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  • Venue plea for play about Burnley riots

    THE company behind a ground-breaking play dealing with the social tensions in the aftermath of the Burnley's race riots is looking for a venue in the town to host it. Director Max Stafford-Smith based new production Mixed Up North on conversations

  • Blackburn Rovers travel to Gillingham in Carling Cup

    BLACKBURN Rovers will make the long trip to League One side Gillingham in the second round of this season's Carling Cup. Rovers last faced the Gills back in May 2001 - when the two clubs met in the former Division One. Gillingham booked their spot

  • Clarets make trip to Hartlepool in Carling Cup

    BURNLEY will begin their Carling Cup assault with a second round trip to League One outfit Hartlepool United. And the Clarets will be looking for revenge after losing 1-0 to the Pools at Turf Moor in a Carling Cup First Round tie back in August 2006

  • Padiham park will still have a lotto improvements

    SIGNIFICANT upgrades can still be made to Padiham’s Memorial Park despite the nature haven missing out on a National Lottery grant, say council leaders. Park bosses and a local friends group were deeply disappointed when they heard the Padiham venue

  • Health Hubbbies

    Rossendale’s new £10M "health hub" is on schedule and it is expected to open in spring 2010. The facility is designed to serve the whole of Rossendale and will bring more health service provision into the Valley. The new health hub will

  • Security patrols for Darwen reservoir

    SECURITY patrols have been laid on and fencing installed in a bid to stop youths risking their lives at a reservoir. Residents of Pickup Bank and Waterside have complained to the police about teenagers entering the private land at Pickup Bank reservior

  • Clean-up week to boost street pride in Nelson

    STREETS in Nelson are being targeted as part of a scheme to make the area cleaner and safer. As part of Street Pride Week, Pendle’s Community Safety Partnership is addressing concerns raised by residents in part of the Bradley area.

  • Blackburn Rovers v Burnley head-to-head

    ON the eve of the new Premier League season, we look back at the head-to-head record between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. League: Rovers 36 wins, 13 draws, Clarets 33 wins FA Cup: Rovers 3 wins, 2 draws, Clarets 2 wins. Other: Clarets

  • Blackburn market traders chief hits back at council boss

    BLACKBURN market traders have hit back at a councillor’s claims that many of their businesses are only fit for a car boot sale. And the stallholders backed the results of a Lancashire Telegraph survey which found that more than half of them

  • Blackburn town centre car park free at weekends

    BLACKBURN’S parking problems have prompted the council to make another town centre car park free for weekend shoppers. Town centre leaders have welcomed the decision to make the Jubilee House car park free on a Saturday and Sunday in a bid to ease the

  • Tickets still remaining for Burnley's opener at Stoke

    BURNLEY will put 100 tickets for their season opener at Stoke on sale to season ticket holders tomorrow morning. The Clarets have a limited number of tickets remaining for their first ever Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday

  • Hyndburn forum to visit Tinker Brook Nursery

    Hyndburn Disabled Persons Forum is making a tour of Tinker Brook to see the therapeutic activities such as the tree nursery, gardening and food growing areas. The activities at Tinker Brook are delivered in a training and work-type environment, which

  • Nelson Palace Theatre due for demolition

    In response to the local news that the Nelson Palace Theatre would be demolished and replaced by a car park, I submitted the following letter to the Chief Executive of Pendle Borough Council: "As a resident in Pendle, I would urge the Borough Council

  • More East Lancashire pupils expelled but fewer suspended

    THE number of pupils suspended from the county’s schools has dropped by 20 per cent in a year. More than 8,000 pupils were suspended from Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen schools in the academic year 2007/08 for offences including violence, racist

  • Whitworth toilets shut after ‘gay sex’ reports

    A PUBLIC toilets block in Rossendale has been closed following reports that it has become a gay sex hangout. Police have supported the closure of the conveniences at Healey Corner, Whitworth. The toilets were managed by Whitworth Town Council, on behalf

  • Rawtenstall pub open after refurb

    A RAWTENSTALL pub has re-opened following refurbishments. The interior of the Queens Arms, in Bank Street, has undergone a transformation, including new laminate floors and a contemporary look, according to landlord David Welford. Real ale fans

  • Salterforth pub celebrates listing in respected guide

    THE OWNERS of the Fanny Grey pub, in High Lane, Salterforth, are celebrating after being awarded a coveted Les Routiers plaque in recognition of the cuisine being served at the establishment. Les Routiers is a renowned and widely respected guide with

  • Parents encouraged to become football coaches at Darwen club

    DARWEN Rangers Junior Football Club is looking to recruit parents as coaches to run teams. Women as well as men are encouraged to take the level one coaching course, which the club will pay for as well as a CRB check. General manager Neill Caville

