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Mum and kids flee Stacksteads washing machine fire

The machine that caused the fire

2:03pm Tuesday 27th November 2012

A MOTHER-OF-TWO had to grab her children and flee her home after a faulty washing machine exploded into flames during the night.

Faulty washing machine causes fire at Stacksteads

8:53am Monday 26th November 2012

A FAMILY was awoken by their smoke alarm after a washing machine caught fire in the middle of the night.

Stacksteads shop staff scare off till raider

10:54am Tuesday 13th November 2012

A MAN fled empty-handed after attempting to steal money from a Stacksteads shop.

Tributes to Stacksteads Cricket Club stalwart Stuart Beardsworth

9:00am Saturday 10th November 2012

TRIBUTES have been paid to the president of Stacksteads Cricket Club who has died aged 66.

Stacksteads teenager cycles 375 miles in aid of allergy-sufferer brother

Ashley with Edward and the rest of his family

10:36am Friday 2nd November 2012

A TEENAGER has received celebrity backing for his ‘tremendous’ campaign of support for his four-year-old brother, who suffers from life-threatening allergies.

Stacksteads burglar's custody warning

1:56pm Monday 22nd October 2012

STUART Thompson, 41, of Newchurch Road, Stacksteads, is facing jail after admitting burglary, at Burnley Crown Court.

Primary pupils get taste of life at Stacksteads secondary school

10:51am Tuesday 9th October 2012

HUNDREDS of primary school children took over Fearns Community Sports College for a day last week.

Gardeners in Stacksteads celebrate after securing allotment space

12:00pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

GARDENERS in Stacksteads are celebrating as a four-year campaign to secure allotment space looks set to be finalised.

Empty home in Stacksteads targetted by arsonists

11:26am Monday 6th August 2012

AN UNOCCUPIED house in Stacksteads was the target of firebugs on Sunday afternoon.

Stacksteads park set for £90K spruce up

8:00pm Wednesday 27th June 2012

A VALLEY conservation group has secured a total of £90,000 to upgrade a local park.

Duncan McKenzie tops bill at Stacksteads dinner

11:11am Monday 25th June 2012

EX-BLACKBURN footballer Duncan McKenzie will be guest of honour at a sportsmen’s dinner in Rossendale.

Prison return for Rossendale drug farm woman

8:00pm Monday 26th March 2012

A CONVICTED heroin dealer who had a potential £21,000 cannabis farm at her Rossendale home, is back behind bars, this time for two years.

Two people hospitalised after Rossendale bedroom blaze

10:13am Thursday 1st March 2012

TWO people were taken to hospital after a fire in a bedroom this morning.

Burglar from Stacksteads is back behing bars after jail break

Burglar from Stacksteads is back behing bars after jail break

11:00am Wednesday 29th February 2012

A TEENAGE burglar is back behind bars after escaping from jail by removing part of his cell window and going on the run for three weeks.

Stacksteads residents' group call for Rossendale tip to be restored to its natural habitat

CAMPAIGN Stuart McDougall (chair of group), Michael McShea (environmental spokesman) and Coun Jackie Oakes, with other protesters

3:23pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

A RESIDENTS’ group is calling on county hall bosses to stand by their ‘moral obligations’ and return a Rossendale tip back to its natural habitat.

Former Bury Council pair deny bribery allegations following raids on East Lancashire homes

INVESTIGATION Coun Bob Bibby

10:21am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A FORMER Bury Council leader has denied any wrongdoing after he was arrested by police on suspicion of corruption.

Former Bury council leader and partner quizzed following raids on East Lancs home

ARRESTED Bob Bibby

11:54am Wednesday 1st February 2012

A CORRUPTION probe over alleged planning application bribes has led to the arrest of two councillors in the Bacup area.

New plans for former Stacksteads pub

4:36pm Wednesday 18th January 2012

A FORMER pub in Stacksteads could become part of a shops and housing complex if developers get their way.

Woman treated after blaze at Stacksteads home

11:39am Tuesday 17th January 2012

AN elderly woman was taken to hospital after a fire in the kitchen of her semi-detached home.

Rossendale man jailed for growing £16k drugs farm

4:38pm Friday 13th January 2012

A PLASTERER who had a £16,000 cannabis factory at his home, has been locked up for 14 months.


What's on in Rossendale

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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