THE sun beat down on Beat-Herder festival this weekend as thousands of music lovers descended upon Gisburn for three days of live music, comedy, and entertainment. Musical heavyweights including Groove Armada, Jaguar Skills and Booka Shade joined
CHURCH leaders are calling for places of worship to be kept open to the public for longer during the day to deter thieves. Hundreds of churches across East Lancashire only open their doors for a limited period during the day outside of normal services
HUMAN-sized Oscars, light sabres and storm troopers were some of the red carpet appearances at a star-studded media awards ceremony. More than 100 people turned out to celebrate the achievements of A-Level, BTEC and GCSE media studies students
A VACANT former school site will be sold off if councillors give the go-ahead for the first stage of the process. Darwen Moorland High School has been recommended for disposal by Blackburn with Darwen Council. A report for the council’s executive
A ROAD safety charity has warned that cuts to traffic police officers in Lancashire are putting lives in danger. Numbers nationwide have been cut by 12 per cent in five years, and in Lancashire by almost 14 per cent, according to campaign group
A LANDLORD who helped turn around a village pub has died suddenly. Nigel Schofield, who helped run the Buck Inn in Grindleton, Ribble Valley, was found dead at the Sawley Road premises where he worked with partner Andrea Flynn. Police said
