News for Blackburn, Darwen, Burnley, Chorley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley * Rossendale

Poll

When news happens
	Text news tips, pictures and video to LT 80360 Texts are free, but you will be charged your standard network rate
	Email news tips, pictures and video

Old Ballot Results
Ballot Question	Date Closed
Who will win the next General Election?	2008-05-08
Do you back the Blackburn with Darwen council workers' strike?	2008-05-08
Are you in favour of a windfarm at Samlesbury?	2008-05-03
Do you back the proposed strike by council workers?	2008-04-30
Do you think there are wild big cats in East Lancs?	2008-04-28
Do you think the Chancellor's scrapping of the 10p tax rate is a good idea?	2008-04-24
Should Burnley A&E be reopened?	2008-04-23
Do you think East Lancashire's railway service is improving?	2008-04-17
Is the country heading for a recession?	2008-04-15
Are you happy with communal changing rooms in leisure centres?	2008-04-13
Do you support the upcoming teachers' strike?	2008-04-10
Will you be the voting in the upcoming local elections?	2008-04-08
Will piping classical music help cut vandalism?	2008-04-01
Do council bosses deserve six-figure salaries?	2008-03-31
Do you think making leisure services free will improve people's health?	2008-03-30
Are 'fit notes' the answer to getting more unemployed people back to work?	2008-03-25
Does East Lancashire get a rough deal from the government compared to other areas?	2008-03-19
Do you think parents patrolling the streets with the police is a good idea?	2008-03-17
Were you impressed with Alistair Darling's Budget?	2008-03-15
Do you back moves to name and shame kerb crawlers?	2008-03-13
Should VAT be cut on school uniforms?	2008-03-12
Is the 25p rise in the minimum wage enough?	2008-03-10
Has 24-hour licensing been a success?	2008-03-07
Should Prince Harry stay in Afghanistan?	2008-03-04
Do you back county council workers in their dispute over parking charges?	2008-02-29
Should the Pendle witches be pardoned?	2008-02-29
Has the Whitebirk roundabout improvement scheme reduced tail-backs?	2008-02-27
Should the courts jail fewer criminals?	2008-02-25
Are the county council right to pay for an office in Brussels?	2008-02-23
Was the chancellor right to nationalise Northern Rock?	2008-02-21
Do supermarkets have too much power?	2008-02-19
Are 'mosquito' devices a good idea?	2008-02-15
Should patio heaters be banned?	2008-02-14
Should GP surgeries have longer opening hours?	2008-02-08
Is a ban on drinking on the street a good idea?	2008-02-06
Is a light rail system the key to cutting road congestion?	2008-02-01
Would you pay more council tax to improve local services?	2008-01-29
Are you angry at the proposed post office closures?	2008-01-27
Should organ donation be run on an opt-out rather than opt-in basis?	2008-01-22
Are you worried about falling house prices?	2008-01-20
Is East Lancashire doing enough to cut carbon emissions?	2008-01-15
Are you in favour of more nuclear power stations?	2008-01-08
Will you be making a New Year's resolution?	2008-01-07
Could more be done to brighten up canalside areas across East Lancashire?	2007-12-28
Will you be hitting the January sales in East Lancs or further afield?	2007-12-27
Who's your tip for Christmas number one?	2007-12-23
Does more need to be done urgently to boost Blackburn market?	2007-12-19
Should more be done to improve flood warning schemes?	2007-12-14
Is benefit fraud councillor Arif Waghat right not to step down?	2007-12-11
Do councils spend too much on advertising?	2007-12-07
Should Hyndburn District Council be renamed Accrington and District?	2007-12-06
Has the Elevate regeneration scheme been a success so far?	2007-12-04
Is the drink-driving problem getting worse?	2007-12-03
Should Councillor Waghat step down?	2007-11-30
Are you in favour of schools being turned into academies?	2007-11-30
Are Blackburn with Darwen Council right to check for 'dangerous' graves?	2007-11-29
Were MyTravel right to sack the pilot who allowed Robbie Savage in the cockpit?	2007-11-27
