Lancashire Telegraph | Waterfoot

Waterfoot dad died from a cocktail of drugs, inquest heard

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

A FATHER-of-one died after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs, an inquest heard.

Smoke alarm warning after blaze at Rossendale home

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A FIRE chief has repeated appeals for smoke alarms to be fitted to all East Lancashire homes after a wood stove blaze wrecked a property in Rossendale.

Waterfoot Mum jailed for £47,000 benefits claims scam

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:24:39 +0000

A MOTHER of two who got almost £47,000 of taxpayers' cash in a six-year benefits scam, has been jailed for 24 weeks.

Miss Teen Rossendale to compete in an international pageant

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A STUDENT is aiming to compete in an international pageant in Florida after being named Miss Teen Rossendale.

Waterfoot carpenter helps to preserve the Queen’s castle

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:37:41 +0000

A FORMER Accrington and Rossendale student who excelled during his apprenticeship is now a carpenter for the Royal Family.

Waterfoot child porn pervert posed as teenage lesbian

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0000

A PERVERT who had child porn on his computer had an online fantasy life as a 15-year-old lesbian, a court was told.

Council goes back on Waterfoot mum's driveway promise

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:40:00 +0000

A MUM-OF-TWO is facing a struggle to park after she was promised a new driveway when work started on a new pedestrian crossing outside her house.

Waterfoot shop worker threatened in hammer raid horror

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:10:00 +0000

A STUDENT has spoken of her horror after a hammer-wielding robber struck at a village shop.

Woman threatened with hammer in Waterfoot robbery

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:07:37 +0000

A FEMALE shop assistant was threatened with a hammer during a robbery in Waterfoot.

Abandoned car in Waterfoot sparks 999 crew access fears

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0000

A CAR has been dumped two feet from a kerb in Rossendale sparking fears it could prevent an emergency vehicle passing if there was an incident.

Three threatened East Lancashire police stations saved from axe

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:40:00 +0000

TWELVE police stations and rural bases in East Lancashire will be closed and sold off, it has been announced.

Waterfoot tea room plans set for nod

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:23:26 +0000

PLANS to turn former council offices and a library, in Bridge End House, Waterfoot, into a tea room are set to be approved.

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School prize night recognises pupils’ achievements

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:15:14 +0000

PRIZE after prize was handed out to students to celebrate their success at high school.

Landowner ordered to remove dead cow's body from Waterfoot river

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +0100

A LANDOWNER has been issued with a notice to dispose of a dead cow which has been lying in a river for more than a week.

Tea room plan unveiled for Waterfoot library

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0100

A FORMER library could be given a new lease of life as part of a series of moves to regenerate a Rossendale township.

Waterfoot Primary School to turn page on move

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:25:46 +0100

A WATERFOOT primary school is preparing a commemorative paper edition of its school newspaper to mark the closure of its current school site and the opening of its new one.

Waterfoot businessman launches new scheme

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:45:54 +0100

A WATERFOOT businessman has launched a new scheme.

Teen forced to hand over bike in Waterfoot

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:42:56 +0100

A SCHOOLBOY has had his bike stolen in Waterfoot.

Thieves target Rossendale charity club twice

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:27:41 +0100

THIEVES stole hundreds of pounds of equipment from a charity which supports people with learning and physical disabilities in Rossendale.

Cash boost for Rossendale TV channel

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:02:41 +0100

A FLEDGLING online television channel for Rossendale has been given a cash injection by an adult learning initiative.