BURNLEY council's sport and play development team has organised a sports camp this May half term holiday. The Let's Go project has been designed to provide young people with the opportunity to take part in sport and physical activity during the school
DISABLED people will have access to a fleet of new motorised vehicles to improve accessibility to local services in Nelson. Lancashire County Council's Marsden Resource Centre has a new fleet of seven motorised vehicles as part of the national Shopmobility
A BURGLAR failed to appear in court- because he was busy raiding a working men's club. Blackburn magistrates issued a warrant for Raymond Craig's arrest on Monday afternoon when he failed to appear. On Tuesday he was back before the court to plead guilty
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of aircraft parts which took months to manufacture have been stolen from an engin-eering firm. Thieves broke in to ELE Engineering, Cottontree Lane, Colne, between Tuesday and Wednesday and took £15,000 worth of precision-engineered
THE government has published proposals for improved driver training and testing that could help to cut the carnage on Lancashire's roads. The aims of the Lancashire Telegraph's Wasted Lives campaign mirror several of the suggestions made in the second
ANALYSING John Connelly's fabulous career, perhaps it's easy to consider Lancashire's flying winger as reasonably unlucky. He missed out on two unforgettable days for both club and country - the day Burnley clinched the 1960 Division One Championship
A SPECIAL school has vowed to prosecute anyone on its land without permission after vandals went on a £2,000 wrecking spree. Yobs scaled the fence around Pendle Community High School, Gibfield Road, Colne, at the weekend and climbed on to a 10ft high
Work carried out under the multi-million pound Elevate regeneration scheme has been criticised in a Government report. The Sustainable Development Commission found that Blackburn with Darwen Council's housing market renewal (HMR) scheme had failed to
A FORMER job centre could be transformed into a new police station if plans are approved. Lancashire Constabulary has submitted plans to Hyndburn Council for the site it hopes to aquire in Hesketh Street, Great Harwood. The town's current police station
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy is facing an anti-social beha-viour order after a crime spree. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, racially harassed a Clitheroe mum and threatened to blow up her house, Hyndburn magistrates were told. He also vandalised
A BULL terrier which attacked two people - dragging a terrified passer-by along the street and making him fear for his life - is to be destroyed. The "large and powerful" dog, owned by father-of-nine Mushrafat Khan, 55, had repeatedly set upon and bitten
A SCHOOL plagued by vandals wants to install a 2.4metre-high fence. Great Harwood Primary School, Rushton Street, has suffered graffiti, smashed windows, youths being sick in the grounds and the trashing a garden planted by pupils. Headteacher Zoe Turner
A CHURCH has had windows broken on four occasions in the past month. Ten windows at the Providence Independent Methodist Church, Albert Road, in Colne, have been broken. The first incident occurred in April shortly after the electricity board cleared
A CONSULTATION as well as work carried out under the multi-million pound Elevate regeneration scheme has been criticised in a Government report. The Sustainable Development Commission found that Blackburn with Darwen Council's housing market renewal
BURNLEY added to their rich history in November 2000 when Ian Moore became the club's first £1 million player. After breaking Stockport County's transfer fee when he signed from Nottingham Forest for £800,000 in 1998, the striker set a new benchmark
A HIGH school has appointed a new head-teacher after the previous head resigned in the middle of a finance audit inspection. Acting head Gwen Onyon, of Witton Park High School Specialist Business and Enterprise College, Buncer Lane, Blackburn has been
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill is believed to be one of a growing number of managers chasing the signature of Nottingham Forest youngster Kris Commons. The Clarets are said to be interested in securing the services of the 23-year-old who has rejected
UP to four libraries could shut to make way for a £400,000 super-library at a new Burnley secondary school. Colne Road, Briercliffe, Barbon Street, Pike Hill and Brunshaw are in the firing line under plans for a new library at the sixth form premises
A SURVEY of more than 1,000 football fans has placed Turf Moor among the elite of European football stadiums - for a pie at least. The Driver Jonas Sport European Football Stadia Survey asked 1,081 UK football fans who had travelled abroad to watch their
A GANG of Eastern Europeans who distract shopkeepers by dancing while they steal gold are targeting the county. Police have released CCTV images of a gang which struck in Blackburn, Oswaldtwistle, Darwen and believe they may be connected to bizarre incidents
ALISON Leonard has reduced her personal best time in the 800 metres by more than a second at the Loughborough International to reach the qualifying standard for the European Junior Championships. The young Blackburn Harrier (pictured), who turned 17
A WOMAN has appeared before Burnley magistrates accused of stealing almost £700,000. Lorna Christine Farenden, 34, of Halifax Road, Nelson, was bailed until June 6. Her case will be heard at the Crown Court at a later date. The defendant is charged
FOUR top hotel chains are said to be interested in opening in Blackburn's old police station. The hotels understood to be interested in the grade II-listed building in Northgate are 3-star type venues aimed at attracting business trade. The news has
A GRANDMA who was left for dead after bogus callers struck twice in a year has backed a new drive to help stamp out the crime. Crimestoppers is teaming up with Lancashire police to support their work against distraction burglary and bogus callers. It
TWO police officers who were involved in an armed siege in Rawtenstall have received the Queen's Gallantry Medal. PC Lukmaan Mulla and Sergeant Paul Leigh, who both work in Rossendale, were presented with their medals at Buckingham Palace. The medals
HAPTON Primary School is collecting Tesco vouchers. Anyone who can spare some is asked to send them to school.
