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Lib Dems back Labour in Lancashire County Council power shift

12:25pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

LANCASHIRE’S Liberal Democrats will today put Labour in charge of the county council.

Three cleared, one jailed over rape of 16-year-old girl in Burnley

Mohammed Qasim was found guilty of rape

10:56am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THREE men have been cleared of raping a 16-year-old girl after picking her up in a car on a Burnley street.

Go-ahead for Burnley's first free school

10:28am Thursday 23rd May 2013

BURNLEY’s first free school has been approved by education chiefs.

Blackburn mayor condemns Woolwich killing

Mosques chief Salim Mulla

9:54am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Mayor of Blackburn and chairman of the Lancashire Council of Mosques Salim Mulla has condemned yesterday's killing in Woolwich.

Ballot brings East Lancashire rail strikes closer

8:59am Thursday 23rd May 2013

STRIKES potentially affecting train services in East Lancashire have moved a step closer after a rail union ballot.

Warning for Burnley man after pub disagreement

8:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A BURNLEY man who attacked a man after a pub disagreement was warned about his future conduct by magistrates.

Thousands expected at East Lancashire charity run

6:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THOUSANDS of runners are expected to take part in a charity run which returns to East Lancs next week after a three-year break.

Burnley TV presenter Sally Jacks raises £1,485 for the Sam Shaw Appeal

Sally Jacks

12:49pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A TV presenter from Burnley who offered her culinary services on eBay has raised £1,485 for sick Hoddlesden youngster Sam Shaw.

Nazi uniforms banned from East Lancashire Railway '40s weekend

Re-enactors were asked not to wear German uniforms at the event

12:41pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

NAZI uniforms will be forbidden at East Lancashire Railway’s 1940s celebrations this weekend.

Desecration of baby's grave leaves Darwen mum heartbroken

Lindsay Straughton at the grave of daughter Scarlett-Marie

10:32am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A HEARTBROKEN mum was devastated after thieves raided her baby daughter’s grave.

East Lancashire star Diana Vickers films for first TV role

Diana Vickers on set

8:54am Thursday 23rd May 2013

FORMER X Factor finalist Diana Vickers has been filming for her first TV acting role in a new comedy series.

Colne marathon runner in challenge of a lifetime

John Rawcliffe ran five marathons to raise money for Belgarth

10:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A NURSING home worker has completed a challenge of a lifetime, running five marathons in five consecutive days.

East Lancashire pupils uncover history of the Pendle Witch trials

Making the documentary. Photo: Huckleberry Films

9:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

YOUNGSTERS from two East Lancashire schools who have uncovered the history of the Pendle Witch trials are exhibiting their creations today.

Travellers bid to stay in Hyndburn for three years

The Smiths have put forward a planning application to create a temporary travellers' site

7:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A TRAVELLER family is staking a claim to make their home in a village for up to three years.




East Lancashire what's on

Enjoy Les Mis at the Chorley Empire (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 6:13pm Wed 22 May 13

The acclaimed film adaptation of Les Miserables is the next offering from Chorley Empire Community Cinema, showing…

Oswaldtwistle players back monologues (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:35pm Tue 21 May 13

OSWALDTWISTLE Players are supporting a ‘highly entertaining and thought-provoking’ collection of monologues…

Classic Greek tragedy on the Pendle stage (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:27pm Tue 21 May 13

CLASSIC Greek tragedy is being brought to Pendle by an amateur theatre company for the first time.

Burnley's youth theatre doubles in size (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:00pm Tue 21 May 13

Burnley’s Basics Youth Theatre School has more than doubled in size and it moving to a new larger venue for its…

Summer of rock music planned for Burnley (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 2:00pm Tue 21 May 13

MUSIC fans will be rocking all over the park as part of the annual outdoor summer programme across Burnley.

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