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East Lancashire dancers in step for big final
4:50pm Friday 28th November 2008
A TALENTED pair of dancers are set for the big time after winning their way on to a top talent contest final.
Comments (0)Holland’s Pies invests £1m in low-emission vehicles
3:00pm Monday 17th November 2008
A PIE maker is investing £1million in its business even though its parent company has announced losses of £17.1m.
East Lancashire pays its respects on Remembrance Sunday
9:10am Monday 10th November 2008
CURRENT soldiers joined dignitaries and war veterans in marking Remembrance Sunday.
Waterfoot woman discovers Hyndburn soldier's war poem
2:16pm Monday 10th November 2008
A POIGNANT poem written by a soldier killed in the First World War has been discovered by his family.
Tip-off leads to Baxenden drugs swoop
2:05pm Tuesday 4th November 2008
A DRUGS factory has been discovered in a quiet suburban house after a raid from police.
Baxenden man injured in Accrington taxi-rank attack
9:54am Monday 3rd November 2008
A MAN is recovering in hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a fight outside a taxi rank.
Baxenden couple seal marriage vows in true horror style
3:13pm Monday 3rd November 2008
A LOVING couple took to the floor for their first dance as man and wife – dressed as a bandit and the Bride of Dracula.
Holland’s pile on pressure for pie tasters
10:00am Friday 24th October 2008
WOULD-BE pie testers were put through their paces at Holland’s HQ in a bid to win a lifetime supply of free pies and a place on a tasting panel.
Free Holland's pies for the needy in Accrington
1:29pm Monday 13th October 2008
A HOMELESS shelter is giving out free pies to the needy thanks to a local firm.
Fresh hopes for former Baxenden care home
2:50pm Sunday 12th October 2008
A FORMER care home which has been put up for sale by a council may still be developed as a home for the elderly.
Holland’s Pies owners munch through credit crunch
12:21pm Thursday 9th October 2008
THE parent company of a Baxenden pie maker has experienced continued growth amid the uncertain economic climate, it has been revealed.
Hyndburn pupils set to quiz mayor
2:10pm Wednesday 8th October 2008
SCHOOLCHILDREN will meet the Mayor of Hyndburn Coun Pam Barton and learn about the borough council, during local democracy week.
Holland’s Pies launches search for 12 official tasters
4:34pm Thursday 18th September 2008
IT SOUNDS too good to be true but Hollands Pies is looking for 12 people to become official tasters of its products.
Homes evacuated in Baxenden gas leak scare
3:40pm Sunday 14th September 2008
A PENSIONER'S death sparked a gas leak scare which led to a road being shut off and the evacuation of several houses.
Baxenden residents take phone campaign to top
4:15pm Tuesday 9th September 2008
RESIDENTS campaigning to prevent a village’s ninth phone mast have asked for help from Gordon Brown and Prince Charles.
East Lancashire pair hope to be riding high after show
1:00pm Friday 22nd August 2008
TWO East Lancashire riders are set to compete in the country’s top horse show.
New Holland's Pies boss has extra goals in sights
12:15pm Wednesday 13th August 2008
HOLLAND’S Pies new boss has pledged to “unlock the firm’s true potential”.
Zero tolerance over youth trouble
11:40am Thursday 17th July 2008
A ZERO tolerance campaign has begun against anti-social behaviour in Baxenden.
Baxenden man's child porn shame
5:17pm Monday 7th July 2008
A SON downloaded child porn images — but his innocent dad got arrested instead, a court was told.
It’s plain sailing for Baxenden teenager
2:23pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
BAXENDEN’S Jak Cornthwaite is hoping to make waves in the sailing world - just like his Sydney and Athens hero Ben Ainslie.
Prospects not good for invasive weed in Hyndburn
11:20am Tuesday 1st July 2008
BEAVERS and cubs have begun the fight to rid Hyndburn of an invasive weed.
Hyndburn voters say yes to town councils
2:54pm Thursday 12th June 2008
MORE than 1,200 people have called for town councils to be introduced in Hyndburn - and the first one will be created in the next few months.
'Black panther' told he will die in prison
12:54pm Thursday 12th June 2008
ONE of Britain's most notorious killers - Donald Neilson, "the black panther" - has been told that he must die in prison by a top judge.
East Lancs food served to Liverpool patients
2:43pm Friday 30th May 2008
FOOD producers in East Lancashire are benefiting from a hospital's commitment to cutting its food miles by sourcing from local businesses.
Firefighters break down door to tackle Baxenden fire
8:44am Friday 18th April 2008
Firefighters used a door ram and lock snapper to gain entrance to a house that was on fire on Manchester Road, Baxenden, at 5.46pm yesterday.
McDonald's pervert 'no longer works' for fast food chain
12:05pm Wednesday 16th April 2008
A CONVICTED child porn pervert has left his job at fast food giants McDonald's.
McDonald's worker, 23, admits child porn charges
10:09pm Tuesday 15th April 2008
A 23-year-old fast food worker from Baxenden has admitted child porn charges after more than 110 indecent photographs and videos were found on his computer.
Areas may get budget control
5:33pm Friday 11th April 2008
RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on the possibility of creating town councils to bring local government to grass roots' level.
A long way to go for a pint!
11:40am Tuesday 25th March 2008
TWO EAST Lancashire men will spend four and a half months trekking 1,350 miles to help cancer patients.
Walk your way to good health
6:42pm Thursday 20th March 2008
A SERIES of 14 new walks have been marked out in parks across Hyndburn in a bid to improve the health of residents.
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