AN MP used her Parliamentary privilege to criticise a protester who has tried to block a controversial Academy. During a debate on the Elevate housing market renewal scheme Darwen's Janet Anderson said she made no apology for accusing Simon Hugill of
THE Royal George in Rochdale Road, Todmorden, has undergone a renovation. Landlord Michael Durkin, who also runs the nearby Golden Lion, has welcomed the new look for the 17th century building and is hoping that the spruce up can bring trade to the pub
A MEETING has been arranged for parents to discuss the implications of losing guaranteed access to Turton Media and Arts College for their children. Parents in Edgworth and Belmont are concerned that their children will have to travel miles to high schools
PEOPLE in Todmorden are being urged to save their leftover food. Environmental health chiefs are asking them to save their unwanted potato peelings, stale bread and unwanted scraps and then have the rubbish collected and taken to a composting unit at
DERWENT Hall, Darwen, has been praised after a surprise inspection. Borough environmental health officers applauded staff for keeping all records up to date and for the cleanliness of the kitchen. The hall, in George Street serves up a two-course lunch
JONATHAN Finch will lead a much-changed Lowerhouse side when the new season kicks off in April. The 23-year-old takes over from the club's most succesful skipper Joe Beneduce - the man who lifted the league trophy and Worsley Cup in consecutive seasons
THERE was talk in the air on Saturday evening of a corner having been turned this last week. And whilst one point from the last six could scarcely be said to represent a massive turnaround in fortunes as the Clarets continue to plough through their lonely
THE Pompey chimes must bring out the best and the worst in Rovers. Our opening day of the season defeat on the south coast was almost certainly our worst performance of the season, whereas the reverse 3-0 victory on Sunday was arguably our best display
Former Shaw Hill golfer Nick Dougherty is back in form after a poor 2006. In the first of a three-part exclusive series, Dougherty tells reporter GARY YORK of his goals for the coming year... REJUVENATED Nick Dougherty believes he is back in the groove
BURNLEY'S Grosvenor Street recycling centre will be closed from 7pm on Friday for around four weeks. Improvements will include an extension to the site and changes to the layout to give people better access. While the Burnley centre is closed, alternative
OLDER people are the first to benefit from the creation of the Stubbins Residents' Association. The association, formed last July, this week presented a cheque for £275 to Age Concern. The money was raised at last year's World Black Pudding Throwing
A device manufactured in East Lancashire could make safety checks on railway lines such as those involved in the Cumbria rail crash easier. The bright yellow invention, named Checksafe, responds to movements in the nut or bolt it is placed through, indicating
BURNLEY engineering jobs were under threat today after a long standing firm went into administration. J F Turkington Engineers Ltd is in the hands of Manchester-based accountants BDO Stoy Hayward. Dermot Power and Matthew Dunham from the firm were appointed
TWO parks in Darwen will be given a new lease of life worth almost £225,000. The play area at Bold Venture Park will be completely revamped after it secured a windfall of £175,000. A further £49,000 has been awarded for improved play facilities
THIEVES will be constantly under the gaze of savvy shopkeepers in a new plan to drive down crime. Under CAT - Colne Against Thieves - shops will have their own rogues gallery of offenders behind the counter. And if they spot one of the convicted offenders
A HEADTEACHER who resigned during a probe into school finances has accused governors of sexual discrimination and constructive dismissal. Heather Jamison is taking action at an industrial tribunal, seven months after leaving Witton Park High School Business
HAMLET is not, generally, a play that is noted for its comic potential. So it could only have been a writer with the imaginative genius of Tom Stoppard who could take the minor, and not particularly likeable, characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
WE ALL have difficult choices to make in our lives: Dancing on Ice or Graham Norton? Desperate Housewives or Buzzcocks? WAGS Boutique or a slow torturous death? But choosing between spending 20 years rotting away in the slammer or having to bed the
A MEMORIAL fund to help amateur boxers has been set up in honour of a popular boxing coach. Trevor Thompson, of Ivinson Road, Darwen, died last week after a car smash on the M6 in Warwickshire. His partner, Maureen Gavagan, said the fund was what Trevor