  • Blackburn children treated to a stop-off at neighbourhood bus

    CHILDREN stopped off at an innovative mobile community centre bus for some entertainment over the summer holidays. The £35,000 neighbourhood bus kitted out with the latest technology such as a wide screen TV, Play Stations and other gaming stations

  • Burnley director pens new book

    BURNLEY'S operational director Brendan Flood has put his love affair with Burnley Football Club into writing, and launches his book today. ‘Big Club, Small Town and Me’ charts the Rossendale-born businessman’s two and a half years on the Burnley board

  • Blackburn boxer looking to impress Hitman

    BLACKBURN’S Dezzi Higginson is facing up to the “biggest fight of his life” as he attempts to catch the eye of boxing great Ricky Hatton. The 27-year-old has enjoyed a promising start to his professional career after landing the British Masters light

  • Burnley have the fight for Premier League survival

    THE slip was of the classic Freudian variety, and it spoke volumes about how most of the nation probably still perceive Burnley. “Robbie Blake of course will be playing in the Premier League with Derby, er... Burnley, this season,” said Sky Sports presenter

  • Summer maze opens at Blackburn farm

    A giant Magical Mystery Corn Maze has spring up on an eight acre site at Hawkshaw Farm Park, home to Mrs Dowson’s Ice Cream, on the A59, Clayton-le-Dale, Blackburn, in time for the summer season. Children and families can have bags of fun crisscrossing

  • Liverpool star pulls out of Dutch game

    Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England squad for tonight’s friendly with Holland in Amsterdam. The Liverpool skipper trained on Monday but felt a slight soreness in his groin and has withdrawn as a precaution. The remainder of Fabio Capello’s

  • Burnley hope to reach compensation agreements for defensive duo

    OWEN Coyle is hoping Burnley can reach a compensation agreement for summer signings David Edgar and Richard Eckersley with their respective former clubs. Under the Bosman ruling, money must be paid to both Newcastle, for defender Edgar (22), and Manchester

  • Hyndburn Inter-Faith Forum meeting

    The next meeting of the Hyndburn Inter-Faith Forum will be on Monday August 17th. It will be held from 4.00 to 5.30pm at the Resource Centre, St James Old School, Cannon Street, Accrington. At this meeting there is planned a presentation

  • Great Harwood multi-faith communities get together

    Hyndburn Inter-Faith Forum members and Great Harwood Christian and Muslim communities met in the town. Around 50 people heard from Nasrullah Ahmed from the Lancashire Council of Mosques who spoke on the importance and the place of caring for the environment

  • Accrington Stanley players ‘sorry’ for role in brawl

    TWO Accrington Stanley players have apologised for their part in a nightclub brawl involving Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. Midfielder Robert Grant, 19, and goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin, 28, received 18-week suspended prison sentences after they admitted

  • Burnley girls brigade hold awards night

    The 1st Burnley girls brigade held its annual awards night. Best Explorer was Olivia Bushby, with joint runners-up Katie and Ella Cathro. Best junior was Danielle Preece, and runner up was Emilly Williamson. The best senior award went

  • Seatbelts - the facts

    In a crash a person not belted in is twice as likely to die than someone who is wearing one. Of the 1,432 people killed in car accidents nationally in 2007, around 34 per cent were not wearing a seatbelt. It is estimated that 300 lives

  • More security at Ski Rossendale after attack by arsonists

    SECURITY is now being stepped up at a top Rossendale attraction after thousands of pounds of damage was caused after an arson attack. Ski Rossendale in Rawtenstall has been plagued by gangs of youths late at night using the equipment while drunk. The

  • I am proof that seatbelts do save lives!

    COMMUNITY champion Jacqueline McGrew is living proof of the importance of seatbelts. Her life was saved by one when a van smashed into her car. Had she not been belted in, doctors told her she would have been flung through the window

  • Yoga class proposed for Worsthorne Reading Rooms

    LANCASHIRE Adult Learning is proposing to run a yoga evening in the Reading Rooms on Thursdays 6.30pm to 8pm from September 24 to December 17. Lines are open and anyone wishing to enrol should telephone 0845 6001331. Tai Chi will not run this

  • Highways staff proposing to surface dress Worsthorne footway.

    LANCASHIRE County Council's highways staff are proposing to surface dress the following footways in Worsthorne: Duncan Close to 2 Lindsay Park. The borough council has submitted a bid to Lancashire for crime and disorder cash to finish the Lyndhurst

  • New curry house for Burnley

    A new curry house has opened in Burnley. Premier Curries, in Colne Road, served its first curry on Monday, August 3. Mayor of Burnley, Coun John Harbour, attended the opening event. For more information, contact Shamsu Uddin on

  • Councillor joins board of Burnley Enterprise Centre

    Coun Jeff Sumner has joined the board of South West Burnley Community Enterprise Centre. He has been welcomed to the social enterprise by the board chairman and former Burnley MP, Peter Pike, and chief officer Christine Launder.

