CALLING all charity champions. Are you fundraising for a worthy cause? We want to hear all about it for The Lancashire Telegraph's brand new Charity Champions news page. The Lancashire Telegraph will showcase your fundraising efforts each
CONGRATULATIONS to all those families across East Lancashire who have welcomed new babies. We asked for your pictures to add to this May's picture gallery and we have had a fantastic response. Every Tuesday we showcase your babies in the Lancashire
Rovers are in support of the Championship’s restart plan and have tailored their preparations towards a mid-June resumption. The players returned to training last week and now have 19 days to wait before the season is scheduled to get going again
A CYCLIST is in hospital after suffering head injuries following a crash. Emergency services, including ambulance crews, attended reports of an RTC in Bury Road, Turton, shortly before 12.30pm. The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said that
JUST one coronavirus-related death has been reported by Lancashire's hospitals over the last day as fatality rates continue to slow across the country. The only trust in the county to report a death since Sunday was Blackpool Teaching Hospitals,
Two men will be spending the next five months in jail after they nicked a TV and hair clippers from a barber shop. On Sunday May 24, the men broke into John's Barbers and Karen's Sweets and Treats on Accrington Road in Burnley. When officers
THE family of a ‘gentle giant’ who tragically died in a boating accident have paid loving tribute to the man who would have done ‘anything for anyone.’ Keith Chew, from Accrington, had been fishing off the coast of Fleetwood on Sunday morning when
A COUNCIL Conservative group has elected a former UKIP and Brexit Party councillor as its new leader. Hapton with Park ward's Cllr Alan Hosker won a weekend contest sparked by the suspension of his predecessor Cllr Andrew Newhouse. He now takes
A 'dangerous sexual predator' who raped two girls under the age of 15 has been jailed for 11 years. Richard McAdam was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Monday for offences against the two girls, which date back as far as 1995. The 60-year-old
Charlton manager Lee Bowyer says top scorer Lyle Taylor will not play when the Championship resumes for fear of picking up an injury that would scupper a "life-changing move". English football has been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus
A Volkswagen Golf has been clocked by an unmarked police car doing more than 145mph on a busy stretch of motorway. The vehicle was spotted by the officers on the northbound stretch of the M61 close to Chorley where it was driving in excess of 100mph
Fire chiefs have warned people to stop flying drones over Darwen Moor as a helicopter helping to extinguish the blaze, which has been burning for almost two days, had to be grounded. Posting on Twitter on Monday afternoon a spokesperson for the
This poor little lamb had to be rescued by fire crews after it fell into a canal. Firefighters from Padiham and Nelson were called by passers-by who were out walking along the canal near Altham Lane, and spotted the animal, which had escaped from
BURGER fans won't have to wait any longer to get their fix as the doors to a town's fast food outlet reopened this week. Blackburn's town centre Burger King, located on the Grimshaw Retail Park reopened on Monday, with customers now able to place
Dan Butterworth has had a season to forget – with two separate back injuries ruling him out for the majority of the campaign - but is on the comeback trail. The second back problem came after a red-hot period of form, scoring four times and laying
Morrisons are selling a vegan essentials food box for £35. The supermarket chain launched the box for vegans during lockdown. With 23 food items, vegans can expect lentils, jackfruit, couscous, meat free sausages, meat free mince, dairy free
The Championship re-start plans have been greeted with opposition, as QPR chief executive Lee Hoos saying his club are ‘vehemently opposed to this schedule’. The EFL released a statement on Sunday night outlining a proposed return date of June
Four dogs and 18 people had to be rescued from the sea when a boat capsized and they were cut off by the tide. Volunteers from Blackpool's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), were called out just after 4pm on Sunday and spent two hours responding
Football is back – almost – after the EFL announced a proposed re-start date of June 20. Should the ‘strict’ provisos set by the EFL, and the Government guidance, allow, then the Championship will resume 104 absences since the last match, Rovers
