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Doors open at Hoghton pub where King James I knighted beef

NEW VENTURE Laura Reihl, restaurant owners Adam and Matt Chapman, Danny Fallows and Kate Chapman toast the launch of the refurbished Sirlion Pub in Hoghton.

5:00pm Wednesday 4th April 2012

THE ‘steaks’ are certainly high for a restaurateur who has re-opened a historic pub.

Two Lancashire petrol stations will be reopening

4:47pm Thursday 6th October 2011

MOTORISTS are being reassured that there is not a fuel shortage, despite two nearby stations being closed for business last weekend.

Hoghton man tells of son's cancer battle

WELCOME Tony Bonser has welcomed the review into palliative care

5:57pm Friday 1st July 2011

A HOGHTON dad has welcomed a review highlighting ‘stunning inequities’ in end of life care.

Sights and sounds of the wartime years at Hoghton Tower

ON GUARD German infantryman Dave Ridding in the tower grounds.

6:25pm Tuesday 3rd May 2011

THE ancient courtyards at Hoghton Tower echoed to the sounds of the Second World War over the holiday weekend.

Sarah Brown discusses life at Number 10 in Lancashire

HOW IT WAS Sarah Brown addresses the audience at the Hoghton Tower event

8:38pm Friday 11th March 2011

THE wife of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Hoghton Tower yesterday to discuss her book, Behind the Black Door.

Fairy tale setting for Lancashire flower show

VENUE Hoghton Tower

10:39am Wednesday 2nd March 2011

THE GROUNDS of a Lancashire stately home are set to be transformed to create a celebration of much-loved fairy tales at a flower festival.

Sex-case Lancashire teacher has jail term cut

SENTENCE Richard Duffy was found in woman’s bed

9:34am Monday 28th February 2011

A FORMER Lancashire PE teacher who sneaked into a house and sexually assaulted a stranger as she slept next to her boyfriend has had his sentence cut by two years.

Service celebrates 140 years of Lancashire choir involvement

DEDICATION: Eric Dunne with Bishop of Blackburn Nicholas Reade

11:30am Monday 14th February 2011

TWO men with 140 years of dedication to Lancashire choirs between them have been celebrated at Blackburn Cathedral.

Award-winning Hoghton restaurant closes

WON AWARDS  The Sirloin Inn, and Thyme

2:12pm Sunday 23rd January 2011

An AWARD-winning Hoghton restaurant and pub has closed with the proprietor describing the decision to close as 'heart-wrenching'.

Lancashire set to dry out this week

Bailey Douglas, four, from Blackburn, braves the mud at Hoghton Tower Farmers’ Market yesterday, which went ahead

9:18am Monday 17th January 2011

LANCASHIRE was hit by torrential rain and strong winds at the weekend.

Lancashire teacher jailed for sex assault on woman in her home

JAILED: Richard Duffy

4:49pm Friday 29th October 2010

A LANCASHIRE PE teacher who sneaked into a house and sexually assaulted a stranger as she slept next to her boyfriend has been jailed.

Hoghton Tower's classic cars show draws crowds

HIGHWAY HISTORY: Geoff Langston, of Haslingden, with his 1965 Ford Mustang

11:51am Monday 28th June 2010

WITH GALLERY: Enthusiasts lapped up the sun — and the vintage motors at Hoghton Tower Classic Car and Motorcycle Show.

17th Century battle at Hoghton Tower

BACK IN  TIME: Visitors enjoy the canon demon-stration by the Lanca-shire Militia at Hoghton Tower

3:08pm Tuesday 1st June 2010

THE sound of cannon fire and the smell of gunpowder filled the grounds of Hoghton Tower during the Bank Holiday weekend.

Bikes revved up to tackle historic Hoghton Tower track

FAST FORWARD: Kevin Browne, of Nelson, on his 1980 Yamaha DT MX.

11:22am Monday 3rd May 2010

THE tranquillity of historic Hoghton Tower was shattered yesterday by the sound of roaring motorbikes.

Did Shakespeare help shelter Catholics while living in Lancashire?

TRAITORS’ TOWER? Hoghton Tower, where Shakespeare is thought to have lived for some time when he was young

11:19am Wednesday 16th December 2009

A NEW play is set to investigate whether William Shakespeare helped shelter Roman Catholics while he lived in Lancashire.

Hoghton paramedic attack victim: We suffer daily

3:54pm Tuesday 24th November 2009

A paramedic who was assaulted by a patient has spoken out against the ‘daily abuse’ suffered by frontline NHS staff.

Hot Lancashire culinary talent wins over the judges

WINNER: Martin Hargreaves, chef at Stanley House, won Young Chef of the Year

1:38pm Monday 16th November 2009

A HOGHTON man has been crowned Lancashire Young Chef of the Year.

Hoghton patient attacked paramedic

7:40pm Thursday 12th November 2009

AMBULANCE chiefs have slammed a woman who attacked a paramedic when he came to her aid.

Hoghton pub worker is attacked

4:10pm Thursday 13th August 2009

A PUB worker was assaulted while trying to stop a man stealing bottles from behind the bar.

Crowds flock to Hoghton Tower for classic car event

Jacob Broadbent, from Walton-le-Dale with a 1961 Daimler SP250.

1:55pm Monday 29th June 2009

CLASSIC car enthusiasts flocked to Hoghton Tower yesterday for the 23rd Lancashire Classic Car and Motorcycle Show.


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