PART of an explosive shell was found by children playing by a disused railway line. Two 11-year-olds uncovered the timing mechanism by the former Padiham branch line, Green Lane, Padiham. They walked into the town's police station with the device at
A YOUNG cancer sufferer has pleaded for his mum to come home for his birthday after she walked out on her family because of money worries. Sam Houghton, 12 today, has not seen mother Alison since Friday when she left their home in Oswaldtwistle to visit
A DROP-in event to highlight major bridge improvements will be held this Wednesday. The existing bridge, located between St James Street and Irwell Terrace, Bacup, will be rebuilt during an eight-month period from September. Lancashire County Council
A WIDOW has spoken of how two boy racers ruined her family's life after her husband was killed only a month after celebrating their Ruby Wedding. Maureen Bury broke her silence as Ashley Black and Stephen Shackleton began jail sentences totalling more
A CRIME gang has struck at a furniture manufacturer for the third time, stealing £20,000 of stock in a night time raid. Furnico, of Phillips Lane, Colne, has seen a total of £52,500 worth of furniture stolen in the series of burglaries since February
CRICKET: Burnley Under 13s bid to make it through to the Lancashire Schools Hacking Cup semi-finals when they take on Bury for their quarter final clash at Lowerhouse CC, today. The Burnley youngsters hit top from to beat local rivals Blackburn by
A BUSINESS centre is set to put the No Vacancies' sign up. Hurstwood has agreed terms with two new tenants Protocol and Expense World for LINK 665, while existing occupiers Delta and Golden Eye have both expanded their operations to take additional office
FORMER Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil Chris Porter is at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war that has left his current club Oldham fuming. The 23-year-old is out of contract and is believed to be considering an offer from SPL side Dundee United
CHORLEY manager Gerry Luczka is hoping to land two new strikers as part of his summer rebuilding pro-gramme. The Magpies chief has already snapped up former Blackburn Rovers defender Stuart Howson from Barrow, and midfielders Lee Shillito and James Holden
TWO motorists have been jailed for a total of more than eight years for their part in causing the death of a 62-year-old furniture worker by dangerous driving. Citreon Saxo driver Stephen Shackleton was racing through the streets of Darwen with Ashley
A CONSULTANT psychiatrist made the "correct decision at the time" when he discharged a patient who later shot a man dead, a misconduct hearing was told. Dr Shashank Chattree gave permission for Mark Harrington to be discharged from Queen's Park Hospital
THE leader of Pendle council has urged people to come forward with their views on life in the borough to help shape the next 10 years. Pendle Partnership, Pendle's Local Strategic Partnership or LSP, and Pendle council's planning department have launched
A £10million bid for government cash to revamp a borough's health facilities is set to be submitted this week. If successful, the bid by the East Lancashire Primary Care Trust would see a "health hub" being built in a central location' in Rossendale
STAFF at an outdoor activity centre are celebrating after they scooped a health and safety award. Whitehough Outdoor Education Centre, along with three other centres which form the Lancashire Outdoor Education Service, have been awarded the occupational
EXPERTS are to investigate whether there are possible health risks of mobile phone masts in Pendle. The borough now has 37 mast sites, ranging from single antennae to compounds containing masts, base stations and equipment boxes. And phone companies
A road had to be closed after a tree came down in the windy weather. The incident happened in Clitheroe Road, Sabden, at about 5.30pm today, forcing the road to be closed at the junction of the A59. Traffic had to be diverted while
MORE than £300,000 has been spent providing offices for council staff since the borough's town hall was closed, it has been revealed. And now the Labour group on Rossendale Council is demanding to know what the final cost will be amid concerns that the
Today's Twenty20 Cup game between Lancashire Lightning and Yorkshire Phoenix at Headingley Carnegie was abandoned due to the wet conditions. The Match Umpire carried out an inspection and decided the match would not go ahead.
