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East Lancashire family’s welcome for new medal

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:10:00 +0100

A MEDAL to recognise the loss suffered by families of fallen servicemen and women has been welcomed by the family of soldier Private Jason Rawstron, who was killed in Afghanistan.

East Lancashire child drug support charity folds

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:00 +0100

A CHARITY which has helped countless parents through the trauma of a drug-addicted child has folded – amid fresh hopes for sufferers.

Secrets of century-old Blackburn time capsules revealed

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:33:08 +0100

A PAIR of time capsules finally revealed their secrets in Blackburn today on the 112th anniversary of the burial of the first one.

£10,000 penalty for illegal dumping in Ramsbottom

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:25:38 +0100

A SKIP hire firm has been fined £7,000 and ordered to pay £2,900 court costs after oper-ating an illegal dump.

Heathcote's flagship Longridge restaurant taken off market

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:43 +0100

AWARD-WINNING chef Paul Heathcote has taken his flagship Longridge restaurant off the market after four months.

Rossendale residents’ fury halts meeting over developments

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:48:00 +0100

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.

Burnley hit-and-run probe: Man arrested

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:20:00 +0100

UPDATE A man has been arrested after a hit-and-run in Burnley which left a man seriously injured.

Last service in Bishop of Burnley's tiny iconic shed

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:11:04 +0100

A GARDEN shed ‘church’, used by the Bishop of Burnley for the past nine years, is set to be officially retired as one the world’s smallest places of worship.

Woman freed from car after four-vehicle crash on M65

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:20:00 +0100

UPDATE Fire crews freed a trapped woman from her vehicle this morning after a smash on the M65.

Plea as grass hides graves in Blackburn cemetery

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0100

A CHURCH minister has appealed for help to tackle out-of-control grass in a churchyard that has grown so high it hides the graves of people buried there.

Crackdown on forced marriages in Lancashire

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0100

A CRACKDOWN on forced marriages is set to help avoid problems peaking during the summer holidays.

Market site agreed for Darwen war memorial

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0100

PLANS for a memorial plaque for Darwen’s war victims have been revived and a town centre site chosen.

Asda in Accrington open as normal after flooding

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:20:00 +0100

UPDATE A burst pipe which caused the closure of an Accrington superstore has been fixed.

Council drop plans for Bacup 'waste unit'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:20:00 +0100

PLANS to open a waste depot site in Rossendale have been dropped after protests from hundreds of residents.

Half of Blackburn with Darwen youngsters don't wear seatbelts

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:04:11 +0100

PARENTS have come under heavy fire after it was revealed that more than half of children in Blackburn with Darwen are not wearing seatbelts in cars.

Pendle Council pays for teenage criminal to stay in Burnley hotel

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:40:00 +0100

A ROW has broken out after a council paid for a teenage criminal to stay in a town centre hotel when he claimed to be homeless.

Farewell to Colne marrow transplant mum, Julie

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:10:00 +0100

THE FUNERAL of a mum-of-two whose battle with leukaemia inspired more than 3,000 potential bone marrow donors to come forward takes place today.

VIDEO: Family reacts to Jack Straw's refusal to pardon Michael Shields

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:01:42 +0100

BLACKBURN MP and Justice Secretary Jack Straw yesterday refused an appeal for a pardon by jailed football fan Michael Shields.

Help plea to save historic hall in Tockholes

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:07:27 +0100

VOLUNTEERS are needed to form an action group to save Hollinshead Hall in Tockholes.

Great Harwood nurse 'held patient’s hand to stop self-harm’

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:51:02 +0100

AN under-fire nurse claimed he only held hands with a patient to stop her from self-harming, a hearing was told.

Blackburn woman hopes to cash in on 20p find

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:30:00 +0100

A BLACKBURN mum could turn her loose change into serious cash after finding a rare undated 20p coin.

Burnley athlete off to Oz for World Transplant Games

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:20:00 +0100

A YOUNG woman from Burnley has been selected to compete in the World Transplant Games in Australia.

Something's cooking for Darwen chef Lee

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:51 +0100

YOUNG chef Lee Browne has won an apprentice of the year award – and he’s “absolutely chuffed”.