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Rishton man faces jail for sexual grooming

5:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A RISHTON man who has confessed to meeting three schoolgirls after ‘sexual grooming’ has been told he faces jail.

Elderly people in Rishton left without heat or hot water

3:12pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

ELDERLY residents living in sheltered housing have said that lessons must be learnt from an on-going heating failure.

Rishton cancer battler in charity bike ride

1:20pm Friday 10th May 2013

A RISHTON man has been able to take up cycling once more thanks to a specially designed bike after losing his arm to cancer.

Teenage girl raped in Rishton

1:20pm Friday 10th May 2013

A 16-year-old girl was raped at a beauty spot, police said.

Reunion for Rishton Boys' Brigade

2:32pm Thursday 9th May 2013

FORMER boys’ brigade members are invited to a reunion to celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary.

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Rishton couple's rock-a-billy wedding

5:04pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A COUPLE tied the knot in true rockabilly-style – complete with tattoos, motorbikes and a classic car.

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Blow to Rishton girl's bid to walk unaided

6:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A YOUNG girl’s battle to walk unaided has been set back another year.

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Ghostbusters car party entrance for Rishton woman's 60th birthday

12:00pm Monday 22nd April 2013

WHEN Sandra Prince was planning a big bash for her 60th birthday, she knew exactly who she was going to call.

Rishton salon hosts charity waxing event

2:02pm Monday 15th April 2013

Volunteers were stripped of their bravado at a charity waxing event.

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‘Ridiculous’ rap for 20mph signs in Rishton

2:30pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

RESIDENTS are up in arms over ‘ridiculous’ road signs in an alley.

Rishton pupils help launch new shop

8:00am Wednesday 27th March 2013

A GROUP of green and keen Rishton children helped to launch a new Co-operative Food store.

Traffic fears over homes at Rishton ex-mill

5:00pm Thursday 21st March 2013

A PLAN for new homes on a derelict former mill site has raised traffic fears for local schools.

Plaque to mark last hangman's Rishton home

4:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013

THE home of Britain’s last hangman will be among the landmarks included in a heritage trail of Rishton.

Oswaldtwistle cannabis farm blamed on debt

2:30pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

POLICE who raided an Oswaldtwistle address found the leftovers of a cannabis farm.

Rishton Parkinson’s Disease sufferer raising awareness of condition

2:15pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

A PARKINSON’S disease sufferer has told how raiders who stormed his home armed with guns and machetes left lasting scars.

Rishton office interiors firm celebrates 30 years

5:07pm Monday 11th March 2013

WITNESSING her father’s despair at a failed family business venture provided the kick-start for female entrepreneur Bev Mercer to launch one of Rishton’s most successful companies.

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Rishton pair face mountainous task in gym

4:27pm Monday 11th March 2013

RUNNING on treadmills in full mountaineering gear has been earning two women strange looks at the gym.

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VIDEO: Rishton strongman Mark Felix lifts a new world title

4:00pm Friday 8th March 2013

AN East Lancashire man has smashed the world record for dead-lifting, raising 511kg in one go.

School in Rishton told it must do better

3:43pm Thursday 14th February 2013

OFSTED inspectors have said a Rishton secondary school must still do better – but agree it is heading in the right direction.

Rishton couple raise funds in memory of baby son

8:00pm Wednesday 6th February 2013

A COUPLE are raising funds for seriously ill children after the death of their baby son on New Year’s Eve.

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