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Stolen Skittles reunited Whitworth owner Izzy

PUPPY LOVE  Izzy Duffy hugs Skittles. Picture: ROB BINDER

3:56pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A BELOVED puppy stolen from a family home as they slept has been reunited with its delighted owners.

24 bags of rubbish collected in Rossendale

4:01pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

PEOPLE braved the rain to clear litter in Rossendale.

Girl heartbroken after dog stolen in Whitworth house burglary

6:30pm Saturday 11th May 2013

AN EIGHT-year-old girl has been left devastated after her beloved puppy was stolen by thieves who ransacked the family home as they slept.

New headteacher takes over at Whitworth school

Nerys Hughes with pupils

5:01pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A NEW headteacher has been appointed at St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, in Whitworth.

'Flash' cars exposed £8k Whitworth drug farm

4:58pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A NEAR £8,000 cannabis farm was found at a rented house in Whitworth after an anonymous call to the letting agent about ‘flash’ cars turning up, a court heard.

Praise for Whitworth's St George's Day celebrations

4:30pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

ST George’s Day celebrations in Whitworth have been praised by a town councillor.

Grass fire at disused Whitworth quarry site

4:47pm Thursday 11th April 2013

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to an old quarry in Whitworth on Monday evening where a large area of trees and grass were on fire.

Whitworth shop plan draws 85 complaints

4:45pm Thursday 11th April 2013

A RETAIL development earmarked for the centre of Whitworth has attracted 85 complaints from neighbours.

Rossendale woman 'wanted to take her life and her house with it'

8:00pm Monday 8th April 2013

A WOMAN who started a blaze at her Rossendale home intended to burn it down with her inside it, a court heard.

CCTV image in hunt for Whitworth shop robber

Do you recognise this man?

2:58pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

DETECTIVES have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to following a robbery at a shop.

Progress, but improvement needed at Whitworth school

4:16pm Monday 11th March 2013

A HIGH school has been told it requires improvement.

Tickets go on sale for Whitworth civic dinner

5:09pm Friday 8th March 2013

TICKETS have gone on sale for Whitworth’s civic dinner, where guests can enjoy a meal and dance, while raising funds for charity.

Raider punched Whitworth shopkeeper

7:00pm Thursday 7th March 2013

A SHOPKEEPER was punched by a robber who stole cash during a raid in Whitworth.

'Outstanding' Whitworth school sent to the top of the class

Headteacher Joanne Heap, centre, celebrates with teachers Liz Mooney, left, Iain German, and pupils

12:59pm Wednesday 6th March 2013

A SCHOOL judged to be good five years ago is now ‘outstanding’, according to Ofsted.

School in Whitworth is 'exceptional'

12:56pm Tuesday 19th February 2013

A WHITWORTH primary school is outstanding, according to its latest Ofsted report.

Furious residents storm out of meeting as new homes are approved in Whitworth

1:49pm Thursday 14th February 2013

FURIOUS Whitworth residents stormed out of the Rossendale Council chamber after a decision to allow 39 new homes to be built on the former Facit Mill site.

Whitworth thief back on heroin 'wanted to get caught'

4:10pm Wednesday 6th February 2013

A THIEF who struck when he had no cash ended up with a bill for £360, handed down by Burnley magistrates.

Major clean-up planned for Whitworth gasworks

5:33pm Friday 1st February 2013

A MAJOR £150,000 clean-up is to start on a contaminated former gasworks in Whitworth.

Whitworth car crash woman fights for her life

3:55pm Thursday 6th December 2012

A WOMAN is fighting for her life in hospital after being hit by a car near Whitworth yesterday.

Hundreds see Christmas lights switched on in Whitworth

10:00pm Tuesday 27th November 2012

MORE than 300 people attended the switching on of Christmas lights in Whitworth on Sunday.


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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