ACCRINGTON STANLEY striker Gary Roberts has been nominated for the prestigious League Two player of the month award. And after bagging six goals in September, manager John Coleman believes the born-again-striker fully deserves the accolade. Coleman
COUNCIL bosses have demanded the long-awaited re-development of a 19th century mill gets under way after vandals turned the building into an eyesore. Lob Lane Mill, Clitheroe Road, Brierfield, has sat empty for three years during which time yobs have
A DOZEN people have been fined and four mobile phones cut off after a 25 per cent increase in the number of hoax calls to police. Officers in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale say they have been puzzled by the dramatic rise in the number of malicious calls
BURNLEY Council has relaunched its popular after school play sessions for youngsters across the borough. The sessions, which will run at a youth and community centres throughout the Burnley area, will include a variety of activities from sports, games
BOROUGH councillors have been left angry after being given no opportunity to provide their views on the redevelopment of Todmorden town centre. A 23-page document has already been prepared by Calderdale Council and Todmorden Council - before town councillors
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher has called on the town's council to launch a crackdown on the private landlords who make tenants' lives a misery. Mrs Ussher staged a meeting with the council's chief executive Steve Rumbelow following numerous complaints from
THE jailing of Arshid Khan brings to an end a police investigation into a premier league' drug gang who dealt in misery on the streets of East Lancashire. Khan was one of the prime movers in the gang which made massive profits from the sale of heroin
THE drive to breathe new life into a Nelson park has taken a big step forward after residents handed over plans to councillors. The Friends of Walverden Park have completed a masterplan of what improvements residents would like to see carried out.
A GROUP of police officers are to be given Lancashire force's highest award for bravery following last year's 17-hour armed siege in Rawtenstall . Those set to be honoured include a policeman shot with more than 60 pellets by gunman Steven Hensby during
A SENIOR Blackburn clergyman has criticised a council for not doing enough to bring Christian and Muslim communities together. Canon Chancellor Chris Chivers, who has responsibility for interfaith relations at Blackburn Cathedral, accused policiticans
A VEHICLE repair shop has been ranked among the top in the country at a prestigious industry awards ceremony. Gaskell Motor Bodies, based in Great Harwood, was praised by judges at the Bodyshop Magazine Industry Awards in London for successfully meeting
A BUILDING which housed a doomed primary school is now enjoying a new lease of life. The reincarnation has taken place on the site of the Highercroft Primary School, Blackburn. The former Fishmoor Drive school closed due to dwin-dling pupil numbers
AN INDOOR bowling league has been saved after leisure bosses did a u-turn and gave them somewhere to play. Bowlers from across East Lancashire who play in the Indoor Winter League at Bacup Leisure Hall were left outraged last week after leisure bosses
OUT of the skies of East Lancashire and into the skies of the world - that's where one man's new job will take him. At 26, Matthew Atherton has become a pilot with a commercial airline, making him one of the youngest pilots in the country. Matthew,
REPLYING to Rev John Michael (Sept 19) let me start by saying that God hates the sin, but loves the sinner. Referring to Steve Green and the Rev Kevin Logan condemning gay sex love with Bible texts to back them up. They are perfectly correct in what
WITH regard to proposals put forward re Darwen's new leisure centre. What Darweners wanted was all existing facilities under one roof. To have a sports hall over a mile away funded by Blackburn Rovers and Barclays Bank is absolutely unthinkable and
OLDER people in rural areas tell us that post offices provide an essential service. Yet rural post offices could be stamped out unless the Government decides this autumn to continue with its subsidy. Many older people are heavily reliant on public transport
CLITHEROE lost their third game on the spin as they were beaten at the Lambeth Stadium last night. The visitors went behind in the third minute when Daniel flashed a shot through a crowded penalty area, from an acute angle, and the ball found the corner
FOR the third game in a row, Rossendale hit four and Skelmersdale were the victims this time. Despite turmoil off the field, Derek Egan has got his side firing on all cylinders after thumping Goole and Gresley in their last two fixtures. And Phil
BOOKMAKERS have made Burnley's Steve Cotterill odds-on favourite to land the West Bromwich Albion job as the Baggies dwell on interviewing candidates. The Clarets boss has always led the betting market field since Bryan Robson vacated The Hawthorns
By anonymous. I've lived in Darwen all my life, It's kept me safe through stress and strife But oh the ache inside my heart To see it torn and ripped apart. The roads dug up, the buildings down The last remaining bricks of Crown, There's metal
