BACUP residents are demanding more infor-mation before backing a scheme that could see the town owning part of a wind farm. Coronation Power, the London company planning wind farms near Bacup, Todmorden and Wardle, held a meeting after Micro-generation
THE 30th anniversary of the Stonyhurst College cross country race went with a bang -quite literally! For the starters pistol was replaced by the blast of a 105mm gun which heralded the start of the race at the Clitheroe College. A Royal Artillery gun
EDUCATION chiefs insist they are pulling out the stops to ensure pupils of all faiths are included during their Christmas celebrations. One in five people in Blackburn with Darwen and other parts of East Lancashire are of Asian heritage and headteachers
LORRY drivers who ignore weight limits on a Darwen bridge to avoid the town centre roadworks are being warned they will be fined. The move is one of the steps aimed at improving safety in Pole Lane and its continuation into Grimshaw Lane and preventing
A PREGNANT young mum fears she may have to spend Christmas in her car after an electricity fault left her freezing in the dark. Lucy Clarke, of Mercer Street, Great Harwood, is one of several residents continually finding themselves without power because
NEW Clitheroe boss Neil Reynolds has warned his players he will wield the axe if results don't pick up. The injury-ravaged Blues lost again at the weekend, this time at home to Goole, and they face another daunting trip to Cammell Laird tonight.
BACUP Borough boss Brent Peters insists his side won't be fazed when they travel to Lancaster for tonight's Lancashire Co-Operative Trophy clash. Borough are three divisions below the Nationwide North strugglers, but Peters believes an upset could be
BLACKBURN ROVERS manager Mark Hughes has hinted he may rebuff approaches for Andy Todd next month after the defender played his way back into favour. After losing his place in the side to Andre Ooijer earlier in the season, Todd's days at Ewood appeared
ANDY Mangan bagged his second goal in three days as Accrington Stanley beat Rochdale 3-2 in the first round of the Lancashire Senior Cup. Mangan scored the dramatic injury-time equaliser against Macclesfield on Saturday, and he put the Reds on the
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Benni McCarthy has admitted life in the Premiership has been tougher than he expected. The 29-year-old finally fulfilled a long-term ambition when he secured a dream move to England with Blackburn in the summer. But although
BURNLEY'S maternity unit was shut for 10 hours - after just two members of staff went off sick. The leader of Burnley Borough Council Gordon Birtwistle has branded the situation "absolutely diabolical" and said the hospital should have enough staff to
A VANDALISM-plagued school has objected to a nearby shop's application for an licence to sell alcohol. In a letter to Pendle Council's licensing officer, headteacher at St Paul's C of E Primary School, Barbara Dewar, said problems like vandalism and
LORRY drivers who ignore weight limits on a Darwen bridge to avoid the town centre roadworks are being warned they will be fined. The move is one of the steps aimed at improving safety in Pole Lane and its continuation into Grimshaw Lane and preventing
KYLE Lafferty's brace against Sunderland has landed him a place in the Football League's Championship Team of the Week. The teenager became only the third Clarets player - following Brian Jensen and Michael Duff - to be recognised in the weekly award
CHRIS McCann is hungry for more goals as Burnley bid to bolster their play-off credentials over Christmas. In his second full season at Turf Moor, teenager McCann has continued to establish himself in the Clarets squad. The 19-year-old has started seven
AN 88-YEAR-OLD blind woman has relived the terrifying moment when a raider ransacked her bedroom while she lay in bed. Lily Leah said she thought she was going to die when the intruder ripped back her bed covers and demanded money. It is the third time
TWO members of an East Lancashire-based Kung Fu club have been honoured at a prestigious martial arts ceremony. Instructors Ray Heeks and Andy Crosbie attended the Black Belt International Martial Arts Awards and seminars which were held at the Palms
THERE could soon be more Bling in Blackburn after it was revealed the town's Premiership stars have recruited a new high-profile fan. And for those supporters who thought Rovers' celebrity fan base began and ended with Bullseye's Jim Bowen, the latest
A FUND set up in memory of murdered Burnley aid worker Michael Blakey has raised almost £1,000 in just over a week. Organisers behind the Michael Blakey Centre appeal hope to raise £20,000 so they can buy land and build hostels for children in Dhamrasala
DARWEN'S oldest karate club has held its first ever junior championship at its newest branch. While Tower Shukokai was established in 1987 its Edgworth School branch only opened its doors a year ago - so this was the first chance for youngsters to experience
