TREASURED jewellery worth thousands of pounds has been stolen by cruel thieves who targeted an 80-year-old woman in Rossendale. Police said the distraction burglary took place between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on Tuesday, November 8, at a house in
AN East Lancashire dad-of-three who sold tickets to a ‘charity’ gig starring Peter Andre has admitted 10 counts of fraud. Shaun Bradbury, 35, of Mill Lane, Gisburn, set up a scheme called ‘Dominic’s House’ because two of his sons have autism. It
HUNDREDS of people across East Lancashire got involved in raising thousands of pounds for Children in Need today. Events were held across the area in support of the charity extravaganza. Darwen dad Ted Mountain began his bizarre fundraiser
THE number of people living with hepatitis C has soared in East Lancashire. New figures show that 1,023 people in Blackburn and Darwen were estimated to have the blood-borne virus last year, up from 693 in 2009. Overall cases in the rest of Lancashire
FIRST class folk music returns to Mellor Brook Community Centre with a concert by Chris While and Julie Matthews. The two former members of the Albion Band won the coveted best duo award at the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and are much demand in both
YOU’VE enjoyed the blockbuster TV drama — and now’s the chance to experience a live stage version. Cranford At Christmas, performed by the acclaimed Chapterhouse Theatre Company, is coming to Burnley Mechanics. The show, adapted from the novel by
CONTROVERSIAL comedian Frankie Boyle is to return to East Lancashire as part of a comeback UK tour. The hard hitting Glaswegian will play two dates at King George’s Hall, Blackburn. Tickets for the show, The Last Days of Sodom, went on sale at
UNLESS you are a Second World War buff the name Eddie Chapman probably means nothing to you. But as a marvellous Timewatch documentary on BBC2 showed this week, his life was straight out of a Boy’s Own comic. Before the war Chapman was
OVER the course of his career Joe Brown has virtually done it all. From pioneering rock and roll in the UK to playing at Glastonbury, his infectious personality and great musicianship have won him legions of fans from different generations of music lovers
PATIENTS requiring certain operations should be able to look forward to reductions in waiting times after improvements were announced to operating theatres. A £300,000 investment in theatres at Burnley General Hospital is intended to lead to earlier
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson joined the council’s licensing team to carry out test purchasing visits this week. The council visited a number of pubs and off-licences with a 15-year-old boy to see if they would serve them alcohol, but every premises asked
CAMPAIGNERS from the Save Pendle Community Hospital group have urged people to carry on fighting the possible closure of the hospital. It was suggested earlier in the week that the future of the hospital was secure. However, after a
BOXING legend Barry McGuigan will be in Bacup tonight to help an eight-year-old Rawtenstall boy walk unaided. The former British, European and World WBA featherweight champion was so touched when he heard of the plight of Theo Bishop who was
BURNLEY have completed the loan signing of Wolves and Wales striker Sam Vokes this afternoon. The 22-year-old has put pen to paper on a deal that will run until mid-January and will go into Eddie Howe's squad to face Leeds United at Turf Moor
THE speed limit in a residential part of a Ribble Valley town will be reduced to 20mph once signs have been installed in the coming weeks. Work to install the signs in North Clitheroe’s residential streets will begin next week. Lancashire County
MORE money is being spent on hospital admissions caused by alcohol than on cancer and heart disease in East Lancashire. Health chiefs are aiming to highlight the dangerous affects alcohol can have on drinkers in East Lancashire during Alcohol
A CHURCH will have a huge hole in its roof over the festive season after being targeted by metal thieves. St Leonard the Less CofE Church in Samlesbury is facing a large repair bill after lead was stolen from its roof over the weekend.
