Lancashire - fresh from beating Roses rivals Yorkshire on Wednesday - kept the pressure on in second place, beating Durham by a convincing 39 runs. Mal Loye's 89, built around 10 fours and two sixes, set the pace as the visitors had first knock
A TV star has been cleared of smashing up a luxury car with a crowbar and concrete blocks following a dispute over a £1,500 debt. But Shameless actor Jody Lee Latham, 25, of Moorgate Road, Barnoldswick, was told by magistrates that he and his alleged
A COUPLE who went missing in Spain to try and avoid justice have been arrested - running an Italian restaurant on the Costa del Crime. Tip-offs from Lancashire Telegraph readers and TV viewers helped to pinpoint the whereabouts of Stuart Murthwaite,
THREE Championship teams are now in the race to sign Blackburn Rovers striker Franny Jeffers. Ipswich are ahead of the queue, after landing a £2.8 million pay-out from a sell-on clause on Darren Bent's £16m switch to Tottenham today. But two other teams
A MAN was arrested after he dropped his trousers and went to the loo in full view of a female police worker. Burnley Magistrates heard how jobless Andrew Woolley, 55, had gone into Colne police station asking to use the toilet, but had been refused.
AN East Lancs charity, which aims to prevent suicides in youths, hopes to help save more young lives after expanding into a new headquarters. Arthur Tomlinson set up Papyrus, after his 23-year-old son Leon took his own life in 1991. Papyrus, which was
A SEX assault victim has branded her attacker's latest jail sentence as "ridiculous and disgusting" and said he will re-offend if he is released. Paul Black, 48, of Preston New Road, Blackburn, was given an indeterminate sentence at Preston Crown Court
A MAN who had been mixing alcohol and medication smashed his way into a nursery and a junior school, ransacking offices in both buildings. Blackburn magistrates heard that James Tate Campsie Cain stole a £710 laptop from Roe Lee Park school which he
ASBO twins Katie and Ashleigh Lynch have moved home again - but are still banned from Waterfoot. The defendants, 19, have been allowed to go and live at another property in Burnley by town magistrates. The identical twins are subject to interim anti-social
A WOMAN died because her immune system had been compromised by chemotherapy treatment she had received 18 months earlier. An inquest heard that Frances Livesey, 79, of Altham Street, Burnley, was admitted to the Royal Blackburn Hospital because of chronic
AN inquest into the death of an East Lancashire man found dead on a luxury yacht in Genoa has moved a step closer with receipt of a post mortem report from the Italian Authorities. Boat engineer Simon Johnson, 35, whose family live in Clitheroe, died
A HEALTH boss was one of the last people to meet Tony Blair before he left office. East Lancashire Primary Care Trust's clinical improvement facilitator Jacqueline Martin was invited to a "final farewell" event for public services leaders in the final
BUSINESSES have seen trade boosted by hundreds of thousands of pounds in the run up to the smoking ban. As the final preparations are made for the ban, which comes in at 6am on Sunday, several East Lancashire companies have revealed how they have benefited
LANDLORDS who damage communities by letting their houses fall into a state of disrepair face having the properties seized in a new crackdown. Burnley residents in streets where the scheme is being targeted have welcomed the plans to force absentee
A MAN has been arrested on the suspicion of death by dangerous driving over a crash which killed a 23-year-old passenger. Police have interviewed who they believe to be the driver of the red Honda Civic Type R that crashed in Mellor Lane, Mellor, in
A MAN found asleep in his car in the early hours of the morning had a wrap of amphetamine and a set of electronic weighing scales in the vehicle. Blackburn magistrates heard that Keith Anthony Sheard, 42, was not committing any other offence and had
Address: Burnley Road, Accrington. Phone number: 01254 392999 Lancashire Telegraph review by Donna McKenzie from June 29, 2007. For a traditional Sunday roast dinner you can't go far wrong with the Whitakers Arms. Between noon and
Was having a beer over the weekend with a group of mates. Had I seen Ken Dodd on some chat show that week? I hadn't, but I knew many folk who had been to see him (as I actually had in Panto in Brum as a schoolboy). All said you struggled to get away
A MIDDLE-aged man was jailed by Burnley Magistrates the day after his name-sake son also got sent down. Christopher James Costello, 43, from Colne, but of no fixed address, got 120 days after admitting possessing a knife, blade or sharp pointed article
A FAMILY of ducklings and their mum were rescued by firefighters today after they fell down a drain. The team was called to Victoria Street, Cloughfold, at 9.20am to the save nine baby ducklings and their mother. The feathered family had become lodged
