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Elle Buckley is set to open The Nurturing Nest in Waterfoot

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Former teaching assistant embarks on new business venture after having baby

Asda in Rawtenstall

Asda in Rawtenstall

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Man jailed 10 times in two years tried to steal Henry hoover from Asda

'Can’t recommend enough': Café reopens doors after developments

Blackburn Magistrates' Court hear Sarah Cunningham wet herself and then threw her sodden underwear in a police officer's face

Blackburn Magistrates' Court hear Sarah Cunningham wet herself and then threw her sodden underwear in a police officer's face

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'Disgusting' woman threw urine soaked knickers in police officer's face

A lane of Bacup Road in Waterfoot, off Holt Mill Road, is closed as emergency services deal with a crash

A lane of Bacup Road in Waterfoot, off Holt Mill Road, is closed as emergency services deal with a crash

Lane closed as police and fire service attend crash

Cllr Alyson Barnes, chief exec Rob Huntington, contractor Lee Ashworth, and civil engineer Michael Poole

Cllr Alyson Barnes, chief exec Rob Huntington, contractor Lee Ashworth, and civil engineer Michael Poole

Urgent repairs to East Lancashire viaduct get under way

Tyler Greenwood was approached by a benefits scammer on Snapchat

Tyler Greenwood was approached by a benefits scammer on Snapchat

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Man who took bogus benefits worked with Snapchat crook on scheme

The car went down an embankment in Cloughfold in Rossendale

The car went down an embankment in Cloughfold in Rossendale

Emergency services called as car veers off road and lands down banking

Isla's first day at high school

Isla's first day at high school

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Schoolgirl, 11, diagnosed with cancer after family thought she had asthma

The Old Library Cafe in Bacup Road

The Old Library Cafe in Bacup Road

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The Old Library Café to reopen under new management with exciting plans

The Old Library Cafe, Bacup Road

The Old Library Cafe, Bacup Road

Excitement as The Old Library to reopen after shock closure

The tree in St Anne's Crescent, Waterfoot (L). Fire service rescuing Kirsty's cat trapped in the tree last month (R)

The tree in St Anne's Crescent, Waterfoot (L). Fire service rescuing Kirsty's cat trapped in the tree last month (R)

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Neighbours' plea as overgrown tree ‘blocking light’ and causing 'anxiety'

The Old Library in Waterfoot has closed after owner Lynne Kemp (inset) died

The Old Library in Waterfoot has closed after owner Lynne Kemp (inset) died

Tributes pour in as community café closes its doors after owner dies

Rocks on the road following the landslip

Rocks on the road following the landslip

Local government

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Delays on main road between two towns following landslip

Waterfoot Wakes festival kicks off with vibrant parade

Waterfoot Wakes festival kicks off with vibrant parade

Waterfoot Wakes festival kicks off with vibrant parade

The Jolly Sailor pub, on Booth Road, in Waterfoot could be turned into flats

The Jolly Sailor pub, on Booth Road, in Waterfoot could be turned into flats

Closed pub that was losing £2k a month could be turned into flats

St Anne's Church of England Primary School in Waterfoot has retained its 'good' Ofsted rating

St Anne's Church of England Primary School in Waterfoot has retained its 'good' Ofsted rating

'Warm and welcoming' Rossendale school retains 'good' rating

Waterfoot Wakes 10-day festival in celebration of art, music and cinema

Waterfoot Wakes 10-day festival in celebration of art, music and cinema

10-day festival in celebration of art, music and cinema

Man arrested for immigration offences after 150 cannabis plants discovered

Man arrested for immigration offences after 150 cannabis plants discovered

Man arrested for immigration offences after 150 cannabis plants discovered

The premises on Bacup Road

The premises on Bacup Road

Local government

Office to bar and bistro plans approved by council

Kane Hunter has been jailed

Kane Hunter has been jailed

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Thug attacked girlfriend two weeks after she had emergency C-section

The new pub could be called The Whitewell

The new pub could be called The Whitewell

Planning and development

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Former frozen food shop to be turned into new micropub

Burnley Road East, Waterfoot

Burnley Road East, Waterfoot

Road closed for hours after man taken to hospital with head injury

Waterfoot Primary School

Waterfoot Primary School

'Strong SEND provisions' praised at 'good' primary school

Tim Craig Loss Assessors on Bacup Road

Tim Craig Loss Assessors on Bacup Road

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Bar and bistro plans for ground floor office building

Natalie Murray with fiancé Steven Capell. Food being sold at new and improved The Chubby Duck, now based in Rawtenstall

Natalie Murray with fiancé Steven Capell. Food being sold at new and improved The Chubby Duck, now based in Rawtenstall

Takeaway reopens as café with new brunch and breakfast items on the menu

House on Joe Connolly Way (left), broken boiler and leak (right)

House on Joe Connolly Way (left), broken boiler and leak (right)

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Man forced out of 'freezing' home after broken boiler during cold snap

Haslingden Market

Haslingden Market

Market and shopping arcade to benefit from £2.6m government funding

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

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Formerly outstanding grammar school could lose funding after scathing Ofsted

