CATHEDRAL leaders have called for teenagers to find somewhere else to congregate after a tree was vandalised in the grounds. The incident today is described as the latest incident of anti-social behaviour at Blackburn Cathedral. Church leaders revealed
Rossendale Mela is a community music festival with a small fairground, food stalls and local community stalls. It takes place on Sunday 8th August at New Hall Hey Cricket Ground, Rawtenstall. There are activity marquees and local organisations with their
A DANGER road from Burnley to Todmorden which has seen a number of fatal crashes is set to benefit from new speedbusting measures. Campaigners in Cliviger have been concerned about slowing down traffic along the A646, a favourite with Lancashire bikers
LANCASHIRE League outfit Colne have decided not to offer their professional Anwar Ali terms for next season. The Worsley Cup finalists made the decision on Thursday - but the Pakistani pace ace is determined to return to the area next season. He has
HUNDREDS of North West soldiers are today leading a major assault to seize control of an Afghanistan town from the Taliban. It is the first time the 1st Battalion, The Duke Of Lancaster's Regiment, has led an operation on this scale in the
Birthday boy James Anderson took five for 49 as England ripped through Pakistan on a day laden with wickets for the pace bowlers at Trent Bridge. Mohammad Asif (five for 77) was the first to make the most of conditions in an England collapse from an
ADMINISTRATORS of an historic furniture firm have put huge swathes of a village up for sale as they bid to claw back money for creditors. Almost 30 acres of land once owned by HJ Berry, the 170-year-old Chipping company that collapsed in February,
FOLLOW live match updates on the Clarets' friendly match against Stoke City on Saturday afternoon with the Lancashire Telegraph. Burnley face the Premier League side at 3pm on the neutral territory of Huddersfield Town, with tickets available
ORDER OF MERIT: An excellent field of 70 top northern amateur golfers contest the Wilpshire Trophy tomorrow. Daniel Nutter will hope to defend the title, which is part of the Northern Order of Merit, while others hoping to wrestle the title
HOLE IN ONE: Jack Lord, past president of ELGA and Towneley Golf Club, achieved his first hole in one after 45 years of trying. Lord’s ace came at the ninth hole during the annual seniors match between Bacup and Burnley golf clubs, held at
NELSON’S youngsters proved too strong for their rivals by dominating the ELGA Junior Championship at their home club on Tuesday. The championship has served up competitive scoring since its inception in 1962 and this year’s event proved no
SHAW Hill’s Jon Hurst is continuing to serve notice of his excellent 2010 form by reaching the quarter-final stage of the English Amateur Championship. The 24-year-old almost made his biggest breakthrough in golf last week when leading the South of
A HGV lorry crashed into a fence while attempting to take a tight bend in Whalley yesterday. The incident happened about 10am at the bottom of Whalley Old Road opposite the Judge Walmsley pub. The driver of the lorry, belonging to Warrington-based
HYNDBURN’S dog warden has been sacked in a row over tendering. Steve Wood, who is the national dog warden of the year, was dismissed by employers K9 after they found he submitted his own tender for the council’s dog warden contract, currently
As ‘Staying In is the new Going Out’ this summer, what better excuse do you really need to enjoy plenty of ‘at-home’ alfresco dining with family and friends. We've teamed up with the National BBQ Association to promote this competition to offer
JOBSEEKERS can have their CV printed for free as part of a new initiative from retailer Staples, based on the Peel retail park, Blackburn. General manager Shelley Walker-Mellor said: “Although we can’t solve the problem of unemployment, we
ADVISORY organisation Business Link Northwest has reminded users that it is still open for business – despite being wound down by the Government. MD Peter Watson said: “We are very much open for business and have a wealth of expertise here
A NEW mentoring scheme, encouraging business leaders to become role models for Lancashire's young go-getters, has been launched in Burnley. High Sheriff of Lancashire Dennis Mendoros kickstarted the EmpowerMent initiative, backed by the Prince's
PLANS to provide a permanent control room will go ahead at Accrington Stanley in spite of the ground’s overall redevelopment falling through. The club has submitted a planning application to build a £20,000 facility for police to oversee
COUNCIL bosses have defended the decision to spend £2.9million on an athletics track - while closing down a popular leisure centre. Protestors fighting to save Shadsworth Leisure Centre said it was a ‘kick in the teeth’ that the cash was being
AN EAST Lancashire hotel has been snapped up by a hotel giant. Mytton Fold hotel and golf complex in Langho has joined the Best Western group, the largest hotel chain in the world. Bosses at the hotel, in Whalley Road, announced the
Steve Finn made a stunning return to the international stage to help England rip through Pakistan’s top order on a day laden with wickets for the pace bowlers at Trent Bridge. Mohammad Asif (five for 77) was the first to make the most of conditions as
Blackburn Rovers’ Academy youngsters recorded two straight victories on a memorable pre-season trip to Thailand. They beat local team Suphanburi 3-2, with two goals from Jamie Maclaren and another from Reece Hands. Filip Pivkovski and Osayamen Osawe
Following the first npower Test at Trent Bridge, England will now take on Pakistan in the second npower Test Match at Edgbaston, Birmingham from August 6 to August 10. To celebrate their sponsorship of the npower Test Series and as the new sponsors