Should plastic bags be banned?	2007-11-26
Are house-to-house carbon monoxide checks a good idea?	2007-11-22
Are dispersal orders a good idea?	2007-11-19
Should sprinkler systems be compulsory in all industrial units?	2007-11-15
Should the demolition of Lord Square in Blackburn be postponed until after the busy Christmas period?	2007-11-13
Is a 20 mph speed limit in residential areas a good idea?	2007-11-08
Do you agree with Jack Straw's comments about Burnley General Hospital?	2007-11-06
Should mental health patients be allowed to smoke inside?	2007-11-06
Are you in favour of more windfarms in East Lancs?	2007-11-02
Will taking parents around supermarkets help to improve children's diets?	2007-11-02
Do you understand the upcoming health service changes?	2007-10-31
Do you back plans to give condoms to children in care homes?	2007-10-29
Do you back plans to clamp down on bonfires?	2007-10-26
Will the rent reduction give Burnley market a boost?	2007-10-25
Should the Pleasington Lakes project go ahead?	2007-10-24
Would you like to see Darwen Tower lit up at night?	2007-10-23
Should fireworks only be sold to official displays?	2007-10-22
Should actors be allowed to smoke on stage?	2007-10-18
Are you worried about the cleanliness of our hospitals?	2007-10-16
Do you think Lancashire Police is the best in the country?	2007-10-13
Should sacked pilot Captain Mason be reinstated?	2007-10-10
Should Gordon Brown have called a general election?	2007-10-09
Do you think Fishmoor reservoir should remain open to the public?	2007-10-05
Are you pleased that the Darwen Academy will now go ahead?	2007-10-05
Is raising the age at which cigarettes can be bought to 18 a good move?	2007-10-03
Does the law protect have-a-go heroes enough?	2007-10-02
Should the Barbara Castle statue be built?	2007-09-28
With East Lancs debt now topping �1bn, is it too easy to get credit?	2007-09-25
Should everyone's DNA be held on a police database?	2007-09-23
Is the 'scores on the doors' food rating system a good idea?	2007-09-20
Do you think Blackburn with Darwen's Thrash The Trash anti-litter campaign has been a success?	2007-09-18
Do you back the plan for a bus lane between Accrington, Blackburn and Darwen?	2007-09-17
If a general election was called now, who would you vote for?	2007-09-12
Do you think cage fighting should be banned?	2007-09-10
Should circuses be banned from using animals?	2007-09-07
Should circuses be banned from using animals?	2007-09-05
Do you think a field hospital to treat Burnley revellers is a good idea?	2007-09-04
Is it time for British troops to pull out of Iraq altogether?	2007-09-04
With the illuminations being switched on tonight, do you still love going to Blackpool?	2007-09-01
Do you back the prison officers' strike?	2007-08-31
Should there be a referendum on the new EU treaty?	2007-08-29
Should East Lancs have more events like Colne's Blues Festival	2007-08-28
Is noise pollution a real problem in East Lancashire?	2007-08-27
Are GCSEs and A levels easier than they used to be?	2007-08-24
Do you support Burnley Council leader's hospital protest?	2007-08-23
Are official crime figures a true reflection of what is happening on our streets?	2007-08-22
Is the under-age drinking problem getting worse?	2007-08-21
Should all Lancashire schools use the same six-term year?	2007-08-17
Would the rising costs put you off going to university?	2007-08-17
Do you back Blackburn with Darwen Council's scrapping of 40 children's services posts to save money?	2007-08-15
Is appearing on a reality TV show a recipe for disaster?	2007-08-14
Do you support the owners of the Darwen cafe who have banned non-smokers from sitting outside?	2007-08-12
Do you back moves by Lancashire Police to gather DNA from more suspects?	2007-08-08
Should Burnley's Unity College be sited on Towneley Park?	2007-08-07
Do you think the foot-and-mouth outbreak has been handled well?	2007-08-07
Do you back the East Lancs hospital shake-up plans?	2007-08-06
Should firefighters still rescue cats from trees?	2007-08-03
