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  • Padiham snooker factory site planning fight

    BATTLE lines have been drawn over whether 130 homes, a sheltered housing complex, shops and offices are the right future for the former Riley's snooker factory site in Padiham. Land between Station Road and Green Lane has been earmarked for a range

  • Burnley man suffers head injury in car prank

    A 21-YEAR-OLD warehouse worker suffered serious head injuries this morning after a prank involving a colleague's car went badly wrong. Police said Marcus Palmer had been sat on the bonnet of his friend and colleague Riaz Ellison’s Toyota Corolla

  • Star to play Barbara Castle in new film

    FORMER Blackburn MP Barbara Castle is to be portrayed in a major film celebrating one of her biggest successes. Mrs Castle, who was the town's MP for 35 years and became Baroness Castle of Blackburn, will be played by award-winning actress Miranda

  • Ill Lower Darwen girl back in hospital

    THE family of a five-year-old girl with cancer said time was running out to raise £250,000 for her treatment as her condition worsens. A scan this week revealed the tumour in Madison Allan’s stomach had grown considerably and was now pushing against

  • Darwen beauty spot silt row goes to Commons

    A PETITION has gone to the House of Commons following a row over silt left at a Darwen beauty spot. MP Jake Berry took the action in a bid to stop council workmen again leaving hun-dreds of tons of silt in ‘unsightly heaps’ around Sunnyhurst Wood.

  • Ramsbottom woman's death was accidental, says coroner

    A WOMAN who fell down the stairs at her Ramsbottom home died accidently, a coroner has concluded. Michelle Howard, known to friends and loved ones as Shelly, died in Fairfield Hospital after the fall on February 27, 2009. At an inquest

  • Jack Straw: Don't scrap ASBOs

    BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has urged the Government not to scrap anti-social behaviour orders. Mr Straw introduced the measures when he was Home Secretary in 1998. But today the new coalition government signalled the possible end of their

  • East Lancs reservoirs 'still below half-full' despite rain

    MANY reservoirs are still below half-full after two weeks of heavy rain in East Lancashire and the Pennines, it has been revealed. United Utilities said that further heavy rain was needed to bring an end to the current hosepipe ban. And the firm

  • Man, 30, charged with Barrowford nurse murder

    JONATHAN Vass has this afternoon been charged with the murder of Barrowford nurse Jane Clough. Vass, 30, of Preston, is due to appear before Blackpool Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. Miss Clough was found stabbed in the staff car park of

  • BIG debate about BIG Society

    Our Prime Minister Dave Cameron announced in a speech in Liverpool recently his BIG idea - Big Society. The Prime Minister said groups should be able to run post offices, libraries, transport services and shape housing projects. The

  • Euxton Villa 2 Chorley 5

    Two goals in the last 10 minutes rounded off a lively, entertaining match at Euxton's Jim Flower Memorial Stadium last night. Jamie Vermiglio headed in a Jack Dorney corner on nine minutes but the West Lancashire League side battled back and

  • Longridge rescue PC was 'selflessly brave'

    A POLICE officer has been praised for his heroism in trying to save a man from drowning in a reservoir. PC Carl Chew, 39, dived into cold water after 78-year-old James Burton was spotted by a dog walker at Dilworth Upper Reservoir, Longridge

  • Man 'exposes' himself to Darwen dog walkers

    POLICE are appealing for information after a man exposed himself to two dog walkers. The incident happened around 7.20pm on Friday July 16, when a man riding a moped exposed himself to two women within 10 minutes, at Blacksnape Road, and Marsh

  • Ribblesdale League Saturday scorecards

    Houldsworth Solicitors Ribblesdale League Saturday scorecards. Barnoldswick v Baxenden Barnoldswick L Hodgson lbw b McIntosh 0 M Nutter ct Waddington b Naeem 1 P Beech b McIntosh 8 R Nichols ct Sudworth b Naeem 9 K Nazir ct Naeem b Sudworth

  • Thieves target Blackburn hospice for third time in one year

    THIEVES have targeted a hospice for the third time in just over a year. Staff and patients at the East Lancashire Hospice in Park Lee Road, Blackburn, have been left ‘really upset’ after the latest, unusual, incident. Overnight between

  • Let’s hope the fans pass the Test

    THERE are few more truly depressing sights than seeing a cricket ground with swathes and swathes of empty seats – especially when those seats are empty for a Test match. Yet that is what we are seeing on an increasing number of times in this country

  • Blackburn Rovers blog: Sam needs new striker, not new system

    IF even Spain opt to play 4-5-1, with arguably the two best strikers in the world at their disposal, then Blackburn Rovers should not worry about having to play two up front this season. The concept of the strike partnership has been a crowd pleaser

  • Bikey on leave from Burnley

    Andre Bikey is spending a few days on compassionate leave from Burnley. His wife gave birth to a baby girl while the defender was away with the Clarets on tour in Singapore.

