A TEENAGER attacked his girlfriend's father, slicing through his ear and slashing his scalp and arm in a vicious attack. Burnley Crown Court heard how Uzair Ellahi, 17, set about Ian Glover with a broken glass vase, in front of the victims'
ONE of the oldest retail names in Blackburn will scale back its operation when the market hall closes. Gray’s will stop selling menswear and womenswear when its Penny Street outlet closes as part of the redevelopment of the market site.
PENSIONERS have slammed a cost-saving decision to scale back foot care for older people. Podiatry services, including nail clipping, are vital to people with mobility problems. But hundreds of pensioners now have to pay for costly private treatment
Chorley were frustrated by the weather after working their way into a winning position in their clash with Kendal at Windsor Park on Saturday. They restricted the visitors to 171-9 with ex-Nelson pro Terry Hunte making 58. Chorley professional
A JOKE and toy shop has applied to become a convenience store selling alcohol 24 hours a day. Tricks and Treats, in Deardengate, Haslingden, would sell booze at the shop between 6am and midnight but would then offer a delivery service between
A YOUNG driver who hit a Mercedes and then smashed into two parked cars after police started following him has walked free from court. Simon Price, 20, who clocked about 60mph in 30mph residential streets in the one-mile escapade, had friends in his
GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER GREAT RALLY! Woodvale International Rally celebrates its 40th anniversary this year on Saturday and Sunday, August 6th and 7th and will see even more attractions to ensure the event is once again a thrilling, fun-packed
A TAXI driver accused of indecently assaulting two female passengers is to face a retrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Younis Hussain Zaman, 32, of Higher Antley Street, Accrington, stood trial at Preston Crown Court after denying
A CARAVAN being used as living quarters by stoneworkers has been torched. Workmen reclaiming a derelict site on the former Eclipse Mill land, Eclipse Road, Feniscowles, had been staying overnight in a caravan. But it was torched at 6.30pm on Thursday
A SPATE of BMX thefts has led police to urge residents to be more vigilant. Four children’s bikes have been stolen from gardens in Victoria Street, Windsor Avenue, Regent Street and Alexander Road, in Longridge in the past month. Thieves took a grey
ROSSENDALE Council’s new leader has vowed to focus on improving the borough as a whole after taking control last week. Councillor Alyson Barnes said her priorities included being more accountable to Valley residents and tackling issues in every one of
STAFF at an East Lancashire housing association donned colourful clothes in a bid to raise awareness of homophobia. Twin Valley Homes and Housing Pendle flew the rainbow flag for equality and diversity as it celebrated IDAHO Day. IDAHO Day, which
A FORMER Met Chief Superintendent has joined in criticism of Hyndburn Council over claims it issued years of invalid parking tickets. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed yesterday the the council’s failure to update bylaws in line with a new
A COMMUNITY bank with branches in Blackburn and Burnley has earned a top industry award for its loans operation. East Lancs Moneyline has been named Credit Today’s ‘responsible lender of the year’ at the magazine’s annual awards in London. The firm
COUNCIL tax could go up by 2.5 per cent in Pendle next year as the council looks to make more savings. Councillors are already talking about how to save at least £1.75million in the 2012/13 financial year. Savings made this year included closing Barrowford
OFFICIAL guidelines that women should have more influence in running mosques have been criticised by a Lancashire mosque leader. The Mosque and Imams Advisory Board, MINAB, wants to reform and regulate Islamic places of worship and has also
COUNCIL leader Mike Blomeley has kept a grip on the reins of power in Pendle after the borough’s cabinet was announced following elections. But his Conservative adminstration will be kept under close scrutiny by rival Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors
A PAIR of catering apprentices from Nelson and Colne College are preparing to take part in the finals of the UK Seafood Competition. Naem Rafiq and Gary Entwistle have made it through to the final after winning the regional heat at Blackpool and the
I would like to comment on the pensions issue and how it affects all of us who are expected to live longer than our predecessors. I think that state pensions should go higher without the need to ‘means test’ the individuals and explore what’s in
