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A NEW health centre due to be built for £21million will cost taxpayers more than £50million, it has emerged. Health bosses last month secured private finance for the facility, in Alma Street, off Barbara Castle Way, Blackburn, with a deal to lease the

There will be a PACT Meeting for Helmshore on Friday 2nd October 2009 at 5.30pm the venue being Tesco Haslingden. Agenda; Anti-social behaviour, Youths gathering at Tor View School and patrols at Sunnybank Social Club,

CLITHEROE were left cursing their luck as they failed to convert their early chances and were left chasing the game after Ashton’s quick double strike. The Blues had a promising start but suffered a double blow when Philip Edghill put their home side

HEALTH bosses have said how ‘constant vigilance’ helped them identify a superbug in the neonatal intensive care baby unit. Seven children contracted MSSA – methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus – at Blackburn Royal Hospital, leading to admissions

EAST Lancashire investors are owed more than £200,000 by a stricken property company – and are not expected to get anything back. Administrators of Padiham-based Dylan Harvey Residential Limited (DHR), which collapsed with £100million debts last month

A DARWEN councillor has urged “vast improvements” to be made to education after figures showed the Sudell ward had one of the lowest percentage of GCSE pass rates in the borough. Just 29 per cent of pupils living in the area achieved five GCSEs at grades

A BLACKBURN bingo fanatic is in training to play the world’s highest game of bingo on Mount Everest. Mark Simm, manager of Gala Bingo Blackburn, will tackle the world’s highest mountain, dabber in hand, in an attempt to smash the record for the World

I’M a big fan of list-making. It’s one of the traits of being a Virgo, so I’m told. I’d even go as far as saying that making lists is one of my favourite pastimes. During my university years I would wake up in the middle of the night to make ridiculous

A SPECIAL school is out of special measures after months of hard work and dedication from staff and pupils. North Cliffe School, Blackburn Old Road, Great Harwood, was judged failing in March 2008 by Ofsted officials following an inspection. They

One of the longest-running alternative music shows in the history of UK radio celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. We spoke to the man at the helm, East Lancashire's Steve Barker... who now broadcasts from China. RADIO Lancashire presenter Steve

While the rest of the world saw the comical side and delight when, during a press conference in Iraq last December, an Iraqi reporter lobbed both his shoes at Bush, the reporter for his behaviour was subsequently jailed. It is now understood he may also

I would like to say a big thank you to the postman Paul who found my purse on Queensway, Livesey, Blackburn. The kind postman put it inside my porch and wrote on one of the letters, with all the money and cards inside. There are still some genuine and

TWO men have been charged and a third remains under arrest in hospital after being shot by police in Haslingden. TWO men have been charged and a third remains under arrest in hospital after being shot by police in Haslingden. Firearms

From the visitor centre, turn towards the minor road and turn left along the impressive promenade. This leads alongside the lakeside dam. Hollingworth Lake was completed in the early years of the 19th century. It was compensation water for

Sunnyhurst Wood in Darwen is a beautiful place to walk. Or so I thought. I went there with my daughter and grandson for a Sunday walk. We had only walked through the gates and my daughter stood on some dog muck. Then two minutes later my grandson of

So, David Butterworth believes road bumps are pointless (LT, September 17). Well, I have a Down’s Syndrome son and I walk the area, unlike some in the their speedy cars. OK, no-one has actually been killed in our area, yet. Would Mr Butterworth like

MAJOR works will close an Edenfield road for eight days, with traffic diverted along other valley routes. Part of the A680 Rochdale Road, the main route from Rawtenstall to Rochdale, will be shut at various times during the next four weeks while Lancashire

NELSON slipped to a 3-0 defeat but it could have been a a different story had they converted one of their early chances. In was real end-to-end stuff in the opening 15 minutes when either side could have scored. Nelson keeper Chris Thompson pulled off

PLANS to spend £3million on an endangered bird native to East Lancashire is fantastic news to conservationists. But the news is undoubtedly going to be something of a surprise to the people living in this area purely because of the figures involved.

