YAQOOB Hussain is pleased as punch after landing the job of referee and judge for the Team GB trials ahead of the European Junior Amateur Boxing Championships. The Audley Amateur Boxing Club founder revealed the call came out of the blue after he only
GRAHAM Branch admits the lure of regular first-team football was the driving force behind his move to Accrington Stanley. The veteran midfielder - released by Burnley at the end of last season - became Stanley's sixth summer signing yesterday after penning
A POLICEMAN who was jailed for assaulting a town centre reveller could return to the beat within days after a re-trial found him not guilty. PC Jason Livesey was initially jailed for 18 months after being convicted of assaulting Lee Sayers while he was
POLICE are warning people not to leave garden equipment lying around in their gardens after a spate of breaks-ins where tools were used to break into houses. Rossendale crime prevention officer Phil Buck said homes where garden tools were left outside
GRAHAM Branch admits the lure of regular first-team football was the driving force behind his move to Accrington Stanley. The veteran midfielder - released by Burnley at the end of last season - became Stanley's sixth summer signing yesterday after penning
MOSQUE leaders are celebrating a £1.5million windfall after their ambitious rebuilding scheme was adopted by the royal family of Qatar. The money, pledged by Emir His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, has provided a vital boost to £3million
THE family of the youngest person to die in UK custody has been left devastated after his grave was desecrated. Adam Rickwood's mum Carol Pounder said she felt sick when she saw the vandalism in Burnley Cemetery. As well as the damage to Adam's
A DARWEN woman has become the first female president of the town's Rotary Club. A member of the club for six years, Thelma Millington, 76, of Ambleside Drive, took over the reins from outgoing president Gil Riley at the Whitehall Hotel. Thelma, a retired
THE TRAINING 2000 Accrington & District Junior Football League held its end of season presentation night at King George's Hall in Blackburn. Roll of Honour 2007 - Under Nines Champions: Accrington Stanley Juniors Blue; runners-up Wilpshire Wanderers;
JASON Roberts carried on where he left off from last season with a goal and an assist at The Racecourse Ground. The wantaway striker was the star performer for Rovers in the first half of this pre-season warm-up against Wrexham. Roberts scored just
FORMER Waterfoot Primary pupils are invited to attend a reunion at the Thornfield Avenue school. Chris Baldwin and Michael Bromley, who started at the school in 1974, are organising the event on Saturday, September 1. For more details contact Chris
BEING best friends as well as partners is the secret to a happy marriage says a man celebrating 50 years with his wife. Keith Turner, 71, of Mersey Avenue, Darwen, met Audrey, 69, on a blind date 53 years ago and they married on July 6, 1957 at St George's
ROVERS striker Jason Roberts carried on from where he left off last season with a first half goal at The Racecourse Ground. Roberts, who has been the subject of transfer speculation in the summer, showed his worth to put Rovers ahead against Wrexham,
THE chairman of the Burnley Sunday League has paid tribute to two Corinithians' of grassroots football who have folded after a combined total of 60 years service. Red Rose and Coal Clough Casuals each played 30 consecutive seasons before deciding last
England skipper Michael Vaughan was dropped twice in hitting 74 and James Anderson took three wickets as the Roses match finally began on day three. Burnley's Anderson had Yorkshire's Joe Sayers lbw second ball, but Vaughan and Anthony McGrath (56) added
A MAN was beaten about the head and stabbed through the cheek as he made his way home early on Saturday morning. The 24-year-old does not remember anything about the attack in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, between 6.05am and 6.15am and has no recollection
A FATHER whose death sparked a murder probe had been attacked by a friend - but that assault may not have killed him, an inquest was told. Frank Landsborough died in hospital a day after a neighbour found him in pain on the kitchen floor of his home
A COLLEGE lecturer has given the seven deadly sins a new twist by putting them to music to show how they relate to modern life. The Seven Deadly Sins, by Stephen Reid, a film and music lecturer at Burnley College, is a concept album in which he translates
THE Lancaster family from Blackburn were guaranteed a celebration at a top snooker tournament - even before a ball was potted! For when Paul Lancaster, representing Orchard Working Mens Club, went gunning for glory in the prestigious Blackburn CIU Snooker
PROMISING young boxer Jack Steff may have ended the season with a defeat but his coach Brian Roche is expecting big things in the future. The 15-year-old, (right) who landed the British Junior Golden Belt title in November, lost against Penrith's Lee
THE RSPCA is appealing for anyone who might have any information about a rabbit which was abandoned at Towneley Garden Centre. The black and white dutch domestic rabbit was said to be distressed when it was found abandoned outside the Burnley garden
A WALKING fanatic is following in the footsteps of the legendary author Alfred Wainwright after publishing a book of his favourite routes. Wainwright, famous for his pictorial guide to the Lake District, lived the first 24 years of his life in Audley
HEASANDFORD Primary School certainly had a day to remember at the Lancashire Asda Kwik Cricket finals held at the famous Old Trafford ground. The Burnley school qualified for the North West Regional finals after reaching the final of the rain-affected
A HYNDBURN school has teamed up with an art gallery to display GCSE pupils' work. Artwork done by students at Broadfield School in Oswaldtwistle over the last 12 months is now on display at Haworth Art Gallery in Accrington, where the pupils also spent
WHITE Ash School, Oswaldtwistle, raised more than £100 by holding a Wallace and Grommit "Wrong Trousers" coffee morning. The cash will go towards improving the quality of life for children in hospitals and hospices across the UK.
