Altham news from the Lancashire Telegraph

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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