Hoddlesden hotel prosecuted over food hygiene

7:26pm Monday 12th May 2008

by Andy Bellard A LEADING East Lancashire country hotel and restaurant has been accused of food hygiene offences.

Helpers still wanted for picnic

1:09pm Thursday 8th May 2008

VOLUNTEERS are still needed for the Grand Summer Picnic on Hoddlesden Millennium Green this summer.

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Helpers wanted for big clean-up in Hoddlesden

12:13pm Thursday 1st May 2008

VOLUNTEERS are needed to form a working party to tidy up St Paul's Church graveyard in Hoddlesden.

Hoddlesden Post Office robber gets six years

2:23pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

A ROBBER who leapt over the counter to steal from a Post Office has been jailed for six years.

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Woman in new ‘beast’ sighting

2:16pm Monday 28th April 2008

ANOTHER sighting of the so-called "beast of Hoddlesden" has added to reports of a big cat roaming the area.

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Police officers to ride on Darwen bus service after vandalism

3:46pm Sunday 27th April 2008

A BUS will have police officers on board after bricks were thrown at the vehicle as it travelled through a Darwen village.

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	Search launched for the 'Beast of Hoddlesden'
	6:21pm Thu 24 Apr 08
	AN unidentified animal has been spotted roaming around the Darwen countryside, sparking fears that a wild cat has moved into the area.
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Picnic under threat

2:12pm Sunday 6th April 2008

THE annual Hoddlesden Grand Summer Picnic may have to be cancelled if volunteers cannot be found.

Sex pest exposes himself to dog walkers

1:11pm Sunday 6th April 2008

A MAN exposed himself to two elderly women out walking their dogs, police said.

Police hunt serial flasher

3:22pm Friday 4th April 2008

A MAN has exposed himself to two elderly women who were out walking their dogs, police have said Police believe the incidents are linked and are hunting a man thought to be in his late teens.

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Village turns out for Fred

3:58pm Wednesday 27th February 2008

A FUNDRAISING night in memory of the late councillor Fred Slater raised £900 at Hoddlesden Conservative Club.

	Villagers celebrate lorry ban victory
	3:47pm Fri 8 Feb 08
	A BAN on lorries using narrow country lanes near Darwen has been reinforced after HGVs bagan making residents' lives a misery.
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Meet new beat bobby on patrol

12:54pm Friday 1st February 2008

A NEW community beat manager has been appointed for Hoddlesden and Belthorn.

Revamp at post office

11:59am Saturday 19th January 2008

A POST office and shop has shut for refurbishment after rain caused flooding last month.

Ex-security officer died from cancer

6:42pm Friday 11th January 2008

A RETIRED security officer died of a cancer which spread from his lung to other organs, an inquest heard.

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Redevelopment plan to save disused mill

2:54pm Thursday 10th January 2008

A DISUSED Darwen mill is set to be converted into apartments, sheltered housing and offices - fulfilling a late councillor's dream.

Exchange scheme will aid community

2:42pm Tuesday 8th January 2008

A HODDLESDEN resident has set up a new group for community organisations to share and exchange equipment and knowledge for free.

Man arrested after Post Office robbery

9:45pm Thursday 20th December 2007

A ROBBER escaped with cash after a village store was raided.

Missing cat is rescued

12:03pm Wednesday 12th December 2007

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Hoddlesden to help retrieve a cat which had been missing for five days.

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School’s ‘family’ praised

1:56pm Friday 7th December 2007

A HODDLESDEN school has been praised by Ofsted inspectors.

Man 'punctures lung' as car crashes into tree

8:39am Thursday 29th November 2007

A MAN who was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree was today in a stable condition in hospital.

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Party girl drove off in taxi

1:33pm Monday 26th November 2007

AN 18-year-old girl who had been to a party in Hoddlesden climbed into the driver's seat and sped off after a row with the taxi driver who was taking her and her friends home.

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