Lancashire Telegraph | Accrington

Accrington £5m care centre opens at Springhill Care Home

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:38:18 +0000

A NEW £5million specialist care centre has opened its doors in Accrington.

Man dies after falling from Accrington Railway Viaduct

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:31:38 +0000

A MAN has died after falling from Accrington Railway Viaduct.

Conman jailed for £25,000 Accrington bank fraud attempt

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:50:00 +0000

A SERIAL conman who tried to cash a stolen cheque for £25,000 at an Accrington bank is behind bars for a year.

Multi-million-pound employment tribunal claim for East Lancashire travel firm workers

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:42:56 +0000

A MULTI-million-pound employment tribunal damages claim is being sought in the wake of an East Lancashire travel operation’s closure.

Plans to speed up traffic flow at Hyndburn junction

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:54:11 +0000

PLANS are in the pipeline to put a stop to daily queues at ‘East Lancashire’s worst junction’.

House blaze in Accrington caused by 'freak accident'

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:38:24 +0000

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze that was caused by a ‘freak accident’ last night.

Illegal immigrant arrested in raid on Accrington takeaway

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000

AN ILLEGAL immigrant was arrested at a takeaway in Accrington.

£1.6m facelift hope for Accrington town centre shops

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:30:00 +0000

SHOP fronts in Accrington town centre’s conservation area could get a £1.6million facelift.

Accrington dad jailed for brutal attack

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:33:45 +0000

A DRUNKEN young dad who launched a brutal attack on a man in a street in Accrington has been locked up for a year.

Stanley president hails Procter's contribution

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:40:17 +0000

Accrington Stanley captain Andy Procter’s 10-year association with the club has ended after joining Preston North End yesterday.

Accrington dog left for dead on Christmas Day making a full recovery

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:27:53 +0000

A DOG that had been left for dead on Christmas Day is well on the way to making a full recovery.

Accrington yobs hurl brick at moving train

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:02:51 +0000

YOBS throwing bricks at trains have been warned they could kill someone with their ‘mindless vandalism’.

Tockholes primary school teacher set to retire

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:41:15 +0000

THE headteacher of Tockholes’s only primary school is to retire after 12 years at the helm.

Accrington boxer punched woman in nightclub

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:53:52 +0000

A BOXER who attacked a woman in a nightclub walked free from court, but was warned by a judge to grow up.

Former Everton physio to begin lectures at Accrington and Rossendale College

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000

A PHYSIO who counts Wayne Rooney and David Moyes among his former workmates is sharing his expertise with East Lancashire students at Accrington and Rossendale College.

Accrington Academy students designing computer games for homework

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:27:14 +0000

STUDENTS at Accrington Academy have created their own computer games, following a ‘cutting-edge’ project to make ICT and homework more fun.

Teenager molested by Accrington cab driver

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:42:54 +0000

A CABBIE who molested a teenage passenger is behind bars awaiting a long jail term.

Battle goes on for ex-Burnley star Parkinson, reveals wife Deborah

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:10:00 +0000

IT IS impossible not to think of Gary Parkinson when you consider a match-up between Burnley and Middlesbrough.

Burnley boss Howe urges Clarets to break Boro resistance

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:10:00 +0000

EDDIE Howe has challenged his Burnley players to break Middlesbrough’s resilient home record.

Accrington's ‘ghetto’ streets set for a revamp

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:51:28 +0000

BOARDED up properties described as a ‘ghetto’ will be transformed into smart low-carbon homes.