PLANS for a major housing develop-ment in Rossendale have been given the backing of the local councillor. The proposals will transform a red brick factory in Irwell Vale into homes and get rid of unsightly barbed wire, waste skips, fumes and haulage
CALDER Valley MP Chris McCafferty has pledged to fight all the way to get funding of £12 million to build a replacement Todmorden High School. Mrs McCafferty said: "Calderdale stands to benefit from major investment in new secondary schools through the
THREE CLARETS fans can't wait for the new season ... thanks to the Lancashire Telegraph. Brian Hudson of Barrowford, Adrian Ashworth of Colne and Andy Ingham from Burnley all won Clarets season tickets for the forthcoming campaign after naming their
THE family of a young football fan robbed of his life by a soccer hooligan say he should be sent back to prison. Relatives of Nathan Shaw, who was killed by Andrew McNee in 2003, called for justice after McNee was fined £200 for breaking a football banning
RESIDENTS in a Pendle village are smiling after a new tool against speeding drivers was switched on. A Speed Indicator Device (SID) has been installed in Trawden to let motorists know how fast they are travelling along the village's narrow lanes. The
COUNTY council bosses were today expected to press ahead with plans to controversially seize land on which to build two of Burnley's new super schools. Lancashire County Council is set to agree Compulsory Purchase Orders for land at Towneley and off
Swansea City have dismissed speculation linking Burnley's transfer-listed midfielder Micah Hyde with a move to the Liberty Stadium. "There's absolutely nothing in the link and I don't know where that's come from," said Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins.
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes is ready to give Didier Agathe another chance to prove himself when the squad jet off to Holland for a second pre-season training camp later this week. The former Celtic player has featured in each of Rovers' three pre-season
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes will hold crunch talks with Brett Emerton later this week which could ultimately determine the Australian's future at the club. Emerton and his Aussie team-mate, Lucas Neill, have both been offered new deals by Rovers
STANLEY rounded off their pre-season preparations with an easy win over Scottish Third Division outfit East Fife. Looking sharper and hungrier than their east of Scotland hosts, John Coleman's side look eager and ready for their historic return to
RIBBLE Valley residents are being urged to go back to school and make use of its facilities. The call comes from Bowland High School in Grindleton after embarking on a new partnership with Ribble Valley Borough Council. The Riversmead school is opening
PEOPLE in Padiham went the extra mile on Saturday as part of the annual Sports Week celebrations. Almost 40 runners took part in the Mayor's Mile from Padiham pool around Memorial Park and back to the sports centre. Men, women, adults and children joined
BUSINESS in Lancashire are being warned to be on their guard against traders who approach them selling fire extinguishers. Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards service has received complaints about cold callers operating in East Lancashire,
THWAITES head brewer Steve Fielding, from Lower Darwen, is the toast of Parliament after scooping a top award. Steve, 56, has been named brewer of the year by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group. He has been working for Blackburn brewery Thwaites
LICENSEES have been warned to obey council rules after the owner of a Todmorden pub was fined more than £2,500 for breaching a court order. Paul Emery, owner of the Queen Hotel, Station Road, was fined £2,500 for failing to comply with a noise abatement
BLACKBURN based skills provider Training 2000 has scooped a top industry award for the quality of its facilities. The group has been awarded the Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) Approved Centre of the Year Award 2006 for its automotive training centre
AN EAST Lancashire pigeon fancier today warned that more must be done to protect racing pigeons as they may provide a cure for bird flu! Brian Dearn, of Priory Drive, Darwen, spoke out after the Telegraph revealed that hungry Peregrine falcons nesting
FOR the first time in ages there was actually something worth watching on TV last night. For those of us who like a good documentary it was a veritable feast. New series Trawlermen follows the fishing crews who risk their lives so we can eat prawn
CROWDS of people were expected to make their way to the funeral service of "Mr Darwen" Peter Lamster today at St Cuthbert's Church. Solicitor Mr Lamster, 59, of Belgrave Road, died suddenly at his home two weeks ago. He was a high profile member of
A DARWEN teacher has been voted top of the class after a pupil secretly entered him into a competition. And Kieron Taylforth, a teacher at St Edward's RC Primary School, Darwen, was amazed to find out he had landed the prize in a competition run by Asda
