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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.
‘Growing’ jobs for disabled
11:52am Friday 4th July 2008
A GREEN Trust which gives disabled young people a start in the gardening world has been awarded a £1,000 grant.
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.
Ex Burnley postal worker claims sorting office was racist
11:57am Thursday 3rd July 2008
A POSTAL worker is claiming he was subjected to racial abuse for seven years before he was sacked by the Royal Mail.
Double celebration for Burnley park’s new facilities
11:56am Thursday 3rd July 2008
THE Mayor of Burnley is opening two brand new facilities in Queens Park this weekend.
Burnley MP unveils plan to help more get loans
11:56am Thursday 3rd July 2008
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher has unveiled measures designed to improve the role of community banks in East Lancashire.
Have your say on design of Burnley school
11:53am Thursday 3rd July 2008
RESIDENTS in Burnley will get the chance to have their say on the design for a brand new community college.
Girl, 12, victim of sex pest on Burnley bus
11:50am Thursday 3rd July 2008
A SCHOOLGIRL was sexually harassed while riding on a Burnley bus.
Ex-Accrington and Burnley man hunted by police
5:29pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
A WANTED man is being hunted in East Lancashire after he broke the conditions of his release from prison.
Six arrested as part of Burnley burglary crackdown
11:00pm Tuesday 1st July 2008
SIX people were arrested as part of a huge crackdown on burglars and drug dealers in Burnley.
Burnley postman brings unfair dismissal claim
3:03pm Tuesday 1st July 2008
A BURNLEY postman at the centre of a race row at Blackburn's sorting office has been sacked, it has been revealed.
Burnley park under attack from killer weed
4:30pm Tuesday 1st July 2008
BURNLEY's Towneley Park is under attack - from a killer weed.
3,700 wait for hospital bed in East Lancashire
12:11pm Tuesday 1st July 2008
ALMOST 3,700 East Lancashire people were waiting for hospital beds in May, according to new figures published by the Department of Health.
Burnley's university campus shapes up
3:38pm Tuesday 1st July 2008
These images show the progress made on East Lancashire’s first university campus.
'Landmark’ event to boost Burnley
1:12pm Tuesday 1st July 2008
A GROUP of top executives from Rolls- Royce visited Burnley as leaders attempt to raise the town’s profile.
Burnley firm steps in to support community festival
11:30am Tuesday 1st July 2008
ONE of Burnley’s top employers, VEKA Plc, is to sponsor this year’s Community Festival Main stage.
Burnley knifepoint mugger goes free
11:27am Tuesday 1st July 2008
A MASKED youth who took part in a knifepoint street mugging of a terrified teenager has walked free from court.
Cliviger crash death motorcyclist named by police
6:09pm Monday 30th June 2008
A FATHER-of-two who died following a horror crash in Cliviger has been named.
Burnley fire hotspot street targeted again
6:00pm Monday 30th June 2008
A HOUSE was set on fire in an arson attack on a notorious street in Burnley.
Nelson motorcyclist dies in Cliviger accident
7:59am Monday 30th June 2008
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after he lost control of his bike on a bend, colliding head-on with a car.
Cliviger toilet sale 'goes down the pan'
5:00pm Monday 30th June 2008
A SET of public toilets were the subject of a bidding war - but council bosses rejected all the offers.
Lancashire councils bid to protect the bees
12:21pm Monday 30th June 2008
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale councils are refusing to disrupt bee colonies – amid concerns over the humble bumble bee’s future.
Lancashire to get four new fire stations
3:10pm Monday 30th June 2008
A MULTIMILLION pound overhaul of Lancashire’s fire stations has been given the go-ahead by the government.
Burnley degree students set a proud new record
3:06pm Monday 30th June 2008
A RECORD number of full and part-time students who studied for degrees in Burnley have graduated with flying colours.
National News
Emmerdale actor Hornby dies aged 63
Updated 4:12pm Friday 4th July 2008
Clive Hornby - Emmerdale's flat cap-wearing Jack Sugden - died on Thursday night at the age of 63, it was announced.
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