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Teenager arrested after pedestrian injured in Haslingden crash
A PEDESTRIAN suffered serious injuries after he was mown down as two cars collided. The 23-year-old was walking on the pavement in Manchester Road, Haslingden, at around 12.20am on Saturday when a Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio collided, then mounted the
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Pendle regeneration agency given loan after financial difficulties
A CASH loan has been agreed by Pendle Council to help keep a vital skills service for West Craven afloat after it encountered financial difficulties. But opposition councillors have called for greater safeguards to ensure that the emergency investment
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Diana Vickers gets in the swing in X Factor
EAST LANCASHIRE’S X Factor star Diana Vickers showed the judges she could swing in more ways than one on Saturday’s show. The 17-year-old Westholme student performed the classic Smile on Saturday’s big band special as she won through another
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Motorist hurt in Burnley town centre crash
A STOLEN car was involved in a hit-and-run collision which left a motorist needing hospital treatment, police said. Thieves in a black Vauxhall Signum shunted a blue Nissan Micra, outside the Queensgate bus depot, Burnley, at around 10.10pm on Saturday
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Swedish man says 'tanks a million' to Waterfoot business
A SWEDISH businessman is set to fulfil a boyhood dream thanks to a Rossendale company. Select Military Vehicle Sales, which is owned by family-run property developers B&E Boys, based in Waterfoot, has sold a Russian T122 tank to Ulrik Jung
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First commemoration event at new Sabden war memorial
MORE than 70 wooden crosses were planted at a war memorial in honour of a village’s fallen heroes. The white crosses, which feature the names and regiments of 72 soliders who died in the two world wars, were put in place at the Sabden War Memorial
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Burnley fans 'show their pants' on Soccer AM
A GROUP of Burnley fans showed off their football skills – and some nifty underwear – on national TV on Saturday morning. Kevin Robinson, Will O’Neill, Gerard Stephenson, Allan Phillipson, Steven Wynne, James Wynne, Richard Davies and Brad
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Great Harwood Winter Warmer saved - but scaled down
A POPULAR festival has been scaled down in a bid to save it from being cancelled. Organisers of Great Harwood Winter Warmer say they have been forced to revise this year’s plans after being unable to raise the £10,000 needed to stage the event. The
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Oswaldtwistle nature reserve gates will help disabled
VOLUNTEERS fitted new gates to enable all-terrain mobility scooters greater access to a nature reserve. Lancashire Wildlife Trust joined with volunteers to install two Trampers Gates at Foxhill Bank Local Nature Reserve in Oswaldtwistle. The gates are
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Credit crunch causing rise in divorce, says East Lancs solicitor
AN EAST Lancashire solicitor has revealed that the credit crunch may also be playing a part in marriage break-ups. Ian Brunt, family lawyer at Haworth and Nuttall Solicitors, a law firm with offices in Accrington, Blackburn and Great Harwood
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Five charged over Blackburn jewellers raid
FIVE men have been charged with robbing a Blackburn jeweller who was attacked with hammers and knives. Asad Mohammed, 25, Shah Hussein, 28, Mohammed Nasir Khan, 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, have all been chargedwith robbery
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Police issue Accrington pickpocket warning
RESIDENTS in Accrington, particularly elderly people, are being urged to be on the look out for pickpockets. It comes after seven purse snatches have been reported to the police since September. And as a result Accrington town centre neighbourhood
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Darwen superschool plans approved
A NEW Darwen superschool is set to ‘bring benefits to the wider community’ after plans were approved by councillors. Darwen Vale High School will be revamped under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) program, in a scheme which will retain most
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Man arrested after Burnley cab crash
A BLACK cab overturned and a passenger was flung through the rear window after a collision with a suspected drink driver. Police said a motorist was travelling along Padiham Road, in Burnley, at around 12.45am today when his Jaguar XKR collided with
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Accrington Stanley handed Tranmere rematch in FA Cup
TERRY Gornell has backed Accrington Stanley to run Tranmere close in the FA Cup first round – even though he will be unable to play against his parent club. Stanley have been handed a home tie against the League One club, who knocked them out of the
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Two Blackburn teenagers jailed for robbing youths
TWO teenagers have been jailed after they robbed a pair of youths in a night-time attack. Nathan Kilshaw, 19, and Matthew Sculpher, 18, both of Hamer Avenue, Blackburn, left their 16 and 17-year-old victims needing hospital treatment after the robbery
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Clayton le Moors primary school receives top marks
A PRIMARY school is celebrating being named “outstanding” by Ofsted inspectors. Mount Pleasant Primary School in Clayton-le-Moors was praised for providing “excellent teaching”. Headteacher Ann Duke said she was “absolutely thrilled”
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Muslims going on pilgrimage warned about meningitis
Muslims are being urged to get immunised against meningitis as part of preparations for their Hajj pilgrimage in December. The Meningitis Trust is reminding pilgrims to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, that the vaccine will protect them from strains
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Cookery lessons at harvest time for Chorley pupils
Children at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Chorley, have spent some time recently learning about harvest. As part of the Government’s new Creative Curriculum, the youngsters from Class 3 have been taking part in a variety of activities
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Extra 18 months in jail for Pendle pervert
A CONVICTED child sex attacker who is already behind bars for four years has been sentenced to another 18 months for abusing a little girl. Former businessman Michael Burrows, now 65, had molested the girl twice in one evening when she was