Roger Federer took advantage of a welcome spell of dry weather to make a successful start to his bid for a fifth straight Wimbledon title. Rain delayed the start of play at the All England Club by almost three hours, Federer eventually beginning his
THE driver of a lorry which toppled over and killed a retired lecturer has appeared in court charged with causing her death by dangerous driving. Valerie Taylor was killed in November last year when the articulated lorry carrying 40 tonnes of scrap metal
THE North West aerospace industry is looking set to benefit from an 'unprecedented' workload following major new orders announced at Paris International Air Show. As aerospace firms from throughout the region returned from the week-long show, the North
A 38-year-old man failed to see the funny side when his girlfriend dripped beer over his face while he was sleeping, a court was told. Magistrates heard that Stacey Leaver did it for a joke but it backfired when David John Smith threw the can at her
A ROW has broken out after an East Lancashire road was named as the most dangerous in the country. Highways chiefs said they were surprised at the label given to the 15-mile stretch of the A682 between junction 13 of the M65 and Long Preston, North Yorkshire
A MACHINE operator who came to Blackburn from India to live with his wife has vanished from his home. Police are making a plea for 25-year-old Sarfaraj Tai to get in contact with them after he went missing from his Audley Range home on June 1. Mr Tai
Businessman Imran Hakim's iTeddy - the hi-tech product which won a cash grant from TV's Dragons' Den - has been unveiled in a high-profile launch at London Zoo. The interactive teddy bear incorp-orates a personal media player - a mini computer screen
FIVE people, including a baby and a toddler, were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a car overturned on a treacherous road. The accident happened at about 2.30pm today, when the group was travelling from Burnley, along Crown Point Road, in
A TEENAGER was seen staggering to his car by police officers, filling up at an all night service station. Blackburn magistrates heard the officers "literally ran" across the forecourt to stop Alexander Wieczorek driving off. He fell out of his car and
PAUL Mullin insists his summer break would have been a nightmare if he was gearing up for life back in the Conference. Instead, Accrington Stanley's veteran goal-getter is in relaxed mood, and filled with renewed optimism that the Reds will avoid walking
THE man accused of murdering former Burnley teenager Jane Young has appeared in court - but his trial is unlikely to begin before December. Jane, 16, and her friend, Helen Rossiter, also 16, died after a car was driven into a crowd of partygoers outside
Number one sensation, Mika, will come to Manchester on June 27 in an exclusive performance as part of the 2007 Vodafone TBA series of secret, free gigs. Mika, the falsetto phenomenon, recently topped the album charts with his debut masterpiece, "Life
THE Rawtenstall-based International Property Agents has become the first property company in the country to be awarded the coveted Customer First Standard. The award is the national standard for customer service, which recognises businesses who offer
A POLISH fire officer is helping Lancashire crews break down barriers with the region's migrant workers. Over the next two weeks Captain Marcin Cisek, who serves in the Warsaw fire service, is attending a series of events across the county looking at
Rossendale Hospice supporter (front) Laurie Ashcroft (7) with Lyndsey Ashcroft, Sam Morris, Pat Greenhalgh and Jodie Underhill.
A JUROR was discharged from a rape trial after claiming he had to go to the doctor's - but it was a lie. When a check was made at the Umar medical centre in Blackburn, court staff were told that Naeem Adam did not have an appointment. The lie landed
L-R:St James the Less pre-school, Alexander Lowery, Daisy Whitaller, Madelaine Bleakley, Jacob Fletcher, Racheal Bleakley, Harry Medcalfe, Eden Thomson-Howlett.
A 34-year-old man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with three attempted rapes on two teenage girls. Richard Shane Grieve, of no fixed address, also faces six charges of indecent assault, engaging in penetrative sex with a girl under
MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition objecting to plans for a controversial bridleway through a Darwen beauty spot. The Friends of Sunnyhurst Wood are petitioning against the proposals, as they would open up the area to horses and mountain
AN affordable housing scheme has been launched in a bid to combat rising property prices in Lancashire’s most expensive borough. Sixteen two-bedroomed apartments are up for grabs at Clyder Park, Clitheroe, on a shared ownership basis which
A MAN accused of blinding a Darwen woman in one eye has told a jury he had not used violence towards her. Derek Bowes is accused of attacking Sharon Yates in a hotel room at Fleetwood but he insisted at Preston crown court that he was not responsible
Clockwise-Yvonne Hall (Lower Darwen), Rachel Greenwood (Rishton), Stacy Hall (Blackburn) and Jenny Hall (Lower Darwen)
Thwaites Marketing Executive Chroistine Robinson hands over £115 pounds raised in the Witton Park Race For Life event a few weeks ago to Harry Grayson.
