Lancashire Telegraph | Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle shopkeeper found guilty of arson for insurance payout

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:40:00 +0000

AN Oswaldtwistle shopkeeper who torched his store for for an insurance payout of up to almost £40,000 is facing jail.

Oswaldtwistle shop owner 'torched his own business'

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:09 +0000

ALARMED neighbours risked their lives trying to break into a blazing shop because they feared people might be trapped inside, a jury was told.

Oswaldtwistle roaming horses a danger to the public

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:34:10 +0000

HORSES let loose to roam a neighbourhood are posing a danger, according to a councillor.

Oswaldtwistle chemical plant blaze was started deliberately

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:21:42 +0000

A HUGE blaze which broke out at a former chemical plant was started deliberately.

Former chemical factory torched in Oswaldtwistle

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:30:48 +0000

A DERELICT chemical plant was torched last night.

Pensioner taken to hospital after blaze at Oswaldtwistle flat

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:33:44 +0000

AN elderly woman was taken to hospital for checks after a fire at her flat in Merlin Drive, Oswaldtwistle.

Oswaldtwistle kennels boss savaged by rottweiler

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

A KENNELS boss was savaged by a rottweiler she had promised to rescue.

Burnley skip worker wins compensation after hand crush accident

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:20:57 +0000

A SKIP worker who had his hand crushed and a thumb and finger cut off has won £175,000 compensation.

Oswaldtwistle Parkinson’s disease victim helping other sufferers

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:49:05 +0000

A DESIGNER who was forced to give up his dream job when he developed Parkinson’s disease has been given a new lease of life by helping other sufferers.

Oswaldtwistle learner driver flipped car over

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:09:26 +0000

A WOMAN flipped a car onto its roof when she hit a telegraph pole during a driving lesson.

Oswaldtwistle boy taken to hospital after house fire

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:22:08 +0000

A SEVEN-year-old boy was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after a house fire in Walter Street, Oswaldtwistle, this morning.

Driver crashes through the front of Oswaldtwistle Chinese restaurant

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

A DRIVER dramatically crashed through the front of a Chinese restaurant yesterday before fleeing the scene.

Oswaldtwistle 20mph traffic zones to be rolled out

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:46:39 +0000

TRAFFIC will be slowed down in three areas of Oswaldtwistle.

Oswaldtwistle landlord told to pay back just £266 from cannabis dealing

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:52:28 +0000

THE landlord of a charity hostel who made thousands running a cannabis factory on the side has been ordered to pay back just £266.

Oswaldtwistle man stabbed wife - then literally rubbed salt in wound

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

A THUG plunged a kitchen knife into his wife’s thigh in an attack in their bedroom and then literally rubbed salt in the wound, a court heard.

Missing Oswaldtwistle girl found safe in Blackburn

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:00:10 +0000

A 15-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Oswaldtwistle has been found.

Oswaldtwistle girl, 15, goes missing

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:30:45 +0000

A 15-year-old girl has been reported missing from her home in Oswaldtwistle today.

Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School pupils celebrate GCSE success

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:21:38 +0000

FORMER students were urged to never forget their time at an Oswaldtwistle high school.

Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School is good, says Ofsted

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:35:08 +0000

A HYNDBURN high school has been rated good with outstanding features by education watchdog Ofsted.

Hundburn pub art exhibition on video

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:43:11 +0000

A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition which transformed a derelict pub into a work of art has been preserved on film.