Blackburn Rovers 5 Morecambe 1 Lancashire Senior Cup Rovers started their defence of the Lancashire FA Senior Cup in the Christie Park rain with a comfortable victory. The first round tie, switched to Morecambe from Ewood Park, was turned decisively
A 33-year-old man who stole deodorant from Tesco, Blackburn, was not looking for the "Lynx Effect." Blackburn magistrates heard that Mark Andrew Cooke planed to sell the canisters to raise money to buy food and not drugs. Cooke, of Hollin Bridge Street
A 31-year-old who was assaulting his mother slapped his wheelchair-bound younger brother when he tried to intervene. Blackburn magistrates heard the cerebral palsy sufferer told his brother to leave their mum alone and Steven Moran responded by calling
BURNLEY Councils leader has hit out after the town was named as one of the 20 worst places to live in the country. Pollsters for Location, Location, Location, which is fronted by Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsop, compiled their controversial list after
WORK to tackle four grot spots' in Pendle have been put on the back burner after concerns were raised by regeneration agency Elevate. Under Pendle Council's housing market renewal programme, a host of well-known eyesores will be targeted across the borough
Haslingden Sports Centre has a programme of activities for children during half term week from Monday 22nd October to Friday 26th October. Each session costs £5 per child with a free Lunch Club session. 9.00am -10.00am Trampolining 10.30am -12.00pm
DARWEN Rangers' young footballers have received recognition for their work at the Lancashire Sports Awards. The event was held was held at Ewood Park on October 5 and aimed to reward people who are making a difference and putting their area on the map
A SEVEN-year-old girl whose clothes accidentally set on fire died of septicaemia after she suffered 40 per cent burns, an inquest heard. Anum Kauser Dalvi was watching television in the lounge at her home in Randal Street, Blackburn, on November 25 last
JOHN Coleman admits it's not ideal' that Accrington Stanley midfielder Rommy Boco will be away on African Cup of Nations duty with Benin early next year. Benin booked their spot for the finals, to be held in Ghana from January 20 to February 10, following
TWO dads are behind bars for a "ferocious and barbaric" night of violence in Rawtenstall which left three men injured. Burnley Crown Court heard how father-of-two Lee Cassell, 31, started the trouble in an "alcohol-fuelled rage" at the Queen's pub and
A MAYOR has defended his decision to give his support to a man who was jailed for dealing drugs. Jhangir Akbar, 38, of Railway View, Brierfield, admitted eight charges of supplying heroin and crack cocaine. The mayor of Brierfield Town Council, Naeem
A HUSBAND accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a French lake has told a court she would often "erupt in violence". The court in Albi, south west France, has also heard that former Blackburn Council tree surgeon Robert Lund, 55, once
COUNCILLORS are being urged to lobby County Hall in a stand-off over road gritting services in Pendle. Brierfield and Reedley area committees had urged Pendle council to pay for extra grit bins after Lancashire County Council engineers turned down a
AN artist is returning to the Darwen Library gallery to exhibit his work, 40 years after he helped launch the venue. Norman Redmayne, 73, was the first artist to display his work at the gallery and introduce artwork to pubs in the town. He went on to
A group of women walkers had to be rescued after getting lost in fog at a beauty spot. A police helicopter was called into action to search for the group of 13, who called for help after losing their way near the Great Hill, Tockholes, just before 4.30pm
DOUBLE Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes believes Pendle's Laura Finucane could yet gatecrash the Olympic party and book a surprise place on the plane to Beijing. Holmes' comments came after she presented the 21-year-old with an award for her achievements
A MAN who attacked his partner, pressing a hot iron against her face, has been jailed for 32 weeks. Robert Khan, 53, had also subjected victim Barbara Moffatt, who suffered scalding burns, to emotional abuse but she wanted him to be treated with lenience
MORE than 600 people gathered to pay their last respects to a teenager who died suddenly from a suspected food allergy. Francesca Sanna, 19, known as Mim' was remembered at an emotional service at Accrington Crematorium yesterday. Tributes were led
We have two pairs of tickets up for grabs for Rovers fans. Here's your chance to win tickets as Rovers take on Reading at Ewood Park on Saturday, October 20, at the traditional kick-off time of 3pm. Rovers will be hoping to continue their four game
A MOTHER who caught MRSA from her baby has now been admitted to hospital after her condition worsened. First-time mum Jenna Hodgkiss, 20, was infected after an outbreak of the superbug in the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Four-week-old Kian had become infected
A WOMAN is believed to have set fire to her flat following an argument with a neighbour, police said. Police and fire crews were called to a flat in Rossall Terrace, off Manxman Road, Blackburn, at 6.30am yesterday. They arrived to find the flat empty
The winning team, the Lancashire Road Club. L-R are Ady Lawrence, Paul Shallicker and Jason Tong.