PREPARATIONS are well under way for tomorrow night's Ribble Valley cycling spectacle. The Clitheroe Cycling Grand Prix will see some of the country's top competitors completing 50 laps round a 900 metre track in the town centre. The event is part of
AN East Lancashire coach firm is investigating after a driver had to ask passengers on a rail replacement service for directions. The driver, believed to be Polish, was at the wheel of a bus being operated on behalf of Padiham-based Fraser Eagle, ferrying
At the chemist's on Granville Road the other day, I was talking with a lady I have know for years, a strong Labour supporter, and we remarked how far the party' had strayed from the original intentions and aspirations of the folk who founded it. At
DIABETES sufferers are being urged to log onto a new website targeted at people in East Lancashire. Health bosses say the site offers information and advice for people with the condition in the area. And they hope the website will encourage people to
By David Tebb, Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn. The self that we know the thinking mind I mean Is like a rider on a horse On a horse that is unseen. It carries us through happy times And also times of strife It carries us through all the times of
I WONDER how many parents are aware they are to be charged £2 annually to allow their 13 to 15- year-old children to travel on local buses. This is under the guise of a BeezBuzzcard. Blackburn Transport and Blackburn with Darwen Council have thought
WALKING is one of the best ways to keep your bones strong and healthy, no matter how young or old you are. This year the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS)is encouraging the nation to put their best foot forward to help the millions of people living
BLACKBURN with Darwen's new chief executive has revealed how growing up on a council estate taught him the value of good public services. Graham Burgess's parents had moved into a local authority home during slum clearances in the 1930s and it was
HOSPITAL bosses have denied air conditioning has been switched off to save money. As the UK sweltered in a major heatwave, rumours swept through East Lancashire's hospitals that managers had instructed the system be left alone because of cost constraints
VISITORS to an East Lancashire dairy are being challenged to get lost' in a giant new attraction. For Mrs Dowson's, Hawkshaw Farm, Clayton-le-Dale, has officially opened a giant maze constructed from corn to visitors. The attraction, which takes up
A 42-year-old Blackburn man sustained head injuries after he was allegedly assaulted by a gang of five men and women in the street as he made his way home after a night out. The man was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital at 1.45am on Sunday.
PLANS for a new £650,000 safety scheme at a notorious road junction were expected to move another step closer today. Lancashire County Council was due to formally approve £50,000 to buy three areas of land at the Britannia Crossroads in Oswaldtwistle
POLICE have returned to a County Durham park a week after the inflatable artwork tragedy which claimed the life of Bacup woman Claire Furmedge. Officers walked around Riverside Park in Chester-le-Street looking for clues of the cause of the accident
PEOPLE power has helped clean the streets of Nelson. More rubbish bins have been placed in the Southfield, Clover Hill and Walverden areas of Nelson after residents complained about the amount of litter and dog mess. And it is hoped their rants about
BURNLEY will be alive with the Sound of Music after a youth group scored a massive victory over theatre bosses. The Brunshaw Action Group's production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic was hanging in the balance when all the rights were withdrawn
A GANG razed a house in Brierfield to the ground after a fight with another group of men, police said today. Fire crews and the police were called to reports of a house fire in Humphrey Street at 11.20pm on Sunday. It was empty at the time. Nobody was
A BROTHER and sister are facing jail for their part in making a prank call claiming people were trapped in a burning house in Burnley just weeks after a similar sick prank. Anne-Marie Bibby, 26, made the malicious 999 call claiming a house in Clough
Luton Town are the latest of five or six clubs who are reported to be keen on taking Blackburn Rovers' Matt Derbyshire on loan. The 20-year-old striker, who recently signed a new deal with the club, made a big impression during a loan spell with Wrexham
Gifton Noel-Williams' agent Gary Mellor is trying to seal a transfer for the transfer-listed Burnley striker before the start of the season. Following discussions with Mellor, Noel-Williams refused to travel with the Clarets on their Italian pre-season
STEVE Cotterill admits he will be upsetting players this Saturday when he selects his side to open Burnley's Championship campaign against QPR. But that is the position the Clarets boss is content with, as a larger squad at his disposal this season presents
BLACKBURN Rovers fan Stuart Elliott is looking forward to the next FIVE seasons at Ewood Park. Stuart, of Snowdon Avenue, Blackburn, was the winner of the Rovers Dream Team competition run by the Lancashire Telegraph in conjunction with Rovers.
