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Car on roof after driver loses control in Huncoat

3:07pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A CAR went airborne and ended up on its roof after the driver lost control in Burnley Road, Huncoat.

Clean-up call for Huncoat alleyway

10:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

MATTRESSES, piles of dog mess and rotting food are being regularly dumped behind a strip of empty houses.

Drug accused from Huncoat sent to crown

3:10pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

TWO men have appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with producing and being concerned in the supply of cannabis after plants with an estimated yield of £23,000 were found at an Accrington address.

Vandal-hit Huncoat church reopens

4:40pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

A HUNCOAT church forced to close last month after ransacking thugs caused more than £2,000 of damage will re-open this weekend.

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East Lancashire's worst team celebrate a win after 100 games of trying

1:00pm Thursday 24th January 2013

A FOOTBALL team that can lay claim to being the worst in the country has won its first ever game – after five years and 100 games of trying.

Huncoat man drove the wrong way on the M6

5:00pm Wednesday 9th January 2013

A 38-YEAR-OLD man who got lost driving from Accrington to the Midlands was eventually stopped driving the wrong way along the hard shoulder of the M6 Toll road.

Huncoat woman savaged by 'Hooch' dog

9:14am Monday 24th December 2012

A WOMAN was savaged by her neighbour’s dog similar to the type made famous by the film ‘Turner and Hooch’.

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Huncoat man jailed for 28 days following high-speed chase

5:00pm Tuesday 23rd October 2012

A MAN who led police on high speed chases twice through Burnley has been jailed for 28 days.

Huncoat fire horror sparked by a tumble dryer

12:48pm Thursday 18th October 2012

BLACK smoke poured from a family home after a faulty tumble dryer caused a raging fire.

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Family flee fire at Huncoat home

3:49pm Wednesday 17th October 2012

BLACK smoke billowed from a family home after a faulty tumble dryer caused a raging fire.

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Huncoat residents left without heating

12:00pm Friday 5th October 2012

RESIDENTS have been left without heating and hot water since Tuesday after road works affected a block of flats.

Huncoat man claimed benefits while working

8:00pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

A 27-YEAR-OLD Huncoat man continued to claim incapacity benefit, and job seekers’ allowance, despite getting a job at Pound Stretcher.

Diana Vickers makes debut in surfing film

1:37pm Friday 31st August 2012

DIANA Vickers has landed her first film role starring alongside Clint Eastwood’s son.

Huncoat cyclist devastated not to ride again after hit-and-run

11:26am Monday 20th August 2012

A CYCLIST who was knocked off his bike in a hit-and-run collision is devastated after being told he may never be able to straighten his arm fully again.

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Huncoat cyclist injured by hit-and-run driver

1:48pm Friday 17th August 2012

A CYCLIST has spoken of his anger after he was knocked off his bike in a hit-and-run smash.

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Calls for action after Huncoat car crash

5:00pm Thursday 9th August 2012

CALLS have been made to tackle issues on a problem road after a car plunged down a steep embankment.

Graffiti at Huncoat disused power station sparks culture debate

12:30pm Wednesday 1st August 2012

URBAN explorers armed with spray paint cans have transformed the former Huncoat Power Station into a graffiti paradise.

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.

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.

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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