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

£3.5million investment in Lancashire youth zones

1:00pm Saturday 16th March 2013

AN extra £1million will be spent on the county’s ‘Youth Zones’ and a £2.5million centre created in Chorley.

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Former Lancashire doctor accused of being complicit in torture

10:07am Wednesday 20th February 2013

A FORMER Lancashire doctor has been accused of being complicit in torture carried out by Saddam Hussein’s henchmen.

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Lancashire councils are urged to use apprentices

11:00pm Wednesday 7th November 2012

LANCASHIRE County Council is to raise its successful apprentices scheme with the leaders of district councils to see if they can benefit from it.

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Public urged to vote for Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner

9:20pm Tuesday 25th September 2012

THERE are less than 50 days until Lancashire votes for its first-ever Police and Crime Commissioner.

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Free compost given to Hyndburn residents as a thank you for recycling

8:00pm Tuesday 24th July 2012

FREE compost is to be given away by a borough council as a thank-you to residents for recycling.

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Warning to Hyndburn fly-tippers

5:30pm Tuesday 24th July 2012

HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned they face prosecution if they use a ‘man with a van’ to get rid of waste.

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Con artists target Hyndburn pensioners

9:00am Saturday 21st July 2012

CON artists have been targeting elderly women at their homes to trick them into handing over their bank cards.

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Pendle MP demands new dog attack laws

7:42am Saturday 21st July 2012

EAST Lancashire MP Andrew Stephenson has demanded new laws to prosecute people whose dogs roam wild on private property.

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Hyndburn voters will receive forms early

12:45pm Friday 20th July 2012

VOTERS in Hyndburn will receive their electoral registration forms now instead of in August as usual.

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Tories select Lancashire Police Crime Commissioner

11:00pm Wednesday 18th July 2012

THE Conservative candidate standing for Lancashire Police Crime Commissioner has been unveiled as County Coun Tim Ashton.

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New Lancashire waste plants fail to meet recycling demands

3:59pm Wednesday 7th December 2011

WASTE plants dealing with Lancashire’s rubbish are being penalised after failing to meet recycling targets – just four years into a £2billion deal.

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Public sector strikes: East Lancashire workers on why they walked out

4:53pm Wednesday 30th November 2011

WORKERS who went out on strike today explain why they did so.

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New 'average-speed' cameras proposed for Lancashire roads

6:47pm Tuesday 29th November 2011

'Average speed' cameras, which monitor cars over a certain distance, may be introduced in Lancashire.

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