  • Todmorden picnic site to get £5,000 facelift

    A PICNIC site is to get a total refurbishment at a cost of more than £5,000. Todmorden Town Council’s amenities committee was told that Lobb Mill was in need of an overhaul and Calderdale Council has offered to improve the site. An inspectors report

  • Clitheroe man retires as drayman to improve golf handicap

    A FORMER drayman is looking forward to improving his golf handicap having called time on his 30-year career at Daniel Thwaites Brewery, Blackburn. Derek Courtney joined the firm in 1979 and has spent the last three decades delivering beer across

  • SELRAP delegates to meet with Rail Minister

    Funding will be one of the issues on the table when a SELRAP delegation meets with Rail Minister, Chris Mole MP, to discuss re-instatement of the Skipton-Colne line. Reopening a railway has been likened to pushing a boulder uphill. But if recent

  • Local sporting businessmen raise over £4000 for charities

    A FIRM of Rossendale solicitors welcomed Burnley FC Chief Executive Paul Fletcher to a golf event which saw thousands of pounds raised for the valley’s hospice. The golf day, which brought together a number of teams from businesses in the region, took

  • Claimants face income setback

    Whether Derek Tyrer has M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), or one of the other illnesses bundled together with it in the catch-all basket diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, he was considered sufficiently unfit to do his job as Head of Marketing by

  • Burnley roundabout is busy for artwork

    In relation to the article on the front page of the LT Burnley, August 4 headed “Shameful”. Trafalgar Street, Burnley and outside Central Station have been an eyesore, especially outside the station for years. Is it merely coincidental that the council

  • The sad decline of Blackburn

    Having read all the letters regarding Blackburn Town Centre regeneration, having lived in Blackburn all my life, when I was about seven years old. I remember old Blackburn as it used to be. I used to watch as they put up the Easter Fair on the old market

  • Save our buses by using them

    PLANS to axe bus services across East Lancashire have already prompted an outcry from angry passengers. Sweeping changes are set to affect every bus route in Blackburn and Darwen and passengers in Burnley and Pendle will learn which of their services

  • East Lancashire unemployment rate slows

    UNEMPLOYMENT in East Lancashire rose slightly last month, Government figures revealed today. Official statistics for July showed just over 200 more people across the area claimed Jobseekers’ Allowance (JSA), up from 15,272 in June. However

  • Lancashire 'dirty ambulances' shock

    DIRTY ambulances and ambulance stations have left patients across Lancashire at risk of C.Difficile and MRSA, according to a damning report. Care Quality Commission’s inspection of the North West Ambulance Service concluded the trust’s own

  • Blackburn charity shop won’t be floored by filth

    A BLACKBURN charity shop is asking sponsors to give their premises a boost by replacing its shabby carpet with brand new flooring. The Cancer Research outlet in Town Hall Street is on the lookout for a donation that will pay for laminate flooring or

  • Boy helps men steal jewellery from Nelson shop

    A BOY helped two men steal jewellery worth £1,000 from a Pendle shop. The schoolboy, believed to be aged around 10, distracted the shop owner while one of the men helped himself to around 20 gold rings before all three walked calmly out of the shop.

  • Manners maketh not only the man but the country

    On television the other day, Richie Benaud said that cricket reflects life and I have to agree with him. But it’s not just cricket, it’s all sports. The way the crowds behave is a true reflection on the way society in general behaves. Booing Australian

  • I’ll clean up booze shop, promises Burnley councillor

    A COUNCILLOR has vowed to “clean up” an off-licence accused of selling booze to children after becoming supervisor of the controversial shop. Eileen Ansar, who represents the Cloverhill ward in Nelson, said she became supervisor of Lifestyle Express,

  • Darwen brewer's 'ink for drink' prize

    A BREWER has given new meaning to the phrase “having a skinful” — by handing punters the chance to win a tattoo at the launch of a new beer. Andy Harding, 43, co-owner of Fallons Ales and landlord of the Black Horse in Darwen, organised the prize draw

  • Tributes to Chorley dad, 33, killed in van accident

    THE family of a 33-year-old dad killed in a road accident have described how he “lived for every minute of the day”. Ray Higson, who had been out with friends on a stag party, was found by a taxi driver lying on the Euxton-bound carriageway

  • Hoddlesden residents ‘disgusted’ at axing of bus service

    YESTERDAY it was revealed that bus services across Blackburn with Darwen will be slashed to save money, with Hoddlesden one of the worst affected areas as all its buses will be axed. We went to the village to see how the decision will affect residents

  • Substitutes please Accrington Stanley boss in cup win

    JOHN Coleman was pleased that his substitutions made the difference as Accrington Stanley overcame League One side Walsall in the Carling Cup first round last night. Bobby Grant made it 1-1 within three minutes of coming on early in the second

  • Earby scooter man breaks both legs in accident

    A TEENAGER suffered two broken legs following an accident in which his scooter burst into flames. The 19-year-old Earby man lost control of his scooter in Carleton Road, near the junction with Pale Lane, just outside Skipton, at 2.20pm last Friday.