THERE is some very bad karma at the Fraser Eagle Stadium if you are a goalkeeper. We just cannot keep the same shot stopper between the sticks for any length of time. The most recent holder of the Stanley gloves, David Martin, on loan from Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers' under 18 side scored a 2-1 derby win over Bolton at Leyland. Gary Bowyer's side took the lead on 25 minutes courtesy of O'Connor. But they were pegged back just after the break. However, that sparked the home side into life
A WOMAN serving a life sentence for murdering her husband's pregnant mistress speaks on TV tonight of her deep regret over the killing. Burnley-born mum-of-two Rena Salmon was convicted of murder in 2003 after she shot 36-year-old Lorna Stewart in the
THIS month saw the end of 60 long expensive years. Yes, that's how long we have been paying America in order to clear off the debt we incurred from them at the end of the Second World War. Then we were skint, broke. We had given our all, as they say
A CAFE owner has hailed the "extremely high standard" of the 54 students who entered Blackburn College's Young Pastry Chef Competition. Ian Sutherland, of Cafe Beees, Blackburn judged the event which saw Year 10 pupils from across the county's high schools
PUPILS are aiming to beat the bullies as part of a pioneering project which sees them contribute towards future council policy. The scheme is being run throughout Blackburn with Darwen primary schools and the local authority hopes it will banish bullying
A NEW community group to promote Waterfoot has been set up. Twelve residents and business owners now make up Waterfoot Forward, a group set up to regenerate the town after ward councillor Trevor Unsworth and former councillor Ruth Alcroft, called a public
Global warming... Climate change... Greenhouse effect... Carbon footprints... Mintel recently surveyed a significant sample on these issues. 64% said they took these issues into consideration where possible. 36% say they don't know what they should
THE Pendle Forest Sports Club has applied for planning permission to embark upon a £1.3million-pound expansion scheme for new football pitches, a pavilion and a car park. The club submitted plans for the ambitious project to Pendle Council to transform
Ahead of the Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal FA Cup replay, we're offering a top prize to whoever writes the most humorous chant about the incident involving Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas and Rovers manager Mark Hughes in the original tie. The teenager midfielder
Shabani Nonda has vowed to put his Bayer Leverkusen nightmare behind him and help fire Blackburn Rovers into the last eight of the FA Cup. The DR Congo international was guilty of missing a late chance against the Germans as Rovers crashed out of the
AN East Lancashire transport company is playing a key role in providing replacement coach services in the wake of Friday's fatal train crash. Fraser Eagle, which is based in Shuttleworth Mead Business Park, Padiham, is the sole coach contractor working
A TOWN said a fond farewell to a well-respected councillor who served his borough and region'. More than 120 mourners from all parties gathered at Blackburn Cathedral yesterday to pay tribute to Frank Gorton who died aged 81 on February 15 after an
BUSINESSWOMEN were ferreting around for a fundraising idea - until they hit on a racing certainty! Members of the Lancashire branch of The Lady Taverners helped raise cash for disabled children as three furry competitors were put to the test. To cheers
COUNCIL tax bills in Blackburn and Darwen are set to rise by 4.6 per cent - but up to 60 jobs may go. The council's ruling Labour group has proposed a package of £12.4m cuts and savings but wants to put an extra £1.6m into improvements in its £113.2m
A HUSBAND and wife have been charged with affray following an incident at Marsden Heights Community College, Nelson. Charles and Jayne Wilson, both 39, were charged with affray and being on the school premises with an offensive weapon. Police said a
A MOTORIST has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of a pedestrian who was helping clear up after an accident. Michael Parker, 61, of Preston New Road, Mellor Brook, died on November 11 after being struck by a car which allegedly
YOBS who destroyed newly-planted saplings have been condemned as "sick" by the councillor in charge of parks. The six 15ft trees, worth around £1,000, and paid for with Lottery cash were planted at Marsden Park, Nelson, six weeks ago. The trees were
TWO pupils were taken to hospital after a small explosion in their school's science lab. The exact cause of the incident has yet to be established but council chiefs believe a "minor" gas leak caused the incident at Beardwood High School yesterday
DAVID Bentley has today agreed a new long-term contract with Blackburn Rovers. The in-form midfielder, who has been in outstanding form so far this season, has put pen to paper on a brand new deal which ties him to the club until the summer of 2011.
