THE girlfriend of a man paralysed in an accident on holiday staged a bikini car wash to raise money for his return. Self-employed bricklayer Adam Wood , 20, of Lime Road, Haslingden, fell from a fountain in Ibiza, in July, and damaged two vertebrae
A PROMINENT Conservative MP visited Pendle to signal her party's intention to take control of the borough at the next General Election. Theresa May made a special trip the borough to launch the Tories' drive to select a parliamentary candidate the next
ORGANISERS of an annual hospice fundraiser have taken delivery of some exciting lots that will be of particular interest to Clarets fans. Keen Burnley FC supporter Paul Grace has used his contacts at the club to get hold of two signed shirts and a pair
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a man in a house fire. The body of Damian Heyslop, 35, was found in the bathroom of his terrace house in Beaufort Street, Nelson, by firefighters at 2am on Tuesday. Senior officers
MUSEUM bosses in Burnley and Rossendale are hoping to drive up interest with a classic vehicle procession. More than four dozen vintage, veteran and classic vehicles will be visiting Queen Street Mill Textile Museum on Sunday, September 10, as part
Accrington Stanley have signed French goalkeeper Francois Dubourdaeu ahead of the transfer deadline. The 25-year-old stopper has signed a deal until the end of this year. He has made over 40 appearances in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell,
FRANNY Jeffers was sent off as Blackburn Rovers Reserves lost 1-0 to Manchester United in their first game of the season. The former Everton and Arsenal striker, signed on a free transfer from Charlton, was dismissed for striking out at United's Ryan
I MUST admit I don't know much about Shabani Nonda - who Rovers signed on loan before last night's transfer deadline. After bringing in three strikers this summer - Benni McCarthy, Jason Roberts and Francis Jeffers - I'm a bit surprised that Mark Hughes
BACUP manager Brent Peters is hoping he can use the Silsden pitch to his advantage this weekend. Silsden play their home games on Keighley Rugby Ground and Peters said he was looking forward to the trip on Saturday. "I'd like to think that with the
CHRIS Stanners is hoping to use his experience with Burscough to turn Clitheroe into FA Cup giant killers. But first the caretaker boss is hoping his side can overcome North West Counties minnows Atherton LR in the first round of the competition on Saturday
IT'S great to see John McGreal back in the heart of the Burnley defence. It was a much improved performance on Saturday against Crystal Palace - from individuals and the team - and McGreal, given his opportunity for the suspended Wayne Thomas, was immense
Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty has all the ability to become a star for Northern Ireland, according to Belfast legend Gerry Armstrong. Striker Armstrong - famed for his winning goal against hosts Spain in the 1982 World Cup - has tipped the fast-developing
aSETTLE, Padiham and Baxenden are still battling it out for runners-up spot as the Veka Ribblesdale League reaches its penultimate week of the season. Settle travel to Great Harwood tomorrow, Baxenden go to Ossy Immanuel, while Padiham host Earby.
LOCALLY-MADE tasty treats will lure more tourists to East Lancashire's most popular attraction after a ruling banning the business from selling food was overturned. Three specialist food shops are now to open at Oswaldtwistle Mills and bosses hope it
TROUBLE erupted at a Blackburn Rovers match when Bolton Wanderers fans unfurled a banner in front of the Riverside stand. Blackburn magistrates heard the "Trojan Horse" incident had been deliberately planned with Bolton supporters buying Rovers hats
A COUPLE have shown they have the courage to take on the feared Dragons' of the business world. Mark and Wendy Litherland, of Great Harwood, the brains behind Coaching Ball Ltd, which markets a football with illustrations printed on to help children
It's an age-old problem - at what stage do you admit you are past it? There is nothing worse than thinking you are still young and cool enough to hang out with all the young folk. When I was 18 I hated everyone more than two years older than I was.
A BLACKBURN man has been made subject to a borough-wide alcohol ban as part of an interim anti-social behaviour order. Blackburn magistrates heard that the order against Colin Michael Hamer, 43, was required because of his history of causing drunken
TEENAGERS have been warned not to clamber on play equipment aimed at younger children after a girl got wedged in a park tunnel. The 15-year-old became trapped in the enclosed section of a climbing frame in the under 12s play area on Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle
By Keith Sowerbutts, Oswald Street, Accrington. A drama played out on a cricket field, Scenes that were set to appal No doubting arguments, rows and perusing rules, And all for a cricket ball. Before the game the offending object, Shiny bright
THE bird shooting season is now under way, when beautiful birds are blasted out of the sky by people in the name of sport (or should I say fun). Any so-called sport which involves animals and birds being hunted and killed for sport, is disgusting and
A community has reacted with shock and concern to the news that a former resident's baby daughter died of head injuries. Residents living in Malvern Avenue, Hapton, where Samantha Shales used to live, said they were stunned to learn that 11-month-old
TWO East Lancashire stunners are hoping to become cover girls after being shortlisted in a search for the UK's hottest girl next door. And the girls are appealing to Lancashire Telegraph readers to vote for them and keep their modelling dreams alive.
