Lancashire Telegraph | Hoddlesden

Darwen rural crime crackdown launched

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

A NEW police scheme is being launched in Darwen in a bid to stamp out rural crime.

Hoddlesden community centre stripped of asbestos

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:06:45 +0000

DANGEROUS asbestos has been stripped out of a popular Hoddlesden community centre.

£2m for five farms and half of Hoddlesden

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:20:00 +0000

PURCHASERS have the chance to get their hands on an historic East Lancashire village estate for £2million.

L of a row: Learners ‘spoiling peace of Hoddlesden village’

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:37:00 +0100

RESIDENTS have blasted driving schools for ‘ruining’ their village peace.

‘Keep Hoddlesden green space’ vote call

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:42:57 +0100

VILLAGERS in Hoddlesden are being urged to vote for the Millennium Green to be made into a Queen Elizabeth Field.

Police probe 26 Lancashire big cat sightings in five years

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:00:00 +0100

A BIG cat was spotted prowling around a Lancashire housing estate on a summer afternoon, it has been revealed.

Darwen bowling pioneer dies, aged 62

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:34:29 +0100

A BOWLING pioneer who wanted to introduce the sport to every primary school in Blackburn and Darwen, has died aged 62.

Villagers rally round to restore Hoddlesden war memorial

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:39:58 +0100

THE war memorial in Hoddlesden has been restored to its former glory thanks to village fundraisers.

Report: East Rural Network Scarecrow Festival 2011

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:35:21 +0100

The East Rural Network held their second annual Scarecrow Festival this weekend.

Hoddlesden woman falsely claimed £2,000 benefits

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:59:27 +0100

A 39-year-old woman claimed she was renting a house in Hoddlesden which she had actually inherited on her mother’s death.

Boat set ablaze after being dumped in Hoddlesden

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:04:58 +0100

ARSONISTS dumped then torched a 12ft boat in Hoddlesden.

Hoddlesden Grand Picnic saved

Sun, 15 May 2011 18:00:00 +0100

A VILLAGE picnic attended by hundreds of people every summer has been saved, following an appeal in the Lancashire Telegraph.

Hoddlesden's annual celebration could be cancelled

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:35:53 +0100

A VILLAGE picnic attended by hundreds of people every summer is under threat due to lack of funding.

Plea to find relatives of Hoddlesden’s war dead

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:58:04 +0000

RELATIVES of fallen soldiers are being sought for a memorial rededication service in Hoddlesden.

Hoddlesden residents in 'use or lose the shops'

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:57:56 +0000

“USE it or lose it” is the message being sent to Hoddlesden residents over community services.

Hoddlesden village chainsaw massacres sleep

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:13:47 +0000

WITH VIDEO: Villagers in Hoddlesden were given a rude awakening by council contractors using chainsaws - at 5.40am.

Blow for Hoddlesden church as help team is axed

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:14:20 +0100

A COMMUNITY action group is reeling after the probation service pulled the plug on helpers.

Darwen tumour mum backs call for 'equal treatment'

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:27:47 +0100

A MUM who has lived with a brain tumour for five years has welcomed a call by charities for better standards of care.

Meet East Lancashire's sleep doctor

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:18:15 +0100

Are tantrums and bad behaviour ruining your family life? It sounds like a case for Supernanny! We meet East Lancashire’s answer to the TV expert — who specialises in keeping your children quiet after bed time.

East Lancs hospitals' pioneering diabetic foot work

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:50:09 +0100

A DIABETIC foot team at East Lancashire Hospitals has been credited with giving Blackburn with Darwen the lowest level of diabetes-related limb amputation in the UK.