ALMOST 9,000 tonnes of rubbish from homes across Burnley were recycled over the past year instead of being dumped into the ground. In the first year of Burnley Council's recycling and refuse collection service a total of 8,379 tonnes of glass, cans,
Lancashire householders are being warned about fake charity collections operating within the county. Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards service is warning householders not to assume charity leaflets posted through letter boxes are from actual
A SCHEME has been launched to get people in Colne involved in gardening. The Wildlife Trust has started an allotment project in Basil Street, near the bottom of Colne Lane, and it now wants people of all ages to roll up their sleeves and join in. Training
PEOPLE will be able to find out more about plans for the future of West Craven this weekend. West Craven Together, the body set up to oversee the regeneration of the area, is staging Talk About West Craven Together' at Barnoldswick Town Square on Saturday
A FAMILY of three, including a 92-year-old woman, fled their blazing home early today following an arson attack. Kathleen Sharples, 92, her daughter Anne and son-in-law Peter, of Creswick Avenue, Rosehill, Burnley, had their lives saved by smoke alarms
THIS is the armed robber who burst into a Burnley funeral home and threatened staff with a handgun. Detectives investigating the robbery at the Co-operative Funeral Services, Colne Road, Burnley, today released the e-fit and appealed for help from residents
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes believes the lure of European football will prove a major transfer draw this summer. Hughes, who yesterday signed a new three year deal, is determined to strengthen his squad for an assault on next season's UEFA Cup after
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has committed his long-term future to the club by agreeing a new three year deal. After weeks of talks, the Welshman has agreed to sign a brand new contract, which will keep him tied to Rovers until the summer of
WELL that was a turn up for the books wasn't it? The Tulip wilted and the pink Badger marches on. No, I'm not quoting an obscure Genesis lyric, that's what happened in The Apprentice as four became two and set us up nicely for next week's final episode
HYNDBURN environmen-tal charity, the Prospects Foundation, will be showing people how to create a wildflower meadow in their neighbourhoods at a special training day. It will go ahead at Haworth Park, off Hollins Lane, Accrington, on Saturday, May 13
ASDA in Burnley is set to hold trials to find four hopefuls who can Bend it like Beckham' and join a junior team for a kids' World Cup. Swerve and score' heats will be held on the store's car park, off Princess Way. The qualifiers will run from 10.30am
TEACHERS in Lancashire are being asked to do an impossible job, an outgoing union chief claimed today. The comment came from Dick Greenfield, who has stepped down after a 26-year stint as the executive member for Lancashire NASUWT, which represents 6,000
Tockholes Village Hall Committee will seek nominations for a new chairperson on June 5. Current chairman Barry Hall has stepped down and anyone living in the village is invited to apply. Villagers are also encouraged to attend the meeting to support
A CLITHEROE bowling team has reached the final of a national tournament using the ten-pin equivalent of jumpers for goalposts. Like generations of young footballers forced to use rolled-up clothes as makeshift goals, Clitheroe Round Table's bowling team
THE work of up-and-coming interior designers is being showcased at an exhibition. North of Watford, launched at the Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, features furniture, lighting, textiles and glass. The work of 16 artists from the region is on display,
Trapped in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening to vote on the finance bill, I could only cheer in the solitary confinement of my office there when Reid (or was it Savage?) scored that goal two minutes before half-time. I had some other fortune on
A PASSPORT office is to be opened in Blackburn this year as part of new, tighter controls to cut fraudulent applications. The office will allow applicants for new passports to be interviewed in East Lancashire rather than have to travel to Liverpool.
IT made front page news in 1950, when scaffolding, filling almost the whole of St Gabriel's Church, Blackburn, collapsed in a heap. Painters and scaffolders were flung 50 feet to the ground as the mass of tubular steel fell. Two were admitted to hospital
IDENTICAL triplets, the first to be born at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, on May 19, 1943, received a right royal welcome. For a missive sent just five days after the arrival of the three baby girls, came directly from Windsor Castle. It proved to be the
I WAS so incensed and outraged at reading the article in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph suggesting that Darwen Tower be replaced with a state of the art folly, that I felt obliged to put pen to paper. I am nearly 60 years of age, have lived in Darwen
LANCASHIRE motorists will not have to run the gauntlet of any new speed cameras this year, it has been revealed. The Department of Transport has officially given the green light to proposed camera changes submitted by speed camera partnerships across
PEOPLE in Lancashire can forget the saying "Neighbour from Hell" after new research reveals that 81 per cent of people in the region consider their neighbours to be "good friends." And now the hunt is on to find Lancashire's best neighbours. Sociologist
THE foster parents of a man who died from a rare form of leukaemia have launched a £50,000 appeal in his memory. Father-of-two Graham Gardner was just 29 when he died of disseminated lymphoma, a condition which causes tumours, on April 28 last year.