THE annual mayor making meeting of Padiham Town Council was held in the council chamber. The newly-elected mayor is Coun Maureen Whittaker and her deputy is Coun Mark Jinkinson. Coun Alan Ravenscroft, the outgoing mayor, gave a brief report on his
BRIERCLIFFE Community Manager Ian Thompson presented St James Lanehead Primary school pupils with awards for their good deeds. Emily Land, Damian Walton and Georgina Musgrove, all 11, who attend the Briercliffe school, were given the awards after completing
A police base has been approved after a last-minute decision by the Environment Agency to withdraw its objection. The proposal for the base at the former Richard Cort site, in Bacup Road, Waterfoot, was recommended for refusal by a Rossendale Council
A supermarket will be built despite strong opposition from Bacup traders. A 46-signature petition was presented against the plans to replace the decaying former Horace's Nightclub on Lee Street, and a council-owned workshop on Henrietta Street. But
Wing mirrors were kicked from a Vauxhall Agila in Aspley Grove, Trawden, just before 8.30pm on Saturday. Three white men in their 30s were seen at time. One had dark hair, a dark jumper and black jeans, another was stocky with a yellow T-shirt and blue
A 14-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl was murdered by a fast food shop owner who joked that she had been "chopped up" and had gone into the kebabs, a court heard. Charlene Downes was killed by former Blackburn man Iyad Albattikhi, 29, owner of Funny Boyz fast food
TWO girls who called at a tandoori takeaway for food were molested by a part-time chef. Mosrob Ali assaulted the teenagers, aged 15 and 16, by groping them over their clothing at the Village Tandoori Restaurant, Berry Lane, Longridge, Preston Crown Court
Extra drinking time has been requested by the management committee at Blackburn's Polish social club. Currently the Polish Catholic Centre, on Preston New Road, opens three four nights a week - Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays - and usually
ROSSI Worswick moved to second place in the Formula Renault BARC Championship after taking victory in round two of the series at Croft. Qualifying in third place for the first of the days two races, the Blackburn flier was fortunate when the leader
Jonny Lang's visit to Bucharest to compete in rounds three and four of the FIA GT3 Championship didn't go according to plan after the Barrowford driver had a major accident, which meant a visit to a local hospital for treatment. Having been off the pace
Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Andrew Stubbs, Andrew Hartley and Phil Hall produced a 1-2-3 finish in last Sunday's Colne 11 Race, which made a welcome return to the calendar after a five-year absence. The fixture has been included as the third round of the
A MAN stole from his parents and pawned the haul to raise money for drugs. Burnley magistrates heard how Ryan Lupton, 29, was arrested in Cash Converters in the town trying to sell his parents' belongings. They told police they had offered him their
BLACKBURN cake manufacturer Inter Link Foods has agreed to let a rival who it is in takeover talks with see the firm's accounts. The Shadsworth-based company and Irish food group McCambridge Group had been at loggerheads after Inter Link refused the
A CONVICTED sex offender failed to comply with the condition of registering his address with the police every year. Blackburn magistrates heard that Sacha Rene Edwards thought he only had to register if he changed address. Edwards, 33, of Rosehill Street
RAWTENSTALL may soon be revamped with leisure facilities, 65,000sq ft of shops and a multi-storey car park for a minimum of 300 vehicles. CNC properties submitted the £45m plans to Rossendale Council after a public consultation, in February, where residents
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher has called for a rocket' to be placed under the town's ruling coalition after she accused it of spending housing market renewal cash too slowly. Speaking at Prime Minister's Question Time yesterday Mrs Ussher urged outgoing Prime
THE coroner at the inquest into the death of the youngest person ever to die in custody has begun summing up the case. Andrew Tweddle, sitting at Chester-le-Street Coroners' Court, is condensing three weeks of evidence for the jury of nine women and
AFTER a facelift costing almost £30,000, the Central Methodist Church in Nelson, was officially reopened back in May 1966. A packed congregation watched as the ceremony was performed by the Rev G Haydn Morris, super-intendent minister of the Nelson Methodist
SATURDAY night at The 'Imp' in Nelson was the highlight of the week for many in the 60s and 70s. Where else could you listen to the great pop bands of the time, top stars such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Adam Faith, or Gerry and the Pacemakers
A MODEL who appears on the cover of June's edition of UK Vogue used to work at a Rossendale chip shop. Laura Hollins, who appears under the supermodel pseudonym Agyness Deyn, is hotly tipped as the new Kate Moss. As a teenager she worked at The Village
A SURVEY of more than 1,000 football fans has placed Ewood Park among Europe's elite - for a pie and a pint. The Driver Jonas Sport European Football Stadia Survey asked 1,081 UK football fans who had travelled abroad to watch their team which grounds
