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  • Full-time: Burnley 2 Blackpool 0

    BURNLEY took revenge for their New Year's Day drubbing at Blackpool as two second half goals saw them record a derby win over their Lancashire rivals. After totally dominating the first half, which saw Clarke Carlisle go closest for the Clarets

  • Half-time: Burnley 0 Blackpool 0

    IT'S been all Burnley at Turf Moor in the first half but the Clarets have been unable to find the net against Blackpool. Graham Alexander went close with a free-kick after 17 minutes before Russell Anderson had a shot deflected just wide.

  • Quiz Night

    Friends of Helmshore Textile Museum are holding a Quiz Night on Thursday, 18th September at Haslingden Cricket Club. Teams of four are invited and there are prizes and a potato pie supper. Contact 01706 227831.

  • Boost Your Confidence

    The Womens Centre in conjunction with Haslingden Community Link are running a course entitled "Boost Your Confidence & Self-Esteem". The course begins on Thursday, September 18th between 1 and 3pm and runs for 5 weeks at Community Link on Bury Rd. There

  • Classroom expansion plan for Colne school

    SHORTAGE of teaching space will lead to a new six-classroom extension being built at a Pendle school, it has been revealed. Blueprints for the teaching block at St John Fisher and St Thomas More High School, Colne, are to be drawn up as part of Lancashire

  • Flagship Burnley wind farm 'to expand'

    ENERGY bosses have now pledged to expand Burnley’s flagship wind farm just days after a report branded them a waste of money. Scottish Power has said the 24-turbine Coalcough farm, sited on hills above Cliviger, has been a success since it opened in

  • Disaster training for Hyndburn and Ribble Valley firms

    BUSINESSES were given expert training on protecting their businesses from terrorism and other disasters in the first event of its kind in East Lancashire. More than 50 people from firms across Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley took part in the

  • Lancashire police given neighbourhood award

    FOCUSING on the needs of individual communities has led to Lancashire Police becoming the only force in the country to 'exceed standards' for neighbourhood policing. And the constabulary was one of only three forces to gain the same accolade

  • Row over Padiham super-school crossing site

    A CONTROVERSIAL school crossing will be installed outside Padiham’s super-school – despite the misgivings of residents and borough and county councillors in the town. Work on a new ‘toucan’ crossing can now begin opposite the main pedestrian entrance

  • Great Harwood sandblasting firm fined £26,000

    A SANDBLASTING company in Great Harwood has been fined £26,000 for using a banned substance. Andrew Thomson, trading as Thomson Sandblast, of Alan Ramsbottom Way, pleaded guilty at Hyndburn Magistrates Court to six charges of breaching the Health and

  • D-day for Darwen as two major issues are decided

    TWO vital issues for Darwen will be decided on the same night when the borough’s political leaders meet in the town next month. Blackburn with Darwen council’s ruling executive board, which usually meets in Blackburn town hall, is to switch

  • Bad weather means Lancashire farmers face uncertain winter

    FARMERS are facing a winter of financial hardship after one of the wettest summers on record decimated feed stocks. The constant barrage of rain has made it increasingly difficult for East Lancashire farmers to cut and collect their grass which

  • 'Unwelcoming' subway route to Blackburn town centre slammed

    AN “UNWELCOMING” subway could become a key route into Blackburn if a major road is closed to traffic. Traders have warned the underpass, at the back of the railway station, would not encourage visitors to the town centre. They say they

  • Serial Burnley burglar returns to prison

    A BURGLAR who has spent almost half of his life in prison has returned to jail just weeks after his latest release following a spate of burglaries. Serial thief Stephen Hoskin, 36, was jailed for three and a half years after admitting two raids

  • Shokat on cue for return to big time

    ACCRINGTON snooker star Shokat Ali could be on his way back towards the big-time after stumbling across a new cue. Ali’s form plummeted and he dropped off the main world tour when his previous cue was stolen from his car in 2005. But after getting to

  • Climate Change with a Christian Focus

    St Peter's Curch Haslingden will be the venue for a series of sessions on climate change. The first of the weekly sessions will take place on Thursday, 25th September. The course will include facts and statistics and look at scientific evidence for what's

  • Grane Road Disappointment

    Many Haslingden users of the Grane Road are wondering what all the fuss was about and was it necessary to close the road for weeks in order for safety measures and resurfacing to take place? The majority of users seem to think that little has changed

  • Golf ace Young lands title

    MARK Young admits heading back to the practice ground paid huge dividends after retaining his Mitsushiba Northern Order of Merit title. The plus-three handicapper from Hurst Green became the first golfer in 13 years to defend the title following

