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East Lancashire star Diana Vickers lands West End role
6:11pm Thursday 9th July 2009
DIANA Vickers has landed a leading role in a major West End musical.
Comments (2)Hyndburn MP backs down after 10p tax rebellion pledge
2:05pm Thursday 9th July 2009
AN EAST Lancashire Labour MP backed down on his plans to rebel against the Government’s 10p tax rate just hours before a major vote.
Work to tidy up woodland in Great Harwood
2:10pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A SERIES of volunteer days to regenerate and clean up a woodland area in Hyndburn have been organised.
Women cut free after Accrington smash
12:20pm Thursday 9th July 2009
TWO women were freed from their vehicle after a serious two-car smash on the Accrington by-pass.
‘Green’ talks in Great Harwood
12:20pm Thursday 9th July 2009
A MEETING to discuss environmental issues in Great Harwood is being held today.
'Mistakes engraved on Oswaldtwistle war memorial' - claim
3:30pm Wednesday 8th July 2009
MISTAKES have been engraved on a town’s war memorial according to a historian who says his warnings went unheeded.
VIDEO: Day of action against East Lancashire's prolific burglars
9:10am Wednesday 8th July 2009
MORE than 60 police officers lined up outside Blackburn Town Hall before launching one of the biggest single-day operations the area has ever seen.
VIDEO: Oswaldtwistle mum remembered at 7/7 memorial
12:30pm Wednesday 8th July 2009
THE victims of the 7/7 bombings, including an Oswaldtwistle mum-of-two, were remembered yesterday four years after the attacks with the unveiling of a memorial in Hyde Park.
Great Harwood horror crash bike racer back home
9:22am Wednesday 8th July 2009
A CHAMPION motorcycle sidecar racer who suffered horrific injuries in a crash has been allowed home after making an amazing recovery.
Glory for East Lancashire swamp soccer team
9:27am Wednesday 8th July 2009
THE idea of spending a sunny weekend caked in mud would be most people’s idea of hell, but not for nine East Lancashire residents.
Arson hits five Rishton homes in row
9:17am Wednesday 8th July 2009
ARSONISTS torched a derelict property in Rishton which then spread to four others houses.
Three Rishton teenagers in court over Blackburn man's death
5:40pm Tuesday 7th July 2009
THREE teenagers have appeared before magistrates charged in connection with the death of a 24-year-old in Blackburn town centre.
East Lancashire advertising guru dies aged 68
12:50pm Tuesday 7th July 2009
AN advertising and graphic design guru has died after a long battle with illness, aged 68.
Hyndburn MP rebels over ‘tax on the poor’
12:26pm Tuesday 7th July 2009
AN EAST Lancashire Labour MP is at the centre of a fresh rebellion against the Government’s tax plans.
4 Lancashire County Council staff sacked over offensive e-mails
9:24am Tuesday 7th July 2009
FOUR council staff have been sacked following a three-month investigation into offensive emails.
Man on Lancashire's ‘most wanted’ is arrested
12:38pm Tuesday 7th July 2009
ONE of Lancashire Police’s most wanted criminals has been arrested.
Strong leadership improves Knuzden school
5:30pm Saturday 4th July 2009
A primary school which was given notice to improve has now been graded ‘satisfactory’.
Approval 'likely' for Clayton-le-Moors tyre recycling centre
12:37pm Saturday 4th July 2009
A PLAN to open a £6million tyre recycling plant in Clayton-le-Moors has been earmarked for approval.
‘Swine flu cluster’ alert in Accrington
10:00am Saturday 4th July 2009
A SWINE flu cluster has emerged in East Lancashire, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.
East Lancashire's long arm of the law through your letterbox
9:30am Saturday 4th July 2009
POLICE will be using the long arm of the law to tackle burglaries in East Lancashire.
East Lancashire family’s welcome for new medal
7:10pm Friday 3rd July 2009
A MEDAL to recognise the loss suffered by families of fallen servicemen and women has been welcomed by the family of soldier Private Jason Rawstron, who was killed in Afghanistan.
Woman freed from car after four-vehicle crash on M65
12:20pm Friday 3rd July 2009
UPDATE Fire crews freed a trapped woman from her vehicle this morning after a smash on the M65.
Asda in Accrington open as normal after flooding
10:20am Friday 3rd July 2009
UPDATE A burst pipe which caused the closure of an Accrington superstore has been fixed.
Great Harwood nurse 'held patient’s hand to stop self-harm’
10:51am Friday 3rd July 2009
AN under-fire nurse claimed he only held hands with a patient to stop her from self-harming, a hearing was told.
Stuffed sheep stolen from Clayton-le-Moors shop
10:00am Thursday 2nd July 2009
BURGLARS stole a life sized stuffed sheep from a shop window display.
Blaze near Knuzden pub
5:01pm Thursday 2nd July 2009
Firefighters were called to a blaze at the rear of the Old Mother Redcap pub, Blackburn Road, Knuzden, last night.
Great Harwood nurse accused of inappropriate relationship with female patient
6:37pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
A MENTAL health nurse caught lying on top of a female patient claimed he was just using a 'restraint' technique, a hearing was told.
Clayton-le-Moors soldier died as a result of 'tragic bad luck'
8:00am Wednesday 1st July 2009
A SOLDIER died as a result of "tragic bad luck" during a Taliban firefight in Afghanistan, a coroner has said.
Accrington swine flu's family upset by ‘stigma’
8:30pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
THE mother of an 11-year-old boy who has swine flu has hit out at the stigma of the illness saying it has been treated by people as "worse than the plague".
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