A CHURCH group has won praise from a bishop for spreading the "true" meaning of Christmas with an open air Nativity. Earby Churches Together group performed the play on the green, Riley Street, in the doorway of the White Lion pub and at Mount Zion Baptist
THE golden rule at any party? "DO NOT run out of alcohol," said Andrea Paton, who will be responsible for organising the 100 parties the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, throws this season. "You can run out of food, burn the vol au vents if you
BURNLEY legend and Lancashire Telegraph columnist Andy Lochhead was an inspirational centre forward throughout the 1960s, scoring 101 goals in 225 starts. In this video interview, he tells us what life was like playing for the Clarets over the Christmas
A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch scheme in Burnley is appealing to residents to join up to keep crime at bay Officers are asking homeowners to support the scheme in the Loweswater Crescent area, which was started recently. There are more than 155,000 Neighbourhood
REVELLERS are being given the chance to have a green Christmas - by taking delivery of a reusable tree. The Living Christmas Tree company was started up this year by Kerris Casey-St.Pierre and her partner, Jules Whitehead, based at their home in Feniscowles
DEBENHAMS withdrew from Burnley's £70million new shop-ping centre over fears it would have taken trade away from its Blackburn store, it has been claimed. The store has been in negotiations for months with Henry Boot Developments, the company behind
THREE people have been arrested on suspicion of supplying heroin following a raid in Bacup. Officers entered and searched the house in Britannia Avenue and seized a quantity of what was believed to be heroin. Two local women aged 35 and 38 and a local
A COUNCIL tax consultation is going high-tech as residents are asked to give their views via interactive gameshow-style hand-sets. Taxpayers in Hyndburn are also being asked to surf the internet so that they can voice their views on what their money
PEOPLE are being urged to only dial 999 in an emergency in the run up to Christmas to avoid wasting valuable police time. Last December, almost 39% of calls made using 999 were not emergencies - including abusive calls and some made bypeople who were
£100million is a lot of money for the government to be spending on translators - and they think it might be three times that amount! For at the moment they have no way of calculating, they just know it's huge!' If you ran a business like these people
POLICE have slammed the thug who mugged a vulnerable teenager. Officers said the 18-year-old man, who has learning difficulties, was walking along the rear of Chapel Street, Nelson, at 9.10am on Sunday when he was grabbed by his jacket and pushed into
AROUND 36 part-time firefighters are facing redundancy or a cut in their hours after a decision to axe two East Lancashire crews was confirmed. Lancashire Combined Fire Authority yesterday rubber-stamped the decision to chop a retained crew from both
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw took to the driving seat of a new safety bus aimed at helping vulnerable people on a night out. The Safe Haven bus will be stationed outside Blakey's Cafe, Northgate, Blackburn, on Friday and Saturday nights to provide a sanctuary
RETIRED baker Gladys Whipp has celebrated her 100th birthday - and put her long life down to "hard work". Forty members of her family travelled from across the country to a party at her home in St Hubert's Lodge, Great Harwood. She was the fifth
BOXING Day came early for Walter Street Primary School, Brierfield, after it welcomed a visit from top boxer Amir Khan. Khan, Bolton's IBF inter-continental light welterweight champion and Olympic silver medalist, was guest of honour as the school held
Chef Mark Wilkinson shows us how to cook the perfect roast potatoes. Our Video - HERE is courtesy of the TV team at the Lancashire Telegraph.
A BURNLEY resident who has decked out his house from top to bottom with Christmas illuminations has become a video star. For Mark Robinson, of Kibble Bank, Burnley, is being featured on our website in a special video report on his spectacular lights
EARBY author Bob Abel launched his first book with a signing-session at Colne Library. Bob's book, "A Century of Change," charts the history of Glen Mills, North Valley Road, Colne, since it was built in 1906. It has been given extra poignancy with
THE Burnley sister of a former paratrooper who died in police custody has won the latest round in her fight for compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service. Janet Alder who claims the racist attitude of the Crown Prosecution Service led to her having
PLANS to revamp a Nelson play area have sparked a debate over the origin of the facilty's name. The question has been posed as plans progress to revamp the land on the corner of Barkerhouse Road and Netherfield Road. The £80,000 project, funded by Elevate
MEMBERS of Darwen Lions are hoping to bring Christmas joy to sick and poor children in the town by playing Father Christmas. And they want to hear from anyone who knows of a deserving child under the age of seven to whom they could donate a present.
