Lancashire Telegraph | Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale

Burnley teen jailed for attack and burglary

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:35:53 +0000

A teenager who attacked a boy and raided a house is behind bars for a total of 15 months.

Body of man found in Rawtenstall street

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Updated: THE body of an 18-year-old man was found in a Rossendale street in the early hours of this morning, police have said.

Motorbikes to be crushed after Burnley crackdown by police

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

POLICE are set to crush motorbikes which have been seized following a Burnley crackdown.

Burnley murder suspect Barry Morrow found hanged in prison cell

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

UPDATED: THE Burnley lodger accused of murdering his landlady and her mother in Southport has been found hanged in his prison cell.

Postman attacked after splashing a pedestrian on his Pendle rounds

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:59 +0000

A POSTMAN was repeatedly hit on the head with a rock and had his eyes gouged after accidentally splashing a pedestrian while on his rounds.

Rossendale couple win payout from Thomas Cook after ‘holiday from hell’

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

A RETIRED couple have won a payout after their trip to Tenerife turned into a ‘holiday from hell’.

Tribute to Burnley and Padiham miners

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

A TRIBUTE to the mining communities of Padiham and Burnley is set to become a feature of the award-winning Greenway.

Go-ahead for Burnley home for ‘emotional teens’

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:07 +0000

CONTROVERSIAL proposals for a new home in Burnley for youngsters with emotional and psychological problems have been passed.

Pendle shop’s £14,000 charity bonanza

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:36 +0000

BARGAIN hunters from Barnoldswick, Earby and further afield have generated a bonanza for cancer charities.

Jail for East Lancashire crook who rammed PC off road

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:39:50 +0000

WITH VIDEO: A CAR thief who rammed a police vehicle off the road in a high-speed chase has been jailed.

Jane Clough's parents win bail law changes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:15:23 +0000

THE House of Lords has backed changes to the bail laws after a campaign by the parents of the murdered East Lancashire nurse Jane Clough.

Jobs in Blackburn and Burnley saved after superstore UGO is sold to Poundstretcher

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:12:42 +0000

ABOUT 25 jobs at discount stores in Blackburn and Burnley have been saved after the group was sold.

Wallpaper firm Graham and Brown axes 28 workers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:23:54 +0000

WALLPAPER giant Graham and Brown has announced that it is to make 28 redundancies.

Lancashire County Council’s information team gets top award

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

LANCASHIRE County Council’s Family Information Service (FIS) is to be presented with a quality award.

Burnley’s Apollo cinema set for refurbishment

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

A NEW look is being proposed for Burnley’s Apollo cinema as part of a major investment by its London owners.

Extra patrols to beat Burnley burglars

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0000

EXTRA police patrols have been taking place in a Burnley neighbourhood after a string of attempted break-ins.

Ribble Valley trees to be felled to stop disease spreading

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

WORK has begun to remove diseased trees from two woodland areas near Sabden.

Victory close for Nelson school campaigners

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

A CAMPAIGN to keep a Nelson church primary school in the same parish has moved closer to victory.

Burnley call to plant 105 trees to mark the Queen’s Jubilee

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:43:55 +0000

AN URBAN street in Burnley is to be turned into an oasis of green thanks to a donation of trees from the Woodland Trust.