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  • Stabbing ‘over barking dogs’

    A MAN was stabbed in a street fight in Pendle following a row over barking dogs, it was claimed today. As reported in yesterday's Lancashire Telegraph two men were taken to hospital after a fight started in Bold Street, Colne, on Tuesday evening. It

  • Victim is discharged

    A POLISH man who was the victim of a brutal assault has been discharged from hospital. He suffered serious head injuries at the junction of Winewall Road and Cotton Tree Lane, Trawden, on August 5. The 28-year-old was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital

  • Pick your vintage Clarets

    FIFTY of the best Clarets footballers of all time are to feature in a new book written by a lifetime fan of Burnley Football Club. The Rev David Wiseman, who has been cheering on the team for 60 years, has picked out 25 pre-war and 25 post-war players

  • Walker runs home with silver in 1500m at Derby

    Danielle Walker and Eleanor Markendale represented the North of England Under-20s in the Home International Track and Field match at Derby. The athletes were chosen after winning the Northern Championships earlier this season. Burnley's Danielle was

  • Wolves bag Jemal

    JEMAL Johnson last night quit Blackburn Rovers and signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rovers accepted an undisclosed bid for the 21-year-old yesterday and he was due to complete his move to Molineux this morning, subject to personal terms and passing

  • Cotterill: We're not a selling club

    Burnley boss Steve Cotterill has taken down the "For Sale" sign at Turf Moor and is sure his stars will be staying for the whole season. The Clarets have been rich pickings for Championship rivals in recent years, angering fans who have watched stars

  • Benni's in heaven

    BLACKBURN Rovers striker Benni McCarthy is ready to take the Premiership by storm after striking up an instant rapport with fellow new-boy Jason Roberts. Mark Hughes' two main summer signings have already made a big impression during their short careers

  • £6,000 waste of taps that drip

    BUSINESS chiefs in East Lancashire are urging local companies to ensure that they are doing all they can to limit waste and protect the environment. Research by Business Link Lancashire indicates that businesses are wasting up to £6,000 every year through

  • Gift makes marshals glow

    CLITHEROE Town Council marshals are a very visible presence thanks to local employers. 3M Health gave them 20 high-visibility vests after volunteer marshal Phillip Hodgson, who works at 3M's Clitheroe site, asked for help. Town clerk Ian Woolstencroft

  • £50k to cut fear of crime in towns

    A NEW £50,000 safety scheme is set to be launched in Hyndburn - aimed at improving street lighting in the borough. The cash, secured by the borough's community safety partnership, will pay for new lights in Rishton and Great Harwood as part of a scheme

  • Joy as Edgar is reunited

    THE owner of a five-year-old polecat named Edgar stolen during a burglary has been re-united with her unusual pet. Edgar was stolen along with other items including a bike and fishing equipment when the shed at a family home in Nancy Street was broken

  • ‘Lost’ man stole satnav

    A "lost" 20-year-old man who stumbled into an Accrington farm yard stole a satellite navigation system from a parked car, a court was told. But the direction finding device led Daniel Paul Reid straight into custody when he was detained by the car owner

  • Healthy lifestyles given a sporting chance

    BLACKBURN with Darwen is at the forefront a national healthy lifestyle campaign to get people up and about. The area is one of four flagship zones for Sport England's Everyday Sport campaign along with Newcastle, Barnsley and Reading Everyday Sport

  • Let urban falcons hunt in peace

    DO the pigeon fanciers of Darwen have nothing better to do with their time other than complain time after time about the falcons? These birds are a fantastic sight to watch when they are hunting, unlike the pigeon which is nothing short of a flying

  • Lancashire WW1 'deserters' get pardoned

    THIRTY three of Lancashire's First World War soldiers who were executed for military crimes such as cowardice and desertion are set to be pardoned. They are among the 306 soldiers from across the country highlighted by Defence Secretary Des Browne after

  • Firemen suspended in dryer prank

    AN Oswaldtwistle firefighter has been suspended after a colleague was filmed being spun in a fire station tumble dryer. Simon Leyland, whose family lives in Melrose Avenue, is one of four firefighters from Blackley fire station, Manchester, who have

  • ‘Lucky to be alive after van hit him’

