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Nelson man hit by fireball
8:49am Thursday 24th July 2008
A NELSON man was hit by a fireball after an electrical explosion blasted out from under a pavement.
Comments (0)Camera finally catches Blackburn serial speeder
8:10am Thursday 24th July 2008
A YOUNG driver has been jailed and branded a ‘menace on the roads’ after trying to lie his way out of a raft of speeding fines.
Burnley cafe not asked to pay business rates for eight years
7:20am Thursday 24th July 2008
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after it emerged a Burnley cafe has not been asked to pay thousands of pounds in business rates.
'Important step' for £4m Blackburn ring road
6:00am Thursday 24th July 2008
COUNCIL bosses said they had taken an “important step” towards clearing the way for a new £4million road around Blackburn.
Smoking shelters to return to East Lancashire hospitals
9:39am Thursday 24th July 2008
SMOKING shelters are set to be rebuilt at East Lancashire’s hospitals, less than three years after they were torn down.
Dad victim of unprovoked attack in Burnley
7:50am Thursday 24th July 2008
A DAD-of-one has described a yob who broke his nose in an unprovoked attack as a “coward.”
East Lancashire doctor's 'three hospital sex attacks in one day'
3:14pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
A DOCTOR sexually assaulted three gynaecology patients - including one who had miscarried - on the same day in hospital, a jury was told.
Ban threat for Burnley's unroadworthy cabs
7:40am Thursday 24th July 2008
A THREE strikes rule is being proposed by licensing bosses in Burnley and Padiham to rid the roads of unroadworthy taxi cabs.
New twist over Darwen care home apartment plan
9:37am Thursday 24th July 2008
THE new owners of a former care home want to turn the site into apartments.
New industrial units on way to Darwen
1:20pm Thursday 24th July 2008
WORK has started on creating 11 new industrial units in Darwen aimed at new or young businesses.
Darwen man faces custody after crash on stolen bike
12:10pm Thursday 24th July 2008
A MAN who was a passenger on a stolen moped when it crashed into a parked car causing £2,500 worth of damage was warned that he faces a custodial sentence.
Clarets bus near hit-run
12:00pm Thursday 24th July 2008
MEMBERS of Burnley’s football team may be interviewed as witnesses to a hit-and-run incident where a pregnant woman was deliberately knocked down.
Lower Darwen businessman ‘stole 16 caravans’
9:30am Thursday 24th July 2008
A BUSINESSMAN has been accused of stealing 16 caravans, two motor-homes and trailer worth a total of £190,000.
Lancashire police chief misses out on GMP job
9:00pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
LANCASHIRE'S Chief Constable insists he is still committed to the job after missing out on the top position at Greater Manchester police.
Olympic sprint aces visit Blackburn to help young runners
3:52pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
OLYMPIC stars Linford Christie and Darren Campbell visited Blackburn to uncover ‘hidden’ athletic talent that could be propelled to glory in time for the 2012 Olympics.
Great-grandad, 89, fights off Blackburn muggers
7:00am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
MUGGERS on a Blackburn Street met their match when they targeted an 89-year-old great grandad.
Lancashire's mental health service 'weak'
6:42pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
LANCASHIRE'S major mental health service provider has been rated as “weak” by an independent watchdog.
East Lancashire health bosses respond to dossier
3:50pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
HEALTH chiefs have given their first detailed response to a dossier of complaints and revealed 10 cases were being investigated.
Homes plan approved for Accrington industral site
2:33pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
PLANS to build 14 houses and 20 apartments at a former Accrington industrial site have been given the go-ahead.
Nelson computer firm boss pocketed customers' cash
11:17am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
A COMPUTER firm owner pocketed almost £4,000 of customers’ cash for a software system he didn’t deliver, a court heard.
Darwen FC new stadium plans shelved
5:41pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
THE new man at the helm of Darwen Football Club has shelved plans for a multi-million pound stadium redevelopment.
School minister's exams comments rubbished
6:00pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
SCHOOLS Minister Ed Balls’s claim that the marking of SATs is “as good as previous years” has been rubbished by an East Lancashire head who continues to find botched jobs.
Warning over Blackburn and Darwen rubbish penalty scam
4:02pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Thieves are phoning residents in Blackburn and Darwen claiming they have been issued with a £70 fixed penalty notice for leaving extra rubbish beside their bin, the council has warned.
Padiham off licence held up by knifeman
8:50am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
THE robbery of an off licence which was held up by a masked man armed with a knife is being linked to a similar raid.
Burnley man accused of raping teenager
9:10pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
A TEENAGE rape victim says her 43-year-old attacker molested her on a sofa - then returned to his games console and carried on playing.
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Madeleine detective's book launched
Updated 12:20pm Thursday 24th July 2008
A book by a former senior Portuguese detective involved in the search for Madeleine McCann is due to be published.
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