David Jagger

5 days ago | lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | David Jagger

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's (Image: TIZIANA FABI, AFP via Getty Images) Lancashire's Roman Catholic bishop has welcomed the appointment of the church's new leader, Pope Leo XIV. Robert Prevost was selected at conclave as the new head of the Catholic Church in Vatican City on Thursday, becoming the second consecutive Pope from the Americas and the first from the United States in the religion's history.

6 days ago | lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | David Jagger

A Burnley fan who attended Ewood Park while banned could be facing another ban (Image: PA) A Burnley FC fan who attended the East Lancashire derby despite currently serving a football banning order faces having it extended. Appearing at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on April 30, Joel Jeffrey pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a requirement of his football banning order.

2 weeks ago | lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | David Jagger

Mark Preston, Judson Smythe and Neil Garrity, the new leadership team at MGS Technical Plastics (Image: MGS Technical Plastics) A Blackburn-based manufacturer has announced a new leadership team as it enters its next chapter. MGS Technical Plastics, a fast-growing injection moulding firm, has appointed a new managing director and commercial director, as it sets out its plans to continue its growth in the future.

2 weeks ago | lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | David Jagger

Craig Best and Roger Pilling (Image: PA) An East Lancashire treasure hunter who was jailed for trying to sell Anglo-Saxon coins to who he thought was a wealthy American buyer must repay £103,000. Roger Pilling, 77, has three months to pay the amount or could face having an extra year tagged onto his five year, two months sentence handed down in May 2023.

2 weeks ago | lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | David Jagger

An example of a leaky dam aimed at preventing flooding (Image: submitted) Three applications to install upstream flood defences in the Rossendale Valley have been approved. The Manchester-based Community Forest Trust submitted the proposals at three sites aimed at reducing the risk of floods in towns and villages further downstream. The streams affected run into Whitewell Brook, which passes through Lumb, Whitewell Bottom and Waterfoot before feeding into the River Irwell.