Salterforth news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Salterforth school's 100th anniversary to be celebrated

8:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

AN EXHIBITION is being organised to mark the 100th birthday of a tiny school in a Pendle village.

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Pendle village becomes Lancashire's largest no cold-calling zone

1:23pm Friday 18th December 2009

A VILLAGE where an 89-year-old war veteran was viciously beaten by burglars has become the county’s biggest No Cold Calling Zone.

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Arrest in connection with Pendle war veteran robbery

4:55pm Monday 26th October 2009

A MAN has been arrested in connection with the brutal assault and robbery of an 89-year-old Pendle war veteran almost a year ago.

Paw-fect result as Pendle couple's hound is found 50 miles away

9:11am Friday 16th October 2009

A MUCH-LOVED dog was reunited with her owners - after being found 50 miles away from home.

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Pendle country pub lands tasty reward

5:06pm Thursday 20th August 2009

A RURAL Pendle watering hole is celebrating a prestigious award in recognition of its tasty ‘gastro pub’-type cuisine.

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Door-to-door salesmen banned from Pendle village

8:00am Tuesday 23rd June 2009

DOOR-to-door sales firms are being warned to keep out of the village where an 89-year-old war veteran was repeatedly beaten by burglars.

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Wife of battered Salterforth veteran dies aged 89

5:26pm Tuesday 21st April 2009

THE wife of an 89-year-old war veteran savagely beaten by burglars has died less than six months after the attack.

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Big response to BBC appeal for attack on Salterforth couple

5:14pm Friday 27th February 2009

ALMOST 200 calls have been received following an appeal on TV programme Crimewatch into the savage beating of an 89-year-old war veteran.

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Salterforth war veteran speaks for first time about horror attack

7:40am Thursday 26th February 2009

A WAR hero battered by burglars at his quiet village home has spoken for the first time about his ordeal.

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East Lancs brothers jailed for total of 25 years for sex attacks

12:52pm Friday 20th February 2009

A PAIR of brothers have been jailed for a total of 25 years for sex attacks.

Brutal Salterforth attack recreated by Crimewatch actors

10:28am Wednesday 18th February 2009

A CAMERA crew from TV programme Crimewatch has visited a Pendle village where an 89-year-old war veteran was savagely beaten.

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Crimewatch appeal after savage beating of Salterforth war veteran

7:30pm Friday 13th February 2009

DETECTIVES investigating the savage beating of an 89-year-old war veteran have turned to national TV in a bid to catch those responsible.

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Battered veteran back at Salterforth home for Christmas

9:30pm Friday 19th December 2008

AN 89-year-old war veteran who was battered by burglars recovered enough in time to spend Christmas with his family.

Family's torment after brutal attack on Salterforth man, 89

4:55pm Friday 28th November 2008

THE SON and daughter-in-law of an 89-year-old war veteran battered by burglars said the incident has turned their world ‘upside down’ as a fresh appeal was made for information.

Pendle war veteran's family issue thanks to public for messages of support

12:30pm Saturday 15th November 2008

THE family of a war veteran brutally beaten by burglars in his own home have thanked the public for their messages of support.

Probe into Blackpool door-to-sales firm over Pendle war veteran attack

9:30am Saturday 15th November 2008

UPDATED A DOOR-to-door sales firm is at the centre of the police probe into the brutal attack on an 89-year-old war veteran, it has emerged.

16 men arrested over burglary and attack of Pendle war veteran

11:06am Friday 14th November 2008

SIXTEEN men have been arrested in connection with the brutal assault and burglary of an 89-year-old war veteran.

Family's shock over Pendle war veteran's beating

4:33pm Wednesday 12th November 2008

THE family of an 89-year-old war veteran who was repeatedly beaten by burglars have labelled his attackers ‘scum'.

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Pendle war veteran, 89, attacked by burglars in his home

9:30pm Tuesday 11th November 2008

UPDATE Police investigating a vicious attack on a war veteran as he fought to protect his wife from burglars hope this photograph of his injuries will lead them to his attacker.

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Violent attack on Pendle war veteran shocks neighbours

5:30pm Tuesday 11th November 2008

MEMBERS of the community in Salterforth said they were ‘disgusted’ by the attack on Royal Navy veteran Bob Schofield and called on police to catch the offenders.

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Salterforth pupils given lesson in law

12:38pm Tuesday 28th October 2008

CHILDREN from a school acted out a hearing in a real courtroom as part of a scheme to learn about the justice system.

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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.

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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.

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Homes firm could fund Pendle safety measure

1:52pm Tuesday 20th May 2008

A NEW housing development could lead to improved road safety in a village.