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East Lancs religious leaders vote against women bishops
12:55pm Tuesday 8th July 2008
AN East Lancashire religious leader said his opposition to women bishops was not motivated by sexism but a desire to uphold traditional Church of England values.
East Lancashire heritage sites 'at risk'
8:51am Tuesday 8th July 2008
TEN buildings and at least one park in East Lancashire have been named as threatened heritage sites.
Jailing echoes Burnley murder case
6:12pm Tuesday 8th July 2008
A JUDGE whose own father was murdered by a defendant he locked up in 1968 has jailed a killer who threatened to escape and kill him.
Burnley superschool praised by Ofsted
9:30pm Tuesday 8th July 2008
THE last of Burnley’s new secondary schools to be inspected by Ofsted has received a glowing report.
Crackdown on East Lancashire metal thieves
11:50am Tuesday 8th July 2008
SCRAP metal thieves are being targeted by police in a massive crackdown.
Burnley funfair cancellation 'a blessing'
1:35pm Tuesday 8th July 2008
THE cancellation of Burnley’s annual funfair could be a “blessing in disguise”, a leading councillor has said.
Witness appeal after Burnley robbery claim
11:32am Tuesday 8th July 2008
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner claimed she was robbed in an early evening attack.
Witness appeal in Burnley arson probe
11:30am Tuesday 8th July 2008
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a blaze destroyed a kitchen in Burnley.
Burnley parishioners raise £164,000 for church roof - then lead thieves strike
10:30pm Monday 7th July 2008
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of lead has been stolen from a church roof after parishioners mounted a massive fundraising effort to pay for its replacement.
Burnley girl, 11, to star in beauty pageant documentary
8:30pm Monday 7th July 2008
A BURNLEY schoolgirl is appearing in a television documentary about beauty pageants.
Burnley council's energy-saving bid
5:10pm Monday 7th July 2008
A COUNCIL is bidding to reduce its carbon footprint by installing energy saving devices - and wants residents to follow its lead.
Projects for East Lancs families in crisis could get help
1:01pm Monday 7th July 2008
VITAL lifelines look set to be thrown by County Hall to three cash-strapped projects in Burnley and Hyndburn which help crisis-hit families to cope.
‘Sneak’ drinker wanted to avoid mother
11:31am Monday 7th July 2008
A SINGER found drunk in her car had secretly been nipping out to drink vodka out of sight of her mother, Burnley magistrates heard.
Police hunt Burnley bus pest
11:23am Monday 7th July 2008
POLICE in East Lancashire are still hunting for a man who pestered a 12- year-old girl on a bus.
Legal review granted into Burnley teen's death
7:30pm Tuesday 8th July 2008
THE mother of Burnley teenager Adam Rickwood - the youngest person to die in custody in Britain - has won a legal review of the inquest into his death.
Burnley schoolboy Josh makes goalscoring return
5:50pm Sunday 6th July 2008
BRAVE Burnley schoolboy Joshua Ford made a goalscoring return as he played football for the first time in eight months.
Burnley primary school praised by inspectors
12:59pm Sunday 6th July 2008
PUPILS and staff at a Burnley primary school are celebrating after they were praised by a Government watchdog.
Burnley man 'stabbed dog to death'
9:40pm Friday 4th July 2008
A MAN has been banned from keeping animals after he stabbed a ‘much-loved’ family dog to death.
Padiham head's gruelling cycle ride
8:10pm Friday 4th July 2008
A HEADTEACHER is to cycle a gruelling 103-mile route as part of a school fundraiser - with some Premier League help.
Motorist hit in Burnley ‘road rage' incident
10:16am Friday 4th July 2008
A MOTORIST was punched in the face by a furious driver following a ‘road rage’ incident in the heart of Burnley.
Major coup as Lady Boys come to Burnley
9:59am Friday 4th July 2008
GET ready for a riot of colour and noise when the internationally-acclaimed Lady Boys of Bangkok burst onto the East Lancashire theatre scene.
Burnley parents back school skimmed milk move
9:42am Friday 4th July 2008
BURNLEY parents have backed the axeing of full fat milk at Lancashire County Council-run schools.
Burnley and Blackburn nightclubs ‘safe from sell-off'
9:37am Friday 4th July 2008
OWNERS of East Lancashire’s two biggest nightclubs said they had a bright future despite selling off 26 other venues – for just £5.
Full fat milk axed from Lancashire's schools
10:40pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
FULL-fat milk is to be axed from schools in Lancashire in a bid to tackle child obesity.
Attacked Burnley reveller 'in wrong place at wrong time'
5:14pm Thursday 3rd July 2008
A YOUNG reveller who was attacked in a Burnley suburb may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, police believe.
£1.1m makeover for Oswaldtwistle and Burnley libraries
12:00pm Thursday 3rd July 2008
TWO East Lancashire libraries are set to be given a makeover in a £1.1million scheme this year.
National News
Chambers in bid to overturn ban
Updated 8:15am Wednesday 9th July 2008
Athlete Dwain Chambers is beginning a race against time to try to clear the way for him to compete at next month's Olympic Games in Beijing.
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