A MOTHER has been left angered after a mix-up left her son without a place at a town's only Catholic primary school. Sarah Muldoon said she was devastated to learn this week that there was no place for three-year-old Luke at St John's RC Primary School
A MOTHER of four lied her way to almost £30,000 in benefits during a six-year fraud, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how Jacqueline McLeod, 40, of Wellfield Road, Burnley, who was a carer for her blind husband, claimed benefits on his behalf
A CORONER issued a warning to drug users after an inquest into the death of a 35-year-old heroin addict. The inquest heard Tracey Duffy, of Carter Street, Accrington, developed a large infected ulcer in her groin as a result of injecting herself with
A GIRL who had a liver transplant as a baby aims to mark turning 18 by competing in the World Transplant Games. Lauren Leach, of Calva Close, Burnley, has only one birthday wish, to raise enough money to send her to compete in Thailand in August. She
A CAR boot seller was caught selling thousands of pounds worth of fake designer clothing and copied DVDs twice in a month, a court heard. Brian John Pennington, 46, who was found selling the goods at a Clitheroe Auction Mart claimed that he was "just
A TEENAGER has been accused of brand- ishing a cosh at a resid- ent while he burgled her home. James Smith, 18, from Oswaldtwistle, was due to appear before Blackburn magistrates today charged with aggravated burglary and criminal damage following
A HUGE cannabis farm containing 1,200 plants has been found by police. The farm in Mary Street, near Turf Moor, Burnley, is believed to be the biggest ever found in East Lancashire. As well as the plants, which would produce cannabis with a street value
Click here to see our photo gallery from the fair. THE Chipping Steam Fair has been hailed a success with thousands of pounds raised for the community. More than 7,000 people attended the 10th annual fair which attracted exhibitors and visitors from
Click here to see our photo gallery. SCOUTS from across Lancashire gathered together to mark the Scout movement's centenary. Over 1,500 youngsters aged six to 25 descended on Bowley Scout Camp, Great Harwood, for a weekend of fun activities.
THE Mayor of Pendle, Coun Allan Buck, officially re-opened Nelson's Marsden Park yesterday. The event celebrated the restoration of the park, done with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Activities included live music from local bands, street theatre
A TRAVELLER has been jailed for five years after police found an air rifle, ammunition and 66 CS gas cartridges in his caravan. Thomas Beard, 24, of the Acorn Lodge Stables off the A59 at Clayton-le-Dale, was described by his defence team as a "magpie
EX-Burnley manager Stan Ternent stunned the world of football by signing former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright on a free transfer from Celtic. It was a cunning move by Ternent as not only did Wright help to draw massive attention to the Clarets
PADIHAM professional Kashif Siddique established a new batting record for the Veka Ribblesdale League with his innings of 233 against Ribblesdale Wanderers in the senior division. The Pakistani star hit 27 boundaries and 12 sixes in a 140 ball innings
A MAN who found the mother of his child in bed with another man attacked them both, Burnley Crown Court heard. "Shocked" James Ormerod, 25, fought with love rival Stephen Mortimer in the bedroom and then set on Angela Murray in the street, kicking her
LOWERHOUSE were finally able to play their new professional against Bacup, but Aaron O'Brien's debut was overshadowed by a tremendous per-formance from 19-year-old Ben Heap. The youngster scored a career-best 80 at Lanehead during a rain-affected match
LEEDS United are lining up a move for former Burnley goalkeeper Danny Coyne. The Wales international was released by Clarets boss Steve Cotterill at the end of the season, along with Graham Branch, Frank Sinclair and John McGreal, while Garreth O'Connor
A MAN played a sick hoax by telling the parents of a 19-year-old woman that their daughter had been critically injured in a car crash. Blackburn magistrates were told that Christopher Winard telephoned early one morning and lied that he was a family
A crime fighting part-nership has been named best in the country. Rossendale Crime and Disorder Partnership helped reduce crime by 14.9 per cent during the financial year 2006 to 2007. The Audit Commission said this was the biggest reduction anywhere
