@informingbritain.com"MAN IN COURT OVER DEATH OF PARENTS"
@NatGoodlad.bsky.social for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Yasin Leli, accused of murdering his parents Ismail and Fatma Leli in Blackburn, has appeared at Preston Crown Court.
Pleas were delayed pending expert reports.
@informingbritain.com"M65 TOLL PLOT DISMISSED BY COUNCILLORS"
Will Morgan for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Blackburn With Darwen Council has condemned an M65 toll idea floated by a Reform UK councillor.
The party's local group abstained.
@informingbritain.com"E LANCS WELFARE BILL TO TOP £1.5BN"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Welfare benefits in East Lancashire are to be given a boost as £1.5billion is set to be spent on them.
Blackburn/Darwen have the region's largest Benefits Bill.
@informingbritain.com"'FARTING' COUNCILLOR IS BRANDED A CLOWN"
@DaveJagger.bsky.social for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.slocial
Labour Party's Anthony Shaw has called Reform UK councillor Andy Mahon a clown.
He was accused of farting at rivals and laughing over a Blackburn meeting.
@informingbritain.com"A POINT OF ODOUR"
Will Morgan for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Reform UK councillor Andy Mahon has been accused of "lifting his cheeks and farting" towards rival Tasleem Fazal during a Blackburn/Darwen Council meeting.
@informingbritain.com"MAN KILLS BROTHER WITH SINGLE PUNCH"
@NatGoodlad.bsky.social for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
A Waterfoot man has been convicted of manslaughter after a single punch killed his brother at a Social Club.
Brent Clayton will be sentenced later this month.
@doctorsbeardpod.bsky.socialSeptember 15, 2003 - Lancashire Telegraph - Would you be better at business if you were more like a Dalek?
#business #marketing #entrepreneur #leadership #lateralthinking #innovation #questionsthatmatter #motivation #lancashire #lancashiretelegraph #dalek #scifiinspo #techthinking
@doctorsbeardpod.bsky.socialJuly 11, 2003 - Lancashire Telegraph - Richard E Grant is named the 9th Doctor as the series moves into animated adventures for the internet.
#LancashireTelegraph #RichardEGrant #9thDoctor #DoctorWho #DoctorWhoNews #AnimatedAdventures #InternetAdventures #Juny11 #RichardEGrantAsTheDoctor #Whovian
@informingbritain.com"SIX CUSTOMERS LEFT RIPPED OFF BY LANDSCAPER"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
An East Lancashire landscaper who took nearly £40,000 for unfinished work over two years walked free from Preston Crown Court with a suspended sentence.
@informingbritain.com"PAEDOPHILE'S THREE-YEAR REIGN OF ABUSE"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Mark McConnell has been jailed for 13 years after being convicted of grooming and sexually abusing a young boy over three years in the Lancashire area.
@informingbritain.com"NEW FUNDING TO HELP TACKLE FLY-TIP 'BLIGHT'"
@DaveJagger.bsky.social for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
A council has proposed £515,000 to speed fly-tip removal and tighten enforcement across Blackburn and Darwen neighbourhoods, subject to approval.
@informingbritain.com"'HER INTENTIONS CANNOT BE DETERMINED'"
@NatGoodlad.bsky.social for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
A coroner has ruled out suicide after the death of Darwen mum Natasha Keryk, saying there was not enough evidence at the scene to determine her intentions.
@informingbritain.com"NEW WARNING AS CAR PARKING SCAM RETURNS"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph
Drivers have been warned not to scan bogus QR codes after a car parking scam designed to steal money and personal details returned in Blackburn.
@informingbritain.com"HUNDREDS OF JOBS LOST AT GLASS FIRM"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
290 jobs have been lost after Clayton Glass entered administration, closing sites in Blackburn, County Durham and North Lanarkshire amid high costs and weak demand.
@informingbritain.com"ESTATE 'LIKE A WAR ZONE'"
Shuiab Khan for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
50 residents of Meadowbrook Rise in Blackburn held a public meeting over shoddy building works they said left the Estate like a war zone with potholes and failed plumbing.
@informingbritain.com"ROVERS PARKING WOES"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
An independent consultant reviewed Blackburn Rovers matchday parking after residents near Ewood Park faced blocked driveways and pavements.
The Council says there is no simple fix.
@informingbritain.com"MAN JAILED FOR RAPE OF SLEEPING VICTIM"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Brian Matthews of Rishton has been jailed at Burnley Crown Court after climbing into a sleeping woman’s bed against her will and raping her in 2023.
@informingbritain.com"'KINDNESS AND COURAGE'"
Jack Stott for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
A coroner praised the community’s kindness and courage after a Haslingden car crash killed Victoria Niebylska and Hishaam Saghir.
Witnesses rushed from their homes to help.
@informingbritain.com"SON ACCUSED OF DOUBLE MURDER UP BEFORE COURT"
@NatGoodlad.bsky.social for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Yasin Leli of Blackburn, made his first crown court appearance via video link accused of murdering his elderly parents, with the next hearing date set.
@informingbritain.com"MURDERERS ASKING FOR APPEAL HEARING"
@NatGoodlad.bsky.social for @LancsTelegraph.bsky.social
Joanne Maxwell and her children Liam Donlin and Amie Clegg, jailed for life for murdering Paul Scott in Blackburn, are seeking permission to appeal.
