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EDL supporter punched police horse 8 times at Blackburn demo
AN English Defence League supporter who violently attacked a police horse during demonstrations in Blackburn has been sentenced. The town’s magistrates heard Robert Gavin Tromans punched the animal eight times about the neck as police formed
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Lancashire League Sunday round-up
Accrington took over at the top of the Lancashire League on a soggy Sunday as they crushed East Lancashire at Alexandra Meadows while Lowerhouse were being rolled over at Rawtenstall. David Pearson made 65 for the home side and professional
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Padiham burglar jailed for raid on next door neighbour
A BURGLAR who invaded his next door neighbour's home in the middle of the night and then got involved in a street fracas whilst on bail, has been jailed for 14 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how ex-heroin addict, Paul Putterill, 35, claimed he was
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Eldery woman rescued after flat fire in Blackburn
AN elderly woman had to be rescued from a fire in a flat in Carlinghurst Road, Wensley Fold, Blackburn, this afternoon. Three fire engines from Blackburn Fire station attended the incident at 2.40pm. Paramedics treated the woman at the scene for smoke
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Family walks from Blackpool to Blackburn for hospice campaign
A FAMILY took part in an emotional day of fundraising for the East Lancashire Hospice after a mum and daughter were both diagnosed with cancer. Dressed in school uniforms Donna Jamieson, and five family members and friends, completed a sponsored
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£1,000 fines if Pendle traders do not have consent
ROGUE traders are being warned to stay away from two Pendle towns as town hall chiefs prepare to launch a new scheme. Door-to-door salesmen, ice cream men and stall holders must now gain Street Trading Consent before selling their wares in
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Celebrations as new Blackburn Sea Cadets base opens
IT was all hands on deck at the official opening of Blackburn Sea Cadets’ new base yesterday. A brass band played as cadets dressed in full regalia paraded in front of local dignitaries at the new HQ. TS Mohawk, the new £135,000 brick
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Road closed in Rossendale after four-car smash
A FOUR car crash closed the road through Crawshawbooth this afternoon. Roads blocks were put in place and motorists were diverted following the accident near to St John's Church, on the A682 Burnley Road, at around 12.30pm. The four
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Major crackdown on underage drinking in Accrington
OFF-LICENCES will be given police mobile numbers as part of a major crackdown on under-age drinking. Today police launch the new Community Alcohol Network in the Peel, Barnfield, and Woodnook areas of Accrington. The campaign, a partnership between
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Gas arson attack in Blackburn mill
FIREFIGHTERS have sent out a warning to youngsters after they tackled a deliberate gas cylinder fire in an empty mill. Police are investigating the blaze in a mill off Randall Street in Blackburn at around 7pm on Saturday. Three LPG cylinders had