SOCIAL housing in Darwen will be featured on this week’s BBC Politics Show. Presenter Annabelle Tiffin will be shown discussing affordable housing with MP Jake Berry ahead of Monday’s talk on housing growth in Parliament. Mr Berry said: “We need
Lib Dem councillor Roy Davies says Blackburn College should build student accommodation in Darwen. He said: “People say it’s too far for students to travel, but if flats were built in the town centre it’s only 50 yards to the station. "We’ll get
CROWN Paints has announced it now recycles 100 per cent of the waste from its main sites. The company, which has headquarters in Hollins Grove, Darwen, has spent three years boosting recycling rates at its manufacturing hubs and Crown Decorating Centres
PLANS have been submitted to carry out masonry repairs to the stonework at Clitheroe Library. The proposals submitted to Ribble Valley Council include window repairs and minor internal work to the glazing. The library, on the corner of Church Street
A NEW crimefighter is on the beat in Blackburn in the shape of PCSO Beth Perkins. She will work alongside Community Beat Manager PC Karen Wallace covering the Bank Top and Wensley Fold area. The 22-year-old officer joined Lancashire Police in July 2011
ACCRINGTON town centre dazzled with lights last night after a performance by clubland star Kelly Llorena. The former N-Trance singer and a host of local performers entertained the crowd before the official switch-on of the town’s Christmas
Entrepreneur Barrie Wells, who funds 17 athletes as they train for next year’s Olympics, has agreed to support Holly Bleasdale in the run up to the games. The 2011 European U23 pole vault gold medallist and 2010 World Junior bronze medallist will join
TOMORROW will mark the end of a turbulent first year since Venky’s completed their takeover of Blackburn Rovers, but Don Mackay recalls the Jack Walker era when he insists it is still too early to judge the club’s owners. The protests of recent weeks
HOW refreshing it is to watch a play that portrays gay people as real people and not just camped up figures of fun. Another beauty of Beautiful Thing is that the play, currently playng at the Royal Exchange Theatre, makes the wider community question
109 mins. Richard E. Grant, Colin Salmon, Billy Murray, Keeley Hazell, Gemma Atkinson, Martin Compston, Martin Kemp, Stephanie Leonidas. A thirty-something loner attempts to discover the art of seducing women in this independent British comedy
Justin Kurzel’s feature directorial debut is a stylish but deeply unsettling thriller based on an infamous case of serial murder that shocked Australia. The story concerns John Justin Bunting, who tortured and killed 10 men and women between 1992 and
104 mins. Thriller/Action/Romance. Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, January Jones, Jennifer Carpenter, Harold Perrineau, Xander Berkeley, Jason Davis. Director: Roger Donaldson. You wait all year for a generic and predictable Nicolas Cage thriller
117 mins. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Billy Burke, Chaske Spencer, Booboo Stewart, Julia Jones, Sarah Clarke. Director: Bill Condon. Baby
A RIBCHESTER man has today been jailed for 19 years for the sexual abuse of young girls dating back more than 30 years. Vincent Whittingham, 69, preyed on girls aged between five and 13. The court heard that after molesting the girls he told them
A TRIP to the south of France is a welcome break to our autumnal skies, and a perfect chance to forget your woes. And that’s just what Burnley Light Opera Society’s production of La Cage Aux Folles brings to the Mechanics theatre. It’s glitzy
AN EAST Lancashire factory worker has had an Eddie Stobart lorry named after her. Workers at Altham-based Simon Jersey were given the chance to have one of the trucks named in their honour to celebrate the firm’s 40th anniversary. Gwyneth
BURNLEY hit the go-karting circuit for a team bonding session during the international break. Jay Rodriguez wants to make sure they hit top gear against Leeds United tomorrow. The Clarets know they will need to if they are to recover from defeats
A BOXING club has launched an appeal to give youngsters in the Rossendale Valley a better fighting chance. Young fighters like Jake Leary, 20, the newly-crowned North West Amateur Regional Novice champion owe their start in the sport to Rossendale
A BURGLARY and attempted break-in in Burnley has a left a pensioner afraid to leave her own home, a court heard. Jessie Cartin had been the victim of two aborted break-ins at her Whittlefield home, Burnley Crown Court heard. In the latest
