DETECTIVES investigating the death of a mystery man more than 20 years ago have made a new breakthrough. The man was found dead in Scarborough harbour in May 1989 – and has never been identified. But following a press appeal, including
POLICE were called after a retired doctor attempted to dump human bones in a council waste site. Officers said the pensioner, from Simonstone, said the collection had been in his possession since he was a trainee doctor. The bones were seized after
A SEVEN-year-old boy sparked a huge police investigation last night after telling his parents a man had tried to ‘make me his dog’. The boy had been playing in the Chingford Bank area of Burnley and put a cable tie round his neck. But police said
A CORONATION Street star has urged people to help avert a crisis at a homeless shelter close to her heart. Maundy Grange, Abbey Street, Accrington, has just one week's worth of food left. Before the recession, the shelter regularly received
Eoin Morgan underpinned England’s 331-4 with a maiden Test hundred on day one of the four-match series against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. Morgan (125no) was retained in the team only because of the broken toe Ian Bell suffered. But the Irishman made
TWO brothers jailed for their involvement in a nightclub attack with a baton have today been freed from their jail terms by top judges. London's Criminal Appeal Court heard 19-year-old Anton Ashley Christopher Shepherd hit a man with the baton
PLANS have been unveiled for a radical new development for the top floor of the historic Burnley Central Library. Architects and young people have been working on proposals for The Crib, a new space for 14 to 25 year olds which will be created where
BUSINESS leaders, bosses and workers in East Lancashire have given a cautious welcome to a Government move to scrap retirement at 65. From October next year, employers will no longer be able to dismiss staff at their 65th birthday, with employees
GLENN Lord has closed the gap on the leaders of the Warton Stock Car Championship with a 24-point haul from last weekend’s Vale of Lune meeting. The Great Harwood-based former champion was on the pace right from the start, with two fourth places
STEVE Johnson will be giving a talk about his work on the Help4Heroes 4x4 Rally on Friday. The Accrington-based rally driver and organiser helped run last month’s 10-day event, which covered 1,700 miles and retraced the route of the Allied invasion of
PREGNANT smokers have been urged to stub out cigarettes to protect them and their unborn babies. The 'Your Way' smoking cessation campaign, run by NHS East Lancashire, which provides services in Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale
RALLYMAN John Stone heads to the north-east this weekend needing a top three finish to maintain his chall-enge for the MSA Asphalt Championship. The Blackburn businessman had been leading the series since May, but was an early retirement on the last
The fourth round of the Mid Lancs Track and Field League at Wilson’s Playing Fields was one of the most exciting local fixtures in recent history with the top three women’s teams ending the day virtually tied. League leaders Blackpool Wyre and Fylde
Sophie Hitchon and Holly Bleasdale are undoubtedly two of the most talented athletes ever to come from our region, but they also possess that extra ingredient that makes them champions. The two Blackburn Harriers return home from Canada this
Ben Fish has returned the fastest time of the summer to win the third and final Horwich Jubilee Road Race at Rivington in decisive fashion. Along with Chorley Harriers’ Night Races and the Haigh Hall Races promoted by Wigan Phoenix, Horwich
Has the Tour de France finally solved its long-term drug problem? Certainly, watching this year’s gruelling 3,000 kilometre marathon you can have some sympathy as to why drugs have been an integral part of this epic race over the past 60 years at least
BRIAN Laws admits Chris McCann could be a doubt to play for the first game of the season because of a knee problem. McCann did not feature in the behind-closed-doors draw with Accrington Stanley yesterday after missing most of last season through injury
BURNLEY drew 2-2 with Accrington Stanley in a friendly played behind closed doors at Gawthorpe yesterday. Dean Marney scored twice as Burnley recovered from a 2-0 half-time deficit against Stanley yesterday, with Laws feeling the Clarets were still
A HOUSING landlord has been fined almost £3,000 in Rossendale’s war on eyesore properties. Rossendale Council took the action against Nick Turner, 40, of Newchurch Road, Stacksteads, after complaints from tenants living in two properties in Haslingden
A FORMER deputy head teacher, who kept claiming he still owned a house a couple had just moved into, has been banned from contacting them. Burnley Magistrates Court had earlier heard how Vincent Campbell, 41, a foster carer, had owned the house Chris
BOOZING children as young as 12 were taken off the streets of Burnley and Padiham during a police operation. Eighteen teenagers, aged between 12 and 16, were found roaming the streets and parks in a drunken state. They were taken to the Sure Start Centre
Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan’s unbroken half-century stand revived England after the loss of three wickets either side of lunch on day one of the first npower Test against Pakistan. England’s fifth-wicket pair held firm against the threat of Mohammad
A CONVICTED robber who claimed he had a gun and demanded £12,000 from a bank cashier has been jailed for more than three years. Burnley Crown Court heard Peter Woodhouse, 28, had been standing patiently with other customers in the queue at Barclays Bank
JOHN Ruskin was born in 1819, the son of a wealthy London sherry and wine merchant. Ruskin became one of the world’s most renowned art critics but his intellectual abilities spread over both the arts and the sciences. John Ruskin spent
DONT miss your 24-page guide to the new football season in the Lancashire Telegraph newspaper on Tuesday, August 3. Packed with all the big interviews from Rovers, Clarets and Stanley, it's a read that you won't want to miss. ROVERS
KEVIN Pietersen fell for just nine as England lost their prized wicket shortly after lunch at Trent Bridge. Pietersen, who has been in dreadful form of late, played on to Mohammed Arif before Jon Trott was given out leg before wicket to Mohammad Aamer
AFTER wowing crowds at the Romeria de Mayo Festival in Cuba and the Newark Jazz Festival, the Neil C Young Trio return to more familiar surroundings with gigs in Lancaster, Poulton-le-Fylde, Burnley and Manchester between August 6 and 31.