A NEW passport office which is being opened to help eliminate fraud will create 11 new jobs in Blackburn. The office, expected to open in November will handle around 13,000 applications a year for people aged 16 or over who have never held a British
Wigan's Lynn Bancrost and Burnley's Tracy Greenwood from Backhouse Insurance in Nelson.
Blackburn's Jay Whittingstall(on leave fron the Artilliary) with Mum Tracy, Toni Martin and Michelle Grogan.
Janet Young (Lower Darwen), Irene Hayhurst (Brownhill), Maggie Rollinson (Observatory) and Marg Kelly (Longshaw)
Mum Kim and daughter Holly Shutes(10) and Daughter Sarah(11) and mum Diane Pope from Newton.
Blackburn's Maureen Hindle signs in with supervisors Carrie Wilkinson (Darwen) and Mandy Wickham (Oswaldtwistle).
STUART Law has a tattoo of the Queensland Bulls emblazoned on his backside - an act of love for his native Australian state side when they landed the Sheffield Shield after a wait of 68 years. It is now 73 years since Lancashire won English cricket's
BURNLEY'S Singing Ringing Tree has won a prestigious national architecture award. The piece of art was one of three North West winners out of 14 hopefuls announced at The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National Awards held in London. The
Jessica Lingard (10) and Gillian Gane in St Mary the virgin's church with display by 'Jolly Codgers'.
Kath Green and Joyce Hook with the invisible man at St Mary the virgin's church.
Cartoon scarecrows, a brass band and stilt walker were among the attractions at this year's Trawden Garden Festival. Dozens of gardens were opened up for the event which also featured a children's photo competition, craft stalls and refreshments.
A CONMAN duped a Clitheroe shopkeeper into giving him money up front for decorating work. Blackburn magistrates heard that Gary Relph claimed to be from Bolton College and said he was trying to build up his portfolio by carrying out painting jobs at
AN Oswaldtwistle man has been named Photographer of the Year in a prestigious national competition. Paul Deaville won the Lightportraiture Fuji Platinum Award based on the high quality of his work over a 12-month period in three categories. Paul, who
AN APPRENTICE working at Clitheroe's Castle Cement has followed in the footsteps of his manager 30 years on by scooping a top training award. Paul Higson, of Langho, beat off competition from across the North West to win the 2006 best overall results
TAKING over the captaincy of a team rock bottom of the Lancashire League with only one win in 11 games could be seen as a daunting task. But new Accrington captain David Ormerod admits he is honoured to skipper his hometown team and is relishing the
Top celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is supporting a search to find young unsung heroes in Lancashire. Lancashire Constabulary's Operation Summer Nights Celebration of Young People Awards is a prestigious scheme which aims to recognise the good work of
Blackburn MP Jack Straw gave his backing to Support Your Markets Week. Mr Straw spent time walking around the town's market chatting to stallholders and met the Market Traders' Federation to discuss how to ensure prosperity. The federation invited
RAIN failed to cast a shadow over the colourful Shadsworth Carnival yesterday. The festival began with a carnival procession of around 150 people which included the Flying Faerie Theatre Company dressed in medieval costume and the Parent Toddler Group
I'VE started to feel bitter in middle-age.I've started to utter phrases such as "It wasn't like that in my day" and "What's the world coming to?" But whereas most people who spout such things are looking at the past through rose-coloured glasses, and
A COMPANY is to transport its goods by freight train - 15 years after it was forced to stop using the railways. Castle Cement is to re-introduce bulk cement movements from its Ribblesdale works, West Bradford, Ribble Valley, to the firm's production
A COUNCIL which lost almost £600,000 on a failed website is looking for funding to re-launch the project. The Hyndburn Life site was meant to attract business and community investment into the borough, but was so badly updated that it has now been pulled
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was airlifted to hospital after her car collided with an oncoming vehicle. The accident took place when a Ford Ka, driven by the teenager collided with a Ford Ranger 4x4. The 18-year-old, who was driving
Shadsworth Neighbourhood Centre Parent Toddler Group's Keeley Poole nearly loses her head.
