Turton fair returns after 50 years
	2:15pm Thu 15 May 08
	TURTON Fair is set to be resurrected later this month, more than 50 years since the last one.

£500million joint deal to help revamp Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton schools

12:17pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

BLACKBURN with Darwen and Bolton Councils are joining forces to mastermind a £500million revamp of local education.

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Turton's towering beauty saved

8:37am Sunday 27th April 2008

Turton Tower - one of the area's most beautiful ancient buildings - appears to have been saved, but finance is still an issue.

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Plans to revive fair

8:00pm Thursday 24th April 2008

The Friends of Turton Tower are trying to revive the tradition of Turton Fair and have chosen Monday, May 26 - Spring Bank Holiday - as the date to hold it.

East Lancashire Post Office closure dates announced

3:36pm Wednesday 16th April 2008

FINAL closure dates have been set for 24 post offices across East Lancashire which were axed as part of a Government cost cutting exercise.

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Tower menu is just their cup of tea

1:29pm Friday 11th April 2008

TURTON Tower will receive a prestigious food award later this month.

Tower turns it on for tourists

12:25pm Sunday 9th March 2008

TURTON Tower is holding a special event from 3pm on Tuesday to mark this year's British Tourism Week.

Young dad set himself on fire at Turton Tower

10:27am Wednesday 20th February 2008

A YOUNG father committed suicide by setting himself on fire in his car near Turton Tower, an inquest heard.

School’s top mark

12:44pm Tuesday 19th February 2008

TURTON Belmont Primary School has won glowing praise from Government inspectors.

Trees get the chop for railway safety

1:53pm Thursday 14th February 2008

ESSENTIAL work is being carried out in Entwistle and Turton to clear vegetation threatening the safety of the rail network.

‘Trip led to damage’

3:45pm Wednesday 9th January 2008

A man going through a bad time turned ugly' when he tripped over a street advertising sign after drinking in a Turton pub.

Orchard idea set to blossom

4:54pm Thursday 13th December 2007

CHILDREN are planting trees in their community this week.

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Man 'hammered' his mum, 81

7:17pm Friday 30th November 2007

A 50-year-old man "hammered" his 81-year-old mother when she came to his house to do his shopping for him.

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Dates set for next PACT meetings

3:15pm Friday 23rd November 2007

DECEMBER'S police and community together (PACT) meetings for Darwen and surrounding areas have been announced.