RESIDENTS in the Whitehall of Darwen area are demanding action over a “disgusting” boarded-up house. For two years, the stone-built property on the corner of Whitehall Street and Cemetery Road has been left to fall into disrepair, after it
A TEENAGER has today been jailed for life for the “deliberate execution” of his East Lancashire ex-girlfriend. Gulamyr Akhter, 19, stabbed A-Level student Asha Muneer, 18, to death on a towpath after she rejected him. He was found guilty of murder
A TAKEAWAY is being investigated after an immigration swoop uncovered suspected fraudulent ID documents. The raid on Caledonia Fried Chicken, Blackburn Road, Accrington was led by UK Borders Agency officers. Two men, aged 31 and 34, both of Indian
FOUR firearms instructors will not be prosected as part of an investigation into why a Burnley police officer was shot dead. PC Ian Terry died in a botched training exercise two years ago. The four took part in an exercise on June 2, 2008 – a week before
AN ELDERLY woman sparked a chip pan fire this afternoon after leaving her cooking unattended while she went to the shops. Police, two fire engines and an ambulance were called to the ground floor flat on Carlinghurst Road, Blackburn, around 3pm to
A PROLIFIC car thief who stole the keys from people’s houses as they slept has been jailed. Burnley burglar Adam Ashworth, 20, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Burnley Crown Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to burglary at two houses. He also
BUSINESS owners in Darwen are urged to be vigilant after a spate of thefts. A rise in burglaries at commercial premises and garages this month has been reported across the area, particularly around Whitehall where items such as scrap metal and power
THIS is the man police are hunting in connection with an assault on a woman in Padiham. Police have released an Evofit of the man they want to speak to after a 35-year-old woman was attacked by two men as she walked in Mill Street. One of the men grabbed
SAM Allardyce admits the sooner Blackburn Rovers are sold the better as the club inches towards being taken over. Indian conglomerate the VH Group are now believed to be ahead in the race to take control from the Walker Trust with the next
Running time: 111 mins. Starring: Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Rebecca Pidgeon, Richard Dreyfuss, Ernest Borgnine. Director: Robert Schwentke. An award-winning A-list cast and
AN off-licence has been banned form selling alcohol after staff served underaged customers on two occasions. T&S, in Lincoln Road, Blackburn, has had its licence suspended for a week following a review by the licensing committee on Tuesday. As
Running time: 96 mins. Featuring the voices of: Jim Sturgess, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving, Helen Mirren, Ryan Kwanten, Emily Barclay, Joel Edgerton, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Anthony LaPaglia, Adrienne DeFaria. Director: Zack Snyder. Style soars
MORE than 30 firefighters have been tackling a huge fire at a barn in Whalley today. Crews from Accrington, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Padiham and Great Harwood were called to Easterley Farm in Old Roman Road at around 11am. A spark from
EVERY police community support officer in Lancashire has today been told their jobs are under threat. The constabulary has 427 PCSO positions, of which 409 are currently filled, and receives funding for them from central Government or partners
WHAT a delight to see David Tennant back on the box. As a widower he’s even more of a thrill to watch – all vulnerable and teary-eyed. And we’re not the only ones charmed by his soft side. Tennant’s on-screen love interest, played by Suranne Jones,
KNOWN for wearing flat caps and dancing the conga at their gigs, The Lancashire Hotpots are not the most conventional of bands. Their songs about 21st Century oddities, from satnavs and Myspace to turning Emo, seems to have struck a chord with music
AXL Rose, the legendary frontman of rockers Guns N Roses, has a reputation to uphold. He is the man whose punctuality is so poor that it has led to several riots over the years. So no-one who travelled to Manchester Arena should have been surprised
JIMMY Cricket will appear as part of the You Must be Joking Comedy Festival in Darwen on November 11. He said: “It’s great to be playing the comedy festival. "It gives the older community a chance to see their kind of comedy. "And I’m on with
GARRY Flitcroft believes ‘one or two high profile’ former team mates wrecked Roy Hodgson’s Blackburn Rovers career – and has backed the Liverpool boss to be a success at Anfield. The former Rovers skipper was full of praise for Hodgson’s
