ACCRINGTON Stanley were beaten 2-1 by American side Austin Aztex in a friendly at the Crown Ground tonight. Stanley fielded a number of trialists, including former loan striker Craig Lindfield, but went behind when Nicky Patterson found the
A SPECIALIST police team could be given a £5,000 reward for its work after the M65 terrorism operation. The Lancashire Council of Mosques said the nomination was controversial as the raid had ‘broken the relationship with police’ which ‘has
A RIBBLE Valley businessman has been exposed as a child porn pervert after chatting to an undercover police officer posing as a paedophile on the internet. Daniel Henry, 34, was caught red-handed chatting to the officer when police swooped on his family's
BATTLE lines have been drawn in the fight for who will represent Ribble Valley’s interests at Westminster after the next general election. Political candidates have now been selected for the four main political parties in Ribble Valley, which is currently
I USED to live with a Blackburn fan and I’m sure I’ll be getting a phone call from him if they win on Sunday. I’ll certainly be phoning him if Burnley win! We always have good banter and he has always said that the only thing he doesn’t like about me
THE investigation into a Blackburn man’s alleged involvement in the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl has been identified as having a ‘series of failings’. The Independent Police Complaints Commission criticised Lancashire Constabulary’s inquiry into
A new Police Community Support Officer will be patrolling the streets of Barnoldswick. PCSO Neil Wallin (left) will be on the beat around the town and will be out and about meeting neighbours and residents. He takes over from PCSO Sean Goddard
DETERMINED committee members at Burnley Garrick Club raised £350 on a sponsored walk. Four intrepid volunteers donned their waterproofs last Tuesday – the wettest day of the week – and set about undertaking the walk to visit five of the different venues
MORE than 50 members attended the annual general meeting of the Friends of Ramsbottom Civic Hall. They met at the newly-refurbished hall where the Mayor of Bury Councillor Sheila Magnall, talked about the redevelopment. Charles Walton, representing
PEOPLE in Lancashire are being urged to pack a shoebox full of gifts for disadvanted children as part of this year’s Operation Christmas Child scheme. People are being asked to save their spare change over the next five weeks and use the resulting
Pendle Leisure trust bosses are looking for volunteer walk leaders for their series of health treks across Nelson, Colne and West Craven. Anyone interested can contact Wayne Bowman on 01282 661315
The second steering group meeting of the Padiham Greenway Scheme (linear park) was held at Shuttleworth College on Tuesday. A lengthy discussion took place on a proposed walkway from the college to Lakeland Way and a footpath linking Memorial Park
Mobile speed cameras will be used in Grimshaw Street by the Neighbourhood Policing Team to stop speeding vehicles. Warnings and fixed penalty tickets will be given to motorists found to be breaking the law.
NATHAN Ellington, the Watford striker who was on trial with Rovers during the summer, is still hoping for a move to Ewood Park in January. “I think it’s actually best that I will end up moving pretty soon,” Ellington said. “I think I’ve
A farmers' and local produce market is held in Ramsbottom Market Place on the second Sunday of each month from 10am to 3pm. Contact Paul Barrah on 07928 103407. On the first Sunday of each month there is a Farmers' Market at Helmshore.
DAVID Sullivan would love to be “involved” with West Ham but is concerned by their financial position. Sullivan is seeking another club after selling his stake in Birmingam but said: “The debts that appear to be at West Ham seem huge.”
