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  • Burnley man wanted on prison recall

    A DRUG dealer is wanted on prison recall after failing to comply with the conditions of his prison licence. Stephen Robinson, 28, from Burnley, is also wanted for questioning in relation to a Clayton-le-Moors robbery. Robinson was originally

  • Carne gearing up for big season in 2012

    HASLINGDEN rider Tom Carne is hopeful of a top five finish in the British 125GP Championship in 2012 as he prepares for life with Team Repli-Cast. The 18-year-old made his debut in the championship with RCD Motorsport/FPW Racing last year, finishing

  • Review: Griffin's Head, Huncoat

    FROM the outside the Griffin’s Head looks like an ordinary community pub, but inside something special is happening. A new menu has been launched offering classic pub food but it is 100 per cent freshly-prepared, seasonal food and sourced from within

  • Colne singer Russell Shaun to make his home town swing

    COLNE singer Russell Shaun is returning to his home town for one night only after ten years touring the world on ocean cruisers. Russell has put together a 14-piece swing band for the evening at The Muni which will feature unforgettable hits from Frank

  • Burnley blog: Howe Clarets are shaping up

    EDDIE Howe will celebrate a year in charge of Burnley Football Club on Monday. The seeds of change have well and truly been sown since his arrival from AFC Bournemouth. Brian Laws’ successor took on a team of experienced professionals struggling to

  • Ribble Valley pupil, 15, found with cannabis in school

    A 15-YEAR-old boy who took cannabis into school has been given a three month referral order. The youngster pleaded guilty at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court to possessing a quantity of the Class B drug. Police were called to Bowland High School, Sawley

  • Pendle Witches sculpture trail to mark 400th anniversary

    A NEW sculpture trail based on the story of the Pendle Witches is to be created in a wood near Barley. Four artists have created sculptures that centre on the famous trial of the Pendle Witches to mark the 400th anniversary of that event.

  • Duo could return for Blackburn Rovers clash

    STEVE Kean has revealed this afternoon that Paul Robinson and Junior Hoilett are in contention to return from injury when Blackburn Rovers host Fulham on Saturday. Robinson has missed Rovers’ last four games with a calf injury, while Hoilett

  • Blackburn Rovers blog: Fan power can be used for good

    Blackburn Rovers fans who have been protesting are being accused of not supporting their football team, that does not have to be case. I fully understand why some supporters feel the need to protest before and after matches, and agree there

  • Samme turns back time at Witton Park

    A WET and windy Witton Park staged the 2012 Lancashire Cross Country Championships on Saturday – with a blast from the past stealing the show in one of the final races of the day. Once again, Blackburn Harriers hosted the annual county event, which traditionally

  • Ribble Valley pub 'back on the map'

    TWO brothers have breathed new life into a run-down pub in Mellor Brook. John, 62, and Peter Knowles, 55, made a joint investment of £286,000 with Punch Taverns to restore the Feilden’s Arms to its former glory. And they are looking

  • Clarets defender signs contract extension

    BURNLEY defender David Edgar has signed a one-year contract extension. The Canadian international, who arrived at Turf Moor from Newcastle United in July 2009, has committed himself to the Clarets until June 2014. Edgar has had to bide his time before

  • Demolition plan for controversial Valley Centre in Rawtenstall

    DEMOLITION of Rawtenstall’s dilapidated shopping centre has finally been given the green light. Rossendale Council’s Development Control Committee passed plans to knock down the Valley Centre and controversially create a public realm and events space

  • Asbestos link to Rawtenstall worker’s cancer death

    A MAN died from an asbestos-related cancer after being ex-posed to dangerous materials throughout a career in slipper and shoe making, an inquest has heard. James Whittaker, of Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, died the day after his 86th birthday on June

  • Darwen Jazz festival to be the 'biggest yet'

    DARWEN Jazz and Blues Festival could soon rival the town’s live music festival, claims one of the event’s supporters. Town mayor Coun Paul Browne said the jazz and blues event was drawing bigger crowds year on year. And he said in time

  • Blackburn family's tragedy as mum-of-two loses cancer battle

    A MUM-OF-TWO has lost a battle with cancer aged 39 – as her fundraising mother has been given the devastating news she will also die of the disease. Lisa Barton and her mother Glynis Alberts, 56, who has been battling breast cancer, were diagnosed

  • Burnley boss Eddie Howe happy over lack of bids

    BURNLEY have not yet had to fight off any bids for their players in the January transfer window – and manager Eddie Howe hopes it stays that way. The Clarets turned down big money for both Jay Rodriguez and Martin Paterson in the summer, and

  • Blackburn Rovers bid for Andy Johnson

    BLACKBURN Rovers have lodged a formal bid for Fulham striker Andy Johnson, the Lancashire Telegraph understand. The 30-year-old has long been at the top of Steve Kean's wish list, with the club now making an official move to land him.

