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Foulridge playground open for action

LET’S PLAY: Children at the Alma Avenue playground in Foulridge, got first go on the revamped park. These youngsters are from St Michael All Angels CofE Primary School and Foulridge Youth Club

1:10pm Wednesday 13th October 2010

A REVAMPED playground in Foulridge has been officially unveiled, with children who gave their views on what play equipment they’d like giving the first go.

East Lancashire woman who made up rape jailed

FALSE CLAIM: Elizabeth Wilkinson spread vicious lies, it was said

5:45pm Friday 10th September 2010

A WOMAN who falsely claimed she had been raped has today been jailed for a year.

Raleigh Chopper rally for Pendleside Hospice

RALLY: The bikers gather at the Cross Keys pub, East Marton

9:36am Tuesday 31st August 2010

PUNKS, skins and disco divas mounted vintage Raleigh Chopper bikes to scale the countryside in the name of charity.

Lancashire crook is told to pay back £29k

TRUSTED: Hetherington put his arms around the hotel owner and reassured her

1:40pm Monday 9th August 2010

A LANCASHIRE accountant who was jailed for stealing £30,000 from a hotel has been told to pay it back.

Foulridge woman made up rape story

OUT ON BAIL: Elizabeth Wilkinson

1:57pm Monday 2nd August 2010

THIS is the woman who lied to police by telling them she had been ‘violently raped’.

Seized cash to help four East Lancashire charities

12:00pm Monday 19th July 2010

CRIMINALS’ ill-gotten gains are being used to fund four youth and community projects across Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale.

Book on history of Pendle village released

IN PRINT: Historian Fay Oldland was helped out by Foulridge Parish Council when she wrote her history of the village and was seeking a publisher

12:05pm Tuesday 25th May 2010

A BOOK detailing the rich history of a Pendle village has hit the shops after its author signed a publishing deal – with the parish council.

Pendle woman facing jail over bogus rape claim

6:20pm Sunday 23rd May 2010

A WOMAN who told police she had been 'violently raped' has admitted she was lying.

Fears allayed over Pendle former pub site

DEMOLITION ZONE: The owners have confirmed their intention to sell the land, prompting concerns from councillors

10:49am Wednesday 19th May 2010

ASSURANCES have been made over the future development of a demolition site which was once home to a popular village pub.

Pendle man ready to run up hospital funds

10K CHALLENGE: Mark Blackburn has been in training

2:47pm Monday 10th May 2010

A FATHER-of-two who beat cancer after ground-breaking treatment is gearing up for the Great Manchester Run.

Shadow Chancellor gets a taste of life in Lancashire

VISIT: Conservative candidate Andrew Stephenson, Bob Brownridge and George Osbourne during the visit to Weston Electrical, Foulridge

6:22pm Friday 30th April 2010

SHADOW Chancellor George Osborne hit the campaign trail in Lancashire today with a visit to an aerospace manufacturer before sampling delicacies at a historic market.

Pendle man admits assaulting police officer to ‘protect brother’

FALSE LIMBS: Neil Stevenson, left, thought police had been over zealous with his brother Greg, right, who lost his legs in Afghanistan

3:31pm Monday 19th April 2010

A LANDSCAPE gardener who attacked a police officer in a melee outside a nightclub was protecting his war-wounded brother, a court heard.

Just one dog dirt fine in three months in Pendle

9:34am Wednesday 10th February 2010

A PROBE has been called for after it emerged just one dog owner has been fined for letting their dog foul footpaths or parkland over a three-month stretch in Colne.

Foulridge pub set to reopen

11:26am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

A VILLAGE pub which closed this month will reopen tomorrow.

Foulridge soldier who lost legs in blast set to return to army

RARING TO GO: Gregg with his prosthetic legs

7:00am Friday 1st January 2010

A soldier is set to return to the army almost 12 months after losing both his legs serving on the front line in Afghanistan.

Pendle parish councillor chosen as UKIP candidate

11:24am Monday 21st December 2009

A FATHER-of-four from Foulridge will be going into battle for the UK Independence Party at the next General Election.

East Lancashire teenagers take British dance crown

SEASIDE SPECIAL: Emily Haworth and Adam Bynert

7:40pm Thursday 29th October 2009

TWO teenagers have been crowned the best junior sequence dancers in the country.

Ex-pub in Foulridge faces demolition

END OF THE ROAD? The Hole in the Wall

12:50pm Friday 23rd October 2009

A VILLAGE pub could make way for houses and apartments if plans get the go-ahead.

Pendle accountant jailed for 'wicked' thefts from Clayton-le-Woods hotel

TRUSTED: Hetherington put his arms around the hotel owner and reassured her

5:09pm Tuesday 1st September 2009

A HIGHLY-trusted accountant who stole nearly £30,000 from a hotel has been jailed for 20 months.

Noise protest over Foulridge canal ‘bistro’ plans

10:17am Monday 27th July 2009

ANGRY Foulridge residents have hit out at plans for a late-night “bistro” next to the canal.

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What's on in Pendle

Classic Greek tragedy on the Pendle stage (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:27pm Tue 21 May 13

CLASSIC Greek tragedy is being brought to Pendle by an amateur theatre company for the first time.

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What's on: Loot, The Garrick, Nelson (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:21pm Tue 14 May 13

AWARD-winning comedy Loot closes The Garrick’s 2012-13 season at The ACE Centre, Nelson, this week.

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Plays for preview in Nelson (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:37pm Tue 30 Apr 13

THE Garrick is presenting its new season of plays at the end of next month.

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Colne actors bring 'Bouncers' to the stage (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:34pm Tue 30 Apr 13

‘A WARNING and a celebration’ of modern life will be Colne Dramatic Society’s next production.

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Rat Pack set ‘Vegas’ date (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 3:22pm Fri 19 Apr 13

JOIN the Rat Pack Live next weekend – a brand-new spectacular featuring the Kings of Swing – Frank Sinatra,…

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