NEW members who join Ramsbottom Library in Carr Street next week will receive a free video or DVD rental when they sign up. All 15 libraries across the borough are holding the special new members week starting on Monday to encourage residents to join
A RECORD number attended Rossendale's landlords forum. More than 70 landlords came to the networking event organised for the borough's private landlords by Rossendale Council. Attendees heard presentations by Green Vale Homes on bond guarantee schemes
A MAN died as a result of asbestos-related cancer. An inquest heard that Harry Myers, 78, of Pleasington Court, Brewery Street, Longridge, had worked in a mill and then in various factories during his lifetime. And coroner Michael Singleton ruled his
A MAN who was stabbed by his depressed ex-girlfriend asked a court to spare her a prison sentence. Harold Bleasdale said that Joan Harris, 46, needed help not a jail term, which would have left her daughter without a mother. Mr Bleasdale was stabbed
HOSPITAL car parking has been slammed by an MP who claims that other people are suffering in the process. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans said that people living near hospitals were affected by the parking problems as well. Last year, Lancashire Teaching
A JUNIOR football team is calling for help after youngsters tore up its pitches - on horseback. The grass at Great Harwood Rovers' grounds is being ripped to shreds by young horse riders exercising their animals on the public field which the club use
A MOTHER attacked another woman, sank her teeth into the police woman arresting her and then racially abused another officer, a court was told. Former heroin addict Lisia Dwyer, 35, of Burnley Road, Accrington, had knocked victim Lynne Oliver to the
AN EAST Lancashire dinner lady cooked up a healthy treat for 40 MPs. Kirsty Anderson, head cook at Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe, was invited to London's New Covent Garden Market to showcase the progress in making school meals healthier. Kirsty
A RETIRED entertainer with two dozen tricks up his sleeve is staging classes to teach others the secrets of his craft. Blackburn-born Harold Rothwell had been dazzling audiences from the age of 10 until he hung up his magician's hat 12 years ago. But
WHEN it comes to celebrity fans they don't come any bigger than Madonna. The queen of pop recently revealed she was a massive fan of comedian Caroline Reid's spoof air hostess Pam Ann, calling her "cruelly funny." And Madonna isn't the only one. Pam
YOU can run. You can hide. You can even change your name. But the past will always catch up with you ... A gritty night of nail-biting drama awaits all those intrigued by the underbelly of society inhabited by the subject of a play coming to Manchester
The Easter musical extravaganza that is the Burnley National Blues Festival is fast approaching. A few tickets still remain for one the country's most prestigious blues events which, runs for three days from Good Friday until Easter Sunday. Burnley
Coronation Street notched up its highest ratings for two years in the episode where Tracy Barlow finally bumped off her womanising builder boyfriend Charlie Stubbs. But one East Lancashire domestic violence expert says the storyline has worsened the plight
A PUBLIC-spirited couple who cleaned up litter around Darwen were later threatened with prosecution for fly-tipping after leaving bags for the council to collect. Marilyn and David Bysh filled three bin bags on one of their regular litter-picks which
AN East Lancs soldier has helped make history as part of the process to start rebuilding Iraq. For Kingsman Nicolas Hatton, 19, from Earby, was part of a group of soldiers which handed back the first coalition base in Basra to full Iraqi control. Servicemen
A MAN who had been depressed since breaking up with his girlfriend was found hanging from the stairs at his home. An inquest heard that Brett Ivor Whittam, 34, had tied a bed sheet round his neck before suspending himself from the banister rail. Mr
A PIONEERING police initiative is rewarding schoolchildren for carrying out good deeds. Police have been giving pupils at St James' Primary School, in Briercliffe, advice on a range of issues including respect, right and wrong and how to be a good friend
A YOUNG cancer sufferer is looking to the future after undergoing two years of intensive treatment. Adam Barrett was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in September 2004, just weeks after starting his first job after university. But the disease has now
A Blackburn teenager who threatened supermarket staff with two kitchen knives has been sentenced to 20 months custody. After the fracas at Tesco, Colin Wilson, 19, told police he had wanted to be arrested because it was easier for him in prison than
A MAN has been remanded in custody charged with murder after the body of his missing former partner was found under paving slabs in a cellar. Frederick Lawlor, 53, is accused of killing Dorothy Carre, who went missing from her home in Bacup nearly
