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Plan to improve Bacup
3:00pm Saturday 4th July 2009
A NEW plan is in place to clean up a Rossendale town which was described "as a place with no identity or role".
Comments (2)East Lancashire child drug support charity folds
6:10pm Friday 3rd July 2009
A CHARITY which has helped countless parents through the trauma of a drug-addicted child has folded – amid fresh hopes for sufferers.
£10,000 penalty for illegal dumping in Ramsbottom
5:25pm Friday 3rd July 2009
A SKIP hire firm has been fined £7,000 and ordered to pay £2,900 court costs after oper-ating an illegal dump.
Rossendale residents’ fury halts meeting over developments
2:48pm Friday 3rd July 2009
A MEETING to discuss plans to allow developments in three small villages had to be abandoned after scores of residents vented their anger over the proposals.
Council drop plans for Bacup 'waste unit'
9:20am Friday 3rd July 2009
PLANS to open a waste depot site in Rossendale have been dropped after protests from hundreds of residents.
Power cut hits thousands in Ramsbottom
11:20am Thursday 2nd July 2009
Thousands of people were left without power yesterday after a major power cut.
Brave Rawtenstall soldier helps clear Taliban HQ
8:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
A SOLDIER from Rawtenstall has found himself at the centre of one of the biggest military operations in living memory.
Bacup singer bowled over to sing at The Ashes
6:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
EAST Lancashire tenor Sean Ruane has been handpicked to round off The Ashes opening ceremony, it has been confirmed.
Lesson in life and death for Whitworth pupils
12:53pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
STUDENTS from a Rossendale school got to witness first hand the horror of a road traffic accident as part of a special crime awareness event.
Rawtenstall woman hoping to storm X Factor
10:41am Wednesday 1st July 2009
AN EAST Lancashire catering manager is bidding to show Simon Cowell she has the X Factor.
Former Rossendale councillor sent on anger management course
10:00pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
EX-COUNCILLOR Noel O'Brien has been back in court days after his release from jail - this time for abusing and insulting police.
Rawtenstall eBay fraudster warned he faces jail
7:00pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
AN internet fraudster has been warned he could face jail after trying to con eBay customers out of more than £38,000.
Education bosses in East Lancashire urged to install sprinklers in schools
10:00pm Monday 29th June 2009
EDUCATION bosses are being urged to ensure sprinkler systems are fitted in all schools.
Rossendale residents vow to stop developers
2:00pm Monday 29th June 2009
RESIDENTS vowed to stop any developers planning to build in three villages in Rossendale.
Landmark venues up for auction
4:10pm Monday 29th June 2009
LANDMARK venues in Padiham and Rossendale are set to go under the hammer in Manchester later this month.
Torches to show up cocaine use to be used in Rossendale pubs
4:50pm Sunday 28th June 2009
TORCHES that can detect if a person has been snorting cocaine will be used in pubs and clubs across Rossendale.
MRSA falling in East Lancs hospitals
1:40pm Sunday 28th June 2009
NEW cases of the superbug MRSA in East Lancashire hospitals have fallen.
Bacup mum 'blamed children for cannabis plants'
2:10pm Saturday 27th June 2009
A MOTHER-of-four who had cannabis plants in her attic told police her children had found the plants and they were growing them, a court was told.
Rossendale forum launched for migrant workers
12:10pm Saturday 27th June 2009
A NEW forum to help and protect migrant workers in Rossendale has been launched.
Pollution leak in Rossendale brook has 'devastated' fish population
10:20am Saturday 27th June 2009
A POLLUTION leak in a Rossendale brook has had a “devastating” effect on the fish population.
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.
Spider' in 'grape escape' from Egypt to Rawtenstall
4:50pm Thursday 25th June 2009
A RAWTENSTALL pensioner found a black Egyptian spider in a box of grapes he purchased from an Accrington supermarket.
Lancashire roads among most dangerous in country
4:52pm Thursday 25th June 2009
A LANCASHIRE road have been named and shamed as one of the most dangerous in the country.
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.
Rossendale runner, 62, marks end of chemotherapy with 5k race
8:10pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
A FORMER champion runner defied medical advice to complete a long- distance run marking the end of his treatment for stomach cancer.
Bid to limit number of new takeaways in Rossendale
5:20pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
STRICT guidelines have been drawn up in a bid to limit the number of takeaways opening in Rossendale.
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