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Plan for Ribble Valley pub set to be rejected
THE latest bid to knock down a former Waddington pub for housing looks set to fail. Plans to demolish The Moorcock Inn in Slaidburn Road will go before Ribble Valley Council planning committee on Thursday. But councillors have been recommended to
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Concerns about rats in Oswaldtwistle park
EXTERMINATORS were called to a Hyndburn park after complaints it was infested with rats. Horrified residents called the council after spotting the rodents in Rhyddings Park in Oswaldtwistle. They were also spotted in nearby Edinburgh Drive, one local
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Scenes for new movie being shot at Rivington Pike
SCENES for a Hollywood blockbuster starring Liam Neeson and Sigourney Weaver have been shot this week in Lancashire. Actors and production staff descended on Rivington Pike to film parts of A Monster Calls, starring Schindler's List and Taken actor
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Blackburn nurse denies headbutting patient
A CRITICAL care nurse alleged of headbutting a seriously ill patient said he was ‘shocked’ and ‘stunned’ when he realised what had happened. David Hadfield, 54, claimed he was trying to protect himself from injury when his and 72-year-old Thomas Bretherton
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Man assaulted partner after night out
A 44-YEAR-OLD man attacked his partner when they returned home from a night out. Blackburn magistrates heard the victim's 18-year-old daughter had been babysitting and she took the baby to her bedroom when the trouble started. But Michael Haworth
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Power cut affects Rawtenstall homes
ELECTRICITY supplies are down in Rawtenstall following a fire overnight. Customers in the BB4 postcode are affected. A spokesman for Electricity North West said it was hoped the power would be back on by around 4.30pm today. He said: “Due to a fire
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Great Harwood residents voice anger at homes plan
ANGRY residents voiced their concerns at an extraordinary meeting called to discuss plans to sell the Lyndon House Playing Fields in Great Harwood. Under the proposal, Reilly Developments Ltd would buy 7.6 acres of the playing fields to add to its 10
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Accrington X-Factor star wows judges
EAST Lancashire’s singing sensation Reece Bibby wowed the judges and the audience at the X Factor live shows with his newly-named band Stereo Kicks. The group of eight including the Accrington teen was told they had ‘something potentially very good’
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Derek Fazackerley: Blackburn Rovers players need to take a collective responsibility for their defending
BLACKBURN Rovers need to take ‘collective responsibility’ for their defending if they are to tighten up at the back, according to Derek Fazackerley. As a former centre half and now a well respected coach, Rovers' record appearance holder is well
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Luxury surprise for big Magpies fan Nigel
ONE of Chorley FC’s biggest fans celebrated the club’s promotion to the Conference North in style – thanks to the Magpies’ main sponsors. Life-long Magpies supporter Nigel Chadwick said he was ‘bowled over’ when the Chorley Group laid on a chauffeur-driven