I have no issue for bringing people to court over the riots, but are we not getting a little carried away when we start prosecuting people for leaving messages on Facebook? We have a had a steady line of people being put before the courts because they
RIVALRIES were put to one side as Burnley hosted a trio of intrepid Blackpool fans raising money for ex-Claret Gary Parkinson. The travelling Tangerines are cycling from Bloomfield Road to the Riverside Stadium for tomorrow’s Championship clash with
DOG walkers who don’t ‘scoop the poop’ in an East Lancashire borough could soon be given £1,000 on-the-spot fines. Hyndburn Borough Council has asked the Government for permission to impose the hefty fines to those who fail to clean up after
THE number of people living with hepatitis C has soared in East Lancashire. New figures show that 1,023 people in Blackburn and Darwen were estimated to have the blood-borne virus last year, up from 693 in 2009. Overall cases in the rest of Lancashire
Burnley will hold a minute’s applause ahead of kick-off against Leeds United tomorrow (12.45pm) in honour of former manager Jimmy Adamson. The Clarets legend, who died last week aged 82, managed Leeds United after leaving Turf Moor in the late
NHS staff have said they do not want to work at Blackburn’s new £21million health centre because of a lack of parking spaces. Barbara Castle Way Health Centre houses around 250 healthcare staff working in GP practices, dentists, mental health
A DVD celebrating the history of Darwen is launched tomorrow. The Darwen Days community group is releasing the DVD at Darwen Library, at 10am. Sale of the film, in association with Slater’s Ink Shop, will continue until about 1pm. All who attend
A DATE has been set for the handover of the Barlow Institute from Blackburn with Darwen Council to a committee of volunteers. The historic community facility, in Bolton Road, Edgworth, was dealt a blow when the council announced it was to withdraw
A PENSIONER is delighted the rubbish that has built up outsider her front door is finally going to be removed. Edna Kenyon, 77, from Carlinghurst Road in Blackburn, was devastated when she saw the amount of rubbish that had built up while she was housebound
A 49-YEAR-OLD man who grew 26 cannabis plants at his home, is facing a trial over the facts. Ian Timothy Williams, of Station Road, Padiham, who is said to have a medical condition, claimed the drugs were for his own use, but the prosecution did not
CLARETS fans will be able to live their dream and see themselves as a member of the squad, thanks to a feature at the new club shop. Goalkeeper Brian Jensen yesterday unveiled a life-size, interactive team photo outside the Clarets Store in the Charter
A SHOPPING street leading to the heart of Blackburn is being let down by ‘naff’ Christmas lights, say traders. Staff at Alan Rene hair salon say they have been campaigning for better attractions in Church Street for seven years, and were told
A TEENAGER who survived a life-threatening brain tumour is holding a concert this weekend to raise funds for the hospital that treated him. Reece Whitehead, 19, of Burnley, was diagnosed with the malignant brain tumour at the age of 10 and he was treated
My son and I went to see Ken Dodd on Saturday November 12 at King George’s Hall. What a great performer he is. At the age of 84 he puts all the young comedians to shame. We went in at 7pm and came out at 12.20am; Ken was on stage for four of
Chief Constable Steve Finnigan has been pushed very hard from both Coun Charlie Briggs and MP Gordon Birtwistle to shed 550 police officers. What’s more important to the public, police officers or council leaders? Who seems bothered about our good
DOGS may be man’s best friend but with that special relationship comes responsibility. That means caring for pets properly. But it also means discharging responsibilities to society. In Hyndburn, the council, which has a history of being tough
I read, with interest and some confusion the article about Garry Flitcroft’s gravestone and bench (‘Former Blackburn Rovers star ordered to remove churchyard memorial to father,’ LT November 9). I may have got the wrong end of the stick, but wasn’t
Why is it whenever people want to venture into new pastimes in Hyndburn, the Rev Kevin Logan is always was willing to intervene? He is now leading a petition to prevent a lap-dancing club opening in Accrington. With a population of some 82,000 in
LANGHO teenager Elizabeth Stebbings intends to do herself justice in next week’s Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championships and avenge last year’s disappointment in the Middle East. The 17-year-old Wilpshire Golf Club member is among nine girls from across
