Lancashire Telegraph | North Turton

Tributes to popular Belthorn drummer

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:04:37 +0000

A BELTHORN drummer known across the North West music scene has died.

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.

Edgworth farmer in talks over horse fears following Facebook campaign

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:15:48 +0000

RSPCA officers are to meet with an Edgworth farmer today to discuss plans for moving horses kept on his land.

Turton millionaire's wife 'unlikely' to have stabbed herself, murder trial told

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:40:08 +0000

THE ex-wife of millionaire businessman Ian Workman embellished a final diary entry just before she was stabbed in her kitchen, a court has heard.

Turton millionaire said estranged wife 'went off like a rocket', murder trial told

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000

A MILLIONAIRE businessman claimed his estranged wife went "off like a flaming rocket" before he fatally stabbed her, a court has heard.

Millionaire businessman denies murder of ex-wife in Turton

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:48:51 +0000

A WOMAN found stabbed to death in her home wrote in a diary that her millionaire former husband was being ‘verbally aggressive’ towards her moments before she died, a court heard yesterday.

East Lancashire singer Redd big in Germany

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000

WITH VIDEO: An East Lancashire singer is on the verge of stardom after recording a hit single with global superstars Akon and Snoop Dogg.

Edgworth otter work earns high praise for United Utilities

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:05:04 +0000

A PROJECT to lure otters back to East Lancashire has helped United Utilities earn a reputation as one of the world’s most socially responsible companies.

Edgworth's Barlow Institute to be handed to volunteers next month

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:26:00 +0000

A DATE has been set for the handover of the Barlow Institute from Blackburn with Darwen Council to a committee of volunteers.

Belmont beauty spot fly-tipping clean-up to cost £1000

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:30:00 +0000

THE clean-up of a 20 tonnes of illegal rubbish dump will cost more than £1,000.

Lancashire teenagers' car crash deaths ruled accidental

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:34:10 +0000

A CORONER today recorded two 17-year-old Lancashire girls died accidentally in a car crash as their boyfriends denied they had been racing them.

Asbestos and rubble dumped near Belmont reservoir

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:54:07 +0000

TWO lorry loads of rubbish, including bricks, rubble and asbestos, have been dumped on greenbelt land by fly-tippers.

Turton pensioner jailed for child-sex offences 40 years ago

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:02:38 +0100

A MAN who committed a string of child-sex offences dating back over 40 years has been jailed.

Inspectors rate Belmont school as ‘good’

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:10:01 +0100

TURTON Belmont Community Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ by education watchdog Ofsted.

Village petition to save Edgworth bus link

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:30:00 +0100

EDGWORTH residents have spoken out over plans to axe a key village bus service.

New library service in North Turton to beat cuts

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:34:59 +0100

A NEW library service is to be piloted in North Turton to ensure residents still have access to books following budget cuts.

Edgworth B&B scoops top tourism award

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:10:28 +0100

IT IS only 18 months since she opened the doors of her bed and breakfast at Meadowcroft Barn in Edgworth, but Kath Bullen has already scooped a top tourist award.

Report: Edgworth Beer Festival 2011

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:59:27 +0100

HUNDREDS of real ale fans have made sure a popular beer festival is the biggest and best yet.

East Lancashire winners at tourism awards

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:00:00 +0100

AN eco-friendly hotel in the Ribble Valley was a double winner at the tourism industry’s answer to the Oscars.