A DRUNKEN man who sank his teeth into his mother and his sister will be sentenced by Burnley Magistrates on April 23. The court was told how Eric Hutchinson, 20, left his mother suffering a heamotoma after attacking her. Hutchinson was bailed on condition
THE grandmother of a toddler who died of a debilitating condition is to raise funds for a little boy with a similar illness. Lois Thornber, 63, of Ratcliffe Street in Darwen, organises car boot sales for charity every month and decided to donate the
A MAN with more than 100 previous convictions will be spared jail for his latest escapade as he is now getting his life in order. Burnley magistrates were told how Sean Cook, 34, was one of three men trying to steal flagstones from a house earmarked
A 45-year-old Accrington man poured paint stripper over the bonnet of his girlfriend's BMW because she wouldn't answer the door to him, a court was told. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Clive Darrell McMillan walked home after the apparent snub, collected
LIBERAL Democrats in Pendle have denied a rift, despite a member showing support for a rival election candidate. Ian Robinson left the party last month, and has since attacked senior party figures for exercising too much control. He will stand for re-election
A THIEF helped himself to £25 from an off-licence till and then ran off, Burnley Magistrates were told. The court heard how drug addict Scott Parker, 30, later told police he had had a crazy notion about grabbing the cash. He said he had struck in a
A 42-year-old woman continued to claim benefits despite working for a cleaning company, a court was told. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Margaret Walker received a total overpayment of £927 over a five month period. Walker, of Cherry Street, Blackburn
A SERIAL burglar who struck repeatedly in Burnley over several weeks has been jailed for 15 months at the town's crown court. Drug addict Dean Ormonde committed a series of raids while the victims were not at home and was caught after he left footprints
A DESIGN firm has beaten off a number of top companies to win a contract to supply the advertising for a top sports brand. Source Creative, Mill Lane, Blackburn, has launched a new advertising campaign for Gola which is appearing in national magazines
THREE schoolchildren have sold their toys to help poor children in Romania. Siblings Callum, 10, Antonia, and Isabella Chadwick, both nine, decided to raise money for poverty-stricken and homeless youngsters in the Romanian town of Comanesti after their
ON-LOAN striker Paul McVeigh will not be involved for Burnley against current club Norwich City tomorrow night. The deal that McVeigh would play no part in the game at Turf Moor was struck in the agreement which brought the 29-year-old to East Lancashire
STEVE Mullen's Darwen turned in a superb performance as they blew Bootle away to make it three wins on the bounce. The home side got off to the perfect start when Stephen Shackleton gave Darwen the lead after 13 minutes. Bootle were able to keep it
DEREK Egan's Rossendale made it four wins on the bounce thanks to a good win at Ossett. Joe Booth put the Stags in front on 16 minues, only for Allison to score. But Purcell's goal just after the break won the day.
ROSS Barnham scored a late leveller as Padiham were made to fight all the way by Ashton Town. Ross McNair gave Ashton the lead after beating the offside trap following Paul Crewe's free-kick. Bur Barnham struck late on to equalise with a neat finish
a resurgent Clitheroe continued their run of great form as they dominated their UniBond Division 1 fixture with Brigg. Former Stanley player Joel Byrom gave the Blues the lead on 16 minutes with a curling free kick from the edge of the area. Lenny Reed
SPIRITED Bacup put a severe dent into Salford's promotion hopes. Chances were at a premium in the first half but Bacup were unlucky not to have taken the lead when Simon Heaton spotted the Salford keeper Andy Moores off his line but his clever chip went
Nelson were undone by three goals in the first half at Newcastle. Nick Wellecomme forced in a rebound from close range to give Town the lead in the eighth minute. And he doubled Town's lead when Karl Miller's header crashed off the cross-bar and Wellecomme
Colne put on a brave display against their talented opponents but the difference in class soon became apparent when on 13 minutes Rob Nugent opened the scoring when he glanced in a Jerome Wright corner. Ten minutes later, Colne should have equalised
A FORMER civic hall is to become a haven for young people following its transformation into a music and arts centre. The Grand, York Street, Clitheroe, is emerging out of the old site of the civic hall and Grand Cinema that occupied the building for
GOVERNORS at an Islamic girls school are facing a £20,000 repair bill after it was targeted by stone-throwing yobs. Vandals repeatedly hurled debris at more than 20 toughened windows on the first and second floors of the Islamiyah School, in Willow Street
A DARWEN woman suffered a broken leg in a fall at a nursing home in the town and died within two days, an inquest was told. Emily Orrell, 95, a resident at Moorland View nursing home, in Exchange Street, was admitted to the Royal Blackburn Hospital following
Damion Clarke(6) shouts his heart out for his beloved Blackburn before the match.
