East Lancashire's long arm of the law through your letterbox

9:30am Saturday 4th July 2009

POLICE will be using the long arm of the law to tackle burglaries in East Lancashire.

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Lancashire to help pilot ID cards scheme

9:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

LANCASHIRE residents will be among the first in the country to be offered controversial new ID cards, the Government has revealed.

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Waddington bridegroom's wedding saved by quick-thinking Blackburn bankers

11:58am Wednesday 1st July 2009

QUICK-thinking bankers saved a wedding after the groom collapsed in their branch a day before the ceremony.

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The ‘real’ taste of Italy - in Gisburn

11:04am Monday 29th June 2009

NESTLED in the Ribble Valley is a modest cottage-style authentic trattoria that would not be out of place in Italy. At the recent Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards it beat the area’s larger Michelin star restaurants to the Taste of Lancashire accolade. We visited La Laconda to find out why.

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New Lancashire County Council cabinet members appointed

1:25pm Friday 26th June 2009

COUNCILLORS have been appointed to the key positions on Lancashire County Council.

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Clitheroe traders’ fears parking problems will hit town

11:05am Friday 26th June 2009

A FURTHER loss of parking in Clitheroe town centre could leave the town’s retail area desolated, a leading trader has warned.

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Anti-BNP protesters interrupt Lancashire County Council meeting

4:30pm Thursday 25th June 2009

UPDATE Protesters interrupted a council meeting this afternoon with chants against the far-right British National Party.

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'Shambles' as 2115 speeders let off due to Lancashire police admin error

9:00am Wednesday 24th June 2009

MORE than 2,000 speeding tickets have been cancelled after a “total shambles” was discovered in a police department.

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Ghouls to check in at Ribble Valley hotel for filming

9:51am Wednesday 24th June 2009

CREEPY characters and scary ghosts will be lurking in the grounds of a historic East Lancashire hotel when a trailer is filmed for the area’s newest tourist attraction.

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Clitheroe Castle has royal day to treasure

8:30pm Tuesday 23rd June 2009

CLITHEROE proudly welcomed royalty yesterday as the £3.5million Castle Museum complex was officially opened.

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Ribble Valley landlord unveils beer-flavoured ice cream

10:32am Tuesday 23rd June 2009

AN enterprising Ribble Valley landlord has devised a winning recipe to beat the credit crunch – beer flavoured ice-cream.

Cltheroe woman celebrates 100th birthday in style

11:51am Tuesday 23rd June 2009

100-YEAR-old Ivy Walmsley celebrated her birthday in style – despite telling her family she did not want a fuss.

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Fun-seekers have field day in Ribchester

2:10pm Monday 22nd June 2009

THOUSANDS of funseekers turned out for the 49th Ribchester Field Day on Saturday despite the on-off rain.

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