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Lancashire’s going for gold with new facilities
2:02pm Friday 29th August 2008
AS LONDON prepares to host the 2012 Games, Lancashire is planning new facilities for budding medallists too, including a new Olympic swimming pool in Preston and a cycling facility in East Lancashire.
Comments (0)Nelson woman kept 19 starved dogs at her house
8:10am Friday 29th August 2008
A WOMAN kept 19 starving dogs in her squalid house in an “appalling” case of animal cruelty.
Colne nurse struck off after 'vigilante attack'
6:09pm Friday 29th August 2008
A ‘VIGILANTE’ nurse has been kicked out of the profession after he attacked a man in a wheelchair in a bid to track down a suspected paedophile, a court heard.
Nelson woman, 80, terrified after confronted by burglar
8:00am Friday 29th August 2008
A PENSIONER was left terrified after she woke to find a burglar in her bedroom in what police have described as ‘despicable'.
Have your say on Nelson mill site plans
4:20pm Friday 29th August 2008
RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on the redevelopment of a Pendle landmark.
Pendle problem solvers praised
3:20pm Friday 29th August 2008
A TEAM of Pendle problem solvers has been praised by Government bosses for the way it deals with local issues.
‘Lots of interest’ in pub chain
2:00pm Friday 29th August 2008
THE administrators of a brewery chain that owns pubs in East Lancashire said companies were interested in buying the firm.
Nelson girl steps in to make a great save
10:31am Friday 29th August 2008
LIKE her idol Joe Hart, Eve Cornforth, nine, from Nelson stepped forward to make a number of great saves at Manchester City's first home game of the season against West Ham last Sunday.
East Lancashire schools below national average but improving
2:37pm Thursday 28th August 2008
NATIONAL Curriculum test results show that East Lancashire’s seven-year-olds continue to fluctuate in their progress.
Driver assaulted traffic warden after parking illegally in Colne
6:00pm Thursday 28th August 2008
AN IRATE driver assaulted a parking attendant after he got a ticket for leaving his car in a disabled bay.
Salterforth can keep phone box - at a price
3:30pm Thursday 28th August 2008
RESIDENTS in a Pendle village may have to pay extra council tax if they are to save their traditional red phone kiosk.
Revamp plans for Reedley ‘eyesore’
3:50pm Thursday 28th August 2008
PLANS will be brought forward to revamp an arson-hit site on an exclusive row in Reedley, council chiefs have been told.
Nelson driver’s lie landed brother in court
3:30pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A MARKET trader has questioned how his son was found hanging inside a locked stall at Nelson market – and no one raised the alarm.
Bid to lower age of Pendle's taxi fleet
2:50pm Thursday 28th August 2008
THE average age of taxis in Pendle could be lowered in a bid to improve road safety.
Blunder may mean refunds for Pendle parking tickets
6:28pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
PARKING bosses face having to pay back fines worth thousands of pounds after it emerged white lines may not have been painted properly.
Burnley family's anguish over son's death at Nelson market
8:10am Wednesday 27th August 2008
A MARKET trader has questioned how his son was found hanging inside a locked stall at Nelson market - and no-one raised the alarm.
East Lancashire hospitals' red alert plan ‘not enough’
9:29am Wednesday 27th August 2008
HOSPITAL bosses have revealed their emergency plan to cope with demand for beds – but a health scrutiny boss said it ‘left a lot to be desired’.
Knife crimes are Bard thanks to Colne Shakespeare scheme
5:20pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
AN INITIATIVE is using Shakespeare to raise awareness amongst young people about the dangers of knife crime.
Mayor to launch Pendle Walking Festival
6:40pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
EXPERIENCED ramblers and newcomers will this weekend unite for the Pendle Walking Festival.
Former friend ‘almost mowed down’ by Nelson man
5:30pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A MAN allegedly attacked a former friend and almost mowed him down in a “campaign of harassment” which began at Christmas, a jury was told.
Search for Colne classmates 50 years on
2:40pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A PENDLE woman is hoping to track down her old classmates – 50 years after they left school.
Late GP opening on its way in East Lancashire
11:20am Wednesday 27th August 2008
DOCTORS’ surgeries across East Lancashire are set to extend their opening hours.
Weightlifting East Lancashire PC muscling in on crown
9:09am Wednesday 27th August 2008
A POLICE officer from East Lancashire is gearing up to out-muscle his colleagues in the Police Sport UK Power Lifting Championships.
Brierfield roadworks prompt call for action
4:40pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
ROADWORKS at a problem junction on the edge of Brierfield have caused chaos for surrounding streets, say councillors.
‘Cardboard’ Gordon Brown goes on Pendle tour
10:30am Tuesday 26th August 2008
THE Prime Minister has been spotted visiting Pendle landmarks – as part of a Conservative Party campaign.
Lancashire schools hoard £60m
1:12pm Monday 25th August 2008
SCHOOLS in Lancashire are sitting on almost £60million that is supposed to be spent on their pupils.
‘Baby-killer taunts’ woman to leave Brierfield
5:06pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
A WOMAN cleared of killing a one-month-old tot has vowed to leave East Lancashire after constant ‘baby murderer’ taunts.
Salterforth fights to save ‘quintessentially English’ phone box
5:07pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
RESIDENTS in a Pendle village have applied for a ‘quintessentially English’ red phone box in the heart of their community to be given conservation status.
National News
11.8m hit by new energy price rises
Updated 10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
Energy firms Npower and Scottish Power have announced more bad news for households with steep hikes in gas and electricity prices.
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