The Rake Hill Climb at Ramsbottom on Sunday was its usual big success with the many spectators but more of a problem for the riders with wet roads and fallen leaves making for a difficult ascent. Reigning national champion Matt Clinton of Yorkshire
A kitchen company from Colne has raised over £200 for the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale branch of the Alzheimer’s Society. Simpsons Furniture, based at Greenfield Mill, in Greenfield Road, raised the money at a charity curry night. A cheque was
Talented young singers were given £1,000 when they bought African music to Accrington. The 20-strong Bethany Choir from an orphanage in Tanzania performed three concerts at Accrington and Rossendale College. During the evening of entertainment in
NELSON skipper Khurram Nazir has quit Seedhill in order to sign for Ribblesdale League outfit Barnoldswick. Nazir joins another former Nelson all-rounder, Danny Kegg, at the ambitious Victory Park club. Nazir, who progressed through the youth set-up
CLAYTON-le-Moors Harrier Kitty Garnett has recently found out that she was the winning over-70 woman at this year’s Flora London Marathon. The race was back in April and the official results showed the 71-year old from Sabden in fourth place with her
THERE were gold medals for all three of our local athletes in the British and Irish Junior Championships at Sedbergh near Kendal. Joe Johnston, of Rossendale Harriers, and Emma Spencer, who represents Pendle Athletic Club, were both making their England
GOALKEEPER Brian Jensen has already had a big hand in some key moments this season – but he’s hoping to save the best yet until Sunday. Stopping Michael Carrick’s penalty earned a precious clean sheet against Manchester United to begin Burnley
THE greatest bowler in the history of Darwen CC has retired. Dave Bonner enjoyed a career spanning 49 years after making his debut against Chorley in 1960. His last game was for the seconds against Blackpool - and he claimed a wicket with his last
SOPHIE Hitchon has broken the UK junior record for the women’s weight at the Hammer Circle Reunion Meeting in Hull. The 18-years-old Blackburn Harrier from Burnley is already the UK U20 record holder for the hammer. The weight is an
YET again, the 40th Tunnocks Tour of Mull lived up to its reputation as one of the toughest club rallies in the world. After a day and two nights of flat-out rallying on the Scottish island, it was Calum and Iain Duffy who squeezed home just over a minute
HOSPITAL staff are being encouraged to cycle to work under a new scheme to reduce the cost of buying a bike and save on income tax. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has signed up to the Government’s Cycle to Work initiative, offering employees the
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown made a sudden visit to Blackburn as the 2010 election campaign was stepped up. The region is a clear target for all political parties with many of the constituencies seen as being up for grabs. Earlier this
The annual arts and craft fair raised a magnificent £6,101, slightly up on last year. Well done to everyone who helped. Plans are taking shape for the 2010 arts and craft fair. The title is to be ‘Let there be Light’. Anyone who would like to help
DEREK Fazackerley has urged Blackburn Rovers to ‘win it for the fans’ – claiming local pride can make or break a supporter’s season. The former Rovers defender holds the record for the amount of appearances for the club, having played 674 games
HISTORIAN Ken Spencer was born in a house overlooking Scott Park, Burnley, in 1928 and has lived almost all his life within a quarter-mile of it. The park was created in 1895 on land formerly owned by the Halsteds of Hood House and farmed by Robert Schofield
MEMBERS of a campaign group were shouting their message from the mountains as they climbed Britain’s highest peak. Members of the Make Blackburn Safer group completed a charity trek up Ben Nevis to raise awareness for their campaign as well as vital
A BURNLEY couple have celebrated 60 years of marriage by raising £600 for Pendleside Hospice. Mary and Roy Walkden decided to celebrate the milestone anniversary at Nelson House. They asked family and friends for donations to the Reedley-based
A SISTER led 62 family and friends on a 28-mile ‘Walk of Life’ from Manchester to Oswaldtwistle in memory of her 20-year-old brother. Nicola McMurray-Devenney, 32, organised the event in honour of Mark McMurray, of Brookside View, Oswaldtwistle, who
Farmers in the Shawforth area are working alongside council officers to prevent sheep escaping from various farms. The possibility of erecting higher fences is being discussed by both parties.
THE leader of an outreach project has slammed the yobs who wrecked a Blackburn allotment site. Ian McHugh, who runs community outreach programme Bootstrap Enterprises, said staff were ‘very upset’ after their hard work was ruined. Thousands
COMMUNITY groups are being asked to apply for funding. Blackburn with Darwen Council’s latest round of ‘Cash for Communities’ grants are up for grabs. Residents and community groups can bid for up to £1,000 under the categories developing skills,
Residents complaining about poor roads and pavements have raised the problem with Huncoat Area Management Council. The council is carrying out a survey to discover the worst affected spots. Contact ann.roberts@hyndburnbc.gov.uk.
