Lancashire Telegraph | Church

Carpet man cleared of jewels theft in Accrington

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:20:01 +0000

A CARPET fitter has been cleared of stealing sentimental jewellery to the tune of £6,000 whilst on a job in Accrington.

Robber and his ‘lookout’ jailed for traumatising Oswaldtwistle pensioner

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

A CAREER criminal who broke into the home of a sleeping Oswaldtwistle pensioner has been jailed for 12 years.

Hyndburn Homes resident evicted for making neighbours' lives a misery

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:44:55 +0000

A MAN has been evicted from his home after subjecting his neighbours to a ‘life of misery’.

Arson suspected at Church scrapyard

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:55:46 +0000

FIRE chiefs suspect a massive blaze at a Church scrapyard could be arson.

40 vehicles destroyed in blaze at Hyndburn scrapyard

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:57:23 +0000

FORTY vehicles were wrecked in a huge blaze at a scrap and storage yard in Church.

Thirty firefighters battle blaze at Hyndburn breakers yard

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:20:00 +0000

UPDATE: A MAJOR blaze at a Hyndburn breakers yard has seen dozens of vehicles badly damaged this morning.

‘Unlawful killing’ claim rejected over Hyndburn father's death

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:51:20 +0000

A FATHER-of-two died after taking amphetamines amid claims he was forced to take the drugs, an inquest heard.

Hyndburn man, 61, attacked with boiling water

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:27:27 +0000

A MAN has suffered first degree burns after a woman threw boiling water from a kettle over him.

Scooter rider injured in Dunkenhalgh Way crash

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:09:42 +0000

A MAN was thrown off a scooter when it was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Zafira car in Church this afternoon.

Gatty Park in green award first

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:36:53 +0000

A HYNDBURN park has become the first in the country to receive a prestigious environmental award.

Express Gifts steps in to replace gifts stolen from sick girl's raffle

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:11:34 +0000

A HYNDBURN firm has helped bring new hope for a girl’s life-changing operation.

Dramatic video shows brave OAP tackle Accrington robber

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

WITH VIDEO: This CCTV footage shows the moment a 73-year-old faced a knife-wielding robber nearly 50 years his junior.

Stuck kitten cut free from bathroom in Hyndburn

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:47:44 +0000

A SEVEN-week-old kitten had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck behind a bathroom panel.

Crash closes Church road

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:38:27 +0100

A CAR overturned after hitting a lamppost and another vehicle in Market Street, Church, at 7.25am today.

Hyndburn men jailed for attack in vendetta

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:25:23 +0100

TWO men said to have smashed their way into a flat and attacked a woman in a vendetta have both been jailed for 20 months.

Criminals in weekly brass lock raids on Lancashire's electricity sub-stations

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:32:04 +0100

BRASS locks are being stolen from electricity sub-stations across Lancashire on a weekly basis.

91-homes plan for old Accrington warehouse site

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:47:15 +0100

ONE of Hyndburn’s biggest employers wants to develop its former warehouse site for offices and homes.

Hyndburn company's invention helps land £3m deal

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:10:00 +0100

EMERSON and Renwick engineering company, based at Peel Bank Works, Church, have signed an agreement with a leading Russian wallpaper company to provide them with a specially-made printing press.

War medals stolen in Hyndburn burglary

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0100

A SON has spoken about his ‘deep distress’ at having his father’s Second World War medals stolen in a break-in.

Improvements but Hyndburn school still has ‘weaknesses’

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:57:56 +0100

A SCHOOL in Hyndburn has been told by education watchdogs that it still has ‘fundamental weaknesses’ which need addressing.