LANCASHIRE'S crime scene investigators have been given new kit to make them more identifiable. Lancashire Police’s 48 scientific support workers will wear navy blue polo shirts, trousers and fleeces marked with ‘CSI’ so the public know who they are
ANOTHER Czech bride has been sentenced for taking part in a fake marriage at an Accrington church as part of an immigration scam. Natasa Lakatosova, 38, of Liverpool, agreed to be a bogus bride in a church wedding after she was offered £2,000 to stage
THE MP for Hyndburn and Haslingden has appealed for the voting age to be dropped to 16. Speaking in the House of Commons on the proposal to reduce the voting age, Labour's Graham Jones said: “We are in danger of marginalising young people
AN Accrington man found inside a drug ‘storage and preparation factory’ has pleaded guilty to dealing heroin and producing crack cocaine. Mahmood Jaber, 27, of Arncliffe Avenue, was arrested on July 13 at a flat above a Soprano’s Bistro restaurant
A PATIENT whose foot was set at the wrong angle in surgery has spoken of his fury after repair work left him with a gaping abscess. Michael Loftus, 24, of Rockcliffe Street, Blackburn, has been left in agony after staples that were supposed
UP to 100 public sector workers held a rally in Blackburn town centre this lunchtime to protest against Government spending cuts. Unison, Unite and the GMB unions were all represented outside the town hall. At least 5,000 public sector
DARWEN'S MP has demanded answers as residents in rural areas are now forced to collect parcels from Bolton. Jake Berry has written to the Royal Mail after learning that postmen working in the Turton area have been instructed to return undelivered
A historic Clitheroe textile company has taken over a Bury firm, safeguarding around 20 jobs. Textile manufacturer Thornber Home and Leisure Ltd, has bought the business and assets of Blacksheep Textiles Ltd, located at Bleaklow Mill in Bolton Road,
AT a time when the whole country faces sweeping cuts, the decision to pay £8,000 for a personal appearance by a celebrity chef does seem to be giving out the wrong message. Aldo Zilli was invited to Accrington to help the town launch the start of six-day
I CANNOT understand why the government is targeting the young people, mainly people with families, saying that these are the people who are going to be made to go to work and also take benefit cuts if they don’t. This is a nonsense because
ROSSENDALE Raptors Basketball Club came so close to taking the prized scalp of Premier League winners Moss Side Tropics. The Raptors led 73-71 with just seconds left on the clock, the Tropics scored a dramatic late basket to steal victory away from the
ON behalf of Blackburn Sea Cadets and the units management committee, many thanks to King George’s Hall box office, Thwaites Empire Theatre and the many stores, shops and market traders in Blackburn town centre who donated gifts for us to include into
IN Scotland last week, it was reported that Raiven MacFarlane of Blackburn College was considering moving to Scotland to save on university fees, and advising her friends to do the same. When I was starting Uni, my only financial problem was the cost
STRIKER Wayne Rooney has today agreed a new five-year contract with Manchester United. Earlier this week, Rooney, 24, dropped the bombshell that he no longer wanted to play for the Red Devils. And last night Reds fans had to be dispersed
ANDRE Bikey will never forget the last time Reading played at Turf Moor. For one thing, his team-mates won’t let him. When the Cameroon defender arrived at Turf Moor in August last year he was greeted by his new comrades stripping their
BLACKBURN Rovers have completed the signing of French midfielder Herold Goulon. The 22-year-old has signed a deal until the summer of 2012, with an option for a further year. After leaving Middlesbrough, Goulon returned to France where
A TEENAGER who turned his life around has won a silver medal in a European kickboxing championship, just a year after taking up the sport. Andrew Geoghegan, from Blessed Trinity RC College, Burnley represented the UK to compete in the 60kg weight category
HIGH school leavers were congratulated and thanked for their work in this summer’s GCSEs. St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, held its prize giving ceremony last night where last year’s Year 11 students returned to pick up their prizes. Headteacher
ENTREPRENEURS are being offered a ‘guardian angel’ to improve their businesses. The Guardian Angel Entrepreneurs Network is a free and confidential service which introduces a young or growing business to a former director or company owner who has built
