THE government has announced a major overhaul of the learner driver system in a bid to reduce road casualties - but has pulled back from introducing graduated licenses. It was widely expected that Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly would increase the driving
BURNLEY defied a late rally by Accrington Stanley to bring the 2007-08 Pontin's League season to a close with a win. All the action was saved until the second half, when all five goals were scored. Burnley broke the deadlock just a minute after the
CONSERVATIVES have vowed to take the borough forward after winning three seats in the local elections. Council leader Tony Swain said his main focuses would be improv-ing Rawtenstall town cen-tre, the health hub, and getting on with plans for a new bus
A BOY who was attacked by the family pet dog will need more surgery to rebuild his nose, his family said. Connor Smith, 13, was playing with the family Staffordshire Bull Terrier Meg when he was bitten on the nose by the dog in Montgomery Grove, Burnley
A NEW DIY superstore and garden centre in Burnley is set to create 45 jobs in the town. Retail giant Homebase hopes to open the complex, in Calder Vale Road, next Easter after it secured the lease from a Leeds-based developer. A leading councillor
ORGANISERS behind a floral initiative have been praised for "brightening up the town centre" The chairman of Todmorden's Town Council's amenities committee, Coun Joe Rez, said the floral displays created by the Todmorden in Bloom group were "fantastic
THOUSANDS more bins in Blackburn and Darwen will remain unemptied after council workers confirmed they would follow-up their two-day strike with another walkout next week. And the dispute could mean that some households still on fortnightly Thursday
A YOUNG schoolgirl is singing her way to the top after being given the seal of approval by Sir Paul McCartney's fame academy. Twelve-year-old Miranda Myles has now scooped the top prize in four singing competitions, winning two in just one week. Last
A TOWN council for Darwen could be created using part of the funding allocated to the town. A share of £250,000 which has been given to five areas in the Blackburn with Darwen borough could be spent to create Darwen town council. A sum of £50,000 has
A BURNLEY teenager who died after being hit by a car on a motorway was due to collect an award this weekend. Peter Lincoln, 16, of Evelyn Street, died in a Bury hospital after being struck by a vehicle on the M60 in Greater Manchester on Sunday evening
A TALENTED artist has launched his latest exhibition of work featuring "sassy and streetwise" paintings. Alex Daw, of Applecross Drive, Burnley, is celebrating gaining an acceptance to Chelsea College of Art in London following a successful year that
BURNLEY FC fullback Graham Alexander narrowly escaped a driving ban after being clocked at 105mph on the M6 in Cumbria. The Scotland international defender, 36, pleaded guilty to speeding at not less than 101mph, when he appeared at Penrith Magistrates
THOUSANDS of teenagers will enjoy new Krypton Factor style adventure parks, following a lottery windfall of £240,000. Exact locations for the two parks, which are expected to benefit 6,000 youngsters, have not been identified, but the money has been
Many of you in athletics will be familiar with a recent report by Jack Buckner - "a future vision for track and field competition". This was published last September and reaction was less than favourable from the grass roots of the sport. Hopefully
A BOOKMAKER has said that Accrington Stanley's defeat at home to Bury "stinks to high heaven" after refusing to pay out on bets waged on the match. And now the Gambling Commission has started its own investigation into the game after concerns were
POLICE used their sense of smell to sniff out a cannabis factory. The drugs farm containing 28 plants was uncovered in Cobden Street in the Bank Hall area of Burnley. Police Community Support Officer Gerry Woods was out on foot patrol in the Cobden
