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  • Wedding shop opens in Darwen for curvier brides

    CURVIER brides in Darwen no longer need to panic about squeezing into that size 14 wedding dress. A new bridal shop specialising in dresses for larger brides has opened in the former George pub in Bolton Road. MORE TOP STORIES: Areles Bridal

  • Cat rescued from Blackburn house fire

    A HOUSE fire was started in Blackburn after a cigarette was left in a wicker waste bin at a home Langham Road shortly after 4.30pm on Wednesday. Acting watch manager Lee Garnett said: “A large amount of thick black smoke was issuing from the bedroom

  • Blackburn community activist winding elderlys' clocks back

    A COMMUNITY activist from Blackburn is helping out the elderly and disabled this weekend by putting their clocks back for them. Every year Faz Patel, who lives in Shear Brow with his wife and young son, visits the homes of neighbours who need a

  • Third time East Lancs drink driver walks free from court

    A THIRD time drink driver involved in a smash while more than twice the limit, has walked free from court. Burnley magistrates heard how father-of-two Stephen O'Brien, 31, was found asleep in the driver's seat of a Vauxhall Astra van, which was

  • Sobering thoughts or just double standards?

    When religious seniors preach about politics on national TV, it entails the expected braggadocio. But this time a leading Islamic scholar in Pakistan has caused an online furore after appearing on live TV in a political debate slurring his words

  • BEAUTY MATTERS: How to have a good hair day!

    Just like the ladies, men have hair trends too. And, goodness me, men are so fussy when it come to their hair. In the salon, we have a number of male clients who like keeping they hair and beard in tip-top form. Rocking the hair and beard Here

  • Salute to TV’s Dr Who pioneer at media awards

    THE director of the first Doctor Who serial, An Unearthly Child, is to be honoured at this year’s Asian Media Awards. In a career spanning over five decades, Waris Hussein took up his first role as a director back in 1960. It made him the first

  • Paris Hilton would love to star alongside Hrithik Roshan

    Socialite Paris Hilton has revealed she would like to star alongside Hrithik Roshan in a Bollywood film. The two met at a restaurant launch in Dubai. Hilton tweeted: “Hrithik's a gentleman, very sweet and charming, and we hung out all night

  • Actress Dia Mirza finally set to tie the knot

    Bollywood actress Dia Mirza is set to tie the knot. The Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein actress will marry Sahil Sangha after the wedding was postponed twice last year. Dia and Sahil own a production house called Born Free Entertainment, which has

  • Good side of being a baddie on screen

    Here’s a first look at by Aditya Chopra’s Kill Dil. Bhaiyaji (Govinda) gives shelter and nurtures two abandoned and vulnerable young men and turns them into carefree killers, Dev (Ranveer Singh) and Tutu (Ali Zafar). Into this milieu, fate throws

  • Female boxer wants to inspire girls everywhere

    FOLLOWING a showing at Edinburgh Fringe, No Guts, No Heart, No Glory comes to Manchester. With a live electronic sound, cinematic lighting and the energy of a club, No Guts, No Heart, No Glory explores being young, fearless and doing the unexpected

  • Bollywood hit runs into its 20th year

    One of Bollywood’s biggest hits is kick-starting its 20th year of an uninterrupted run at the iconic Maratha Mandir Cinema in Mumbai. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Aditya Chopra’s epic ode to love, changed the course of a nation’s cinema and became

  • Money? It doesn’t matter any more to actor Akshay

    Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has revealed he has reached the stage where he no longer needs to make movies for money. The 47-year-old actor, who has appeared in over 100 films, said: “Nothing has changed. I am still the same person. I still work

  • Lancashire householders urged to join fight on crime

    HOUSEHOLDERS are being urged not to be left in the dark when it comes to home security. The Darker Nights campaign is being launched by Lancashire Police to coincide with the clocks going back an hour on Sunday and the nights getting longer.

  • Ribble Valley parishes set for cash share

    MORE than £4,000 worth of grants could be approved for three parish councils on Tuesday. Ribble Valley Council’s policy and finance committee will vote whether to provide the money to Billington and Langho, Chipping and Longridge parishes.

