Lancashire Telegraph | Helmshore

Helmshore 'star in making' lands place at top film academy

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

AN East Lancashire ‘star in the making’ has secured a place at the prestigious National Youth Film Academy.

Helmshore Primary School’s footpath fight lost

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:22:47 +0000

A PRIMARY school has lost out in a bid to stop access to a public footpath across its playing field.

Memories of East Lancashire's cotton era

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:03:20 +0000

WITH VIDEO: An atmospheric video charting the incredible impact of the cotton industry on East Lancashire has been published online.

Rossendale woman falls from taxi after night out in Burnley

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

A WOMAN suffered serious head and facial injuries after falling out of a moving taxi.

Rossendales boss Julie Green-Jones defends bailiff industry

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

A BAILIFF boss who earned a six figure salary last year has defended her profession and her company’s success.

Inquiry verdict over Rossendale school's fence to be held in New Year

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:56:55 +0000

A ROSSENDALE primary school at the centre of a five-year row over a public right of way after putting up a fence will find out in the New Year if it is in the wrong.

Rossendale glass smash man nearly lost an arm

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:04:41 +0100

A CIVIL engineer who smashed his on/off partner’s window ended up almost losing his arm, a court heard.

Rossendale Council wins injunction against former councillor

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0100

A FORMER councillor has been banned from entering civic buildings and 'harassing' council staff in a landmark case in Rossendale.

Bogus police officer cons Rossendale pensioner

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:20:47 +0100

A bogus caller pretending to be a police officer has conned a Rossendale pensioner out of money.

East Lancashire minister reflects on death of son in poetry

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0100

A PREACHER turned poet has published a book of verse including poignant reflections on the sudden death of his baby son 25 years ago.

Inquiry into controversial Rossendale school fence

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:20:00 +0100

A ROSSENDALE primary school has become the subject of a public inquiry five years after blocking off its playing fields which were used as a village green.

20mph speed limits set to be rolled out across Lancashire

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:50:42 +0100

MORE 20mph speed limits are set to be introduced in the Lancashire County Council area by the end of the year.

Helmshore man jailed for three years over £1.3m property scam

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:38:44 +0100

A BANKRUPT commercial property developer has been jailed for three years for conning investors across the country in a £1.3million scam.

Blue Peter presenter comes up Trumps with Lancashire game

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:19:23 +0100

YOUNGSTERS from across Lancashire brushed up on their card playing skills to challenge Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood to a game of Top Trumps.

Helmshore property developer convicted of £1.3million scam

Tue, 24 May 2011 18:00:00 +0100

A HELMSHORE commercial property developer has been convicted of duping investors across the country in a £1.3million scam.

Rossendale families meet up over rare condition

Sun, 15 May 2011 12:30:00 +0100

THE mother of a baby girl has been given hope for her daughter’s future after meeting a teenager with the same extremely rare condition.

Success on a plate for Rossendale girl

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:14:08 +0100

A Rossendale youngster is looking forward to the royal treatment from Crown Carveries after winning a regional competition to design a commemorative plate for the royal wedding.

Homes plan for Rossendale Airtours site

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:20:00 +0100

THE former Airtours headquarters in Rossendale, plagued by vandals and intruders for eight years, could be set to make way for 74 new homes.

Large grass fire in Rossendale

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:50:21 +0000

LANCASHIRE Fire and Rescue Service received more than 30 calls about a large grass fire in Rossendale last night.

Rossendale son set up cannabis factory in family's attic

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:40:00 +0000

A MOTHER has said her son deserved to be jailed after he hid a £60,000 cannabis factory in the family’s luxury home.