News for East Lancashire: Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale

Burnley cabbie attacked fellow driver

8:00pm Sunday 27th May 2012

ILL feeling between two cabbies turned to violence when one attacked the other, a court was told.

Parents of former Todmorden student receive medal in his memory

6:00pm Sunday 27th May 2012

THE PARENTS of a soldier who died after being injured in an explosion in Afghanistan have received a memorial medal from the Duke of Edinburgh.

Scam sponsorship warning by Ramsbottom Football Club

4:00pm Sunday 27th May 2012

BOSSES at newly-promoted Ramsbottom Football Club are warning local firms to be on the guard as a gang of fraudsters are targeting businesses with fake sponsorship deals.

Charity event in memory of Oswaldtwistle teen

2:00pm Sunday 27th May 2012

FRIENDS and family of a popular Oswaldtwistle teenager who died from a suspected food allergy have given their backing to an awareness raising campaign.

Accrinton teen smashed man's jaw in single punch incident

1:52pm Sunday 27th May 2012

A TEENAGER smashed a man's jaw in an early hours single punch attack.

East Lancashire set to be red, white and blue

8:00pm Saturday 26th May 2012

RED, white and blue products have been flying off the shelves across East Lancashire as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee approaches.

Plans for Islamic school in Blackburn turned down

6:00pm Saturday 26th May 2012

PLANS to open an Islamic school in Blackburn have been turned down.

1 in 5 East Lancs women smoke in pregnancy

4:30pm Saturday 26th May 2012

ONE in five women in East Lancashire smoke while pregnant, new figures show.

House in Accrington draped in England flags

3:00pm Saturday 26th May 2012

AN ACCRINGTON man has draped his home in St George’s flags to show his support for his country.

EDL were on flashmob tour of East Lancs when violence flared

1:00pm Saturday 26th May 2012

A FLASH mob tour of East Lancashire by the English Defence League ended in an Asian teenager being floored in the street and another being run over.

Blackburn council slam drivers using bus lanes

11:57am Saturday 26th May 2012

COUNCIL bosses have slammed ‘idiotic’ drivers using bus lanes after a second vehicle smashed into a raised bollard.

Padiham builder 'paid to have sex with 14-year-old'

10:00am Saturday 26th May 2012

AN East Lancashire builder paid to have sex with a 14-year-old schoolgirl, a court heard.

Joy for Nelson as it is named as a 'Portas Pilot' town

6:00am Saturday 26th May 2012

NELSON is celebrating after being announced as a ‘Mary Portas Pilot’ town.

Nelson building firm to ‘revive revenues’

10:00pm Friday 25th May 2012

REVENUE at Nelson’s Barnfield Construction fell by £3.2million, the firm has revealed in its annual accounts.

Burnley community groups sign up to new pact

9:00pm Friday 25th May 2012

A HOST of Burnley neighbourhoods have agreed to work together by signing a new pact.

Nelson attacker jailed

7:00pm Friday 25th May 2012

A NELSON woman who smashed the wrist of a neighbour she claimed had called her a ‘paedo’ has been jailed for 12 months.

Accrington bar brawl probe: Two released

6:30pm Friday 25th May 2012

TWO men arrested for their involvement in a bar brawl 24 hours before a man was found dead at his Accrington home, have been released without charged.

Suspended sentence for Hyndburn drunk who robbed deaf pensioner on Christmas Eve

5:30pm Friday 25th May 2012

A DRUNK broke into the home of a 64-year-old deaf man on Christmas Eve and stole cash from his pocket as he slept.