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Blackburn church boosted by Polish services
A BLACKBURN church is experiencing soaring attendance figures thanks to the town’s Polish community. Father Jim McCartney invited Poles to worship at St Anne’s Church, France Street, after hearing the congregation had grown too big for the
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Lancashire sexual health pioneer's final meeting
ONE of Lancashire’s first members of the Family Planning Nurse Association has ended her career this week. Marion Ward helped the women of Lancashire with their sexual health issues and family planning concerns for more than 40 years.
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Fears over plans to turn Colne shop into takeaway
BUSINESSES and councillors have hit out at plans to turn a shop into a fast food takeaway. The proposal to transform the Foto-Fast shop in Market Street, Colne, into an Indian takeaway met with disapproval despite being backed by a council officers.
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£78,000 council tax fraud uncovered at Hyndburn
A COUNCIL will recover over £78,000 worth of unpaid council tax following months of investigations. Hyndburn Council has been looking into council tax fraud and found 193 residents had fraudulently claimed they were single occupants of their properties
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Padiham thugs jailed after vicious street attack
TWO drunken yobs who smashed a man’s face in an unprovoked street attack have been jailed. Brett Doogan, 22, and James Brown, 26, set about Jeremy Smith in the early hours in Burnley last November, landing blow after blow and striking him whilst
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Fresh hopes for former Baxenden care home
A FORMER care home which has been put up for sale by a council may still be developed as a home for the elderly. Lancashire County Council said it was in talks with developers with a view to ensuring Hill Top in Baxenden would be developed into a care
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Burnley hits back at £6.5m unemployed cash complaints
EDUCATION and regeneration leaders in Burnley have hit back at claims they are wasting money meant to tackle the town’s chronic unemployment problems. The Lancashire Telegraph revealed last month how councillors have formed a sub-committee group to look
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Lancashire police authority call for help over Icelandic bank crisis
LANCASHIRE'S Police Authority is seeking assurance from the government that the Icelandic bank crisis will not affect local policing. The Police Authority invested less than £1million, via Lancashire County Council, with the Landisbanki Islands
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Darwen park's £145,000 revamp to begin
CHILDREN from Darwen are about to see their ideas come to life with a £145,000 upgrade to Bold Venture park. The council say the work, which will include the installation of a pyramid tower and slide, a fantasy fun run and ‘springies’ will start “in
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X Factor dream continues for Diana Vickers
RISING star Diana Vickers is one step closer to her dream of winning the X Factor after her first ever live performance. Despite being terrified before stepping on stage, Louis Walsh tipped her as “the one to beat” after her unique version