Well anyone would think we were in the back of beyond.I wonder want your experience is of television and broadband in Ramsbottom? On the television front in central Ramsbottom we still cant get Freeview or Channel Five.Nor can we get NTL/Virgin Media.Many
James McCool, 26, of West Street, Nelson, is awaiting sentence, after admitting burglary at Burnley Crown Court. The defendant faces three years behind bars as a three strikes' raider. His barrister Mark Stuart told the court McCool could be considered
A DISBALED man said to have been used to do the dirty work' in a professional vehicle-stealing operation has been jailed for 19 months. Mark Kay, 30, had been found by police behind the wheel of a stolen Mitsubishi towing a stolen caravan in the early
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour in Nelson is to be investigated by Pendle Multi-Agency Problem solving (MAPS) team. The investigation comes after elderly residents in Lomeshaye raised concerns about young people drinking and causing disturbance outside their homes
HUNDREDS of vulnerable people will see their care package disappear or shrink from next February - but a county council chief says those in need will not be "cut adrift". County councillors have rubberstamped a decision to reduce the qualification level
The Brunshaw Action Group is looking for volunteers to help with its projects and productions. Bosses are also looking for volunteers to run the community fancy dress shop in Brunshaw Avenue, Burnley. The group's Christmas production will be Disney's
TAXI drivers will have to renew their licences annually to show that they are a fit and proper' person, under council plans. Rossendale Council will reduce the licence renewal period from three years to one after recent investigations highlighted taxi
The Liberal Club in Falcon Avenue, Darwen, would like to reassure customers that they are still open for business. It follows rumours in the town that it had closed down.
Darwen firm Laser Engineering, of Britannia House, has received permission to develop a new site. An office, industrial and warehousing development with associated car parking and servicing will be located on land at the junction of Junction Street and
A CAR owner woken by a loud bang looked out of her bedroom to see a heavily built male jumping on the bonnet of her vehicle. Blackburn magistrates heard that James Lawrence Scott dished out similar treatment to two other cars before leaving the scene
Burnley's Icelandic midfielder Joey Gudjonsson was unable to inspire his country to victory in their Euro 2008 qualifying match against Latvia on Saturday. Gudjonsson played the entire 90 minutes for Iceland in their Group F clash against Latvia, but
A point apiece was probably the right outcome at Dark Lane, though both sides could have snatched all three points in the closing stages with decent chances at both ends went begging. It was a poor first half with neither keeper being brought into serious
Colne came from two goals down to take the points at Atherton Collieries. The home side raced into an early lead with Waterworth and Bina netting on 15 and 23 minutes respectively. But then came the Colne revival. Cunningham pulled a goal back before
Padiham came back from behind twice in Saturday's Vodkat NWCFL Challenge Trophy tie away at Ashton Athletic. But on chances and possession, the Storks felt unlucky not to have won the tie at the first attempt. Paul McVeigh put Ashton ahead on 30 minutes
Nelson were left without a prayer as Abbey Hey plundered the points at Victoria Park. The home defence failed to cut out a high cross by Paddy Garmory after only three minutes and Steve Worthington gave the visitors the lead with a simple header at the
RAMSBOTTOM suffered their first defeat in four matches as they went down to a solitary goal at Glossop North End. The managerless Rams were hoping to keep their good run of form going in Derbyshire. But Jason Gorton's 70th minute goal was enough to
