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  • Kenny's pledge to Stanley fans

    STANLEY goalkeeper Kenny Arthur insists the Reds are going to work harder to give fans something to cheer about this season. The former Partick Thistle stopper was Stanley's man-of-the-match in last weekend's home defeat to Peterborough. But despite

  • Harvey looks to bow out in style

    JON Harvey is hoping to make a decision on his new club soon after deciding to stand down as Burnley professional at the end of the season. The 37-year-old, who has a young family, is calling it a day at Turf Moor for personal reasons and has already

  • Ex-PCSO escapes assault judgement

    A FORMER police community support officer accused of attacking his girlfriend escaped a court judgement after she refused to give evidence. Paul Robert McGladdery, 24, of Skipton Road, Colne, had been charged with assaulting Laura Brown on May 20. But

  • Mum vows to save stray puppy

    AN ANIMAL loving family is hoping to save the life of a stray dog by having it shipped over from Greece. Carol Capell, of Staghills Road, Newchurch, fell in love with the stray puppy on a holiday to the seaside resort of Fourka. But she was horrified

  • Kilby and Flood Q&A: Part 2

    Will the development of the ground include the selling back of the ground to the club? If not, who gains from the revenues? BRENDAN FLOOD: The structuring of the property being in Longside Properties then the football club being in Burnley FC was something

  • Son’s ‘revenge’ in car dispute

    AN 18-year-old Darwen man sought revenge on a scrap yard owner who was in dispute with his mum over a car she had bought off him. Blackburn magistrates heard that as they made their way home from celebrating his 18th birthday, James Christopher Catterall

  • Man rescued from suspected arson blaze

    A MAN had to be rescued through his bedroom window following a suspected arson attack on his home. Daniel Myles, 21, was helped to safety by firecrew wearing breathing equipment after the blaze broke out at the property in Taylor Street, Rawtenstall.

  • Man abusive over TV taken from recycling site

    A RECYCLING centre officer was assaulted and racially abused when he tried to stop a man taking a television from the site, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Arif Patel told worker Mark Rivers he was going to get someone to "rip him

  • Burnley's Anderson gets World Twenty/20 call

    England have drafted Lancashire fast bowler Jimmy Anderson into their ICC World Twenty20 squad as a replacement for Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara. Bopara suffered a minor fracture in his right thumb during the NatWest Series defeat to India at Headingley

  • One back for Storks

    PADIHAM manager Steve Wilkes hopes his injury list will be shortened by at least one player this weekend. Ed O'Neill could be available for selection after recovering from ankle ligament damage.

  • M65 crash - police to interview lorry driver

    A LORRY driver is due to be interviewed by police investigating a crash which brought the M65 to a standstill. Officers are trying to establish how the vehicle jack-knifed and was left hanging over the motorway bridge above junction four on Thursday

  • New assistant at Nelson

    Denny Khan has made the switch from Darwen to become assistant at Nelson are hoping he can help them climb up the table - starting away to Runcorn Linnets. Nelson have Alex Miller, Danny Stanley, Paul Morley and Mark Berry missing.

  • Bacup fitness boost

    BACUP welcome back Stuart Shepherd, John Luca and Mark Fitton, but manager Brent Peters revealed their entire back four is still missing. Lee Anderson, Wayne Jopson, Ian Hughes and Matthew Cross are all out for the home match against Maine Road.

  • Colne looking to extend run

    COLNE are back in NWCL Division One action at Formby tomorrow looking to stretch their unbeaten record to four matches. But manager Nigel Coates will have to do so without Kevin Richardson, Andy Haworth and Steve Cunningham who are all unavailable while

  • Darwen boss will stop tinkering

    Steve Mullen has vowed to stop his Rafa Benitez-style tinkering in order to end Darwen's dismal away form. The Division Two side have conceded five goals in two games this season and go to Daisy Hill looking for their first points on the road. Mullen

  • Sculpher urges Maden to stay at Rams

    RAMSBOTTOM boss Lee Sculpher is hopeful of convincing captain Steve Maden to stay at the Riverside. It was claimed the midfielder was looking to quit the Blues and move to the UniBond League in a bid to progress his own game. But Sculpher said: "We

  • Newby agrees new Lancs deal

    Paceman Oliver Newby has penned a new contract at Lancashire - along with batsman Paul Horton - which will see him at the Red Rose county until the end of 2009. Newby, 23, made his Red Rose debut in 2003 and has regularly featured in the Lancashire

