Prestwich and Whitefield Guide

Profile: Melanie Disley

Prestwich and Whitefield Guide:

Audience & Content Editor

I have been an Audience and Content Editor at the Lancashire Telegraph since December 2017. Before that, I was at Newsquest's sister title The Bolton News where my roles included features writer and web editor. I've been a journalist since 2004 and have covered everything from court and council to entertainment and lifestyle. (I even had a TV column once - Melly on the Telly!) Please do contact me with any news relating to Blackburn and beyond.

Latest articles from Melanie Disley

Aladdin, Gisburne Park Pop Up, Gisburn Auction Mart

Drive-in panto bringing festive joy to Lancashire families this Christmas

REVIEW: Aladdin, Gisburne Park Pop Up, Gisburn Auction Mart

Lightopia at Heaton Park

Magical Lightopia opens in Heaton Park TONIGHT ­— everything you need to know

ITS opening may have been delayed by the second national coronavirus lockdown, but Lightopia is ready to glow across Heaton Park from this evening.

Bradley Dack and Olivia Attwood on ITVBe show Olivia Meets Her Match

Olivia Attwood reveals fears over Rovers star Bradley Dack's stag do

OLIVIA Attwood revealed she is considering sending a private investigator to fiancé Bradley Dack’s stag do.

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Gisburne Park Pop Up in the Ribble Valley

A brief taste of freedom at a socially distanced festival - in the Ribble Valley

Solardo, Gisburne Park Pop Up

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Blackburn with Darwen where a special coronavirus incident team is on the way

Coronavirus outbreak has reached critical point, says chief medical officer

Britain stands at a "critical point" in the coronavirus pandemic, Professor Chris Whitty will warn, as he lays the ground for tough new controls in an urgent attempt to halt the surge in infections.

Gisburne Park Pop-up

UK's first socially-distanced festival reveals September events after summer success

IT was the first event of its kind in the UK ­— a socially-distanced festival set within the idyllic Ribble Valley.

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Warning of possible second peak as coronavirus cases rise

Warning of coronavirus second peak - as pubs and restaurants shut in this North West town

The Health Secretary has warned of a possible second peak of coronavirus following a “concerning” rise in the number of cases.

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Kate Garraway and Derek Draper

Kate Garraway ‘consumed by fear’ as she reveals impact of coronavirus on husband

Kate Garraway has said she has been “consumed by fear” as her husband Derek Draper struggles to recover from coronavirus, adding that “the heart of the family has been ripped out”.

Everything you need to know on the science behind coronavirus and schools

Everything you need to know on the science behind coronavirus and schools

Children are said to be "very minor players" in the transmission of coronavirus and opening schools would "add little" to the reproduction rate of infection, a leading expert has said.

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File photo dated 19/11/2015 of Caroline Flack attending the ITV Gala at the London Palladium. The inquest into the death of the tragic television presenter is due to resume today. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 5, 2020. The 40-year-old former Love

Caroline Flack's mum weeps as inquest into the TV star's death takes place

Television presenter Caroline Flack was "seriously let down by the authorities" and was "hounded" by the press over her forthcoming trial in the weeks before she killed herself, her inquest heard.