A BLACKBURN couple who deliberately ‘victimised’ one of their twins have been told they will never care for children again. Mohammed and Nafisa Karolia were today jailed for five years each for inflicting ‘sustained episodes of cruelty’ on
SINGING soldier Jonjo Kerr regrets never having the chance to be judged by the public after being booted off the X Factor by his own mentor. The 28-year-old was sent home by Louis Walsh after being criticised on the Saturday night ITV show
HUNCOAT businesses are to form a super-partnership aimed at boosting trade in the area and protecting themselves from crime. The plans would see around 25 firms join forces under a not-for-profit company through Hyndburn Council. The
EAST Lancashire campaigners have cautiously welcomed David Cameron's intervention into the issue of forced marriages. The prime minster yesterday announced he was making it a criminal offence to breach an order issued by the courts to prevent
A BUSINESSMAN has spoken of his shock after a car crashed into his Accrington office last night. Three people were taken to hospital after the white Honda Accord careered across Blackburn Road, hitting bollards on either side of the street.
Blackburn Rovers start their defence of the Lancashire Senior Cup against Manchester United at Leigh Sports Village on Thursday, December 22 (2pm kick-off).
Andy Dawson has been named as the North West Counties League Premier Division player of the month for September. Dawson has been a tower of strength in Ramsbottom United’s defence.
Rishton’s slow left arm spinner Ali Sartaj has been named as the Lancashire League U23 Player of the Year. Sartaj became the youngest player in history to take 50 wickets in a season at the age of 17 years, two months and nine days in the penultimate
A woman was injured with what is believed to be either a pellet or BB gun in Blackpool. Between 2pm and 2.15pm on Friday, the 32-year-old was waiting to cross the road on Grosvenor Street at the junction of Caunce Street. She felt a pain in her
GRAHAM Alexander’s remarkable career in football hits another high today as he celebrates his 40th birthday. In an exclusive interview, he tells us that reaching the 1,000th career appearance milestone in April was a bitter-sweet experience. TODAY
EDDIE Howe is keen to build on Burnley's recent momentum after overcoming a difficult start to the season. “I felt we should have beat Watford in our first game and then a win seemed to take a long time to come,” he said. “Confidence
EDDIE Howe has congratulated Burnley striker Alex MacDonald on his first Scotland Under 21s goal. The young Scot scored first in a 5-1 win over Luxembourg in the European Championship qualifiers and also set up the first of three for Jordan Rhodes
Address: Whalley Road, Great Harwood. Phone number: 01254 885071 Lancashire Telegraph review by Kimberley Hall from October 8, 2011. A work night out took us to Checco’s for a midweek treat. I ordered a glass of wine while
OUR hospices in East Lancashire do an amazing job. They provide care and support to hundreds of people in their hour of need. And without donations from generous people, they would simply not be able to offer this vital service. Thousands of pounds
THIS week I visited Blackburn market for the first time in several months and was amazed to discover that it is now part of the shopping centre. Full marks to the traders for providing such a diversity of goods on offer – it really is like walking
In the 1960s they were East Lancashire’s answer to The Beatles and after nearly 50 years they’re still going strong, with a full UK tour for autumn 2011. We spoke to one of the area’s most famous residents — The Hollies’ drummer Bobby Elliott. FROM
ORGANISERS of the Free and Easy group at Darwen Subscription Bowling Club say it will fold if new people do not attend. Membership of the group is falling and new members interested in singing are asked to step forward. For more information, contact
EAST Lancashire businesses have called on the government to move quickly with plans to set up an Enterprise Zone in the county. Last week BAE Systems announced thousands of job losses at sites including Samlesbury, which will have a knock-on effect
STAFF at an Accrington-based care business have been shortlisted for a top industry award. Donna Briggs, managing director of Affinity Supporting People, and Christine Murray, team leader, are shortlisted for the Great British Care Awards regional competition
A £9MILLION improvement scheme has been announced for the Grane Valley in Rossendale. United Utilities needs to build new overflows and spillways at Ogden and Holdenwood reservoirs as part of a safety imp-rovement project. The work will ensure the
ACCORDING to Blackburn MP Jack Straw ‘you’d be hard pushed to find a better market anywhere else in the country’. We pitted the new Blackburn Market against Britain’s ‘best’ in Bury. WITH 250,000 shoppers each week, including 25 coach-loads of visitors
SECOND-HALF goals from Mark Drew and Grant Spencer gave Ramsbottom United victory at Maine Road in the North West Counties Premier Division on Saturday. Rammy, managed by duo Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley, are now sixth in the table ahead of tomorrow
CLITHEROE will face Salford City again tomorrow after a late equaliser denied them victory in Saturday’s FA Trophy preliminary round tie. Salford will visit Shawbridge for a 7.45pm kick-off for the replay, with the Blues’ Evo-Stik First Divison North
CHORLEY relinquished top spot in the Evo-Stik Premier Division on Saturday after surprisingly slumping to their heaviest defeat under the management of Garry Flitcroft. The Magpies had taken an impressive 29 points from their first 13 games since promotion
COLNE lost out in an incident-packed game against Congleton Town in the North West Counties Premier Division after looking favourites for victory at the half-time interval. The Reds had lived dangerously in the first half of the match at the XLCR Stadium
BARNOLDSWICK Town twice came from behind to secure all three points at Bootle in the North West Counties Premier Division on Saturday. Barlick, who moved up to fifth after leapfrogging their opponents in the Premier Division table, fell behind on the
VENKY’S have become much derided among Blackburn Rovers fans since their takeover of the Ewood Park club almost 12 months ago, yet their drive to help promote football back in India is seen as no laughing matter. Here, we speak to a leading figure
AFC Darwen climbed seven places in one afternoon after coming from behind to defeat Formby in the North West Counties First Division on Saturday. Darwen went into the game second bottom of the table but finished the match in 10th position – only two
NELSON gave a more respectable account of themselves on Saturday against the side who beat them 9-1 on the opening day of the season. Lee McNally scored a hat-trick as Irlam ran riot in East Lancashire in the opening fixture of the North West Counties
BACUP Borough’s North West Counties Premier Division match at home to Ashton Athletic was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. Bacup’s next match is at home to AFC Liverpool on Saturday.
