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  • Life-saving treatment 'denied to Burnley patients'

    HOSPITAL bosses have been accused of denying simple life-saving treatment to patients at Burnley's Urgent Care Centre. Heart attack patients who call an ambulance are given clot-busting drugs either at the scene or on arrival at the Royal Blackburn Hospital

  • Marsden Heights 'satisfactory and improving'

    ONE of Pendle's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) schools is "satisfactory and improving", according to Government watchdog Ofsted. Following their first visit to Marsden Heights Community College in Brierfield, Ofsted inspectors found it is now

  • Walkers asked to protect wildlife

    A PLEA has gone out for walkers and tourists to protect rare birds and toads around an East Lancashire beauty spot. Warning signs are being placed around Coldwell Reservoir at Southfield, between Colne and Nelson, urging people not to stray too far from

  • Man 'serious' after stamp attack

    A 29-year-old man is said to be in a "serious" condition after being stamped on the head in a street brawl. The man, who is from the Colne area, was attacked by a gang of four men near St Bartholomew Church in Albert Road, Colne, at around 2.20am on

  • Car-ram probe PC quits force

    A POLICE officer accused of ramming his patrol car into another motorist's vehicle has quit the force shortly before he was due to face a disciplinary hearing. Blackburn-based PC Andy Chenery was due to go before a Lancashire Police misconduct board

  • Residents fight off licence proposal plan

    A PROTEST petition with more than 100 signatures has been gathered to fight proposals by a Burnley store for a drinks licence. Neighbours fear gangs of under-age drinkers would be encouraged to congregate around the new Nisa store, on Coal Clough Lane

  • Return of Payton, the Padiham Predator

    One of Burnley's most prolific goal-scorers ever is set to pull on his boots again to take part in a charity five-a-side tournament. Andy Payton - dubbed the Padiham Predator during his Clarets days in the 1990s - said that the last time he played football

  • Trout in the Town Project Minutes 26.03.08

    Trout in the Town Project Meeting 26.03.08 Held at Cotton Tree Inn Winewall Minutes Attendees: Andy Pritchard (AP) Richard Benson (RB) Paul West (PW) Graham Counsell (GC) Graham Wright (GW) (all Colne Water angling Club), Jerry Stanford (JS

  • Readers name bridge after Wainwright

    BLACKBURN'S landmark £10million bridge is to be named after Alfred Wainwright after a poll by Lancashire Telegraph readers. Readers have been voting in their hundreds to chose a name for the Freckleton Street structure, which is due for completion this

  • Bright spark Calum is a Mensa brainbox!

    A BOY is celebrating being one of the brainiest people in East Lancashire after passing a Mensa test with an IQ of 157. Calum Fowley from Livesey, Blackburn, is among the most intelligent one per cent in the UK and the fact that he is only 12 makes his

  • Residents in fight to save homes

    ANGRY residents have presented a petition to Burnley Council in an attempt to stop their homes being demolished. Residents from the Daneshouse area of the town gave a petition with nearly 500 names on Thursday in an attempt to stop their home being bulldozed

  • 3,000 jobs hope for business park

    A MULTI-MILLION-POUND retail and business park development could bring 3,000 jobs into the area if plans are given the go-ahead. The proposed scheme for greenfield land between Blackburn Road, Knuzden, and the Whitebirk roundabout could also lead to

  • Fire stations told to recruit more ethnic minority staff

    SEVEN fire stations in East Lancashire have been told that they must sign up more personnel from black and ethnic minority communities. Brigade chiefs in Lancashire have outlined a series of recruitment targets for retained firefighter shifts at 10

  • A POEM ABOUT HASLINGDEN COULD WIN YOU £1,000

    You could win £1000 cash for a poem you have written about someone or something from your home town in an annual competition. Anyone can submit up to three poems and there is no age limit or entry fee. Poems can be up to 20 lines, 160 words and the

  • Call for Darwen station to be staffed

    A CAMPAIGN to improve facilities at Darwen railway station by introducing staff has been launched. The town's MP Janet Anderson, and a group of councillors, are working together to get the station manned in a bid to reduce vandalism and fare-dodging.