There were eight national titles at stake in Waterfoot last week, but the English Junior Uphill Championships is pretty much unheard of in the athletics world and only 55 athletes contested the races. In many continental countries, fell racing is often
Cutting Edge: Wedding Days on C4 was compelling. In a world where ideas including getting a handful of has-beens and never-beens together and sticking them on a desert island in the hope they'll snog each other is considered good TV, it's refreshing
Cemeteries are having to be equipped with new super-sized burners to cope with the growing number of obese corpses in East Lancashire. It's a startling example of how a poor diet and lack of exercise can even affect us after death. Already funeral
THE people of Darwen are being asked to dig deep in their pockets to boost the on-going Mile of Coins appeal being run by St Peter's Church. Team rector the Rev Andrew Holliday launched the fundraiser 12 months ago in a bid to raise cash towards church
A DOG owner has launched an impassioned plea for help tracing her beloved pet stating: "Her disappearance is making me ill." Sue Stuart, 50, of Queen Street, Clayton-le-Moors, has not seen her dog Charlie since Friday, July 21. And a distraught Sue
I AM absolutely horrified at the number of small children I see daily playing out in streets and main roads, some of them as young as 16 months, being looked after by other children as young as six years of age. I also see very young children playing
RE the story (LT, July 25), we too are parents of children who attend Canon Slade and we live in Darwen. When my eldest daughter started there five years ago, she was entitled to a free bus pass. The reason we didn't choose the nearest church school
Lancashire Euro MP Chris Davies has warned fish will be off the menu within a generation unless fishermen are restricted. Over 80 per cent of fish stocks in EU waters are being exploited beyond their rate of recovery. Liberal Democrat MEP for the
A JUDGE said she was unable to impose a custodial sentence on a man who admitted a sex attack because he had already served 170 days on remand. Shahfasal Pervez, 20, was high on drugs and booze when he bit the breast of his 56-year-old victim after knocking
COMMUNITY leaders have blasted burglars for raiding a community centre just days before a summer fete for local residents. But Greenfield Community Centre committee members said their annual fair would go ahead despite the theft and damage to generous
VETERAN Hyndburn councillor Edith Dunston has died after a long illness. The 81-year-old had been suffering from ill-health ever since she was hospitalised with a serious chest infection in April. Today friends and colleagues paid tribute to Coun Dunston
Hyndburn MP Greg Pope is to meet Lancashire's chief probation service to discuss concerns that paedophiles are being housed at an Accrington bail hostel. Mr Pope requested the meeting with Robert Mathers after parents said they feared child sex offenders
THE distraught family of seven-year-old hit-and-run victim Olivia Whiteside have appealed for the driver to give himself up but warned they will never forgive him. Little Olivia, of Gold Hey Street, Blackburn, known to her family as Dolly', died last
Lancashire councils should be doing more to meet vital energy saving targets, according to a local Euro-MP. Councils have been told that energy efficiency improvements in homes must have been raised by at least 18 per cent since 1996 in a bid to meet
Garth and his daughter Tamarra aged 7 on one of the rides. Photo by Debbie Marshall.
