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Appeal after assault in Great Harwood nightclub

9:54am Friday 12th March 2010

POLICE are appealing for information about a fight in a Great Harwood nightclub after a man was evicted by door staff.

Great Harwood Town Hall revamp moves step closer

4:19pm Friday 5th March 2010

Plans to transfer ownership of Great Harwood's town hall building in Towngate to an arms-length firm in a bid to facilitate a refurbishment have been approved by Hyndburn Council.

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Jail for drunken gang in violent attack at Great Harwood pub

3:30pm Sunday 28th February 2010

A DRUNKEN gang who brought "mob violence" to a Great Harwood pub where a 70th birthday family party was being held are all behind bars.

Pendle witches cast spell on American author

11:00am Wednesday 24th February 2010

THE ‘inspirational’ story of the Pendle witches has provided the model for an award-winning author’s latest work of historical fiction.

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Great Harwood man proposes to ex-wife in Lancashire Telegraph ad

9:31am Wednesday 17th February 2010

ROMANCE has blossomed again for a Great Harwood couple thanks to a Valentine's Day message in the Lancashire Telegraph.

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Lancashire soldiers tell of biggest mission to Afghanistan

6:20pm Monday 15th February 2010

TROOPS from Lancashire are set to be deployed to Afghanistan next month. The country is one of the most dangerous places on the planet yet many of the troops are just teenagers. Chief Reporter David Watkinson met some of the soldiers ahead of the biggest mission of their young lives.

Great Harwood school placed in special measures

7:10pm Friday 12th February 2010

A GREAT Harwood school has been placed under special measures by Ofsted inspectors.

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Police in Great Harwood takeaway assault appeal

5:50pm Wednesday 10th February 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was punched in the face outside a takeaway in Great Harwood.

£500k to start Great Harwood Town Hall revamp

10:00pm Monday 8th February 2010

FUNDING of half-a-million pounds has been secured for the first phase of a £1.5million revamp of Great Harwood Town Hall.

Oh snow! Wintry weather hits East Lancashire again

8:00am Thursday 4th February 2010

UPDATE: Wintry weather hit East Lancashire again yesterday as up to two inches of snow descended on the area.

Five-day weather forecast for East Lancashire

Pregnant East Lancashire mums still smoking

1:06pm Thursday 4th February 2010

PREGNANT women in East Lancashire are ignoring pleas to quit cigarettes and help the health of their unborn babies, health experts say.

'Sick' teenager who sexually assaulted Great Harwood girl named

6:24pm Tuesday 26th January 2010

THIS is the ‘sick monster’ who violently sexually assaulted one girl while on bail for raping another.

Teenager jailed indefinitely for sex attack on Great Harwood girl, nine

7:20pm Monday 25th January 2010

A TEENAGER who violently sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl after being bailed for the rape of another child has been jailed indefinitely.

Dad jailed for £300,000 Great Harwood cannabis factory

2:40pm Saturday 23rd January 2010

A DAD has been jailed for three years for running a £300,000 cannabis factory in Great Harwood. Paul Nuttall rented the property the Game Street, but was caught out after neighbours smelled an unusual smell coming from the house.

£1.2m for East Lancashire trainee health centre GPs

11:13am Wednesday 20th January 2010

AROUND £1.2million will be used to expand GP teaching facilities at surgeries across East Lancashire.

Controversy over plans for Great Harwood town square

5:52pm Tuesday 19th January 2010

GREAT Harwood's town square is to be transformed - but critics are angry the scheme will see the cobbles removed.

Tributes paid to Hyndburn older people champion

11:00am Monday 18th January 2010

TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘pioneering’ campaigner for older people’s rights.

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90-year-old East Lancashire man celebrates birthday - at work

3:10pm Tuesday 12th January 2010

A PENSIONER celebrated his 90th birthday — at work!

Lorraine Kelly’s biggest challenge - East Lancashire's Chawner family

3:18pm Friday 8th January 2010

QUEEN of morning telly Lorraine Kelly’s latest project sees her and a team of experts attempt to whip infamous East Lancashire family the Chawners into shape.