COUNCIL workers have backed a rebellion over the controversial bid to end years of inequality in pay between men and women. In a move that could pave the way for strike action, union members at Blackburn with Darwen Council have voted against wage changes
ACCRINGTON Stanley got off to the worst possible start at the Darlington Arena as they went down 1-0 tonight. David Stockdale hoofed the ball down field after a Stanley attack and caught the Stanley defence totally flat-footed. New signing Kevin Gall
STANLEY fell behind after just 32 seconds against Darlington. A long ball forward by Quakers keeper David Stockdale caught the Stanley back-line flat-footed. Robbie Williams couldn't hold off Kevin Gall and his header came back off the bar, only for
POLICE are trying to get a group of travellers moved on after complaints from residents. A group of at least eight adults and 13 children in two caravans have moved on to a piece of disused land opposite Charles Street, Blackburn, which was once a
A DOCTOR who juggled two jobs at hospitals more than 300 miles apart has been suspended for six months. Father-of-six Dr Nour Ahmed-Ebiarry, a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at the former Queen's Park Hospital, was told by a General Medical
LOAN signing Phil Doughty makes his Accrington Stanley debut tonight in the League Two match at Darlington. Manager John Coleman has made three changes from the side that lost heavily at Peterborough, with Robbie Williams and Leam Richardson both coming
POLICE are continuing to hunt for a cowboy builder who conned a pensioner into paying £21,000 for worthless home improvements. Officers believe he may have also targeted other people in the area. Vincent Cheetham, 72, took out a loan after spending
A NEW bridge study could be the key to unlocking 1,200 jobs on the site of a former plastic factory in Hapton, say council chiefs. Councillors in Burnley are set to release £50,000 to allow investigations to take place into the possibility of building
TASTY TREATS from across Lancashire were on offer at a special event aimed at encouraging customers to buy local. Ewes' milk ice cream, home-made jam and hand-reared pork sausages - all from East Lancashire - were among the products on display.
A COUNCIL boss has pedged to do all he can to protect taxi drivers. Peter Henderson's vow came after a string of terrifying attacks across Burnley. Private hire and hackney carriage drivers last week said they were feeling increasingly exposed to
A LEADING haematologist will pick up a cheque for the Royal Blackburn Hospital in memory of a Darwen woman who died of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, aged 49. Dr David Newsome treated Gail Hayes, of Blackburn Road, for 18 months, before she died in October.
Hi everyone Just to mention we have been granted permission to hold an "online petition" on the Prime Minister Website. Please give the details out to everyone you know so we can get as many signatures as possible. This online petition is running
ANDY Cole has completed a loan move to Burnley until the end of the season. The 36-year-old former Manchester United and England striker signed this afternoon from Sunderland and will be available for this Saturday's game at Championship leaders West
SPRIGHTLY Molly Garvin is the star of her weekly exercise class - after celebrating her 100th birthday. Centenarian Molly, of Mowbray Avenue, Black-burn, showed she was still fit and healthy - despite her years - by marching on the spot, doing leg raises
A WORLD-famous band is running a series of free brass workshops for people. The Black Dyke Band will run the sessions in Bacup on May 10. At the end of the afternoon, there will be a short concert. The Black Dyke Band will then perform a joint concert
THREE charities received a boost for the New Year thanks to a fundraiser at a Ramsbottom pub. Bury Hospice, Peel Lions Club and the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund received £120 each from the proceeds of a Christmas fundraiser at the Good Samaritan
Cllr. Towneley is joining with Worsthorne Parish Council and the Mayoress's Committee in organising a sponsored ride on Easter Monday. All money raised will go to The Mayor's Charity Fund which is raising money for Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and in
Tickets are on sale for a ball in memory of the late Darwen councillor Fred Slater and in aid of the Make a Wish Foundation for terminally ill children. The ball will be held on Saturday, March 1 from 7pm at Darwen Golf Club. Tickets are available at
UP to 50 jobs at travel agents across East Lancashire could be under threat after a holiday company announced it was shutting 100 stores. Thomson tour holiday operator TUI Travel has announced plans to close 100 of its UK-based travel stores. The
Rishton West Residents' Association, in partnership with Trading Standards, presents a theatre production called 'Stay Safe'. It will take place at St Peter's and St Paul's Church Hall, Rishton, starting at 7.00pm on Tuesday 12 February 2008. Trading