  • Doc’s ‘back to work’ bid

    A BLACKBURN doctor who was banned from practising for a year because of her poor English skills and performance was making a bid to return to work at a hearing in Manchester today. Dr Suma Mondal, 64, was reported to the General Medical Council four

  • Knocked out for saying 'hi'

    A YOUNG man making his way home after a night out in Clitheroe was punched unconscious when he asked another man if he had had a good night. Blackburn magistrates watched CCTV footage which showed Steven Paul McLean punch his victim and then calmly turn

  • Young hopes to wrap up title in style

    JUBILANT Mark Young is looking to wrap up his season in style after landing the 2007 Mitsushiba Northern Order of Merit title. The Hurst Green amateur took the crown off last year's winner, Pleasington's Michael Hunt, after opening up a staggering 515

  • Peacekeeping mission for East Lancs soldiers

    SOLDIERS from East Lancashire have spoken of their hopes and fears as they prepare to fly out for the latest peacekeeping mission in Iraq. Troops from The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, which has recruits from Blackburn, Darwen and Burnley, will be based

  • Five appear in court over Sophie murder

    FIVE youths have appeared in court accused of murdering a 20-year-old woman in a Rossendale park. Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend Robert Maltby, 21, were both beaten unconscious as they walked through the park in Bacup, in the early hours of the morning

  • College opens new learning centre

    A multi-million pound centre which is set to make Blackburn a centre of learning excellence for the North West has been opened. Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu officially opened Blackburn College's new St Paul's Centre today, in a ceremony attended

  • Row over health centre phone lines

    HEALTH chiefs have been condemned for putting wealth before health' in a row over phone systems at a number of East Lancashire medical centres. Patients at medical centres in Padiham, Burnley Wood and Clayton-le-Moors must dial an 0844 number to make

  • Tributes to David Standing

    THE family of a firefighter who was killed in a motorbike accident have spoken of the massive hole in their lives created by his death. David Standing, 44, of Russell Street, Accrington, served with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service for 16 years. He

  • Young people get community awards

    THE achievements of Lancashire's young people were celebrated at an awards ceremony organised as part of a police fight against anti-social behaviour. Lancashire Constabulary's Celebration of Young People Awards at Ewood Park recognised young people

  • 'Under-performing' Focus store to close

    A DIY retailing giant has announced it is closing one of its stores in Blackburn. Bosses at Focus DIY have put their store in Bank Top up for sale after it was named as one of 52 under performing sites. Stores in Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn, Bocholt

  • Grane Mill Restoration Project- Open Days

    On Saturday 8th September and Sunday 9th September, David Armfield is organising two open days in relation to the restoration of the steam engine/room at Grane Mill, Laneside Road, Haslingden. The building has been designated as a Schedule Ancient Monument

  • High amount raised from hill challenge

    Rossendale Hospice was presented with £1,800 by the Baxenden Chemicals Company team which completed a 'Three Peaks' challenge. The team's youngest member, Elliott Wylie, handed the cheque to hospice fund-raising manager Sam Morris and her assistant

  • Children to get free cinema trips

    SCHOOLCHILDREN will be among 250,000 young people nationwide going to the cinema for free in October. Blackburn Vue Cinema and Burnley Apollo are backing the National Schools Film Week. Now in its 12th year, the week is the largest event of its kind

  • Town council vote backed unanimously

    CALLS for a vote on whether Darwen should have its own town council have been backed unanimously by councillors. A motion proposed by Labour leader Coun Kate Hollern and seconded by Coun Dave Smith to hold a referendum on the issue was agreed by al parties

  • Mentor support for new pupils

    New year seven pupils at St Augustine's High School in Billington are beginning their secondary years with back up from older students. The Elker Lane school has a volunteer group of buddies and mentors who are on hand for younger pupils who have any

  • Schools’ root to £5,000

    A LITTLE-known root vegetable could help a Lancashire school or college win £5,000 and a trip to Holland. Organisers of the Chicory Challenge want catering and domestic science lecturers and teachers to help their students dream up some great new recipes

  • Eric and Ernie’s fans see double

    Comedy duo Dave Sanders and Max Martin may not be household names but when they become Morecambe and Wise the whole world knows who they are. We spoke to Dave "Ernie Wise" Sanders ahead of their show in Blackburn on September 15. THREE years ago comedy

  • Bail remand after window was broken

    Glenn Philip Reid, 26, of Cloister Drive, Darwen, was remanded on bail by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to damaging a six foot by four foot double glazed window worth £400 belonging to Donna Duckworth. The court heard that the window belonged