Funding for the multi-million pound restoration of an historic park could be under threat because of plans for one of the proposed new super-schools. Lottery bosses say they will consider pulling a £2million grant for the rejuvenation of Towneley Park
THE new chairman of Lancashire County Council is Wendy Dwyer. The role is a reward for the Labour representative's long service. Coun Dwyer who represents Accrington South, will hold the position for a year and will be supported by deputy chairman Alan
England head coach Steve McClaren believes Burnley played a vital role in his preparations for next month's international clashes. McClaren named the squad to face Brazil and Estonia on Saturday, just hours after running the rule over potential inclusions
Skipper Gareth Barry is backing Craig Bellamy to help take Aston Villa "onto the next level" of European football if he completes a summer move from Liverpool. The former Blackburn Rovers striker is one of Villa boss Martin O'Neill's leading targets
PREMIERSHIP footballer Paul Gallagher has told how he lost a friend in a horror smash as he backed our Wasted Lives campaign. The 22-year-old Blackburn Rovers forward said the Lancashire Telegraph campaign had an important role to play in saving the
A FORMER chip shop boss who dragged a schoolgirl into a garage and raped her has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Gary Landon was arrested after he was found attacking the girl by residents who had followed the sounds of the victim's cries. A
ORGANISERS of Pendle's first riding festival hope it helped their campaign to reinstate more of the area's "disappearing" bridleway network. Cosina Towneley, from Trawden Forest and Borders Bridleway Association, who organised four rides with the help
David Bentley has pinpointed rekindling his enthusiasm for playing football with Blackburn as a key reason for him breaking into the full England squad. Bentley admitted he had "personal problems" earlier in his career and lost his enjoyment for the
RE the article on Jimmy Clitheroe. We were in the same class at school (Form IIIA) at Barrowford School in 1934. He was 18 months younger. It is a good account. I remember Harry Blezzard. I don't remember Jimmy being called Kip. He was always smart and
I BECAME a patron of CLIC Sargent, the UK's leading children's cancer charity, after seeing what a great job they do in supporting families affected by childhood cancer. As a football manager I also know the fun and benefits children can get from a
I WRITE in response to the article "Taxpayers foot £150 a day bill for press officer". Lindsay MacFarlaine justifies employing a press officer for the Building Schools for the Futureproject, saying "BSF is such a huge project, and we have a duty as
THE death of former Lancashire player Peter Marner saddens me. It immediately evoked memories of a Lancashire League game played at Bacup v Todmorden. I was fortunate enough to umpire in the match. The game went well enough until at one point a spectator
AM I alone in thinking that the opt-out system supposedly used by Royal Mail to prevent the unwanted, unsolicited receipt of advertising dross "hand delivered by your postman' is a big con? I have signed up twice in the past 12 months, but I still get
DARWEN'S eighth annual music festival got off to a slow start yesterday, organisers said. But organiser Brett Henry said he was confident the numbers of people who attended would still exceed last year's figures - should the weather improve. More than
EAST Lancashire soap stars donned their glad rags for the British Soap Awards - and one of our actors took a top prize. The winner of the coveted best actor award was Anthony Cotton, of Edenfield, Rossendale, who plays camp knicker stitcher and barman
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was left out of Lancashire's rain-affected Friends Provident Trophy defeat against Scotland yesterday as a pre-cautionary measure. The 29-year-old has missed the first two Test matches against West Indies with niggles
Promoted manager Simon Grayson has insisted he always believed Blackpool could win promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship - even when they were in danger of relegation. The former BLackburn Rovers defender saw his Seasiders team beat Yeovil 2-0 in the
CHORLEY'S Nick Dougherty kissed goodbye to any hopes of lifting the PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday after a disastrous eight at the par five fourth. Dougherty started the day tied in seventh place on five-under-par along with eventual winner
