PROPOSALS to relocate a 'problem' factory have been scrapped after the idea was shown to be too expensive. Residents have spent years complaining that Ideal Upholstery, at the top of Railway Street, Nelson, was causing massive parking problems as well
BENNI McCarthy's wonder-strike three minutes from time sent Blackburn into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. The South African star collected David Dunn's pass midway inside the Gunners half, beat Philippe Senderos before lashing his shot past Manuel
ROVERS will feel they are lucky to be on level terms at half-time of this FA Cup, fifth round replay. Mark Hughes' side held sway in the early stages but were never able to carve out a clear opening against a much-changed Arsenal side. Julio Baptista
A sponsored 24-hour pool and darts marathon will take place in Rishton on Friday to raise funds for a youngster struck down by a degenerative brain disease. The family and friends of three-year-old Nicholas Robinson, from Beech Street, Great Harwood,
A DEPRESSED mother who suffered sexual and physical abuse in her first marriage killed herself with a drugs overdose, an inquest was told. Farida Ahmed, 54, suffered from halluc-inations and delusions, and feared she was being attacked as a result of
FORGET Pinewood Studios - Lancashire is where film crews have been flocking. Filming across the county increased by nearly 60 per cent last year, showing that the county is firmly on the location map for film-makers everywhere. And Rossendale has come
An East Lancashire MP has called for the government to give tax breaks or extra benefits to entice people to sign up on the electoral register. Gordon Prentice, who represents Pendle, raised the point during a debate about electoral reform in the House
A 32-year-old man who stole from cars to fund his heroin habit was caught after police found photographic equipment belonging to a college lecturer at his home. Blackburn magistrates heard that Bernard Rawstron went on to admit a total of 10 offences
PEOPLE affected by cancer have spoken of their support for a nursing charity's fundraising campaign. They have recorded their stories of how Macmillan Cancer Support helped themselves and their loved ones. Macmillan nurses care for people throughout
PROMINENT Valley developer The Hurstwood Group has submitted an appeal against Rossendale Council's decision to refuse plans for a hotel and apartments in Rawtenstall. The council's Development Control Committee voted against the outline application
PEDESTRIANS are dicing with death after a new crossing left them dodging confused motorists. Now council bosses have admitted they may have to alter traffic lights in the area in a bid to solve the problem. The problem was highlighted by a businessman
A 31-YEAR-OLD man with a long-standing addiction to heroin was caught with drugs when police turned up at his Blackburn home with a search warrant. During the search heroin and amphetamine were found and also drug paraphernalia, Preston Crown court was
TWO men accused over a 'bomb plot' will face a new trial in July. A previous trial of Robert Cottage and David Jackson, accused of conspiring to make an explosive, collapsed after a jury failed to reach a verdict. But a judge at Manchester Crown Court
BUSINESSES and councillors have welcomed improvements to the centre of a village which they believe will boost its tourist appeal. Whalley has benefited from the construction of a flowerbed at the junction of King Street and Accrington Road next to the
A LOLLIPOP lady has slammed a decision to grant planning permission to redevelop a mill close to a primary school. Paula Morris, 42, expects the volume of traffic to increase in Emerald Street, Blackburn, and is fearful a child will be seriously hurt
The trial of seven youths accused of kicking a schoolboy to death collapsed today as two defendants, including a 16-year-old from Nelson, walked free from court. The group, who were aged 14 and 15 at the time, all deny charges of murder, manslaughter
A MAN'S 'selfish actions' in giving false details to police, resulted in an innocent person being convicted of driving offences. A court heard that Nasser Mahmood used another man's name, having been stopped in a Porsche, because he knew there was a
BLACKBURN ace Nick Dougherty is one of golf's pin-up boys, although his progress was once curtailed by his over-indulgence on the party scene. In the second of our three-part exclusive series, he tells us why that's all changed. NICK Dougherty admits
YOUTHS are to be banned from gathering on a town's main road following a catalogue of trouble that has left residents fearful to walk the streets at night. A Dispersal Order is to be put in place covering Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, in a bid to battle
DAVID Bentley is aiming to complete a memorable 24 hours by leading Blackburn Rovers into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup at the expense of his former club Arsenal tonight. The in-form midfielder yesterday put pen to paper on a brand new contract, which
OLD roads have always fascinated me as have old photographs. The picture which Keith Hall sent me of the packhorse track between Whalley and Great Harwood led to me following the modern-day track. It can be driven, but is very narrow and can be reached
The black grape which was cultivated in the Languedoc region in the 1880s and then died out in France is now only found in Australia where it is quite robust and earthy. The Nugan family, who came originally from Spain, have turned it into an Aussie
The square brackets and lack of capital letters are a bit of an affection but the noticeably odd name has helped to propel this wine from the Murray River region into one of Australia's biggest export brands. US and UK drinkers have lapped up examples
Address: Burnley Road, Clowbridge Phone number: 01282 832188 Lancashire Telegraph review by Alan Simpson from February 28, 2008. THERE was love in the air as we walked in from the crispy cold air of a mid February evening.
