A FOREIGN national who abducted underage girls and sexually exploited them has been told he can return to East Lancashire when he comes out of jail. Campaigners said they are outraged that Pakistani citizen Zulfar Hussain has won a court fight
A 62-year-old Pendle carnival is under threat after organisers said fewer businesses are coming forward to sponsor the event. The organisers of Colne Gala said attempts to attract sponsorship from local business and people is proving particularly
A CANNABIS factory was uncovered after firefighters were called to a blaze at a house in Burnley. It came just hours after another house was discovered by Burnley police which was being used to grow the plants. Firefighters who were
FIFTY firefighters tackled a huge grass blaze on East Lancashire moors which was burning for more than 12 hours last night and this morning. Flames swept across moorland between Belmont and Haslingden after the fire began around 2.15pm yesterday.
MORE than 600 people have launched a campaign to re-open a road in Blackburn. Robinson Street, which joins Little Harwood and Whitebirk, was shut last year as part of rebuilding plans for a school. The safety of local youngsters was
A HORSE box caught fire while it was being towed on the M65 at the weekend. The owner of the box was on his way to collect a horse when the blaze began on the eastbound carriageway between junctions three and four around 7.45pm on Saturday. Firefighters
Every Saturday from 11am to 12.30pm at the Agapao Centre in Haslingden, you can learn and practice spoken and written English. It's £1 per session and all donations will go to providing sewing machines for women's groups in Uganda. The centre, formerly
A PLAN to transform a derelict town centre pub into a community resource centre has been approved. The £2.3 million centre at the former Star and Garter pub in Blackburn Boulevard will include a night shelter and day centre for homeless young people
WILDLIFE including ducks and swans were rescued from an oil slick after more than 113 litres of diesel was dumped into the Leeds Liverpool Canal. The spillage at Enfield Wharf in Clayton Le Moors, which is thought to have come close to killing the birds
An army careers adviser found more than twice the drink drive limit could be demoted and sent to Afghanistan, Burnley Magistrates heard. David Bracken, 31, a sergeant in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, had got behind the wheel after a row
A TEENAGER turned undercover detective has been awarded for bringing two motorbike thieves to justice. Declan Thomson, 16, of Swan Farm Close, Lower Darwen, found himself before Preston Crown Court on Friday - but for all the right reasons.
A NEW scheme to fight rural crime has been launched in the Ribble Valley after thieves made off with thousands of pounds worth of property in a spate of thefts in farm houses. Items stolen during the thefts in Slaidburn, Waddington, West Bradford
A CHAMBER of trade boss has pledged to stand up for independent shops and bring small and larger businesses together. Paul Hoyle, the new president of Blackburn Chamber of Trade, said the town should not focus squarely on the flagship revamped Mall
