Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks insisted on Sunday he has no intention of accepting an offer for his stake in the club. Reports over the weekend had suggested Dubai International Capital - the investment arm of the Dubai Government - was preparing to
Two goals in three minutes late in the first half gave Everton a 2-1 victory they scarcely deserved to lift them into the top four of the Barclays Premier League. Andy Johnson's sixth goal of the season was swiftly followed by a seventh this campaign
Sven-Goran Eriksson was left frustrated as Manchester City surrendered further ground in the race for a coveted European berth after being held at home 1-1 by a severely-depleted West Ham side. Carlton Cole produced a delightful overhead kick to put
Cotton Shed, a new theatre company in Rossendale is launching and wants members for its Youth Theatre (11-16 years) and Company Theatre (16+ years). You will have the opportunity to work with professional artists, meet new people and develop your music
A SUSPECTED robber is being quizzed by detectives after a large sum of money was taken from a safe in a Pendle betting shop. Police say the Betfred betting shop in Manchester Road, Nelson, was targeted in a robbery on Friday night. Det Sgt Steve Holgate
"And can you make my husband's tea without boiling water?", asked the older lady in front of me in the coffee shop queue. Well, actually, she wasn't in front of me in the queue, but her "it's cold today, isn't it" assertion seemed to give her the right
PARKING bosses have been accused of running a "money-making racket" at a disused hospital. Blackburn's Royal Infirmary has been derelict for 18 months - but parking restrictions which once protected ambulance routes are still being enforced. People
A MAN has died in a car crash on a notorious stretch of road that campaigners say is dangerously unlit. The 19-year-old, from the Czech Republic, is the second person to be killed on the A671 Accrington Road in Whalley this month. Two other people,
CAMPAIGNERS have urged education chiefs to work in partnership to minimise the impact of a new superschool at Burnley's Towneley playing fields. Government inspectors have given the green light to Lancashire County Council for compulsory purchase orders
PARENTS who ignore school keep clear' zig-zag lines in East Lancashire could be punished with £60 fixed penalty notices as part of a crackdown by education and highways chiefs. Inconsiderate motorists who block roads surrounding schools are set to be
A FILM starring Norman Wisdom, which was made in Darwen, has been found after four years of searching and is to be screened publicly for the first time in 40 years. There Was A Crooked Man was filmed around the town in early 1960 and featured many local
THERE were no divided loyalties for Burnley's stand-in skipper Graham Alexander and his family as he squared up against his home town club on Saturday. That's because his nine-year-old nephew, Craig, acted as a mascot for Burnley as Graham led his side
Haslingden Cricket Club has signed Western Australia's all rounder David Bandy for next season. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler. David is 29 yet only made his debut for his state two years ago. Seasoned cricketer Steve Dearden
POLICE had to be called to disperse hundreds of angry Brentford fans after Accrington Stanley's game against the Londoners was called off just an hour before kick off. A group of around 400 Bees fans congregated outside the Fraser Eagle Stadium just
RESIDENTS look set to win their fight against a controversial prospective waste transfer station near homes in Rossendale. Councillors and neighbours have united to condemn blueprints for a waste facility at Spodden Mill, off Station Road, Whitworth,
A MAJOR regeneration plan for Colne's South Valley has been warmly welcomed by councillors and residents - but there are hopes that the ambitious scheme could go further. Multi-million pound blueprints for the town's Waterside ward could see 370 new
COMEDIAN Jimmy Carr was left both "surprised and delighted" after learning he had won the Lancashire Telegraph Trophy for the outstanding comedy performance at East Lancashire's first major comedy festival. And he revealed that he will be coming back
WHEN I opened my copy of the Lancashire Telegraph and saw to my utter amazement the pasta sculpture planned for Whalley Range, Blackburn, I immediately checked the date thinking I had lost February and March and had gone straight to April 1. Surely it
I REFER to the article (LT, January 10) re Hameldon so-called College. I have voiced and written my objections to Schools for the Future on a number of occasions, ever since the idiotic idea was mooted. The entire concept was nothing but an effort
REGARDING the proposed Tesco store in Great Harwood (LT, January 10), I am worried about how this has been passed. I am a long-term Tesco customer and have used the Hill Street store in Blackburn since it opened and I am also a Great Harwood resident
A MAN who terrorised an elderly couple by kicking and banging on their car while it was stuck in traffic in Blackburn has been jailed. Blackburn magistrates heard that Mark Palliser attacked the 71-year-old motorist, Horace Cooper, when he got out to
A TEENAGER who shattered another man's testicle in a fight has been spared immediate jail. Burnley Crown Court heard how jobless John Kerr had repeatedly kicked the 17-year-old victim in the stomach after they started fighting over the attentions of
Why not welcome in the New Year with a tipple, bevvie or bib? The fouth annual Pendle Beer Festival takes place from Thursday 31 January until Saturday 2 February. The Campaign For Real Ale is behind the event and this year's theme will be 'All
ELEVEN puppies abandoned the week before Christmas have all been found new homes. The four-week-old litter, left in a box and handed in at Accrington Police Station, had to be hand-reared by staff and volunteers at Aspen Valley Boarding Kennels and Cattery
FOOTBALL fans could soon receive the latest team news on their mobiles while they watch the match. Blackburn Rovers are one of 12 Premier League clubs that has struck a deal that will target mobile phones users by using bluetooth teachnology. By the
