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‘Outstanding’ Blacko school praised by inspectors

LIVELY LESSONS: Pupils of Blacko Primary School celebrate their school’s Ofsted report with head Mark Harrison

5:00pm Tuesday 9th December 2008

A PRIMARY school in rural Pendle is improving and provides outstanding education in key areas, according to inspectors.

Blacko pub scoops award

Blacko pub scoops award

2:32pm Friday 28th November 2008

A PUB in Pendle has scooped the Marsdens Beer Quality Award for 2008.

East Lancashire pays its respects on Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday service in Corporation Park, Blackburn, where a wreath was laid by borough mayor and mayoress Coun Mohammed Khan and Nazreen Akhtar

9:10am Monday 10th November 2008

CURRENT soldiers joined dignitaries and war veterans in marking Remembrance Sunday.

Burnley brewery films TV ad in Blacko

Woman caused facial injuries

2:20pm Wednesday 8th October 2008

Burnley-based Moorhouses Brewery is putting itself in the picture with its second TV advertising campaign which will run throughout October.

Blacko pub praised in CAMRA guide

11:24am Tuesday 23rd September 2008

THE Cross Gaits Inn, in Beverley Road, Blacko, has won a place in the new edition of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide.

Blacko couple dig in and grow their own veg

Blacko couple dig in and grow their own veg

1:01pm Monday 11th August 2008

YOU’VE bought a bag of pre-packed salad to last you the week, but the day after opening it the lettuce is curling up and going brown around the edges. Sound familiar?

New heads for Pendle primaries

4:21pm Friday 11th July 2008

BARROWFORD Primary School will get a new head at the start of the school year in September.

Pendle pupils on their bikes for greener future

11:29am Monday 7th July 2008

SEVEN primary schools in Pendle learned about safer cycling and ‘going green’ after police and Lancashire County Council teamed up.

Trapped lamb freed in Blacko

1:54pm Wednesday 18th June 2008

A FIRE crew rescued a lamb after it became trapped in a drainage pipe under a cattle grid.

East Lancs police sergeant 'killed himself'

7:27pm Tuesday 17th June 2008

A POLICE sergeant killed himself after taking months off work with depression, an inquest heard.

Festival traffic 'chaos' fears over 3-day Pendle pagan event

3:09pm Friday 16th May 2008

A CONTROVERSIAL pagan music festival will cause traffic 'chaos' and environmental damage, a councillor has claimed.

Motorcyclist critical after crash

10:50am Monday 12th May 2008

A MOTORCYCLIST was in a critical condition today after it is believed he lost control of his bike and crashed into a wall, police said.

Nelson motorcyclist died after losing control of bike

BEND: The accident location

6:30pm Wednesday 9th April 2008

AN EXPERIENCED motorcyclist was flung from his vehicle while trying to avoid a stone in the road, an inquest heard.

Students become teachers of sport

4:52pm Thursday 20th March 2008

SPORTS students at Nelson and Colne College are teaching sport to schoolchildren as part of their studies.

Hero policeman found hanged

10:41pm Thursday 28th February 2008

A SERVING police sergeant who saved a man from jumping to his death has been found hanged at his home.

Regulars rally for hospice

2:58pm Tuesday 27th November 2007

GENEROUS pub customers have raised more than £700 for the Pendleside Hospice.

‘Witches’ filmed with pints of Moorhouses

4:25pm Tuesday 2nd October 2007

SIX weeks before Hallowe'en, strange sights were witnessed around Pendle Hill as Moorhouse's Brewery put together a promotional film and TV commercial.

Tributes to motorbike crash dad

3:39pm Thursday 13th September 2007

A FAMILY have paid tribute to a father-of-two who died after he was thrown from his motorbike.

Top doctor on 'home' ground

6:18pm Wednesday 5th September 2007

A TOP doctor credited with saving thousands of lives returned home to see work being done by health professionals in Burnley and Pendle.

Landlord launches probe to see if pub is haunted

4:46pm Wednesday 5th September 2007

A PUB landlord has launched an investigation to find out whether his new inn is haunted.

Appeal for car good Samaritans

11:38am Wednesday 1st August 2007

Police have called for two good Samaritans who helped a car crash victim to come forward.

Delight of award bosses

2:13pm Sunday 1st July 2007

BOSSES of two Pendle businesses recognised in the Lancashire and Blackpool tourism awards have told of their delight.

Row as East Lancs road tops danger list

DEBATE: The A682 has been named as the country's most dangerous road

5:20pm Monday 25th June 2007

A ROW has broken out after an East Lancashire road was named as the most dangerous in the country.

Top tourist attractions battle it out for honours

A TEAM EFFORT: Fat Giraffe restaurant in Padiham

2:21pm Wednesday 23rd May 2007

HOTELS, cafes and restaurants in East Lancashire will be looking for a five-star showing when the county's finest tourist attractions are unveiled next month.

Change at Cross Gaits

3:37pm Tuesday 22nd May 2007

THE Cross Gaits in Blacko is to get new licensees from June 4.

Red letter day for postman James

SPECIAL DAY: James with a picture of himself receiving the cheque for £8,000 from presenter Chris Tarrant

5:09pm Tuesday 17th April 2007

A POSTMAN from East Lancashire re-lived the moment when he won £8,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire at the weekend.


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