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'Shameless' star Jody Latham ordered to pay £1 for 'proceeds' from cannabis stash

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12:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

A CANNABIS stash grown by actor Jody Latham would have earned him £5,000 - but the former Eastenders and Shameless actor has been ordered to repay just £1.

Man who arranged to meet boy in Darwen admits inciting a child into prostitution

11:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

A MAN who incited a schoolboy into prostitution by offering him money for sexual favours while replying to an online advert has been jailed for 12 months.

New lease for Nelson football club set to be approved

11:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

THE FUTURE of AFC Nelson looks set to be secured if the council agrees to grant the club a long-term lease on their ground.

Pair appear in court over death of Blackburn man found in his burned-out home

Firefighters at the scene and (inset) Christopher Proctor

10:30am Saturday 25th May 2013

A PENSIONER collapsed and died after coming face-to-face with a burglar who ransacked his home and set it on fire, a court heard.

Metal thieves target empty Hyndburn homes

9:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

EMPTY and derelict homes in the Hyndburn area have been targeted by burglars who want to steal metal.

Wounded East Lancashire soldier Rick Clement retires from the Army

Rick Clement

8:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

A SOLDIER who lost both his legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan is retiring from the army.

Clitheroe student organises pop concert for Duke of Edinburgh's Award project

1:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

MOST teenagers just do a few shifts in a charity shop for their Duke of Edinburgh Award - but budding promoter Anna Souroullas wowed her friends by staging a full-scale pop concert.

Blackburn brothers-in-law plan high-speed Land's End to John O' Groats bike ride

12:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

TWO brothers-in-law were due to set off today to take on a well-worn cycle route in double-quick time.

Blackburn cancer patient organises charity football match

8:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

A FORMER soldier who is suffering from cancer - and has been told he has just weeks to live - organised a charity football match to help fellow servicemen in need.

Call for GPs to help reduce pressure on East Lancashire's hospitals

10:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

A PATIENT champion has called for GP surgeries to offer more evening and weekend appointments, which would ease pressure on the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals.

Burnley MP praises the ability of apprentices

9:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

BURNLEY MP Gordon Birtwistle has presented awards at Burnley College after four skills competitions.

East Lancashire suffers coldest spring in 34 years

8:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

THE coldest spring since the 1970s has caused setbacks for garden centres, farmers and allotment holders.

Jilted lover from Chatburn jailed with his brother over attack on rival

Justin and David McNally

8:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

A JILTED ex-lover and his brother have been jailed for a total of five years for violently assaulting a man and leaving him temporarily blind in one eye.

Mum from Bacup jailed for beating woman

Sharon Hartley

7:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

A MOTHER-of-four has been jailed for eight weeks after bursting into a woman’s home and carrying out a vicious attack.




East Lancashire what's on

Lancashire Hotpots on Darwen Live menu (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:32pm Fri 24 May 13

THE Lancashire Hotpots, who play Sunday’s headline slot at Darwen Live, are promising to serve up another tasty…

My wonderful life of sheer Madness (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:41pm Fri 24 May 13

THERE are many reasons you might revisit your past. You could question your place in the universe after a family…

Sinead O'Connor, Richard Hawley and The Futureheads set for Rammy (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:35pm Fri 24 May 13

SINEAD O’Connor, Richard Hawley and The Futureheads have been unveiled as the headline acts for this year’s…

What's on: Sabden Live Festival (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:45pm Fri 24 May 13

DAVE Finnegan is perhaps best known for his role as the drummer Mickah Wallace in the hit movie The Commitments.

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…

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