Baxenden

Childminder who has 'strong bonds' with children praised by Ofsted

Childminder who has 'strong bonds' with children praised by Ofsted
A childminder who has “strong bonds” with the children she cares for has been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.

Christine Holland has been described as amazing from family

Tributes to 'amazing' woman who helped to teach hundreds of kids

KNIFE: A child was found to have a penknife on in his bag at a Baxenden primary school in November

Child who brought knife into primary school was ‘dealt with extremely quickly’

The proposed site at Back Lane, Baxenden

Inquiry date set for travellers' site appeal

The Accrigton based pie-maker is celebrating 170 years in business

Famous East Lancashire baker celebrates 170 years feeding the nation's pie lovers

Bishop Julian Henderson speaking in the House of Lords

Bishop 'utterly horrified' by priests' child abuse

The Baxenden poultry shed site

Former poultry shed earmarked for luxury tourist lodge

Disgraced vicar who had more than 3,000 child abuse images avoids jail sentence

Disgraced vicar who had more than 3,000 child abuse images avoids jail sentence

Dog and Partridge in Baxenden. Google images

'If you want to fight, don't come in this pub' - Landlady's warning after disturbance

Leland (8) and Nikolai (6) have been fundraising for their school

Brothers raise over £350 for school mental health project

Blackburn Magistrates Court

Girlfriend locked herself in bathroom after man lost temper

The cycleway connecting Church Avenue with Manchester Road in Accrington will be improved

Council announce plans for next phase of £7.5m East Lancashire Cycleway

SAD: Margaret Ashworth

Tributes paid to popular dedicated golf captain

NEW ROLE:Cllr Kath Pratt who is Hyndburn's mayor

New mayor vows to raise funds for local charities

The proposed fence

Football club's playing fields fence leaves residents 'up in arms'

Pupils (L-R Above) Jacob, Archie, (L-R Below) Amora and Esme with their bracelets

School raising £10,000 for mental health room as data shows five children per classroom struggle

Former Bay Horse pub

Plans to demolish 150 year-old pub to create Co-op convenience store

Lisa Allen who has died

Former councillors remembered at meeting

Seized: Three cars were taken off the road in Hyndburn

Three cars seized in road offences crackdown

How many people have died from coronavirus in my area? Map shows number of deaths

How many people have died from coronavirus in your area? Map shows number of deaths

Fire: The blaze occured at an allotment in Hyndburn

Animals rehomed after allotment fire

Garth Kerans is worried about having COVID patients moving out of hospital to Mapleford Care Home and his parents Barry Kerans and Margaret Kerans

Concerns after coronavirus patients move into 12-bed unit in care home

Second wave of coronavirus at ‘critical stage’ and change is needed – experts

Second wave of coronavirus at ‘critical stage’ and change is needed – experts

Search for missing man Zbigniew Strzelczyk continues as police comb countryside

Search for missing man Zbigniew Strzelczyk continues as police comb countryside

CCTV from the Dog and Partridge in Baxenden

Pub owner hits back at malicious reports they were breaking coronavirus restrictions

Man arrested after spate of vehicle thefts

Rise in Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter thefts sparks warning

Police have increased patrols to deal with the spike in threats.

Car owners warned over overnight thefts spike

Sara Britcliffe

Hyndburn MP asks for FIVE townships to have coronavirus restrictions lifted

Alan and Dorothy Dady

Tributes paid to dedicated golf club president who has died

Golfers enjoying Towneley Golf Course

Golf courses get back in the swing after COVID lockdown

Holland's Pies is looking for a new pie taster for its new vegetarian and vegan products

Holland’s Pies launches search for new veggie pastry taster – could you apply?

Cllr Peter Britcliffe on Blackburn Road Oswaldtwistle.

Boy racers speeding in old bangers causing a lockdown nuisance

Geroge at four-months-old at Washington

Blogger mum goes viral on Facebook for teaching children life lessons

The bikes were spotted racing up Manchester Road and along Hurstead Street

Scrambler bikes and quads spotted speeding through village streets during lockdown

The application site at Alliance Street, Baxenden

New plans for mill site

County Cllr Keith Iddon

£4million road wall repairs programme

Gritter travelling in snow

NAMED: Streets where careless parking is blocking gritting lorries

Baxenden Advent Windows

Advent window display set to become Christmas tradition for villagers

Edna Smith watches as her relatives sort out the flood damage

Heartbreak as flooding hits homes

Club of the year: Accrington Wildcats with sponsors, Jones Homes, Lancashire

Wildcats pounce on top county club prize

Strong Mamas Weightlifting group organiser Lydia Hollinson

Strong Mama's saucy calendar shoot for Lancs women

Google street view of Royds Avenue, Baxenden

Updated Driver caught SPEEDING at 68mph on 20mph road

Chic Kelly (centre) receives his lifetime achievement award

Football boss bags lifetime award

Archdeacon Mark and his wife Gill are pictured at the Sea of Galilee on a previous trip to the Holy Land.

Lancashire pilgrims head to Holy Land

The Dog and Partridge, Baxenden

Electrician knocked out landlady in drunken homophobic attack

Accrington Stanley's training pitches have been ruined by yobbish idiots on bikes

Accrington Stanley training pitches wrecked by yobs on motorbikes

The incident happened near the Bay Horse

Teenager suffers serious leg injuries as she is hit by car

Baxenden-based GO Stonemasonry Limited was fined £8,000 after failing to adequately control employees’ exposure to respirable silica dust, as highlighted in this photograph

Baxenden stonemasons’ fine over dust safety failings

The proposed site at Back Lane, Baxenden

Baxenden traveller site plan for Back Lane refused

The proposed site at Back Lane, Baxenden

Objectors plead with planners to turn down Baxenden traveller site plan

Debbie Gibson and son Alex, five, signing

Primary school pupils taught sign language

Nitrous Oxide cannisters discovered in Baxenden.

Warning as 'laughing gas' canisters are found on footpath

Susan Ashworth has been jailed.

Ex-bursar must repay £80k to governors for 'greedy' theft

The application site at Alliance Street, Baxenden

Baxenden scrapyard homes plan back on the table