A TAXI driver has been fined £75 after hitting and fatally injuring a man who had been lying in the road. Magistrates ordered that defendant Iftkhar Chaudhry should also pay a £15 victim surcharge following the death of 43-year-old Peter Stappard. A
HOMEOWNERS who have been affected by flooding in the past may receive funds from the Government to combat future floods. As part of a new £5m government scheme, some Rossendale homes will get a free home flood survey and a grant towards the cost of protection
A FORMER headquarters of killer GP Dr Harold Shipman could be brought back into use as part of regeneration efforts. The old Abraham Ormerod Medical Centre, in Burnley Road, Todmorden, which has been empty for years, has generated renewed interest.
A hard-hitting TV advert showing the harmful effects of drugs has been produced by NHS East Lancashire. It features a woman slumped on the floor in a drug-fuelled stupor, and a couple posing for a photograph, whilst the woman is blissfully
YOU have to admit that these youngsters all seem a little bemused at having to pose for a Lancashire Telegraph cameraman back in 1964. Maybe it was all too much for the toddlers, of Town Top Nursery, Colne, who were about to set off on a day trip to
DOES anyone remember The Charles Baxter Singers and The Dalians hitting the high notes in Rossendale back in the 50s and 60s? They were formed and headed by Charles Baxter, whose singing won him many leading roles with Bacup Amateur Operatic Society.
COUNCILLOR Jeremy Billinger has asked for the bins containing salt and grit to be secured to the ground to prevent vandalism. Councillors are also to look into the possibility of improved signs for dog waste bins.
PENDLE councillors have urged Lancashire’s leaders to buy a £50,000 section of old railway line running from Colne to Foulridge. Former trackbed running between the town and village is crucial if a campaign to reinstate the line from Colne
A SUMMER steam train service will operate over the Settle-Carlisle line. The nostalgic trip will depart from Lancaster and pick up passengers at Bamber Bridge, Blackburn and Clitheroe. The service, dubbed The Fellsman, will run every Wednesday from
MORE than 20 bin bags of rubbish, which included fly-tipping, were removed from a dumping ground hotspot in Huncoat. Members of the Huncoat Community Forum took part in the second litter pick as part of the nation-wide Big Tidy Up, which is a national
POLICE have raided homes and businesses in Burnley and Pendle as part of a crime operation targeting people suspected of money laundering and drug offences. Seven addresses - five in Burnley, one in Brierfield and one in Greater Manchester - have been
Former Accrington keeper Jamie Speare, right, has joined UniBond Premier Division club Witton Albion after being made redundant by Stanley, where he was also goalkeeping coach. West Brom winger David Worrall, whose loan with Stanley was cut
Ramsbottom United were beaten 2-1 at Ashton Athletic in the Vodkat Premier Division. Ed O’Neill put them ahead before half time but Ashton won it with two goals after the interval. Promotion-chasing Padiham could only draw 2-2 at AFC Blackpool in the
HIGHFIELD Working Men’s Club, Darwen, has been hit by both the credit crunch and a circulating rumour that it is to close for good. The club, currently run by a committee after the departure of the former steward, has found business affected by the unfounded
SIX Burnley players will all be hoping to avoid their last chance of incurring a one-match ban if they face Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. Michael Duff, Kevin McDonald, Joey Gudjonsson, Martin Paterson, Steven Thompson and Chris Eagles currently
THE new Pendle visitor guide has been launched to highlight the area’s top attractions. Prestige Karting of Colne is sending a hand built sports car to the Guide’s official launch at the Oaks Hotel and Leisure Club in Reedley next month. The 32 page
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jason Roberts is at the centre of a police investigation after a 17-year-old was allegedly assaulted. Officers were called to Coventry City’s Ricoh Arena after the Championship side dumped Rovers out of the FA Cup on
A MAN blew his redundancy cash on drugs and was planning to supply some of his £3,500 stash, a court heard. Regular user Jason Wooller, 45, lost his job at Baxi Heating after 24 years and spent his payout on ecstasy, amphetamine and cannabis because
A PADIHAM-based firm has puts its shirt on the Clarets doing well in the future. Samuel Cooke and Co Ltd will be the new shirt sponsors for the 2009/10 season. The company has also agreed a deal to become official sponsors of the Bob Lord Stand for
RULING councillors in Burnley and Padiham were accused of “signing their political suicide note” after voting for a 4.9 per cent council tax rise. But Liberal Democrat leaders issued a robust defence of their budget plans for 2009-10, claiming
AN investment of £600,000 will enable patients in Todmorden to receive hospital services closer to home. Currently patients would have to travel to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary or Calderdale Royal Hospital for procedures involving x-rays, ophthamology
MORE than 11,500 snowdrops will be planted in a Great Harwood park. Friends of Memorial Park are keeping up their side of an agreement to revamp the park after Hyndburn Council trimmed dense woodland. Members of the Church Lane park friends
POLICE have praised two Good Samaritans in Colne who came to the aid of a man being mugged in broad daylight. A 56-year-old man was walking along Cleveland Street when he was confronted by a would-be robber. Sgt Andy Cartwright, of Colne
Within the next few weeks, those wishing to book their ticket on the gravy train leaving for Brussels in May will be telling us why we should vote for them. These self-servative jobsworths from all political parties will neglect to tell you the European
THE option by Rossendale Borough Council to delay the decision on the leisure facilities on the face of it appears to be the correct one. However, Rossendale Borough Council, the Leisure Trust and the Cabinet have not exactly covered themselves in glory
Andrew Bell stated in his letter (LT, Feb 21) the problems with traffic going through the middle of Witton Country Park park – disgruntled parents moving kids out the way of traffic, etc. As the kids have full use of the vast park, why should anyone
