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New breast screening system helps East Lancashire women survive

DETECTION Screening is boosting survival rates

12:31pm Friday 10th February 2012

WOMEN in East Lancashire are benefitting from a new digital breast screening system and state-of-the-art trailer.

Health

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Jail for East Lancashire crook who rammed PC off road

11:39am Friday 10th February 2012

WITH VIDEO: A CAR thief who rammed a police vehicle off the road in a high-speed chase has been jailed.

Man held in hospital following Great Harwood fire

11:29am Friday 10th February 2012

A MAN arrested in his underpants at the scene of a suspected arson attack has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Blackburn community champion Joe Prest dies aged 88

11:05am Friday 10th February 2012

A PIONEERING community champion has died aged 88.

Blackburn

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Name and shame for Darwen fly-tippers

10:46am Friday 10th February 2012

FLY-tippers are being named and shamed in an anti-litter campaign by Darwen Town Council.

Darwen

Ribble Valley hotel fined £5k after leak kills fish

10:23am Friday 10th February 2012

A KEROSENE leak from a storage tank at a luxury hotel in East Lancashire caused environmental devastation to a 150-metre stretch of a waterway.

Ribble Valley

East Lancashire motorists face chaos in freezing conditions

10:00am Friday 10th February 2012

UPDATED: THE M65 was closed amid chaotic scenes as treacherous weather and freezing rain hit East Lancashire.

Jane Clough's parents win bail law changes

9:15am Friday 10th February 2012

THE House of Lords has backed changes to the bail laws after a campaign by the parents of the murdered East Lancashire nurse Jane Clough.

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Burnley murder suspect Barry Morrow found dead in prison cell

9:09am Friday 10th February 2012

A MAN accused of murdering his landlady and her mother in Southport has been found hanged in prison.

Fuel spill closes road between Blackburn and Preston

8:13am Friday 10th February 2012

A MAJOR road between Blackburn and Preston was closed this morning following an accident.

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Wallpaper firm Graham and Brown axes 28 workers

11:23am Friday 10th February 2012

WALLPAPER giant Graham and Brown has announced that it is to make 28 redundancies.

Lancashire County Council’s information team gets top award

11:00pm Thursday 9th February 2012

LANCASHIRE County Council’s Family Information Service (FIS) is to be presented with a quality award.

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Plans in place for Queen's visit to Burnley and Accrington

7:00pm Thursday 9th February 2012

ARRANGEMENTS are being made to welcome the Queen to East Lancashire as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Burnley’s Apollo cinema set for refurbishment

5:10pm Thursday 9th February 2012

A NEW look is being proposed for Burnley’s Apollo cinema as part of a major investment by its London owners.

Council tax rise to fund Lancashire Constabulary

4:30pm Thursday 9th February 2012

LANCASHIRE Constabulary has won its fight to increase the council tax precept by 2.5 per cent, rather than taking a one-off £2million government grant.

£115k ‘warm homes’ boost for Blackburn with Darwen residents

4:00pm Thursday 9th February 2012

VULNERABLE residents and families in Blackburn with Darwen are to be given extra help to keep healthy, safe and warm this winter thanks to a £115,000 grant.