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  • Best mates are good for you!

    Woe betide any man who attempts to come between a woman and her best friend, for as JENNY SCOTT reports, that friendship is a special bond MEN just don't get it. But for women, the close friendships they form at school and in later life act as a vital

  • Changing rooms, and the job of persuasion

    I'M A HUGE fan of good ideas. The better the idea, the more excited I get. It's almost kinetic. Earlier this year Elevate - the group tasked with transforming ugly pockets of housing in East Lancashire - got £103million so it could start work on run-down

  • Shakers down, but definitely not out!

    BRISTOL ROVERS 2, BURY 2: BURY showed more than enough character and fighting spirit to indicate they could be in for a successful season in League Two at the Memorial Ground on Tuesday night. Any team that can pick up a point at the home of one of the

  • Blast for police

    A YOUNG motorist today blasted police after they lost the file of evidence against a driver who allegedly crashed into her while uninsured. Amy Fenton, 19, of Belgrave Road, Darwen, was in a road accident on November 4 at the junction of Hollins Road

  • Do you know these men?

    THESE are the cocky robbers who dared police to catch them by showing their faces while raiding a bank and post office. CCTV footage has been released of the robbers in action at the TSB bank, in Higher Church Street, Blackburn, on July 16, and a sub

  • Rainfall batters E Lancs in flood danger

    COMMUNITIES have spent an anxious night fearing the worst as torrential rain caused flash floods in East Lancashire and left rivers swollen. Blocked drains and saturated ground led to localised flooding on roads and traffic chaos across the county yesterday

  • EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, August 5:

    Luncheon Concert with Gerald Gregory & Jenny Chang, Village Hall, Knowle Green. Luncheon Club, Salvation Army, Nelson, 12.30pm. Making Music -- Creative Workshop (3-5 years), Mill Hill Library, Blackburn, 10-11am; Livesey Library, Blackburn, 2-3pm

  • Guilty plea by biker death crash teenager

    A TEENAGE man pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving in which a motorcyclist from Leigh was killed. Shaun Unsworth, aged 19, of Aneline Street, Chorley, is charged with the manslaughter of 38 year old biker Phillip Taylor, of Alt Lane, following

  • Police raid teen yobs

    POLICE today staged a huge and dramatic operation to tackle the menace of teenage yobs in Blackburn. More than 30 officers swooped on homes in the Highercroft area, arresting five youngsters aged between 14 and 18 before 8am. The unprecedented police

  • Call for Adam probe

    BURNLEY MP Peter Pike is to demand a meeting with the Home Secretary David Blunkett about why a 14-year-old Burnley boy became the youngest person in the country to die while in custody. The search for answers comes after Adam Rickwood, of Harold Street

  • Fear and pain of my 'Goth' girl

    THE step-dad of a 'Goth', who was stabbed because of what she was wearing, today said the incident had shattered the girl's confidence. The 16-year-old, who left high school in Accrington last month, was attacked while waiting with her boyfriend at a

  • Depressed mum killed herself with plastic bag

    A MOTHER who suffocated herself using a plastic bag had refused to seek help for her apparent depression. 68-year-old Fatemah Nemati, of Bury Old Road, Prestwich, was already dead when a police officer found her lying in bed. The alarm was raised when

  • Firm's boot-iful idea

    POLICE have joined forces with an East Lancashire shoe firm to help stamp out child casualties on the county's roads. The firm has developed a range of road safety-themed footwear, complete with zebra stripes and flashing traffic lights, to help raise

  • Undercover BBC film under fire

    SOCIAL services have slammed a BBC investigation into a private day nursery, claiming it wasted staff and police time. The undercover operation at Bank House Day Nursery in Radcliffe resulted in a member of staff being suspended, but she has since been