STEVE Cotterill insists places are still up for grabs in his Burnley side as they prepare for their first pre-season friendly in Italy. The Clarets face an Italian Select XI tonight at their Sport Hotel Veronello training base near Lake Garda. But transfer-listed
A MOTHER from Blackburn is planning to sue hospital bosses for failing to diagnose the condition which killed her two-month-old son. Toby Outlaw died from Hydrops Fetalis, a condition, often stemming from an infection, which causes abnormal build-up
DETECTIVES today appealed for witnesses who saw four balaclava-clad robbers flee up a side street to come forward. The gang made off with tens of thousands of pounds after the raid on a Group 4 Securicor guard collecting cash from Tescos in Hill Street
Darwen parents have slammed a decision to axe a school bus which takes their children to Bolton. At least 50 pupils regularly used the service which picked up from stops in Darwen and took them to Canon Slade School. But next term the service will
A SERIAL shoplifter struck at stores in the North West to pay for his drug habit. Andrew Dearth aged 40, of Blackburn Road, Accrington, pleaded guilty to three offences of theft, a charge of going equipped to steal, possessing heroin, having an offensive
TWO youths have been arrested following a suspected arson attack at a Ribble Valley farm which caused £45,000-worth of damage. The suspects, aged 20 and 15, both from the Clitheroe area, were arrested early yesterday after a trailer loaded with straw
Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has welcomed the decision to axe the Child Support Agency. The government yesterday announced plans to scrap the controversial system of getting parents to pay maintenance to their separated partner to help look after their
ACCRINGTON Stanley will be eager to practice what they preach tonight. The Reds travel to Conference newcomers Northwich Victoria (kick-off 7.45pm) for their fifth pre-season game in a programme that has produced a mixed bag of results and performances
CHILLED out Burnley striker Andy Gray has wasted no time enjoying the sights of Lake Garda. Hotel Sport Veronello, Burnley's luxury training complex, sits in sedate surroundings and within a stone's throw of the picture-postcard lake. It is an idyllic
Jorge Acuna takes a break for the Telegraph as he tries to earn a deal at Blackburn Rovers. The Chilean international is on trial at Rovers this week and is being put through his paces at Brockhall by reserve team coach Glyn Hodges, while the first
Blackburn Rovers are believed to be close to striking a deal to sign Porto striker Benni McCarthy. The South African international has been a target of Hughes's for over a year and his Portuguese employers now seem ready to broker a deal, according
AN MP has vowed to continue a fight to find funds to help rebuild Todmorden's crumbling high school. Calder Valley MP Chris McCafferty has promised to step up campaigning and lobbying ministers to secure funding for a new building at Todmorden High School
MORE buses are set to run between Rossendale and Manchester City Centre. From next Monday the Witch Way X44 service through Edenfield and Shuttleworth is to be enhanced. The 12-month trial period will see an extra 10 journeys per day from Monday to
TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known retired landlord who touched the lives of everyone he met. Peter Brandstatter, 69, of River Drive, Padiham, died suddenly on Friday night. He had been taken to hospital after complaining of stomach pains. Today
BURNLEY'S top judge has slammed as "Alice in Wonderland" a case in which she wants a violent drug-induced psychotic to get help but he can't have it as he has nowhere to live. Judge Barbara Watson says she is determined father-of-two Karl Weaver, 25
CALLOUS thieves walked into a Burnley secondary school before stealing nearly £40,000 worth of computers. The theft happened when Ivy Bank Business and Enterprise College, Byron Street, was open for an activity evening during the summer holidays. The
A PENDLE card club is helping to bridge' the generation gap between youngsters and adults in the borough. For Brierfield Bridge Club has started teaching children how to play the card game, helping to shake off its stuffy image. For years bridge has
PENDLE Council is to stump up £10,000 to promote Higherford Mill ahead of its possible TV makeover. Almost £50,000 is to be spent marketing Higherford Mill, Barrowford, as part of the building's bid to win Restoration Village. The mill is one of three
Council tax bills in Pendle will not go up as much after plans to save the authority £441,000 a year were passed. The council is to be slimmed down after responsibility for highways and housing were transferred to outside bodies. Its hierarchy will
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was threatened with a gun by a group of youths as he walked in the street in Nelson, police said today. The victim was walking in Deerstone Road when the offenders approached him and demanded his PlayStation 2. One of the group then
A BARNOLDSWICK historian is looking forward to his first epic book being released 15 years and tens of thousands of pounds after he started it. "The Germans in Normandy" is the first in a series of books by Richard Hargreaves and is the result of almost
