Whittle-le-Woods news from the Lancashire Telegraph

£50k damage to Whittle-le-Woods school

8:00am Sunday 5th May 2013

A primary school is counting the cost after thieves twice stole lead from roof causing more than £50,000 of damage.

Love of cooking inspires business venture for Hungarian woman

3:00pm Sunday 16th September 2012

A love of home cooking has given a Hungarian woman from Whittle-le-Woods a tasty new business venture.

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Chorley girl’s bedtime story proves a winner

1:43pm Thursday 11th August 2011

Hayley Longton, 10, who attends Whittle-le-Woods Primary School, Chorley, has won the grand final of Silentnight’s Book at Bedtime competition.

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Whittle-le-Woods comes to a standstill for schoolboy Dylan

11:19am Thursday 14th July 2011

A VILLAGE paid its respects yesterday to a “loving and exuberant” 13-year-old boy who drowned in a flooded quarry.

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Devastated family pays tribute to Chorley teenager

9:00pm Monday 4th July 2011

UPDATE: The grief-stricken mother of a teenager who died after swimming in an abandoned quarry yesterday has issued an emotional warning to others.

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Boy, 13, drowns at Whittle-le-Woods quarry

10:00am Monday 4th July 2011

UPDATE: A teenager who died swimming at a quarry in Chorley yesterday has been named by police.

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Chorley restaurant wins top awards

7:40am Friday 28th January 2011

Staff at Chorley restaurant The Red Cat are “feline fine” after celebrating a raft of awards.

Little Ellie inspires Whittle-le-Woods charity calendar

4:46pm Wednesday 26th January 2011

Regulars from a Whittle-le-Woods pub have stripped to reveal nearly all for a charity calendar.

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Police officer praised after teenager coaxed from Chorley quarry

3:51pm Tuesday 18th January 2011

A police officer has been praised for his “exceptional courage” after aiding a teenager who was threatening to jump into a Chorley quarry.

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Woman attacked in Whittle-le-Woods gun-point raid

4:58pm Thursday 11th November 2010

A SHOP owner was threatened at gunpoint and repeatedly hit on the head with a pistol in a terrifying raid.

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Lucky escape after car crashes into barn in Whittle-le-Woods

5:30pm Tuesday 14th September 2010

A TEENAGE driver escaped with minor injuries this morning when his car crashed through the wall of an historic stone barn.

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