DEFEATED Hyndburn Tory candidate Ken Hargreaves suffered another blow when burglars broke into his Oswaldtwistle home and stole a TV and video recorder. But he was cheered by hundreds of messages of support from well-wishers, including one from Coronations Street star William Roache.

Nine owners of a row of terraced houses in Haslingden faced a bill of up to £500,000 to stop their homes slipping away.

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