A MAYOR completed a whistlestop tour of Pendle to spread a little Christmas cheer to town and village centres.
A FORMER finance officer has claimed bosses at a Christian charity centre sacked her because she did not believe in God.
MORE is spent tackling wife-beaters and husband abuse in Burnley than anywhere else in the county, say Lancashire County Council housing officials.
A HUNT for a 'dangerous dog' - involving police and the Lancashire Constabulary helicopter - ended when police found it curled up in front of a fireplace in Trawden.
PEOPLE living across East Lancashire are being asked to cast their vote for an innovative project to revitalise the River Calder running through Padiham.
TWO vehicles believed to have been used in an armed robbery on a cash delivery van at a building society have been recovered by police.
PARTY fever gripped Burnley as thousands gathered to banish the November blues and kickstart the town's countdown to Christmas tonight.
A PAEDOPHILE has been found guilty of a total of five rapes and 19 sex assaults on three girls.
A SIX-year-old boy was attacked by a mugger who tried to steal his dinner money.
THE mother of tragic teenager Adam Rickwood - the youngest person to die in custody in the UK - is fighting for a judicial review into her son's inquest.