BURNLEY fans can now pay on the day for tomorrow’s meeting with Premier League side Stoke. The game has been switched to Huddersfield Town's stadium to give Burnley’s new £750,000 Desso GrassMaster pitch additional time to be ready for when the new
Joann Sfar’s imaginative biopic charts the tumultuous life of singer Serge Gainsbourg. The film begins with Serge as a precocious child in Nazi-occupied Paris where he struggles to live up to the expectations of his Russian-Jewish parents Joseph (Razvan
Running time: 140 mins. Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P Henson, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Wang, Rongguang Yu. Director: Harald Zwart. Director Harald Zwart is a brave man, attempting a remake of one of the most fondly cherished films of the
KING of comedy Joe Pasquale is returning to Blackpool on August 22 with his new show Just Joe. The Just Joe tour sees the 2004 winner of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here ponder age-old questions like why do we only use 28 per cent of our brain power
IT may have seemed that Roxanne Pallett had the luckiest of breaks joining the Emmerdale cast the week she graduated from university. But behind the ‘overnight success’ were years of training, auditioning and determination. She became a familiar face
Steve Finn made a stunning return to the international stage to help England rip through Pakistan on a day laden with wickets for the pace bowlers at Trent Bridge. Mohammad Asif (five for 77) was the first to make the most of conditions as England collapsed
FROM the opening bars of its orchestral score to the spectacular panning shots from the air, it’s nice to see that the Beeb still puts on programmes you can rely on. Yes, Coast is back — a glossy magazine of the TV schedules that brings out your inner
THE world of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior will arrive in Blackburn on August 7 in a great live show. The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular recreates the halcyon days when the three hellraisers were the toast of the Strip, bringing their
At just 18 Diana Vickers has had a number one single and album, played to thousands of music fans and been a regular on TV shows. On the day she turns 19, she tells us it’s been an amazing year. IT’S 3.15 in the afternoon and Diana Vickers is in a
EAST Lancashire MPs have challenged the Education Minister to outline fresh plans for schools once earmarked for multi-million pound redevelopment. Cuts to the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme meant plans to transform four Pendle
JAMES Anderson claimed three cheap wic kets as Pakistan collapsed after lunch at Trent Bridge. The Burnley pace ace removed Imran Farhat, Salman Butt and Azhar Ali and then Stevne Finn knocked over Umar Amin to reduce the tourists to 41-4 in reply to
A PENSIONER was found safe and well after a three-hour search in the early hours of the morning. Members of the Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team were asked to join police at 2.30am on the manhunt on Monday after a 67-year-old man disappeared
WORK on a £3.6million scheme to help create a new primary school and continue the regeneration of a Nelson estate, has been approved. Councillors agreed to enter into an agreement with development partner, PEARL2 to refurbish homes in Whitefield’s
SQUEEZE, featuring Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, are to play Manchester on November 27 as part of a major UK tour. It's part of the first nationwide tour by the band, responsible for hits such as Cool for Cats and Up The Junction, in more
THE two community hospitals run by NHS East Lancashire have achieved five-star ratings in an annual patient safety assessment. The Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) assessment looked at three areas of patient safety – the hospital environment
POLICE officers from across Lancashire were honoured for their bravery at an awards ceremony last night. The Pride of Lancashire Awards saw 15 officers from the area praised for their often life-saving and selfless acts. Chief Constable, Steve Finnigan
IT is quite right that the Government is stopping employers being able to force staff to retire at 65. Campaigners have called the move, which will come into effect from October 2011, an ‘historic decision’. And it certainly makes sense
Mohammad Asif blew England away on the second morning of the npower Test series, as the hosts lost their last six wickets for only 17 runs at Trent Bridge. After Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood had put on a record fifth-wicket stand yesterday, England
Never have we seen so many councillors turn up at Community Centre meetings as we have seen lately. And then issue their own press statements for their own social conscience, stating how good it will be when communities take over the running
CUSTOMERS at a Darwen beauty salon are getting back to their roots! A 1904 photograph of Blackburn Road, Hollins Grove, looking towards the town centre now adorns the wall of the nail room at Design Hair and Beauty. The building can be seen in the
WHAT a very sad tale about cafe Beees. It has been a lovely oasis of good food and, due to Beryl and her lovely staff, a very peaceful place to dine. Church Street has been a building site for so long and Beryl and Ian have worked so hard to
A CHIPPY owner who hid £700,000 inside his shop and behind bushes at his home to avoid tax has been jailed. Mustapha Aitbouzit, 62, from Chorley, who was involved in selling huge quantities of smuggled cigarettes, pleaded guilty to fraud and
THE search for a new £125,000-a-year boss to lead the regeneration of East Lancashire has been called off – less than a month after it started. High-profile adverts were placed in national media to find a new chief executive for Regenerate Pennine