BURNLEY'S Towneley Park will be further damaged if a six foot fence is built around a new school earmarked for the site, protesters fear. Lancashire County Council has announced the proposed new Unity College could have to be fenced in so that funding
A man grappled with a burglar who broke into his house in Lansdowne Close, Burnley. The offender ran off leaving his coat behind after he was confronted. He was white, about 5ft 6ins, in his mid 20s, stocky, with short blond wavy hair. Anyone with
WHEN Keith Semple finally returns to his native Guyana he will take plenty of happy memories from his stint at Darwen Cricket Club. However, the bitterly cold weather will not be one of them while that recipe for spud pie' might just get lost in transit
MEGAN Odale and Demi Leigh Ramsey are the aces in the pack when it comes to kick boxing. For the talented twosome, who are both members of Ace Kickboxing Club, won medals at a recent regional event - and they only went to get some competition experience
AUDLEY Boxing Club's first ever international' fight night proved to be a knockout success. The Blackburn club played host to Clonoe ABC from Northern Ireland as well as fighters from clubs across the North of England - including Sandygate from Burnley
ROSSENDALE have clinched their first back-to-back victories of the season as they continue to climb away from the relegation trap door. And it was a double sweet victory for Dale as they avenged a 55-0 defeat earlier in the season. The Marl Pits side
BLACKBURN'S push for promotion continued with the best victory of the nine match winning streak after out-playing and over-powering second placed Wigton. That fact the Cumbrian high-flyers were still in the game up until the closing stages was down to
CRAIG Aikman has had a taste of international rugby now he is hungry for more! The 28-year-old from Burnley played a cameo roll in England Counties 20-17 defeat against their Irish counterparts in Dublin on Friday night. Scrum half Aikman, who sat
MELANIE Evans has had a dream international debut after helping Wales win the Celtic Gymnastics Cup. The 13-year-old from Accrington was making her first ever appearance for the Welsh team and helped the senior ladies clinch gold in Northern Ireland.
I KNOW I won't be alone in wanting to pay tribute to boxing coach Trevor Thompson, a friend of 29 years, who can only be described as a local hero to many (LT, February 21). I am sure many like myself, are shocked and saddened by his tragic death.
IN answer to the letter regarding disabled badge holders in a dash. Who gives the writer permission to stand all day watching people unknown to him parking their vehicles in a disabled parking bay? To me it sounds like a case of stalking the public.
RE the story Real 70s Cop (Lancashire Telegraph, February 16). As a retired police officer who served with Jimmy O (Jim Oldcorn) as he was affectionately known, I must admit that I was not a number one fan of his but, I must highly commend him for putting
MIDFIELD enforcer James O'Connor believes Burnley's resolve will steer them back to their best. The Dubliner admits recent performances have belied their 14-game winless streak in the Championship, most notably in their 1-0 home defeat against Leicester
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman could be forgiven for thinking a curse had been placed on his goalkeepers. New loan signing David Martin lasted just four minutes on his debut against Lincoln on Saturday before going over on his ankle and being
DAVID Bentley is close to signing a new long-term contract with Blackburn Rovers. Lancashire Telegraph Sport understands that talks between the player and the club are said to be at an 'advanced stage', and official confirmation of the deal is expected
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has demanded to know when the points which caused the Cumbria rail crash were last inspected. The Labour backbencher was speaking in the House of Commons following Friday's crash near Kendal. An 84-year-old woman died and
A MASKED raider thought to be just 16 threatened post office staff with a gun before leaving empty handed. The youth walked into Dill Hall Lane post office, Church, at 4.30pm yesterday and demanded cash. The only staff in at the time were a relief manager
A ROAD safety charity has attacked new zero tolerance measures aimed at stopping motorists using mobiles phones while driving as 'half-hearted'. New legislation that comes into force today means drivers will now get a £60 fine and three points on their
Market traders in Blackburn and Darwen are doing their bit for the environment by cutting the amount of waste sent to landfills. Traders working closely with Blackburn with Darwen Council have reduced waste going to landfill by separating their cardboard
FIVE members of the same company are preparing to scale the UK's highest mountain in aid of charity this weekend. Workers at Brindles Limited, a car hire company based in Ribchester, are climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland in order to raise funds for The
A STREET was filled with thick black smoke when a man set fire to 50kg of wire in an attempt to make money. Fire crews, police and an ambulance were called to an address off Lower Hazel Close, Blackburn, after reports a house was on fire. They found
