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Hyndburn charity's flooding nightmare
6:30pm Thursday 21st August 2008
CHARITY workers have been left working in flooded rooms thanks to weeks of rain and persistent thefts of lead from their roof.
Comments (0)Wait is over for East Lancashire's GCSE results
10:00am Thursday 21st August 2008
EAST Lancashire youngsters were opening their GCSE results this morning.
New Blackburn College plan revealed
5:10pm Thursday 21st August 2008
THIS image shows how Blackburn College could look after the latest step in a multi-million transformation.
Wilpshire man in leotard and high heels followed school bus
4:51pm Thursday 21st August 2008
POLICE investigating complaints of a man being sexually suggestive to children on a school bus found motorist wearing a purple leotard, blonde wig and high heeled boots.
Blackburn playground cordon 'false alarm'
4:33pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A PLAYGROUND in Blackburn was cordoned off this afternoon after reports of a sex attack.
Clarets football hooligans breached banning orders
3:20pm Thursday 21st August 2008
TWO convicted Burnley football hooligans have been brought before the courts after breaching banning orders.
Blackburn luxury homes plan may be back on
2:08pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A LUXURY housing complex that led to the felling of “hundreds” of trees may finally be about to get the green light.
Three vehicle crash on M65
2:47pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A VAN flipped and landed on top of a BMW on the M65 this afternoon.
Council says no to Aldi in Ramsbottom
11:01am Thursday 21st August 2008
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a third supermarket in Ramsbottom have been rejected by council bosses.
Sainsbury's may pull out of Accrington town centre plan
7:30am Thursday 21st August 2008
A SUPERMARKET’S bosses may reconsider investing in Accrington town centre if a controversial Tesco store is allowed to be built.
Row as Colne councillor moves to Bradford
11:30pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A LIBERAL Democrat councillor has been urged to step down after he moved from East Lancashire to Bradford.
East Lancashire shows will go on despite weather
4:49pm Thursday 21st August 2008
TWO agricultural shows scheduled for this weekend are going ahead despite the torrential rain that has blighted the summer.
Cliviger Olympian had tumour op before Games
3:27pm Thursday 21st August 2008
THE dad of East Lancashire Olympian Emma Hindle has revealed how the rider had an ovarian tumour removed just six weeks before flying out to the Far East.
Concerns after drug users’ needles found in Blackburn
2:44pm Thursday 21st August 2008
WORKERS on a community clear up were left shocked after finding drug users’ needles discarded in an alley.
Colne's blues keeps us in the black
2:00pm Thursday 21st August 2008
TILLS will be ringing in Colne this weekend as the town turns into the capital of blues music.
Boots for Africa is Rossendale United's goal
11:09am Thursday 21st August 2008
ROSSENDALE United has joined a campaign to send football boots to the Third World.
Blackburn drug dealer deported to Iraq - for second time
7:30am Thursday 21st August 2008
AN ILLEGAL immigrant is set to be deported for a second time - a year after he was removed from the country for supplying class A drugs.
Four Burnley off-licences fined in under-age crackdown
6:00am Thursday 21st August 2008
FOUR Burnley off-licences have been fined for selling booze to children in a summer holiday blitz on underage drinking.
Colne man facing jail for attack on teen girl
10:20pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A MAN subjected a teenage girl to a “particularly nasty” attack by grabbing her by the throat and pushing her to the ground.
Threat to East Lancashire festival due to residents’ protests
3:35pm Thursday 21st August 2008
THE future of a controversial music festival is in doubt after council bosses ordered a review following complaints from residents.
Teenage Blackburn gang targeted homes and cars
3:10pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A GROUP of teenagers roamed the streets of Blackburn breaking into cars and stealing property after meeting up in a Manchester nightclub, a court heard.
National News
Black box holds clue to air tragedy
Updated 10:43pm Thursday 21st August 2008
The "black box" flight data recorder will hold a clue to the likely cause of the devastating Madrid air crash which claimed more than 150 lives, UK air experts said.
Reporter overcomes fear for skydive
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