FORMER England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has joined Colne’s staff as a goalkeeping coach. The coup for the Reds comes as new boss Nathan Rooney shapes his backroom team after taking over from Steve Cunningham at the BetVictor North West Division
Rovers were weighing up a move for Italian marksman Corrado Grabbi on this day in 2001, after Graeme Souness watched him score for Serie B side Ternana. Rovers were ready to move for the 20-goal striker but faced competition for the 25-year-old
Police have spoken to the person believed to be responsible for the Darwen Moor fire as ten fire engines and specialist vehicles, including the high volume pump, are to remain at the site on Monday. Firefighters are expected to be battling the
The fire service has released shocking drone footage of a woodland blaze that is destroying hundreds of trees, as crews prepare to return to the scene this morning. Crews tackling the fire also released images showing several campfires had been
Police have issued 17 parking fines on busy, fast road in a single day, after people were warned about illegally parking there. Officers in the Ribble Valley handed out a number of fixed penalty notices on Sunday, to vehicles parking opposite solid
AN EAST LANCASHIRE nursery management software firm has launched a management tool designed to help nurseries navigate their staff returning to work post-lockdown. The move to launch StaffPlan comes after Nelson-based Connect Childcare conducted
A BLACKBURN-BORN author has been recognised for her work in promoting children’s literature and child protection. Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Cllr Jim Shorrock gave the honour to Christina Gabbitas, who has been promoting the work of NSPCC Childline
A WOMAN arresting on suspicion of murdering Blackburn student Aya Hachem has been released under investigation, police have confirmed. The 33-year-old, from Bolton, was detained in the town on Wednesday on suspicion of murder and attempting to murder
A SPECIAL seminar was held at the Chicago Rock Bar on Hammerton Street, Burnley, in 2003, to help licencees and door supervisors to control the problem of so-called ‘dance drugs’ in the town. The event was organised by the charity Drugsline Lancashire
BURNLEY-BASED Motorpoint is set to re-open all of its branches in England from today. The UK’s largest independent car retailer, which was recently awarded Platinum status by Feefo for its customer service, will welcome customers through its doors
A FORMER printworks in Burnley is set to be transformed by plans for student accommodation. Brian Sumner from Avalon Town Planning are the agents for Mr R Wrigley and the application was were submitted to convert the ex-canal warehouse and former
WORK has started on a new multi-million pound distribution building at an East Lancashire plastics manufacturing site. Altham-based What More UK said the new warehouse will provide 26,000 sq ft of extra distribution space and operate as a link between
SEAN Dyche believes the Premier League’s restart date gives his players and coaches something to work towards. The Clarets returned to training on May 19 not knowing when they might get the chance to play the final nine games of their campaign.
A BOROUGH Mayor has given another £1,000 to its coronavirus help hub. Hyndburn's First Citizen made the donation of £1000 from her charity fund via the Just Giving paged supporting the various charities and voluntary groups working under the umbrella
A PICTURESQUE rural borough has published a tourism recovery plan. It has prepared a schedule, health and safety advice and a film 'When the Time is Right' to help businesses prepare for the return of visitors as the coronavirus lockdown eases.
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is offering advice to shops as they prepare to open their doors again following the coronavirus lockdown. The borough's growth boss Cllr Phil Riley welcome the relaxation of the rules governing non-essential retail
BLACKBURN with Darwen's first openly gay Mayor will round off his year of office as he began with the pop music of his youth. Motorbike enthusiast Councillor Jim Shorrock will hand over his chains on Thursday. While the borough's Annual Council
TWO councils have urged businesses who missed out on earlier coronavirus grant schemes to apply for a share of more than £3million of government support. Blackburn with Darwen and Ribble Valley boroughs have now received their cash allocations for
EAST Lancashire council bosses are warning shop and business bosses to take precautions to stop Legionnaire’s Disease spreading as they open after the coronavirus lockdown. The bacteria legionella which causes the potentially fatal respiratory disease
