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Arson still a factor in Belmont moorland fire outbreak
10:46am Thursday 18th March 2010
FIRE chiefs have not ruled out arson as the cause of a huge fire which swept across moorland at Belmont
Fire crews fight huge blaze on moorland at Belmont
7:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010
FIREFIGHTERS were last night battling to control a fire on moorland in Belmont.
Belmont archives to go online
12:20pm Monday 8th March 2010
THE LIVES and times of the people of Belmont over the last 150 years are being revealed in project by members of St Peter’s Church.
Darwen man found hanging near reservoir named
10:50am Tuesday 2nd March 2010
UPDATE: The man found hanging from a tree at a Darwen beauty spot has been named as 59-year-old Paul Eyles.
Turton Tower opens doors for new season
11:54am Tuesday 2nd March 2010
TURTON Tower throws its doors open again today after a four-month winter break.
Funding joy for five Darwen community groups
11:47am Tuesday 2nd March 2010
DARWEN and Rural Neighbourhood Board has approved grants totalling nearly £20,000 to five community groups.
Plans for £1m ‘kit’ houses to replace 19th Century Turton mill
5:18pm Wednesday 17th February 2010
HOUSES that are made in Germany and assembled in just three days are set for the site of a 19th century mill.
Edgworth maggot farmer tells of masked raid terror
11:03am Thursday 28th January 2010
A MAGGOT farmer who suffered a fractured skull when he was attacked by three masked raiders said last night: “I was terrified.”
Crowbar assault in Edgworth maggot farm raid
6:30pm Tuesday 26th January 2010
A MAN suffered a fractured skull after being hit over the head with a crowbar in an attempted robbery.
Blaze guts former Edgworth children’s home
9:49am Thursday 21st January 2010
A probe has been launched into the cause of a blaze which gutted a grand Victorian building in Edgworth.
Dozen vehicles stranded in drifts at Edgworth
6:16pm Wednesday 13th January 2010
SNOWPLOUGHS were among more than a dozen vehicles caught in 5ft-high snowdrifts.
Ice forces closure of major East Lancashire road
10:50am Wednesday 30th December 2009
UPDATE: A major road was shut by police after a number of car crashes caused by the ice.
Police in security ‘cold call’ warning for Darwen villages
10:30am Wednesday 16th December 2009
RESIDENTS in rural areas of Darwen are being warned of ‘cold calls’ from security firms offering free burglar alarms.
Lancashire on robbery ‘lockdown’
10:00am Wednesday 9th December 2009
CRIMINALS travelling into Lancashire to commit cash van robberies this Christmas ‘will be caught’, top police officers said.
Trees to be replaced in Burnley and Belmont
1:58pm Tuesday 8th December 2009
A REPLACEMENT scheme aimed at preventing road accidents has been launched which will see 7km of trees felled and replaced.
Horse killed after being hit by car in Belmont
9:34am Saturday 14th November 2009
A HORSE was killed last night when it was hit by a car in Belmont.
Turton street 15mph bid set to fail
3:11pm Friday 13th November 2009
RESIDENTS have failed in their bid for 15mph speed limit signs on a cobbled street.
Edgworth club's plea for fence to keep dogs off wicket
9:30am Friday 6th November 2009
FURIOUS staff and players at a village cricket club have condemned dog walkers who let their pets foul the playing field.
Blackburn woman killed in fatal accident on A675
11:20am Wednesday 4th November 2009
UPDATE: A Blackburn woman who died after she lost control of her car and collided with another vehicle yesterday has been named.
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