Extradition man charged with Blackburn murder plot

7:45pm Thursday 17th April 2008

A MAN has been charged with conspiracy to murder after being extradited back to East Lancashire from Ireland.

	Blackburn lighting cord boy 'seconds from death'
	9:59pm Wed 16 Apr 08
	A FOUR-year-old boy was “seconds” from accidentally hanging himself with a light cord in his mother’s bedroom.
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Improved school out of special measures

11:27am Wednesday 19th March 2008

INTACK Primary School has been taken out of special measures after Government inspectors found "improvement in all aspects of the school's work".

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	Council ‘pass buck’ on fly-tipping
	6:10pm Mon 10 Mar 08
	A COUNCIL has been accused of "passing the buck" after it told residents to foot the bill for cleaning up waste dumped by fly-tippers.
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Retired teacher died after fall

6:37pm Thursday 28th February 2008

AN 87-year-old retired teacher died after surgery to repair a fractured hip.

	‘My alley is not a dump’
	11:04am Wed 20 Feb 08
	FLYTIPPERS have been warned that they face fines of up to £50,000 after residents claimed that rubbish was causing rats to infest their neighbourhood.
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Troubled school now improving

4:52pm Wednesday 2nd January 2008

Inspectors have praised the progress of a Blackburn primary school after it became subject to special measures over a year ago.

‘Water Board’ conmen target two pensioners

8:42am Tuesday 1st January 2008

CONMEN tricked their way into the homes of two elderly people and stole cash.

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Centre in racist attack reopens

2:17pm Sunday 16th December 2007

A YOUTH club closed following a racist attack on a council worker has re-opened.

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