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Read actor Lucien Laviscount joins the cast of E4 drama Skins

Lucien Laviscount

10:06am Thursday 9th May 2013

UP-and-coming actor Lucien Laviscount is to join the cast for the final series of teen drama Skins.

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Youngsters can help shape future for Read and Simonstone

2:23pm Thursday 4th April 2013

YOUNG people in Read and Simonstone are being called on to have their say about what happens in their villages.

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Firefighters rescue horse stuck in ditch at Read

9:44am Tuesday 19th February 2013

FIREFIGHTERS used special equipment to rescue an elderly horse from a muddy ditch.

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Ribble Valley dancers win dream date at Disneyland

11:00am Friday 15th February 2013

A DANCE crew is hoping to steal the show after being handpicked to perform at Disneyland Paris.

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Read pupils look outdoors for project

2:08pm Monday 11th February 2013

A PRIMARY school in Read is looking for donations to help with its gardening project.

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Police hunt poachers after deer is savaged by dogs near Read

10:00am Saturday 2nd February 2013

A SUSPECTED poacher is being hunted after dogs were seen savaging two deer in a field.

Tributes to Read cricket stalwart Diane

10:00am Saturday 26th January 2013

A MUM-OF-TWO, described as one of the most helpful people you could meet, has died at the age of 56.

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Adventure centre at Read set for go-ahead

4:22pm Thursday 6th December 2012

AMBITIOUS plans for a new outdoor adventure centre in East Lancashire – at Devil’s Elbow – look set to find favour with planners.

Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans in action call over falling milk prices

8:00pm Friday 27th July 2012

RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans is calling for action over falling milk prices.

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Rare Burnley birds on song for Lotto grant

5:30pm Friday 27th July 2012

A PROJECT to save a rare Burnley songbird has won through to the finals of a national environmental competition, it has been announced.

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£50k corker for Read Cricket Club pavilion

4:30pm Friday 27th July 2012

AN East Lancashire Cricket club’s bid to raise £300,000 for new changing rooms has been boosted by a £50,000 grant from Sport England.

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Read man to run London marathon for kidney charity

6:00pm Wednesday 11th April 2012

A READ man is going the extra mile to help people with kidney problems.

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Ribble Valley woman raises more than £2,300

4:35pm Thursday 6th October 2011

A CHARITY champion with cystic fibrosis has raised more than £2,300 to fund crucial research into her condition by running a half- marathon.

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East Lancashire woman with cystic fibrosis running half marathon

6:00pm Sunday 18th September 2011

A Ribble Valley woman with cystic fibrosis is running a half-marathon to try and fund crucial research into her condition.

Big Brother heartbreak for East Lancashire actor

7:50pm Saturday 10th September 2011

EAST Lancashire's Celebrity Big Brother hopeful was pipped to the post in the show’s final, finishing in fifth position.

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East Lancashire actor Lucien Laviscount on Celebrity Big Brother

12:06am Friday 19th August 2011

East Lancashire actor Lucien Laviscount is one of the housemates in the new series of Celebrity Big Brother, which kicked off tonight.

Blackburn College student lands graduate job without degree

10:29am Tuesday 9th August 2011

A COLLEGE student, who has secured a graduate role despite not having a degree, has urged other teenagers to improve their range of skills to succeed in a tough job market.

Ribble Valley pupil's garden design to draw in crowds at Southport

4:10pm Monday 11th July 2011

A GARDEN designed by an East Lancashire schoolgirl is set to go on display at one of the country’s top shows.

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Tributes to Ribble Valley councillor hailed 'Mr Read'

1:57pm Thursday 2nd June 2011

A RIBBLE Valley parish councillor hailed as a community stalwart has died.

Ribble Valley girl, 15, slams train passengers who watched attack

9:00am Monday 11th April 2011

COMMUTERS on a rush-hour train ‘hid behind their newspapers’ as a drunken woman launched an eight-minute long assault on a terrified 15-year-old girl.

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