JOHN Coleman paid tribute to ‘Jedward’ after Accrington Stanley rescued a point at Plymouth Argyle on Saturday. Stanley trailed 2-0 at half time, having seen Sean Hessey sent off early in the game. But goals from Irish duo Kevin Long
Young forward Tom Hitchcock is to return to Blackburn Rovers this week following the end of his three-month loan at Plymouth. The 19-year-old made 10 appearances at Home Park, with boss Carl Fletcher saying: “Hopefully while he’s been down here he’
A TALENTED Blackburn teenager has been selected for trials at a professional football club. Tyrone Millis, 17, entered Samsung’s nationwide Win A Pro Contract competition and will now take part in first-round trials that could land him a dream contract
BURNLEY’S Suzannah Rockett insists she’s more than ready for the pressure at this week’s World Fencing Championships as the battle for London 2012 selection for wheelchair fencing comes to a head in Italy. Rockett, a former Burnley Primrose Hill School
GISBURN-BASED boxer Kenny Anderson believes he deserves another title shot at George Groves after a third-round knock-out victory over Paul Morby on Saturday. The Scot, who is trained by East Lancashire promoter Kevin Maree, came close to stopping Groves
FORMER Clarets striker Andy Payton is relishing the challenge of taking over as the new boss of East Lancashire League side Burnley Grammar School Old Boys. The 44-year-old has already signed fellow ex-Claret Paul Smith and had his first real look
In Richard Bean's English version of Goldoni's classic Italian comedy, sex, food and money are high on the agenda. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Gavin and Stacey's James Corden the play based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo
A VINTAGE photograph of cotton mill girls, taken in the early 1900s, inspired volunteers to restore a spectacular waterfall. And perseverance paid off for the group, at Yarrow Valley Country Park, near Chorley, when they were awarded a green
Last-ditch talks to prevent the closure of a Burnley factory which employs 350 people have failed. Council chiefs and Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle met with bosses at McBride’s to discuss the possibility of finding a new base for the company
BLACKBURN Rovers will receive £100,000 for each of Phil Jones’ first 20 caps for England after the defender made his senior international debut on Friday night. Jones departed Rovers to join Manchester United for an initial fee of around £16.5m
THE mother of a four-year-old schoolboy with cystic fibrosis has led an army of runners across East Lancashire in a bid to find her son a cure. Louise Fitzpatrick and more than 30 others undertook the 10km run from the Waggoners Inn, Clowbridge
COUNCILLORS of the future are invited to a special event at Burnley Town Hall this Thursday. A ‘local democracy’ session at the town will give answers to questions on what becoming a local councillor involves, and how to stand for election. The short
FREE bags of compost will be given away to Burnley residents. Seven tonnes of compost will be piled up in the Asda supermarket car park off Princess Way on Thursday. People are being invited to bring a spade and two bags along and fill up with
MOORHOUSE’S new multi-million pound brewery, in Burnley, has won prestigious industry acclaim only a few months after its launch. Brewing watchdog Cask Marque has presented the brewery with the distinguished Distributor Charter Award for the quality
AROUND 30 friends and family of a Blackburn woman fighting for the return of her son have taken part in an awareness-raising walk. Anisa Khansia, 29, who lives in Little Harwood, was on holiday earlier this year at her son Amani’s grandparents in Turkey
AN INSPIRATIONAL cancer sufferer has called for smear tests to be offered to women annually. Primary school teacher Kathy Nutter was diagnosed with cervical cancer last year — two years after her last NHS scan. Around 1,000 women die from the disease
THE number of sick days taken by Burnley Council workers has almost halved in the last six years. Council bosses targeted sickness absence after the figure hit a high of 13.3 days off per employee in 2004/05. But that rate has fallen steadily since
CANCER is a truly terrible disease which destroys lives and families. But while brave people such as Kathy Nutter continue to fight it, it will never defeat us. Kathy, a 31-year-old teacher from Hapton, has already battled against cervical cancer
A MAN who threw a glass at a woman in a pub fall-out and left her scarred, has been given a suspended jail sentence. Burnley Crown Court heard that Charles Smith, 31, had been involved in a confrontation with Rebecca Horsfield and she had hit him in
PROTEIN powder worth £49 was stolen from a herbalist store in Standish Street, Burnley, at 1.50pm on Thursday. The man police want to talk to was described as white, of gaunt appearance, around 5 ft 10 ins tall, with dark hair and around 30years old.