FOUR East Lancashire students have won a fact-finding trip of a lifetime to Brazil. The students are to embark on the trip of a lifetime after landing a place with the Daniel Thwaites Brewery Scholarship. The scholarship has been running for about 40
Burnley Council's leader has welcomed a decision to consider building one of Burnley's new secondary schools in the Melrose Avenue area. Lancashire County Council has agreed to look further into the possibility of making Melrose Avenue its preferred
POLICE were alerted to a suspected cannabis factory because of an unpaid electricity bill. United Utilities sought a warrant and its officers forced entry to the house in Redlam, Blackburn, to disconnect the power. But they ended up having to alert
A FORMER Pendle councillor has died after losing his battle with cancer. Labour stalwart Bryan Akrigg died on Tuesday from pneumonia. Bryan, who lived in Brierfield, was visiting his daughter Deborah in Truro, Cornwall, with his wife Marilyn, when he
FORGET the prestigious dance clubs of Miami - superstar DJ Pete Tong will be spinning the turntables in Burnley next month. Fusion Burnley has persuaded the world famous Radio One DJ to play in the town fresh from a stint at the Miami Winter Music Conference
EAST Lancashire watch out - a night to remember is heading your way, with a triple bill bringing together three of the UK's best loved R&B performers. The Mad, The Bad and The Dangerous tour comes to Colne Muni on March 30, promising over three hours
DARWEN'S controversial new leisure centre has been given planning permission - but campaigners warned its final fate could be decided by a public inquiry. Blackburn with Darwen Council planning committee last night approved the application for the £9million
BACUP and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a "good school with outstanding features." That's the conclusion of Ofsted inspectors who visited the Waterfoot school this month. Their report states that the school provides "outstanding care, guidance and support
A SERIES of public meetings will be held to discuss the proposed racecourse for Hyndburn and Ribble Valley. Following two public meetings in Simonstone, further public meetings will be held on at Read CE Primary School on Friday, April 27, Monday, April
LEADING Irish singer-songwriter Mick Hanley will perform at Waddington village hall on Friday, March 30 at 8pm. Mick had a US top ten hit with Past the Point of Rescue. Valley Hops presents the night and Mick will be accompanied by Laurie and Carol
THE Red House Hotel held a camel race on Thursday night this week and raised £145 on the night. Well done to Alan and he would like to thank everyone who attended this event. Watch out for more fund-raising events in the pub window.
THE vandals have been active in Rosegrove. Windows have been broken at the school, the Burco Dean factory and the telephone box on Owen Street. If you see them don't be afraid to report them.
VICTIMS of domestic violence in Lancashire are to be handed a potential lifeline. Thanks to a groundbreaking partnership between police and businesses, 50 free mobile telephones are to be donated to individuals who could be in extreme danger. The
A FATHER-of-one accused of molesting a Burnley schoolgirl told a jury he was innocent and that prosecution witnesses were conspiring to get him into trouble. David Byrom, 30, told Burnley Crown Court that the witnesses' evidence was "one made up story
A MAN who carried out a "revenge" fire attack at Clayton-le-Moors has been jailed for at least three years. James Woods admitted he caused a bedroom blaze which resulted in significant damage and burned through to the kitchen ceiling below. Woods
A TEACHER who had been under investigation after complaints about her lurid' gothic vampire websites has resigned. Samantha Goldstone has left St Christopher's C of E High School, Accrington, in what its head described as an amicable parting of the ways
PENDLE Council is to ask Home Secretary John Reid to personally intervene in the case of a family who have been refused asylum. Last night the authority's executive unanimously voted for chief executive Stephen Barnes to write to Mr Reid demanding he
TROUBLE at two consecutive Blackburn Rovers games was not down to a reduction in match- day policing, football chiefs have insisted. However, fans at the club said trouble during the past two games at Ewood Park could have been prevented by a bigger
DOZENS of motorists have been caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving since the power to issue tougher penalties was made available to police. Officers said 55 motorists were stopped in Eastern Division, which covers Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn
AN attacker who sank his teeth into a man's lip leaving him with a large, gaping wound has been jailed for 20 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Lee Maymond, 23, had earlier been given a community order for the assault but flouted it and went on to