I RECENTLY heard a rumour that Blackburn is to follow the lead of some other towns and introduce pay and display in its main car park. I hope that if it does, it follows Bolton's example where you pay when you leave, rather than the system operating
I WAS glad to see new community service officers are on the beat supposedly taking the pressure off the police force proper by dealing with the drug dealers, prostitutes and hooligans. So imagine my surprise at the junction of St James Road and Cedar
REGARDING the remarks Fr McCartney made about the Pope. As I understand, the Pope was quoting from a 400-year-old lecture. Does Fr McCartney also admire the thugs who demonstrated against the Pope and called for his death? And does he also admire the
PADIHAM manager Steve Wilkes has appealed to local football fans to come out and support his side on Saturday as they face big spending FC United in the FA Vase. The Manchester side are expected to bring up to 1400 fans to the Arbories and Wilkes fears
GRAHAM Branch's testimonial year will be launched next week with a special evening at Burnley's 1882 Lounge. Branch, who signed for Burnley on New Year's Eve 1998, was granted a testimonial in the summer after signing a one-year deal to extend his stay
BURNLEY'S new director Mike Garlick revealed that a wish to Jim'll Fix It has finally come true after joining the Turf Moor board. The life-long Clarets fan and businessman was formally voted on at a board meeting and he replaces the vacancy left by
BLACKBURN ROVERS manager Mark Hughes has declared himself "happy" with the UEFA Cup draw. Blackburn face a tough European test after being drawn against Feyenoord, FC Basel, AS Nancy-Lorraine and Wisla Krakow in Group E. Hughes' side begin their group
A FORMER British National Party member has been accused of possessing the largest amount of chemical explosives of its type ever found in the country. Robert Cottage, 49, of Talbot Street, Colne, appeared before Burnley magistrates charged with possession
A PAIR of twins are jumping for joy after using their birthday present to raise money for vital cancer-fighting equipment at an East Lancashire hospital. When identical twins Kamara and Xariah Holt received a 14ft trampoline for their fifth birthday
TWO people were arrested after police swooped on a home in Padiham and found a large haul of cannabis plants. Some 29 plants were seized by officers executing a warrant at an address in Keith Street, Padiham, yesterday. Two people were arrested on the
A DAD-of-four hanged himself after being accused of assaulting his partner, an inquest heard. But she has claimed the allegations which may have driven him to end his life were "totally untrue". Stuart Alan Davis, a 36-year-old former special constable
POLICE say they have "new information" on the hit-and-run death of a Blackburn schoolgirl after launching a fresh appeal. Hundreds of leaflets were handed out to residents yesterday to urge the person responsible for Olivia Whiteside's death, or those
THE chief executive of Blackburn cake firm Inter Link Foods has quit his £200,000 a year job to restore a monastery dubbed the Taj Mahal of Manchester. Paul Griffiths said his decision was a purely personal one and had nothing to do with the fact that
NEARLY 400,000 patients will be covered by the launch of a health authority in charge of East Lancashire GP services. East Lancashire NHS Primary Care Trust came into effect this week. It was formed from the merger of two PCTs which covered Hyndburn
COD you believe it? An East Lancashire chippy is celebrating 100 years in the business. The Trinity Street chip shop in Oswaldtwistle was established a century ago and has welcomed queues of customers ever since. Current owner Mark Phillipson took over
A BLESSING ceremony is being organised for a Chinese restaurant after its good luck lion was smashed leaving the business open to evil. Two weeks ago CCTV footage at Mr Fu's restaurant, Preston New Road, Blackburn, showed a vandal kicking the stone lion
A POPULAR Darwen councillor collapsed and died after a game of pool, an inquest heard. Fred Slater, 63, who represented the town's East Rural ward, died as a result of fatty liver change, the coroner was told. And the hearing heard that whatever the
THE trainer of a kidnapped TV canine has spoken of his joy after the dog was returned to its owner - thanks to the Lancashire Telegraph and one eagle-eyed reader. Carrie, the Shih Tzu offspring of Coronation Street's Mr Woo, was taken from her breeder
YOUNGSTERS are being urged to take part in a pioneering competition that aims to reduce the number of people injured by fireworks in the run up to Bonfire Night on November 5. The competition is part of a county-wide Bright Sparx campaign run by Lancashire
TEENAGERS are being told they are too young to die as part of a hard-hitting safety campaign aimed at cutting the number of fatal road accidents involving young drivers. While drivers aged between 17 and 25 account for one eighth of drivers, one in four
AN ICELANDIC internet pervert jailed for 16 months after he was found naked in bed with a Burnley schoolgirl has been banned from working with children. Gudni Snaebjornsson, 24, appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. Last month at his sentencing,
