FORMER Nelson solicitor and North West MEP Sajjad Karim has pledged his support to a campaign to end discrimination against disabled people. Mr Karim has signed the European Union's 1million4disability petition. Now the Liberal Democrat's spokesman
TRADERS and drivers are still waiting for free parking rules to be relaxed across Hyndburn - almost two years after the move was agreed. The decision to increase waiting times from one hour to two hours at bays across the borough was taken in mid 2005
APPLICANTS are being denied the chance to defend their planning proposals because of failings in Pendle Council, it has been claimed. Planning officers have been told to clean up their act after Nelson man Saj Butt told the council's Nelson committee
HOSPITAL equipment worth up to a million pounds which served generations of East Lancashire people has been sent thousands of miles to help the poor of Pakistan and India. The gifts, ranging from heart monitors, X-ray machines, gynaecology equipment
WATERFOOT could be in line for a revamp if the community gets its way. At a meeting called by town councillors Trevor Unsworth and Ruth Alcroft, more than 50 residents, traders, and fellow Rossendale councillors packed into the town's social club to
WALKING a bull up the street or failing to wash your doorstep after boiling tripe could prompt a £1,000 fine because of a borough's archaic bylaws. Other activities that could land you in trouble with the law in Hyndburn include sweeping shavings from
THE father of a 12-year-old girl killed in an accident has vowed to prosecute Pendle Council if it goes through with a plan to ban tributes from her grave. The council is set to enforce a ban on any tribute other than flowers on graves, saying displays
EDUCATION chiefs have backed plans to make it compulsory for pupils to be taught Britishness - but insist the county's schools "are already leading the way." But union chiefs fear the plans could lead to "jingoism" and undermine efforts to promote community
POLICE are continuing to appeal for the return of a giant toy penguin stolen in a raid on a supermarket. The model of Mumble, the lead character in the animated film Happy Feet, was snatched from Asda in Blackburn. It was due to be donated to a school
WHAT to do with a weekend with no football was a hot topic on the Stanley forum last week. Like a large percentage of Stanley fans I opted to visit the photographic exhibition at Haworth Art Gallery. The subject is, of course, Stanley's historic return
A MAN has died after being found hanging from a tree in Burnley. The gruesome find was made by a member of the public out walking yesterday morning. Detectives have now launched an investigation after officers were called to the scene on land off Ridge
A BURNLEY woman has been hailed an inspiration to disadvantaged children after winning a string of awards. Toni Crossley, 20, of Brennand Street, grew up in care and, on leaving the system, took advantage of all the services offered by the council's
JAMAICAN international Luton Shelton's £1.85 million move to Sheffield United no doubt raised more than a few eyebrows in Burnley. For it is only 17 months ago that the Clarets had their bid for international clearance refused, when manager Steve Cotterill
POLICE have stepped up patrols outside two fast food restaurants in a bid to catch a sniper who has been taking pot shots at customers. The move comes after an innocent passer-by was shot in the head by an air rifle at the North Valley Retail Park, just
WORK to renew a Burnley level-crossing has been successfully completed on time and on budget. Network Rail invested £1.4 million to renew the level crossing on Hufling Lane in Towneley. Preliminary work began in December and the main work was carried
Author Simon Entwistle tells the heroic story of the Accrington Pals in our new Audio section. Simon, who is famous for his spooky ghost walks, will be telling a different tale of East Lancashire's past each week on the Lancashire Telegraph website
POLICE in Burnley are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery on a man on Oxford Road earlier this month. The victim, a white man in his late thirties, had just passed the grocers and takeaway opposite St Stephen's Church at about 7.15pm
RESIDENTS say a Darwen street spared the bulldozers is going down hill because of the empty houses which have been left uncared for. Angry tenants claim that since they won a battle to save their homes Blackburn with Darwen Council is not maintaining
THE Greenclough area of Bacup has a new Community Beat Manager. PC Scott Fairclough has taken over from PC Steve Ibbotson. He has been a Lancashire Police officer for three-and-a-half years. Before that he was in the Royal Military Police and served
A Minister of Happiness! How does that sound? Wonderful! At Stanley House last Friday, speaking to the Chamber of Commerce, a gentleman told me in Pakistan they have a Minister of Happiness. I thought he's pulling my leg', but no, he assured me it was
COMMUNITY leaders in Lancashire today hit out at the decision to pick Manchester as the site for the new super casino. Blackpool, one of the front runners for the 5,000 square metre minimum-size gambling venue, was unsuccessful in its bid. Instead
A THUG threatened a 14-year-old boy with a knife and demanded his mobile phone. The schoolboy, who was with two friends, was approached as he made his way home along the Salford underpass in Blackburn at around 3.50pm on Saturday. A teenager, who was
RESIDENTS say a Darwen street spared the bulldozers is going down hill because of the empty houses which have been left uncared for. Angry tenants claim that since they won a battle to save their homes Blackburn with Darwen Council is not maintaining
A GCSE drama group is touring primary schools Pendle to educate pupils about fuel poverty, with a performance of a fairytale with a twist. The pupils, from Pendle Vale College, will entertain children from Barrowford Primary School on Thursday with their
I hope many Rovers fans were astute enough to get on the best bet of the weekend. That was surely Lucas Neill to get booked on his debut for West Ham. Well done Lucas, you managed it despite playing for only 48 minutes. Another "good thing" surely
A Blackburn shopkeeper was attacked by a man with a stick on Saturday morning. The 22-year-old victim, who was working at a self service shop in Hollin Bridge Street, asked the offender to leave after a dispute. Police said the offender went outside
ONE of East Lancashire's most historic hotels has been sold as part of a £400million property deal. The Dunkenhalgh, Clayton-le-Moors, has been sold by owners Macdonalds Hotel and Resorts as part of a deal covering 24 of its venues. The 700-year-old-building
CHILDREN travelling on school buses in Blackburn and Darwen are to be hit with an inflation-busting 30 per cent fare rise. From the start of the summer term in April children will pay 65p instead of 50p for their journeys to and from school. Blackburn
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl was saved by mountain rescue teams after collapsing on Darwen Moor while walking two dogs. And four mystery hill walkers have been praised for their efforts in the rescue mission after providing a blanket and calling an ambulance.