  • Inquest opens into crash victim

    AN inquest has been opened into the death of Sameer Vohra, who was killed in a car pile-up. Mr Vohra, a 34-year-old father-of-four, was killed instantly when his silver BMW collided with an HGV, on the A59 in Samlesbury, on Thursday. Opening his inquest

  • Dolphins and classical music to tackle vandalism

    A CRIMEFIGHTING scheme will use dolphins and classical music to make vandals Bach off! Bosses at Blackburn with Darwen Council believe art in the form of a dolphin mural and highbrow music will prove to be the natural enemies of gangs gathering in a

  • Jail for fake rape accuser

    A 21-year-old woman who admitted making a false allegation of rape has been jailed for 12 months. Amanda Lang, formerly of Carterton in Oxfordshire but now of Bamber Bridge, wrongly accused RAF man Phillip Trowell of raping her between November 2006

  • Flintoff left out of MCC side to face Sussex

    Andrew Flintoff has been left out of the MCC side to face county champions Sussex at Lord's next week in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English cricket season. The 30-year-old all-rounder is making a comeback from a fourth operation on his left

  • McFadyen aiming to put record straight

    SUPER-bantamweight fighter Stuart McFadyen will return to the Colne Muni tomorrow looking to avenge his first professional defeat. McFadyen lost out on his last appearance in Colne when he was stopped by Gavin Reid in five rounds. But the self-styled

  • Disabled fans awards night

    BLACKBURN Rovers' Disabled Supporters Club will hold their annual Player of the Year Awards on Tuesday April 29 in the Premier Suite at Ewood Park. Tickets for the event, which starts at 7pm, are £7.50 and that includes supper, entertainment, a quiz,

  • Enjoy a beer, but which one?

    To Alan Sagar there's nothing simple about a bottle of beer. As the man behind an award-winning off-licence he's got hundreds from all over the world to choose from. We went to meet him. MOST people know that certain wines are recommended with

  • Yawning drivers on road to sleep

    MOTORISTS in Lancashire who find themselves yawning at the wheel are being warned to pull over and have a break from driving. A poll by research organisation You Gov has found that only 22per cent of drivers in Lancashire believe that yawning is a sign

  • PACT Meeting

    The next PACT meeting for Huncoat is taking place tonight at 6.30pm in the Methodist Church on Station Road. We'd like the help of the local community with a scheme that we're trying to set up in Huncoat. We want to introduce a window card scheme

  • Investigation launched after river runs orange

    A MAJOR investigation has been launched after the River Irwell, running through Bacup and surrounding areas, began to run orange. Scientists from the Environment Agency have launched a probe on the waterway after heavy rainfalls are thought to have caused

  • Lorry flips over in M65 crash chaos

    DRIVERS experienced long motorway delays after a three-vehicle crash ended up with a lorry knocked onto its side in the rush hour. The accident on the M65, between junction 10 at Burnley and junction nine at Hapton, saw a collision between a lorry and

  • Attack on love rival in boxer shorts

    A MAN caught with his trousers down locked himself in the bathroom after being attacked by his love rival, a court was told. Magistrates heard that Lee Michael Sweeney climbed in through a window of a Darwen home to find another man in the living room

  • Like Gardening?

    The monthly meeting of the Derwent Garden Club, will be featuring a slide show on "The Gardens of Cheshire" by Kevin Pratt. On Wednesday April 2 in Derwent Hall, George Street thr group will be meeting an everyone is welcome. Doors open at 7pm for

  • Clarets fans to use pedal power

    BURNLEY supporters are getting in the saddle once again for another wheelie good fund-raiser. For the fifth year in a row, the group is planning a mammoth bike ride for the last game of the season against Crystal Palace. Following on from fund-raising

  • Judge gives affray man one last chance

    TWO men, one of them masked and the other "hooded", kicked in a house door to question the occupant over threats, a court was told. Shaun Kenyon immediately called police after hearing loud bangs on the door. A friend who was down-stairs at the property

  • St. John's Residents Group

    We would like to introduce you to the St. John's Area Residents Group, a group set up to deal with the issues of local residents and be a voice for the people in communicationg with organisations like the council or housing. I spoke with David Simm

  • Booklet aims to break down racial barriers

    A BOOKLET about extremism has been produced by students in Pendle. Year 10 pupils at Marsden Heights Community College, Nelson, have produced An Idiots Guide to Extremism', which aims to help children understand what extremism is. The guide was launched

  • Stop the graffiti

    WE WANT people to visit our town so please stop all the graffiti. It is all over bus shelters, walls, windows, toilets and bus stops. When people see graffiti it does not give a good impression of the town. It looks like we have no respect for where

  • Charlty mile should have been better

    I WAS concerned to see such an incredibly poor turnout at the Blackburn town centre Sport Relief Mile event on Sunday, March 16. Officials at the event informed me that only around 100 people had taken part in the one mile run. As I arrived to take part