  • Driver appeal after Blackburn iron bar attack

    A PASSING motorist is being sought by police hunting three men for a 'callous' town centre attack. A 20-year-old man was left needing 12 stitches to a head wound following the attack in Higher Audley, Blackburn in the early hours of Friday

  • Reynolds hopeful of Clitheroe cup run

    CLITHEROE manager Neil Reynolds still has his sights set on an FA Cup run – even if the Blues have to do it the hard way. Clitheroe stretched their unbeaten run to seven games on Saturday but, after being held to a 1-1 draw by Leek Town, must

  • Blackburn with Darwen Labour leaflets anger rivals

    HARD-HITTING campaign leaflets by local Labour activists have angered rival councillors. The party has attacked the ruling coalition of Conservative, Lib Dem and For Darwen, branding the parties’ leaders “the three guilty men” in a leaflet

  • Burnley youths attack man with weapon

    A MAN has been left with a head wound after he was attacked by a gang of youths, police said. The 47-year-old had walked away from a disturbance in Brush Street, Burnley, before he was followed and attacked at 9.30pm on Sunday. Detective

  • Accrington knifeman sent to jail

    A KNIFEMAN who sparked a siege and threatened police at his Accrington home has been jailed for eight months. The incident was sparked when ‘troubled and drunken’ Jason Gibson, 33, had tried to strangle his wife who he married on his release after a

  • Clitheroe confident for FA Cup replay

    CLITHEROE manager Neil Reynolds still has his sights set on an FA Cup run – even if the Blues have to do it the hard way. Clitheroe stretched their unbeaten run to seven games on Saturday but, after being held to a 1-1 draw by Leek Town, must win in

  • Blackburn cancer champ raises £30,000

    A BRAVE cancer survivor has raised more than £30,000 for charity in a decade. And now Cath Woods has been nominated for a national award for her inspirational fundraising work – and needs public votes to win. Cath was diagnosed with breast cancer 11

  • Rishton bid to stop trick or treaters

    CHILDREN are competing for the chance to design a poster to deter unwanted callers during Hallowe’en. Police community support officers for Rishton have enlisted the help of Year 6 pupils from three of Rishton’s schools to come up with a poster to put

  • Lancashire golfers land first title in 11 years

    LANCASHIRE completed the formality of wrapping up their first Northern League title in 11 years but Northumberland made them fight all the way in the final match at Gosforth. They were virtually assured of the title before a ball was struck because they

  • Hapton motorway improvements 'needed for jobs boost'

    VILLAGERS have insisted that an M65 junction needs a major revamp before a project which could bring 1,000 jobs to East Lancashire becomes a reality. Proposals to rejuvenate the former Hepworth Building Products site at Pollard Moor, Hapton

  • Thorburn makes surprise visit to Accrington

    CANADIAN Cliff Thorburn paid a surprise visit to the Paul Hunter Foundation/Y-not weekly road show at Cue Masters Snooker Club in Accrington. Thorburn, who was the 1980 World Snooker champion and made the first ever 147 break at the famous Crucible Theatre

  • Longridge driver’s costly miscalculation

    A MISCALCULATION proved costly for a laboratory technician arrested for drink driving. Blackburn magistrates heard that Sean Winder calculated he would be OK to drive after drinking earlier in the evening but was still over the limit when he

  • Rossendale drama group’s kitchen sink drama

    ROSSENDALE Interiors stopped a drama becoming a crisis when they stepped in to help Rossendale Players. The drama group were in desperate need of new kitchen units after theirs became damaged by a water leak. But the cost of repairing

  • Arson probe following Rivington house fire

    Police are investigating a suspected arson attack in Rivington. Fire crews were called to a blaze in a derelict house behind Rivington High School, in Rivington Lane, Rivington, at 7.10am, this morning. No one was injured. Anyone

  • Hope joins an exclusive club

    It would be only a slight exaggeration to say that East Lancashire athletes had dominated the English and the British Senior Fell Championships this season. The last counter in both series took place recently at Dufton, in Cumbria, and the result leaves

  • Lee Cooks up a victory

    The annual four-mile trail race staged by Blackburn Road Runners through Witton Park is a surprisingly difficult challenge as it climbs to the top of Billinge Woods, and it took a man with a top fell running pedigree to fend off a sustained effort from

  • Blackburn College aims for more university students

    BLACKBURN College has unveiled plans to become a fully-fledged higher education centre. College principal Ian Clinton said he wanted to expand the range of university courses offered at the Fielden Street site in conjunction with the East Lancashire