A CAT was found more than 100 miles from his home weeks after he went missing. The 12-year-old ginger tomcat named Garfield somehow travelled from his home in Woodland Close, Blackburn, and strolled into a police station in the Midlands four and a half
TOWNELEY Hall is asking residents to help them commemorate the 90th anniversay of the end of the First World War by sharing items and stories of local families. Towneley staff are keen to include as many different stories as possible with loans from
The community beat policing team in Clayton-le-Moors now has a permanent base in the town. Officers were previously working out of Great Harwood police station. But they are now based in offices behind the library in Pickup Street. The new base is
A motorist who faced magistrates for drink-driving on Friday was arrested in Darwen later the same day and found to be more than three times the limit. Lee Matthews, 29, of Worsley, Manchester, admitted driving with excess alcohol and was made subject
A request has been made for funding for new cycleways and foothpaths in Brierfield. A £2,000 bid was made by Tricia Wilson, on behalf of Engineering and Special Projects in Nelson, to the Barrowford and Western Parishes Committee. The move is part of
SUPPORTERS clapped for one-minute at the beginning of a football match in memory of an Oswaldtwistle teenager. Family and friends of Francesca Sanna, 19, who died of a severe allergic reaction last year, raised hundreds in her memory. Francesca, affectionately
COUNCIL bosses in Pendle have revealed they ordered 88 Brierfield and Reedley households to tidy up their properties last year. Officers can serve homes in the district with Section 215 notices if the state of the property "adversely affects" the neighbour-hood
THIS country once led the world in children's TV programmes. British-made series from Muffin the Mule, Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men and Andy Pandy (whose viewers are now grandparents) to The Wombles and Bagpuss ruled the airwaves for generations of
THE glossy magazines tell us to look pale and interesting, but as most of us know, brown and beautiful seems to work best. Even more so for youngsters - their wardrobe suits a tan. Low rise-jeans, bare midriffs, short ruffle skirts are just a few of
Well at last it does look as if summer is really here. The garden centres are heaving, the DIY stores are going big on outdoor furniture again and pub gardens (including the grotty little yards that sometimes purport to be them) are packed with drinkers
A MAN who carried out a serious attack on his ex partner and broke her ribs has been jailed for over two and a half years. John Cramsie was already subject to a suspended jail term for using violence towards the same woman but the "green eyed monster
TALKS are being held this week to determine the political leadership of Blackburn with Darwen following the council elections. Thursday's poll - the result of which was annouced on Friday- saw Labour lose four seats, with the For Darwen Party picking
A CHARITY rugby match raised £252 for Pendleside Hospice. An under-16s rugby league team, comprising players picked by coaches in Pendle, took part in a challenge match against Skipton The event was a big success with Skipton going on to win the game
DETECTIVES have made four arrests after a teenager claimed she was raped at a home in Colne last weekend. Police say the 19-year-old was befriended by two men while at a Colne town centre pub on Friday night. Det Sgt Dave Groombridge, of Pendle CID,
A DARWEN nursery nurse is running a marathon to raise funds for charity. Sarah Roberts, who works at Turncroft Nursery, Highfield Road, is taking part in the Brathay Windermere Marathon this month to help boost Macmillian Cancer support. The 40-year-old
A MAN WHOSE cheekbone was shattered in a pub attack has undergone surgery to insert a metal plate in his face. Wilfred Evans, 45, was knocked unconscious in the assault, which happened as he enjoyed a drink with his partner in Accrington town centre.