THE ancient city of Ephesus is the setting for Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare's popular and successful play, currently being tackled by Pendle Borderline Theatre Company. "For our production director John Cummings has been inspired by the timeless beauty
TAKEAWAY workers are being armed with DNA sample kits to catch thugs who attack them. Police are handing out spit kit' to fast food shops in Padiham after several workers were spat at by customers. It is the first time the kits have been handed out
FORBIDDEN love is the order of the day at Thwaites Empire Theatre when Blackburn Gilbert & Sullivan Society turns its attentions to the story of The Gipsy Baron for its annual show. Set in Hungary in the 18th century, it tells the colourful story of
A MOTORIST has been charged with killing a man in a head-on crash on a road linking two East Lancashire towns. John Suthers, 34, who was born in Rawtenstall, died after his Vauxhall Nova was in collision with a Land Rover Freelander on the A682 Burnley
BLACKBURN Drama Club's outrageous comedy Fur Coat and No Knickers' centres round the wedding of Deirdre Ollernshaw and Mark Greenhalgh and is racy, irreverent and definitely tongue-in-cheek. Among the cast is Terry Barber who will notch up a half-century
A FATHER-of-two who smashed his way into a young mum's house at the dead of night for an ornament to impress a girl has been jailed for 21 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Shaun Andrews, 22, terrified the victim so much she wanted to move house
TODMORDEN now has improved flood warning systems. The Environment Agency has replaced and added to its network. Improvements have been made to the service, and it has replaced and added to its network of sirens servicing the Upper Calder Valley, which
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher is leading a campaign for shops and cafes in the town to sell Fairtrade products. Mrs Ussher has published a list of companies and organ-isations which have signed up to supplying the goods and is calling on others to follow suit
I CAN'T pretend that the gap beginning to close at the bottom of the table isn't worrying me, but I do feel that getting that one win will start a domino effect. The 0-0 draw at Colchester was a good point - you'd take a point away from home no matter
Councillor Alan Lawson reported that a Langfield resident had not been consulted by Burnley Borough Council's Planning Department about a large extension on Inchfield. The extention affects light to the property as the map used by the planning department
School bus services are being considered for withdrawal by County Councillor Tony Martin as they fail the County Council's 40 per cent revenue/cost criteria. Service 893 to Hameldon Community College is recommended for withdrawal as students are of secondary
MARK Hughes has a selection headache tonight with which striker to play up front. Benni McCarthy is his big-game player with all the experience, but he's struggling a bit just now. I think the campaign has just caught up with him. He's had a lot of
TRAWDEN, Laneshawbridge, Wycoller and Foulridge are the latest areas to benefit from an increase in the number of Police Community Support Officers (PCSO) in Pendle. PCSO Robert Beck, a former town centre warden in Keighley, has joined community beat
THERE'S the old saying that if you can see Pendle Hill, it's going to rain. And if you can't see Pendle Hill, it's already raining. But on a clear day on the top, and we do have some, you can get a good view of Blackpool Tower. It's 32 miles away as
SPECIALISED gangs from Manchester or Bradford may have been behind three burglaries last Friday, police said. In East View, Trawden, thieves forced the back door of the house to steal the keys to a brand new silver Renault Clio diesel car parked outside
A TEENAGE girl was allegedly driven from East Lancashire and raped in a Blackpool hotel room. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, fell asleep in a bedroom at the hotel before waking up to discover she was being attacked, police alleged
More than £500,000 is being spent on tackling anti-social behaviour in Burnley. The town's Respect Zone has officially been launched and will see bodies including Burnley Council, police and housing company Calico joining forces to stop unruly behaviour
