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  • Burnley LGBT project receives £50,000 of Lottery funding

    A PROJECT looking at the history of the LGBT movement in Burnley has won £50,000 of Lottery funding. Organisers of the project said it would enable Burnley’s LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) group to study the community’s ‘hidden history

  • Police hunt sex attacker who targeted woman in Nelson shop

    A SEX attacker who targeted a woman in a shop is being hunted by police. Officers have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident, which happened in Wilkinson’s in Nelson. At around 3:45pm the

  • Blackburn primary school saved from closure

    A PRIMARY school that was faced with closure has been saved at the eleventh hour. Al-Asr Primary School, based in Blackburn, is a private independent school. But parents at the 75 pupil school were told to find alternative places for their children

  • Scheme allows Colne residents to help police improve services

    A SCHEME that gives residents the chance to help improve the service the police offer to the local community is being piloted in Colne. The Victim and Community Advisory Panel will look at various aspects of the policing service, from helping neighbourhood

  • Andy Cryer blog: Blackburn Rovers fans want pride - not cash

    IT has now become pretty obvious that Blackburn Rovers fans don’t have a future of big money signings to look forward to under owners Venky’s. Forget the early promises and naive predictions of the arrival of big name players that have haunted

  • Young bike stars Carne and Hartley to try again at Donington

    THE first race of the new British 125GP Championship season will now take place on Sunday after the opening weekend of the campaign ended in anti-climax. Haslingden’s Tom Carne and Worsthorne’s Harry Hartley were starting their second season

  • Ribchester's Morgan keen to overcome double crash nightmare

    RIBCHESTER’S Adam Morgan is hoping to bounce back from a frustrating debut in the British Touring Car Championship when he takes to the track at Donington on Sunday. Morgan was unable to get any points on the board at Brands Hatch following

  • Pendle Fell Race remains the biggest draw over Easter

    EAST Lancashire’s athletes were spoilt for choice over the hectic Easter period – and once again the Pendle Fell Race took centre stage. The tranquil and picturesque Barley village is the setting for one of the most popular events of the year

  • Cornthwaite's hat-trick of wins at Rivington Pike Fell Race

    GISBURN’S Tom Cornthwaite made it a hat-trick of wins at the Rivington Pike Fell Race after eclipsing a field of 213 on Saturday. The Blackburn Harriers ace, pictured right, running in the vest of Northumberland Fell Runners, had picked up titles in

  • Clarets loan star McQuoid is happy at Turf Moor

    JOSH McQuoid says he is happy at Turf Moor after Burnley boss Eddie Howe reiterated his potential interest in signing the on-loan Millwall man this summer. McQuoid joined the Clarets on a temporary deal in January, with the 93-day loan due to expire

  • New BT call centre to bring 300 jobs to Accrington

    THREE hundred jobs are to be created after BT announced that it is to open a new call centre in Accrington. The new call centre will be based at the Globe Centre, in St James Square. It comes after US-based outsourcing company Sitel, which handles

  • Pendle model to appear on TV dating show

    A MODEL from Pendle is hoping to get hearts racing when he appears on reality dating show The Love Machine. John Sagar, 26, is set to appear on three episodes of the Sky Living programme hosted by Chris Moyles and Stacey Solomon later this month.

  • Hunt for loose dogs after Accrington schoolboy is attacked

    A HUNT has been launched for two dogs after they bit a young boy making his way to school. Police in Accrington are appealing for information after the 11-year-old was attacked by the two Rottweiler or pit-bull type dogs. Anthony Braithwaite

  • Bed manufacturer announces £2 million expansion in Burnley

    BURNLEY bed and sofa manufacturer Sweet Dreams has announced a £2million expansion at its site in the town. The firm said the move, at their base in Primrose Mill, Martin Street, will see an increase in production and the creation of a permanent showroom

  • Blackburn Rovers make ticket offer

    BLACKBURN Rovers are attempting to boost gates for their crucial two home games of the season after offering tickets for both matches for a combined price of £15. Rovers host Norwich on Saturday, April 21 before entertaining Wigan on Monday, May 7 –

  • East Lancashire marine's pals fall in for charity skydive

    THE family and friends of a marine who was killed in Afghanistan have taken part in a skydive to raise money in his memory. David Fairbrother, who had a passion for skydiving, was shot and killed while on patrol in Helmand Province with the 42 Commando