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Power cut hits 2,000 homes in Baxenden

11:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

MORE than 2,000 properties were affected by an early morning power cut.

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Baxenden vehicle crime warning

1:26pm Monday 15th April 2013

MOTORISTS are being urged to keep their vehicles locked by police following a spate of thefts from vehicles in the Manchester Road area of Baxenden.

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Fire crews tackle suspicious gas main fire in Baxenden

5:52pm Sunday 3rd March 2013

FIREFIGHTERS battled a gas main fire in the early hours today.

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Baxenden teen makes the grade after GCSE English re-mark

5:30pm Thursday 6th September 2012

A 16-YEAR-OLD who had his GCSE English paper re-marked after the exam controversy is celebrating his grade being boosted.

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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has healthy computer skills

10:28am Friday 3rd August 2012

EAST Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is celebrating after being honoured with a “Centre of Excellence” award from the Department of Health.

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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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Baxenden benefits cheat ordered to pay back £19,498

9:00pm Sunday 1st July 2012

A £41,600 benefits cheat who was employed by the Department for Work and Pensions at the time, has been ordered to pay less than half of it back.

Baxenden pie firm Hollands wins prestigious award

8:30pm Tuesday 1st May 2012

AN East Lancashire pie firm proved the upper crust in the British Pie Awards.

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Gold award for Holland's Pies at British Pie Awards

11:31am Tuesday 1st May 2012

AN East Lancashire pie firm proved the upper crust in the British Pie Awards.

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Five illegal immigrants held in Baxenden car wash swoop

11:30am Thursday 29th March 2012

FIVE illegal immigrants were arrested after the car wash they were working at was raided.

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