AT a time when Bacup manager Brent Peters started to feel the club's fortunes had changed following an impressive mid week Lancashire Co-Op Challenge Cup win, lady luck was missing at Valley Road on Saturday. Flixton's winning goal, scored by Steven
Jim Henderson, from Southport, raced to victory in the famous Ramsbottom Rake Hill climb. It is the seventh time Henderson has won the punishing annual race from Carr Street to Holcombe Village. Organisers though were disappointed when Olympic cyclist
A STREET dealer of heroin and cocaine who supplied undercover police has been jailed for 40 months. Raja Riaz, 20, came from a respectable and religious family and should have been celebrating the last day of Ramadan, not going to jail for pushing hard
NEW street lighting, litter bins, and bus shelters are to be provided across Blackburn with Darwen as part of £200,000 environmental improvements. The three schemes - street lighting (£100,000), litter bins (£50,000) and bus shelters (£50,000) - have
A BLINDFOLDED radio presenter was led around Blackburn Mall shopping centre to raise awareness of World Sight Day. Simon Brierley, station manager of 107 The Bee, was challenged to buy several everyday items to show what life as a visually impaired person
Nick Dougherty's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship win was celebrated in style at Shaw Hill Golf Club, where the 25-year-old perfected his game as a talented junior. Here, we report on the club's joy at Dougherty's success on the world stage. IT says
Fire bosses have hit out at youths after several wheelie bins were set alight. Crews were called to two incidents in Pearl Street, Blackburn, at 8pm, and 10pm, on Saturday, and a similar fire in Roe Lee Park at 9pm. John Leach, crew manager at Blackburn
Fire crews were called out to 12 different blazes in Burnley in just six hours after a series of "minor arson incidents". Crew manager Mick Hawke said the fires ranged from wheelie bins and skips in the Daneshouse and Bank Hall areas of town, between
TROOPS serving in Iraq will be greeted by a taste of home when they arrive there next month. Pure Bowland Spring Water, based in the Forest of Bowland, has sent out a batch of bottles to Iraq for members of the Duke of Lancaster's regiment. Pure Bowland
Growing old gracefully. That's what I always planned to do. I always thought I'd be content to sit back and let the ravages of time take their toll. The wrinkles, the grey hair, the bingo wings - the inevitable effects of ageing. Having reached the
BURNLEY have been put on alert after it emerged that former Clarets midfielder Richard Chaplow could be on his way out of West Brom. The former England Under 21 man has struggled to hold down a first-team place at The Hawthorns and has made just two
Councillors have recommended investment in a new public square for Burnley's giant Weaver's Triangle development, as part of efforts to promote the new Pennine Lancashire' brand. Regeneration agency Elevate has submitted a £3.6million bid to the Northwest
A DEVELOPER has bought a 100,000 sq ft mill which will undergo a multi-million transformation to convert the building into office and industrial units. Brother Investments, part of Bacup-based B&E Boys, has purchased the nine-acre Holme Works Mill,
AN East Lancashire MP has expressed his concern over potential rises in council tax after the Chancellor's recent pledge to increase the central grant to local authorities to almost £26billion in 2010/11. Nigel Evans, Conservative MP for Ribble Valley
Detectives are investigating allegations that two women were sexually assaulted. The incidents are said to have happened at two different homes in Accrington on Saturday night. Specially-trained officers were due to speak to the women to find out more
SCHOOLS in Lancashire are being handed almost £85million to build state-of-the art classrooms, arts, sports and IT facilities over the next three years. The cash will be available to schools between 2008 and 2011 and is, according to ministers, the biggest
Winners Siobhan Masih from Nelson and Mohammed Ali Afzal from Audley, Blackburn.