A great-grandmother has donated £850 to charity after telling friends and relatives she didn't want gifts for her 100th birthday. Linetta Holden, who lives at Northwood Nursing Home, Blackburn, donated the cash to the Derian House children's hospice
The public's vote may help a nature reserve receive a revamp in a radio contest. Hyndburn Council has nominated Foxhill Bank in Oswaldtwistle to be targeted by BBC Radio Lancashire's "swat" team. The site, which was vandalised with a viewing platform
WORK has begun on fixing a leaky roof at St Peter's Church in Darwen following a £250,000 appeal. In February 2005 the Rev Andrew Holliday officially launched the appeal to finance an extensive refurbishment of the church nave's roof. Around £200,000
THE sister of a murdered man has made an emotional plea for help to catch his killer. Patrick Healey, 34, of Wycoller Avenue, Burnley, was found collapsed in the stairwell of a house in Sandpiper Square at 10.30pm on Monday, after a day of drinking with
BLACKBURN teenager Farhan Huq, 14, a student at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS), has been making something of a name for himself in mathematics. He has been mentioned in the most recent edition of the Problem Solving Journal, a mathematics publication
MATRONS and NHS staff whose jobs are under threat should be given a fresh start when the private sector takes on operations from the NHS. That's the view of Coun Tony Humphrys, former chairman of Blackburn with Darwen council's health scrutiny committee
Blackburn Rovers now have a clearer idea of who they might face in the Intertoto Cup after Legia Warsaw confirmed their place as the Polish entrants. Welsh side Llanelli will play FK Ventra from Lithuania over two legs at the end of June, with the
POLICE are warning of possible traffic congestion ahead of the England v Albania game at Burnley's Turf Moor tomorrow. They say that the match is a sell out with more than 20,000 fans expected to flood in to Burnley and they are advising those travelling
ACCRINGTON Cricket Club could go out of business because of a cash crisis, bosses have revealed. The club, which is languishing at the foot of the Lancashire League, has a shortfall in its finances of £10,000 - and bosses are appealing for people to
AN ALBANIAN international footballer has been arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting a housekeeper at a top East Lancashire hotel. Police were called to the four-star Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Clayton-le-Moors at about 1.30pm yesterday after claims
England were dealt a pre-Test blow last night after star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of the second match of the npower series against West Indies. Despite appearing to have come through a short bowling session at Headingley, the 29-year-old's
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes will place the emphasis firmly on quality rather than quantity when he attempts to freshen up his squad this summer. The Rovers chief has already met with chairman John Williams to discuss his transfer plans for the next few
RE New hospital redundancies. We built a hospital on borrowed money which we can't afford and which wasn't necessary, then make staff redundant to pay for it. Patients need competent caring staff to be there, not a new building. Need I say more. MRS
COUNCILLOR Michael Johnson who began his short political career last year by representing the England First Party made some observations about the local election results recently. He made it sound like a major defeat for Labour, but the figures suggest
THIS letter is intended for the woman driving an M reg dark blue-green car who abandoned a tame pet rabbit at Pleasington Playing Fields on Saturday night. I just wanted you to know that my children have cried themselves to sleep tonight thinking of
AFTER recently reading an article regarding the proposal to axe a number of matrons I feel compelled to comment. I, and members of my family, are nurses currently working within East Lancashire NHS Healthcare Trust and were appalled to read comments
According to Blue Peter last night the Eighties and Nineties are ancient history. Now I know I'm getting old! Four children were to quote the programme 'taken back in time' to experience what life was life in these decades gone by. It makes it sound
CHILDREN at a primary school tucked into a healthy lunch prepared at the school by their parents. St Aiden's Primary, Mill Hill, hosted a healthy lunchbox workshop. Run in conjunction with Blackburn with Darwen Council, the two-hour workshop was led
The very first Rovers' game I took my son - then aged six - to see was at Wembley in May 1987. It was a magical day for him - and for me. Rovers were in the "Full Members Cup" final. This competition had, I think, been devised for clubs in the top
AN arson investigation has been launched after two houses in Haslingden were left damaged by fire. Four fire crews were called to Holden Wood Drive at 4.40pm on Tuesday after two sheds were set on fire. Flames from the sheds, located between two semi-detached
A NATIONAL charity has relocated its Lancashire office to India Mill, Darwen. The growth of The Oaklea Trust has seen the organisation relocate its headquarters from Preston. The charity's contract manager, Phil Russell, said the move to Darwen came