AN illustrated talk about Burnley’s FA Cup winning captain Tommy Boyle takes places at Burnley Library. The talk is by author Mike Smith, who has released a book about Boyle, who lifted the Cup for Burnley in 1914. The event takes place from 7.30pm
A CHILDREN’S play area in Kelbrook has been reopened. A small portion of a wall adjacent to Kelbrook Primary School and next to the play area came down before the summer holidays, forcing its closure. Coun Paul Maskell, chairman of Kelbrook Parish Council
A TIMBER shed went up in flames in Rochdale Road, Edenfield, on Saturday night. Fire crews were called out to the incident shortly before 8pm. The blaze caused severe damage to the shed and heat damage to five glass windows.
A CCTV image has been released by police to try to trace a man in connection with a beer theft. The man walked into Booze Busters in New Chapel Street, Blackburn, around 8.30pm on August 6 and walked out with a case and box of Stella Artois worth
A PERVERT is starting another stretch behind bars after being found with a second stash of sickening internet porn. Burnley Crown Court heard how Bernard Scott, 51, was locked up for a year in 2003, for 15 offences of possessing, making and distributing
Sometimes I can’t believe it myself – it is more than a year since I ate chocolate. After 49 years of loving and adoring chocolate, it is now absent from my life. I’ve lived for more than 12 months without my beloved chocolate cornflake cakes, chocolate
A MAJOR £5million campaign is being launched to get people back into Lancashire’s libraries. Lancashire County Council has pledged to spend millions of pounds refurbishing its network of 74 libraries. The scheme is aimed at bringing the county’s buildings
Wreaths and flowers have been left at the scene of the crash in Darwen in which three friends from Bolton died. The smash on Saturday afternoon outside the Ocean Palace restaurant in Bull Hill, Bolton Road left Lee Amos, 39, Roy O’Brien, 33
AN HISTORIC painting that has been housed in Towneley Hall, in Burnley, will be packed away today to depart for a landmark exhibition in the United States. The painting of Charles Townley is one of the country’s most iconic, and important,
THE family of a man who died while walking on the moors above Darwen have donated money to the charities which tried to rescue him. Experienced hill walker David Wiggans, 50, a local dial-a-ride driver, was with his dog Zak in Duckshaw Clough on April
MORE than 30 people braved heavy rain to see a headstone to the memory of Eccles Shorrock, the man who built India Mill and its famous chimney. It was unveiled at Darwen Cemetery by borough mayor Karimeh Foster. Several descendants of
A FAMILY-run fish and chip shop in Blackburn has been named the best in Britain. Holly Tree Fish and Chips, in Pinewood in the Livesey area, fought off all the competition to win the National Ben Shaws Favourite Family Chippy Awards 2011. The prize
A 21-year-old Kendal chef has reached the finals of an X Factor-style Visionary Chef of the Year competition. It is the second gourmet challenge final that Andrew Postlethwaite, chef de partie at Kendal’s Castle Green Hotel, has reached in
COLLEAGUES of a man who was knifed to death held a minute’s silence in his memory this weekend. Neil Ryan, 46, was killed in his own home, in Heys Close, Blackburn, on Friday morning, and his wife Debbie, 41, suffered stab wounds. Friends said Mrs
VENKATESH Rao says Steve Kean was told in no uncertain terms that results must improve quickly at their latest meeting in India after admitting the club’s current league position is ‘painful’. Rao revealed last week that his family were set
EDDIE Howe believes Burnley will be an attacking force to be reckoned with when Martin Paterson and Danny Ings return to action. Current front pairing Jay Rodriguez and Charlie Austin have already netted 15 goals between them in 12 league and
Direct from London’s West End, tantalising yet tasteful, camp and colourful, the fascinating art form of Burlesque is coming to Bolton's Albert Halls on November 4. We have teamed up with them to promote their stunning new competition. Enter