BARNOLDSWICK Town face a tough battle in the FA Vase after being handed a draw at home to North East outfit, Spennymoor. But co-boss Ben Hall is relishing the game at the Silentnight Stadium and said: “Obviously with their standing and pedigree we are
THE FA Vase second round draw was not kind to Bacup Borough as they face a trip to Northern League Division One outfit West Auckland Town, who are top of their league having plundered 43 goals in their 17 games. “We have a massive game on our hands but
PADIHAM secretary Alan Smith is hoping to progress to the third round of the FA Vase and a payday for the club tomorrow against Yorkshire side Askern Villa. The Storks go in to the tie having beaten Oldham Boro in the first round last month and Smith
JAMIE Speare is expected to return to his duties with Evo-Stik League First Division North side Cammell Laird tomorrow, but he has insisted he will always be available to help out Accrington Stanley after his shock return to the club for last weekend’
STEVE Kean believes Blackburn Rovers are still good enough to finish in the top 10 this season after declaring that his players are in confident mood ahead of tomorrow’s important trip to Wigan. Rovers are currently second bottom of the
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “local legend” on the death of Baxenden Cricket Club stalwart Tom Barnes. The 84-year-old Tom, who was the club’s first professional, has supported the club with 66 years on the committee. Tom, who was regarded
CHRIS Samba could make a shock return to the Blackburn Rovers side for tomorrow's crunch Premier League clash at Wigan Athletic. The Rovers skipper had suffered a hamstring injury in the November 5 defeat to Chelsea - the club's last outing
STEVEN Nzonzi has insisted that Blackburn Rovers have to keep believing they can move out of trouble as they prepare to travel to Wigan tomorrow in what the Frenchman says is a ‘must win’ fixture. Rovers’ trip to the DW Stadium sees the Premier League
EDDIE Howe believes tomorrow’s War of the Roses should be a ‘classic encounter’ – but one Burnley must win. The Clarets needed to win their last encounter with Leeds United to stay in with a chance of reaching the play-offs last season.
The Tories gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats on Ribble Valley Borough Council last night - by just four votes. Conservative Party candidate Ian Brown took the Salthill ward seat from the Lib Dems' Simon O'Rourke by 208 votes to 204.
TV LICENSING staff at Capita in Darwen will be striking over pay today. Some staff walked out at 4pm yesterday, the third day of action since strikes began in September. The Communication Workers Union says Capita’s offer of a pay increase
AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl has been taken to hospital following a crash in Blackburn this morning. The pedestrian, suffered minor injuries when she was involved in a collision with a car in Preston Old Road at 8.20am. Two ambulances were called
THOUSANDS of public sector workers from across East Lancashire are expected to march through Blackburn as part of a national strike against pension changes. Among those set to strike are doctors, nurses, paramedics, midwives, headteachers,
A POLISH couple who each married a Nigerian in two sham weddings have been jailed. Josef Badzo, 40, and Maria Pretczynska, 54, from Spencer Road, Bradford, were also witnesses at each other’s ceremonies which took place six months apart. Badzo was
A LEADING East Lancashire health expert has said there should be a political debate over banning smoking in cars. Doctors have said that all smoking in vehicles should be made illegal in the UK to protect people from second-hand smoke.
CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White is bringing his culinary skills to the Ribble Valley. The world-renowned chef, who was the youngest person to receive three Michelin stars, has taken over the historic Assheton Arms in the village of Downham
ROYAL Mail is gearing up to deliver an expected Christmas mailbag of about 195 million items across the North West. About 13,400 Royal Mail postal staff, supported by an extra 1,760 seasonal workers, will be working round the clock to collect
BURNLEY Football Club’s chief executive Paul Fletcher is to quit after four years in the role, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal. The former Clarets striker is understood to have tendered his resignation after being at loggerheads with a