A MAN has appeared before Burnley Magistrates accused of kidnapping and twice raping an 11-year-old girl. Justin Widdop, 27, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody to the town's Crown Court for a hearing on October 1. The defendant is charged
Megan Sharrott and Chloe Scott, both 10, find some amusement before the start of the carnival.
A TRAVEL company has proved it is a cool operator by building one of only a handful of hotels of its type in the world. For Blackburn-based tour operator Mighty Fine, is to start offering holidays to a hotel made of ice - only the sixth in the world.
AT A time when we are remembering the Falklands conflict it might be an opportune moment to remember another group of servicemen who have been shabbily treated by various governments. I am referring to those ex-servicemen who left the Armed Forces before
RE the story about Steve Midgely at the Fielden Arms, Mellor, claiming he cooks the perfect chips. You can bet your bottom dollar that they can't hold a candle to some of the chip shops my wife has taken me to in Yorkshire. I am Lancashire born and
NOW holiday time has arrived and many people will be travelling abroad, I would like to remind readers that our charity Paws in Need reg 1110537, helps stray dogs and cats in southern Spain, Cyprus, Malta and Athens by providing/supporting feeding programmes
RE Brian Gordon's letter Conservative councillor (one of three) Meadowhead Ward. As a Labour candidate who has stood twice over the past two years, I find it very hard to swallow that as a grown up (I presume) you feel the need to write petty comments
I WAS dismissed by Royal Mail for mimicking an Asian accent, and my recent tribunal case did not go as I would have wished. I remain dismissed and unable to be employed again by Royal Mail. My seventeen and a half years service for them seems to have
A MAN has been arrested this morning for possession of drugs after police swooped on a property in Fielding Crescent, Blackburn. He was arrested by police for possession of heroin with intent to supply. The raid came as efforts were being made to carry
A PIONEERING scheme to give young people from disadvantaged areas a chance for a brighter future is being piloted in East Lancashire schools. Five schools have been chosen to take part in the intervention programme to help pupils of all ages with a range
CLARETS loan target Eric Djemba-Djemba looks increasingly likely to make a permanent move to Benfica. The 26-year-old midfielder, who became a hit with the Burnley faithful and manager Steve Cotterill alike after he arrived on loan in January until the
THE American consortium interested in buying Blackburn Rovers is likely to decide this week whether or not to make a formal bid for the club. As exclusively revealed in Saturday's Lancashire Telegraph, Connecticut-based financial giants Plainfield Asset
AN ambitious multi-million pound plan to create a natural visitor attraction near Samlesbury was being revealed today. Brockholes Wetland, a former gravel extraction site just off junction 31 of the M6, will be transformed into a haven for wildlife and
Kelly has been putting her own stamp on her music since her 2003 debut. My December takes that one step further, with dark and intimate tinges seen in her powerful songwriting - she co-wrote or wrote every song. Sober is the stand-out track, but
Fans of The Corrs will be expecting a lot from lead singer Andrea. Produced by Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack and Bjork) and U2's Bono, sadly, Ten Feet High isn't what you hope it would be. Most of the songs have fluttery light and deceptive musical
YET another female singer to have created a stir thanks to the internet, the crystalline voice of Kate Walsh now makes it on to CD. The voice is undoubtedly a beautiful instrument but it may prove just a bit too nice and safe for those who like their
After 10 years, the Dame is back at her best with a new album to mark her 70th birthday. She kicks off the celebrations in style with her cover of Pink's Get The Party Started. Shirley's new album is upbeat and ballsy, her powerful vocals as impressive
WEATHER experts are saying that today is going to be the wettest day in Lancashire for 15 years. With torrential rain forecast for much of the day, the outlook for the rest of the week is not expected to be much better. Showers and light rain are forecast
PLANS to extend a sexual health screening programme aimed at tackling soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases have been unveiled. East Lancashire Primary Care Trust wants to extend the b-sure chlamydia screening programme into all community-based
