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85-year-old groper who assaulted Rawtenstall supermarket staff is spared jail

John Moffatt

11:58am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

AN 85-YEAR-OLD man who groped two female shop workers at a supermarket has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Gallery & video: Crowds welcome the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment to Burnley

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9:56am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A PROUD father held his son tightly in his arms as his Lancashire’s soldiers were given a heroes’ welcome in Burnley.

Blackburn and Bacup to be linked to latest high-speed fibre-optic broadband

8:55am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BLACKBURN and Bacup will be linked to the latest high-speed fibre broadband for the first time this summer.

Burnley brewery Moorhouse's celebrates breaking the five million pints mark

Moorhouses MD David Grant, left, and chairman Bill Parkinson toast the brewery’s statistics

8:49am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BREWERY chiefs are celebrating after smashing the five million pints per year barrier at their new brewing complex.

Serial burglar from Burnley faces longer jail sentence

9:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A ‘THREE strike’ house burglar facing a mandatory minimum of three years behind bars thinks it should be less — but might get more.

Match tribute to Rawtenstall footballer Bryan Herbert

TRAGEDY Bryan Herbert

6:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A MEMORIAL game between two former clubs of a tragic young footballer will take place in July.

Worship and study plan for derelict Nelson site

4:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A FORMER plumbers merchant’s that was earmarked for a religious school could be turned into a place of worship.

Travellers continue to occupy Burnley hotel car park

The travellers yesterday at the car park in Burnley

3:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A GROUP of travellers were still occupying a hotel car park yesterday afternoon as a guest described their presence as ‘intimidating’.

Boy attacked in Burnley school has metal plate put in face

Adam Afzal with mum Razia

1:56pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A BOY who was attacked in school has undergone reconstructive surgery on his battered face.

Three people taken to hospital after house fire in Bacup

9:51am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THREE people were taken to hospital after a fire started in a kitchen.

Rossendale MP to launch apprenticeship campaign

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

ROSSENDALE MP Jake Berry will launch his apprenticeship campaign on Friday.

Season deal available at The Garrick

4:30pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SEASON ticket holders for The Garrick are being asked to confirm their seat for the new run of plays.

Man charged with arson after incident at Bacup petrol station

4:26pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A MAN has been charged with arson, attempted robbery, and criminal damage following an incident at a petrol station in Bacup on Saturday.

Competition to find best design for Valley Centre in Rawtenstall

3:29pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A NATIONAL competition to find an architect to develop design ideas for the site of the former Valley Centre in Rawtenstall has been launched.

Burnley man could face jail after admitting supplying heroin

2:10pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

MICHAEL Grundy, 35, of Ennismore Street, Burnley, could be facing jail, after admitting supplying heroin last May, at Burnley Crown Court.

Summer of rock music planned for Burnley

2:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

MUSIC fans will be rocking all over the park as part of the annual outdoor summer programme across Burnley.

New careers academy launched in Pendle

1:45pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

NELSON and Colne College has officially launched its new Business Career Academy.

Drive to cut car crime in Colne

1:44pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIGNS to warn motorists to remove their belongings before leaving their cars are being displayed in Colne as part of a drive to reduce thefts.

Rossendale cyclists plan to pedal 600 miles to German twin town

Adrian Watts from Waterfoot hopes to recruit cyclists to pedal to Germany

10:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

A GROUP of cyclists are planning to pedal more than 600 miles to celebrate Rossendale’s twinning with a German town.

Man jailed for knifepoint raid at Ramsbottom shop

Sean Scott

9:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

A MAN has been jailed for four years after robbing a Ramsbottom shop.



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