  • Extra hours to cover Colne Library closure

    COUNTY Hall chiefs have defended their decision not to relocate Colne Library to a temporary site while refurbishments are carried out. The Market Street building will close for 16 weeks while essential repair work to modernise the facility is undertaken

  • New East Lancashire businesses boom in recession

    THE RECESSION is creating more entrepreneurs in East Lancashire than ever before, according to Business Link Northwest. The organisation, which supports existing and potential entrepreneurs, says the number of people in the county taking the first steps

  • No water for bowlers’ toilets is a scandal

    WITHOUT local councils our daily lives would certainly be a nightmare. It’s difficult to imagine an existence where we had to make our own individual arrangements, instead of being able to use services like education, refuse collection, social services

  • League boys hit by Bolt shock

    An England-like batting collapse did for the Veka Ribblesdale League’s chances of lifting the JW Lees Inter League Trophy at Great Harwood on Sunday afternoon. Russell Whalley, playing on his home ground, top scored with 35 as the Ribblesdale League

  • Lancashire v Durham: Keedy stars of first day

    Gary Keedy celebrated his England Lions call-up by claiming six wickets as Lancashire put leaders Durham on the back foot on the opening day of the County Championship Division One match at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old spinner last represented his country

  • Burnley look at £3m Reading defender

    OWEN Coyle would have to match Burnley’s transfer record to bring powerhouse defender Andre Bikey to Turf Moor. The Clarets boss is believed to be interested in the Cameroon international, whose last competitive game ended in drama when he was sent

  • Help save your children’s lives

    IT’S 37 years since Jimmy Savile urged us to ‘clunk, click, every trip’. His public information film had a major impact on behaviour, playing a major role in encouraging people to wear seatbelts. But now it seems we have taken a step backwards and become

  • Talking Cricket Column: All winners in the Worsley Cup

    FULL credit to everyone at Ramsbottom CC for their organisation of the Worsley Cup final. Acre Bottom was a picture and a huge and well-behaved crowd added to the big game atmosphere. It proves that cricket in the leagues is very much alive and kicking

  • Marriage made in heaven for Oswaldtwistle pastor

    AS pastor of her local church in Cape Town, South Africa, Elizabeth Fisher regularly risked her own life to help people on the fringes of society. A member of the ‘rescue team’ she worked with prostitutes, drug addicts and violent gang members

  • Probe into Blackpool Big Dipper crash

    AN investigation is under way after 21 people were injured in a crash on a landmark Blackpool Pleasure Beach roller coaster. One car had got stuck on the Big Dipper ride and was then shunted from behind by a following car, police said. Three people

  • Lancs set for Northern League

    Lancashire will field an Academy side in the Northern League next year. Lancashire Academy will play one league game against each member club.

  • Speaking about expenses again

    All seems to have gone a little quiet at the moment, regarding what our MPs are up to in claiming items on expenses which we mortals have to pay for out of own pockets. But hey, here comes the new Speaker (the one who keeps order and must be obeyed

  • Tesco: Precedent has been set

    The development of a supermarket at Wyre Street in Padiham may bring welcome regeneration to the town, but the involvement of Tesco is not. Tesco are now building an unwelcome domination of shopping within the town. I hope the council is not taken in

  • Burnley captain has Scot it all – Carlisle

    CLARKE Carlisle is backing Burnley captain Steven Caldwell to boost Scotland’s bid for a place in next year’s World Cup finals. The Clarets captain is expected to line up alongside his brother, Celtic defender Gary, at the heart of George Burley

  • Clinton rides to the rescue

    It is not certain which side is being opened up and to whom, but whatever the motives, Clinton pulled off a stunning diplomatic initiative. 'Sir Clinton Galahad' swooped out of the no-fly zone sky in his silver metal stallion to land in the bad lands

  • Meningitis: Get right diagnosis

    I lost my young daughter to meningitis and was extremely concerned to read the news of two-year-old Georgia Keeling. She was misdiagnosed with swine flu and died from meningitis just three hours later. Doctors thought my daughter Jessica, also two,