blue Said a prayer, but couldn't kneel down Wished she could, she thought with a frown Saw the bride arrive smiling and nervous Put on her glasses to

  • Celebrate the year of the pig

    A MARCH to celebrate the Chinese New Year will take place for the first time in Blackburn on Saturday, February 17. The Year of the Pig will be marked with a dragon dance through the town centre from 2pm. Jo and Ming Fu, owners of Mister Fu's Cantonese

  • Is love on the cards?

    ROMANTICS have been turning to an unusual source this Valentine's day in a bid to find love - tarot-card reading psychics. Linda Preston, who is based in Darwen, said she had been inundated with visits from love-lorn singles, as well as those married

  • Gudjonsson feeling right at home

    GUTSY midfielder Joey Gudjonsson is desperate to ditch his nomadic days and build a successful career with Burnley. The Clarets' new signing may only be 26, but he has already been involved with nine previous clubs in less than a decade as a professional

  • Coleman joy at Boco deal

    JOHN Coleman believes tying up Accrington Stanley striker Rommy Boco to a long-term contact will ward off potential suitors. Benin international Boco signed a new deal keeping him at the Fraser Eagle Stadium until June 2009. The 21-year-old, who joined

  • Power cut

    A FAULT in an electrical cable caused a power cut to more 1,000 properties in Simonstone yesterday. United Utilities traced the problem to Simonstone Business Park, Blackburn Road. A total of 1,270 households and businesses were without electricity

  • Post Office is a dirty disgrace

    I WAS in Blackburn and decided to go to the central Post Office. I am fortunate to have a local Post Office that is still open, but this time I was a little pressed for time so I went into the main Post Office. What a dirty mess the place looked. The

  • Horrible smokers should be banned

    I WOULD like to say how horrible I think it is that people are allowed to smoke in Blackburn indoor market. I've been to stalls where stallholders are smoking, to the cafe, which is full of people smoking (with kids in pushchairs breathing it in), and

  • Bird flu outbreak reveals suffering

    BRITAIN prides itself on being a nation of animal lovers, and yet barely a word has been uttered about the suffering endured by the 160,000 birds killed during the Bernard Matthews H5N1 bird flu outbreak. The industry's claim that H5N1 has been spread

  • Skibbe calls for brave show

    Bayer Leverkusen coach Michael Skibbe has called on his team to be brave when they face Blackburn in the UEFA Cup tonight. Skibbe hopes they have learned their lesson after losing 1-0 to Tottenham in the group stages. But he remains wary of the threat

  • Vulnerable will be worst hit by cuts

    APPALLING, disgusting, shameful. The report (LT, Feb 3) telling us of cuts by the council in care for the elderly and disabled.Why is it always the most vulnerable in society that are always targeted? I hope these elderly and disabled people will not

  • Rovers fans turn German cities blue and white

    BLACKBURN Rovers fans yesterday began turning two German cities blue and white ahead of the club's UEFA cup clash. The first of 1,000 supporters arrived in south west Germany early yesterday morning in good time for today's match against Bayer Leverkusen

  • Boxing: Jennings fight goes ahead

    CHORLEY fighter Michael Jennings admitted he breathed a sigh of relief after it was confirmed that WBU welterweight title holder Takaloo would be allowed to defend his title on April 7 despite facing fraud charges. WBU champion Takaloo, real name Mehrdud

  • Roberts: We can make final

    FIT-AGAIN striker Jason Roberts is backing Blackburn Rovers to go all the way in the UEFA Cup this season. The former Wigan hit-man, who recently made his comeback after four months out with a metatarsal injury, is desperately hoping a season of personal

  • Yellow card peril

    DAVID Bentley and Aaron Mokoena will be walking a disciplinary tightrope in tonight's match at the Bay Arena. Both players go into the game on a booking, which means they will miss the return leg at Ewood Park next Thursday if the receive another yellow

  • If only criminals could be shamed into doing right

    MY FAITH in human nature has been restored. The American left stranded in Darwen after a thief swiped his wallet containing his Green Card has been reunited with his possessions and flown home to his wife and son. The story of Mike Young - who had

  • Chance to find perfect date

    If you're spending Valentine's night on your own, take comfort in the fact true love could only be two days away - with a special Valentine's Speed Dating event in Blackburn on February 16. The special event is open to all 20 to 50 year-olds and sees

  • Life On Mars, BBC1

    THE Seventies returned to BBC1 last night in a blaze of beige and Crimplene. If anyone had any doubts that Life on Mars could not sustain the standards set in series one, they would have been wiped away within the first five minutes. Nelson's own John

  • Benni on a Euro mission

    BENNI McCarthy is aiming to fire Blackburn Rovers to glory in the UEFA Cup after warning the rest of Europe he's a far better player now than when he won the Champions League with Porto in 2004. The South African international has been in scintillating

  • Wednesday, February 14, 2007

    This amazingly colourful dusk sky brought Gayle Knight, of Mill Hill Cottages, Oswaldtwistle, to a standstill as she travelled from Burnley to Accrington.

  • Wednesday, January 31, 2007

    An avenue of trees with the sunshine breaking through was captured in Brungerly Park, Clitheroe, by Elizabeth Scholes of Clitheroe.

  • Wednesday, February 7, 2007

    Kath Eastham, of Leyland, took this dramatic picture of storm clouds gathering from the Grane Road, Haslingden.

  • Wednesday, February 7, 2007

    Geoff Ormerod, of Darwen captured this rainbow forming over the town's India Mill chimney from his bedroom window.

  • Ex-BNP candidate 'wanted to shoot Blair'

    A FORMER BNP candidate stockpiled explosive chemicals, weapons and food because he thought Britain was heading for civil war. Robert Cottage, 49, admitted possessing explosives because he thought the "political and financial condition of the country"

  • Irish wake for British Legion man

    A SECOND World War veteran and former Clayton-le-Moors branch chairman of the Royal British Legion has died. Now the family of 80-year-old John Hales Flynn are inviting friends to a wake in his home town of Oswaldtwistle on Friday. Mr Flynn, who grew

  • Teenage vandals in wrecking rampage

    A GANG of rampaging youths are being hunted by police after hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused in a two-day vandalism spree in Blackburn. Car wing mirrors were ripped from six vehicles parked in Whalley New Road by a gang. Four cars including

  • Drinks were sold to young boozers

    TWO off-licences in Darwen could face a fine or even the loss of their licences after selling alcohol to underage boozers. Police and Trading Standards officers tested six off-licences in Blackburn and Darwen on Friday night. Four passed but two in