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Hyndburn man celebrates 100th birthday

Tom Mayor from Great Harwood celebrates his 100th birthday

4:59pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A FORMER textile technician who served as a war time gunner has celebrated his 100th birthday.

Hero saves mum and boy from Great Harwood house fire

12:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A MAN has been hailed a ‘hero’ after battling through thick smoke to rescue his partner and a three-year-old boy.

Family feud ended with 40 men clashing in Great Harwood

6:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

A MAN who urged police to step up patrols in advance of a meeting between two feuding families ended up being arrested.

Update: Man rescues woman and son from Great Harwood house fire

9:43am Monday 20th May 2013

Emergency services are dealing with a house fire in Great Harwood.

Fundraiser jumped from Las Vegas skyscraper to help Great Harwood girl

2:06pm Friday 17th May 2013

A FUNDRAISER jumped from the 108th floor of one of the world’s tallest buildings to help a toddler who has cerebral palsy.

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Great Harwood reality TV dad Philip Chawner says no to jobs

11:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

The father of a reality TV family from East Lancashire – said to have claimed £342,000 in benefits – has rejected two job offers during a breakfast TV show.

Boy,10, saves family from house blaze in Great Harwood

1:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

A QUICK-thinking 10-year-old saved the lives of his sleeping family by shouting for help as a fire raged in the kitchen.

Bear Grylls visits East Lancashire Scout camp

9:12am Monday 13th May 2013

THERE was a special treat for one young lad when his hero Bear Grylls dropped in at an East Lancashire Scout camp.

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Family escape Great Harwood house fire

10:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

THE kitchen of a house in Great Harwood was severely damaged by a fire in the early hours of this morning.

Heart-start machines for Great Harwood swimmers

2:33pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A SWIMMING club welcomed a campaigner as part of a drive to make sport safer.

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Fundraiser in Vegas skydive to help Great Harwood girl

9:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A FUNDRAISER is to jump from the 108th floor of one of the world’s tallest buildings in a bid to help a toddler cope with cerebral palsy.

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Bad break for Great Harwood teenage thug

6:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A TEENAGER picking on a young boy suffered a broken arm when a passer-by intervened.

Volunteers 'cut off' from having a say on Great Harwood regeneration plans

8:00am Sunday 5th May 2013

A BOARD of community volunteers claim they have been told to ‘go home’ after seven years working on town centre plans.

Axe man threatened to harm himself in Great Harwood

10:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A man brandished an axe on a residential Great Harwood street at 8.30am.

Walk in the Woods hosted by Great Harwood group

3:09pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

WALKERS are being urged to join in an event to celebrate local woodland.

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Great Harwood volunteers organise walking event

10:00pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

VOLUNTEERS are holding a walk in the woods event next month.

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Two in court after Great Harwood street disturbance

4:28pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

TWO men appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged in connection with a large-scale disturbance in Princess Street, Great Harwood, on April 10.

Plans to use Great Harwood building as community hub

4:27pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

A HISTORIC house is set to become a community hub at the centre of a new conservation area.

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Choir to perform the classics in Great Harwood

2:08pm Monday 29th April 2013

A CHOIR are preparing for an event performing in a historic church.

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Thousands of visitors expected at Great Harwood's agricultural show

4:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

VISITORS in their thousands are expected to descend on Great Harwood next month for the town’s annual agricultural show.

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