RESIDENTS who fail to look after the environment will be taken to court. That's the vow from Pendle Council after the prosec-ution of two residents. Tania Holt, of Chapel House Road, Nelson, was fined £150 for failing to recycle while she lived at
Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams insists manager Mark Hughes is not looking to add another defender to his squad before Thursday's transfer deadline. Rovers are running short of options in the centre of defence following Chris Samba's booking
A MUM is raising a glass to East Lancs brewers Thwaites after the firm donated a new wheelchair. Julie Stowell, 38, of Carter Avenue, Hapton, was left unable to get around after the family car was torched by yobs on Boxing Day, with her wheelchair inside
THE leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council is calling on residents to put an end to their fight against the controversial Darwen academy. Coun Colin Rigby has appealed to the two Redearth Triangle residents to accept the multi-million pound academy
TRIBUTES have been paid to a businessman and football enthusiast who has died aged 93. Despite his advanced years, Bill Heywood, of Church Street, Colne, was still an active supporter of Colne FC, where club officials even nicknamed him their oldest
A PRIMARY school head has been suspended following his arrest on suspicion of downloading indecent images of a child, bosses have confirmed. Damian Marsh, 42, who is head of St Andrew's C of E Primary, Nuttall Lane, Ramsbottom, was released without charge
Calder Valley MP Chris McCafferty has put her name to cervical cancer charity 'Jo's Trust'. They are battling to increase the number of young women vaccinated. She agreed that the organisation is playing a vital role in getting the programme to
MORE than 50 people from south-west Blackburn made their voices heard last night. Residents from the Livesey with Pleasington, Fernhurst, Meadowhead, Mill Hill and Ewood wards took part in the Neighbourhood Voices meeting, organised by Blackburn with
A DARWEN youth project has benefited from a £150 donation from workers in the town. Youth Works, in Ash Grove, works with people aged eight to 24, and will use the donation to buy supplies for a party it hopes to hold in the next few weeks, as well as
A MAN who has been banned from going to visit his parents ended up in court after turning up at their house uninvited. Burnley Magistrates heard how Alex Birtwistle, 24, had been made subject to a restraining order preventing him from going to their
AS a gesture of good will, Burnley Football Club are offering all supporters FREE coach travel to Saturday's game at West Bromwich Albion from Burnley. The club want to see Clarets fans turn out in force for the weekend's trip to the Championship
A five storey entertainment complex will open in Burnley on February 8. Koko's, which has a jazz, soul and blues bar, a latin bar, a mediterranean restaurant, cabaret lounge and a private members' club. The former Elizabeth Street Mill furniture warehouse
Last week did not go to plan. I did not get to London in time to ask my question about teaching geography due to flooding on the line at Kirkstall - a truly geographical irony that had some of their Lordships smiling when "my noble friend" Baroness Walmsley
COLLEAGUES have spoken of their sadness after the death of popular nurse Tina Baxter while scuba diving in the Caribbean. Ms Baxter, a matron at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals, passed out during a dive and returned to the surface unconscious
BURNLEY FC's Ade Akinbiyi and James O'Connor were big hits on visits to two local schools. Clarets striker Akinbiyi made the day for pupils at St Peter's Primary School, Burnley, when he arrived to present some tickets for the children to attend the
BURNLEY appear to have kept Kyle Lafferty from the clutches of Celtic, at least for now. Twelve months after having a £500,000 offer for the Northern Ireland international rejected, the Scottish Premier League champions were believed to have upped the
I HOPE you all had your tissues at the ready for last night's Corrie? It's hard to believe Vera Duckworth is really no longer with us, isn't it? She's been such a massive part of the Street for so long that her death is as significant as the Rovers
All of us, police, Government, welfare are struggling, searching, to find a solution to the problem of feral youth gangs who are making us afraid. Oh, we know how they have come about - the lack of discipline, break down of family life, no role models
Andrew Flintoff is set to join the England Lions in India, but will not be available for team selection say national media reports. Flintoff's rehabilitation from a fourth ankle operation has progressed well and he has asked to join the Lions for some
A BOSS who made bogus insurance claims after burglaries at his builder's yard tried to hide plant machinery by burying it underground. But two major insurers refused to believe Thomas Jennings, who runs J & M Construction in Manchester Road, Dunnockshaw
Nadeems brother Jason (centre) joins mourners watching as the coffin of Nadeem Khan pass down Able Street, Burnley.