AROUND 150 campaigners marched to Blackburn Town Hall in a bid to save Crosshill Special School from closure. Teachers, pupils and parents - past and present - set off from Blackburn Cathedral this afternoon and marched down Ainsworth Street and through
Crime in Colne has fallen again this month in comparison with the same period for last year, with reductions in all types of offences, according to police figures. Inspector John Puttock said police would continue to work hard to keep levels down.
THE wet weather couldn't dampen the spirits at the annual Clitheroe Cobras Kwik Cricket Festival. A total of 84 boys and girls braved the elements and despite the bleak weather at the Chatburn Road ground, the cricket was thoroughly entertaining from
TOCKHOLES: A 16-year-old girl from Bolton died from multiple injuries after a road accident in Tockholes, an inquest opening heard. Student Zanib Lala of Eskrick Street, Bolton, was a passenger in a vehicle being driven along Belmont Road, on July 7,
ST JAMES have completed a hat-trick of National Mini Handball Festival titles and denied the rookies from Daisyfield success for the third time this year. The super Saints stormed to victory to clinch a treble of trophies - beating the luckless Daisyfield
THREE people and a baby were taken to hospital following a car accident today. The incident happened at 8.50am, in Sycamore Avenue, Burnley, when a blue Ford Mondeo and a silver Ford Ka collided. Firefighters from Burnley had to cut the male Mondeo
A NELSON man was treated for smoke inhalation after he woke to find his house on fire. Firefighters were called to the property in Craven Street, Brierfield, at 7.30pm on Monday after being alerted by a 999 call. Two pumps from Nelson attended, and
A MAN was left with a fractured skull after being punched by a mugger. The robbery, near the junction of Pratt Street and Colne Road, Burnley, is one of two being investigated by police in the town. A man was mugged in Disraeli Street when he was followed
MARK Felix flexed his muscles in front of Britain's best ever strongman when he won a recent competition in Staffordshire. For double world champion, Geoff Capes, was referee at the Stafford Borough Council strongman competition where Great Harwood-based
BURNLEY primary school pupils got active at an athletics festival held at Shuttleworth College. Youngsters from Stoneyholme, Wellfield, Whittlefield, Ightenhill, St Leonard's and Padiham Primary took part in the events, including the 100m and 200m
VANDALS went on a rampage in Ramsbottom, smashing up two town-centre properties.. A restaurant owner confronted the offenders in his property before watching them jump through a window, cross the road and cause more damage to the Market Chamber. Chris
CHORLEY pro Mark Bradley endured Open Championship heartache yesterday after seeing his qualifying chances slip through his fingers. Bradley was in contention to claim one of 12 coveted spots for this year's event at Carnoustie, after fashioning a superb
James Dickinson who was made an Honorary Alderman of the Borough of Hyndburn during the days celebration
AN iconic pub that went in to administration earlier this year has been put on the market for £2.2 million. The De Tabley Arms, Ribchester Road, Ribchester, has been put up for sale by Manchester-based insolvency company Tomlinsons. It was appointed
James Dickinson who was made an Honorary Alderman of the Borough of Hyndburn during the days celebrations.