Will mobile speed cameras on the Grane Road help reduce accidents?	2007-07-31
Are you in favour of private companies providing some NHS services?	2007-07-30
Would you be happy paying more tax to fund public transport improvements?	2007-07-27
Is climate change to blame for this summer's terrible weather?	2007-07-25
Is a hygiene rating system for food establishments a good idea?	2007-07-25
Pagans say they find the giant image of Homer Simpson, painted by an East Lancs artist, offensive. Do you agree?	2007-07-23
Lancashire soldiers are going back to Iraq. Do you approve?	2007-07-23
Do you want mobile speed cameras to be used more often?	2007-07-20
Should the organ donation register use an opt-out rather than opt-in system?	2007-07-18
Is the East Lancashire housing boom over?	2007-07-17
Do you agree with the headmaster of QEGS that the education system is in a mess?	2007-07-16
Do you think the smoking ban has been a good thing so far?	2007-07-16
Do you think there should be tax breaks for married couples?	2007-07-13
Were organisers right to cancel the Royal Lancashire Show?	2007-07-12
Should the laws against using a mobile while driving be strengthened?	2007-07-10
Are you pleased with Blackburn with Darwen Council's decision to return to weekly bin collections?	2007-07-06
Should the authorities spend more on flood defences?	2007-07-05
Are security wristbands needed to keep pupils safe?	2007-07-03
Do you back the postal workers' strike?	2007-07-02
Are speed cameras effective?	2007-06-29
Do you back plans for a bridleway through Darwen's Sunnyhurst Wood?	2007-06-28
Do you think electricity pylons should be removed from scenic parts of East Lancashire?	2007-06-25
Do you back plans to teach Mandarin to East Lancashire school pupils?	2007-06-21
Will unbreakable glasses in pubs cut violent crime in East Lancashire?	2007-06-18
Do you back moves to reintroduce free parking in Blackburn?	2007-06-15
Are you in favour of Hyndburn Borough Council being renamed Accrington And District?	2007-06-13
Are you in favour of the Building Schools For The Future plans in East Lancashire?	2007-06-07
Are you in favour of more windfarms in East Lancashire?	2007-05-29
Should more be done to save the post office network?	2007-05-22
Has the Government's New Deal scheme helped East Lancashire?	2007-05-21
Do you prefer imperial or metric weights and measures?	2007-05-18
Do you think East Lancashire's hospitals should keep their matrons?	2007-05-16
Are you in favour of a coalition of the Tories, Lib Dems and For Darwen running Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council?	2007-05-11
Are you sad to see Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister come to an end?	2007-05-11
Do you think fortnightly rubbish collections are a good idea if they help to boost recycling rates?	2007-05-09
Lancashire Police are introducing face recognition technology. Do you think it's a good idea?	2007-05-03
Should council workers be exempt from parking restrictions?	2007-05-02
Are you impressed with the plans for the university campus in Burnley?	2007-04-30
Should the old Burnley General Hospital buildings be saved?	2007-04-28
Do you agree that children should be limited to one hour of TV per day?	2007-04-27
Will you be voting in the local elections?	2007-04-24
Do you back the upcoming smoking ban?	2007-04-20
Do you back plans for private companies to carry out operations for the NHS?	2007-04-15
Does the internet make gambling too easy?	2007-04-05
Can Accrington Stanley avoid relegation this season?	2007-04-03
Do you think the plans to shake up education in Blackburn and Darwen will help to improve integration?	2007-04-02
Are you impressed by the new 'light sabre' sculpture in Blackburn?	2007-03-29

Start a conversation on the poll - or any topic under the sun - in our new Forum.

Should laser pens be made illegal?

Old Ballot Results

Hot Jobs

Newsquest
Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy © Copyright 2001-2008 Newsquest Media Group A Gannett Company
This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network