BURNLEY chief executive Dave Edmundson insists the Clarets have almost reached their budget for season ticket sales. Although no official season ticket figures have been released, the Turf Moor club are satisfied with the numbers sold for the 2006/07
A BURNLEY burglar who stole £80,000 from householders and drove off with the loot in the back of their sports car has been jailed for three years. Darren Spencer, 22, took a £40,000 Porsche as he carried out a string of break-ins including a New Year's
YOUNGSTERS from two of Rossendale's schools have been eating healthy and enjoying a "berry" good time. The Raspberry Project was a pilot study launched to help establish what kind of support schools might find useful in working towards the National Healthy
AN unsuspecting Rossendale youngster is to be given the honour of being the first customer at Rawtenstall's new multi-million pound Asda superstore. The four-year-old, whose identity is shrouded in secrecy, has been driving his family mad for months
A ROSSENDALE man was among 11 drugs suppliers who peddled misery on the streets of East Lancashire who have been jailed for a total of 36-and-a-half years. The dealers, who were arrested in June, are the latest to be sent to prison as part of a police
PENDLE residents are being warned they could have problems getting a mortgage, or opening a bank account, if they are not on the electoral register. Council officers are issuing the warning as the authority sends out forms to thousands of homes across
HEALTH and safety officials are investigating an off-road centre in Whitworth after the death of a 14-year-old boy. Police have revealed the youngster was from Bacup although his identity was due to be confirmed later today. The accident happened on
A POLICE investigation was today under way after an empty briefcase sparked a major security alert in Burnley. The town centre ground to a halt after the discarded briefcase was spotted yesterday morning. Now officers want to find out whether the briefcase
IN 20 years time when they look back at classic comedy series of the Noughties (as trendy media types call it), I somehow doubt that My Hero will get even the merest mention. The sitcom about Thermo-man, the alien who happens lives a dual life, is almost
SCHOOL may be out, but youngsters across Blackburn with Darwen have been carrying on learning. Hundreds of young people, aged 11 to 16, have attended this year's Summer Slam, an out-of-school learning programme organised by Blackburn with Darwen Council
A BLACKBURN firm could be set to revolutionise manufacturing after coming up with a hi-tech solution to an age-old problem. Supply Link Systems Limited, based in the Saturn Centre, Challenge Way, is a partnership between three local firms. Hurst Green
FORMER Clarets favourite Marlon Beresford believes Burnley will confound critics who predicted a struggling season for Steve Cotterill's men. Goalkeeper Beresford - who made almost 350 Clarets appearances during over three separate spells - is riding
THE letter in the Lancashire Telegraph (July 19) and the closure of Blackburn Royal Infirmary brought back memories for me. I spent many happy days there during my nurse's training from 1948 to 1951, plus some time as a staff nurse. We all lived in
I READ with interest the story about banned driver Aso Mohammed Ibrahim (LT, August 7). This man is bleating about his six years of hell. I do hope he doesn't expect sympathy, after all, he did leave a child to die after she went under the wheels of
A SPORTS coach and school sports co-ordinator who "brought the best out of thousands of children" has died after being found hanging at her home. Suzanne Gosling, 43, was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital after she was discovered at the family home in
"ENJOY your holidays!" they chorused as the church youth and yours truly took off for Africa. So, there we were, basking by equatorial Lake Victoria at Bethany Orphanage, totally exhausted. We'd never worked so hard in all our lives. Up with the sun
BAE Systems has reached a milestone in the life of one of its most famous aircraft, the Eurofighter. Almost 100 of the jets, which are partly built at BAE Systems, Sam-lesbury, are flying over European skies and the air forces of Germany, Italy, Spain
ELEVEN drugs suppliers who peddled misery on the streets of East Lancashire have been jailed for a total of 36-and-a-half years. The dealers, who were arrested in June, are the latest to be sent to prison as part of a police operation codenamed Nimrod
BLACKBURN Rovers winger Jerome Watt has signed for Northampton Town on non-contract terms. The 21-year-old scored nine goals in the reserves, and also went on loan to Cercle Brugge in Belgium. Town manager John Gorman said: "If Jerome keeps progressing
THE owner of a five-year-old polecat named Edgar stolen during a burglary has issued a fresh appeal for his safe return. Nicola Miller, 29, of Nancy Street, Darwen, woke on August, 3 to find Edgar missing along with items in her outdoor shed. Since
EAST Lancashire's hospital authority has been rated "fair" for the way it prescribes and dispenses medicines. Most hospital trusts in England, 42 per cent, were given the rating while 40 per cent were rated good. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
