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Taxi driver jailed for Accrington sex attack on passenger
A TAXI driver, who sexually assaulted a teenage girl, has been jailed for three and a half years. Father-of-three Zameer Arshad, 26, of Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, collected the 17-year-old victim and her two friends after they had been on a night
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Series of classical concerts in Pendle set for the axe
A SERIES of annual classical concerts in Pendle from one of the country’s top orchestras is set to be axed. The Manchester Camerata series see the chamber orchestra perform a number of concerts at the Colne Muni and ACE Centre every year. But the
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Clitheroe Cobras in the UAE: Day Six and mixing with the stars
Young cricketers from Clitheroe Cobras are in the UAE to support England in the one-day series, in Day Six of his blog, coach FAROUK HUSSAIN tells how the youngsters mixed with the stars... An early start and the boys are feeling the pace. They’re
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Pensioner crashes in Rossendale, missing gas pipes by six inches
AN 86-year-old man crashed his car into the side of an office building in Rossendale this afternoon. Firefighters said his Citroen Berlingo hit the Holchem Laboratories building after leaving the Haslingden Bypass, missing the property's main gas intake
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'Zero tolerance' after two security staff attacked at Burnley hospital
NHS bosses have insisted they have a ‘zero tolerance’ attitude to assaults on staff after two security guards were attacked in the grounds of Burnley General Hospital. Christopher Hartley, 24, was approached by two guards while drinking cider on the
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'Belt-up' campaign launched by East Lancs musician who owes life to seatbelt
NEW figures show almost a quarter of all people killed on Lancashire's roads in the past two years were not wearing their seatbelts. The statistics have spurred a new campaign by Safer Lancashire, which uses the real story of Samlesbury dad Rick Pilkington
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BAE to develop next generation of 'fighter drones' in Lancashire
DEFENCE giant BAE Systems is to develop the next generation of stealth 'fighter drones' with a French firm, it has been announced. During a summit in Paris, Prime Minister David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy announced plans to jointly build and use the
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Oven blaze leads to Great Harwood house fire
FIREFIGHTERS had to put out a blaze at a house in Great Harwood when an oven overheated. The fire happened at a house in Shaftesbury Avenue, at around 6pm on Saturday. Damage was restricted to the oven.
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We can trouble big boys again, vows Blackburn Rovers star
RUBEN Rochina believes Blackburn Rovers’ record against some of the Premier League’s top teams gives them hope of a result at Manchester City next weekend. Rovers’ early FA Cup exit means they are not in action this weekend but they return
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Flock of sheep saved from burning Ribble Valley barn
SHEEP had to be led to safety when a fire broke out at a barn in Chipping on Saturday night. The blaze, which started when a tractor set alight, spread to the rest of the barn in Mill Lane at around 9pm. A farmer had to lead a flock of sheep to safety