    A Blackburn woman believes her partner is "lucky to be alive" after he was knocked down as he made his way to the pub for an after-work pint. And as Stephen Frisby, 49, nursed head injuries, seven broken ribs and a broken ankle in hospital, she said

  • New store chaos on the roads

    A NEW supermarket is causing congestion chaos in Rawtenstall town centre - leading to calls for more traffic management improvements. Motorists complained about queueing to get out of the town for over an hour on Monday, the opening day of the £24million

  • Hand-trap agony for two hours

    A YOUNG fast food restaurant worker was at the centre of a drama after firefighters spent two hours trying to free his trapped hand from a safe. The un-named man, in his late teens or early 20s, was depositing an item in the safe at McDonald's in North

  • Hunt for friendly Lancastrians

    A COMPETITION to find the friendliest folk in the country hasn't had a single entry from Lancashire. People who have come into contact with nice people were asked to nominate them for a "Hands of Friendship" award. But, while many other parts of the

  • Grants scheme creates 600 jobs

    MORE than 600 new jobs have been created and another 858 safeguarded thanks to a Burnley Council grant scheme, bosses at the authority have claimed. The project was set up in April 2001 to help businesses develop their use of new technologies. And since

  • Anger over armada of wagons

    FURIOUS Burnley residents have voiced their anger at county council plans which could see 400 cars and lorries rolling past their homes every day. The fury has been sparked by proposals to move its engineering services depot from its current base at

  • Brave bid simply ran out of time

    THE results might show that Nigel Worswick failed to finish last weekend's Turkington Lurgan Park Rally. But for most of the 10,000 spectators at the invitation-only event in Craigavon, County Armagh, he produced a performance that will linger long in

  • Throttle pain can’t stop Martin

    TERRY Martin did his hopes of winning the SD34 Championship a power of good by claiming maximum points on the St Wilfrid's road rally. After winning two events back-to-back, Martin and navigator Jerry Hettrick had to be content with ninth place on the

  • Wilson wins at Whittle

    After the race was given English Champion-ship and Lancashire Championship status in 2005, it was back to normal at the Ultimate Outdoors Whittle Pike Fell Race staged at Cowpe Playing Fields last week. The race reverted back from Saturday to its traditional

  • Harriers in first win of season

    Blackburn Harriers turned in a most extraordinary performance in the final Mid Lancs Track and Field League meeting at Hyndburn, a competition which features both junior and senior competitors. Neither the male or female teams had won a fixture this

  • We need fans to be 12th man

    THE next few days are signficant in the life of Accrington Stanley. Tomorrow we travel to Stockport County in what is a big game for us as we look to build on our first win of the season. Then, on Monday night, we welcome Nottingham Forest in the first

  • Stanley tie up ‘pie’ deal

    ACCRINGTON Stanley have announced a major sponsorship deal with former shirt sponsors Holland's Pies. In the deal, the Coppice Terrace at the Fraser Eagle Stadium is to become the Holland's Pies End. Rob Heys, Accrington Stanley's chief executive, said

  • Ooijer talks still ongoing

    Blackburn Rovers are still trying to sign the Dutch defender Andre Ooijer and held further dialogue with PSV Eindhoven yesterday. The size of the fee remains the sticking point, with Rovers reluctant to meet PSV's £3 million asking price. "We're still

  • Nelsen signs four-year deal

    BLACKBURN Rovers last night were given a major psychological boost ahead of their Premiership opener with Portsmouth by persuading Ryan Nelsen to sign a new four year contract. The New Zealand international, who was a summer target for Pompey boss

  • ‘Power to people’ bill hailed by MP

    ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Janet Anderson has backed a new Parliamentary bill dubbed the "power to the people" bill. Campaigners say The Sustainable Communities Bill is about giving power back to local communities and saying goodbye to "ghost town Britain

  • Council in pledge to Redearth Triangle residents

    COUNCIL bosses today pledged not to turn their backs on Darwen's Redearth Triangle - where they "wrongly" ordered the demolition of 150 homes. A government inspector has reversed the compulsory purchase order which would have given Blackburn with Darwen

  • Staff sacked after theft from company

    THREE workers have been sacked from Blackburn technology firm Promethean following theft of multi-media equipment. Blackburn magistrates heard that warehouseman Lawrence Naylor, who worked at Promethean, Lower Philips Road, had been involved in the theft