A DAD who armed himself with a knife and threatened to kill his ex-partner has been spared jail. Burnley Crown Court heard how Lee Fox, 29, had been given a suspended sentence order for the offence but flouted it. The defendant's order was revoked and
HELPING children eat nutritious food was the focus at the healthy eating stall at Accrington market. Staff from East Lancashire Primary Care Trust talked to shoppers to get them to consider healthy meals. The stall was set up in conjunction with Hyndburn
RYAN Nelsen admitted he and his Blackburn Rovers team-mates were left "gutted" by yesterday's heartbreaking FA Cup semi-final defeat. Rovers' Wembley dreams were dashed after Michael Ballack scored a winner in the second period of extra-time to seal
EIGHT suspected roadside bombers are thought to have been killed in a strike led by Duke of Lancaster Regiment soldiers in Basra. Troops were taking part in a security operation, in the Hyall Shuala area of the war-torn Iraqi city, when they came across
THE third generation of an East Lancashire family has taken up tuition to become a better driver with a Blackburn road safety group. Carl Sturgess was given the Blackburn Area Road Safety Association lessons as an 18th birthday present from his grandmother
A CAMPAIGN against wind farms around Rossendale is gaining momentum. Protest group Friends of the South Pennines formed two months ago to fight plans for three wind farms in Reaps Moss, Britannia, Todmorden Moor and Crook Hill near Littleborough. Plans
A MAN is recovering in hospital after suffering severe facial injuries. The 53-year-old from Waterfoot was taken by paramedics to Burnley General Hospital at 2.30am on Sunday after he was found at his Brow Edge home. His noes and cheek were badly cut
POSTERS of a prolific criminal are being put up around Turf Moor to stop him breaking into cars on match days. Police say the posters of Sean Nerney will be put up around Burnley Football Club's ground for every home day match to let football fans know
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill said he would not blame counterpart Dennis Wise for instructing his players to block Brian Jensen at corners. The Clarets boss felt his Danish goalkeeper's route to collect Alan Thompson's dangerous delivery, that led
Ginty brothers from left Stephen aged 5, Benjamin aged 8, Christopher aged 7 and Matthew aged 10 from Langho.
Chelsea fans Lee Davies and Richard Keith, left with Rovers fans Sue and Mike Legdon
MORE than 45 jobs will be created in Darwen to meet increased demand for information on television licensing. Capita, which runs a call centre from India Mill, is expanding its staff of over 300 with a recruitment drive directly aimed at people from
From left Phil Greenwood, Joanne Kelly, Natalie Greenwood and Paul Greenwood.
From left, Luke Morton aged 19, Leanne Wilkinson aged 21, Kev Wordock aged 19, and Craig Lewis aged 20
Kenneth Wolstensholme, Harry Wolstensholme, Alan Rawlings and Mandy Wolstensholme.
A GRANDMOTHER is set to go toe-to-toe with one of the nation's most feared quizmasters tonight. Freda Pickavance will appear on the BBC2 show The Weakest Link and said that filming was "great fun" despite the tough on-screen persona of host Anne Robinson
TONNES of building waste has been dumped in a bridleway near a nature reserve. The waste, which includes a burnt mattress and rubble, was found all over Town Bent Bridleway in Oswaldtwistle. The track, near the Plough Hotel, off Fielding Lane, is popular
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has signed up a to charter that pledges it to help to tackle climate change. Council chiefs have committed to the Nottingham Declaration - regarded as the environmental benchmark for local government. By signing, the council
A HEALTH programme designed to curb obesity levels in Burnley and Pendle has been slimmed down before it has even got off the ground. The East Lancashire boroughs are each involved in a £10 million north west bid called Target: Wellbeing, whose aims
A TEENAGER was stabbed and another arrested after a fight in Marsden Park in Nelson. Police were called to the park at 10.20pm on Saturday after receiving several reports of youths fighting. A 16-year-old male received a three-inch slash wound to his
THERE'S something reassuring about a queue for a takeaway. If so many people are there, it must be good. The Brownhll Chippy is both a fish and chip shop and a Chinese. There were many Chinese dishes on offer but the smell of fish and chips was just
Having previously toured with her dad Kevin "Bloody" Wilson, Australia's outrageous - and saucily named - comedian Jenny Talia has been let loose on her own. We spoke to her ahead of her show in Burnley on April 29. JUST trying to get through to Jenny
THE Attic in Accrington offers a night with a difference on Thursday when you get your chance to have your say on the bands performing. The Digger Movement Tour comes to the venue with a host of local bands performing short sets during the evening.