  • North West aero firms to fly solo for funding

    AN aerospace support group is set to be over-hauled after public funding was withdrawn. Bosses at the North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) have pledged to ‘develop other sources of funding’ after the North West Development Agency (NWDA) said its cash

  • Furness home scent firm's sweet smell of success

    A Furness firm is celebrating after beating the recession and recording profits again for the first time in several years. Mike Armstead, managing director of home scent specialists Wax Lyrical, in Lindal-in-Furness, believes the business can

  • Accrington-based rally drivers' Help4Heroes

    STEVE Johnson will be giving a talk about his work on the Help4Heroes 4x4 Rally on Friday. The Accrington-based rally driver and organiser helped run the 10-day event, which covered 1700 miles, and retraced the route of the Allied invasion

  • Chorley hospice shop worker charged with theft

    A CHARITY worker has been charged with stealing from a shop which raises funds to care for terminally-ill children in Lancashire. Linda Harrison, 44, of Progress Street, Chorley, is accused of stealing items from the town’s Derian House Children’s

  • Dylan Harvey goes into liquidation

    Administrators of collapsed property firm Dylan Harvey Residential have moved the company into liquidation. The business, based on Shuttleworth Mead business park in Padiham, collapsed last August with £100million debts, including £200,000 owed to

  • Lancashire authorities' merger talks lead to row

    A FURIOUS row broke out at Lancashire Police Authority over a decision not to merge executive support services with Lancashire County Council. The authority is looking to make 10% savings this year and a further 10% next year and had received a ‘business

  • My horror at Love Parade, by Lancashire Telegraph reporter

    TWENTY people were crushed to death and more than 500 seriously injured at the Love Parade music festival in Germany on Saturday. Reporter Jon Livesey, who was at the event, describes the distressing scenes. BEING far from the biggest dance

  • Jersey is Jensen's to lose, says Burnley boss

    BURNLEY manager Brian Laws has told long-serving Brian Jensen the goalkeeping shirt is ‘his to lose’. The Clarets boss ramped up the competition for the gloves by finally snapping up Lee Grant from his old club, Sheffield Wednesday, after

  • Swoop on suspects' homes in Hyndburn car crime crackdown

    SUSPECTED prolific car thieves are to find themselves under the microscope as part of a month-long crackdown in Hyndburn. A traditional summer rise in problems with car crime has led officers to launch Operation Octavian. Police officers will visit

  • Paul Heathcote takes on mountain with his dad

    RESTAURANT boss Paul Heathcote is bidding to conquer one of the Alps' deadliest peaks for charity. Mr Heathcote will tackle the 15,000ft Matterhorn on the Italy and Switzerland border with his 75-year-old father Ken. The pair resolved to complete

  • Anger as Renault TV advert pokes fun at Gisburn

    VILLAGERS have been angered after Gisburn was mocked in an advertising campaign for a new Renault car. Renault’s Mégane commercial depicts a sunshine-drenched Côte d’Azur, in stark contrast to a dismal portrayal of the Ribble Valley village

  • Salgado has eyes on silverware at Blackburn Rovers

    MICHEL Salgado is determined to enjoy a ‘great moment’ at Blackburn Rovers after watching some of his best friends lift world football’s biggest trophy this summer. The former Spanish international insists he felt nothing but joy at seeing Spain end

  • I yearn to be better. I cry out with the apostle Paul

    THIS column ends each week with an explosion of expressions on the Lancashire Telegraph website. Your comments sometimes reach into three figures. This week was in the modest forties and the week before celebrated seventy of your mini

  • Repairs for 'wrecked' Britain

    I have to respond to the article ‘Wreckers’, describing all the schemes that have now got to be cancelled due to the new Government. The article failed to address one thing: who’s been doing the wrecking? Answer: 13 years of Labour Government.

  • Historic Blackburn building up for sale

    I WAS so pleased to read that at long last, something is going to be done with Griffin Lodge, Blackburn. I was housekeeper at Griffin Lodge with N.W.M.S for 23 years and took great pride in such a beautiful building. Living locally, it has been

  • Don’t bring in the ‘Nile pans’ here

    Nile pans had been installed at a Rochdale shopping centre following an apparent misunderstanding of Muslim requirements for water in ablution. It was understandable as, in reality, this was the only solution but the effect this has brought is a segregated

  • Going round in circles trying to resolve link road

    COUNCILS, builders and architects have joined forces in the past 40 years to redevelop towns and cities so they can cope with increasing traffic. Many of the results have been truly awful. Instead of cleverly restoring and preserving wonderful

