A MUM-OF-TWO benefits cheat claimed almost £24,000 she wasn't entitled to by not letting on her estranged husband had moved back in, a court heard. Hayley Hawke, 27, was getting income support, council tax and housing benefits, because she
THE numbers of hedgehogs in Lancashire is depleting rapidly, according to wildlife experts. Hedgehog populations have declined by around 25 per cent over the past decade, and the Lancashire Wildlife Trust is to carry out more recording surveys
A MAN from Burnley has today been found guilty of murdering a man in a violent frenzied attack last year. Kenneth Howson, 26, of Williams Road in Burnley, was found guilty of killing James Atkinson in October 2010. A crown court trial
RIBCHESTER racer Adam Morgan is preparing for the biggest two races of his life as he bids to fulfil a long-held dream by securing a £300,000 drive in the British Touring Car Championship this weekend. The 22-year-old, competing for Ciceley Racing, is
LOVE him or hate him, Neil Warnock certainly has the ability to wind opposing fans up and get the nation talking. Who can forget the last time a side of his locked horns with Blackburn Rovers? A low key FA Cup clash ended up as national back
I WAS there on the day that Westminster came to Turf Moor as part of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s inquiry into the governance of professional football. It was another historic occasion for Burnley, and chairman Barry Kilby emerged from it
Ryan Giggs’ brother Rhodri scored an extra time winner to knock Clitheroe out of the FA Trophy. The Blues lost a 2-0 lead in Saturday’s first game at Salford and were defeated 2-1 in the preliminary round replay despite going ahead through Josh Hine
THE big cycling event locally this weekend is the hill climb up the famous One In Four Rake at Ramsbottom. Almost £2,000 in prize money is up for grabs for the bikers who can pedal the 947-yard course, also known as the Rake, the fastest. Organiser
A WATERFOOT primary school is preparing a commemorative paper edition of its school newspaper to mark the closure of its current school site and the opening of its new one. Waterfoot Primary School, in Thornfield Avenue is moving to Wolfernden Green,
WEEKLY food waste collections have been binned at 7,000 homes across Pendle. Binmen have been collecting waste left in five-litre kitchen ‘caddies’ at 7,000 terrace homes as part of a pilot scheme since April 2010. But Pendle Council has decided
DEGREE students celebrated their achievements at Accrington and Rossendale College’s annual higher education awards ceremony. Graduates put on their caps and gowns to receive their certificates for honours and foundation degrees as well as professional
PRIMARY schoolchildren were given a taste a high school – a year ahead of schedule. Year six children at St John’s CofE Primary School, Baxenden, are spending this week at The Hollins Technology College, Accrington, while vital repairs take place. St
THE Red Rose Cross Country League kicked off the winter season with its first ever fixture at Leigh Sports Village. Top billing for Blackburn Harriers has to go to the U15 boys with a 1-2-3 finish for Robert Wong, Connor Mahoney and Jack Hindle, and
PEOPLE in their 80s and 90s who grew up in Mellor are being invited to share their childhood memories of the area. Mellor Library is collecting stories from people who were children in the village during the 1920s and 30s. The aim is to produce an oral
FEARS of traffic chaos on a key Rishton junction has seen plans to open a Co-op shop there thrown out. Hyndburn councillors scrutinising the scheme for the former Bentley garage said the increase in traffic and congestion would overwhelm the junction
REAL ale is pulling in more punters in East Lancashire than ever before, according to campaigners. John Webster, chairman of East Lancashire branch of CAMRA, said cask ale was undergoing a revival thanks to local breweries such as Thwaites
THE Lancashire Telegraph’s popular wedding fair is set to take place this weekend. Hundreds of people are expected that the event, which follows a successful previous show in May. Exhibitions include a catwalk of wedding dresses including
The official opening of the multi-million pound Kingsway Extra Care Scheme in Blackburn was marked with the burial of a time capsule. The complex for elderly people, which has more than 60 apartments and bungalows, has round-the-clock support and also
THE leader of Rossendale Council has given her full support to the petition fighting to save maternity and paediatric services at Fairfield General Hospital. Coun Alyson Barnes has joined the 3,015 people who have already signed an e-petition
A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with an assault on a student with long hair. Harley Davies, 17, was told to ‘get his hair cut’ before being beaten and kicked on the floor in the grounds of Blackburn College last Tuesday lunchtime
A MAN who filled up his car and a large portable tank with diesel at a petrol station before driving off without paying is being hunted by police. The man thought to be in his late 30s or 40s, drove on to Cordingley’s service station in Helmshore
BLOOD donors in East Lancashire will no longer find themselves lying down when giving blood. The region’s donors have been chosen to try out a new chair designed to improve their donation experience. The blue seat has upright and reclining positions
PLANS for a luxury country house hotel in the Ribble Valley are set to be given the green light despite a raft of objections. The proposals for a hotel and spa close to the A59, Gisburn Road, between Sawley and Gisburn, have been objected to
BANKNOTES produced almost 200 years ago have been saved from the scrapheap and are set to fetch hundreds of pounds at auction. Ken Beardsworth is selling a rare one pound note from the Bank of England which came out after the Battle of Waterloo