FIFTY-five vehicles were stopped, and five of them seized by police, as part of a crime crackdown in the Crawshawbooth and Whitworth areas. The aim was to target the main arterial routes in Rossendale and stop vehicles being used illegally, or for criminal

BRITISH Transport Police have warned that cable thieves are “risking their liberty and lives”. During the past two weeks, more than 1km of cable has been stolen from the trackside in the North West, affecting communications and signalling equipment

A TEENAGER who was stabbed in Burnley’s Towneley Park two months ago will finally be laid to rest this week. The funeral service for Louise Evans, 18, will take place at St Thomas’ Church, in Barrowford, followed by a committal at Burnley Crematorium

CHARGES for the removal of bulky waste could be cut amid fears they are leading to an increase in fly-tipping. Residents are charged £17.95 to take away larger items such as cookers, fridges and wardrobes by Burnley Borough Council. But the authority

LIBERAL Democrats in Pendle have called on two opposition councillors to resign in the wake of a standards committee controversy. Coun David Whipp, the Lib Dem cabinet member for community safety and asset management, has been cleared of blame by a national

A 47-year-old bus passenger was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy when the vehicle stopped in Langho. Officers were waiting at the bus stop after a 14-year-old boy rang police on his mobile and alleged he had been

SCHOOLS, businesses and community groups have come together to create Lancashire’s longest doodle. This week pupils from Pendle Vale College, Nelson, have been working on the art project that sees a 200-metre-long stretch of cotton drawn on with designs

IT MAY have lacked goals but there was no shortage of goalmouth action. Both sides went for goals from the off and chances were created at both ends. Matthew Hampson and Arran Walters had early efforts for Bacup but they had a let off on the half hour

PLANS for an eleven-storey ‘skyscraper’ which would dominate Burnley’s skline have been criticised by the town’s civic society and architectural experts. Councillors are set to discuss plans submitted by RMA Developments to build what would be Burnley

A MISSING teenage girl with links to Burnley has been found unharmed, Lancashire Police have said. Police issued an appeal over the weekend concerning Mercedes Lyons, aged 16, from Blackpool, who had not been seen since the previous Monday. Earlier

A WAR veteran has condemned a graffiti attack on a memorial to Scouts. Vandals targeted Nelson’s Scout Memorial, in Market Square, after it had only just been relocated following town centre improvement works. But the sandstone monument, now beside

BLACKBURN Rovers footballer Pascal Chimbonda was today banned from driving for six months after he was found guilty of speeding. The full-back was clocked speeding on the A1 near Newark, Nottinghamshire, in October 2008 and again on the

NEXT month's meeting with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park provides Burnley's next opportunity to play for their first away point, and indeed goal, and goalkeeper Brian Jensen knows games don't come much bigger for either side. “It's the only

COLNE paid the price for not taking advantage of their first half domination as they slipped to defeat at Ashton. Having bossed the opening 45 minutes Colne only had Liam Garbutt’s early strike to show for the superiority. Garbutt gave them a dream

YOU’VE got to feel sorry for Burnley football fan Jason Taylor, who lives just a few minutes’ walk away from Ewood Park. For on the day of the most anticipated East Lancashire derby for 33 years, Jason will have to make a 60-mile round trip to watch

A GARDENING group in Nelson has found an innovative way of re-using thousands of plastic bottles. The award-winning Pendle Grow and Sow proved there was no need for glass after using 1,200 pop bottles to build a greenhouse in the Hodge House allotments

Blackburn Cathedral will be represented in a country steeped in deeply religious traditions and bitter conflict at an inter-faith community relations conference. Canon Chancellor Chris Chivers and Anjum Anwar, who is dialogue development officer for

