STAFF at a Ramsbottom off-licence have been left ‘traumatised’ after robbers threatened them with a tyre iron before making off with cash. Police said two men entered the Bargain Booze shop, in Bolton Road West, at around 9.30pm on Tuesday (17) and
FREE parking after 6pm is set to be scrapped in Burnley Council car parks in a bid to make more money from football fans. The council are proposing to carry on charging for Pay and Display parking up until 9pm at its 17 car parks. Currently
A BAKERY manager who has devoted three decades to sport and healthy living in Burnley is set to retire. Born and ‘bread’ in Rochdale, Duncan Lees, 60, started work for Warburtons in 1974, but quickly rose to the top and was appointed factory
TRADERS and council chiefs are locked in a row over new leases which would see the market open an extra day. Indoor stall holders in Accrington Market Hall said the council’s proposals for Wednesday trading were unprofitable, and that several
CREAMY cow’s milk from the home farm is the secret to producing award-winnning yoghurts, according to a Ribble Valley dairy owner. Staff at the Alston Dairy in Longridge are celebrating after scooping top prizes at one of the largest agricultural
A HUNT has been launched for one of Lancashire’s most wanted men after he went on the run. Patrick Felloni was released from prison in May after being jailed for burgling a priest in Accrington to fund a trip to his native Dublin. The
AFTER reading the article headlined ‘Invest in teachers, not in buildings’ (LT, August 10), I have to ask just which cloud cuckoo land does our new Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle inhabit? I don’t mind the headline – in fact I agree that more money should
DANIEL Barritt and Toshi Arai are playing catch-up as they resume their challenge for the Production World Rally Championship this weekend. With crews picking six events from nine rounds, the pair haven’t contested a round of the PWRC since
PEOPLE power came to the fore yesterday in two dramatic incidents. A group of quick-thinking residents are rightly being called heroes after lifting a car off a boy who was trapped underneath. In another show of triumph over adversity, residents
THE stories and secrets hidden in the ancient walls of Coal Clough House in Burnley, which is said to date back to the early 1600s are investigated by historian Jack Nadin. The date-stone over the entrance porch ‘1638-1894’ marks its beginnings
TRAFFIC is still heavy on the M6 around Samlesbury after hours of holdups caused by a man threatening to jump off the bridge. Both lanes of the motorway were closed today between junctions 31a and 32 from 11.10am. Police said the man, who was on a footbridge
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AN HISTORIC Lancashire hotel is to feature in a new gastronomic television comedy directed by Blackburn-born filmaker Michael Winterbottom. The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, launches with an episode centred on the Ribble Valley
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A gallery of East Lancs students celebrating their A-level results is now online. Click here to view and buy pictures from the gallery.
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Way back on May 2, Gary Shaw and Molly Ralphson were the winners of the Hameldon Hill Race in Accrington and that result in the opening race of the summer set the pattern for the entire Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix Series. The 12th and
NELSON town centre faces a ‘devastating blow’ after a high profile store said it could close. Argos confirmed the future of its Nelson store, in The Victory Centre, is under review, but said that no ‘firm decision’ had been made. The catalogue shop
A BOY has returned to the hospital that saved his life to say thank you. Lewis Coverley, 13, underwent bowel surgery at Royal Blackburn Hospital five years ago. Then eight-years-old, Lewis, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, was visiting Blackburn
A VULNERABLE grandmother has been conned out of her savings in a ‘despicable’ scam. Carol Short, 50, was tricked into handing over security details to her laptop before her bank account was hacked in to. And disabled Mrs Short, whose
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A PAKISTANI community leader from East Lancashire has flown out to the crisis-hit country to join the aid effort. More than £20,000 has been raised locally and fundraiser Hussain Akhtar has been seeing how the cash is being spent. He
ONE thing that really excites me is when enterprising individuals or organisations take live performances into unusual venues. So it is with Fish, Chips and Rock and Roll, the latest project set up by Altrincham based music promoter Alex McCann