James Dickinson who was made an Honorary Alderman of the Borough of Hyndburn during the days celebrations
A BURGLAR has been jailed for two years after he was spotted raiding a property by an eagle-eyed dog walker. Burnley Crown Court heard how Lee Thompson, 18, raided his latest victim's home as she slept but the dog walker spotted him and an accomplice
CRYSTAL Palace goalkeeping coach Tony Burns is so confident keeper Gabor Kiraly will be a hit at Turf Moor he has already predicted the Hungarian will be Player of the Season next year. And he revealed he is devastated' that the 31-year-old international
ROUND-the-clock security is being deployed at a borough's "biggest grot spot" in a bid to stop fly-tippers and vandals. Pendle Council said it had forced owners of the Riverside Mill - the former Willman's factory in Nelson - to take action after more
A MAN at the top of a police "wanted" list has handed himself in after geting 'sick of waiting' for officers to detain him. Johnny Foley, 24, was said to be on the run but all the time he was living and working in East Lancashire, where he was supposed
THEY say lightning never strikes twice but it just might be about to in the Pilkington household. Footballing brothers Anthony and Daniel are treading such a similar path that they could both end up playing for Football League clubs. Anthony, 19, is
A MAN who allowed his home to be used as a dumping ground has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 in fines and costs. Robert Richardson and his sons ran a skip-hire and waste removal business from the father's home in Blackburn Road, Turton, prompting
EAST LANCASHIRE jobs have been further secured in a $1.3 billion contract for the latest super-efficient aeroplane. Rolls-Royce will supply the engines for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a new fuel-efficient plane which uses 20 per cent less fuel than
A PROJECT which saw Rossendale named as the most enterprising place in the North West has been visited by judges looking for a national champion. The work of People Encouraging Enterprise in Rossendale (PEER), the winner of the regional heat of Enterprising
THE showground that has been home to the Royal Lancashire Show for the last five years could play host to an annual showjumping event attracting some of the country's top riders, its owner has revealed. Salesbury Hall, Ribchester, has staged the show
A SEAN Connery look-a-like with a string of robbery convictions is being hunted by police after going missing following his early release from prison. Danny Muldoon, 55, who is known to have strong connections with the Great Harwood and Accrington areas
Richmonds Brasserie played host to a beer festival over the weekend, with 18 different real ales on draught plus 4 ciders there was plenty of choice for all to get merry. David Edward also created a menu of old favourites and dishes including beer, such
A FORMER fire station is igniting interest from investors - after it was put up for sale. Oswaldtwistle fire station shut in 2002 in the run-up to the new Hyndburn fire station being opened in Church in 2003. It could now be demolished to make way for
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at an unoccupied house in Blackburn. Firefighters were called to a ground floor fire started in a terrace house in Stansfeld Street at 7.50pm on Sunday. It is not yet known how the fire was started
"Hey, pro, you damn thief, best you get some runs today, or you'll be on t'next plane home lad," shouted a crusty old gent and his mate at Dill Hall Lane. Welcome to the Lancashire League, Gavin Larsen! It was round four, and the 26-year-old from Wellington
A POLICE officer accused of assaulting an 'innocent' man and then claiming he had been attacked has been found not guilty. Jurors at Liverpool Crown Court cleared PC Jason Livesey, based at Greenbank, Whitebirk, and who worked in Accrington, this morning
A FORMER chief executive of Blackburn with Darwen council has quit his latest job after a row with union officials. Ex-town hall supremo Gerald Davies, 58, was hired by Flintshire County Council in North Wales to ensure the smooth running of public consultations
A MOTORIST was taken to hospital after his car overturned on the eastbound M65 during rush hour. Paramedics, police and firefighters were called to the scene next to the junction five entry sliproad shortly before 8.30am this morning. The vehicle
West Ham have confirmed the signing of Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy for a club record fee of £7.5million. Bellamy, 28 next week, agreed a five-year deal at Upton Park after it was made clear he had no future at Anfield following the arrival of Spain
A 27-year-old man was beaten up outside a pub by four men who jumped out of a car. The victim was drinking outside the Park Hotel in Cemetery Road, Darwen, when a car drove past him and stopped at about 7.30pm on Friday. Four men got out of the car
AN army veteran issued a parting shot at social services at his wife's funeral - saying they should be ashamed of themselves. Dennis Cramp, 81, had fought a bitter battle with the authorities over his wife Maria's care before she died last week. He
LAST week seemed like travelling from the real world to Wonderland and back. Or was it the other way round? On Monday I was at a meeting of Pendle Council staff and councillors who have been involved with neighbourhood management projects in the past
Organisers of the Hyndburn Mela and Community Festival have pledged to make provisions for the weather rather than cancel. The event is due to be held in Accrington town centre and Oak Hill Park on July 29. Gayle Knight, treasurer of the Hyndburn
BAD weather has ruined another summer spectacular in Blackburn after council chiefs called off the annual Arts in the Park extravaganza in Witton Park. An inspection was carried out by leisure staff on Monday night and it was decided that the rain-soaked
Graham Branch has signed a one-year deal for Accrington Stanley. It follows his release from Burnley at the end of last season. The 35-year-old started his career as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers, where he made 109 appearances together with loan spells
I WOULD like to thank the three gentlemen who came to my assistance in the Larkhill area when I slipped and broke my leg. They phoned for an ambulance and stayed with me until it arrived. God bless. LORRAINE TREGEAR (address supplied).
