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Huncoat man admits part in £1m caravan thefts plot
7:20am Wednesday 19th November 2008
A HUNCOAT man has admitted his part in a European-wide plot to steal high-value caravans, police said.
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.
Comments (7)Lancashire Police slam M65 'lights out' plans
12:06pm Sunday 9th November 2008
PLANS to turn out the lights on the M65 have suffered a major blow after police said the proposals would put motorists at risk.
‘Curb lorries to stop Hyndburn rat-runners’
12:23pm Monday 3rd November 2008
CALLS have been made for weight restrictions and traffic calming measures in a village when a new multi-million pound road is built.
Disputed Hyndburn road to be gated off
4:50pm Wednesday 29th October 2008
A HYNDBURN road plagued by fly-tipping and 'doggers' is finally set to be gated off after a decade-long dispute over its ownership was resolved.
Plans for Huncoat community centre get thumbs-up
10:31am Monday 27th October 2008
PLANS for a new community centre to replace one which closed earlier this year have been given the initial green light.
Leaves on line lead to slower trains in Lancashire
12:10pm Tuesday 14th October 2008
TRAINS in Lancashire are being ordered to slow down for two months as leaves affect the region’s railway lines.
Relief for Lancashire commuters as rail strike suspended
3:50pm Friday 10th October 2008
UPDATE A 24-hour strike by around 100 Northern Rail drivers scheduled for Monday has been suspended following talks.
£10m plans for new Huncoat link road
4:40pm Sunday 5th October 2008
PLANS for a multi-million pound road through green belt land to link two waste sites have moved a step closer.
Hailstorm causes East Lancashire traffic chaos
3:04pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
A FREAK hailstorm caused traffic chaos this afternoon after several smashes on our roads.
Driver ‘had to avoid M65 worker’
7:10am Saturday 20th September 2008
HIGHWAYS bosses have defended regulations after a worker was seen dashing in front of traffic on the M65.
Controversial Huncoat industrial estate plans approved
7:10am Thursday 18th September 2008
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new industrial estate creating up to 600 jobs in Huncoat have been given the go-ahead.
False name given in a 'panic'
5:20pm Thursday 18th September 2008
A HUNCOAT man was given a fixed penalty after giving a police officer a false name and date of birth.
Beat is over for Blackburn Rovers drummer
4:00pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
THE Blackburn End drummer, who has entertained crowds at Rovers for more than 10 years, has retired after developing arthritis.
Wagon lands on car in M65 crash drama
2:47pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A VAN flipped and landed on top of a BMW on the M65 this afternoon in heavy rain.
New book pays tribute to East Lancashire’s miners
11:19am Thursday 21st August 2008
A NEW book takes readers deep underground to hear the unique, and sometimes tragic, accounts of some of East Lancashire’s former miners.
Hyndburn recycling firm invests £1.5m in new site
12:03pm Monday 18th August 2008
A RECYCLING company has invested £1.5 million in a purpose-built site which it believes will help to massively increase its turnover.
Huncoat pensioner's death 'unacceptable'
11:45am Sunday 10th August 2008
THE discovery of a man’s body at his home two years after his death has prompted a charity to call for more action to prevent other pensioners dying in ‘unacceptable’ circumstances.
Huncoat pensioner died of natural causes
1:20pm Thursday 7th August 2008
POLICE investigating the death of a pensioner who lay dead in his bed for up to two years have discovered he died from natural causes.
Huncoat man lay dead at home for up to two years
8:10am Wednesday 6th August 2008
A PENSIONER lay dead in his bed for up to two years.
Huncoat mum's home birth ordeal
8:00am Friday 1st August 2008
A MUM gave birth to her daughter at home after being sent away from hospital twice by midwives who said she was “hours away” from labour.
£10m Huncoat road plan on track
10:40pm Thursday 10th July 2008
A SCHEME to build a £10million road in Huncoat remains on track, council bosses have said.
Travellers visit Hyndburn schools to dispel myths
7:58am Tuesday 24th June 2008
TRAVELLERS have been visiting schools in a bid to dispel myths and prejudice, as well as encourage more traveller children to stay in education.
Lancashire rail firm is top of cancellation league
10:19am Thursday 19th June 2008
A RAIL firm which runs services in Lancashire has topped a national league of shame - after cancelling an average of 23 trains a day last year.
A56 speed camera catches 1200 motorists in three weeks
9:43am Thursday 19th June 2008
MORE than 1,200 motorists have been caught speeding in just three weeks by a single mobile camera.
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.
Changing fortunes in the life of Lancashire gipsy
10:37am Wednesday 4th June 2008
Gipsies have lived among us for hundreds of years and yet we know little about them. Gipsy Roma Traveller History Month aims to explain their culture. We spoke to one proud gipsy woman about her life.
Huncoat residents could make way for £10m road
5:21pm Friday 30th May 2008
A £10million road may be built through green belt land linking two waste sites.
Huncoat waste plans approved again
9:16am Tuesday 27th May 2008
Plans for a waste dump in Huncoat have again been given the green light.
Hyndburn-based drug dealing gang jailed for 33 years
10:53pm Thursday 22nd May 2008
FIVE members of a drugs gang that operated from an East Lancashire travellers camp have been jailed for a total of 33 years.
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