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Search on for missing Burnley supporting dog

LOST: Jack

11:45am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

A CLARETS-mad dog has gone missing, prompting a mass search.

Briercliffe plans to beat winter grit shortage by buying own supply

LOCAL IDEA: Parish council member Anne Kelly with one of Briercliffe’s empty grit bins

2:50pm Friday 29th January 2010

RESIDENTS left stranded for three weeks by snow and ice could benefit from a better gritting service next year.

Horses ban for East Lancashire farmer

RECOVERY: Bertie after being treated.  Head groom is Sarah Backhouse

5:40pm Tuesday 17th November 2009

A FARMER has been banned from keeping horses for 10 years after a mare and her foal were found suffering from serious injuries.

Under-age booze sales cost Burnley shop its licence

BROKE RULES: The Happy Shopper, in Burnley

11:56am Thursday 10th September 2009

AN OFF-LICENCE that sold alcohol to under-age children three times has had its licence permanently removed.

Officers transferred from gun duties after Burnley PC's death

SHOT DEAD: PC Ian Terry

2:01pm Wednesday 9th September 2009

FRONTLINE firearms experts have been transferred to other duties by police chiefs following the shooting death of a Burnley constable.

10k run to repay hospice for Briercliffe mum

4:10pm Tuesday 21st July 2009

A BRIERCLIFFE man has raised more than £1,000 for charity by a 10k race around Manchester.

Burnley horse rescue centre reports record cruelty cases

STARVING: Molly had been left to find nourishment in a barren and muddy field

11:11am Thursday 30th April 2009

STAFF at a horse and pony rescue centre are experiencing “record levels of cruelty and neglect” during the current recession.

Burnley pitch floods blamed on utility firm

SOGGY PROBLEM: Coun Roger Frost at the Queen Street Recreation Ground which is frequently flooded

3:09pm Wednesday 22nd April 2009

AN INVESTIGATION is being carried out into drainage problems at a popular recreation ground in Burnley after £100,000 was spent trying to rectify the problem.

Burnley mini-motos crackdown

WARNING POSTERS: PCSO Rachel Lonsdale and PC Alison Alexander

4:20pm Monday 20th April 2009

A POLICE crackdown has been launched on the illegal use of vehicles on a popular recreation ground.

Crime fund for car safety scheme

12:10pm Friday 17th April 2009

A NEW program to tackle car crime has been launched by Burnley police.

No charges over shot Burnley PC

PC Ian Terry

1:29pm Tuesday 7th April 2009

NO criminal charges will be brought following the death of a Burnley police officer shot during a training exercise, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Illegal riders face bike crushing

1:10pm Monday 30th March 2009

POLICE in Briercliffe are warning youngsters caught riding mini motos and trial bikes illegally they could have their vehicles crushed.

Mini-moto youths warned by police

4:00pm Thursday 26th March 2009

POLICE in Briercliffe have issued a warning to youngsters using mini-motos illegally.

Police warn of teenage Burnley conman who stole £1000

12:10pm Wednesday 11th February 2009

POLICE have issued a stark warning after a teenage conman stole more than £1,000 in cash from pensioners’ homes.

Burnley nursery homes appeal fails

10:57am Monday 5th January 2009

PLANS to build two new homes in the grounds of a Briercliffe nursery have been dismissed by an inspector.

Burnley cleaner 'got arrested after work's Xmas do'

1:00pm Saturday 3rd January 2009

A CLEANER who attacked a civilian detention officer might end up with no job after the Christmas holidays.

Review into Burnley PC's shooting completed

SHOT DEAD: PC Ian Terry

3:50pm Friday 12th December 2008

LAWYERS will now decide whether police chiefs will face health and safety charges over the death of a constable from Burnley.

Call for hospital shuttle bus stops in Brierfield and Reedley

7:30pm Thursday 11th December 2008

A PENDLE councillor is urging health and county council chiefs to provide extra bus stops for residents who use the Royal Blackburn Hospital shuttle bus.

Scare over 'mini explosion' at Burnley house

12:48pm Tuesday 9th December 2008

Householders at a property in Burnley had their TV viewing disrupted by a mini-explosion in their fireplace.

Burnley flats plan set to get green light

5:17pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

A BID to build six apartments is set to be given the go-ahead.

Lorry loses load on Burnley country lane

TRICKY OPERATION: The lorry is hauled out of the ford. Picture: Andy Ford

11:10am Saturday 22nd November 2008

UPDATE A lorry driver dramatically lost control of his vehicle as he tried to take a shortcut down a notorious East Lancashire country lane.

New playground opening in Briercliffe

12:20pm Monday 17th November 2008

A NEW play area for children is set to open today in Briercliffe.

Illegal Burnley Sky TV landlord fined

4:20pm Friday 17th October 2008

A PUB landlord was left with a £6,600 legal bill after being caught illegally broadcasting satellite TV soccer matches without a licence.

Burnley mill homes plan approved despite museum and neighbours objections

1:04pm Thursday 9th October 2008

PLANS to revive the fortunes of a mill site have found favour with planners despite opposition from county council officials and neighbours.

A new face on the beat in Briercliffe

9:12am Tuesday 7th October 2008

PC Alison Alexander has replaced PC Ian Thompson as community beat manager in Briercliffe.

Burnley school plagued by vandals

1:25pm Wednesday 24th September 2008

POLICE and a headteacher have warned vandals to stop trashing a Burnley primary school.

Burnley policeman inquest 'unlikely for a year'

Burnley policeman inquest 'unlikely for a year'

4:01pm Friday 19th September 2008

A FULL full inquest into the death of Burnley policeman Ian Terry will not be held for at least a year, it has been revealed.

Jail for Burnley car-jackers who robbed Good Samaritan

JAILED: Lee Foster was sent down for three and-a- half years

12:53pm Monday 15th September 2008

A GOOD Samaritan was the victim of a car jacking after he offered to help three men trying to jump-start a car in the early hours, a court heard.

£1m set aside by GMP after Burnley PC shot dead

ONGOING INQUIRY: PC Ian Terry was shot dead by a colleague on a training exercise

4:46pm Thursday 28th August 2008

POLICE chiefs have ear-marked a £1million fund to cover the possible repercussions following the death of a Burnley police officer who was shot dead by a colleague on a training exercise, it has been revealed.

Prison warning for Burnley carjackers

12:37pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

THREE young men have been warned they could face jail over a carjacking involving a ‘good Samaritan’ motorist in Burnley.



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