A HAULAGE firm collapsed owing more than £1.2million to creditors, it has been revealed. Nelson-based Macgregor Europe fell into administration earlier this year shortly after its 35 staff were laid off. Its boss blamed the collapse on the loss of
A PAIR of new MPs have turned up the heat on hospital chiefs after arranging a visit by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. Mr Lansley is to attend Burnley General Hospital today, at the request of Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle and Pendle’s Andrew Stephenson
MOTORISTS were stopped and spoken to by police for driving in a controversial Blackburn bus lane during rush hour. Officers from South West Neighbourhood Policing Team and representatives from the Safer Travel Unit pulled over 50 people in
THE parents of Adam Rogers are calling on people to join the Organ Donor Register because it gives people ‘the chance of a new life’. Part of the Consequences campaign, run jointly by the Lancashire Telegraph and Dave and Pat Rogers, is to highlight
A SOPHISTICATED cannabis factory holding £200,000 worth of plants may never have been discovered without reports of a break-in, say police. Officers were called to investig-ate a burglary in Persia Street just after midnight this morning after neighbours
Megan Searson has won the hammer throw competition at the Lancashire Schools Championships and is expected to be given another opportunity to take part in the English Schools Championships after taking fifth place last year. The selectors were due to
THIRTEEN’S an unlucky number for some, but not for rally navigator Jason Crook. For the Blackburn-based mapman guided 13th-seed Myles Gleave to victory on last weekend’s Memorial Road Rally. It was Crook’s third win on the event – and the second time
ONE of East Lancashire’s top chefs has challenged more people to sign up for a new charity in Blackburn. Nigel Haworth, from Northcote Manor, will be taking part in the Jane Tomlinson Pennine Lancashire 10k in the town next month, along with
HUNDREDS of children sung their hearts out in Blackburn with Darwen’s Mini Sing 2010. The event for primary schools, in King George’s Hall, yesterday will be followed up by the Big Sing today when high schools across the area will take to the stage.
There will be a folk concert in aid of Chorley community radio held at The Ley Inn, Clayton-Le-Woods on Saturday, June 19. It will feature three folk artists plus a ceilidh. Tickets are £5 and are available on the door from 7.30pm.
LANDLORDS across the Valley have been working alongside the borough’s police officers to underline the seriousness of domestic violence among residents. “Give Domestic Violence the Red Card this World Cup” is the message police chiefs are sending
This weekend sees the Musbury Festival spring into action. It starts on Friday, July 2nd at St Thomas' Church in Helmshore. There will be a flower festival and performances from school choirs. Saturday is gala day and their will be a fancy dress procession
The now disbanded Rossendale Hospital Radio is having a final sale of their records and CDs. The sale is on Saturday, July 10th from 10am to 12pm at the old hospital premises. All money raised will go to other Hospital Radio Stations.
Charlie Bishop aged 9 from St Pauls Constablee School, Rawtenstall, is Rossendale's new Mini Mayor. More than sixty Year 4 children, from seven primary schools in Rossendale, put themselves forward to be Mini Mayor. Each was asked to write about
BOXER Darren Smith encountered some strange looks when he made his way to the ring for his latest fight. But that was exactly what the semi-pro wanted, as he looked to raise awareness of a rare disorder that nearly took his friend's life.
East Lancashire Railway's 1940s Wartime Weekend has been declared the winner of the Best Tourism Event of the Year award. The voluntary organisation beat competition from the World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool and the Bowland Festival.
ULTIMATE fighter Michael Bisping has confirmed that he is to star in Hollyoaks Later. The spin off show, which contains much grittier and more adult-themed storylines than the daytime soap, will be screened over five nights in October.
A NEW headteacher has been appointed at Darwen Vale High School and has pledged to turn it from ‘good to great’. Hilary Torpey is currently head at Glenburn Sports College in Skelmersdale. She will take over Darwen Vale in September just as a £20million
Huncoat pop star Diana Vickers has been learning to play tennis ahead of Wimbledon fortnight - with some expert tips from a former winner. 1982 champion Pat Cash appeared at an event organised by Evian at the Hurlingham club in London where
YOUNG disabled children in Burnley are set to employ pedal power to make 2010 a summer to remember. Pupils at Ridgewood Special School are sharing in a near £2million programme to provide a host of new equipment and support short breaks for under 18s
TRIBUTES have been paid by friends to a property developer who died at his home in Cliviger. Steven Potts, 53, of Hollins Farm, is believed to have been found dead at his home on Tuesday. The father-of-two was married to Carolyn, head-teacher
THE old adage, ‘Britain’s bread hangs by Lancashire’s thread,’ was about the importance of the Lancashire cotton textile industry to the British economy, and it was true. Three quarters of all jobs in East Lancashire were in cotton or cotton-related
BLACKBURN-born Lillian Towers brought out her first pop record in 1962 – after her two sons heard her singing in the kitchen. The two lads, Philip, 13, and Tom, 11, thought she sounded as good as the stars they heard on the radio and wrote off to a record
IT'S less than a month before the Lancashire Pennine 10K and my training - much like Ronaldo - has taken a dive. It was all going so well a few weeks ago. If you read my last blog, you'd know I tackled the full 10K for the first time
In reply to D Eddleston (LT, June 15). Well done! Bravo, in being so forthright in her rebuke of Lancashire County Council. The nail was well and truly hit on the head. Stan Melling, Lower Darwen.