  • Ceramic cafe is a family affair

    A MOTHER and daughter team are heading up a ceramic cafe in Barnoldswick's 'The Rainhall Centre'. The catering and pottery business Pots of Love' at the enterprise and community resource centre, is the brainchild of Lindsay Gregory and Shelley Hodgson

  • Auction to benefit church

    PAINTINGS by a well- known local artist are to go up for auction to raise money for church funds. The art work, created by Darwen artist Albert Hurst is on display at Sunnyhurst Wood Visitor Centre, before being auctioned to raise money for St Barnabas

  • Groups in spring clean

    RESIDENTS of Redvers Road in Darwen teamed up with local school pupils, community groups, the police and council officers to give their neighbourhood a spring clean. Around 45 people took part in the clean-up campaign to clear litter, graffiti and other

  • Homes go-ahead

    A NEW complex of 71 homes in Blackburn has been given the green light. Blackburn with Darwen councillors voted to give planning permission to the development on Sumner Street. There will be 43 two and three-storey houses and 28 flats built in three-storey

  • Pupils' letter prompts rubbish clean up

    A NOTORIOUS litter and flytipping site has been cleared after youngsters from a school wrote a letter to the local council pleading for help. Members of the school council at Moor End Primary School, Oswaldtwistle, wrote to Hyndburn Council asking

  • Bogus caller warning

    BOGUS callers have been preying on elderly people in Rossendale. Three offenders approached a 79-year-old woman's house in Rawsthorne Avenue, Edenfield, between 10.45am and 11.15am on March 26. One of the men said he was carrying out water repairs and

  • Head speaks out over 'naive' junk food proposals

    A HEADTEACHER whose school looks out over a string of takeaways has said the Government needs "to do much more" to stop youngsters eating junk. And David Whyte, headteacher of St Wilfrid's CE High School Technology College, Blackburn, said money should

  • Curfew changed

    A ROOFER given a curfew after causing £1,000 damage to his ex-wife's property had it varied so he can work now the lighter nights are coming. Burnley Crown Court heard how Michael Crossley, 43, who lives at The Caravan, The House on the Hill Kennels,

  • Flood damage now repaired

    A PIECE of land left badly damaged by floods has been repaired by a council after the owners could not be found. Calderdale Council finished repairing the derelict culvert under Clough Road, Walsden, Todmorden, last week after failing to locate the landowners

  • ‘Chronic’ drug user could get help for his habit

    A CAREER criminal who has been jailed constantly for seven years may get help in the community to fight his "chronic" drug habit. Barry Duxbury, who carried out a near £5,000 raid on Hameldon Community College, Burnley, could still end up in jail. But

  • Mother over limit

    A WOMAN arrested because of the way she was driving was found to be more than three times the legal drink drive limit. Magistrates heard that Christine Goddard, who had her eight-year-old daughter in the car at the time, claimed she had only got in the

  • Blooming great

    MARKET towns in Hyndburn are set to look blooming marvellous this summer. Hyndburn Council plans to buy 60 flower towers and 350 hanging baskets to dot around the borough as part of an £18,000 scheme. Last year was the first year of the council's

  • Lancashire-born US zoo director dies

    A LANCASHIRE-born zoologist and former director of the National Zoo in America, Dr Michael H Robinson, has died at the age of 79. Michael H Robinson directed the huge Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington DC between 1984 and 2001, getting

  • Residents hit by mill traffic chaos

    I HAVE tried countless times to report my obvious frustration with my local council and LCC regarding the new car park situated on the M65 for the new Boundary Mill store. I was unfortunate enough to be stuck in traffic on the M65 for over one hour on

  • I see madness on roads every day

    I AM writing in response to letters about all the different motoring offences that are taking place in and around this town. I travel from Blackburn to Preston and back along Preston New Road every day. There seems to be another bit of wall knocked down

  • It’s jam today for businesswoman Lisa

    A BUSINESSWOMAN who swapped the heat of the office for the heat of the kitchen is starting to reap the rewards. For 20 years Lisa Reedy, 43, of The Paddock, Oswaldtwistle, worked as a business analyst for Great Universal Stores, which was then bought

  • Drunken woman spat at 999 crew

    A DRUNKEN woman spat at and threw punches at paramedics who had come to her assistance. Blackburn magistrates heard Bridget Darling appeared to be in a drunken stupor when the female ambulance crew arrived at an address in Foxstones Crescent, Blackburn

  • High spirits guaranteed ...

    An evening of clairvoyance with Mick Platt will be held at Blackburn Spiritualist Church, St Peter Street on Thursday, April 3 from 7pm until 8.30pm. £2.50 donation on the door. Everyone welcome.