A CONSULTANT psychiatrist has apologised in person to the mother of a man who was shot dead by one of his patients. The move by Dr Shashank Chattree, who worked at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, was revealed after he was cleared of serious professional
THE LIBERAL Democrats triumphed in a by-election which was followed by a row over campaign leaflets. The party's candidate, 26-year-old Shelley Franklin won seats on both Pendle Council and Barnoldswick Town councils in the by-election for Craven ward
PETITIONERS against a bridleway in Sunnyhurst Wood have won their battle. Blackburn with Darwen Council has turned down the plan, to the relief of The Friends of Sunnyhurst Wood. Dennis Gillibrand, chairman of the group, said: "We are delighted with
AN ACTION group has stepped up its campaign to return a school field for community use. Helmshore Community Action Group (HCAG) has applied to lease the field adjacent to Helmshire Primary school so children can play on it. However members have been
A DRUG dealer who was jailed after his next door neighbour captured him on CCTV has been ordered to hand over £29,000. Karl Bates, 36, was caught on film dealing cannabis and amphetamine from his home in Norfolk Road, Church, and was jailed for two years
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl's food intolerance has prompted a successful business, built around the family recipes designed to help her. Now Butterfly Snacks, Oswald Street, Blackburn, has won the award for the most innovative product at the prestigious Food
LIFE at Burnley's troubled Hameldon College is getting better, pupils at the school have told the town's MP. Burnley MP Kitty Ussher visited the school this week to talk to youngsters about life at the college and to offer them an insight into life
POLICE found a £2,200 haul of stolen generators on open view in the back of a car parked in Burnley, the town's magistrates heard. The vehicle's alleged owner James Hennessey, 25, later claimed he knew nothing about the property and said he had sold
A BROTHER and sister who were part of a gang which stole over £16,000 from a Blackburn jewellers have received jail sentences totalling four and a half years. Preston Crown court was told that both had been into the shop and returned minutes later with
IT celebrates its 70th birthday tomorrow - but you wouldn't believe some the "emergencies" operators from the 999 telephone service have to deal with! Life and death scenarios are all in a day's work for staff at the service's East Lancashire exchange
AN IRATE man who attacked his hairdresser partner in front of customers at a shop in Bacup is awaiting sentence. Burnley magistrates heard how Martin Magee, 28, turned up shouting and wanting the victim to go outside. She came out of the salon and the
RUBBISH left in the back yards of council-owned homes in Darwen for months is attracting rats, a residents' association has claimed. Denyse Perry, Chairperson of Lowerwood Area Residents Association, said members had been reporting rat problems to
The Parish Church of Burnley Wood and Towneley has a history dating back to at least 1879
The establishment was named after Towneleys prize-winning bull, and planning for the building was approved in 1867
AN MP has urged local and central government to work together to improve the safety roads in the area in the wake of A682 being named as Britain's most dangerous road. Nigel Evans, Conservative MP for Ribble Valley, said: "It is a serious cause for concern
The council invested £1.4 million to renew this level crossing in January 2007
The statue on the Boulevard cost £25,000 in 1997. It has been subject to vandalism on a nunber of occasions, most recently, the child's arm was sawn off.
The foundation stone of this building was laid by King George V, on his visit to Blackburn, July 10, 1913. Prior to this, it was due to be named 'Public Hall'
The Clock Tower is also a stairwell leading to the many levels of the town centres multi-storey car park
Church Street has been subject to massive regeneration; part of the process was installation of custom sculptures
A PLEA for villagers in Read to turn out their attics for old photographs has brought an avalanche of images from days gone by. Read Library wants to build up an archive of old pictures showing life in and the people of Read over the years. Staff have
LOOKING Back today pounds the beat back to 1968, when a new form of policing was launched in Burnley. The new unit beat system apparently encouraged officers to work when they wanted and to gossip with passers-by! It was revolutionary development in
An interior shot of Blackburn Cathedral, a stunning architectural success, built by John Palmer, who also constructed Pleasington Priory
The White Bear is one of the oldest pubs in the Pendle Forest area, Gisburn Road, Barrowford
TWO men accused of sending a bottle containing caustic soda in a package to a councillor in Blackburn were today sent for trial at London's Old Bailey. The two are also alleged to have sent a similar package to a Glasgow journalist. They are now due
The mill was fed by a stream from Pendle Water which once upon a time, turned the mill wheel.
