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UPDATED: Man who died after Blackburn town centre fire named
4:00pm Saturday 22nd November 2008
A MAN who died after suffering burns to half his body during a fire at a hotel has been named by police.
Comments (2)Colne woman's £12,000 benefit fraud
1:40pm Saturday 22nd November 2008
A woman is awaiting sentence, after admitting a £12,000 benefits fraud.
Pickpockets 'operated in Accrington and Blackburn'
12:00pm Saturday 22nd November 2008
Two pickpockets said to have struck throughout the North West over two months-including repeatedly in Accrington and Blackburn, are awaiting sentence.
Girl, 16, robbed at knifepoint in Blackburn
9:50am Saturday 22nd November 2008
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was left badly shaken after being robbed at knife point as she walked through a park.
Accrington man 'knowingly infected girlfriend with HIV'
9:20am Saturday 22nd November 2008
A MAN who knowingly infected his girlfriend with the HIV virus and then fled to Thailand has been jailed for a year.
Burnley mill destroyed by fire
10:00am Saturday 22nd November 2008
MORE than 50 firefighters tackled a huge blaze in Burnley last night.
Diana Vickers on a high with 'best song yet'
8:10am Saturday 22nd November 2008
EAST Lancashire’s X Factor star Diana Vickers is on a high as she prepares for tonight’s show - with confidence classes from Take That and “the best song choice” yet.
Lorry loses control after shortcut near Burnley
6:10am Saturday 22nd November 2008
A LORRY driver dramatically lost control of his vehicle as he tried to take a shortcut down a notorious East Lancashire country lane.
Cash prizes up for grabs for Chorley tenants
12:00pm Saturday 22nd November 2008
Chorley Community Housing tenants could be in line for £350 in prizes this Christmas providing they are up to date with their rent.
Chorley gets ready for Christmas
9:40am Saturday 22nd November 2008
Final preparations for Chorley’s big Christmas lights switch-on are well underway.
Darwen dad's plan to get different job every day for a year
9:00pm Friday 21st November 2008
A DAD is so desperate to find work he is setting up a project where he does a different job every day of the year.
All-party fight for new Darwen Town Council
3:10pm Friday 21st November 2008
ALL the major political parties have pledged to field candidates to stand on Darwen Town Council if it gets the go- ahead next month.
Lancashire train fares set to soar
2:49pm Friday 21st November 2008
FARES on trains in Lancashire are set to soar by well above the rate of inflation in the New Year.
‘Crime drop since Nelson club closed', police claim
2:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
CRIME and disorder in a Pendle town have reduced ‘significantly’ since a night club was closed due to a fire, Reedley magistrates heard.
Blackburn care home plan rejected by councillors
1:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a care home on a former church building have been thrown out by councillors.
Clayton le Moors pensioners call for more warden visits
12:23pm Friday 21st November 2008
THE death of a pensioner at a sheltered housing scheme has prompted residents to call for the return of weekend checks by wardens.
Yobs target East Lancashire Hospice garden
11:27am Friday 21st November 2008
VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a garden at the East Lancashire Hospice.
Accrington lights switch-on spectacular
11:21am Friday 21st November 2008
HUNDREDS of people braved the cold last night to see Accrington's Christmas lights being switched on.
Burnley road reopens after lorry sheds onions
11:10am Friday 21st November 2008
UPDATE A road in Burnley has reopened after a lorry overturned and shed its load of onions.
Darwen beekeepers clash with Sunnyhurst Friends over spreading weed
11:08am Friday 21st November 2008
BEEKEEPERS have waged war against plans to wipe out a prolific plant from a Darwen beauty spot.
No council cash for unsafe Burnley gravestones
8:50am Friday 21st November 2008
A COUNCIL has ruled out footing the bill for thousands of Burnley and Padiham gravestones deemed unsafe.
Blackburn men jailed for sex offences with girls, 14
8:10am Friday 21st November 2008
TWO men have been jailed for a total of five years and three months for sexual activity with 14-year-old girls.
East Lancs child death study launched
8:00am Friday 21st November 2008
CHILD deaths throughout East Lancashire are being probed in a bid to find the reasons behind the region’s shocking infant mortality rate.
20,000 pupils suspended from Lancashire schools
7:50am Friday 21st November 2008
ALMOST 20,000 Lancashire children were suspended from school last year, shock figures have revealed.
Appeal renewed over Haslingden betting shop raid
3:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
POLICE in the valley have renewed an appeal for witnesses following a terrifying armed robbery at a Haslingden betting shop.
Woman died after switch from Burnley to Blackburn hospital
12:44pm Friday 21st November 2008
A CARE assistant has blasted health chiefs for moving her sick sister as part of East Lancashire’s hospital shake-up moves.
Lancashire Police Authority board election could cost taxpayers £2m
12:10pm Friday 21st November 2008
GOVERNMENT plans to introduce 14 new members to Lancashire Police Authority though an election process could cost the taxpayer £2million.
Blackburn hospital doctor guilty of sex assault in his absence
11:15am Friday 21st November 2008
A HOSPITAL doctor has been found guilty of molesting a teenage patient – despite not being in the country for the trial.
Chorley police probe 1997 sex assault on girl, 4
9:42am Friday 21st November 2008
Detectives in Chorley are appealing for information about an alleged serious sexual assault on a four-year-old girl which took place 11 years ago.
Little Treasures competition in today's Lancashire Telegraph
9:00am Friday 21st November 2008
THE hunt is on for East Lancashire’s young stars with the return of the Lancashire Telegraph's Little Treasures competition.
Man fighting for life after Blackburn hotel fire
5:20pm Friday 21st November 2008
UPDATE A man is fighting for his life after suffering serious burns to half his body during a bedroom fire at a Blackburn hotel.
Jobs loss fear at Buckshaw Village plumbing firm
11:21am Friday 21st November 2008
Staff at a Chorley plumbing centre could face job cuts after the company announced it would be shedding more than 2,000 jobs across the country.
Police pick up teen drink driver
6:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
POLICE starting their patrols in Bacup caught a teenage drink-driver on the spot, a court heard.
Bid for ‘lots’ of star buys
5:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
A CHARITY fundraiser, being staged by church leaders in Colne, is promising star attractions tonight.
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