Lancashire Telegraph | Huncoat

Huncoat councillor resigns from Labour over expenses anger

Thu, 14 May 2009 16:46:04 +0100

A LABOUR councillor has resigned from his party due to his anger over the MP expenses scandal .

VIDEO: Hollie Steel's Britain's Got Talent audition

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:49:46 +0100

HUNCOAT singing sensation Hollie Street is taking the internet by storm.

Britain's Got Talent star 'nearly missed audition'

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0100

BRITAIN’S Got Talent’s latest overnight sensation, Hollie Steel, almost missed her audition after fears her voice wasn’t at its best.

Huncoat girl wows Britain's Got Talent

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:56:24 +0100

A 10-YEAR-old girl from Huncoat has wowed judges on ITV show Britain’s Got Talent.

Quieter PA systems for 15 East Lancashire stations

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:45:20 +0100

MORE than 15 East Lancashire railway stations are set to be improved by rail bosses.

Man lying on railway tracks at Huncoat

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:18:08 +0100

POLICE were called after a man was spotted on the railway line near Huncoat.

23 potential new East Lancashire waste plant sites named

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:00:00 +0100

AT LEAST 35 new waste plants are to be built across Lancashire in the next 10 years as the county runs out of landfill space.

40 Haslingden High pupils flee school bus fire on A56

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:50:00 +0000

UPDATE Forty children were forced to flee after their school bus caught fire on a dual carriageway.

Tributes to Huncoat engineer, 47

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000

A PUB landlord has paid a loving tribute to her husband after he died aged 47.

Motorists face delays as work starts on A56 roundabout

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0000

MOTORISTS face weeks of delays as work on a busy roundabout gets underway tomorrow.

Volunteers net 20 bags of rubbish

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:30:00 +0000

MORE than 20 bin bags of rubbish, which included fly-tipping, were removed from a dumping ground hotspot in Huncoat.

Fire crews discover 200 cannabis plants in Huncoat

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:00:00 +0000

MORE than 200 cannabis plants were discovered by firefighters as they tackled a blaze in a terraced house.

Huncoat man admits part in £1m caravan thefts plot

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:20:00 +0000

A HUNCOAT man has admitted his part in a European-wide plot to steal high-value caravans, police said.

East Lancashire pays its respects on Remembrance Sunday

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:10:00 +0000

CURRENT soldiers joined dignitaries and war veterans in marking Remembrance Sunday.

Lancashire Police slam M65 'lights out' plans

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:06:30 +0000

PLANS to turn out the lights on the M65 have suffered a major blow after police said the proposals would put motorists at risk.

‘Curb lorries to stop Hyndburn rat-runners’

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:23:37 +0000

CALLS have been made for weight restrictions and traffic calming measures in a village when a new multi-million pound road is built.

Disputed Hyndburn road to be gated off

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:50:00 +0000

A HYNDBURN road plagued by fly-tipping and 'doggers' is finally set to be gated off after a decade-long dispute over its ownership was resolved.

Plans for Huncoat community centre get thumbs-up

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:31:35 +0000

PLANS for a new community centre to replace one which closed earlier this year have been given the initial green light.

Leaves on line lead to slower trains in Lancashire

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:10:00 +0100

TRAINS in Lancashire are being ordered to slow down for two months as leaves affect the region’s railway lines.

Relief for Lancashire commuters as rail strike suspended

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:50:00 +0100

UPDATE A 24-hour strike by around 100 Northern Rail drivers scheduled for Monday has been suspended following talks.

£10m plans for new Huncoat link road

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:40:00 +0100

PLANS for a multi-million pound road through green belt land to link two waste sites have moved a step closer.

Hailstorm causes East Lancashire traffic chaos

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:04:12 +0100

A FREAK hailstorm caused traffic chaos this afternoon after several smashes on our roads.

Driver ‘had to avoid M65 worker’

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:10:00 +0100

HIGHWAYS bosses have defended regulations after a worker was seen dashing in front of traffic on the M65.

Controversial Huncoat industrial estate plans approved

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:10:00 +0100

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new industrial estate creating up to 600 jobs in Huncoat have been given the go-ahead.

False name given in a 'panic'

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:20:00 +0100

A HUNCOAT man was given a fixed penalty after giving a police officer a false name and date of birth.

Beat is over for Blackburn Rovers drummer

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0100

THE Blackburn End drummer, who has entertained crowds at Rovers for more than 10 years, has retired after developing arthritis.

Wagon lands on car in M65 crash drama

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:47:01 +0100

A VAN flipped and landed on top of a BMW on the M65 this afternoon in heavy rain.

New book pays tribute to East Lancashire’s miners

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:19:24 +0100

A NEW book takes readers deep underground to hear the unique, and sometimes tragic, accounts of some of East Lancashire’s former miners.

Hyndburn recycling firm invests £1.5m in new site

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:03:58 +0100

A RECYCLING company has invested £1.5 million in a purpose-built site which it believes will help to massively increase its turnover.

Huncoat pensioner's death 'unacceptable'

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:45:47 +0100

THE discovery of a man’s body at his home two years after his death has prompted a charity to call for more action to prevent other pensioners dying in ‘unacceptable’ circumstances.