  • Ribble Valley playgroup still rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

    A RIBBLE Valley playgroup has been rated as ‘good’ by the education watchdog Ofsted. Whalley Pre-School Playgroup, based at the Adult Education Centre in Station Road, was praised for developing strong relationships with the children. The pre-school

  • Revised Rawtenstall bus station scheme revealed

    REVISED proposals for Rawtenstall’s new £3.5 million bus station have gone on show — as part of the first phase of the former Valley Centre square redevelopment. Plans for a light and airy bus terminal, with single and double deckers arriving from

  • MP triggers second Rossendale by-election

    A SECOND by-election is set to be staged in Rossendale after it was confirmed that the new Heywood and Middleton MP, Liz McInnes, has resigned from the borough council. The former Rawtenstall Longholme ward councillor narrowly saw off the challenge

  • East Lancs schoolchildren's sorrow for missing hen harriers

    PUPILS who adopted the two hen harriers who disappeared without a trace in September are said to be devastated. Females Sky and Hope were among nine chicks to fledge from two nests on the United Utilities Bowland Estate in The Forest of Bowland

  • Nelson ‘arts village’ to open in centre

    THE former main post office in Nelson is set to be transformed into an ‘arts village’ after lying empty for more than four years. The old branch relocated from the Victory Centre to a section of the former Woolworth’s premises in 2010. Now

  • Firefighters issue fire alarm reminder

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house after a halogen heater fell over in a bathroom. On their arrival at the house in Livingstone Road, Blackburn yesterday at 10.50am, the crew found large amounts of smoke coming from the bathroom window and two

  • BAFTA hope for TV star Dave Fishwick and his documentary

    TV star David Fishwick is hoping to make it two BAFTAs in two years after his latest documentary was nominated for the Scottish version of the awards. The Burnley-born minibus mogul and his team are in the running for the best current affairs programme

  • Sacred Heart Primary School after votes for £1k competition

    SACRED Heart Primary School in St Silas’s Road is in the running to win £1,000 in a national competition and is seeking votes from the local community. In June, the school received a paint donation from the Dulux Let’s Colour project and transformed

  • Haslingden High School offers taste of life as a teacher

    A SCHOOL direct experience day is to take place at Haslingden High School. Students interested in finding out more about becoming a teacher can learn about the school-based training programme in conjunction with the University of Cumbria. Successful

  • East Lancs man on historical allegations of sexual abuse

    A 50-YEAR-OLD man appeared before Burnley magistrates on historical allegations of sexual abuse. Steven Agg is charged with two counts of indecent assault on a girl and two counts of gross indecency with a girl. The alleged offences are said

  • Optimism over new headteacher at Shuttleworth College

    THE chair of governors at Shuttleworth College said he is confident the school will improve from its latest Ofsted report under the direction of new headteacher Ruth England. The school received an ‘inadequate’ rating following an inspection at

  • New fears over noise from Padiham business park

    RESIDENTS fear they will suffer noise disturbance from a Padiham business park if an expansion plan is given the green light. Cath Starkie, 65, who has lived in Bridge Street with her husband John for 35 years, claimed that noise from Shuttleworth

  • MP Eric Pickles visiting key regeneration projects in Pendle

    THE Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is visiting key regeneration projects in Pendle today. The visit by Eric Pickles MP, marks the final stages in transforming historic Whitefield, in Nelson. Heritage ‘tardis terraces

  • East Lancs learner driver drove alone to birth emergency

    A LEARNER driver who took his father’s car and didn’t stop for the police was on his way to an emergency, to assist his friend at a birth, a court was told. Kamran Akbar, 21, had been seen speeding in the Vauxhall Zafira on the M65 just after midnight

  • Lancashire Police 'spy powers' attacked

    LANCASHIRE Constabulary has come under fire for using controversial ‘spy powers’. Research published by civil liberties and privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch highlighted the use of ‘directed surveillance’, which is carried out by police

  • New plans to curb schools ‘extremism’

    PROPOSALS to tighten the regulation of religious ‘supplementary’ schools without an official new code of practice have been welcomed. Plans to bring in compulsory guidelines – promoted in the wake of March’s ‘Trojan Horse’ claims that Birmingham

  • East Lancashire hospitals failing to hit targets

    CONCERNS have been raised that several cancer services at East Lancashire’s hospitals appear to be falling short of the quality standards set by the NHS. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has admitted nine of its specialised services are

  • 20 jobs facing axe as Blackburn College hit by cuts

    TWENTY jobs could be made redundant at Blackburn College. A consultation is under way to review the positions at the further education facility, which is based in Fielden Street. Nobody at the college was able to confirm the types of jobs that