IT seems that the cost of insuring your car in the BB area post code is spiralling out of control. I work in car sales in Blackburn and hear a bad report every day. Examples include someone with full no claims in their 50s and their insurance
GPs were told to only send patients needing urgent care to East Lancashire's hospitals because of 'severe pressure' on beds. An email sent to practice managers said the hospital trust's emergency department and medical assessment units were struggling
TALENTED IT students competed at Blackburn College in the heats of the world’s largest international skills event. A group of eight North West colleges took part in the regional WorldSkills competition, with over 16 competitors from the college battling
MEDIA students from Blackburn College will be given the exclusive opportunity to direct, record and film London-based group The High Llamas today. The High Llamas, who formed in 1990, released their latest album Talahomi Way in April, is the latest
RUMOURS are rife that a former landmark pub is to be turned into an Italian eatery. Enterprise Inns, which owns the former Fighting Cocks, Cliviger, confirmed a sale was going through, but would not disclose the identity of the buyer. The former
LADBROKES bas opened a new branch in Blackburn town centre. The bookmakers is launching its second store in the town, in Northgate, today. It already has a branch in Ainsworth Street. Manager Joan Walkden, previously in charge at the bookmakers
THREE pals from the Stop N Rest pub in Blackburn have raised more than £1,500 for the Lancashire Telegraph’s Raise the Roof appeal. Sam Duckett, Paul Jolly and Josh Newell walked 30 miles from Brandy House Brow to Haydock Park Racecourse in
A SPECIAL web page has been dedicated to tributes to Accrington Cricket Club’s late president Peter Barratt. Tributes posted so far include remberances from former Accrington Cricket Club captain David Ormerod and Accrington Stanley chief executive
A RIBBLE Valley chef cooked up a storm to be crowned Lancashire Young Chef of the Year. Budding gastronomist Lewis Gallagher, from Blackburn, took the prestigious title after winning the Lancashire heats of the North West competition, at Blackpool and
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has praised Nelson-based firm Graham Engineering in Parliament for its high standards of safety and excellence. He also invited the Secretary of State for energy Chris Huhne to visit the firm.
MANCHESTER’S Royal Exchange has successfully revived Arthur Miller’s 1950’s tragedy, A View from the Bridge with Sarah Frankcom at the helm. Its timely theme is immigration. Appropriately, members of the theatre’s Worldwide Workshop, originally designed
Comedian Rob Rouse will bring his show The Great Escape to Blackburn on May 26 and Saddleworth on June 21. Rouse, a regular on 8 Out of 10 Cats and The Friday Night Project, will stop off as part of his second full UK tour. The Great Escape is based
BURNLEY and Padiham MP Gordon Birtwistle has called for career advice to be introduced at an earlier stage in schools. Mr Birtwistle wants school children to have access to dedicated career advice as soon as they are receiving a secondary education.
KELLY BROOK does it; Lindsay Lohan has admitted to it and Gok Won is a fan. And now the latest fashion trend of swishing has hit the streets of East Lancashire. Swishing is the art of swapping clothes, giving women a cheaper, more fun
A ROAD accident victim from Bacup who claimed he was growing cannabis to ease the pain of surgery has walked free. Bradley Navaratnam, 23, of Fairview Road, admitted growing cannabis which could provide a yield of nearly £12,000. But
COLNE’S famous Blues festival is up for a prestigious award as one of the top festivals in the genre in the country. The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, which has blues aficionados flocking to the town every year, has been nominated for the
A TODMORDEN councillor has retained the leadership of Calderdale council after the borough’s elections. Coun Janet Battye, who represents the town’s Calder ward, continues to head up the Liberal Democrat and Labour alliance. Her colleague Coun Ruth
PLANS for a taxi booking office in Burnley are set to be approved, despite a petition signed by 44 residents against the plans. Seven letters from residents living near the planned site, at Trafalgar Springs, in Lowerhouse Lane, have also been received
A THIRD-time home raider who made off in the pensioner victim’s £14,000 mobility car, is behind bars for 28 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Dale Renton, 18, struck whilst the 81-year-old was asleep in bed in his bungalow. The burglary was discovered