  • Live debut for single

    BLACKBURN band The Snowbyrds will be launching their new single with a special gig tonight. The four-piece - singer Chris Byrne, bassist Mark Slater, Iain Glendinning on guitar and drummer Kenny Haslam - will play the White Bull on Livesey Branch Road

  • The Fischers

    Introducing The Fischers. BAND STORY... We knew each other from Tompaulin, The Burn and Maupa. It just happened. We wrote some songs and four weeks later we were playing at King George's Hall at the Oxjam Festival. Four weeks after Oxjam we were playing

  • Murder victim 'kicked to death'

    A MURDER trial has heard how a former Rossendale man attacked in an Essex street died after he was kicked or stamped on. Medical experts said the cause of William Prosser's death was put down to a cardiac arrest caused by a blocked airway. But a jury

  • School offering Chinese classes

    ENROLMENT for Mandarin evening classes is taking place at Moorhead Sports College, Accrington, on Monday. The weekly lessons will start on November 1, and cost £60 for the 10-week introductory course. With the rise of the Chinese economy, the demand

  • Charity bike couple treble their money

    A COUPLE from Darwen have completed a bike ride from the town to Blackpool Tower for charity in three and a half hours. Lee Turner, 57, and wife Marilyn, 56, raised about £1,500 for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation in Preston. The couple decided to raise

  • Driver in assault on officer

    A 23-YEAR-OLD woman who assaulted a police officer after she was stopped for drink driving has been warned she may go to jail. Holly Ann Anforth's policewoman victim suffe-red bruises on her left arm and hand, and had to have three weeks off work. Anforth

  • Heskey could be England saviour

    THEY say football managers live and die by their decisions. Well, depending on the outcome of the next five days, Steve McClaren will either be hung, drawn and quartered for his decision to recall Emile Heskey, or granted a stay of execution. Heskey

  • Hot band’s Blackburn gig

    ONE of the hottest bands around - Blackbud - will be playing Blackburn tonight, one a limited number of intimate UK gigs before the release of their new album. The West Country trio, who have played with the likes of chart-toppers the Kaiser Chiefs

  • Robbie tribute show

    EXPERIENCE an evening with the music of Robbie Williams at Burnley Mechanics on September 21. One Night of Robbie features one of the world's leading Robbie Williams tribute artists, JK, who faithfully recreates the music and mannerisms of one of the

  • Anger as football tour gets red card

    CAMPAIGNERS in East Lancashire who aim to foster better links with Palestine have condemned the Foreign Office for blocking a youth football tour. The Palestinian under-19 football team was due to meet Blackburn Rovers' youth side tomorrow - the highlight

  • Celebrating getting 600 people back in work

    SIX hundred people in East Lancashire are back in work thanks to the Burnley-based group Working Links. The team is celebrating the three-year acheivement at a special event next Friday at Ewood Park. The awards ceremony to recognise clients who have

  • Band to blow its trumpet

    A BRASS band is staging a special concert to celebrate its 140th anniversary on September 8. And the BMP Ltd Goodshaw band, based in Goodshawfold since it was set up in 1867, will be accompanied by the World Whistling Champion David Morris as a bonus

  • A wonderful way to start the school day

    There are many things I know little about, but there are many more which still boggle my mind to this day. The new school term meant one thing for me when I was a kid - hymns. Even now I cannot understand why my friend could stand there for ages and

  • Clarets have their own Scotch corner

    IT'S another proud week for Burnley. On the back of a brilliant win at Colchester United (which earned me a bit of money from the bookies!), five of the lads are away on international duty. For a small-town club, that's terrific. It would have been

  • Mr Wilson senior ‘launched vendetta'

    STAN Ternent's family attended at court to defend him, with his eldest son telling the jury Harry Wilson was a "bitter" man. Mr Ternent's wife of 39 years, Kath, and his son, Chris, were both called to the witness stand yesterday to give evidence. Chris

  • Jepson: It should never have gone to court

    TWO former Clarets said justice had been done after Stan Ternent was cleared. Ronnie Jepson, former Burnley player, first team coach and now Gillingham manager, said: "It's great news for him, and for Kath, Chris and Dan. "They are a very close family

  • Book helped make money for club

    STAN Ternent told the court that he agreed to co-write his autobiography "Stan The Man" to make money for the club following the collapse of a lucrative TV deal. The court was told the ex-Burnley boss worked alongside Radio Lancashire presenter Tony

  • Lorry driver denies death charge

    A LORRY driver accused of causing the death of a woman killed when his lorry overturned onto her car today denied the offence. Brian Kynaston pleaded not guilty to causing the death of retired lecturer Valerie Taylor on November 1 last year by driving

  • Are you sure crime is down, officer?

