A WIN still eludes Burnley but a point at Layer Road is a great result given Colchester's impressive home record. The Clarets defended resolutely to earn a clean sheet and they will seek to build on a solid performance at home to Crystal Palace next
A DARWEN landmark could soon become home to a new leisure development. India Mill, which was bought last year in a £12million deal, has more than 5,000 square feet of space available for letting. Originally the new owners had planned to make the mill
WORK to stop sheep straying into Haslingden Cemetery has finished. Rossendale Council has taken a series of measures to stop sheep getting into the cemetery and eating flowers on the graves, folowing repeated complaints from upset visitors to the Grane
ROSSENDALE Council's chamber, which had to be closed after council chiefs admitted disability facilities were not up to scratch, has been re-opened at a cost of more than £26,000. The chamber at The Mill Suite of Hardman's Business Centre in Newhallhey
PLANS to improve and update Burnley Central and Manchester Road railways stations have been agreed. The council approved a package of improve-ments and also pledged to build "Eco-Stations" with renewable energy and sustainable materials, where possible
THE mum of tragic hit-and-run toddler Levi Bleasdale faces jail after shoplifting while on a suspended prison sentence. Kirsty Ryan, 23, went on two "trolley dashes,"stealing goods to the tune of more than £600 from Somerfield and the Co-op, Burnley
FROM the window of her quaint cottage in the picturesque Forest of Bowland, artist and illustrator Heidi Berry gets all the inspiration she needs for her work. "It's a lovely place to live," said Heidi. "I live a pretty much idyllic live - every morning
YOUNG people DO care about the world's big issues and 80 Blackburn College students proved the point by becoming heads of state for a Commonwealth' event. We joined them. EAST Lancs students plan to become' heads of state on a regular basis after stepping
A FORMER accountant's secretary is all smiles after her number came up in the Lancashire Telegraph's 2007 Play Bingo competition. Hazel Southworth, 69, from Lower Barn Street, Darwen won £500 worth of vouchers to spend in The Mall, Blackburn in the final
I LOVED the one about the trainee magician who changed his wife and two children into a three-piece suite. He panicked and dialled 999. After a sleepless night, he rang to ask the hospital how his three-piece-suite family was. "Oh," replied the ward
BATTLING Burnley earned a valuable point at Colchester United. In their first season following promotion from League One, the U's have made Layer Road a fortress. But Burnley, still looking for their first win since November 28, will be heading north
Big Brother will be watching the streets of Hyndburn more closely, with 20 new CCTV cameras due to be added to the current network. Hyndburn Council is to announce the installation of the additional cameras in its final budget next week. Various streets
BLACKBURN'S Morten Gamst Pedersen reckons Rovers have three games to save their season. The Norwegian international, who tried his best to inspire Rovers to victory in the second leg of their UEFA Cup tie with Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday night before
HAVE you ever seen a more cheerily annoying couple than Jonnie and Jasmine, the presenters of Channel Four's A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? From the moment the annoying cartoon credits have ended, they spend the next hour gurning away at the camera
A SPECIAL committee has been set up to investigate the consistency of planning decisions by Blackburn with Darwen Council. It comes after the Lancashire Telegraph reported opposition councillors' calls for the planning committee to be reformed to end
VALIANT Burnley suffered an untimely blow when Wayne Thomas was was carried off on a stretcher nine minutes before the break. The full back initially pulled up with a twinge in his knee on 27 minutes but returned to the pitch after treatment. However
ANIMAL Aid supporters were on the streets in 50 towns and cities across the UK last Saturday, building public support for a ban on monkey research. Around 10,000 primates are used in European laboratories each year, and about one third undergoing procedures
I WISH to express my heartfelt thanks to the kind lady or gentleman who found my card wallet on Friday, in Blackburn Central Post Office, and handed it in, without leaving their name or address. I got it back today, so thank you, whoever you are. Name
I AGREE that the police need to get tougher on people who use mobile phones while driving. I have been back in this country only a few months and it is most annoying to be behind someone on their mobile as they are either going too slow or driving like
I WOULD like to comment on last Saturday's letter about the pensioners' Christmas bonus. £10 is an insult after 34 years without an increase. Let's be fair. If they (the Government) paid us any extra where would they get the money to fund a £25million
THE sudden, and untimely death of Councillor Fred Slater, East Rural Ward, left a huge gap in the community and required a by-election. Candidates flowed in from far and wide and greatly increased Hoddlesden's paper recycling targets. Sadly, our proposed
GENEROUS Lancashire Telegraph readers have been thanked by Derwent Hall following an appeal for a chessboard. Manager of the hall Julie Brindle said the response to a plea by an 89-year-old regular for a chessboard had been absolutely fantastic'. Around
BURNLEY striker Andy Gray is not feeling under pressure to get his name back on the scoresheet. The Clarets have only scored three goals in their last 10 outings in a winless streak that has lasted 13 games - their worst run since 1979. But Gray, who
A £2MILLION five-year plan to restore Darwen's unique' Victorian heritage has been revealed. Some £500,000 will be spent in the first phase on the market square area, where work started on Monday. Money will then be pumped into restoring historic buildings
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes has described Ryan Nelsen as one of the best free transfer signings ever made' ahead of tomorrow's crunch Premiership encounter with Portsmouth at Ewood Park. The Rovers chief did his best ever piece of business when he
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes has instructed chairman John Williams to enter the club in the Intertoto Cup because he wants to take out an insurance policy in the battle to qualify for Europe. Hughes remains convinced that Rovers can still qualify for
CALLING all Blackburn fans - Brad Friedel needs you! The United States international has been shortlisted for the FA Cup Player of the fifth round following his stunning heroics against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium last weekend. Friedel made a handful
A phone mast is to be erected in a residential area near the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Protesters failed to convince Blackburn with Darwen Council's planning committee to turn down plans for an O2 48ft mobile phone mast on an industrial unit of Meltech
WHILE most 18-year-olds celebrate their birthday with a glass of bubbly or a pint of lager, Lauren Halliwell is putting her celebrations on ice! Lauren, who made history earlier this month as the first female to play for Blackburn Hawks ice hockey team
A ROSSENDALE man has been promoted to a management role on the tenth anniversary of joining a firm. Paul Davidge, 42, of Loveclough, has been appointed as personnel consultancy manager at Rawtenstall-based legal and health advice firm First Business