FRUSTRATED boss Owen Coyle says Burnley must defend better collectively if they are to banish their away curse. The Clarets’ 5-0 defeat at Spurs was their fourth loss in a row on their travels. Fourteen goals have been conceded in total away from Turf

CHRIS Turner admits his recent appearance at Turf Moor has given him a taste for the big time, but first he knows the priority is securing a regular place at Accrington Stanley. Turner lined up for Stanley in their recent fund-raising friendly

SAM Allardyce believes Saturday’s thrilling 2-1 defeat of Aston Villa will prove one of Rovers’ best wins of the season – as he remembers the joys of being a manager. David Dunn kept his cool with an 88th minute penalty to fire Blackburn Rovers out of

Dimitar Berbatov admitted the introduction of Ryan Giggs proved pivotal in Manchester United jumping into the Barclays Premier League’s top spot. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side were always on top at Stoke, but they were struggling to make the breakthrough

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is convinced his side will not suffer a hangover after their eight-game winning run came to an end in the unlikely setting of Wigan. The home team turned the form book on its head by recording their first victory in 35

It has been a week of highs, lows, heels and toes. Is it me or is Craig Revel-Horwood mellowing? Giving three eights in one week - I have never known him to do that for any celebrity's first dance. Len seemed to be a little moody and frustrated

Mark Hughes is not too worried about being without Emmanuel Adebayor against West Ham tonight because his Manchester City players need to get used to it. Adebayor will complete the final match of a three-match suspension picked up for his facial attack

Striker Fernando Torres may hold the key to Liverpool’s success in the Premier League this season but he is keen to stress the importance of the team around him. The Spain international has hit a rich vein of form and his superb hat-trick in the 6-1

A Saudi prince wants to buy half of Liverpool in a deal worth up to £350million, according to reports. Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud - who chairs Saudi holding company Fama Group and the F6 sports investment firm - was quoted by the Saudi

PREMIER League title winner Jason Wilcox has signed for the Lancashire Telegraph. The former left-winger, part of Blackburn’s Championship-winning team in 1995, joins Kevin Gallacher and Simon Garner as one of our sports columnists. Every Tuesday, Jason

PROLIFIC striker Terry Fearns bagged a brace as Chorley beat their higher tier visitors and pocketed the £4,500 prize for reaching the third qualifying round. It was a tenacious display from the Magpies and manager Steve Waywell’s midweek spying

A PLANNING application for a supermarket billboard is set to be rejected at a council meeting next week. The Lidl Supermarket, in Rigby Street, Nelson, app-lied to Pendle Council to put up an advertisement sign 6m wide and 3m high. The supermarket

TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp saw Robbie Keane score four goals against Burnley but insisted no striker at White Hart Lane is guaranteed a starting place. Redknapp had the option of keeping Peter Crouch in his starting XI after the England striker’s

ASTON Villa boss Martin O’Neill was frustrated to come away without a point after conceded such a later goal. He said: “We got off to a great start. I thought that even at 1-1 at half time we’d go on and win the game. “Perhaps we didn’t create as many

ROSSENDALE slipped to their sixth defeat in eight league games as leaders Colwyn Bay stormed to victory. The North Wales outfit, a point clear of Curzon Ashton at the top of Unibond First Division North, opened the scoring on 30 minutes through

HAVING hit AFC Blackpool for seven on Tuesday night, Barnoldswick had to settle for a blank day in front of goal as they consolidated second spot in Vodkat League Division One. It was a frustrating afternoon for the league newcomers in a match that was

THE For Darwen Party has hit back at a councillor who claimed Blackburn was suffering as a result of Darwen’s regeneration. Arif Waghat said Blackburn had become a “junior partner” to Darwen in the eyes of the council when he resigned from

Jack Straw’s call (LT, Sept 18) for an “open mind on alter-native approaches” in dealing with long-term heroin users is a welcome step towards a more effective policy. His view is in line with experts from the International Council on Security and Development