A MAJOR world music and folk roots festival is to be staged in Darwen in September. The three-day Roots 666 event will be staged at Darwen Library Theatre from Friday, September 28 to Sunday, September 30, prompting organisers, Darwen Music Projects,
CLUBBERS across the UK are busy eating their words as reality-TV star-turned-house-DJ Kate Lawler slowly works around the country pulling off one storming set after another. Make up your own mind when she brings her own unique mix of fresh and funky
A HISTORIC collection of artefacts celebrating Blackburn's textile history will go back on display after a year gathering dust. The Lewis Textile collection was mothballed when the museum housing it was closed to the public last April to save Blackburn
Police are urging witnesses to contact them with information after a retired psychiatric nurse was held up by a robber who threatened to blow his head off unless he emptied his pockets. Baah Heyford, 67, was walking through Queen's Park, Blackburn on
A woman was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after she had to be cut free from her car by fire crew. The woman had been driving on the A59, near Northcote Road, Langho, at 8.26am today when she was involved in a collision with a Peugeot
Burnley manager Steve Cotterill was frustrated that Leeds United's goal on Saturday came from a set-piece. Cotterill said: "We said going into the game that we had to head it well, whoever was competing for headers, we had to head it well against them
TRADERS have been left counting the cost of a devastating warehouse fire on the edge of Blackburn town centre. Firefighters have battled for more than two days to deal with the blaze at the sprawling Willmans shoe warehouse, off Kent Street. Ten crews
ONE of Burnley's new "super-schools" is a step closer to being built. Burnley Council is due to give the green light to plans for the new Sir John Thursby College tomorrow. The super-school came into being in name in August last year. As part of the
The floor of an unoccupied house in Grey Street, Burnley, was left damaged by a fire believed to have been deliberately started. Firefighters from Burnley attended the scene at 12.10pm yesterday to put out the blaze which was started by burning material
PROUD Blackburn manager Mark Hughes admitted he couldn't have asked any more from his players against Chelsea, despite miss-ing out on a place in the FA Cup final for the second time in three years. The Rovers boss had urged his men to be mentally as
A man who trashed his ex-partner's house flouted a community order he was given for the outburst, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how John Taylor, 21, of Spring Street, Rishton, had been given 100 hours community punishment but had only done
BRAD Friedel believes Chelsea owe it all to goalkeeping counterpart Petr Cech for breaking Blackburn's hearts. Cech played an instrumental role in keeping Rovers at bay in the second-half of yesterday's 2-1 FA Cup semi-final defeat. Rovers piled on
BENNI McCarthy insists Blackburn Rovers can be proud of their FA Cup semi-final performance. Rovers bowed out following a dramatic and closely fought tie at Old Trafford, with Chelsea eventually winning 2-1 after extra-time courtesy of Michael Ballack's
A MUGGER who targeted a vulnerable man in a Burnley back street has been jailed for nearly four years. Burnley Crown Court heard how drug addict Martin Rickwood, 25, violently attacked alcoholic Ian Hardy last July before snatching cash from his pocket
POLICE in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale received a record number of emergency calls over the weekend. Some 330 calls were made to the police via the 999 number up to midnight on Saturday, far exceeding the previous highest total of 210 calls in a 24
YOU did us proud lads! That was the message from Blackburn Rovers fans after their team suffered the agony of losing an FA Cup semi-final in extra time. The thousands of fans at the match and hundreds more watching in pubs across East Lancashire experienced
WHAT is it about lists on TV that fascinate us all so much? Take Saturday night's offering on Channel 4 - the 50 Greatest Comedy Characters. You probably did like I did, turn on to watch the first part just to see who is featured and, bang, three hours
If I turn on the TV to find one more adaptation of a Jane Austen novel I will scream and scream until I'm sick. For the life of me, I cannot fathom what people see in these lavish, yet utterly tedious dramas. To me they are the nearest thing to watching
