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Bacup health centre hit by power cuts

3:56pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

A HEALTH centre and dozens of properties were left without power due to a faulty cable.

Residents fight new homes plan for Bacup

7:00pm Friday 22nd March 2013

NEIGHBOURS are opposing plans for 20 family homes on a patch of open space.

Police praised for drug finds

6:41pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

A COUNTY councillor has praised policing in the Valley after a number of recent drug finds.

Bacup entrepeneur lands role as Dragon on TV show

NEW INVESTOR: Piers Linney will join the Dragons to replace Theo Paphitis

2:00pm Monday 18th March 2013

DRAGONS’ Den’s fearsome panel of judges are to be joined by an entrepreneur from Rossendale.

Radioactive canister stolen from Bacup is found at Rochdale shopping centre

A canister like the one that has been stolen

10:54am Friday 15th March 2013

A RETAIL park was cordoned off for three hours after a deadly stolen canister of radioactive material was discovered by shoppers.

Radioactive material stolen from Bacup discovered at Rochdale shopping centre

4:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013

A RETAIL park in Rochdale has been sealed off after the discovery of a canister of radioactive material believed to have been stolen from Bacup last month.

Launch of community garden in Sharneyford

5:10pm Friday 8th March 2013

A NEW play area, community orchard, and garden, will be launched next Wednesday, with a series of apple-based activities “at the core” of the celebrations.

Hundreds to seek jobs at new Bacup supermarket

2:00pm Thursday 7th March 2013

AROUND 800 people are vying for 110 jobs at a new town centre supermarket.

Former Bacup footballer, 27, died after a stroke

TRAGEDY Bryan Herbert

9:52am Thursday 7th March 2013

A FOOTBALLER taken ill on the day he was due to go on holiday with his girlfriend died of natural causes, an inquest heard.

Bacup Hub raiders await sentence

12:39pm Thursday 7th March 2013

TWO men are awaiting sentence, after admitting involvement in a raid at Bacup Hub, said to have caused £50,000 damage.

Parents from Bacup pay tribute to tiny baby's life-saver

Parents Ginnie and Terry Bork

3:57pm Friday 1st March 2013

THE parents of a tiny baby born 11 weeks premature have named him after one of his lifesavers and praised the hospital staff who cared for him.

Girlfriend of ex-Shameless star Jody Latham in court over attack

Sarah Melia and Jody Latham

4:32pm Thursday 28th February 2013

THE girlfriend of ex-Shameless and EastEnders star Jody Latham hit a woman with her handbag when she thought they were chatting too long in a Burnley nightclub, a court heard.

Bacup Coconutters parade is saved after deal is reached with police

The Bacup Coconutters

9:04am Thursday 28th February 2013

A FAMOUS morris dancing parade has been given the go-ahead after organisers and police reached an agreement.

Winter warmer packs on offer in Rossendale

2:26pm Friday 22nd February 2013

WINTER will be warmer for more than 70 people in the Bacup area who have collected Keeping Warm Packs.

Celebration of 130 years of spiritualism in Bacup

11:34am Wednesday 20th February 2013

THE 130th year of Spiritualism in Bacup is to be celebrated with a series of events in coming months.

Potentially dangerous radioactive material stolen from van in Bacup

A canister like the one that has been stolen

9:10am Tuesday 19th February 2013

A canister containing a small amount of radioactive material was stolen from a van in Bacup over the weekend.

Bike rack sculpture is 'a monstrosity' says Rossendale councillor

Coun Peter Roberts said the design was bizarre, while Coun Jimmy Eaton said it looked ‘more like the Loch Ness monster’ than a bike rack.

4:00pm Thursday 14th February 2013

A SCULPTURE that will direct visitors to one of Rossendale’s most popular tourist attractions has been branded ‘a monstrosity’ by a councillor.

£2m bid to revive Bacup's fortunes

HERITAGE Bacup town centre

6:00pm Monday 11th February 2013

ALMOST 60 buildings could be transformed, and 90 students and apprentices given training, or job opportunities, if a £2million initiative to revive Bacup’s fortunes is realised.

Cannabis factory uncovered in Bacup

2:14pm Wednesday 6th February 2013

A CANNABIS factory totalling 40 plants has been uncovered after a police raid in Bacup.

Bacup thug bit girlfriend's nose and cheeks in attack

Andrew Jackson

12:00pm Monday 4th February 2013

A THUG who sank his teeth into his girlfriend’s nose has been jailed for 18 months.


What's on in Rossendale

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.

Kids' favourites in Haslingden Disney show (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 3:53pm Tue 19 Feb 13

YOUNG performers are set to showcase some of cinema’s most popular songs this week.

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