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Two Accrington pubs up for sale

9:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

TWO landmark Accrington pub premises will up for sale at a major property auction next month.

Man grew cannabis in Accrington garage

7:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

A MAN said to have been growing cannabis worth about £6,000 at a garage will have his case heard at the crown court.

Accrington man attacked best friend

7:30pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A 34-YEAR-OLD demolition worker attacked his best friend after they walked out of a pub arguing

Mourners say goodbye to ‘the Mother Teresa of Accrington’

EMOTIONAL SEND-OFF Hundreds of people packed an Accrington church yesterday for the funeral of Sister Dorothy McGregor

10:48am Tuesday 14th May 2013

HUNDREDS packed into St Anne’s Church yesterday to say goodbye to the ‘Mother Teresa of Accrington’.

Accrington students bag £250 to help the isolated

4:28pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A SCHOOL fundraising group have raised cash to help isolated people in their community.

Accrington textiles firm bucks economic trend with Far East orders

7:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

AN ACCRINGTON business is ‘bucking the economic trend’ through exporting to Hong Kong, Japan and Scandinavia.

Accrington car crime culprit was housemate

9:21am Monday 13th May 2013

A ROOFER took his housemate's car and wrote it off while subject to a suspended jail term.

Boy, 4, injured in collision

9:40pm Saturday 11th May 2013

A FOUR-year-old boy was taken to hospital after a collision with a vehicle.

Accrington mum left baby with neighbour to go partying, court told

8:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

A YOUNG mother who went partying all night had dumped her months-old baby on a neighbour she had duped, a court was told.

Funeral service in Accrington for Maundy Relief founder Dorothy McGregor

NEEDS REST: Dorothy McGregor

2:35pm Thursday 9th May 2013

DIGNITARIES are set to attend the funeral of charity founder Dorothy McGregor, who died aged 79.

Power cut hits centre of Accrington

11:13am Thursday 9th May 2013

PARKING congestion is affecting Accrington town centre after a power cut.

Hundreds donated by Accrington Rotarians

1:31pm Thursday 9th May 2013

ROTARIANS are celebrating a successful fundraising year which has seen hundreds donated to charity.

Famous story of the Accrington Pals to be told at library event

9:47am Thursday 9th May 2013

THE FAMOUS story of the Accrington Pals will be re-told at an event at Accrington Library next week.

Art show memorial to transgender Accrington teacher Lucy Meadows

Chris Fittock with a self portrait at Haworth Gallery

3:00pm Monday 6th May 2013

AN exhibition by a Burnley artist which has been dedicated to transgender teacher Lucy Meadows has has gone on show at a county museum.

Tributes to Accrington 'saint' who founded Maundy Relief charity

NEEDS REST: Dorothy McGregor

1:00pm Saturday 4th May 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘town’s saint’ following the death of Maundy Relief founder Dorothy McGregor.

Accrington man slapped his sister in front of little girl

7:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A 32-YEAR-OLD man who was an unwanted visitor at his sister’s home because he had returned to drugs assaulted his sibling when she asked him to leave.

Police tasered 'psychotic' Blackburn man in Accrington street

Carl Raynor

4:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A NEAR-naked woman was ‘held on display for maximum embarrassment’ after being chased out of her home by her partner.

Lottery boost for public square to honour Accrington Pals

The Accrington Pals prepare to travel to France

2:08pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

AN ambitious scheme to create a public square honouring the Accrington Pals has received initial lottery support.

Man faces jail for grooming and sex with Accrington girl

4:11pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

A 50-YEAR-OLD man is facing jail after admitting grooming a schoolgirl and having sex with her.

Accrington pupils in culinary challenge

Awais Ali with his graffiti cake

3:00pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

IT WAS ready, steady, bake at an Accrington high school as pupils took part in a culinary challenge.


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