Church news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Pensioner savaged by Jack Russell in Hyndburn

3:00pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

A 77-YEAR-old woman was left with a gaping wound after being attacked by a terrier which escaped from its owner’s garden, a court heard.

Hyndburn cannabis farmer frightened of masked men called the police

4:40pm Friday 15th February 2013

A CANNABIS ‘farmer’ called the police after seeing masked men approaching his house.

Masked gang raided Church home with stun gun

6:00pm Thursday 14th February 2013

FOUR balaclava-clad burglars, armed with a stun gun, forced their way into a house in Church.

Brave police officers tackle machete-wielding man in Church

12:00pm Friday 1st February 2013

TWO police officers have been praised for their bravery after a machete-wielding man attacked them in the street.

Investigation over dumping of industrial waste at Church

7:00pm Saturday 5th January 2013

INDUSTRIAL waste dumped in the middle of fields near a beauty spot has prompted an investigation.

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Woman uses hairspray to fight off Church attacker

3:00pm Saturday 1st December 2012

A BRAVE woman fought off a robber by squirting him in the face with hair spray as he tried to steal her mobile phone.

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Maintenance man treated after being splashed with chemicals at factory in Church

5:00pm Saturday 24th November 2012

A MAINTENANCE man received emergency medical care after being splashed in the face with chemicals.

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Elderly man flees house fire in Church

8:48am Wednesday 14th November 2012

AN ELDERLY man had to flee his Church home after a pan caught fire.

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Church animal skin firm's plans fall through

6:00pm Wednesday 31st October 2012

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to open an animal hides firm in a neighbourhood has fallen through.

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Fears over Hyndburn animal hides plant plans

4:13pm Thursday 11th October 2012

PLANS to change a canal-side warehouse into a plant for treating animal hides have been deferred because of residents’ concerns.

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Bereaved Church man blew top after 'bender'

11:13am Monday 8th October 2012

A 29-YEAR-OLD man who went on a “bender” days after being told his father had cancer outstayed his welcome at a Langho pub.

Kitchen of Hyndburn home wrecked after cook 'forgets' about chip pan

9:01am Sunday 7th October 2012

A KITCHEN was destroyed after a chip pan fire in Church last night.

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Church man threw loose change at taxi driver

9:20am Monday 1st October 2012

A 34-YEAR-OLD man who threw loose change into a taxi after a row over the fare was charged with assault after a coin hit the driver’s nose, causing a small cut.

Church drivers trapped in 'roadworks prison'

7:00am Friday 28th September 2012

DRIVERS gridlocked for up to half an hour a day are enduring Traffic misery at a town’s ‘gateway’.

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Pensioner broke arm jumping out of path of car going wrong way

5:00pm Saturday 22nd September 2012

A PENSIONER suffered a broken elbow after leaping out of the way of a speeding car coming the wrong way down a one way street.

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Two taken to hospital after Brierfield accident

3:06pm Saturday 22nd September 2012

TWO people have been taken to hospital with broken legs after a motorcycle crash in Pendle.

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