THE daughter-in-law of a Conservative councillor who died last month has defected from the party to try and win his seat. Julie Slater will stand as an independent in the East Rural ward of Blackburn with Darwen Council after she was not selected to
A new pub has opened in Darwen town centre after the owners spent £800,000 creating the venue on the site of a former cinema and supermarket. The Bridgewater, on Church street, was originally the Palladium cinema before being turned into a Somerfield
THE boss of East Lancashire's new health authority has been named. David Peat will head the new East Lancashire Primary Care Trust, which will be formed by the merger of two of the area's three PCTs. Mr Peat is presently chief executive of Burnley,
A BABY had a miraculous escape after being thrown through the sun roof of his mother's car when it went out of control on the motorway. Paramedics said the four-month-old boy was sitting on his grandmother's knee in the front passenger seat of the red
HOUSE music returns to King George's Hall, Blackburn, on September 9 when Curious Hifi comes into town. The last Curious Hifi night back in April proved to be a sell-out and the men behind the night, DJs Paul Calvy and John Bennett, are looking at
THEY may have only been together officially for four months, but The Torrents are already the talk of the town. Made up of Stephen "Swanny" Swan, 29, (lead guitar), Joss Croasdale, 20, (bass), Neil Burton, 20, (rhythm guitar and vocals) and Joe Readfern
IT'S the little touches which can sometimes make a difference. Take this week's visit to the Shandar where the staff asked if I was driving and repackaged my order in a flat bottomed box to prevent it spilling all over the car's interior. Any spillage
Vanishing Point, now fortnightly, returns to Burnley on September 2. The indie night will now be held on a more regular basis with the usual mix of stone-cold classics old and new. Expect to hear from the likes of New Order, The Stone Roses, Happy
A MOTHER-of-two from Rossendale has made history after being named the first female Scout Commissioner for East Lancashire. Louise Cooper, who has a long history with the scout movement, will now head up a 3,000-strong local membership. The former Beaver
COLNE has been voted one of the cleanest towns in the North West - and locals think it is blooming marvellous. For the two projects to clamp down on rubbish and brighten the town up have scooped two prizes as part of the Britain in Bloom competition.
BUILDING work today started on two new schools for Burnley and Pendle. The project got under way as thousands of pupils in the boroughs prepared to return to their newly-named schools on Monday. County Coun Alan Whittaker, Lancashire's education boss
PARENTS in Pendle could be hit with on the spot fines if they do not wear a seat belt while driving their children to school. Police in Nelson are launching the road safety initiative to warn parents and children of the dangers of not belting up and
BACUP Borough Football Club has launched its first family friendly football match - with children under 12 entitled to free admission. The fixture against local rivals Ramsbottom United at the club's Brian Boys Stadium, West View, Cowtoot Lane, will
Burnley's Michael Duff is licking his lips at the prospect of locking horns with the cream of Spanish football next Wednesday. The Clarets centre-back Duff may come face-to-face against world class stars David Villa and Fernando Torres, provided he gets
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes pulled off a major coup last night by completing the signing of Roma striker Shabani Nonda. On a frantic day of transfer activity at Ewood Park, Hughes struck a deal to sign the 29-year-old on a season-long loan, with
Blackburn Rovers' teenage striker Keith Barker has joined Rochdale on loan until January. The England Under-20 international spent part of last season on loan to Cercle Brugge in Belgium. Dale manager Steve Parkin told the club's website: "I think
Lucas Neill's hopes of a move from Blackburn Rovers to Liverpool fell through on transfer deadline day. The two clubs failed to agree a deal that would have involved Stephen Warnock moving in the opposite direction. "We were talking to Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers midfielder Jonathon Douglas checked out of Ewood Park yesterday, joining Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. The Republic of Ireland international has signed a three-year deal with the Elland Road outfit, where he impressed manager
GOALKEEPING coach Andy Dibble has put Accrington Stanley on air raid alert. The former Wales and Manchester City stopper knows the Reds are in for a tough time at Lincoln City tonight, but not just because of the perennial promotion contender's style
NO-ONE would ever expect Padiham or Colne to lift the FA Cup, but tomorrow could be the equivalent of their final. The neighbours go head to head at the Arbories in the FA Cup Preliminary Round, with a £1,000 prize for the winners at stake. "That kind
RAMSBOTTOM manager Lee Sculpher is finally looking forward to fielding an almost full strength side for the visit of Formby on Saturday. Injuries and suspensions have robbed United of some of their best players at the start of the season and that has
STEVE Mullen is eyeing a cup run rather than just a day out when he takes Darwen to Norton and Stockton Ancients for tomorrow's FA Cup Preliminary Round clash. He said: "We have been guilty in the past of treating this as a day out. "The cup does take
ROSSENDALE United manager Derek Egan hopes the league table tells Consett a few lies. The Dark Lane chief believes his side's performances have belied their lowly position in the UniBond First Division. Tomorrow's opponents Consett, meanwhile, are unbeaten
DARWEN are at home to Netherfield in the Northern Premier League tomorrow. Netherfield are just two points behind third-placed Darwen, who are still confident of grabbing second place behind runaway leaders Morecambe. Chorley, second to bottom