  • Searches for the safety of us all

    GIVEN the ethnic, physical and cultural characteristics of the Twin Towers culprits and the London bombers, I would be livid if police were stopping Eskimos, Chinese and Pygmies. Who would you nominate, Councillor Mulla (LT, August 8), if not your ethnic

  • Council should help mini moto fans

    RE the mini moto menace. Quite rightly they should not be on public highways as they have no insurance. But if they are such a problem, that means they are popular. What is Blackburn with Darwen Council doing about it apart from removing the bikes? Nothing

  • 999 cuts may put my life at risk

    I WRITE with very grave concern about the cutbacks in the fire services. Police, ambulance and fire brigades are very important to us. I live on the third floor in a flat. If there are cuts, how long would we have to wait if an engine is out on a

  • Castle did more for town than Straw

    READING (LT, August 8) the comments made by two of our elected councillors Mulla and Khonat and the unelected Lord Patel, Tony Blair is now the villain of peace and Jack Straw can do no wrong. Despite the fact that for many years in opposition and power

  • Career criminal is jailed again

    A "CAREER criminal" who came to Blackburn to steal was caught on closed-circuit TV taking photographic equipment worth £1,464, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Simon John Hargreaves returned to the same store four days later and when

  • £3,600 burglary at petrol station

    Thieves have stolen £3,600 from a Great Harwood petrol station cash machine in a "professional" late-night raid. The burglary at Nightingales Garage, Whalley Road, at 1am on Tuesday, saw two men break into the business by cutting back felt and removing

  • Raided pub pair will not face charges

    A LANDLADY has said her pub has lost thousands of pounds in takings after it was targeted by police in a drugs raid. Lavelle Lee, 44, who runs the New Inn pub, Thomas Street, Oswaldtwistle, was arrested along with her partner Dave Howlett, 46, during

  • ’Net candy firm licks competitors

    STAFF at a Blackburn firm today revealed the tasty secrets of possibly the best job in the world! www.aquarterof.co.uk tracks down retro sweeks - products like Blackjacks and Sherbet Fountains which to most people are a childhood memory - then sells

  • £55m shops plan on agenda

    THE first step in building a new £55million shopping centre development for Burnley will be taken tonight when the council's development control committee discusses an outline planning application for the scheme. The multi-million pound Oval development

  • Teddy Bears’ story comes with picnic

    IT'S teddy time in Burnley on August 18 when Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears - so get your tickets booked now. The production, directed by Simon James Green, promises to enchant children and adults of all ages at

  • Lots of Roles

    By David Tebb, Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn. I know a girl who is Aggressive beyond belief Just the slightest provocation And she'll be baring her teeth. I once tried resistance But unfortunately I lost Left to lick my wounds Left to count the

  • Trawden Garden Festival

    Trawden Garden Festival July 29-30. At Toad Hall, Bob Marley - First Prize Scarecrow section. Photo by Eric Thornton.

  • Searching for top Red Rose recyclers

    A SEARCH has been launched to find Lancashire's greenest groups and individuals. The Lancashire Community Recycling Network (CRN) has launched their annual Red Rose Recycling Awards competition to find the county's best teams of recyclers. Nominations

  • Smooth gears for an easy ride

    One of the hallmarks of an advanced driver is a smooth style with manual gear changes. A car's gearbox is so well developed that all you need to do is gently guide where it wants to go. Yet 'snatching' at gears is common, causing an abrupt and a

  • Bus workers’ shock at sale

    BUS workers who found out that their company was being sold by reading the Lancashire Telegraph today spoke of their shock at the move. The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) also came out against the sale of Blackburn Transport to Blazefield

  • Redearth residents vow to carry on fight

    RESIDENTS living in a controversial regen-eration area have vowed to keep on fighting to restore their community. People still living in Darwen's Redearth Triangle made their pledge after a government inspector ruled that Blackburn with Darwen Council

  • Matrons to be scrapped

    THE modern matron is among nursing posts to be scrapped from a key department at Burnley General Hospital as part of a cash savings drive. A leaked document shows that health bosses want to do away with the highest grade of nurse - which was hailed as

  • Knifemen terrorise family

    THREE hooded knifemen terrorised a family after breaking into their home as they slept to get the keys to their high-performance car. The thieves threatened Philip Rothera with the weapon after targeting his house in Stanley Street, Oswaldtwistle. Police