A MAN who damaged a fence panel during a drunken row with his partner later went round and apologised to his elderly neighbour. But William John McInerney's attempts to rebuild fences' came too late to prevent an appearance in court on a criminal damage
IN my day, Burnley were a selling club. You knew that come Easter, one of us was going to be sold on in order to balance the books. But you also knew that there was a ready-made replacement in the reserves. That's what made them so valuable to clubs
In 2005/2006 Bank Top's high school became St. Wilfrids C of E High School and Technology College, after refurbishment and extension
The church is the most formidable building in the Bank Top area; its foundation stone was laid in 1875
One of the larger industrial style units in the Bank Top area, used by Remploy, a specilaist company assisting people with diasbilities to succeed in the workplace
There are a selection of shopping businesses including a Tesco Express, clothes and shoe shops, and a DIY superstore
BURNLEY's main shopping centre Charter Walk will introduce a smoking ban in its enclosed areas from Sunday (July 1). Although the malls in the centre are open to most of the elements, because they covered by glass atriums the no smoking law will have
A DEAL has been signed to cement the £45million regeneration of Blackburn's Cathedral quarter - dispelling fears over its financing. The move comes after a question mark hung over the blueprints, which will see high-grade apartments, town houses, diocesan
REPRESENTATIVES from Lancashire Council of Mosques are set to meet with council bosses to try and clear up confusion over the supply of halal meat to schools. The LCM has written to all its member mosques urging parents to ensure their children stick
STUDENTS of World War Two history would do well to visit the Mosley Street area of Blackburn. It is very similar to the post-war appearance of some areas of our cities flattened by German bombers. At that time, the ruins of houses were cleared, leaving
IT IS high time councillors in areas of Blackburn that are considered grot-spots, ie litter-strewn and dumping grounds, also take-away rubbish thrown in bags from cars (which is on the increase) and youths driving round with loud music blaring from their
WITH the present Public Inquiry into Blackburn with Darwen Council's second attempt at a CPO to seize the remaining 13 homes on Redearth now in session, Darwen residents are asked to consider a number of germane questions. The first question relates
SOUL legend Al Green will be making a rare UK appearance in Manchester tonight. The man responsible for classic songs such as Let's Stay Together and I'm Still In Love With You will be performing at the Manchester Arena. The Reverend Al Green is
ROBBIE Savage has been given the green light to start pre-season training on Monday after a surgeon confirmed he has made a full recovery from a broken leg. Blackburn Rovers' midfield enforcer fractured his right fibula as a result of a horror challenge
Burnley MP Kitty Ussher visited Hameldon Community College to meet pupils and staff. The newly-elected school prefects put Kitty under the spotlight, questioning her about her role as an MP, both in Parliament and in her constituency, and about issues
This Saturday I am going out for a night on the town. There's going to be music, drink and loads of smoking. With the smoking ban coming into force on Sunday I thought I could relive some of my past glories. I don't smoke now, but that does not mean
POSTAL workers in East Lancashire have explained the reasons behind their first strike in 11 years, taking place today. A national postal strike has been set after the collapse of pay negotiations between Royal Mail bosses and union chiefs. Post office
DO you actually know anyone who makes a point of watching Sharpe? Last night Sean Bean returned to ITV in his mud spattered uniform to once again add handsomely to his pension fund. I suppose the same people who have turned the Sharpe novels into best
THE finishing touches are being put to work on refurbishing the Old Stables cafe, Towneley Hall, Burnley. The work has been done as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund-backed £3.2million restoration programme for the park. The newly-opened Riverside Rotunda
TOP local teachers have been named among the nominees for the prestigious 2007 Teaching Awards. The event, which takes place next week, rewards exceptional headteachers, teachers, teaching assistants, governors and schools from across the North West.