AN UPSET man headbutted a man he thought was a love rival after turning up and finding him at the home of a girl he was seeing, Burnley Magistrates heard. The court was told how angry Darren Alan Holt, 23, who claimed he had been reassured she and the
JUST a thank-you to the two Hyndburn workers who spent a couple of hours in terrible conditions clearing a blocked gulley/grate at their side entrance to Cut Wood and Cut Lane. Working in two feet of floodwater, they did a remarkable job and saved
TESCO is in the news again locally as it is apparently about to build a brand new store in (little) Great Harwood. However, I raise another point of concern for reflection - having shopped at a Tesco branch, always and I mean always, retain every single
UNDER new Government proposals, an independent, unelected unaccountable body will be appointed to make all the planning decisions for England and Wales. Local people will lose the right to have their say on issues affecting their community. This can
I WAS born in Blackburn and have lived here all my life and was fortunate enough to have spent my formative years growing up in a bustling market town with a heritage created by the Lancashire cotton industry. The town was mucky and rundown in some parts
A TEENAGER who smashed a window causing £300 damage was given a curfew by Burnley Magistrates. The court was told how Wesley Latham, 18, was subject to a community order at the time and the bench told him he had shown complete disregard for the authority
A colourful competition entry by six-year-old Ellen Davis won £1,000 for her school, Ashleigh Primary, Darwen. Ellen won a Lancashire Telegraph competition in which children from schools across East Lancashire were asked to design a picture to appear
A climber who fell 70 feet in a quarry is "critical, but stable" in hospital. Bolton Mountain Rescue Team was called to Anglezarke Quarry at Rivington on Sunday afternoon after the emergency services were alerted by other climbers. It is thought
LANCASHIRE farmers were relieved yesterday when tests for a suspected outbreak of the bluetongue virus came back negative. The analysis was carried out after initial routine tests for the disease proved inconclusive, sparking concern there may be new
WING wizard Wade Elliott is ticking all the right boxes in his bid to earn a new Burnley contract. The 29-year-old, whose current deal expires in the summer, is riding high at the top of the Championship assist charts, after taking his tally to 13 when
Roque Santa Cruz admits life couldn't be sweeter at Blackburn Rovers after he has surpassed even his own expectations during his first six months in England. On his arrival from Bayern Munich last summer in a bargain £3.8 million move, the Paraguayan
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is hoping to add two players to his squad before the transfer window slams shut at midnight on Thursday. With Mark King joining the Reds, Coleman has cleared the decks at the Fraser Eagle Stadium somewhat with John
CLITHEROE boss Neil Reynolds is hoping the Blues have finally turned the corner in 2008 after a miserable run of results. The Shawbridge club ended a six-game winless streak in UniBond Division One (North) with a superb 1-0 victory over promotion-chasing
THEY say there's nothing more dangerous than a woun-ded animal. And Stanley boss John Coleman is hoping to harness the hurt inflicted by the 8-2 defeat at Peterborough on January 15 as they travel up to Darlington tonight. The defeat was the low point
A CONVICTED blackmailer who threatened to bomb Tesco stores has revealed why he brought supermarkets across the UK to a standstill. Philip McHugh, of Milton Avenue, Clitheroe, was jailed for six years at St Albans Crown Court yesterday for a £1million