MORE than 20 Blackburn motorists were caught tax dodging - the majority shopped by the public on a confidential phoneline. But despite the offences Blackburn Police believe the message is getting across to most motorists revealing tax disc offences have
A FORMER Darwen schoolboy has achieved a distinction after a few months in the army. Ian McClean, 17, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, won the award for Best Shot in his training platoon. The former Darwen Vale High School pupil
A COUPLE have been turned down as foster carers over a bedroom with three steps - and have branded the system "impossible." Kevin Savage and his wife Danielle, who have three children, were knocked back after their end-terrace home was deemed to be unsuitable
The millionaire behind the new Darwen Academy, Rod Aldridge, has revealed that the school will bear his name - a moved attacked as egotistical.' OK, it is a bit egotistical but so what? The guy is putting in £2million into the project. If he wanted
ISN'T it funny how as you get older it's the little things in life that give you the most pleasure? At the ripe old age of 27 I already find great satisfaction in being able to pay for things with exactly the right change and spotting grammatical errors
Mike Humphreys, from Blackburn, took this picture of grassland silhouetted against the setting sun, from the Sabden side of Pendle Hill.
A SERIES of four Victorian waterfalls will be saved by restoration worth almost £50,000. The waterfalls, one of which is 50ft tall, are in the Grade II-listed Whitehall Park, Darwen, and are collapsing as the stones around them crumble away. The waterfalls
NEW captain Steven Caldwell admits he is relishing the challenge of steering Burnley back up the table. The former Sunderland central defender arrived at Turf Moor last month amid their worst run for over 25 years. But the Scotland international admits
A PROSECUTOR who agreed to drop a drunk and disorderly charge and replace it with a breach of the peace eventually suggested magistrates may not even want to consider binding over the woman in the dock. The U-turn came after Blackburn magistrates heard
GORDON Prentice is to back a bill to improve conditions for agency workers. The Pendle MP will be backing a private members' bill to give them equal treatment with permanent staff. He said: "There are well over a million agency workers in the UK today
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-friendly Rossendale store is launching a copying and printing service using 100 per cent recycled paper. Cartridge World's service begins this month and will be aimed at the public and small businesses. Offering photocopies in mono
DOZENS of motorists were hit by fines and penalty points as the get-tough policy on hand-held mobile phones came into force. Police said 10 motorists were stopped in Eastern Division which covers Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington and Ribble Valley. It is
Mark Hughes hopes the confidence his Rovers players took from their performance in holding Arsenal to a goalless draw in the original FA Cup tie will stand them in good stead for the re-match. Hughes said: "From our point of view, we took great credit
VIOLENCE against Asian taxi drivers has broken out again in Colne. Police had hoped they had stamped out attacks after their crackdown last year, but said the new spate of incidents marked a worrying new trend. In the latest incident two men threw stones
BLACKBURN and Darwen residents are urged to have their say on the council's £150 million plan to transform the borough's secondary schools. The local authority aims to "improve standards and integration", under the Government's Building Schools for the
A "career burglar" who broke into a pensioner's house is starting a three and a half year jail term. Drug addict Andrew Phillips, 30, who had a blood clot due to injecting heroin, had fought a constant battle with his habit but lost - and thought prison
Blackburn Hawks' hopes of reaching the finals of the English Cup have been thrown into doubt despite victory in their final game. The local ice hockey aces bagged a 5-3 home win over Kingston Jets to finish second in their group, but the format of the
BURNLEY have an allocation of 3353 for the all-ticket match at Preston on March 17. Tickets are now on sale priced at £20 adults, £13 for senior citizens (65 and over), £13 for young adults (age 16-17), £7 for under 15s and admission is free for under