  • Nelsen: I feel good

    BLACKBURN Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen hopes his injury problems are firmly behind him after he made a successful comeback in the goalless draw with Reading on Saturday. Back in the side after a 10-week absence, the New Zealand international completed

  • Kids! Get your hunting hats on!

    Barnoldswick Libaray is hosting a Treasure Hunt for children, during the school holidays. It's available every day from Monday 7th to Friday 18th. The task is to solve 9 clues and become a champion treasure hunter. There will be a certificate

  • Clitheroe 1 Radcliffe Borough 1

    TORRENTIAL rain made conditions difficult for both teams in this league encounter and a draw was probably a fair result. A long ball down the left wing found Craig Sargeson, who fired home a low shot from 20 yards to give the Blues a 22nd minute lead

  • Storks match abandoned

    PADIHAM'S home fixture against league leaders New Mills lasted 50 minutes before the weather got the better of both sides, leaving the referee with no option but to abandon the game because of a waterlogged pitch, with the visitors leading 2-1. Goals

  • Maine Road 3 Nelson 1

    NELSON missed out on the points despite a promising first-half in which they took the lead. Mark Banyard put the Blues in front with an angled shot after Martin Payne and Ed O'Neil had set up the chance on 23 minutes. But Maine Road hit back just four

  • Norton United 2 Darwen 3

    Player-manager Dennis Hill made more changes to the Darwen line-up and he was rewarded as the Salmoners ran out winners in this five-goal thriller. Early in the game, Darwen captain Matt Anderton tested Goodwin in goal with a 35-yard drive, which whistled

  • Atherton LR 0 Colne 2

    Colne maintained their recent good form with a convincing win over an Atherton LR team rejuvenated with an influx of players with higher league experience. After 10 minutes, Kevin Urwin raced clear down the left but his cross to Liam Garbutt was headed

  • Ramsbottom United 2 Formby 3

    Goals by Matt Kay and Andy Sensale where not enough as the Rams lost to Formby for the second time this season. It was another tale of missed chances for the Rams as they once again created many opportunities to at least come away with a point. The

  • Ofsted plan to help school

    WEST Craven High Technology College in Barnoldswick has received a 'satisfactory' report from Ofsted inspectors. Results in the 2007 national tests for English, mathematics and science, at the end of Key Stage 3, were lower than the school expected and

  • Macclesfield Town 2 Accrington Stanley 1

    DURING the week, Macclesfield YTS trainee Shaun Brisley cleans boots and sweeps the changing rooms as part of his apprentice duties. But on Saturday, the first two goals of his fledgling career swept Stanley away on a wet and windy day at Moss Rose.

  • Drug dealing brothers jailed

    AN UNDERCOVER police operation to crack down on street level dealing of Class A drugs in Blackburn resulted in two brothers being jailed. Gavin Lewis, 29, of Yates Street, Chorley, got two years and Paul Lewis, 32, of the same address, got nine months

  • The English Surgeon , BBC2

    THERE are times when TV throws up a programme which just leaves you humbled. Admittedly such occasions are all too rare, but last night BBC2 served up an offering which could only leave the viewer feeling as though their own lives are pretty worthless

  • From the ice age...

    MOST botanists agree that the first flowering plant to grow in Britain at the end of the last ice age was the marsh marigold. The flower, which is simple in structure and soon wilts when deprived of water, grows in clusters in marsh areas all over Britain

  • Time for Baywatch

    MIGRATION gets in full swing during March and April and with the increase in the number of hours of daylight, now is the time to spend a full day out and about. It takes only just over an hour to reach Morecambe Bay via the M6. Turn off at junction 35

  • Flowers illuminate the gloom

    MY walk was on a typical English spring day - dull and it was raining! Blooms of the lesser celandines were shut tight against the rain, but the primroses proudly kept their heads up and illuminated the gloom. Birdsong was everywhere when quite suddenly

  • Bridge woman stopped traffic

    A woman who brought rush hour traffic to a standstill by perching on the side of a motorway bridge has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Police said the woman, thought to be 36 and from Padiham, has been transferred to a mental health unit

  • Drink driver ‘getting milk for her child’

    A WOMAN arrested because of the way she was driving was found to be more than three times the legal drink drive limit. Magistrates heard that Christine Goddard, who had her eight-year-old daughter in the car at the time, claimed she had only got in the

  • Woman daubed ‘slag’ on front door

    A 31-year-old woman smashed a neighbour's window and daubed the word "slag" on her front door. Blackburn magistrates heard the neighbour had no idea why Deborah Grant turned against her. Roger Pickles, defending, said his client had been at a very low

