Contact the Telegraph
Send us your news tips, photos and videos Text LT and your message to 80360 or click here for more ways to contact us »
'East Lancashire lovers killed husband with butcher's knife'
8:10am Tuesday 2nd December 2008
UPDATE A husband was stabbed to death by his wife and her lover after being lured to a Pakistan hotel room, a jury was told.
30 drivers stopped in Rossendale speed checks
2:50pm Monday 1st December 2008
MORE than 30 vehicles were stopped as part of high visibility patrols and checks aimed at cracking down on speeding drivers in Rossendale.
Comments (0)Solicitor's two-punch combination felled 'volatile' Rossendale councillor
9:10pm Friday 28th November 2008
A SOLICITOR acting in self defence used his boxing skills to fell a former Haslingden councillor with a two-punch combination, a court heard.
Haslingden Christmas lights switched on
12:27pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
Haslingden has entered into the Christmas spirit with the switch on of its festive lights yesterday.
Appeal renewed over Haslingden betting shop raid
3:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
POLICE in the valley have renewed an appeal for witnesses following a terrifying armed robbery at a Haslingden betting shop.
East Lancashire's Panopticons to feature on Russian television
12:20pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
A LANDMARK arts project is set to make waves from Moscow to St Petersburg after Russian TV cameras visited East Lancashire.
Health talk spurs children
5:40pm Wednesday 12th November 2008
A HEALTH craze has captured the imagination of youngsters at a Rossendale school.
Haslingden building firm in Oman link-up
6:26pm Tuesday 11th November 2008
A HASLINGDEN-based company is celebrating a new partnership in Oman.
Students searching for mystery Haslingden violinist
2:50pm Monday 10th November 2008
Students at the Rossendale Video Unit are trying to find a young female musician who “fiddled” outside Haslingden Library during the recent street fair.
Female staff threatened in raid on Haslingden bookies
11:30am Monday 10th November 2008
A BETTING shop in Haslingden was raided by weapon-wielding robbers.
£50k drive to save lives on A56
10:26am Friday 7th November 2008
RADICAL safety improvements are to be made to the A56 before the end of the year.
Haslingden man admits Rawtenstall glassing
4:29pm Thursday 6th November 2008
A NIGHTCLUBBER who glassed another man in an early hours row over a girl left his victim with a severed artery and a six-inch gash on his head.
Rossendale band prove they are top brass
5:10pm Monday 3rd November 2008
PERFORMERS from Haslingden and Helmshore have returned to winning ways at a national brass band competition.
Haslingden organiser of chaotic Lake District marathon in prize money pledge
2:28pm Friday 31st October 2008
THE organiser of an endurance race in the Lake District which ended in chaos has pledged to give prize money to mountain rescue teams.
East Lancashire youngsters enjoy glitzy fundraiser
2:04pm Friday 31st October 2008
FIVE special children were rewarded for their bravery and courage at a glitzy celebrity fundraiser.
Haslingden and Colne library revamp costs spiral
3:20pm Wednesday 29th October 2008
AN extra £200,000 is to be pumped into a package to upgrade libraries in Pendle and Rossendale amid soaring building costs.
Haslingden pub up for sale for £425,000
4:00pm Wednesday 29th October 2008
A PROMINENT town centre pub has been put up for sale for £425,000, it has been revealed.
Bacup driver in fatal A56 crash was not wearing seatbelt
8:10pm Tuesday 28th October 2008
A FORMER soldier who crashed into the central reservation on the A56 bypass suffered fatal injuries because he was not wearing a seatbelt, an inquest heard.
Punk legends The Damned to headline Sophie Lancaster memorial gig
6:10pm Monday 27th October 2008
PUNK legends The Damned are set to headline a memorial concert for murdered former Hasliingden High student Sophie Lancaster.
Teenager arrested after pedestrian injured in Haslingden crash
8:50pm Sunday 26th October 2008
A PEDESTRIAN suffered serious injuries after he was mown down as two cars collided.
Pedestrian injured after two cars crash in Haslingden
10:47am Saturday 25th October 2008
A PEDESTRIAN was rushed to hospital suffering serious head and leg injuries following a two-car crash.
VIDEO: Haslingden pub raiders caught on CCTV
3:57pm Thursday 23rd October 2008
MASKED raiders stole £8,000 after breaking in to an East Lancashire pub late at night.
Haslingden ‘UFO sighting’ revealed in old MoD files
1:10pm Thursday 23rd October 2008
REPORTS of a UFO sighting in Rossendale with a craft spotted flying at “a million miles an hour”, have been revealed.
Grane Road shut until tomorrow
9:10am Thursday 16th October 2008
Lancashire County Council yesterday closed Grane Road until tomorrow while lining work is completed.
Rossendale new speed camera sites unveiled
4:07pm Tuesday 14th October 2008
NEW proposed sites for mobile speed cameras in Rossendale have been unveiled.
Lout waved knives about on Haslingden street
3:30pm Tuesday 14th October 2008
A KNIFE-WIELDING thug has admitted a series of offences in Haslingden.
Angry Haslingden student slams Lancashire council over passport bungle
3:32pm Monday 13th October 2008
A STUDENT has slammed bungling council staff who wrongly posted her passport to a man living 10 miles away.
Seventh for Haslingden and Helmshore brass players
4:10pm Friday 10th October 2008
HASLINGDEN and Helmshore Brass Band came seventh in the North West Brass Band Championships.
East Lancashire mill workers share memories in new book
11:22am Thursday 9th October 2008
A NEW book charts the rise and fall of the cotton industry in East Lancashire through the eyes of local mill workers.
Rossendale hospice festive cards on sale
3:30pm Thursday 9th October 2008
ROSSENDALE Hospice has produced a Christmas card using a photograph taken by local artist Paul McKell.
Essential links
Your East LancsYourTelegraph
News, views, photos and videos posted by Lancashire Telegraph readers
Your Say YourTelegraph
Is this the funniest programme on the box? There's only one way to find out..........fight! − Hotpot
Harry Hill's TV Burp »Latest blogs and columns
Enjoy Christmas with a crunch
Caroline Dutton column: You know what? It's almost been worth downgrading to Smart Price for the weekly shop just for the effect this recession (nee credit crunch) has had on Christmas silliness.
If we’re ‘wired’ to believe in God, where does it all go wrong?
Rev Kevin Logan column: We’re born to believe in God. That’s how we’re hard wired; the natural default position.
Winter wildlife by the river
Ron Freethy's nature column: There is a circular walk which follows the River Wenning at Hornby to a point where it meets the River Lune.
The questions all men must ask themselves
Helen Mead column: What to buy the man in your life for Christmas? For me, the socks/cheap aftershave dilemma never fails to put a damper on what is meant to be a jolly time of year.
Time to have an inquiry
Lancashire Telegraph comment: THE saga over the axing of Burnley’s A&E department goes on.
The changing role of the local bobby
Harry Nuttall column: How well do YOU know your local bobby, or Community Beat Manager as he — or she — is called in these politically correct times?
Making yobs see sense
Lancashire Telegraph comment: Firefighters regularly put their lives on the line to save the rest of us from death, injury and potentially devastating loss of property.
I wonder if my BNP neighbours fancy a pakora?
Shuiab Khan column: Thanks to some unknown soul, I now know there are a couple of BNP members living near my house.
Government needs to act
Lancashire Telegraph comment: Drivers aged under 21 are bound to be less experienced than their older counterparts.
Confidence is key to beating the recession
Jack Straw column: Opinions will no doubt differ about the economic package unveiled on Monday by the Chancellor Alistair Darling.
Sponsored Links
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