The centre of Waterfoot

The centre of Waterfoot

Help for Rossendale’s smaller town centres under scrutiny

Shell garage, Bacup Road, Waterfoot

Shell garage, Bacup Road, Waterfoot

Man drove off from petrol station without paying for £55 worth of fuel

Rossendale Borough Council offices

Rossendale Borough Council offices

Council looks at extra £328k for cost-of-living crisis help

Man shaving 21-year-old beard off for dream pantomime role

Booth Road in Waterfoot

Booth Road in Waterfoot

Paramedics and firefighters attend crash involving teenager and 60-year-old

The former Rossendale United ground in Dark Lane, Newchurch, near Waterfoot

The former Rossendale United ground in Dark Lane, Newchurch, near Waterfoot

Asbestos tests at former football club site leave tenants in limbo

The Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle

The Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle

Lancashire born Dean of Westminster led funeral for Queen Elizabeth II

Council leader Cllr Alyson Barnes

Council leader Cllr Alyson Barnes

Local government

All-out elections idea scrapped after lack of public interest

Stella preparing for a race with one of the riders. PICTURE: The Jockey Club/John Grossick Photography

Stella preparing for a race with one of the riders. PICTURE: The Jockey Club/John Grossick Photography

Former librarian's new chapter as a horse racing trainer

Commissioner Andrew Snowden with Chief Inspector Marie Jackson and Inspector Chris Valentine

Commissioner Andrew Snowden with Chief Inspector Marie Jackson and Inspector Chris Valentine

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Police station will re-open to public following promise made to community

East Lancs youth caught with machete back in court for London bus robbery

East Lancs youth caught with machete back in court for London bus robbery

East Lancs youth caught with machete back in court for London bus robbery

Shaw Clough Street in Waterfoot, Rossendale

Shaw Clough Street in Waterfoot, Rossendale

Local government

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Application to build eight new homes on site overrun with Japanese knotweed

Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden at Waterfoot Police Station

Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden at Waterfoot Police Station

Town cop shop to get its front counter back

(L-R) Hannah Binns (Farmers Guardian), PC James Hodgson, Andrew Snowden (on quad), farmer Philip Halhead (red sleeves), CLA North Director Lucinda Douglas, CLA Rural Adviser Libby Bateman.

(L-R) Hannah Binns (Farmers Guardian), PC James Hodgson, Andrew Snowden (on quad), farmer Philip Halhead (red sleeves), CLA North Director Lucinda Douglas, CLA Rural Adviser Libby Bateman.

Business association meets with crime commissioner with rural crime concerns

Fake £20 notes seized by police in Rossendale

Fake £20 notes seized by police in Rossendale

Fake £20 notes seized by police in Rossendale

Mannings Bakery, Waterfoot

Mannings Bakery, Waterfoot

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Banned driver hit police car in chase and damaged bakery

Headmasters Salon, Bacup Road, Waterfoot. Photo credit: Google Street View

Headmasters Salon, Bacup Road, Waterfoot. Photo credit: Google Street View

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Hairdressing salon to keep restrictions in place after 'Freedom Day'

(Top L-R) Waterfoot Medical Practice, Whitworth Medical Centre (Bottom L-R) Dr Moujaes, The Surgery and Fairmore Medical Practice

(Top L-R) Waterfoot Medical Practice, Whitworth Medical Centre (Bottom L-R) Dr Moujaes, The Surgery and Fairmore Medical Practice

Rossendale's best and worst GP surgeries revealed in survey

East Lancashire

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Mum-of-one with mental health problems wrote book about her life before taking fatal overdose

From left RBC Business Advisor Brad Hacking, Agent for the owner Lisa Real Estates Ltd Jan Parteka and RBC Economic Development Officer Jane Riley inside Trickets Victorian Arcade.

From left RBC Business Advisor Brad Hacking, Agent for the owner Lisa Real Estates Ltd Jan Parteka and RBC Economic Development Officer Jane Riley inside Trickets Victorian Arcade.

East Lancashire

Victorian arcade given bright future in partnership with council

New police and crime commissioner Andrew Snowden and chief constable Chris Rowley

New police and crime commissioner Andrew Snowden and chief constable Chris Rowley

Blackburn with Darwen

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Rural cops and opening front desks on police commissioner's agenda

Charged: A 34-year-old man was arrested for burglary

Charged: A 34-year-old man was arrested for burglary

East Lancashire

Man charged with takeaway burglary and attempted theft from cars

Police want to speak with these two men as part of their enquiries

Police want to speak with these two men as part of their enquiries

East Lancashire

Fire started at a block of flats being treated as deliberate attack

The knife bin at Waterfoot has had quite a few weapons handed in

The knife bin at Waterfoot has had quite a few weapons handed in

East Lancashire

More than 1,100 knives - including several machetes - surrendered in this East Lancashire town

Mannings Bakery, Waterfoot

Mannings Bakery, Waterfoot

East Lancashire

Popular bakery relocating to bigger and better shop

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