  • Tampering with time is bringing havoc to my life

    Don't you just hate waking up to British Summer Time? One less hour in bed, more daylight to pack with more activities, more expense, more stress all round. Yet there are many who want even MORE daylight, who would like the clocks to go even further

  • Don’t give up on rail battle

    IT is disappointing to hear that three East Lancashire Labour MPs, including Justice Minister Jack Straw, have failed to reverse Railway Minister Tom Harris's decision to refuse the £8million that is so sorely needed to give East Lancashire something

  • Gadgets galore as inventors swap tips

    WACKY and wonderful inventions were on display at an exhibition designed to help their creators drum up support for their ideas. Hopeful entrepreneurs swapped tips on drawing up plans, turning dreams into reality and finding all important funding for

  • Rovers monitor US midfielder

    Blackburn Rovers are continuing to monitor the progress of Heerenveen midfielder Michael Bradley, with a view to a possible summer move. Hughes is thought to be a big admirer of the American and Rovers' chief scout, Mike Rigg, watched him play in the

  • Goal hero Lafferty sets targets high

    KYLE Lafferty has targeted double figures after his third goal in a week kept Burnley's season alive. The 20-year-old revelled in an out-and-out striking role and took his overall tally for the season to eight in Saturday's 2-1 win over Barnsley, just

  • March celebrates prophet’s birthday

    AN annual march took place yesterday to celebrate the birth of a holy Muslim prophet. The Holy March, or Eid Milad-un-Nabi, attracted followers from across East Lancashire to Blackburn, where a procession wound through the town, before finishing with

  • Crash biker airlifted to hospital

    A MOTORCYCLIST was badly injured when he lost control of his bike in Cliviger, police said. The 21-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after coming off the bike as he drove along Long Causeway at 11.15am yesterday. Police said he lost control on

  • Career-swap woman reaps the benefits

    A FORMER businesswoman who swapped the heat of the office for the heat of the kitchen is starting to reap the rewards. For 20-years Lisa Reedy, 43, of The Paddock, Oswaldtwistle, worked as a business analyst for Great Universal Stores, which was then

  • Phone to see MP

    DUE to an increase in numbers of constituents visiting Jack Straw's office in Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, admission is now by appointment only. Residents are advised to phone 01254 52317 to book an apppointment. No appointments are required to attend

  • Thyme for change at Oswaldtwistle Mills

    AN AWARD winning restaurant will be at the hub of a £3million food hall development at a top tourist attraction. Longridge-based eaterie Thyme is set to open a restaurant at Oswaldtwistle Mills, as part of the redevelopment of the former GB Timber shop

  • Litter row man says: "I'm innocent"

    A MAN accused of dumping rubbish outside his house has claimed it is not his fault - and blamed local vandals. Gary Rostron, 33, from Moorgate Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, has received a £60 fine from Blackburn with Darwen Council, who said they had

  • Pupils get Pedometers

    PUPILS at Hapton Primary School were each given a free pedometer and mini beanbag as part of the "Get Active with Pip" programme, encouraging them to build up their activity levels.

  • Coyle demanding Clarets high five

    BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle has urged his players to pay no attention to the Championship table until the end of the season, when he hopes their efforts over the final five games will be enough to earn a top six finish. Saturday's 2-1 win over Barnsley

  • Roberts: Referees must use common sense

    BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jason Roberts feels something needs to be done to improve the relationship between players and referees. The Grenada international, who was booked for dissent by referee Mark Clattenburg during Saturday's goalless draw at Reading

  • Single: Kiko – Slave Of My Mind

    FRENCH, Gothic techno with a baritone vocal resembling Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode. Slave Of My Mind is every bit as elegant as the hype claims, and would surely go down a treat in both sweaty basement clubs and particularly excellent house parties.

  • Single: Crystal Castles – Courtship Dating

    CRYSTAL Castles have already built a cult following with their original take on left-field electronica. The Toronto duo are Ethan Kath, a multi- instrumentalist with a chiptune preoccupation (chiptunes are a modern take on the music that featured in

  • Sugababes @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

    GIRL power took over Blackburn on Saturday night as the Sugababes delighted a sold-out King George's Hall with a slick, polished show that should dispel any thoughts that the trio aren't anything but the real deal. Edgier and less manufactured that the

  • Campaign launched to tackle alcohol abuse

    FIVE boroughs are to work together to tackle alcohol abuse, as figures revealed that one in five residents binge drink. Community Safety Partnerships from Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale councils will join forces with the East