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    Weather news

    East Lancashire set for miserable May weather

    MAKING A SPLASH Paul Atkinson finds a puddle on the way home from school in Rishton

    12:20pm Friday 11th May 2012

    EAST Lancashire’s miserable May weather is set to continue, with experts revealing that we have already had a month’s worth of rain in just three days.

    East Lancashire motorists face chaos in freezing conditions

    OUT OF CONTROL Three cars crash on the M65 yesterday.

    10:00am Friday 10th February 2012

    UPDATED: THE M65 was closed amid chaotic scenes as treacherous weather and freezing rain hit East Lancashire yesterday.

    Grit stockpiled by Lancashire councils ready for winter

    BE PREPARED Duncan Reeve with rock salt supplies at Burnley’s Heasandford Council Depot

    8:00pm Friday 4th November 2011

    THIRTY thousand tonnes of grit has been stockpiled as highways chiefs prepare for another ‘big freeze’ this winter.

    Heavy rain warning for Lancashire and Cumbria

    10:53am Monday 17th October 2011

    A severe weather warning has been issued for Lancashire and Cumbria today.

    Lancashire basks in record 28 degree heat

    FUN IN THE SUN Tamzin Riley and sister Ebony at Edisford Bridge, Clitheroe,

    10:13am Monday 3rd October 2011

    THOUSANDS of people took to the outdoors in Lancashire over the weekend in record October temperatures.

    North West hit by high winds and heavy rain

    ALERT High tides at Blackpool

    7:00pm Monday 12th September 2011

    UPDATE: High winds hit the North West today as the remnants of Hurricane Katia arrived in Britain.

    Flood risk as Katia heads for northern England

    The remnants of Hurricane Katia, currently in the western Atlantic, are expected to hit Britain next week (Nasa/AP)

    10:36pm Friday 9th September 2011

    Severe gales and flooding are likely to hit northern England as the remnants of Hurricane Katia makes its way across the Atlantic.

    Lancashire County Council to stockpile 30,000 tonnes of salt to tackle snow

    FLASHBACK Salt stockpile from a previous year

    11:22am Friday 9th September 2011

    MORE than 30,000 tonnes of salt are being stockpiled from the start of next month to help combat Lancashire’s next big freeze.

    Wind and rain batters Lancashire

    COLLAPSE The washed-away wall at Trinity Baptist Church, Colne

    8:30pm Tuesday 6th September 2011

    UPDATE: Torrential downpours and strong gusts of wind caused chaos across Lancashire today.

    Wettest day of year for East Lancashire

    RAINED OFF The statue on Blackburn’s Boulevard is  dripping wet during the deluge Picture: Robert Binder

    11:46am Friday 12th August 2011

    Meterologists recorded East Lancashire’s wettest day of the year yesterday.

    Flooding hits East Lancashire

    UNDER WATER RIbblesdale Road, Ribchester, yesterday Picture: Judith Freeman

    4:54pm Thursday 11th August 2011

    HEAVY rain has caused flooding in East Lancashire today.

    Funnel cloud caught on camera above Pendle Hill

    FUNNEL Danny Power's photo

    5:42pm Tuesday 26th July 2011

    RARE funnel clouds were photographed above Pendle Hill by a Blackburn photographer.

    East Lancashire basks in 26 degree temperatures

    East Lancashire basks in 26 degree temperatures

    8:43am Monday 27th June 2011

    EAST Lancashire is waking up to 26 degree temperatures this morning.

    Lancashire set for glorious Easter weather

    3:10pm Wednesday 20th April 2011

    Lancashire is set to be engulfed by another spell of glorious barbecue weather over the Easter weekend - as forecasters predict one of the hottest Aprils on record.

    Road gales warning for North West

    9:46am Friday 1st April 2011

    ROAD users are being warned about potentially dangerous driving conditions due to high winds.



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