We’ve all seen some questionable scenes when venturing out into East Lancashire’s nightlife, but nothing comes close to the moral outrage that ensued after what I witnessed on a quiet Wednesday night out. Enjoying a couple of drinks with work colleagues

A TRAIL of white paint, measuring 50 miles from East Lancashire to North Yorkshire, has left highways experts baffled. Roads from Hyndburn to Thirsk have been affected by the mystery dribbles, which were first spotted last week on the A679,

I recall Blackburn selling off the council’s housing stock and now we have very few places for vulnerable or homeless people. The council also sold off or closed the old folk’s homes with many being used as temporary accommodation for immigrants. The

It’s been a long time since I was last in a classroom; since I whiled away the hours dreamily leaning on my elbow while sending rolled-up messages to my best friend, and giggling. I wasn’t the most attentive student but somehow emerged with a handful

A CAR flipped on to its roof in Huncoat on Saturday, injuring all four occupants. The crash happened near the Railway pub on Station Road around 11.30pm. The driver, aged 20, and three passengers in their late teens, all managed to free themselves

NEIGHBOURHOOD police officers will be able to spend more time on the beat after securing a new base in Mellor Brook. PC Jo Dolan and PCSO Mick Turner will now work out of Mellor Brook Community Centre, based on Whalley Road in the Ribble

HUNDREDS more pounds have poured into the Save Our Stanley campaign. On Saturday collectors were out and about at Ewood Park with buckets asking for people to donate money. And on Friday Stanley captain Andy Procter spent the afternoon with youngsters

PADIHAM went down to a dis-appointing 3-1 home defeat as they were undone by Winsford’s hat-trick hero Stuart Wellstead. The visitors led 2-0 at the break thanks to Wellstead’s ninth minute strike and a penalty midway through the half. Padiham turned

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after two convicted criminals – including a killer – absconded from a mental health hospital’s care. Both men gave staff at Calderstones Hospital, in Whalley, the slip in two separate inc-idents on one day. One of the abscondees

ALMOST 200 people turned out to object against plans for a rehabilitation centre for addicts to be opened in Darwen. There was heated debate at a meeting between residents and the Christian charity Reto UK at the United Reformed Church, Bolton

ACCRINGTON Stanley have no immediate plans to switch more home games to Friday nights, but they hope that will not bring an end to increased attendances at the Crown Ground. A total of 2,764 fans watched Stanley claim an emphatic 5-3 win over

DAVID Dunn laid some personal ghosts to rest on Saturday after silencing the Aston Villa boo-boys. The Blackburn Rovers midfielder beat former team-mate Brad Friedel from the penalty spot two minutes from time to seal a 2-1 win for the 10-man

ROBBIE Blake has told his team-mates to put Saturday’s defeat at Spurs out of their minds and focus on maintaining Burnley’s perfect home record. The Clarets’ 5-0 defeat at Spurs was the fourth on the spin on their Premier League travels.

JUSTIC Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw has agreed to take part in a debate with the leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin on BBC’s Question Time. Mr Straw is the first senior Labour politician to say he was willing to appear

HUNDREDS of walkers helped recreate the moment part of a park was handed to the people of Accrington 100 years ago. The Coppice Celebratory Procession saw around 300 people parade to the top of the Coppice at Peel Park. They then recreated the handing

THE mother of a former Burnley schoolgirl has spoken of her horror at watching her daughter being ravaged by the effects of a legal party drug. These shocking pictures show how former Habergham High School pupil, Mikaila Tyhurst, 22, lost her looks and

BLACKBURN Rovers duo Steven Reid and Keith Andrews have been named in the provisional Republic of Ireland squad for their forthcoming qualifiers. Reid has not appeared for his country in more than a year because of injury but will join Andrews

FIVE people were taken to hospital after a fire at a chemical manufacturing firm in Hyndburn on Saturday. A fire broke out around 2.45pm in a chemical processing unit at William Blythe Ltd in Bridge Street, Church. But as specially trained staff at