MARK Hughes insists he has total respect for Cesc Fabregas despite being involved in a heated tête-à-tête with the Spaniard at the Emirates Stadium 11 days ago. The cocky Arsenal midfielder, who looks certain to receive a hot reception at Ewood Park
Police have renewed their appeal for information after a teenage raider threatened post office staff with a black handgun before leaving empty handed. The youth walked into Dill Hall Lane post office, Church, at 4.30pm on Monday and demanded cash. He
A COMPANY boss has spoken of his sadness after learning the train he helped build was in the fatal Cumbrian crash. Tony Davies, 46, was the managing director of Engineering and Glass-fibre Developments (EGD) in Walverden Park Works, Nelson, which went
AS one of Councillor D Hollings's 'minority who are against all progress for Darwen' may I detail our experiences after the closing of the sports hall. A group of up to 25 mainly 60 plus have been, for over 15 years, using the sports hall to play short
MAY I thank the kind gentleman who, on February 18 let my dad and I park our car in his drive while we went to a funeral. It was most kind of you and it was very much appreciated. MISS PAM TAYLOR, Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood.
ANOTHER good idea from our friendly private finance initiative, dip into the pockets of those who need to park their cars for health treatment and others hoping to cheer up loved ones in hospital. No matter how small the increase, it's yet another expense
RE lighting up the exterior of Blackburn Town Hall (LT, February 21), this is another of the council's ideas of spending money for spending's sake. As for the building only being lit by street lights, has Coun Andy Kay never looked out of the window
IS it true the membership of Fathers for Justice requires members to get out of bed at 2am, breast feed (pretend), change a nappy and sing a lullaby for half an hour to a doll? Anything less ain't justice. MR D PRATT, Plantation Street, Accrington.
MARK Hughes can look no further for inspiration for tonight's FA Cup clash than Blackburn Rovers' women's team. The ladies side have made history by being named the FA Women's Cup team of the round for the second successive time - the first ever team
A NINE-day-old baby died after her father fell asleep next to her on a settee, an inquest heard. Hope Elizibeth Ivy Hammett died hours after parents Pauline Frear and Gordon Hammett held a party to celebrate her birth, the hearing was told. Following
Police are continuing to question six East Lancashire men they arrested yesterday in an attempt to smash a drugs ring thought to span as far as northern Europe. More than 200 officers swooped on addresses across the county yesterday in a series of co-ordinated
AND so sadly, last night, we had to bid farewell to the cast of Shameless. As a relative latecomer to the show - being honest I missed the first three series - my Tuesday night viewing isn't going to be the same without them. When they are handing out
A local government officer whose body was recovered from the River Ribble in December did not drown, an inquest heard. The hearing was told that Julie Anne Johnson, 49, was receiving treatment for a malignant brain tumour at the time of her death but
A SPARES service for the Red Arrows display team is part of a £74million contract secured by aerospace gaint BAE Systems. The four-year contract to maintain Hawk TMK1 fighter jets, signed with the Ministry of Defence, will be run from the company's base
EIGHT out of 10 cats may prefer to eat a certain brand of cat food. But it seems they're not the only fussy ones - the majority of women in Lancashire prefer their cats to their partners, a new study has found. The poll, by posh cat food maker Olli
By Pat Preece. My eyes were full of tears Where did all the years go She asked for a tissue! So she Could wipe my tears away There that's better I can see your face now We hugged each other And time stood still Hold on to everything Love
A 45-year-old Darwen man died after taking massive doses of prescription medication. An inquest heard that John Clark, of Hope Street, had taken dihydrocodeine and dothiepin. He was found dead at his home. There was no evidence of alcohol in Mr Clark's
HYNDBURN residents are to see a 5.75 per cent rise in their council tax - costing the average household an extra £45 a year. Hyndburn Council agreed a rise in its share of bills of 4.8 per cent, just under the government capped rate of five per cent,