FANS have hit out at Accrington Stanley bosses after the club banned the use of drums at matches next season. The club said it made the decision in a bid to "maintain good relations with neighbours" around the Interlink Express Stadium. But the move
A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD old caught in possession of more than a dozen drug wraps has been sentenced to 12 months detention and training. The bags of heroin and crack cocaine were discovered in a car the youth was sitting in at Blackburn. Preston Crown Court
AN East Lancashire girl is living the dream of millions of female fans by dancing on stage with Take That. Collette Morrow today admitted it was the best job of her life. The 26-year-old, who went to Blackpool and Fylde college to study musical theatre
VOTERS will today to decide the fate of a third of seats on East Lancashire councils. All but one of the six councils in the area have seats up for election. Seats are up for grabs on councils for Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Burnley, Pendle and
SEEMINGLY, you didn't dial m for murder on a gadget made by a Darwen firm but 6 for a pint! The machine was called a Genie and, like magic, your drink would appear if you used its automatic dialling system. It was made, we've heard, by Millington and
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Steven Reid capped a brilliant season by scooping the Peter White Memorial Trophy for the goal of the season at the club's annual awards night last night. The Republic of Ireland international, who has been a key figure in
A REFORMED drug addict was said to have attacked a pub regular after his past came back to haunt him, Burnley magistrates heard. Disabled Paul Doyle, 33, of Netherby Street, Burnley, got in a fight after he went out for tea and a former acquaintance
A THIEF stole spirits worth almost £450 after raiding a Colne restaurant. Burnley magistrates heard how Mark Morton, 29, got into Carlos via a disused door and then smashed his way through a plasterboard wall. Jobless Morton, who then went home
THE Rossendale Lions group is set to host a golf day next month to raise funds for the local hospice. The day is being held at Rossendale Golf Club in Rawtenstall which organisers are hoping will be a repeat of the success of last year's event. Teams
A NOT-for-profit cyber centre has opened in Rossendale in a bid to educate residents about computers and the internet. The Gateway 2 project, in Bury Road, Rawtenstall, aims to give access to the technology to all. Staff at the company also offer to
A ROW has broken out between the Conservative and Labour groups in Rossendale over a candidate's advice to voters. The Labour Party has put up just one candidate in the Eden ward of today's local elections, despite two seats being up for grabs. In his
Burnley boss Steve Cotterill has transfer-listed first team members Micah Hyde, Gifton Noel-Williams, Danny Karbassiyoon and Duane Courtney. The most high-profile casualty is stand-in skipper Hyde, who will be heading towards the Turf Moor exit door
CLARETS boss Steve Cotterill has already started the re-building process as he plans ahead for next season with the signing of Crewe striker Steve Jones. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph exclusively revealed on April 21 that Cotterill was lining up the
A SUSPECTED cann-abis factory has been uncovered by police in Burnley. Officers went to the house in Elgin Crescent, off Cog Lane, at about 7pm on Tuesday following a 999 call in which the caller hung up. However police traced the call and during a
A MOTORIST was twice the drink drive limit but claimed he had only had three pints, Burnley Magistrates heard. Kevin Forrest, 22, was caught after police spotted him changing a wheel in the early hours and the jack collapsed. Forrest, who had suffered
POLICE said today they were set to make an arrest in connection with a "happy slap" attack in Burnley. Officers said they were confident they knew the identity of one of the offenders who set upon the 12-year-old boy in Church Street. The victim, a
A MAN drove his car over the drinks limit after he "got jumped" Burnley magistrates were told. Shaheen Ali, 28, of Hibson Road, Nelson, was stopped by police after they saw him speeding and veering across the opposite lane inn the early hours of April
A thief was back in court five days after getting a suspended jail term for stealing a pensioner's wallet. David Shapcott, 27, of Kime Street, Burnley, was last Friday given a 120-day jail term, suspended for a year, with 12 months supervision, a nine
THIS is the Burnley FC supporter suspected of a ferocious attack which left a man fighting for his life. Police released a CCTV still of the man they want to question about the attack which happened after the club's 2-1 defeat against Ipswich in February
CRAIG Bellamy was last night crowned the supporters' player of the year at the club's annual awards night. The Welsh international, who has been a revelation for Rovers since signing from Newcastle United last summer, scooped the top award to cap a brilliant
A LITTLE boy who suffers from a rare medical condition has taken centre stage as the face of an appeal to raise £20million for a new hospital. Josef Comberbach, five, joined a host of celebrities, including Bob the Builder and comedian Brian Conley,