AN MP has called on the Government to take action to stem the rising death toll on roads worldwide. The move from Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson comes after reports that global road deaths will double within 10 years, to two million a year,
THE closing date for entries to the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards 2006 is now just a week away. We look at a new category to be introduced into the awards this year, Best Environmental Achievement. A MODERN business can no longer just look
A PARTIALLY-sighted student has refused to let his disability get in the way of his dream of becoming a legal eagle. The determined student in question is Deepak Asal, 18, of Wensley Road, Blackburn. Despite having limited vision, Blackburn College
IF you fancy a pint or two it appears there are not many places better than East Lancashire. For a recent poll placed two pubs from the region in the top 20 of Britain's best boozers. The national poll was conducted by the pub and restaurant trade magazine
A WOMAN smashed and thrust a glass into a friend's face during a drinking get together. Victim Susan Morrison, seen covered in blood, asked a passer-by to help get Rose Lamont out of her address in Formby Close, Blackburn. The defendant had gone round
A WOMAN knew a man who "dossed" at her house was an escaped prisoner, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that escapee Timothy Hartley was found sleeping at the Blackburn home of Julia Claudia Lord, 20, when officers got in through a window
DEAR reader, please don't complain of the condition of the road surfaces in Blackburn. To do so flies in the face of this town's reputation, immortalised in the lyrics of a song by the Beatles in the sixties, which stated that there are a thousand holes
I AM flabbergasted by two aspects of the letter which bore the heading Brainwashed by Islamic propaganda' (August 22). The first is the total lack of courage on the part of the writer in his/her choice to remain anonymous, since we cannot hope to sustain
YOUNG people aged between 13 and 15 will need a Blackburn Transport BeezBuzzcard to travel for half fare on their normal bus services from September 1. The new BeezBuzzcard has been launched in conjunction with Blackburn with Darwen Council to help young
DOG owners are being warned to protect and clean up after their pets after a suspected outbreak of the potentially deadly Parvo virus. In recent months vets in Rossendale have reported an increase in the number of cases. The illness can cause death
TWO of East Lancashire's best known training providers have merged in a move which creates the largest organisation of its kind in the North West. Blackburn-based Training 2000 has bought Pendle Training, and will take over the running of its main Netherfield
TOYS, books and equipment from a nursery which is set to close will be destroyed rather than being recycled. An attempt by the governing body of Blackburn's Kelsall Avenue Nursery School to distribute them to toddler groups and the local community has
MYSTERY good Samaritans have brought a smile back to the face of a heartbroken youngster who had two bikes stolen - by giving him a new one. The family arrived at the home of seven-year-old Lewis Maher with the mountain bike in the boot of their car
A public meeting has been called to discuss plans to put the town's post office into the hands of a franchise. The meeting will be held at 7pm today at King George's Hall. Invited speakers include Jack Straw MP and representatives from the Communication
A conman stole £50 from a 96-year-old woman in Clayton-le-Moors after posing as an electricity meter reader. The man called at the woman's sheltered accommodation home, in Lower Barnes Street, at 2pm yesterday and asked to read her meter. He then
WHEN one of the many TV magazines gets round to holding its annual viewers' awards, they should instigate a new category - the most cringeworthy documentary of the year. A clear favourite would be Channel Four's Breaking Up With the Joneses which last
HIT makers N-Trance will headline a special under-18s event in Blackburn on September 8. The Beez End of Summer Party is being held to mark the end of the Beez Leisure pass which allows students discounted access to facilities in Blackburn and Darwen
IT'S the first Saturday of the month on September 2 so it must be Lock n Load time. The increasingly popular comedy club at King George's Hall, Blackburn, returns with the headline act Dan Nightingale. Widely regarded as the hottest new comic talent
Lancashire students are set to get an autumn reminder to buy a TV licence when they set up digs after leaving home for the first time. TV Licensing has set up a new "pre-registration" service to help parents ensure their children are on top of their
SOARING temperatures changed our lives this summer as we embraced Mediterranean living. With al fresco dining growing ever more popular, welcome to the new living room - it used to be called the garden. The garden is no longer a place where you work
THE price of an average home in England and Wales is closing in on £200,000, according to the Land Registry. In the April to June period the average house price in England and Wales was up 7.71 per cent on a year ago to £199,184, with a marked 11 per
There are more people called Nutter in Blackburn than anywhere else in the country, a new survey has revealed. And while people across the country are ditching embarrassing surnames, one East Lancashire woman is still proud to be A Nutter! A study
A BLACKBURN fisherman has told how he came across a pelican during a recent fishing trip. Ian Reid, of Heys Lane, was astonished to find he had a new companion as he fished on the River Ribble near to the Tickled Trout Hotel on the outskirts of Preston
A SCHOOLGIRL has been left scarred for life after she was bitten in the face and mauled by a "vicious" bull mastiff dog. Nicola Dalby, nine, spent two days in hospital and had 13 stitches in the wound, which also required an operation after becoming
A CANTEEN is to be closed overnight and nine waitresses are to be axed as part of the latest round of cost-cutting by hospital bosses. Hospital chiefs are to make the cuts at the new Royal Blackburn Hospital from September 1 to save £233,000 a year in