CLARETS young gun Jay Rodriguez is hoping his goals will do the talking as he looks to play a major role in the club’s Championship assault. The Burnley-born striker opened his account for the season with a neat finish in the reserves’ 6-0 romp over
A NEW register of former pupils of Miss Regan’s Preparatory School, Darwen, is now being called. For a group of them are planning a reunion and want as many of their classmates to come along. Looking Back heard from Ann Stokes nee Ainsworth
The public, private and 3rd sectors have always co-habited quite happily together, with the occasional tiff often over where the line between them should be drawn, if indeed it should. If it hadn’t been for our churches, many of our schools, youth
PAUL Buckel and Steve Butler had one of those ‘if only’ nights when they contested the Y Rali Gogledd in North Wales. The Accrington-based pair are regular contenders in the ANWCC Road Rally Championship, and were looking to repeat their top 20 finish
A HYNDBURN councillor's son is being treated at a military critical care unit after being seriously injured in Afghanistan. Captain Kevin Hayes, 46, the son of Hyndburn councillor Doug and former mayor Sandra Hayes, was seriously injured in
EAST Lancashire students were today collecting their A Level results. Nationally, one in 12 exams was marked an A* grade today as sixth-formers scored another record-breaking year of results. A total of 69,302 exam entries (8.1%) were
WHILST elected members of governing bodies must have remit to govern successfully, they must remember that complete power has now been delegated to them and they are there to represent the people. In the case of the European Parliament, I wonder how
A SHOPKEEPER disarmed a robber wearing a dressing gown who brandished an air rifle and demanded vodka. The woman went in to the Garden Village Store, Sough Lane, Darwen, around 8.30pm on Tuesday. She brandished an air rifle and demanded
BLACKBURN Rovers chairman John Williams has denied reports Bulgarian international Ivelin Popov has already agreed a deal with the club. Contrary to widespread reports and his club Litex Lovechs' website, which claims the 22-year-old had agreed a deal
SAM Allardyce has warned the footballing world ‘Blackburn Rovers are not rich yet’ as he looks to solve his side’s ‘glaring’ weaknesses in front of goal on a limited budget. The Rovers boss spoke with cautious excitement about the potential
CLARETS boss Brian Laws has been put on alert after it emerged that Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack has been made available on loan. The Bluebirds have sparked a tug-of-war for highly-rated McCormack’s services, according to the player’s agent, following
Talismanic striker Carlos Tevez fears even his place in not safe in MANCHESTER CITY’S team amid all the star signings at Eastlands. Tevez insists no player is safe in the side - as proved by the snub of goalkeeper Shay Given, who is set to quit the Blues
ILYAS Khan is scheduled to confirm his resignation as Accrington Stanley chairman at a board meeting after Saturday’s home game against Macclesfield – but managing director Dave O’Neill is unsure how the meeting will pan out. Khan said last month that
Pakistan enjoyed their best day of a troubled series as they dismissed England for 233 on day one of the third npower Test at The Oval. Matt Prior, with 84 not out, batted with a composure and confidence lacking throughout England’s top six, who were
Kent’S unlikely all-rounder Darren Stevens grabbed three wickets in 13 balls on a dramatic opening day in Canterbury as the hosts closed on 53-2 in reply to Lancashire’s 266 all out. Military medium at best, right-armed Stevens sent down three successive
The National 12 Hour Championship held around Garstang and the Fylde on Sunday resulted in an incredible course record of 292 miles clocked by winner Julian Jenkinson of Southampton. Of our four East Lancashire entries, three finished when Blackburn
Blackburn Harrier Alison Leonard from Chorley finished in fourth place in a new personal best of 2:01.82 in a quick ‘On Camp with Kelly’ 800m invitation race at the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on Friday. Despite collecting
SIX hero neighbours hoisted a two-ton car off a boy trapped under the chassis. Cody Smith, five, was pinned down under the Peugeot 308 after it reversed over him and his bicycle. Hearing his screams of agony, the local heroes ran to
MOST of East Lancashire's university places have already been filled — before pupils' A-level results are revealed today. Only degree programmes such as computer programming, policing and eastern fashion are left at the University of Central
THE hosepipe ban is to be lifted today(thur) after five weeks of restrictions in East Lancashire. Since the ban came into force there has been large number of downpours, with July seeing almost twice the normal average rain. United Utilities