BLACKBURN Lions Club celebrated its 1,000th meeting by donating almost £4,000 to good causes. And among those to receive money was a teenager who will be competing in the Down's Syndrome swimming world championships. The club was formed in 1962 with
Darwen FC boss Kevin Henry hopes to open up the club's Anchor Ground out of season for sports groups wanting to train and hold competitions. The clubhouse would also be made available for community groups to hold events such as car boot sales and fundraising
THE Darwen Live music festival over May Bank Holiday weekend will have a cosmopolitan feel this year after organisers received almost £5,000 to create a world music venue. The popular event is expected once again to attract thousands of people to the
PROFITS at Shadsworth-based Interlink Foods will be lower than anticipated' this year, it has been revealed. The firm has said that promotional activity in April has not been as successful as anticipated and, as a result, profits for the year will be
A MAN was jailed for six months after pleading guilty to an attack he claimed he had not played a part in. Burnley Crown Court heard how Adeel Ashraf, 20, of Belfield Road, Accrington, told his solicitor he wanted to plead guilty to assault causing actual
I READ your paper every night and have heard the arguments from all sides when it comes to community wardens in Hyndburn. When all is said and done, the reason there are no longer wardens in the four designated areas is that this Government withdrew
ON a recent party political broadcast, the leader of the Conservatives was keen to reassure us of his party's commitment to the environment. That he then chose to go flying round the world looking at the effects of global warming, thus contributing unnecessarily
I AM 15 years old and have worked 9am to 5pm on the market every Saturday for almost a year. It really annoys me that most teenagers rely on their parents for money. What's the point? Parents aren't going to be around forever and I think a lot of teenagers
A TOP international motivational speaker is to give a talk to Blackburn businesses. Andy Bounds will teach delegates at the Super Business Builder Forum techniques of bringing in new customers. The event has been organised by Mayes Business Partnership
A DISTRAUGHT soldier's son has lost the dog his dad bought to keep him company while he was away serving his country. Sergeant Major Peter Crump, of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, gave Ziggy to his family and his boy, Ellis. But the three-year-old
AN EAST Lancashire MP has demanded an inquiry into alleged vote rigging after becoming the most high-profile victim in the build-up to today's local elections. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans made the call after his postal ballot was intercepted and stolen
A BLACKBURN poultry owner has immunised his chickens against bird flu after residents reported dead birds in the area. The 13-year-old pupil at Blakewater College, keeps chickens on an allotment owned by a Danny Johnson, next to Wensley Road. Yesterday
HEALTH bosses today insisted East Lancashire needs a third £400,000 MRI scanner to drive down waiting lists two years after delivery of the last one. The machine, which detects life-threatening conditions such as cancer, would cost thousands of pounds
IT'S a good job you are what you eat and not what you drink or else I'd have turned into a bottle of Cava a long while ago! I've loved every second of our championship celebrations, and really made the most of them. But while it's good to toast our
A NEW British comedy that has three weddings in it doesn't sound too original and intimates a funeral for the British Film Industry. However, Confetti is a pleasant surprise. It doesn't exactly wed comedy and social satire in bliss, but its excellent
JAMES Gunn cut his film-making teeth writing unashamedly trashy fare for micro-budget, gore-friendly Troma Films. He was responsible for such classics as Tromeo and Juliet, where the Bard's tale of star-crossed lovers was spiced up with plenty of lesbianism
I am look for my host parents, Steve and Sue Haigh. Children are Chris and Alison. They moved from Oldham to Chorley. Please help me the find him back. If you have any information, please click here to send an email.
I am trying to find a lady whom I have not heard of since 1948. Her name was Elizabeth Weatherup and lived in Tyldesley. That was her maiden name then. Also her sister and brother in law Mavis and Ken Gaskel. Ken was an ex-East Lancashire Regiment
I am ex-Corporal Arthur Farrington, late of the 1st Battalion the East Lancashire Regiment,1943 to 1948 then the R.A.S.C. till 1962. I am looking for any of my old comrades who knew me in those days, especially a Private Wilkinson (Wilko) who saved
I am looking for a friend that I lost touch with in 2000. His name is Mick McCarthy and he used to live in Coppull. He was in the navy, based in Portsmouth and would be about 45 years now. His mother came from Leyland and he has family there.
I am wondering if there is a possibility that you can help me find family. My great grandmother was born in Liverpool in the year of 1864. Her name was Harriet Melissa Lee. Born to Mary Jane and George Lee. I do not know Mary Jane's maiden name