EXTRA help is being given to shopkeepers in Colne to help them battle back against the effects of the recession. Traders in the Pendle town say takings are down, year-on-year, but businesses are determined to weather the storm. And councillors say they
A GATEWAY site into the centre of Rawtenstall - branded an eyesore - will only be improved once the economy picks up. Land at Newhallhey, next to Rawtenstall railway station, remains strewn with rubble following considerable delays overs it
A book on the murder of Sophie Lancaster will be on sale in Germany at a major Goth festival in June 2011. It has been written by journalist Catherine Smyth who covered the murder of student Sophie and the brutal attack on her boyfriend
A Barnoldswick company has weathered the recession and has secured its future by investing £750,000 to replace half of its 19th century mill building. Carlson Filtration, in Butts Mill, was founded in 1950. It employs 50 people and is part
TAKE your child to The Mall, Blackburn, this weekend for their chance to enter the Little Treasures Competition. The photograph of the cutest child, voted for by readers of the Lancashire Telegraph, will win a family holiday in Pontins, a framed portrait
A BURNLEY firm has been honoured at the North West Business Environment Awards. Flynn and Dawson took the runner-up trophy for Environmental Innovation, for its Safelinx scaffold board retainer. Aimed at the construction industry, Safelinx is a simple
Cuts, cuts and more cuts. I have to be perfectly honest I do not really understand the whole ‘thing’ about cuts. Everyone has been told there has to be cuts or the economy will sooner or later go into meltdown but I kind of get the feeling that there
A CHARITY champion who has cystic fibrosis saw first-hand how scientists are fighting to find a cure for her illness for a new documentary. Sophie Longton, 23, from Woodhead Road, Read, was chosen to take part in the BBC2 Horizon episode 'Miracle
A DRIVER escaped with minor injuries after flipping his car on to its side outside Waterfoot police station this morning. The incident, at 10.30am in Bacup Road, saw the road blocked for around 30 minutes. Police said the driver was complaining of chest
BURNLEY manager Brian Laws admits he doesn’t fear losing Chris Eagles in the January transfer window, because the winger is happy at Turf Moor. The former Manchester United wide man has grabbed the headlines with a string of outstanding performances
AN EAST Lancashire MP has warned that BAE Systems’ increased reliance on the US market is ‘very bad news’ for its Lancashire workers. Yesterday the defence giant said growth would be hit following the Government’s review of defence and security spending
The Grane area of Haslingden has a long and colourful history and Babara Bell is organising a reunion of people who lived there during the 1950s and 60s. Anyone who used to go the church and Sunday school or has an association with the area
A YOUNG Pendle takeaway owner has taken a ‘no frills’ approach to his business – and it has led to it being named one of the UK’s best chippies. Lee Holt, 24, who runs Holt’s Fish and Chips on Scotland Road, Nelson, only sells one variety of fish –
WORK on a £1million project to replace gas mains in Rawtenstall is moving to one of the town’s busiest junction. Engineers have warned there could be delays as they seek to replace piping under the junction of Bocholt Way and Bacup Road. The 12-
HOWARD Gayle believes an Indian takeover could work wonders at Ewood Park, but has urged Blackburn Rovers fans to do all they can to ensure they have a say in the club’s future. The former Rovers striker has watched in despair as Liverpool
A police raid on a Burnley terrace house has seen cannabis with a street value of £6,500 seized. Police from Daneshouse and Stoneyholme neighbourhood team made the discovery in the bathroom of a house in Hurtley Street on Wednesday. A 28-year-old
THE best news of the week arrived at Telegraph Towers late yesterday afternoon - and it is news that could lead to major celebrations tomorrow. Brilliant stand-off Sam Tomkins has passed a fitness test and will take to the field for England in the opening
BARNOLDSWICK Town are on the road to Runcorn Linnets tomorrow fresh from their midweek win over Silsden in the Vodkat Premier Division - but co-boss Ben Hall was not entirely happy with his men in the 2-1 win in West Yorkshire. “I thought the lads were
BACUP Borough drew 1-1 with Ashton Athletic on Wednesday night but will want to get back to winning ways when they travel to Glossop North End tomorrow in the Vodkat Premier Division.