PENDLE babies will soon be telling mums and dads when they are hungry and tired - well before they can speak. For youngsters are being taught sign language in new classes designed to boost children's communication skills. The baby signing sessions are
A 15-year-old Haslingden girl is missing from home after going ice skating. Louise Evans was last seen at Blackburn Ice Arena at 4.30pm last Tuesday. Police said they are growing concerned and believe she could be in the Darwen area. She is 5ft 3ins
THE tireless efforts of a Ribble Valley youth group have been recognised by a national award scheme. Clitheroe Youth Skate Group has won through to the finals of the Nationwide Awards for Voluntary Endeavour, at Lords Cricket Ground on October 3. The
ANOTHER Australian wine from a grape that's not much seen on that continent is this big red made from Malbec of which Chile and Argentina have made themselves the world's largest growers. Clare Valley in South Australia obviously suits it and the result
IT'S all the rage with the twenty somethings but sadly too much Pinot Grigio from Northern Italy is over-priced, insipid stuff that lacks real taste or depth. Here's a good-value example however that is worth drinking, from the Milawa, Northern Victoria
SOMETIMES when you go out for a meal you don't really want anything too fancy - or too expensive. But as a diner you still have standards which means you require an establishment with a good atmosphere, friendly, efficient service and a good selection
SUPERBIKE ace Neil Hodgson has snubbed Carl Fogarty - and wrecked plans for an all-British dream team - by insisting he will never ride for his arch rival. Fogarty, the team boss of Foggy Petronas Racing, had identified Hodgson as the man he wanted to
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is hoping to persuade Ryan Nelsen to sign a new deal before the new Premiership season kicks off next weekend. After rejecting three separate bids from Portsmouth for Nelsen, Rovers are keen to ward off further interest in
SO MEP Chris Davis is worried about fish stocks. I notice that on his list of things that the fish were up against, he failed to mention the common fisheries policy. In particular, the fact that in Spain for example, immature cod commands a premium price
IT is not all that long ago that Israel did not appear on the world map. In 1948 or thereabouts, after the Second World War, the Brits and Americans thought it would be a good idea to allocate part of Palestine to re-settle the Jews, who had been so
I READ with interest the article (LT, July 25) on the increase of the X44 bus service through Edenfield and Shuttleworth providing a regular and convenient service to Manchester city centre. Russell Revill for Burnley and Pendle Travel, says the company
I HAVE just read the article about the failed asylum seeker who killed Amy Houston. The thing that has really annoyed me, along with the fact that if he had been sent back that little girl would still be alive today, is that the Home Office states that
A NEW Co-op store is to open in Blackburn in a former motorbike dealership - after store bosses failed to get permission for a site further down the road. United Co-operatives, which has more than 500 stores across England and Wales, is opening the store
A MINI cannabis factory has been discovered in an empty house after a neighbour saw a plant sitting on a bedroom window sill. Police raided the abandoned property on Lower Barnes Street, Clayton-le-Moors, early yesterday and removed eight adult cannabis
HOMELESS people are being offered the chance to get prescriptions without seeing their doctor. A pilot scheme in Blackburn with Darwen is being expanded to allow more homeless people to go direct to their chemist, instead of seeing their GP first. Health
EXTRA police were out on foot in Accrington last night as part of a major crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Residents and repre-sentatives from housing agencies were invited to follow police in the first high visibility operation of a 100-day clean
A SUPERMARKET was filled with dense smoke after suspected young arsonists set fire to plastic pallets. Staff and customers at the Co-op, Whalley New Road, Blackburn, were evacuated at 2.15pm yesterday. Firefighters said they suspected children had set
NELSON skipper Mike Bradley hasn't ruled out a challenge for the Lancashire League title after his side won the Worsley Cup. The Seedhill team, inspired by new pro Craig McMillan, won the rain-interrupted final against Burnley on Monday evening and is
BLAIR loyalist and Burnley MP Kitty Ussher has launched a stinging attack on the Prime Minister's handling of the Middle East crisis. Writing in the latest issue of political magazine the New Statesman, Mrs Ussher said the "only conclusion any right-minded
PLANNING appli-cations for a multi-million pound East Lancashire racecourse have still to be submitted more than a year after the scheme was announced. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed in May last year how a consortium - which has financial backers
LAST season Accrington Stanley's players were playing the likes of Forest Green. Now they can line up against Wayne Rooney - courtesy of a computer game. The team's promotion into the Football League gives them the automatic right to be included into
