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Altham firm increases production of synthetic turf

3:47pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE grass is greener for an Altham company after it increased production of its synthetic turf to roll out at schools and sports clubs.

Motorway near Altham blighted by 'festival of litter'

7:00pm Thursday 18th April 2013

RUBBISH blowing from a landfill site is said to be creating a “festival of litter” on the M65.

Prestigious award for Altham school

Altham pupils and staff celebrate

12:50pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

Pupils and staff at an Altham primary school are celebrating after receiving a prestigious award.

Plan to halt burglaries at Altham Business Park

Chief inspector Joanne McHugh

9:27am Wednesday 10th April 2013

POLICE, councillors and businesses have come together to tackle a ‘constant’ stream of burglaries and thefts.

Masked gang handcuff security guard to radiator in raid on Altham electronics firm

10:40am Monday 18th February 2013

A MASKED gang hand-cuffed a 59-year-old security guard to a radiator before escaping with £100,000 worth of computer equipment from an Altham firm.

Bodyshop deal set to bump up jobs in Hyndburn

4:44pm Friday 15th February 2013

MORE than 20 jobs are set to be created with the takeover of a long-established accident repair centre in Hyndburn.

Ex-soldier, 26, killed after hitting road sign in Altham

NEW YEAR TRAGEDY Police at the scene of the crash outside the Walton Arms, Altham, with the bike in the foreground.

11:00am Wednesday 2nd January 2013

A FORMER soldier died after losing control of his motorbike and hitting a road sign.

Residents cause a stink over stench from Altham landfill site

Whinney Hill tip, near Altham

3:48pm Friday 23rd November 2012

ANGRY families living near the Whinney Hill tip are to take legal action to stop the stench from the landfill site.

Moped involved in Altham road collision

4:24pm Thursday 22nd November 2012

A moped was involved in a collision in Burnley Road, Altham, at about 4pm today.

East Lancashire 's RSPCA fundraiser cancelled

2:14pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

RSPCA fundrasers in East Lancashire have had to cancel their annual ball due to a lack of ticket sales.

Altham firm gets third Queen's Award for Business

7:30pm Monday 17th September 2012

AN EAST Lancashire manufacturing company is celebrating after winning a Queen's award for the third time.

‘Thank you’ for £1,000 donation

3:34pm Thursday 26th July 2012

A CANCER charity has thanked a Haslingden group after it raised £1,000.

Free compost given to Hyndburn residents as a thank you for recycling

8:00pm Tuesday 24th July 2012

FREE compost is to be given away by a borough council as a thank-you to residents for recycling.

Warning to Hyndburn fly-tippers

5:30pm Tuesday 24th July 2012

HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned they face prosecution if they use a ‘man with a van’ to get rid of waste.

Con artists target Hyndburn pensioners

9:00am Saturday 21st July 2012

CON artists have been targeting elderly women at their homes to trick them into handing over their bank cards.

Hyndburn voters will receive forms early

12:45pm Friday 20th July 2012

VOTERS in Hyndburn will receive their electoral registration forms now instead of in August as usual.

Hyndburn MP Graham Jones' warning over skip tax

11:00pm Thursday 31st May 2012

A SKIP hire firm has warned it may have to make 18 people redundant after a new waste tax was introduced.

Workers flee from blaze at Altham factory

SCENE Workers were evacuated from the Skyware Global factory

2:30pm Tuesday 29th May 2012

FORTY workers had to be evacuated after a fire took hold at a factory in Altham.

Protest fails to stop Whinney Hall Quarry proposals

4:00pm Thursday 24th May 2012

A BID to remove nearly 600,000 tonnes of sandstone from an East Lancashire quarry has been passed despite concerns from villagers.

Crash bus driver taken to hospital

3:32pm Thursday 24th May 2012

THE driver of a bus was taken to hospital following a collision with a car, which smashed the front windscreen.


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