BUS maker Optare has sold a 26 per cent stake in its business to an Indian-controlled firm, it announced yesterday. The Blackburn company said the tie-up with Ashok Leyland would allow it to sell more buses abroad, reduce costs and provide it with
HAVING supported cafe Beees since they opened, we were sad and angry to read that the council had served the owners with an eviction notice. We have seen the hard work and determination Mr and Mrs Sutherland and staff have put into the business
MORE than 200 teenagers were stopped by police in a single night as part of a crackdown on under-age drinking. Police said two drunken teenagers were taken to a ‘safe place’ as part of the operation, focusing on anti-social behaviour in Blackburn. The
A TEENAGE trumpet sensation has fulfilled his ambition of playing with international jazz legend Bobby Shew. And Justin Chappell, of Pickup Bank, Darwen, then went one better when he was given a one-to-one music lesson by the master. The 14-year-old
OVER the past five years I have had the pleasure of frequenting one of the best cafes I have ever been to. Every Saturday morning, no matter what stresses and strains I have faced during the week, I have been able to retreat to Cafe Beees,
Mohammad Asif blew England away on the second morning of the npower Test series, as the hosts lost their last six wickets for only 17 runs at Trent Bridge. After Eoin Morgan (130) and Paul Collingwood (82) had put on a record fifth-wicket stand yesterday
A MANHUNT for an alleged rapist in Burnley has seen a suspect arrested in a dramatic canalside swoop this morning. Detectives detained a man, believed to be David Laing Taylor, in relation to a sex attack beside the Leeds Liverpool Canal at Armley,
BLACKBURN Rovers have not received a fresh approach from Galatasaray for midfielder Vince Grella. It was reported in a national newspaper that the two clubs were back in discussions over a potential move for the Australian. Rovers had
Eoin Morgan said he felt deeply proud after scoring a first Test century against Pakistan and paid tribute to team-mate Paul Collingwood. The duo put on an unbroken stand of 213 as England reached 331-4 after day one of the opening Test at Trent Bridge
POLICE in Rossendale are targeting speeding drivers along a popular 'rat-run'. Slowing vehicles on Newchurch Road, between Waterfoot and Stacksteads, has become a police priority after residents living along the road expressed serious concerns. Police
BURNLEY manager Brian Laws believes he may have unearthed the “bargain of the season” in summer signing Dean Marney. The midfielder, who is understood to have cost the Clarets’ just £350,000, is the first of four new faces to have so far arrived at
A JURY in a murder trial have been given 'protected' status after a member of the public was arrested on suspicion of juror intimidation. Police said members of the jury in the trial of four men accused of murdering Blackburn couple Abdullah
VANDALS have tried to spark off a mini War of the Roses near Burnley by daubing 'Yorkshire' on a Welcome To Lancashire sign. Yobs targeted one of the boundary signs, between Cliviger and the village of Shore, near Todmorden. But they shot
A FORMER all-girls Catholic high school in Burnley has closed its doors for the last time. Lessons have ended at the former St Hilda’s RC High School, in Coal Clough Lane, after 56 years. The school merged with St Theodore’s RC boys school in 2006
PLANS have been unveiled for a radical new development for the top floor of the historic Burnley Central Library. Architects and young people have been working on proposals for The Crib, a new space for 14 to 25-year-olds, which will be created where
CHRIS Samba insists the burden of easing Blackburn Rovers’ fire power woes lies on the whole squad’s shoulders – rather than expecting the strikers to carry the full weight of responsibility. All the talk this summer has been on Sam Allardyce
NEW signing Ray Putterill is determined to prove himself at Accrington after a terrible run of injuries wrecked his Liverpool dream and almost forced him to retire. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder was a highly-rated member of the England
RESIDENTS have hit out at United Utilities for not fixing a leaking water pipe which is creating a ‘little river’ close to their homes. Mohammed Ashraf said the leak seems to be coming from a pipe at his end-terrace property in Berkeley Street, Nelson
AS Burnley's new MP, he is only just getting used to the backbenches of the House of Commons. But Gordon Birtwistle came off the subs' bench to take part in a fundraising football match. And being a Liberal Democrat, he avoided both
HEROIN destined for the streets of Lancashire was hidden inside children’s clothing in an international smuggling operation. Small packets of the drugs – worth around £50,000 – were concealed inside parcels of children’s coats. But police
BURNLEY’S Graham Alexander and Accrington captain Andy Procter have been shortlisted in the prestigious North West player of the year award. Alexander will battle it out against rivals such as Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney for the title of
A MAN who was left in a coma following a single punch street attack died yesterday. Martin Maughan, 26, of Norfolk Grove, in the Dill Hall area of Church, died at Royal Blackburn Hospital at approximately 1.15pm. He had been in a medically-induced
Ex-Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is planning a three-pronged raid on his old club after being appointed as FULHAM chief. Hughes wants to sign Roque Santa Cruz, Stephen Ireland and Craig Bellamy - and will offer a combined £13m. WIGAN ATHLETIC chairman
THE funeral took place last night of a Blackburn man whose body was recovered from an East Lancashire reservoir on Wednesday afternoon. Abbas Mulla, 46, of Cromwell Street, was found at Entwistle Reservoir, near Edgworth, at 4.30pm on Wednesday