ROSSENDALE United are in Dark Lane action tomorrow against St Helens Town in the Vodkat Premier Division.
COLNE and Ramsbottom United meet in the pick of the Vodkat Premier Division games at Holt House tomorrow.
AFC Darwen play another cup match tomorrow as they welcome Staffordshire outfit Norton United to the Anchor Ground in the Vodkat League First Division Trophy. The Salmoners have made a decent return to life in the pyramid and will fancy their chances
CLITHEROE are in good form and Peter Smith takes his men to Trafford in Evo-Stik Division One North eager to see them climb into the top three and follow up Tuesday’s hugely impressive win at Prescot Cables.
MOTORISTS had to be diverted after a Royal Mail postal van was involved in a crash near Accrington this morning. Emergency crews were called to the A56 near Sandy Lane after the red Vauxhall Combo Royal Mail van collided with a silver Volkswagen Bora
TABLE toppers Chorley are looking for a grand day tomorrow – and want to draw a 1,000-plus crowd to Victory Park for their Evo-Stik First Division North clash with Leigh Genesis. A tasty clash pits Magpies’ boss Garry Flitcroft against his
DETERMINED Jimmy Bell wants Accrington Stanley to remember what they can do best as they look to get a monkey off their back at Hereford United tomorrow. Stanley have never won at Edgar Street and go into the game against the Football League
SEVENTY jobs are to be created when a new care home opens in December. Heather Grange will open in Queens Road, near Burnley General Hospital. Family-run firm Silk Health Care, based in Leeds, is behind the plans for the centre which will provide
BENJANI has delivered Sam Allardyce a selection boost ahead of Sunday’s showdown at Anfield after recovering from a neck injury sustained against Sunderland. It was feared the Blackburn Rovers striker would be missing for the Premier League
A BURGLAR who tried to trick an 83-year-old that he he carried out roof repairs on her house has been jailed for four years. Michael Simpson, 44, tried to claim he had fixed the victim’s roof and demanded money from her, Burnley Crown Court
A VOW by a Burnley fan when his team won promotion at Wembley has led to him publishing a book detailing the joy and desperation of the club’s year in the Premier League. Season In The Sun, has been written by Peter Haworth, 59, a lifelong
READING boss Brian McDermott knew Andre Bikey had a wild side, but that didn’t put the Royals off signing him. The Cameroon international was seeking a move away from Lokomotiv Moscow and handed a lifeline by Reading, during a pre-season tour
CABBIES are celebrating victory over a council which threatened to hit them with ‘punishment’ points. More than 160 drivers took to the streets with banners and placards calling for the system to be scrapped. They have now called off
BURNLEY'S Kevin McDonald has returned from his loan spell at Scunthorpe United for treatment on the back injury he sustained in his first training session with the Iron last Thursday. The midfielder will return to the North Lincolnshire club once he
A PADIHAM man who became the first person in the country to receive an ASBO for domestic violence died from an overdose, an inquest heard. Epileptic David Grimes, 31, of Whitegate Gardens, Padiham, died from a cocktail of heroin, alcohol and prescription
SCHOOL children were left speechless when Big Sam paid them a surprise visit to offer his tips and advice about teamwork and working towards a goal. The excited and shocked youngsters from St Thomas Primary School, Blackburn, and St Bede’s Primary
BURNLEY town centre has missed out on a prestigious award for its choice of leisure and entertainment. The Purple Flag is awarded to towns and cities with vibrant town centres by the Association of Town Centre Management. There are currently
A COUNCIL has been criticised for paying out a ‘staggering’ £5,500 for a personal appearance by celebrity chef Aldo Zilli. It also cost Hyndburn Borough Council another £2,500 to hire his kitchen. Mr Zilli, who is well known for taking
A FEMALE music teacher was slashed with a knife in an attempted robbery in Darwen town centre. Tracy Frankcom, 40, who has just opened a new shop Arietta Music on Bridge Street, was inside the premises when two men walked in and attacked her, just