TENANTS are being urged to check their deposit is protected by their landlord. The message was issued by Petty’s Lettings after figures revealed that up to a million private sector tenants with combined deposits worth up to £1billion are missing out
PREPARING for exams can be a stressful time for school children. So offering them incentives to help keep them motivated and do well in certain subjects is not a bad thing. Teachers at two schools in Rossendale are offering their students such rewards
AT the first Burnley Council meeting of the municipal year came the bombshell that Home Repairs Assistance Grants were to be withdrawn. These are provided to owner occupiers. They are especially important for the elderly and disabled. Labour asked
FOR the past year or so, the Alf Wright’s Music Hall at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, has been free of charge for those holding a Beez card. However, because of cutbacks, there is now a charge for this show. And what good value for the money! We are
Although they are a pretty sight, Chinese lanterns pose many dangers (LT, May 21). The field behind my home is still littered with some of the thousands sent into the air on New Year’s Eve. Farmers are very worried about their horrific effect on cattle
I would just like to say big sarcastic ‘thank you’ to the female driver who, whilst speeding along Sudellside in Darwen on Friday afternoon, smashed the door mirror off my car, then carried on without stopping. It was the same door mirror which I had
Hampshire captain Dominic Cork took four wickets but some late-order resistance helped Lancashire share the first-day spoils after an enthralling passage of play at The Rose Bowl. Former Lancashire stay Cork (4-78) and David Griffiths (3-82) had the
PROUD Yorkshireman Stephen Hipgrave says he couldn’t be happier to win a call-up to the Lancashire over 50s cricket team – and admits he will gladly be an honorary Lancastrian for the cause. Earby’s Hipgrave, who becomes the youngest debutant in the
FORMER Burnley captain Martin Dobson has told Jay Rodriguez his Under 21s omission doesn’t need to be the end of his England dream. The Clarets star has not been named among the four strikers Stuart Pearce will take to the European Championships next
BURNLEY will entertain Sunderland in their only home friendly of the pre-season programme. The Clarets will take on the Premier League side at Turf Moor on July 30th (kick-off 3pm). It is the fifth friendly confirmed by manager Eddie
Former Blackburn striker Kevin Gallacher joins the Lancashire Telegraph team to discuss the highs and lows of a season that saw Rovers survive on the final day. Also on the special end-of-season Rovers special team are sports editor Paul Plunkett
FREAK winds lifted a motorised trike off the road and threw it into the path of a heavy goods vehicle travelling in the opposite direction near Burnley, an inquest heard. Gust of between 40 and 45mph may have hampered Michael Veevers before
NATURALLY all of your tunes will be either ‘sweet’, or ‘smoking’, if the guitars are made out of biscuit tins and cigar boxes. Or at least that’s the theory for Colne musician Andrew Deighton, who has mined inspiration from the original Delta
A CHORLEY motorist who left another man seriously injured by deliberately reversing his car into him has been jailed for eight years. Daniel Evans, 20, had taken a cocktail of drink and drugs before the incident and he drove off leaving his victim,
A Quran was ’desecrated’ and racist graffiti daubed at a mosque, it has emerged. Two teenagers have been charged with racially aggravated criminal damage connected with the incident in Chorley. Police said intruders entered the Dawat
A FATHER and son were arrested after police made a massive £140,000 cash seizure from a house in Blackburn. Officers raided an address in Beardsworth Street, and another in nearby Robinson Street, both Little Harwood. The cash was found inside carrier
ACCRINGTON Stanley’s playing budget will remain the same next season despite a recent change of ownership. Multi-millionaire Ilyas Khan completed his takeover of Stanley in April and has invested money to pay off debts, but there are no plans
A GOLFER was attacked with a crowbar by masked raiders who lay in wait to steal his new car. The 32-year-old man was struck over the back of the neck by the two armed robbers as he walked across the car park at Rossendale Golf Club. Police said
A GANG carried out five ram raids in seven hours yesterday leaving behind a trail of destruction. Police believe the businesses were targeted at random as the crooks desperately sought goods to plunder in Blackburn, Darwen and Oswaldtwistle. One
