THE first ever Whalley Live Festival has put the village back on the map, according to organisers. And it is hoped the two-day weekend event will even rival the famous Pickwick Night. Tristian Jumgbluth, manager at Whalley Arms, his
A youngster had to be freed by fire-fighters after getting his head stuck in metal railings yesterday. The adventurous four-year-old Kye Loney was playing outside his uncle's house in Pennine Road, Bacup, when he got the urge to push his head through
TUTUS, bunny ears, fancy dress outfits and simple T-shirts with the names and photographs of loved ones lit up Blackburn during the annual Starlight Walk last night. Almost 1,000 walkers crossed the finish line on the Midnight Walk to raise
An arson attack on a flat in Colne yesterday has left two firefighters injured. Police and fire crews were called to a flat off Keighley Road shortly after 3.30am by the occupant who had returned home to find his first-floor flat broken into
STUDENTS and staff at an East Lancashire school have been praised by Ofsted for improving since gaining academy status. Accrington Academy was judged to be a ‘good’ school in its first full inspection since it opened in 2008. It is an improvement
A FORMER polling agent has admitted conspiracy to defraud Burnley’s returning officer and is facing jail. Asif Manzur, 35, was charged in relation to the May 2010 borough elections for Burnley’s Daneshouse and Stoneyholme ward. He admitted at Burnley
A BUSTLING shopping area could be granted protected status to stop developers from changing the area. Increasing pressure from developers, particularly those outside the area, has forced Blackburn with Darwen Council to act quickly to protect Whalley
ONE of East Lancashire’s most successful companies will continue to prosper by focusing on the world’s four leading emerging economies, according to its new boss. Paul Gillyon, managing director of Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) in Blackburn,