A COLLEGE principal has welcomed a Government U-turn on plans to force faith schools to take a quarter of all pupils from other backgrounds. Education Secretary Alan Johnson has confirmed the Government will abandon plans to force new faith schools to
POLICE are advising people to beware of a 'crash for cash' scam where innocent motorists are being targeted by fraudsters. The scam works when fraudsters drive around busy roundabouts, road junctions or slip roads and perform an unnecessary and dangerous
THE lucky National Lottery terminal at Morrisons in Blackburn has become a magnet for players looking to become the next big jackpot winner this week. This follows Trevor Noon's £907,811 million Lotto win last Wednesday, after he bought his lucky dip
CABBIES in Burnley have renewed their threat to take the council to court after it announced plans to stop limiting the number of licences it hands out. But they have backed down from a threat to strike over Christmas and New Year. Drivers claim there
A TIBETAN monk has swapped the chants of the monastery for the songs of the terraces after becoming one of Burnley Football Club's newest fans. Lobsang Thamkey - who is in the country to study English - was taken to watch the Clarets play Sunderland
A NELSON health worker is all smiles after winning the Lancashire Priory Nursing Award for work undertaken at the University of Central Lancashire. Karen Walker, 29, from Vernon Street, received the award for demonstrating outstanding understanding
IN Jack Straw's column (LT, December 7), it caught my eye when he referred to Gabriel as a prophet in Islam. Some people may feel upset that Mr Straw has not fully conversed himself with Islam and is wrong. Gabriel in Islam is regarded as an angel and
THE letter from W J Taylor (LT December 11) is unfair in comparing Bolton's leisure facilities with those of Darwen. Bolton's population is about 10 times the size of Darwen. Recent brochures sent out by Bolton Council don't state that the people of
IN the light of murders of young women in Ipswich, is it not time everyone stood up for vulnerable people and started to have a respect and understanding for the human race? It made me cringe when I heard news readers state that they were prostitutes
I DO not want to turn into a grumpy old woman from Darwen, but I fear it is happening. My daughter worked extremely hard to achieve her dream job of working in the media. She travels into Manchester from Darwen on the train, not by choice. Due to a
A SHOPLIFTER who cost the taxpayer more than £15,000 in court costs was given a 12-month conditional discharge. Russell Gibson, 47, who stole wine and toilet cleaner from Netto, was told by a judge he had no money, otherwise she would have asked him
THE last formal prize night in the history of Habergham High School was held last night as staff, students and guests turned out for the sixth form awards evening. Former pupils from Year 13 at the school attended the event, held at the new Burnley
Blackburn Rovers fans are being invited to enter a competition to come up with the best Christmas terrace chant to boost Ewood Park's atmosphere. Fans should record their chants on their phones or computers and email them into matchdays@rover-mail.co.uk
HUNGRY regulars at a Wilpshire pub helped raise £200 for a Downs Syndrome charity after being inspired by a young boy. The Wilpshire Hotel, Whalley New Road, held a special event selling charity chip butties, inspired by Charlie Hibbert, 16 months,
LAST minute Christmas shoppers are being warned not to buy from rogue street traders as they desperately hunt down last-minute presents. Lancashire's trading standards team have been swamped with cases of dodgy mobile phones, counterfeit PlayStations
A TAXI driver almost lost the sight in one eye after being attacked and robbed by a passenger. The driver was left needing stitches to a wound to his left eye when he was beaten for his evening's takings, £60, after taking three men from Burnley to Accrington
IT'S not often that we venture away from terrestrial television for review purposes but Sky One's The Hogfather which has been running over the past two nights deserves a mention. First of all, Sky appear to have achieved the impossible and brought author
Children in Colne are acting up in drama sessions at the town's new creative art studio. The former British in India Museum, Sun Street, was turned into a studio after the museum moved to Hendon Mill in Nelson. Children have been taking part in
BLACKBURN: A coroner has said there have been "developments" in the hunt for the hit-and-run killer of a schoolgirl. The comments were made by East Lancashire coroner Michael Singleton as the inquest into the death of seven-year-old Olivia Whiteside