People are being asked by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council whether new waste transfer stations or recycling centres should be built. To fill in a feedback form visit www.blackburn.gov.uk
Plans to install a cash machine at the Oak Tree pub, Livesey Branch Road, have been approved by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Parking restrictions on Shear Bank Road are due to come into force. A traffic regulation order has been granted, however will only be enforced when yellow lines in place on the left side of the road.
Readers may be shocked to learn that every year in Britain, more than 45 million pheasants and partridges are mass-produced to serve as feathered targets for wealthy ‘guns’. This bloody and brutal end to their lives is the final insult. From birth, they
IN response to your article relating to the planned shift changes for the Lancashire Constabulary, Andy Rhodes says that they need to get more officers on the front line without spending any more money and that officers will still be working their contracted
I think it’s time for dear old Bruce Forsyth to put his dancing shoes away and finally call it a day. He seems to be struggling at times to get laughs and, at 81, you simply don’t have the same ‘pulling power’ as you did when you were in your prime.
IN answer to John Raliegh’s question regarding the Bishop’s mitre on the Cathedral flag pole (Letters, October 10). Bishops wear the mitre to remind Christians of the Holy Spirit alighting on the apostles’ heads when they were with the Holy Spirit. (
ACCRINGTON Stanley are not ruling out the possibility of having to sell players to help them out of their current financial situation. The Reds look set to avoid winding up proceedings by paying off a £308,000 tax bill before their October 28 deadline
AN historical author has put together a book telling the 70-year story of the Whittingham Hospital railway. Mark Cornwell of Higher Wheelton, begins his story in 1868 when a new county asylum was deemed necessary, as Blackburn folk had to travel varying
IN a week’s time I’ll be appearing on the BBC’s Question Time. Nothing unusual about that. It goes with the job, as it does for the Conservative and Lib Dem representatives who’ll be taking part. What’s different about this Question Time
BLACKBURN Rovers’ title-winning captain Tim Sherwood believes his former side will bully Burnley into submission on Sunday. Sherwood was part of the most successful Rovers team of the modern era, lifting the Premier League trophy as skipper
RESIDENTS are claiming victory after repairs to dozens of potholes on Darwen roads was brought forward by more than a year. Repair work to holes inches deep in Inverness Road, Borough Road and Manor Road was scheduled for the end of 2010 and early 2011
BURNLEY have waited three long decades to claim derby bragging rights, but former manager Steve Cotterill hopes this is their time. His Clarets ran Blackburn Rovers close in the FA Cup less than five years ago. And although he knows it may prove difficult
Peter Saunders, assistant manager at Northcote hotel in Langho, was runner-up in this year’s Restaurant Association’s 2009 Young Waiter competition. Peter, 23, had to serve lunch to a table of four and was marked on service skills, communication and
Glen Chapple will continue as Lancashire captain for the 2010 season. Chapple, has just completed his 18th season with the club and remains one of the most consistent performers in county cricket, having recently been named Lancashire’s 2009
A NEW version of football song Wild Rover has been recorded by one of the country’s top tenors, sparking a debate over which East Lancashire club used it first. Martin Toal, who has sung at Wembley Stadium on four occas-ions and performed before the
MARKS and Spencer is poised to move into a flagship store over three storeys of Blackburn’s new shopping centre — but at the cost of a scaled-down market. The Lancashire Telegraph understands the retail giant is set to leave its current
A ‘dedicated’ 33-year-old nursery nurse has died after collapsing at home. Jane Mitchell was found unconscious in the bath by her parents and was rushed to hospital. She died four days later. Tributes have been paid to Jane, of Gordon
THE quality of services at East Lancashire’s hospitals has slumped from a top ‘excellent’ four-star rating to a ‘fair’ two-star grade in the past year. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published annual performance ratings for every
SO here are the rules. From the current Rovers and Burnley squads, you must pick the strongest team possible based on form this season. Leaving the goalkeeper aside, of the 10 outfield players five must come from each club. Here’s my effort. Paul