    IT sure was nice of the senior police officer to assure the general public that crime is down (LT, August 22). Personally I am not convinced, I still sleep with one eye open. I was wondering if the officer has a spare pair of rose-tinted spectacles,

  • Town hall is best spot for statue

    READING the article about the Mother and Child statue, I thought a good place to put it would be outside the Town Hall, as it is a busy point where the statue would get noticed. It adds something different to that part of town, it is too nice just to

  • Councillor shows his ignorance

    COUN Brian Gordon has shown his ignorance when, in reply to Salim Mulla's (ill advised and unnecessary) letter re Harry Potter (LT, August 18), he says that young Muslims are being indoctrinated by "extremist Imams" and secondly when he attacks veil-wearing

  • Cemetery was intended to be lawned

    WHEN Pleasington Ceme-tery opened around 1950 it was intended to be lawned and my grave deeds stated there were to be no kerbstones or ornaments other than a flower urn. The intention was it would be easy to keep tidy and well mown. Over the years I

  • Duo’s shots of culture

    TWO Lancashire Telegraph photographers are exhibiting their work at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery from September 8 to December 1. Jade Doherty, 27, and Helen Brown, 34, are good friends outside work and their shared passion for images not only pays

  • Hawks blow as netminder leaves

    Blackburn Hawks have been dealt a major blow just one week into the new ice hockey season. Netminder Jon Gould, who only joined the Hawks a fortnight ago, has returned to his home in Canada after failing to settle in the area. Gould marked his Hawks

  • Bisping is a 'bad dude'

    CLITHEROE cage fighter Michael The Count' Bisping has been backed to win his big fight in London tomorrow night by the light-heavyweight champion. Bisping takes on Matt Hamill in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at London's O2 Arena tomorrow night.

  • Wickets tumble at Blackpool

    Lancashire and Durham are locked in an intriguing battle as they both look to make up ground at the top of the LV Division One County Championship table. Eighteen wickets fell on the first day of this potentially decisive four-day game by the seaside

  • Rishton within touching distance of title

    SAEED Anwar Junior is hoping to become the first Rishton pro since Allan Donald to lead the club to the Sponsorbank Lancashire League title. The league leaders go into the final weekend of the season needing just four points from their two remaining

  • Carlisle makes Clarets vow

    PACY defender Clarke Carlisle has dedicated himself to Burnley's promotion push, and revealed the dark days of his alcohol addiction are well and truly behind him. The 27-year-old almost compromised his career as a result of his battle with drink while

  • Stan Ternent cleared of assault

    STAN Ternent has been cleared of headbutting a family friend. The ex-Clarets boss had denied attacking Greg Wilson and told the jury there had been an accidental "collision of heads" following a row at Burnley Cricket Club. A jury at Lancaster Crown

  • Kane eyes Irish start

    BLACKBURN Rovers defender Tony Kane is relishing the chance to prove himself at international level after boldly crossing one of football's great divides. The 20-year-old, who holds an Irish passport but was born in Belfast, has decided to turn his back

  • Coleman lays down the law to Lee

    STANLEY boss John Coleman has laid down the law to striker Lee McEvilly after his sending off against Peterborough last week. The former Wrexham man was given his marching orders after appearing to stamp on Posh's Jamie Day after coming on as a substitute

  • World Cup plans are born at Stonyhurst

    SHOULD England conjure up a Rugby World Cup winning move in France next month then it may well have been orchestrated on the pitches of Stonyhurst College. England coach Brian Ashton spent seven happy years at the Clitheroe college during the 1980s working

  • Captain hoping to make his own Mark

    BAXENDEN skipper Mark Rishton is hoping to make a bit of history as the Ribblesdale League reaches an exciting finale. Rishton's men and Blackburn Northern are locked together at the top of the table on 196 and the league leaders face off at Back Lane

  • Alexander aims to be great Scot

    NEW Burnley defender Graham Alexander has joined the race to reach the Euro 2008 championships. The 35-year-old teamed up with the rest of the Scotland squad this week as the qualifiers reach the closing stages. Alex McLeish's men lie third in the table

  • Matty predicts success under Psycho

    MATT Derbyshire believes the future is bright for England's Under 21s under head coach Stuart Pearce. All the media's focus may be on the senior squad's make-or-break qualifier with Israel this weekend, but England's young lions also kick-off their qualifying