  • Tugay eyes Blackburn Rovers role

    Blackburn Rovers legend Tugay is interested in becoming Steve Kean’s new assistant manager as the search for Paul Clement’s successor continues. Sources close to the Turkish international have told the Lancashire Telegraph the former Ewood

  • Rawtenstall Elvis tribute act to play at Graceland

    AN East Lancashire Elvis tribute act is to be given the chance of a lifetime to perform in Memphis after winning a prestigious competition. Dad-of-one Paul Molloy has been offered the chance to perform at the superstar's home, Graceland on the anniversary

  • No dodging the new sporting craze

    THERE'S no dodging the new sport that is all the rage in primary schools across Blackburn and Darwen. Dodgeball, the hugely popular American game, has made the successful trans-Atlantic trip to East Lancashire - and youngsters can’t get enough of it

  • New Burnley coach aims for top eight finish

    BURNLEY boy Simon Finnan has taken over the hot-seat at his hometown club but admits it has probably come a few years early. But the 33-year-old is looking forward to the challenge ahead – and has already set himself a top eight finish in North Lancs

  • Out-going Getty sets sights for the top

    GETTY Schinkel has set himself a 10 year target to get to the top after leaving his coaching role at Burnley to take over at Manchester. The South African has left the Holden Road club after eight years on and off as a player and a coach to join the

  • Darlington MP 34 Rossendale 12

    ROSSENDALE’S three week break from action took its toll as they looked rusty and out of touch in defeat at National League Three North leaders Darlington. The Durham club is always one of the toughest trips – and even harder when you have not played

  • Debate keeps our goal on right track

    There were just 13 human beings in the House of Commons’ Chamber on Tuesday night when, at 10.55. pm, I got up to open my debate on the Clitheroe/Blackburn/ Manchester rail services. These were – an Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms, in eighteenth

  • Fleetwood 22 Blackburn 10

    Blackburn could not have picked a harder start to the New Year as they visited high-flying Fleetwood, especially considering the Christmas break and the fact that they had not had a game since December 3. On a heavy pitch the game was never going to

  • Thailand venture good news

    EAST Lancashire has a proud history of innovation and expertise in textiles born out of its pioneering place in the development of the cotton industry. Many production centres for textiles and the fashion industry have left the county – and the country

  • Mill Hill reach semi finals of LFA Sunday Trophy

    MILL Hill have reached their third LFA Sunday Trophy semi final after a superb 3-2 win at Preston Sunday League side Greenlands. The Blackburn Sunday League side started the brighter of the two teams and were deservedly in front on 10 minutes through

  • A game too Far for New Gardeners

    THE Blackburn Sunday League hosted its first ever match on a 3G pitch but there was nothing artificial about the intensity of this enthralling LFA Sunday Trophy quarter final clash. The intriguing tie paired the reigning champions of both the Blackburn

  • Heroes brave beyond belief

    I WAS intrigued by our local WW2 hero agent Sigrid Green’s account (LT, December 30) of the north sea convoy to Russia. Indeed, an almost forgotten generation now, who were brave beyond belief. A long-overdue recognition. Thank you to

  • Chorley Ladies' winning run comes to an end

    CHORLEY Ladies winning run is over but they still remain unbeaten after drawing 2-2 with Tranmere Rovers. The hard-earned point ended Chorley’s 11 straight victories stretching back to the start of the season. It was Chorley’s first game for seven weeks

  • Clitheroe Cobras set for the tour of a lifetime

    CLITHEROE Cobras are set for the ‘tour of a lifetime’ when they fly out to the United Arab Emirates next month. The Cobras, the junior section of Clitheroe Cricket Club will play five matches on the high profile tour – and they are also hoping to form

  • Healthy reasons to run marathon

    Have any of your readers been lucky enough to secure a place in this year’s London Marathon through the public ballot? World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) are calling for those who have secured their own place to consider fundraising for us. It’s

  • Clayton-le-Moors getaway driver jailed for five years

    THE getaway driver in an armed raid attempt has been jailed for five years. Jason McCash, 27, admitted driving two cars in the attempted robbery of the Londis News Extra shop, in Barnes Road, Clayton-le-Moors. McCash, of Springhill Road, Accrington

  • Theo Bishop set for life-changing operation in America

    A LIFE-changing operation in America for a Rossendale youngster has moved a step closer, with a date for the trip being booked. Family and friends of football-mad Theo Bishop have been working hard to raise £45,000 to send him to America for

  • Anderson to receive Groves fight date

    GISBURN-BASED boxer Kenny Anderson could receive a date for his much-anticipated rematch with British champion George Groves before the end of the week. Anderson came close to completing a major upset when he gave Groves a real scare in their

  • Crash on M65 causes tailbacks

    A SMALL van went into the central reservation on the M65 causing tailbacks between Darwen and Riley Green. The accident happened around 9.15am this morning. The outside lane was closed and a 50mph limit imposed on the other lane as the vehicle was

  • East Lancashire’s last remaining Little Chef is closed

    EAST LANCASHIRE’S last remaining Little Chef has closed after the restaurant chain said it would shut nearly half its outlets. The Rising Bridge branch, on the A680, near Accrington, did not open on yesterday following the announcement Little Chef

  • Barrowford iconic building set for refurbishment

    ONE of the most iconic buildings in Barrowford is set to be opened as a community centre within months. Barrowford Parish Council is to take ownership of Holmefield House, in Gisburn Road, in a matter of days with contracts being exchanged with Pendle

  • University of Central Lancashire to open university in Bangkok

    BURNLEY fashion students are set to jet off to Thailand for part of their studies as plans for a new international university campus were revealed. The University of Central Lancashire announced today that it is to create the country’s first private

  • Samba looking for move away from Blackburn Rovers

    BLACKBURN Rovers skipper Chris Samba believes it is time for a change after admitting he wants to leave Ewood Park. The 27-year-old defender is in demand this month, with QPR, Paris St Germain and Spurs all interested in him and he is ready

  • Burnley wait on Duff

    BURNLEY are waiting to see if Michael Duff will be fit to start at Middlesbrough on Saturday after the defender returned to training following a hamstring injury. Duff has missed the last three games since limping off against Doncaster and

  • Rogue Colne cyclists to be targeted in police crackdown

    POLICE have warned cyclists who ride on pavements and perform bike stunts in public areas that their behaviour “will not be tolerated”. Later this month, an operation codenamed ‘Footpath’ will be launched in Colne town centre. The town’s neighbourhood