  • East Lancashire Hospice raiders must be caught

    THE East Lancashire Hospice provides amazing care to those in need. And people from across the country help raise £1.7million every year to ensure that those with life-threatening and terminal illnesses have somewhere to turn. Anyone

  • Bring on Beast battle, says new Burnley keeper

    NEW Burnley goalkeeper Lee Grant admitted he is relishing a battle for the gloves with his friend turned team-mate, Brian Jensen. The duo first worked together when Grant, who yesterday signed a three-year deal from Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed

  • East Lancs men reveal secret passion for ironing

    BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has revealed how he unwinds – by ironing his shirts. But it appears it is not only the former Justice Secretary that has a secret passion for what’s traditionally been regarded as a female chore — surveys show 62 per cent of

  • Blackburn teenager charged over Mill Hill assault

    A TEENAGER is due to appear before Blackburn Magistrates’ Court today charged with a serious assault that left another man in a coma. Jason Reilly, 19, of Morley Avenue, Mill Hill, Blackburn, has been charged with section 18 wounding with intent.

  • FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers 1 AEK Athens 2

    EWOOD Park has been surrounded by doom and gloom this summer but bright young star Phil Jones continues to suggest he will illuminate the Premier League stage for years to come. Rovers crashed to a 2-1 defeat to AEK Athens yesterday morning, their second

  • Cafe closure another blow for Blackburn

    The closure of Cafe Beees is another sad day for Blackburn. Will the council never learn? Blackburn, my home town of which I used to be very proud, will become a clone of many other ‘faceless’ towns. We have lost too many impressive

  • Epilepsy: getting treatment right

    The National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) would like to inform readers with an interest in the condition about a conference which will focus on the need to be treated properly. ‘Epilepsy – treating you right’ will concentrate on ways to get the right

  • Blackburn with Darwen's PCSOs too valuable to let go

    The recent decision of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to cease its funding of Police Community Support Officers is despicable. PCSOs are dedicated people working with fervour and enthusiasm and contribute greatly to the reduction of crime.

  • The Rumour Mill - July 28

    ARSENAL are preparing to move for Italy goalkeeper Federico Marchetti after Cagliari put the 27-year-old up for sale. A number of Premier League sides are tracking New York Red Bulls striker Macoumba Kandji after he impressed in pre-season friendlies

  • Accrington Stanley moved for former Burnley star Little

    ACCRINGTON Stanley made an audacious bid to bring former Burnley winger Glen Little to the Crown Ground this summer. Stanley have been attempting to add to their depleted squad since the end of the last season and they made attempts to sign Little, who

  • BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce chiefs in India

    BOSSES from BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce are this week in India with the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers. David Cameron has taken a delegation of Government and business leaders to the country to promote Britain and its industries. Leading figures

  • HALF TIME: Blackburn Rovers 0 AEK Athens 2

    BLACKBURN Rovers trail AEK Athens 2-0 at half time in their second match of the Sydney Festival of Football. Rovers started brightly but were undone by a flowing move from the Greeks on 22 minutes. Nathan Burns raced down the right before crossing for

  • Ramsbottom United footballer back in action after coma

    A DREAM of playing football again has come true for a Ramsbottom United player who was left in a coma following a brutal attack. Winger Matthew Edgington, 25, marked his return to action with a winning goal from the penalty spot in a friendly. It

  • TEAM NEWS: Blackburn Rovers v AEK Athens

    SAM Allardyce has named a strong starting XI for this morning's friendly against AEK Athens in Australia. It's Rovers' second game in the Sydney Festival of Football, after the 2-1 defeat to Scottish champions Rangers on Sunday. Rovers: Robinson

  • LIVE: Blackburn Rovers v AEK Athens match updates

    FOLLOW live match updates on Blackburn Rovers' match against AEK Athens this morning with the Lancashire Telegraph. Rovers face the Greek side in their second tie in the Sydney Festival of Football, following on from a 2-1 defeat to Rangers

  • Blackburn teenager still serious after being set on fire

    A TEENAGER remains in a serious condition in hospital today after being set on fire in Blackburn. The 19-year-old woman suffered severe burns after lighter fuel was poured over her chest and face and ignited, police said. The teenager is in a ‘serious

  • Blackburn boy, 16, quizzed over 'rape of two girls'

    A 16-YEAR-old boy is being questioned by detectives over the alleged rape of two young girls at a Blackburn retail park. The local teenager was arrested on suspicion of rape yesterday. Police said they had received reports that two girls

  • Expansion plans for Blackburn university site

    UNIVERSITY bosses in Blackburn have announced expansion plans - just a year after it opened its doors to students. Within the next five to 10 years Blackburn College bosses are looking to create additional teaching facilities between the existing University