SINCERE thanks to the person who found my handbag on a Lancashire United bus and handed it to the driver. As I had a few bags with me it was some time before I realised it was missing, which was a huge shock. It was returned after a few hours thankfully
THE LATEST revelation that soldiers held prisoner by Iran have been offered large sums of money to tell their story seems to many, to rank as a slap in the face to other brave men and women who have served their country without the imposed limelight of
WHY didn't the Government pay for our new hospital? (The Royal Blackburn Hospital) instead of giving the building contract to a private firm. It will take us more than 30 years to pay the loan back. Also the private firms now involved with the NHS
I DON'T normally complain about police speed traps as there is nothing we can do about them, but this time I really think they have gone too far. On Haslingden Road, Blackburn, they have just altered the road layout after moving the hospital entrance
On April 15th 2006, Accrington Stanley won 1-0 at Woking to secure the Conference title and promotion to the Football League. Almost a year to the day later, the Reds took a huge step towards ensuring League Two football next season with victory over
Rovers fans endured a rollercoaster of emotions during the FA Cup semi-final clash at Old Trafford. The Lancashire Telegraph travelled with the supporters on their big day. ROVERS fans travelled back to Lancashire dejected - but proud of their team
Jose Mourinho hailed Blackburn Rovers for a heroic part in a 'special' FA Cup semi-final. The Chelsea manager was humble in victory after admitting Mark Hughes' side had him running scared towards the end of normal time. After Jason Roberts cancelled
BLACKBURN Rovers' FA Cup adventure may have ended in heartbreak at the Theatre of Broken Dreams but Mark Hughes and his players left with their heads held high. Roared on by a vast sea of blue and white, Rovers were simply magnificent against the millionaires
We looked at the battle on the sidelines as Jose Mourinho and Mark Hughes went head to head. IF Jose Mourinho is the Special One then Mark Hughes must surely be christened the Extra-Special One! For Blackburn Rovers' impressive manager might have
Taken from the Frenchman's third album - Monsters & Silly Songs - the 80s electro radio edit and album version feel oversimple. The best track on the CD is without doubt the Loving Hands remix by LCD Soundsystem's Tim Goldsworthy. Goldworthy's almost
Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O'Rourke came together in 2005 to form a sort of folk supergroup. And they've made such waves as Lau, with triumphant live performances all around our fair isle, that this debut album became inevitable. Every
Loney, Dear's album begins like Sigur Rós (with whom they share nationality), most especially in the singer's frail, elf-like voice. It could actually be Sigur Rós's singer in fact, and the song's arrangement, laced with atmospheric keyboards and horns
This latest release to come from Joan Wasser's debut album is much the same as her previous singles: laid-back soulful indie with a hint of jazz. It's the kind of 'mature' music that unites critics - debut album Real Life found a place in no less than
The post-punk progenitors of grunge return with their first release featuring the original line-up in 19 years - can they still hack it? If this first single from upcoming album Beyond is anything to go by then we can be tentatively optimistic.
With marching armies and screaming crowds, Year Zero, the new Nine Inch Nails LP, gets underway. Trent Reznor's latest is a dark conceptual work, a prediction/warning of a Dystopian future, an America crushed under religious dictatorship. The first
This extended re-release of the Parisian duo's industrial-tinged single hasn't aged well in the five brief months since its original issue. The vocal seems even feebler than memory recalled, and though the mixture of synths and noisy guitars still
A MAN has died after being found with serious injuries on the Edenfield bypass. The man from Rochdale, who has not yet been formally identified by police, was found lying on the A56 slip road beneath the Tesco Haslingden flyover by an off duty police
AN OFF-duty nurse has described how she tended to two men who were critically injured after their microlight crash-landed on farmland near Blackburn. Pilot John Hearle and passenger Reg Coar, 75, both had to be cut free from the Main Air Sports Blade