AN AMBULANCE technician today appeared in court charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Jonathan Vass, 30, was formally accused of the murder of nurse Jane Clough, 26, of Barrowford, at Blackpool Magistrates' Court. Vass spoke
JUSTIN Moorhouse will always be a crowd favourite locally, thanks to his association with Peter Kay. He’s an actor, comedy quiz show panellist, radio DJ and writer, but first and foremost, he was, and still is, a stand-up comedian. But on stage,
ONE of Britain’s best-loved bands, Madness, have announced a tour with dates in Blackpool on November 26 and Manchester on November 30. One of Britain's most successful pop acts, Madness released hits such as Our House, House Of Fun, One Step
THEY were a hit on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, where they won standing ovations and made judge Amanda Holden cry. And now father-and-son singing duo James and Graham Edgington have announced they will be playing a homecoming concert in Bolton
This walk is longer and more strenuous than most I have described. It is, however, well worth the effort but it does need careful planning and should be done slowly and on a good clear day. Haweswater is not a natural lake, but a reservoir constructed
LEGENDARY American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson is playing live in the UK for the first time in three years. See him in Manchester on July 31. Of the three dates, there is only one outside the capital and that is at the Bridgewater Hall.
WHEN comedians make the move from the stage to hosting their own television show they tend to lose the edge that got them there in the first place. John Bishop is easily the funniest thing on A League Of Their Own, and comes across here like
THE boss of BAE Systems has admitted the Government is likely to axe its commitment to a defence project vital to East Lancashire jobs. Ian King said Eurofighter Typhoon, on which 2,000 engineers in Samlesbury work, would be in the firing line
I ONCE stayed in a hotel in Torquay at which the owner, having taken payment in advance, said that due to rising costs he would have to charge 5p per tea bag and 6p for milk, while, if we wanted to take a shower, that would be 20p a go. At another
Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Gerald McRaney. Director: Joe Carnahan. It has been more than 25 years since George Peppard chewed on a cigar and uttered the immortal line, “I love
A DARWEN man who ‘stabbed and sliced’ a man over a debt has been jailed for more than two years. Joseph Doherty had called round to the sheltered accommodation to collect the money owed when a row broke out. Police were already at the Birch Hall
LANCASHIRE residents are more at risk of being duped by fraudsters than ever before, according to the county’s trading standards chief who is retiring after 42 years. Jim Potts has been Lancashire County Council’s ‘scambuster’ since 1986, leading
BELMONT'S Blue Lagoon reservoir is full of water again, just weeks after being drained. The owner of the beauty spot pulled the plug on it in May as it needs £40,000 of work to bring it up to the legal standard required by the Environment Agency
ANTI-social behaviour orders have been controversial ever since they were introduced more than 10 years ago. But there is no doubt that they are a powerful tool for the police to deal with the very sort of criminals, old and young, that blight communities
Andrew Strauss fell disappointingly just before lunch as England reached 103 for two on day one of the first npower Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. After the England captain made a perhaps borderline decision to bat first under cloudy skies, it
IN response to Max Nottingham (Letters, July 20) about 176 children tragically committing suicide, half of this number due to bullying, we have all seen on TV how the lion hunts for food and will always pick the weak and most vulnarable. This is always
I would like to congratulate and sing the praises of all staff and children at St Leonard’s Primary School, Langho, on their performance of ‘The Jungle Book’ at The Grand in Clitheroe. This was the third consecutive year that the juniors have performed
As a sports lover, I visit the ‘Rec’ often. However, I have noticed over the last two months large groups of youths (the vast majority under-age) using the area as a drink and drugs den. They usually occupy the children’s play area, thus denying access
A BURNLEY energy company has submitted plans to use a Bury river to produce electricity. Bosses at Resolution Hydro have applied for permission to use state-of-the-art technology to turn a section of the river near Warth Fold Road, Radcliffe, into a
A SPEEDING ticket ‘fixer’ who helped scores of drivers avoid fines and penalty points has been jailed for two years. Ex-security guard Wajid Rafique, 33, had assisted motorists caught speeding by claiming fictitious people were behind the wheel by filling