BURNLEY brewer Moorhouse's has unveiled plans to expand its pub estate. It has already begun talks to buy ten outlets and the brewery's Pendle Witch in Atherton is to benefit from a £200,000 renovation to create a flagship pub in the Greater Manchester
ADE Akinbiyi is going to be a man on the run if manager Steve Cotterill has anything to do with it. The Burnley boss believes that while returning striker Akinbiyi was starved of games with Sheffield United, he spent too much time in the weights room
LANCASHIRE has lost out to Manchester in the race to become home to a new super casino. Blackpool had been one of the favourites, alongside Greenwich, to win the bid for the casino which could attract millions of pounds in investment and thousands
DEFIANT manager Steve Cotterill has vowed the Clarets will stick together and fight their way back up the Championship table. After a promising start to the season, in which they retained a top six spot for long periods, Burnley dropped out of the play-off
Police are continuing to investigate after after a man was found in a Burnley street with serious head injuries. The 44-year-old, who has not been named, was found close to his home in Burnley Road, Harle Syke, after a night out on January 21. He was
Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in the UK Each year around 35,000 people are diagnosed and according to the latest figures around 4,100 patients are being assessed and treated in the North West. Bowel cancer can be completely curable
Re the article (LT Jan 20) regarding Burnley Central and Manchester Road stations having a complete facelift and rebuild. All very well but the standard of service and the standard of the trains themselves needs to be looked into first. The service
STANLEY boss John Coleman is hoping the fans will be excited by his January transfer dealings. After losing Gary Roberts and Ian Craney, Coleman has used his transfer kitty wisely and brought in Shaun Whalley on a permenant deal as well as clinching
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to comment on Government plans to classify eight North West Council districts as respect zones', localities which will receive a substantial level of extra funding to combat anti-social behaviour. These zones include
A NUMBER of comments have been made recently in the media about the former Todmorden Road school site in Burnley. I'm sure readers would want to hear Lancashire County Council's side of the story. The county council took the decision to demolish the
STANLEY boss John Coleman is confident his new signing Mauro Alexandra Silva Almeida can make a big impact at the Fraser Eagle Stadium. The former Porto defender, who had a trial at Plymouth last season, impressed the Stanley top brass at their recent
ROVERS will face a logistical nightmare in their preparations for the fifth round of the FA Cup, it was revealed last night. Mark Hughes' men will face either Bolton or Arsenal in the last 16 of the competition on Saturday, February 17 - the likely date
SWiSS international defender Bruno Berner is set to become Rovers' fourth signing of the January transfer window, the Lancashire Telegraph can exclusively reveal. Rovers hope to sign the 30-year-old Basle defender today on an initial 18-month deal, with
A STUDENT from Burnley is quids in after scooping a huge win on a National Lottery scratchcard. The woman, from the Rosehill area of the town, has won the top prize on the Rich for Life game which sees the lucky winner receive £40,000 a year for life
Beyonce versus Leo. Sounds like one of those "who would win in a fight between" questions. Godzilla or King Kong? Spider-Man or Superman? Glenn Close or Meryl Streep? In this case, Beyonce and Leo are caught up in the PR fight over Edward Zwick's film
THIS is the man suspected of a stabbing a teenager in Blackburn town centre. Police released a CCTV still of the man they want to question about the December 16 attack. The 19-year-old man had been drinking in the Cellar Bar, King Street, with friends
THE revamp of Blackburn's indoor shopping centre is by no means certain' according to chiefs at the store which would be demolished to make way for it. Bosses at TJ Hughes said they were yet to be given notice by London-based The Mall to vacate their
A DAUGHTER has spoken of her frustration after MRSA contributed to the death of her mother in hospital. An inquest heard that Ellen Brindle, 86, was believed to have caught the superbug during treatment for a bladder infection at Royal Blackburn Hospital
