MORE than 70 firefighters fought a moorland fire in Burnley today. The blaze, covering approximately half a square mile was spotted shortly after 5pm close to Gorple Road near to Hurstwood Reservoir. It took until 8.30pm for it to be
A TOWN centre pub could be transformed into a gourmet deli food hall after a family business bought it at auction. New owners of the Black Horse on Accrington’s Abbey Street, which sold for £89,000, hope to bring the empty property back to
A SOLDIER shot by a sniper in Afghanistan has called his £1,500 compensation ‘disgraceful’. Kingsman Harrison Greaves said he would have received more if he had sustained whiplash in a minor car crash. He came forward with his story
A TEENAGER is lucky to be alive after being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle yesterday morning. The 17-year-old victim, who has not be named, has been left scarred for life after the unprovoked attack in Barnoldswick town centre shortly
OPENING hours in libraries in Blackburn and Darwen are to be scaled back to ward off closures. Council bosses have unveiled the proposals, which will come into force on May 3, following a 25 per cent cut to the libraries budget. Under
FOOD lovers enjoyed a two-day spread of the finest produce Lancashire has to offer. Thousands of visitors to the Lancashire Food Festival in Accrington this weekend enjoyed rare foods like ostrich and bison burgers and special demonstrations
A WOMAN was rescued from her bed by firefighters today after a blaze took hold of her back bedroom. The middle-aged woman was led to safety after firefighters received a call from a concerned neighbour who saw smoke billowing from a window in Waterbarn
TWO East Lancashire Conservative MPs ‘should be ashamed’ after voting for 20 per cent cuts to the county's police budget, according to rank and file officers. The chairman of the Lancashire Police Authority John O’Reilly has accused Darwen
A CONTROVERSIAL decision to approve a new £4.25million village school is being challenged by people living nearby. Campaigners who have fought the replacement Laneshawbridge Primary have referred the matter to the Local Government Ombudsman
FORMER workers at collapsed coach company Fraser Eagle will get just a third of the wages they are owed, it has been revealed. Administrators are set to formally liquidate the 92-year-old firm after a restructuring process that cost more than
BOSSES were astounded when almost 200 people applied for the role of trainee funeral director. Bosses at Co-operative Funeral Care said they were stunned by the response to advert for the position, which will cover East Lancashire. The