IRANIAN midfielder Andranik Teymourian is closing in on being offered a short-term deal at Ewood Park. The former Bolton and Fulham player opted out of travelling to Australia with Rovers as a trialist, but Sam Allardyce is still keen to give
ENGLAND lost opener Alastair Cook in the first hour as they batted first under leaden skies at Trent Bridge in the first Test with Pakistan. Cook was caught at slip by Imran Farhat of a wickedly swinging Mohammad Aamer delivery for just eight with the
THIS is the first look inside a new £10million tourist attraction at Samlesbury. Yesterday special guests at Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve, near junction 31 of the M6, were given a sneak preview of the work so far. This
FORMER Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes looks set for a return to the Premier League with Fulham. Although the Cottagers stopped short of confirming Hughes was their choice, the former Manchester City manager has been widely tipped to become the successor
England won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening npower Test at Trent Bridge, with Paul Collingwood and Stuart Broad returning for their first Test of the summer. Andrew Strauss’ decision, under overcast skies, immediately sets up the majorly-anticipated
IT'S the end of the first term of this Conservative/Liberal Democrat government. It’s been fascinating but above all extraordinary, as these two parties have entered a new upside-down world. Take penal policy. I am tough on crime, as well as tough
USERS of an under-threat Blackburn leisure centre are to be asked how much they would be willing to pay to keep it open. Shadsworth Leisure Centre has been earmarked for closure as part of Blackburn with Darwen’s £4million cost-cutting plans
A NEW book, featuring Edenfield through time, outlines its history with old and modern photographs. It’s been put together by author John Simpson, who lives from Rossendale and is archivist for Helmshore Local History Society. The book has 180 past
TWO cash-strapped East Lancashire health trusts will battle it out today over who is responsible for a £4million debt. NHS East Lancashire and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are locked in a dispute over who is responsible for paying for services
FLY-TIPPERS who dumped televisions and computer monitors left a cheeky note warning the authorities to 'Be careful' when removing them. The electrical items were dumped in a field off Lancashire Moor Road, Laneshawbridge. The note, placed
RECORDING the halcyon days of the Lodestar at Ribchester is the next project for former owner, Blackburn businesswoman Margo Grimshaw. But she needs readers to share their memories of the former pub and nightclub. She said: “So many people have asked
THOUSANDS of council workers will take industrial action over controversial changes to their wages. From midnight on Tuesday, up to 10,000 Unison members at Lancashire County Council will refuse to work overtime, use their cars for work or
ROLLS-Royce secured deals worth £1.1billion during last week’s Farnborough Air Show, it has revealed. The aerospace giant, which employs 1,000 in East Lancashire, announced a slew of big-money contracts to supply its engines to airlines. The deals are
POLICE arrested five people in a crackdown on prostitution in Burnley. Officers targeted the Daneshouse, Stoneyholme and Bank Hall areas of town. Two women were arrested for prostitution and two men for kerb crawling, while a third man
Portsmouth face the prospect of paying out more than £500,000 in wages at the end of the week to players no longer at the club. David James alone will pick up about £140,000 - if he does not sign for anyone else before Saturday night. Stoke City are
ACCRINGTON Stanley’s striker search is developing an increasing sense of urgency with fitness doubts over the only two recognised forwards at the club. Stanley lost front men Michael Symes, Billy Kee and Bobby Grant in the summer and have so far brought
BURNLEY boss Brian Laws plans to hold back some of his summer budget to capitalise on new Premier League rules with September loan signings – but he hopes to find out whether Jack Cork will return to the club before then. Laws has already brought in
SAM Allardyce has hit out at AEK Athens’ ‘over-physical’ approach to yesterday’s pre-season friendly claiming they almost appeared to be looking to harm his players deliberately. The Rovers boss was left furious after yesterday’s 2-1 defeat
A MAJOR manhunt for a sex attacker has focused on Burnley after a suspect was spotted in the town. David Laing Taylor, 47, was filmed on CCTV drawing benefits at the town’s main post office in Hargreaves Street, at 9.30am on Tuesday, police said.
MARGO Grimshaw has revealed she's lost £3.25million in her dream to bring town-centre living to Blackburn but said: "This doesn't wipe me out". Yesterday a deal was finally struck to end the lengthy court battle and hand control of the part-built