Judges L-R are Creative Director from House of Trix Chris Trickett; Miss Student UK and Model Representative from EKA Model Agency Holly; and Lancashire Telegraph's Features Writer Caroline Dutton.
Rovers midfielder Robbie Savage has ended his two-year feud with Birmingham boss Steve Bruce, claiming life is too short'. Savage left St Andrews for Ewood Park in 2005 and, at the time, was accused by Bruce of engineering the move. "Life is too short
I USUALLY read the Saturday column on eating out. Now my wife and I, being pensioners, are quite sceptical of the prices being described as reasonable - £40 odd for two. That will keep us for a week cooking at home. Now I am not one to eulogise on
AN inquiry was made (LT July 26) as to if anyone who may remember seeing a man about town, some 40 years ago, attired in the fashion of a Victorian gentleman - top hat and tails - or even knew him? One could not fail to note this distinguishable character
May I take this opportunity to thank the Lancashire Telegraph. It it is surprising how far its news travels. Since publication of my letter, Purfect occupant for no 10', I have had no visitors to my back garden, I can only guess they have packed their
I DON'T entirely agree with Ron O'Keeffe "TV to blame for yobbish behaviour" (Letters, October 8). I find it hard to comprehend that the kids who promote todays drug and gun culture would be the sort to sit down and watch programs like Corrie and Emmerdale
IT'S getting quite dark and the last blue-grey flecks of sky are falling away behind the Tower. The bright lights of your bus disappear round the corner and you have 300 yards to the warmth and safety of your home. It's not far, but ahead there's a
HARRY NUTTALL is a Darwener who has worked in the town and been involved with just about everything over the years from sport to politics. He's handled education, recreation and, all too-often, exasperation. He knows Darwen inside out. And he'll
Blackburn Rovers have denied rumours that they are competing to sign French Under 21 international Sebastien Bassong. The Metz defender has been linked with a string of Premiership clubs after helping his club win the French second division title back
She started her career in newspapers by delivering the Lancashire Telegraph but showbiz journalist Sharon Marshall has come a long way since then, having just written a book with socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. We spoke to her. JOURNALIST Sharon
Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes is not actively considering sending forward Maceo Rigters out on loan. The Dutch Under 21 star - who has struggled for regular first-team football following his summer move from NAC Breda - said he would be willing
IT'S Saturday night and a trip to Sherwood Forest is becoming a must for TV viewers. Robin Hood may not have the great theme tune that graced the Fifties original but this current series has really found its feet as far as escapist entertainment is concerned
BURNLEY has been criticised in a recent poll of the worst places to live in the United Kingdom. A survey by Channel 4 show Location Location Location has named Burnley the 19th worst place to live based on crime rates, binge drinking, drug problems and
BLACKBURN Rovers remain hopeful that Roque Santa Cruz will avoid knee surgery - as early signs over his recovery are believed to be promising. The Paraguayan inter-national withdrew from his country's World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay after
IN the 1990s, electronic giants Underworld were the future of music. Sadly, this new album suggests that they are facing tough times, as are many former arena-filling electronic musicians. Oblivion With Bells has its moments, like opening pair Crocodile
SOME pop acts are also cutting edge media-types. Robots In Disguise (Dee Plume and Sue Denim) like to dress up in glitzy clothes, DJ at trendy nightspots and appear on cult comedy The Mighty Boosh. They also used to make high-quality indie-dance
MAUI must be a very laid-back place to live, if Dylan Donkin is anything to go by. The San Fransiscan singer-guitarist moved to Hawaii to follow his muse, and on the evidence of this jangly mini album met the most of the 1960s and the late Jeff Buckley
AN excitingly dark début that reeks of Editors, electro and the 80s. Its all here: a melodramatic vocal, a bass-led melody, a frantic drum part and an energy that Editors haven't had since they started dating national radio DJs. A disappointing
