BLUNDERING council planning officers have paid £40,000 compensation to a farmer after making him tear down a wind turbine. Chris Driver was given permission for a nine-metre domestic turbine on land at Higher Meadowhead Farm, Darwen, in 2006
A BARNOLDSWICK primary School has been embracing green issues after spending £20,000 trying to conserve energy. Youngsters from Coates Lane Primary School, in Kirstall Drive, have been proving their commitment to all things green after the school installed
FIRST-time buyers could see half their deposit paid in a scheme to sell council-owned properties. After buying and refurbishing homes in regeneration areas, Hyndburn Borough Council owns properties worth a combined £1.5million. However, too few
A MAN who put a firework through a Facebook friend's letterbox after she rejected him has been locked up for 12 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how the victim, a mother-of-two, was at home with her young children, when she heard a loud bang
A COUNCILLOR has funded dog dirt bags out of his own pocket to help rid Shadsworth and Whitebirk of dog mess. Coun Ron O’Keeffe said he would be putting up posters and handing out letters to dog owners as part of a campaign to encourage people
A NEW policy that deals with bad behaviour quickly, effectively and consistently has been drawn up by Darwen Vale High School bosses. Headteacher Hilary Torpey has revealed that the proposed new disciplinary code has been given to the unions
ONE of Pendle’s most successful restaurateurs has unveiled plans to breathe new life into a controversial pub. Kevin Berkins, who owns the acclaimed Fence Gate Inn, wants to turn the former Victoria Hotel, in Gisburn Road, Barrowford, into a shop,
AN ENGINEERING company is closing its East Lancashire site after the loss of a key contract. The Warwick and Bailey steel fabrication site, in Stancliffe Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, is set to shut, with all work transferred to parent company Permoid
A FOOTBALL-mad youngster from Blackburn is set to take to the pitch at Wembley today. Despite living in Rovers territory the Bolton Wanderers fanatic will be leading out his beloved Whites for their big match against Stoke City. Seven-year-old Thomas
CATWALK queen Agyness Deyn prepared for today’s London Marathon by visiting youngsters in Africa. The Rawtenstall supermodel flew to Tanzania to see where money she will raise, as part of the ‘Oxglam’ team, will be spent. Miss Deyn, who is taking part
