A church in Great Harwood is being torn down amid claims that it is unsafe. Local man Harry Court, who was married in St John’s Church, said he was shocked to one day discover the interior of the church stripped bare, with items from the building in
LITTER has increased around a town centre retail park since the new £81million Burnley university and college campus opened its doors, it is claimed. The Princess Way site includes the new £11million University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) campus
A COUNCIL has come under fire for employing a firm of clampers to crack down on staff parking. In a new development in the row over council car parks, about 25 workers at Lancashire County Council have so far had to pay £80 to release their vehicles
MOTORISTS, dog walkers and ramblers were asked this weekend to help detectives investigating the violent kidnapping of a man near Bacup. Eight weeks to the day Paul Brady, 44, was snatched from the Beaufort Road area of Weir, police visited Crown Point
EAST Lancashire’s answer to Dolly Parton is gearing up to wow fans with her big voice at a country and western night in Colne. Jessica Ellerton, 17, said she was bitten by the country bug as a youngster when her American grandma used to play the records
A DOCTOR who repeatedly failed an English exam and worried fellow medics with her poor standard of performance has been banned from returning to work. Dr Suma Mondal, formerly a staff grade doctor in the child community health section at the old Blackburn
BREWERY giant Thwaites has created a special seasonal ale to mark the world’s most famous beer festival. The tipple, Golden Wunder, has been produced by the Blackburn company to mark Oktoberfest, a celebration of German beer that takes place every year
A BURNLEY fan who lives in the shadow of rivals Blackburn Rovers’ Ewood Park says the upcoming derby fixture has been ruined by draconian ticketing policies. Clarets season ticket holder Jason Taylor, 28, of Oakfield Road, was hoping to make the four-minute