THE bells were set to be rung out across Colne, back in 1969. For 60 hand bells, ranging in size from an egg cup to a bucket, had been found at Colne Library and librarian Peter Wightman hoped they could be played once more. No-one was certain exactly
Are you a graduate of the University of Leicester from the 1970s with whom we have lost touch? The University of Leicester is hosting its annual graduates’ reunion on 26th June, and this year we would particularly like to encourage as many 1970s graduates
I have great and complete understanding of the troubles experienced by your correspondent Jean Crowther (LT, June 14). I am not a customer of BT, although I understand that TalkTalk, my ‘phone and broadband supplier’, uses BT's line and equipment.
IN the so-called ‘era of austerity’ it is difficult to justify town-twinning trips. The Government is drawing up £6billion worth of cuts. Almost every public service is going to be hit. David Cameron has said the cuts will be so wide-ranging they will
Approximately 5 years ago, Elevate (now Pennine Lancashire) took over the control for the Housing Renewal Programme over the 5 Pennine Lancashire Councils. This changed the way the schemes were managed and run, and most of the work went to
AN attacker who smashed the nose of a man he claimed had sexually assaulted him has been jailed for 21 months. Lee Dunn, 21, set about Thomas Eccles in his own home, leaving him with facial injuries, including a broken nose, and putting him in hospital
A NEW display at Darwen Leisure Centre is bringing memories of the former sports centre back to life. Sylvia Burgess, who captained the borough’s swimming team in 1956, soon spotted a familiar face when she was invited to look around the £12.7million
A COUNCIL sent a party of six people to France on a twin town visit — the day after having £4million slashed from its budget. A group from Blackburn with Darwen Council spent two nights in Peronne, returning on Sunday evening. The council
GERBIL the cat has exasperated her owner with her cheeky antics. But now Sarah Coulson is celebrating her ‘bonkers’ pet. Gerbil stands to win Sarah a safari trip after being shortlisted in a competition to find Britain’s most adventurous cat. Sarah
A MAN was taken to hospital with head injuries after a three-car smash on the M65 this morning. At least three cars were said to be involved in the crash on the eastbound carriageway near junction 3 at 8.20am. Paramedics attended the scene and the
A FANCY dress night out to watch England in the World Cup ended in horror when a man wearing a tutu was set on fire. Police said the man had been wearing the costume as he watched the England v USA match at the Swan pub, in Bacup. But
ACCRINGTON Stanley kick off their 2010/11 season with a home game with Aldershot on August 7. John Coleman's men then travel to Northampton a week later. Stanley are at home to Crewe on Boxing Day and then face their first trip to Morecambe's new Globe
Blackburn Rovers will face Everton at Ewood Park on the opening day of the season. The two teams clashed in the opener two seasons ago, with Rovers winning 3-2 at Goodison Park. Sam Allardyce's men then travel to Birmingham the following weekend, then
BRIAN Laws will face his old club Nottingham Forest as Burnley kick-off their Championship season at Turf Moor. Forest travel North on August 7 and a week later the Clarets make the mammoth trip to Suffolk for a game with Ipswich. Burnley are at Barnsley
NORTH Korea’s very own Wayne Rooney has been on Blackburn Rovers’ radar for the past nine months – and the club have promised to continue to monitor his future progress. Jong Tae-Se captured the hearts of the footballing world with an energetic
Blackburn Harrier Holly Bleasdale moved third on the UK all-time pole vault list with a stunning victory at the North of England track and field championships in Manchester. Only Kate Dennison and former British record holder, Janine Whitlock
PRIMARY schools in Blackburn and Darwen are in the grip of an 'culture of homophobia', according to a teaching union. The NUT is calling for prejudice against gay people to be treated as seriously as racism and wants extra training for teachers
Wayne Rooney has vowed to “do myself justice” during the current World Cup after admitting he was well below his best in Germany four years ago. And the Manchester United star admits it will be “more or less down to me” to score the goals if
BURNLEY are expected to complete the signing of striker Billy Sharp from Sheffield United next week. The Clarets, who have already added former Hull midfielder Dean Marney and ex-Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo to their squad, are preparing
PADIHAM FC are looking for a new manager after Graham Howarth stepped down due to work commitments. Howarth, who led his team to 10th spot in the Vodkat Premier Division last season, is an engineer for British Telecom. Recent changes at the company
IAN Holloway is still awaiting the offer of a new Blackpool contract despite leading the Tangerines into the Premier League. Holloweay, however, says he will not quit Bloomfield Road. HUDDERFIELD Town boss Lee Clark is ready to swoop for Sheffield
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