ACCRINGTON Cricket Club have secured the services of professional Nishit Shetty for next season. Talks with the Indian left handed batsman had been ongoing for a number of weeks, and Shetty finally put pen to paper on a new deal at Bacup this weekend
THE captains of Saturday's Lancashire Telegraph Lancashire League Second XI Cup final are demanding victory but for contrasting reasons. While Ramsbottom's out-going captain Brian Taylor who lifted the trophy last season wants to finish on a high, his
A £500,000 nightclub set to open in Accrington will reinvigorate the town's stagnant night life, say its owners. Local businessmen Mohammed Mukhtar and Thair Iqbal have converted a former shop in Church Street into a two-storey venue which they plan
ICE cream firms have hit out at the sky-high fees for events such as Blackburn's Arts in the Park after the price of a cone hit £2. And it was revealed that local firms are refusing to enter the tendering process for council-run events because they don't
CHRISTMAS came to one Blackburn household during the middle of summer. The home in Heys Close was decorated and even had a Christmas tree as part of an alternative Christmas Day organised by former Blackburn woman Janet Macintyre. Janet, 54, has lived
A TOP East Lancashire doctor believes he has discovered the latest benefit of a new type of "wonder drug." Dr David Grimes, a consultant at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, says his research suggests statins can act as substitute for crucial vitamin D.
From Keith Sowerbutts, Oswald Street, Accrington. Tragedy struck the Morgan family For on the day their first son was born The medics told the anxious mother in bed That his progress was far from the norm. Tragically the little baby Arrived
YET another piece in the paper by the League of Cruel Sports about the Hoghton Tower Shoot. Speaking as a local, I would like to let readers know that local residents are fed up with the lies and misleading articles regularly put in the paper, and on
I WRITE in response to the article re the Royal Blackburn Hospital's parking facilities. The chief executive suggested that staff hand back their parking permits and use alternative methods of transport to get to work such as bicycles. May I suggest
IS charging up mobile phones part of work perks? Should customers pay for workmens' phones being charged? Can a householder claim for the electricity used to charge up workmen's phones sometimes large amounts so the supplier raises the monthly payments
I LOG on to your website most nights. It is great and after nearly 40 years in Australia, I love reading about Blackburn. I have got in touch with people from my teen days. I bet it has changed heaps and I know Bangor Street is not a school any more
A VERY appreciative thank you to the many people who supported the sponsored walk round Carr Mill Dam, St Helens, which was held on Saturday, July 15 in aid of FACT North West Funds (Falsely Accused Carers and Teachers). Twelve people volunteered to
I'M afraid, with all this political correctness', that we are in danger of being a society that actively accepts mediocrity, rather than expecting achievement. By doing so we are robbing new generations of the lifeblood of competition, of the chase'
A WOMAN used her parents' names to run up debts of £50,000 and the first they knew was when bailiffs tried to re-possess her father's home. Caroline Smith, 26, forged signatures on bogus mortgage applications to get £28,000 credit during a 12-month
A PENSIONER who was shoved headfirst down a flight of stairs when she interrupted a raid on her home in Brierfield could have been killed, police said today. And the daughter of Dorothy Hodgson said she was scared the heinous' burglars who sent the 74
A RISHTON man had been drinking heavily days before his death, an inquest has heard. Former care worker Michael Noble, 50, from Shuttleworth Road died on July 17. At his inquest opening, coroner's officer PC Lynne Farnworth said Mr Noble had "been drinking
A FATHER-of-three who has made the decision to keep his family in war-torn Lebanon says it is his duty to stay. Mike Bramley, from Great Harwood, has been working in Beirut for over four years. He lives in the Achrafieh-Sassine area of the city with
A serious blaze was narrowly avoided after yobs started three fires along a stretch of road in Turton. Fire crews from Darwen were called to Greens Arms Road at around midnight on Saturday. Watch manager Steve Harrison said the incident could have easily
THE new £30million Belgrave Heights housing development in Darwen was officially launched by mayor Dorothy Walsh as bulldozers moved in to clear the area. The development on the former Crown Wallcoverings site has required removal of the factory's 200ft
A Blackburn pensioner died in hospital after an operation, an inquest was told. Anne Cookson, 81, of Tarbert Crescent, died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital on July 18. Coroner's officer PC Lynne Farnworth told the inquest at Blackburn that the pensioner