A VISIT from an Easter bunny is just one of the attractions at a family fun day on Easter Sunday, April 8 at the Shepherd's Rest at Todmorden. The money will go to children's charity Rainbow House, and the fun starts at 11.30am with the children's egg
MORE than 12 million of us tuned in to see Tracy Barlow hit lovecheat Charlie Stubbs around the head with an ornament. For weeks she had carefully built up the facade of a beaten girlfriend. And next week she stands trial as TV's favourite soap brings
AVID computer game fans stayed up until the early hours to pick up the hotly anticipated Playstation 3 console. Keen gamers who had pre-ordered the £425 machine waited anxiously at computer shops including Gamestation, Great Bolton Street, Blackburn,
THE letter by R S Whitaker, (LT, March 14) on the subject The Great Global Warming Swindle caught my attention. I watched the programme and was very impressed by the alternative view put forward by several experts as to the root cause of our global
I, LIKE R S Whittaker (LT March 14), also watched the programme on Channel 4, the Great Global Warming Swindle. I, like R S Whittaker, looked to hearing some comment in the papers or on the television. But as he said there was silence. Twenty odd years
IF concerned about the free range egg fraud remember these guidelines: 1) When cracked, battery eggs go into crazy paving, free range crack in a single, round the egg crack. 2) Free range have a deeper coloured yolk. 3) Taste is more eggy' than fishy
THE residents of Ewood and Fernhurst, Blackburn, at their meeting on March 16 expressed concern about the story published in the Lancashire Telegraph. While our existence is not as well known as we would like, the Community Association has been actively
A BRIGHT yellow bus which provides a safe place for people in a distressed or vulnerable state is having its first Darwen outing tonight. The Safe Haven bus is run by volunteers who will arrange for the person to be reunited with their friends or get
A MOTORIST is recovering in the Royal Blackburn Hospital with serious head injuries after a crash near Ribchester on Wednesday night. Police say a green Rover 216 car was involved in a collision with a parked white Ford transit van just after 10pm in
LANCASHIRE Police has a new chief constable - after spending two years without a permanent leader. Lancashire Police Authority has announced the appointment of Steve Finnigan as the new man for the job. Mr Finnigan, who joined the Constabulary in 2001
POLICE Community Support Officers are to be given extra powers to dish out fines to litter louts in two East Lancashire towns. The power was previously only enjoyed by Blackburn with Darwen Council wardens, but council chiefs are set to authorise PCSOs
RESIDENTS are demanding a public meeting to discuss proposals for a supermarket in their town - despite no plans being submitted to the council. Grocery giant Tesco has been approached by developers Hunter's Walk, who own the land behind the Metflex
DARWEN'S controversial new leisure centre has been given planning permission - but campaigners warned its final fate could still be decided by a public inquiry. Blackburn with Darwen Council's planning committee last night approved the application for
DRIVERS on the A56 suffered delays when an HGV blew a tyre this morning. The incident happened at about 7.30am near junction eight of the M65 at Hapton.
TWO streets were evacuated as fire crews attempted to prevent a chimney spewing toxic smoke from toppling over. Residents from about 30 homes in Shuttleworth Street and Waddington Street, Earby, had to leave as a 40-metre chimney at Wardle Storeys plastics
By Linda and Pete. Now that you're going to be 60 don't let people tell you you're old, When you get out of bed in your thermals Put on your slippers to keep out the cold. You can still listen to the Troggs and the Kinks or even the Rolling
HOORAY! The boys are back in town (to use a Thin Lizzy song) and they're as funny as ever. Yes, The Hairy Bikers Ride Again on BBC2 looks like being as good as the original series. Si KIng and Dave Myers are the most unlikely TV presenters. Neither
PERFECT pets from across East Lancashire were the centre of attention in Oswaldtwistle as our Pet Idol 2007 competition got under way. This year's contest is bigger and better than ever with over £1,000 of prizes up for grabs for the cutest cat and prized
A MAN who had been depressed since breaking up with his girlfriend was found hanging from the stairs at his home. An inquest heard that Brett Ivor Whittam, 34, had tied a bed sheet round his neck before suspending himself from the banister rail. Mr
Businesses in Colne are being urged up to sign up to a scheme to reduce crime. Police and traders have teamed up to launch CAT (Colne Against Thieves) which will target known shoplifters and other criminals such as pickpockets.. As part of the initiative
