Lancashire Telegraph | Hyndburn

Fury over drug rehab plan for Accrington

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:20:00 +0100

A NEW drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre is set open in the middle of a residential area.

Mini-motos seized in Hyndburn to be crushed by police

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:28:59 +0100

POLICE are set to crush a number of mini motorbikes after seizing them from youngsters.

Tributes to man killed in Altham motorcycle accident

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:10:00 +0100

UPDATE A darts player killed in a motorbike crash was a “great bloke” who will be greatly missed, a friend has said.

Police bid to stop Altham lorry robberies

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:18:28 +0100

A SERIES of multi-language crime fighting initiatives have helped reduced thefts and attacks on drivers at a popular truck rest stop.

East Lancs housing market needs £1bn says regeneration boss

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:03:03 +0100

THE MAN in charge of the regeneration of East Lancashire says it will cost £1billion to get the area back on its feet.

Oswaldtwistle man feared he would die after being stabbed

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:40:00 +0100

A MAN man feared he was going to die in a knife attack at his home, a court heard.

East Lancashire's Diana Vickers makes it to final 12 on X Factor

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100

EAST Lancashire's Diana Vickers has made it through to the live finals of X Factor.

Lancashire police officer bailed on assault charge

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:37:21 +0100

A LANCASHIRE police officer has been remanded on bail after appearing at Preston Crown Court accused of assault.

£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.

Thugs held Accrington family hostage over failed arranged marriage

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:20:00 +0100

TWO thugs armed with a meat cleaver and a knife took a family hostage in their own home in revenge for the failure of an arranged marriage.

Abuse probes at Blackburn mental health unit

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:10:00 +0100

EXCLUSIVE One health worker has been sacked and two others suspended following allegations of violence and abuse at a mental health unit.

Have on a say on Hyndburn's future developments

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:33:46 +0100

PUBLIC nominations could decide where a borough’s future homes, offices and leisure developments are placed.

Michelin scheme to help East Lancashire businesses

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:20:00 +0100

AS the banking crisis damages business’s ability to get cash, firms are being encourage to take advantage of a East Lancashire business support scheme.

Man failed to give sample

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:30:00 +0100

POLICE called to a car crash chased a man on foot who staggered as he tried to make his escape.

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.

ASBO bans Rishton man from drinking in public

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:04:39 +0100

A MAN who has caused mayhem through his booze-fuelled exploits had been given a three-year ASBO banning him from drinking in public.

'Top architects' submit East Lancashire public square plans

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:37:46 +0100

SOME of the world’s top architects have submitted designs in a competition to create new public squares in East Lancashire.

Oswaldtwistle park's £1m lottery bid rejected

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:20:00 +0100

MASSIVE plans to rejuvenate an East Lancashire park are in tatters after a lottery bid for over £1million was rejected by officials.

'No licence' Accrington drink driver sent to jail

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0100

AN ACCRINGTON father-of-two who has never had a driving licence has been jailed for his second drink-drive offence.

VIDEO: Funeral of Clayton-le-Moors soldier shot by Taliban

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:20:00 +0100

UPDATE Silence followed the bugler’s Last Post at Private Jason Rawstron’s graveside.

Firemen offer lift to 30-stone Rishton patient

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:25:10 +0100

FIREFIGHTERS were called to hospital to lift a 30-stone patient into his bed.

East Lancashire's social housing crisis

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:40:00 +0100

MORE than 20,000 households are waiting for social housing in East Lancashire, new figures have revealed.

Great Harwood man admits downloading child porn

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:31:43 +0100

A MAN secretly filmed a naked toddler playing in a Rishton street and a 12-year-old girl doing a handstand.

Great Harwood grandad's smoking warning

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:50:00 +0100

A BRAVE grandad is showing off his operation scars in a bid to turn East Lancashire people off smoking.

East Lancashire's Diana wins through in X Factor

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:40:00 +0100

EAST Lancashire teen singing sensation Diana Vickers has moved a step closer to her dream of winning TV talent show X Factor.

Disabled Accrington woman 'left stranded' at Salford train station

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +0100

A WHEELCHAIR-bound woman was left stranded at a train station when staff refused to let her board a train home.

Bid to get more Hyndburn children walking to school

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:50:00 +0100

NOT enough Hyndburn children are being encouraged to walk or cycle to school, according to the latest figures.