A DARWEN couple who are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary today say that the key to a long and happy marriage is a good sense of humour. Eighty two-year-old Cecilia Kennedy and husband Sid, who is 86 and a former lorry driver, married 60
THE owner of Bar Life, Northgate, Blackburn, said he will keep it open until a buyer is found. The popular bar is on the market for just under £500,000, but owner Kevin Flegg, of Darwen, said it would be business as usual on Friday and Saturday nights
AN iconic pub that has been closed for nearly two years since going into administration could be converted into a house. A planning application to change the use of the De Tabley Arms, Ribchester Road, Ribchester, above, from a restaurant/pub to a single
A NEW report has revealed the Ribble Valley is the second best place in the country to grow up – but just down the road children in other districts and towns in our area are lagging far behind. Five of the area’s six boroughs have been placed
A £50 MILLION bus lane is set to get the thumbs up from county council bosses next week. County Hall’s cabinet, which is meeting next Thursday, will vote on the Pennine Reach scheme, which will link Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington. If
LANCASHIRE youngsters will today take part in a conference aimed at preventing terrorism and challenging stereotypes associated with it. More than 150 young people will join members of the Youth Parliament and Government Office for the North West for
TWO hundred years ago, community justice was the stocks; visible justice was the gallows. Society is unrecognisable now, but if I’m quite often beaten up (in an entirely verbal way) by friends and colleagues who claim that I’m old-fashioned, sentimental
THE engineering giant that was Foster Yates and Thom has forged lasting memories for many people in Blackburn and beyond. And many came forward when we appealed for stories or photographs from the days when the company exported its Lancashire boilers
POLICE were called to the canal in Rishton after a suicidal woman in her early 20s told NHS staff she had slashed her wrists and was going to throw herself in. The police helicopter and a negotiator were mobilised and the woman was found at 5pm on Tuesday
A CYCLE lane painted on a Blackburn street less than a fortnight ago could be scrubbed off after complaints of “massive tailbacks.” Council engineers have added the red lines at a busy junction at the top of King Street, which has the effect of reducing
On-loan Rovers striker Matt Derbyshire is in France today as Olympiacos try to stay in the UEFA Cup. Derbyshire made his European bow for the Greeks last week but they lost 3-1 at home to St Etienne and now face a last 32 exit.
The first weekend of the Cycle Racing season in East Lancashire promises to be one of the busiest of the year with three major promotions on our local roads. The 41st annual running of the Clayton Velo Spring Classic on Sunday morning has attracted the
ENDUROCROSS, a brand new form of off-road bike racing, comes to Rossendale this weekend. Organisers Ride-XC have constructed an endurocross circuit at the popular Back Cowm quarry leisure facility at Whitworth in preparation for Sunday’s event – the
Leigh Lennon has finished third in the 800 metres at the Celtic Cup Indoor International in Cardiff. The 17-year old Ribble Valley athlete (pictured) was representing the England U20 Team in a Home International match and clocked 2:14.61 behind Ciara
Burnley potter Stephen Ormerod made it through the first stage of qualifying for the World Championship thanks to a 5-0 win over Christopher Flight at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Qualifying runs for the next fortnight.
Scholarship winner Tom Bradshaw had his first taste of Porsche power at a special test session at Thruxton as part of the build up to the coming season. Bradshaw (pictured) was one of two drivers selected from over 50 applicants to each receive £50,000
AFTER two years of trying, former British Rallycross champion Tony Bardy finally made it onto the top step of the podium on this year’s Legend Fires North West Stages. Second last year, Bardy and his venerable Nissan Sunny GTi-R saw off the
Blackburn’s Emily Fletcher has been selected for the Lancashire Schools’ Cross Country Team to compete in the English Schools’ Championships at Castle Donnington in Leicestershire on March 21. Fletcher missed the Lancashire Schools’ Championships due
Paralympians Graeme Ballard and Michael Churm are facing the toughest challenge of their careers to reach the London 2012 Games after losing their funding from UK Athletics. The journey towards the Paralympic Games starts for real today after
BURNLEY’S Graham Alexander has set himself one major goal before his playing days are over – to avenge two play-off final heartbreaks and finally reach the Premier League. Alexander, now 37, has been an ever present in Burnley’s play-off challenge
ACCRINGTON Stanley chief John Coleman has ordered his men to keep their focus and stay positive to lift the Reds out of the League Two drop zone. Stanley are just nine points clear of second bottom Bournemouth and their strikers have hit a lean patch
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has defended his decision to field a drastically altered side in the FA Cup ahead of a crucial batch of games in the battle for Barclays Premier League survival. Allardyce made 11 changes from the side narrowly
A FORMER soldier is to hold a 12-hour lone vigil at Darwen Tower to raise money for his injured comrades. Ex-infantry man Trevor Jones is also hoping to document any paranormal activity as darkness descends on the landmark. Mr Jones, who served for
A WHITE Balfour Beatty van with a workman still in the back was stolen from Alan Ramsbottom Way, Great Harwood around 2pm on Monday. The thief crashed in Hameldon View before running off and jumping into a red transit-style pick up van. The thief
A BABY boy has been taken into care after doctors found he had “unexplained injuries”. A 38-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault after police and council officers swooped on an address in Darwen. As part of the probe, a number
A WAR hero battered by burglars at his quiet village home has spoken for the first time about his ordeal. Former naval veteran Bob Schofield, 89, was left with severe facial injuries after confronting intruders who broke into his home in Chapel Hill,
ON Sunday, Blackburn Rovers make their first ever trip to the KC Stadium to face Hull City. Both teams will play few more important matches this season. Rovers’ predicament has been well known for some time. Currently 18th in the table
