Lancashire Telegraph | Knuzden

Blaze near Knuzden pub

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:01:02 +0100

Firefighters were called to a blaze at the rear of the Old Mother Redcap pub, Blackburn Road, Knuzden, last night.

Close race on hovers at Knuzden

Wed, 06 May 2009 13:32:19 +0100

Hundreds turned out to watch the first race of the National Series hovercraft competition in Knuzden on Sunday.

Knuzden flood work’s pleasing spin-off

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:20:00 +0100

UPDATE A haven for wildlife has been created following work to create an underground flood tank in Knuzden.

Knuzden builder hit by recession helped grow cannabis

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:55:55 +0100

A BUILDER hit by the recession and a broken arm which stopped him working got involved in cannabis production to try to ease his financial worries, a court was told.

Three arrests after raid on Knuzden pub

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:40:00 +0000

THREE burglars were foiled when they tried to launch a late-night raid on a pub.

999 worker attacked on call out to Knuzden

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:06:06 +0000

AN AMBULANCE technician trying to treat a Knuzden patient with suspected heart problems was attacked by a partygoer, a court heard.

Youngsters stop speeding motorists outside Knuzden school

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:13:49 +0000

CHILDREN told speeding motorists to stop and think before putting their foot down when driving.

Riddle of high-speed car chase through Blackburn and Hyndburn

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:29:56 +0000

POLICE were “mystified” by a Ford Mondeo which sped off and led them on a five-mile high-speed pursuit.

Knuzden flood protection tank nears completion

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:29:24 +0000

AFTER six months of digging, water giant United Utilities is putting the lid on a huge hole in the road in Knuzden.

Knuzden pensioner, 84, swims 84 lengths for charity

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:30:00 +0000

A PENSIONER has swum a length for every year of his life in his first ever fundraising event at the age of 84.

Event in memory of Accrington bailiff death man

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:20:00 +0000

A NIGHT has been organised to celebrate the life of a former pub landlord who died of a heart attack after a bailiff turned up on his doorstep.

From hole to nature haven

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:20:00 +0000

AFTER six months of digging, water bosses have closed up a giant hole and pledged to create a nature haven.

£600k to improve Hyndburn's pot-holed roads

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:19:20 +0000

WORK has begun on a £600,000 scheme to repair a borough’s pot-hole filled roads.

Lancashire ramblers could help solve 'murder'

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:44:59 +0000

DOG walkers and ramblers have been asked to help solve a 'murder' as police continue their hunt for a body.

Experts called in to Oswaldtwistle and Rivington to find body of 'murdered' rapist

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:48:37 +0000

SPECIALIST police search teams and mountain rescue experts are being brought in to help find the body of a 'murdered' rapist.

'Murdered' man may be buried in moorland at Oswaldtwistle or Rivington

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:40:00 +0000

A 'MURDERED' rapist whose body has been missing for three weeks may be buried in remote moorland, police have revealed.

You can’t ‘lick’ Knuzden man's offer

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:11:03 +0000

A LOLLIPOP man is swapping Christmas presents for cash to help raise money for a children’s charity.

Drunken teen's 'idiotic rampage' in Knuzden

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:40:00 +0000

A DRUNKEN teenager went on what he described to police as an “idiotic rampage” causing more than £4,000 worth of damage to parked cars.

‘Two of a kind’ prizes for East Lancashire students

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:23:13 +0000

TWO best friends have received special awards at Blackburn College’s care, health and public services presentation evening.

Americans in East Lancashire backing Barack Obama

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:50:00 +0000

With America going to the polls on Tuesday, we tracked down members of East Lancashire’s American population as well as Lancastrians now living in the United States to find out their thoughts.

Woman harassed former in-law

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:10:00 +0100

A 28-year-old woman bombarded her former ‘mother-in-law’ with late night phone calls after the relationship with her son broke down.

‘Mum-in-law’ bombarded by late-night phone calls

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:10:00 +0100

A 28-year-old woman bombarded her former ‘mother-in-law’ with late-night phone calls after the relationship with her son broke down.

Knuzden man's film is going Down Under

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:00:00 +0100

A FILM made in East Lancashire is set to go Down Under at a prestigious Australian film festival.

East Lancashire bus lanes can be just the ticket

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:17:00 +0100

PLANS are being stepped up for a £20million bus lane linking Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington. As the first in a series of public consultations for the area's affected take place, we look in detail at what the plans mean for communities along the proposed routes and assesses whether the scheme really will beat congestion.

Struggling primary school told to improve

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:02:00 +0100

A PRIMARY school has been told to improve by Government inspectors, who said that pupils were not making enough progress.

3,000 jobs hope for business park

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:50:00 +0100

A MULTI-MILLION pound retail and business park development could bring 3,000 jobs into the area if plans are given the go-ahead.

Extras needed for new film's final scene

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:06:00 +0000

A PRODUCER who won rave reviews for a film which was set in Blackburn has now started work on a follow-up.

Pub’s smoking shelter must be demolished

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:36:00 +0000

A PUB has been ordered to pull down a smoking shelter "as big as a bandstand" after it was built without permission.

Woman rescued by firefighters after falling off toilet

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:32:00 +0000

A WOMAN was trapped for more than three hours after falling off the toilet.

Charity helps schoolgirl see Santa Claus in Lapland

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:25:00 +0000

A YOUNG girl who suffers from a degenerative muscle disease was taken on the trip of a lifetime to meet Father Christmas.