IT has been more than three decades since opera, The Zoo, hit the stages of East Lancashire but it's back in town for two nights only in October. Burnley and Pendle G&S Theatre Company are staging a performance of The Zoo composed by Arthur Sullivan
I BELIEVE that most graduating medical students swear to some form of oath before they go out to practice medicine although it is no longer obligatory for the Hippocratic Oath to be taken by physicians. There is however, a code of medical ethics which
I RECKON this country of ours must be the envy of the rest of the world at present. We have a gun culture to rival the Wild West, assaults, robberies and binge drinking incidents that are out of control, but as long as you don't have a cigarette in your
Robbie Blake has NOT yet signed for Burnley, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal. Reports today suggested that the Leeds striker tied up a deal last night to return to Turf Moor. But that is not the case. Burnley ARE interested in re-signing him but
THE reason why Mr Chris Davies MEP would not support a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty (LT, June 6) is because he believes the subject would be too complex for people to decide on scores of detailed proposals'. A valid analysis in that context,
A charity gig at Snuffy's in Great Harwood raised £1,805.83 for Derian House Children's Hospice, near Chorley. Bands playing were 53 Degrees North, indie band Small Amp, Snuffy's and Avalon Way. Several volunteers waxed their legs to help boost the
THERE are times when you wish that technology wasn't so advanced. Using a microwave is now a serious business, you need a Phd in computing to programme your video (or recordable DVD hard drive as it is now) and TV programmes appear to have got caught
A charity golf day and auction was organised by the Worden family from Darwen at the town's golf club. Fundraisers played golf in the day and bid for items such as these signed football shirts in the evening to raise funds for CLIC which cares for
A NELSON man was treated for smoke inhalation after he woke to find his house on fire. Firefighters were called to the property in Craven Street, Brierfield, at 7.30pm on Monday after being alerted by a 999 call. Two pumps from Nelson attended, and
Ipswich Town have scrapped their plans to sign Francis Jeffers after failing to agree terms with the player. The Lancashire Telegraph understands that a fee in the region of £600,000 had been agreed, but Jeffers couldn't agree personal terms with the
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ANDY Todd today said a heartfelt thank-you to Blackburn Rovers' brilliant' supporters for standing by him during a rollercoaster five years at the club. After weeks of speculation, Mark Hughes' former captain finally brought the curtain down on a chequered
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FUNNY thing memory - it's marvellous how much stuff it stores. I hear old songs and instantly recall the words even though I haven't heard them for years. I still can't remember names mind you, but then I never could. But faces, that's no problem.
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POLICE have launched an investigation after a seven-week-old baby girl was found dead at a house in Colne. Emergency services were called to a house in Birtwistle Avenue at around 3pm on Saturday, but the child, Sophia Stanworth, was pronounced dead
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AN ARSON investigation has been launched after a water treatment building in Darwen was left badly damaged. Firefighters were called to the building in Tockholes Road at 3am yesterday (tues) after an alarm in the building sounded, alerting United Utilities
A MERCEDES was left severely damaged after it was torched by arsonists in Stonesbank Road, Darwen. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 11pm on Monday, after it was spotted by a passing police patrol vehicle. A fire service spokesperson
Don't forget that the Rishton Festival takes place this Saturday on the grass area next to St Peter & St Pauls. Why not go along and support this ever popular growing annual event, run by hard working volunteers. The Weather is also looking favourable
Rishton Utd 6-1 Barrowford Celtic Rishton U14's went top of the table in the Blackburn Summer league with an excellent result against Barrowford Celtic. this weekend they play on both days, on Saturday they take on third place Blackburn Shamrock,
