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Pensioner's dog attacked during walk in Oswaldtwistle
A FORMER town hall keeper has told of the terrifying moment a ‘fighting-type dog’ attacked his long-time pet companion. Derek Edmondson, 80, was taking his daily walk with his 15-year-old sheepdog Jodie, at Foxhill Bank Nature Reserve, Oswaldtwistle
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'Murder' probe after body found floating in Rossendale reservoir
A MURDER-STYLE investigation has been launched after the discovery of a man’s body floating in a reservoir yesterday. Police were called to the Clough Bottom reservoir, a popular beauty spot, at around 4.30pm. Detectives and an underwater search
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Police probe 26 Lancashire big cat sightings in five years
A BIG cat was spotted prowling around a Lancashire housing estate on a summer afternoon, it has been revealed. The sighting of the four-foot long creature, described as a cross between a tiger, cheetah and leopard, was one of 26 reported to
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2,000 women step out for Pendleside's Midnight Walk
AROUND 2,000 women stayed up late last night to take part in Pendleside Hospice’s Midnight Walk. During the event, thousands of flashing bunny ears shone through the gloom as women completed the marshalled eight mile trek, from Burnley to Nelson
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Darwen man's mammoth cycling ride
A DARWEN man is preparing for a mammoth cycling journey in a bid to beat blood cancer. Alex Buckland, from the Whitehall area, will cycle 960 miles from John O’Groat’s to Land’s End, ‘JOGLE’, to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
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Four arrests after Burnley street disturbance
A LARGE number of men were involved in a disturbance in two Burnley streets. Police said the disturbance began in Thursby Road and then moved onto nearby Queen Victoria Road. Some of the men were armed with wooden sticks and a knife
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Ramsbottom Cup semi-final previews
BAXENDEN host Read in a mouthwatering Ramsbottom Cup semi-final today as they look to extend their stranglehold on the competition to a third year. Bash, who beat Settle in last year’s final and Clitheroe in 2008, lost their lead of the Ribblesdale
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Smoke in Darwen street blamed on underground cables
FIRE crews were called to the Darwen Discount Carpet Centre after smoke was seen coming from the building at around 3pm yesterday. Firefighters used thermal imaging cameras and discovered that the smoke was coming from some underground electricity
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Worsley Cup semi-final previews
any rash predictions as he prepares to lead his side into Worsley Cup semi-final battle with Ramsbottom today – but he admits he has had enough of cup heartache. Sutcliffe’s men welcome Jon Fielding’s Ramsbottom to Centre Vale in the last-four corker
