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Small safe door causes bomb scare at Rawtenstall school

The safe door

3:08pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

CHILDREN were ordered inside a primary school after a suspicious object was found in the grounds.

85-year-old groper who assaulted Rawtenstall supermarket staff is spared jail

John Moffatt

11:58am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

AN 85-YEAR-OLD man who groped two female shop workers at a supermarket has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Blackburn and Bacup to be linked to latest high-speed fibre-optic broadband

8:55am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BLACKBURN and Bacup will be linked to the latest high-speed fibre broadband for the first time this summer.

Bacup man charged with arson

4:32pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A MAN has been charged with arson, attempted robbery and criminal damage after an alleged incident at a petrol station in Bacup.

Kitchen damaged in Whitworth house fire

4:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THREE people suffered smoke inhalation when a faulty dishwasher in a kitchen caught fire.

Match tribute to Rawtenstall footballer Bryan Herbert

TRAGEDY Bryan Herbert

6:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A MEMORIAL game between two former clubs of a tragic young footballer will take place in July.

Three people taken to hospital after house fire in Bacup

9:51am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THREE people were taken to hospital after a fire started in a kitchen.

Rossendale MP to launch apprenticeship campaign

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

ROSSENDALE MP Jake Berry will launch his apprenticeship campaign on Friday.

Man charged with arson after incident at Bacup petrol station

4:26pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A MAN has been charged with arson, attempted robbery, and criminal damage following an incident at a petrol station in Bacup on Saturday.

Competition to find best design for Valley Centre in Rawtenstall

3:29pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A NATIONAL competition to find an architect to develop design ideas for the site of the former Valley Centre in Rawtenstall has been launched.

Rossendale cyclists plan to pedal 600 miles to German twin town

Adrian Watts from Waterfoot hopes to recruit cyclists to pedal to Germany

10:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

A GROUP of cyclists are planning to pedal more than 600 miles to celebrate Rossendale’s twinning with a German town.

Man jailed for knifepoint raid at Ramsbottom shop

Sean Scott

9:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

A MAN has been jailed for four years after robbing a Ramsbottom shop.

Staff foil Bacup petrol station robber

The Shell garage in Market Street, Bacup

7:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

BRAVE petrol station staff locked a would-be robber in their shop in a bid to stop him escaping.

Bacup photographer joins studio team

3:53pm Monday 20th May 2013

BACUP photographer Liz Henson has joined Michael Sewell Photography to develop the studio side of the business.

Haslingden charity slams handyman contract decision

10:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A HOUSING charity has condemned a decision to award a major handyman contract to a commercial concern - without any consultation.

Charity's mission to repair Rossendale war graves

8:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A VETERANS charity is on a mission to repair more than 60 damaged war graves in time for the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

Rossendale road resurfaced after 30-year battle

7:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

RESIDENTS are celebrating after a road dubbed 'the worst in Rossendale' has been resurfaced after a 30 year battle.

Homes left without water after pipe bursts in Waterfoot

3:30pm Saturday 18th May 2013

DOZENS of homes and businesses were left without water yesterday morning when a mains pipe burst, causing ‘chaos’.

Savage dog tore apart Bacup farmer's lambs

Farmer Jim Cropper

3:45pm Friday 17th May 2013

A FARMER has spoken of his horror at watching a dog ‘rip apart’ ten young lambs.

Parents on alert after man approaches schoolgirl in Helmshore

Helmshore Primary School

10:30am Friday 17th May 2013

PARENTS have been put on alert after a schoolgirl was approached by a driver.


Rossendale what's on

Singing test for Rossendale show (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:34pm Tue 21 May 13

Auditions for Summerseat Players 2013/14 season begin at the weekend.

Alex goes to town with dances in the name of Fame (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:09pm Tue 2 Apr 13

CHOREOGRAPHER Alex Townend is stepping up to the challenge of one of musical theatre’s biggest dance shows.

Call to arms in Todmorden for Les Mis teenagers (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 10:08am Tue 26 Mar 13

TODMORDEN Hippodrome Youth Theatre (THYT) is calling on teenagers to storm their barricades at company auditions.

Actors in spotlight for witty work (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 2:45pm Tue 12 Mar 13

A RETIREMENT home for actors is the setting for Rossendale Players’ latest production.

Thriller to be performed on the Waterfoot stage (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 3:56pm Tue 19 Feb 13

AN open reading night will take on Ian Hornby thriller The Price To Pay on Tuesday, March 5, at 7.30pm.

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