A FATHER and son team roaring round the coast of Britain on mini motorbikes have been battling the recent heatwave in a bid to reach the half way point. Rob Nuttall, 40, and his 18-year-old son Sam have battled breakdowns, thunderstorms, last week's
A GROUP has said that an Accrington park deserves to be issued with a health warning despite it being awarded a Green Flag for excellence. Oakhill Park was one of 11 green spaces in East Lancashire to be handed the honour by the Government. It retained
CONCERNS over access and parking were raised by residents at the first public viewing of plans which will transform Clitheroe Castle. Ribble Valley Council held the special meeting at its council chambers and the public was invited to watch a presentation
BLACKBURN Rovers' Academy kick off their league campaign on August 19. Gary Bowyer's under 18 side will be looking to win their Academy group for the third time in a row. The season starts with a game against Leicester City and the following weekend
RYAN Nelsen is backing Blackburn Rovers to take Europe by storm next season as manager Mark Hughes closes in on a big-name striker to fill the boots vacated by Craig Bellamy. Hughes has already boosted his strikeforce this summer with the captures of
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes is set to ward off interest in his star defender Ryan Nelsen by offering the Kiwi a bumper new contract. The 28-year-old stopper, who was a key component in Rovers' success last season, has already been the subject of
AN American firm has paid $6million cash for a Blackburn CD maker. Deluxe Global Media Services Blackburn Ltd, based in Philips Road, Whitebirk, has been taken over by Atlanta-based Glenayre Technologies, Inc, under its Entertainment Distribution Company
Help is still on offer to residents who are recovering from the effects of the freak floods in Todmorden this month. The Community Foundation for Calderdale has promised £4,000 and more funding is expected from Halifax Bank HBOS with donations coming
THE manager of a Burnley firm stole cash and goods from work and later claimed a robbery had occurred. Stephen Eyre, a branch manager of HSS Tool Hire, alleged that two men in balaclavas and armed with a knife had got away with £800 in money. But the
VOLUNTEERS from Pendleside Hospice have received a royal reception at Buckingham Palace after the group was given the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. The hospice is one of only 104 organisations across the country to win the award this
ROSSENDALE Harriers were the only club to get two finishers in the first ten at the Bull Hill Fell Race, and it was their packing which gave them the team prize ahead of Darwen Dashers. Nick Leigh from the Pudsey and Bramley Club was clearly the class
A PUB landlord has hailed the "fabulous" response to his decision to stop showing sports events in his bar. The Craven Heifer in Rawtenstall has reopened after a refurbishment and landlord Peter Furnival said the decision to stop live entertainment and
EXPERTS on the Burnley area are being sought by a local pub to showcase some of the region's best attractions. Tony Wah, the landlord of the Ram Inn, Burnley Road, Cliviger, is hoping to produce an unofficial guide to the area that can be given away
A Ribble Valley church has officially opened its doors to the public after a six-year restoration project. Dalehead Church, a former mortuary chapel in Gisburn Forest, near Slaidburn, has been transformed into a church, heritage and visitor centre.
A Blackburn man who was stabbed just three hours after the end of a month-long knife amnesty is recovering well, his father said today. Joseph Andrews, 24, an electrician, of Montreal Road, collapsed in Darwen Street after he was allegedly attacked at
FROM The Beatles to the Spice Girls; from the Kinks to John Travolta; every possible music style you can imagine was on show last week when pupils from St Leonard's C of E Primary School, Langho, put on an end-of-year show. The audience were also entertained
HOW would you like to be remembered? A bit of a serious question for the TV review I admit and I don't really expect an answer. But after watching the Cutting Edge documentary on Channel 4, The Dead Body Squad, it left me all philosophical and a little
ORGANISERS of the Royal Lancashire Show have hailed this year's event as one of the best ever. Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society chairman Gordon Roberts said: "It was excellent, a brilliant three days. "Everything went to plan and the number of
Results from the Royal Lancashire Show, which took place over the weekend. Goats Goatling: 1 Mr L Stephenson (Coal Pit Calla), 2 Mr L Stephenson (Coal Pit Cala). Female goat: 1 Mrs J Miller (Charnocks Brianna), 2 Mrs J Miller (Charnocks Bronika),
A Rishton mother has slammed rubbish collection schedules after finding a sea of maggots' crawling through her dustbin. The recent hot weather has led to discarded food scraps quickly decaying in outdoor bins and becoming breeding grounds for flies.
I AND three friends play bingo each week with the residents of Rough Lee Home in Accrington. The residents are disabled young adults who look forward to our bingo sessions. We have now been presented with an electronic bingo machine from the charitable
