'Out of control' Nelson club bouncer slammed by judge

7:37pm Thursday 15th May 2008

A JUDGE slammed as "utterly disgraceful" the actions of a nightclub bouncer who "completely lost control" and beat a would-be customer.

Nelson mum's £57k benefit fraud

4:15pm Thursday 15th May 2008

A MOTHER-of-four who cheated the state out of almost £60,000 in a five-year benefits scam has walked free from court.

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	Exercise classes to get Nelson kids off streets
	6:25pm Thu 15 May 08
	YOUNGSTERS are being given the chance to take part in exercise classes in a bid to combat anti-social behaviour and crime.

	1,500 fake DVDs seized in raid in Nelson
	4:36pm Thu 15 May 08
	TWO men have been arrested after 1,500 fake DVDs were seized from a shop by police and trading standards officers.

	Stress advice for East Lancashire pupils
	4:44pm Wed 14 May 08
	SCHOOLS across East Lancashire are giving pupils tips on how to avoid stress during one of the most pressurised times of their life yet.
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Shocking rise in East Lancashire home repossession threats

6:06pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

HOME repossession orders have shot up by 37 per cent in East Lancashire, new figures reveal.

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Failed asylum seeker was 'cannabis gardener'

10:59pm Monday 12th May 2008

A FAILED asylum seeker has admitting running East Lancashire's largest cannabis factory at a former pub.

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Nelson cannabis farm gang jailed

1:12pm Saturday 10th May 2008

SIX Vietnamese workers who ran a cannabis farm from a house in Nelson have been jailed.

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Guides advise with flood tips

5:24pm Friday 9th May 2008

THREE new guides have been launched to help Burnley and Pendle residents prepare for floods.

Man charged over Nelson helicopter laser incident

9:46pm Thursday 8th May 2008

UPDATED: A POLICE helicopter was seconds from “disaster” after the pilot was temporarily blinded when a laser pen was "shone at him" from the ground.

Islamic school for Nelson

5:15pm Thursday 8th May 2008

AN ISLAMIC school is to be opened in Nelson.

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Hotel to be turned into mosque and community centre

5:53pm Thursday 8th May 2008

PLANS to turn a derelict grade II-listed hotel into a community centre and mosque have been given the go-ahead.

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Getting quiz-ical wins £30

8:49pm Thursday 8th May 2008

Debra Denney of Nelson won the £30 prize in this quarterly's Pendleside Hospice Quiz, based on famous catch phrases.

	Nelson trucker who found love on web
	2:15pm Thu 8 May 08
	ROSARIA Fontana, a 49-year-old truck-driving single mum, was busy getting on with her life, hauling rocks from a quarry in her home town of Waterford, California.

Plans to convert former Nelson hotel

2:20pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

PLANS to turn a derelict Nelson hotel into a community centre and mosque are set to be approved this week.

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Nelson man caught with £10k of designer fakes

6:03pm Monday 5th May 2008

A TRADER is facing a possible jail sentence after being caught with a haul of fake designer clothing with a street value of more than £10,000.

Drink-driver crashed into cab

2:34pm Monday 5th May 2008

A BANNED drink driver who smashed into a taxi while being pursued by police - leaving two people with serious injuries - is facing jail.

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	Two Nelson 'drugs factories' uncovered on same day
	2:29pm Sun 4 May 08
	POLICE discovered two 'drugs factories' - including one of the largest seen in East Lancashire - on the same day.

	Surgeons praised for saving foot of Nelson boy, 11
	6:04pm Sun 4 May 08
	A GRATEFUL father has paid tribute to hospital surgeons after they saved the left foot of his 11-year-old son following a road accident in Nelson.
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	Youngsters show Pendle's got talent!
	1:55pm Sun 4 May 08
	A YOUNG dancing duo from Pendle have melted the heart of TV's Mr Nasty - and won through to the next round of the Britain's Got Talent Show.
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	£650million floods fear for East Lancashire
	11:05pm Fri 2 May 08
	EAST Lancashire could face a flooding catastrophe unless urgent work is completed to improve defences.

Boy, 11, injured in Nelson car crash

6:19pm Friday 2nd May 2008

UPDATEDAn 11-year-old boy suffered serious injuries to his foot after he was knocked down by a car.

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	Woman, 54, dies in Nelson house fire
	1:36am Fri 2 May 08
	A 54-YEAR-old woman was found dead in her front room after a fire in her home.
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Tributes to a 'good friend' after Nelson house fire death

10:10pm Friday 2nd May 2008

NEIGHBOURS and friends of a 54-year-old woman who died in a house fire have spoken of their shock at her death.

	Burnley and Nelson bail hostels opened 'without consultation'
	4:47pm Thu 1 May 08
	AN INQUIRY has been launched after two privately-run bail hostels opened in East Lancashire towns without a proper consultation with residents.
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	£150k Nelson park bridge set to open
	2:12pm Thu 1 May 08
	A NEW bridge which uses innovative technology to prevent corrosion will once more links two parts of a park together.
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	Nelson man accused of £90k eBay fraud
	10:54pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	AN EAST Lancashire man has been accused of carrying out a £90,000 eBay fraud.

Nelson man in court over alleged eBay scam

1:02pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

A SUSPECTED eBay scammer is set to appear in court after allegedly conning more than 1,600 customers on the internet auction website.

	Counterfeit vodka seized in Nelson is 'not dangerous'
	3:48pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	UPDATE MORE than 100 bottles of fake vodka have been seized from a store in Nelson.
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	Nelson man who groomed schoolgirl for sex jailed for 12 years
	10:53pm Tue 29 Apr 08
	A GARAGE worker who groomed a schoolgirl and repeatedly had sex with her has been jailed for 12 years.
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