  • Nelson developers beat credit crunch

    BOSSES at a Nelson developer say they have beaten the credit crunch – after buying more machinery and moving into new premises. Barnfield Construction, based at the Lomeshaye industrial estate, has taken delivery of seven new diggers worth

  • Police warning after Pendle attacks

    POLICE have issued a warning after a spate of attacks in Pendle. There have been four assaults in the early hours of the morning since last Thursday, according to officers. On Thursday when a 17-year-old girl was approached and racially

  • Earby avoid the wooden spoon

    EARBY escaped the wooden spoon by winning one of the only two games played in the Veka Ribblesdale League Senior Division this weekend. In a rain-reduced match at Read, Earby chased down their target of 160 to win by three wickets. Read opener Nick

  • Lancashire wrap up future of 10 young stars

    CHORLEY all-rounder Tom Smith and Read seamer Oliver Newby are among 10 young players rewarded with new contracts at Lancashire. All 10 are products of the Lancashire Development Programme, with seven having come through the club’s academy, which was

  • Accrington businesses steps in to help with trade gap

    ACCRINGTON businesses are helping more youngsters to learn a trade after backing a high school’s latest qualification. Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School can now offer a City and Guilds certificate in Construction after businesses pledged

  • New website for Lancashire learners

    LANCASHIRE'S education bosses have launched a new website to help 14 to 19-year-olds find information about learning and training opportunities. Steps4me.co.uk helps students find the right courses but also offers a service to employers and parents,

  • Give us the true facts on council

    IAGREE with Mr J Jacklin (LT, September 5). With reference to the vote for the proposed Darwen Council, it appears to me that the only party that is in favour of this new council is the Tony Melia For Darwen Party and that the coalition is being held

  • New council would cost taxpayers

    MR John Jacklin of Tockholes (LT, September 5) is absolutely correct in stating that the people of Darwen should receive as much information as possible before voting in the referendum regarding the proposed town (parish) council together with the neighbourhood

  • Ex-airline buyer opens new family cafe in Haslingden

    A HASLINGDEN mum made the best of losing her hectic travelling job – by setting up a new family-friendly cafe. When former airline buyer Nicola Sheridan was made redundant from My Travel back in October she decided to use the cash to part-fund her

  • Help to get Lancashire parents back to work

    PARENTS in Lancashire who want to train for a return to work will get free childcare under a government pilot scheme. The county has been chosen as one of the 67 areas to benefit from the £75m programme to support 50,000 low-income families where one

  • What happened to my dream of a renaissance?

    CAN IT be September? And am I barmy, but did I see Christmas cards in the paper shop? Where has my summer gone, and, come to think of it, my dreams of a renaissance Blackburn? Time is of the essence if we are to halt the decline of our

  • Snooker star is Lancashire Telegraph VIP guest

    SNOOKER legend Dennis Taylor has been confirmed as the guest speaker at the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards. The popular former player, who now commentates for the BBC, said he was looking forward to returning to Ewood Park, Blackburn. He called

  • Frustrated Blake ready to fight for Burnley start

    ROBBIE Blake has spoke of his frustration at being left out of manager Owen Coyle’s first-team plans – but insists it has made him more determined to fight his way back in. The Burnley striker hasn’t featured in the starting line-up since the

  • Accrington Stanley boss: Ryan will get better

    ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has praised midfielder Jimmy Ryan after his injury-time equaliser against Notts County at the weekend. Ryan’s second career goal, his second for Stanley, helped rescue a point after Sean Canham’s 88th minute

  • Blackburn Rovers chief won't look for 'quick fixes'

    BLACKBURN Rovers are not expecting to add to their ranks before the January transfer window despite opening the Ewood Park doors to a long line of trialists. Rovers chief John Williams has played down any need of ‘quick fixes’ from outside after successive

  • Town can be proud of its ‘doers’

    WE were away this summer a bit longer than usual and in view of the weather here I am neither apologising nor complaining. But apart from the weather it's been a good summer here in Colne. The highlight was of course Steven Burke's cycling medal in

  • Reflections on job well done as Hoddlesden bridge opens

    MONTHS of hard work by local apprentices and high-school pupils was unveiled yesterday. A 10-metre steel bridge has been erected on the Darwen Anglers site in Hoddlesden, off Johnson New Road. It was designed by pupils at Darwen Vale High School and

  • Burnley couple's terror as hurricane hits Cuban resort

    A BURNLEY couple were left ‘terrified’ after Hurricane Ike ripped through their luxury holiday resort. Luke Brydges, 20, and girlfriend Georgina Morris, 24, were forced to spend nine hours in tropical heat in a cramped restaurant with 1,000 other guests