A ‘SUICIDAL’ man was helped back into his flat by firefighters after he was spotted hanging out of a third-floor window yesterday. Officers from Blackburn fire station used two ladders to get to the 45-year-old who was hanging on to the window frame
MORE people with mental health problems have been treated in East Lancashire communities in the past year. An NHS report has revealed that the number of people subject to restrictions under the Mental Health Act rose by five per cent in England over
JUNIOR Stanislas insists Burnley are braced for an action-packed October after taking time-out during the international break. When manager Eddie Howe opted to give his players four days off last week fans feared momentum would be adversely
Lancashire's county championship winners will be officially presented with their medals and trophy at Buckingham Palace today. The Red Rose cricketers will meet the Duke of Edinburgh, who is patron of the Lord's Taverners club. Prince
Accrington Stanley are aiming to raise up to £1million by offering fans the chance to own a share in the club. The club is to release 9,999 shares over the next two years, which fans will be able to purchase at £100 each. The shares,
GREENGROCER Peter Camm can't be pipped when it comes to apples – for he serves more than 30 varieties at his stall on Rawtenstall Market. Customers come from far and wide to sample everything from Golden Delicious to Royal Gala. And
THE heartbroken family and friends of a man found dead at a house in Pendle have today described him as a ‘sociable and loveable’ person. Police said they discovered the ‘heavily bloodstained’ body of Steven Sheppard, 47, after being called to a house
THE mysterious death of a WVS volunteer from Blackburn during the Second World War is now being researched. Phoebe Mercer, from Pleasington, drowned in Bangkok in November 1945, as the battles in the Far East continued, although peace had been
A GP caught shoplifting has admitted lying about the offence to her governing body. Dr Sofia Nilufar Ahmed, a partner at Redlam Surgery, Blackburn, stole a pair of ladies gloves worth £10 from Debenhams in Blackburn. Dr Ahmed, who also works as
THE life of a Burnley caretaker, who served in the Royal Navy and sailed on the battleship HMS Iron Duke, has been set down by Burnley and District Historical Society. William Gilbert Goom was born in Burnley in 1860 and his father was a palisade
IN an interview recently on television with our Prime Minister and BBC correspondent Nick Robinson, Robinson asked why the spending of millions on overseas aid could be validated when Britain had very severe financial problems itself. Our PM replied
AS a resident of the Ribble Valley I have to disagree with the opinions that some readers have regarding the building of new houses, especially in Whalley. It is not a case of NIMBY, and wondering if the value of houses will fall (Opinion, October
RISING unemployment is an enormously worrying effect of the financial troubles facing Britain and Europe. As the Prime Minister has said, every job lost is a tragedy for the individual and their family. In East Lancashire and some other parts of
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to stop a village pub opening until the early hours at weekends. The Bay Horse Inn, Fence, has permission to open until 12.30am Monday to Thursday and 3.30am on Fridays and Saturdays. But a group of residents
ALL but one of the 45 people who joined the list of job seekers in Burnley last month were women, it has been revealed. Latest figures have revealed that the number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) in East Lancashire has
A ROSSENDALE postman is under investigation after 13,000 items of post dating as far back as 2009 were found at a house. The unnamed postie, who has been suspended by the Royal Mail, was responsible for delivering letters to houses in the Bacup
THE people of Darwen are being invited to walk in the footsteps of Gandhi and celebrate the town’s heritage. In 1931, the statesman visited amid an Indian boycott of imported cotton which was affecting the Lancashire textile industry.
LANCASHIRE Police have referred their own murder investigation into a dad who was stabbed to death to an independent watchdog. The Lancashire Telegraph understands that detectives investigating the killing of Neil Ryan, 46, and the attack on his wife
IT wasn’t a happy birthday for Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman, who turned 49 yesterday. It was perhaps inevitable that Ash Taylor would spoil the party. The defender had a goal chalked off last week when a serious injury to
THIEVES stole 11 brass taps from the back yards of houses on the same street in Colne. The thefts meant that residents living in Langroyd Road woke up to find water running into their backyards after the thefts overnight on Tuesday.
A CORONER raised ‘grave concerns’ over people who drown after nights out at an inquest into a 40-year-old man’s death. The inquest heard that Mark David Atherton, of Hamilton Street, Blackburn, drowned in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal as he
It’s with our husband or wife that most of us will have the longest, and deepest adult relationship of our lives. Any marriage can have its moments; but when there is a blip, the parties at least know that they have responsibilities to try to make
A SHOWDOWN will take place today as campaigners from Burnley and Pendle battle it out over the location of an £18million specialist college. Training 2000 will use Government money to create the University Technical College (UTC) in East Lancashire
A GROUP of Blackburn Rovers fans are convinced Venky’s are in it for the long haul – after enjoying lengthy talks with the club’s owners in India at the weekend. Nine members of the official fans forum travelled to Venky’s’ home city of