SUNDAY'S showdown between Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City at St Andrew's will be screened live on Sky TV. The game has suddenly assumed huge significance, with both sides desperate to secure a win that could be crucial to their respective fights
AN action planning team has been formed by the Calderdale Community Safety Partnership in Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. It has been formed from representatives of the police, probation service, Pennine Housing, street wardens, Calderdale Against Drugs
A PUBLIC inquiry into plans for a controversial retail development will resume later this month. Peel Holdings have applied to expand the Whitebirk Retail Park on the Hyndburn-Blackburn border. Hyndburn Council rejected the developer's plans to lift
A BABY rabbit has been stolen from a children's play area after thieves cut through two layers of fencing in a park. Bosses at the Pets Corner in Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle, said that the three-week-old bunny was one of nine new borns that were
A FAULTY fax machine caught fire in an office attached to a petrol station forecourt. A woman working at Lord's Petrol Station, Bacup Road, Waterfoot, noticed smoke coming from the office and contacted the fire service around 1.50am yesterday. A firefighter
A PERVERT exposed himself to a charity shop worker in Haslingden. The 51-year-old woman was working at the Sue Ryder Care Shop, in Deardengate, when the flasher struck in the early afternoon. The man, who posed as a customer, went into the changing
JOHN Spicer has become the second casualty of this year's retained list, while goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly may have played his last game for Burnley. After Spicer's three-year stint at Turf Moor was brought to an end, following fellow former Bournemouth
PLAYERS, staff and management at Accrington Stanley had to wait for their pay packets this month after a mix-up in the club's accounting department. Everyone at the club, including the players and chief executive Rob Heys, should have received their
A garage attached to a house in Blackburn was badly damaged by fire last night. Fire crews were called to Highfield Road just before 10pm and spent an hour putting out the flames. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
THE future of Andrew Cole is currently out of Burnley manager Owen Coyle's hands. The Clarets boss is keen to retain the services of the former, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United and England striker Cole. However, following the end of his three-month
A FRIEND of mine will be 60 next year and was telling me today that she was in a Schools Educational Services film called First Things First, published by MCC. She was born and brought up near Burnley. I would love to get hold of a copy or anything
WE would like to put on record our appreciation of the excellent standard of work by the new contractors in Blackburn cemetery. The grass has been well cut, including the longer growth against the gravesides which was previously left, and is being regularly
I WOULD like to take issue with a comment made by Linda Green about retired teachers being able to make good money supply teaching. It is a fallacy to believe that supply teachers earn good money, we don't. I am supply teaching as I qualified last year
REGARDING the article relating to the alleged proposals to construct a sports stadium along with shops and a hotel on land at Darwen's Robin Bank site (LT April 24), earlier reports in The Darrener newspaper were headlined "Stadium Sensation" along with
BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeper Peter Enckelman could be heading to Cardiff City on a permanent deal at the end of the season. Bluebirds boss Dave Jones is hoping to tempt the Finnish international with the offer of a three-year contract after impressing
A WOMAN was left with burns to her hand after a chip pan set alight. Firefighters were called to a property in Norfolk Street, Accrington, shortly before 8pm on Tuesday, after neighbours saw smoke coming from the door of the house. Hyndburn crew manager
MAJOR changes to the driving test and the driver learning process, including a star-rating system for instructors, were proposed by the Government today. The proposals are aimed at reducing the high accident rate among young drivers - the subject of
GRAVY wrestling will return to East Lancashire this summer with the Pennine Lancashire Food Festival. This year's festival begins in August and continues into September when growers, producers, chefs, gourmets - and wrestling contenders - will descend
OWEN Coyle faces a wait to hear if any of the five players offered new deals want to extend their careers with Burnley. The Clarets boss has made offers to goalkeeper Brian Jensen, left back Jon Harley, midfielder James O'Connor and 18-year-old striker
LANCASHIRE'S Sajid Mahmood has become the latest England player to reveal he has rejected offers to join the Indian Premier League. The Bolton-born seamer's admission came less than a day after Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara confirmed he had turned down
EDENFIELD skipper Greg Smithson says he's been pleasantly surprised by his side's superb start to the season. After narrowly losing the opening game to Great Harwood, Edenfield have posted wins over Padiham and champions Blackburn Northern. And in their
CHORLEY'S Nick Dougherty goes back into competition tomorrow - trying to fulfil the wish of his late mother. Dougherty, 25, devastated by the death of his mother Ennis 10 days ago, will play at this week's Italian Open in Milan. Ennis' funeral was held
Address: Towngate, Eccleston Phone number: 01257 451594 Lancashire Telegraph review by Jane Willis from May 7, 2008. That close knit village feel is so tangible at The Original Farmers Arms. It's a real regulars pub that has a distinctive
