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Blackburn air recruit joins the top flight

Samuel Turner with his trophy

7:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A FORMER lifeguard was named the best recruit when he graduated from his Royal Air Force training — and is now looking forward to providing troops with vital intelligence.

Burger van owner from Altham bought stolen goods worth £12,000

6:30pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A BURGER van man set up an early morning meeting with a man he met at a football match to buy equipment worth £12,000, a court heard.

Gallery: Accrington's new carnival queen is crowned

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6:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

DOZENS filled Accrington Town Hall to see student Kimberley Robinson crowned Carnival Queen.

Eyesore Rishton home was 'horrible'

The property in Rishton

5:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A LANDLORD must pay more than £700 for owning a ‘horrible’ house in Rishton, magistrates said.

Warning over decline in East Lancashire's wildlife

Willows Hedgehog Rescue is offering to help a local school grow its own wildlife garden.

4:59pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE decline in wildlife numbers in East Lancashire has been highlighted in a national report.

Bride vows to stand by husband who burgled their Bacup wedding venue

Bridie Sparks has vowed to stand by her husband

4:41pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A HEAVILY pregnant bride vowed to stand by her new husband – even though he was jailed for trashing and looting their wedding venue.

Hot debate over Blackburn Kurdish eatery

Khadam Hussain

4:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

OPPONENTS of a town centre cafe operating without planning permission have accused the owner of trying to ‘hoodwink’ Blackburn with Darwen council officials.

Sinéad O’Connor to star at Ramsbottom Festival

Sinead O’Connor

3:58pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

GRAMMY award winner Sinéad O’Connor will headline this year's Ramsbottom Festival.

'Friendly' Blackburn five-a-side match ended in violence

3:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A “friendly” five-a-side football match between teams called ‘Mean Machine’ and ‘Wolf Pack’ ended in violence.

LIVE: Lancashire County Council meeting

2:30pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

Lancashire Telegraph local government reporter Bill Jacobs is at this afternoon's Lancashire County Council meeting. Follow his tweets live.

Danger Blackburn care home has to go, say firefighters

The home has been repeatedly torched by vandals

2:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

FIRE bosses have called for a former Blackburn care home to be demolished after it was repeatedly torched by vandals.

Status Quo drummer Jeff Rich gives masterclass at Burnley school

Jeff Rich with pupils (from left) Emily Johnson-Wade, Ria Kelly, Jack Farnworth and Rian Duckworth

1:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

SCHOOL pupils got a lesson in rock ’n’ roll when they had a visit from the former drummer from Status Quo.

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.




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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