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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)Americans in East Lancashire backing Barack Obama
7:50pm Thursday 30th October 2008
With America going to the polls on Tuesday, we tracked down members of East Lancashire’s American population as well as Lancastrians now living in the United States to find out their thoughts.
Proud St Augustine's head takes sideswipe at SATs
3:38pm Friday 24th October 2008
A headteacher welcomed his school’s move to become a dual-specialism college during its GCSE award ceremony.
Billington and Old Langho by-election today
9:40am Thursday 23rd October 2008
A BY-election for the vacant Billington and Old Langho ward is being held today.
Protected bird of prey shot in Ribble Valley
5:25pm Friday 17th October 2008
A protected bird of prey has been shot in the Ribble Valley countryside.
Great feat by Billington pupils
3:01pm Monday 6th October 2008
MORE than 1,100 pupils and teachers from St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, completed a 10km sponsored walk.
Couple in hospital after Billington restaurant raid
4:40pm Monday 22nd September 2008
UPDATE A couple were tied up in their Thai restaurant by balaclava-clad raiders this morning.
School minister's exams comments rubbished
6:00pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
SCHOOLS Minister Ed Balls’s claim that the marking of SATs is “as good as previous years” has been rubbished by an East Lancashire head who continues to find botched jobs.
Furious Billington headteacher's disgust over SATs fiasco
8:30am Monday 21st July 2008
A FURIOUS headteacher has told of his disgust after bungling examiners recorded 200 pupils who sat tests as absent.
Warning after Ribble Valley car thefts
8:49pm Friday 20th June 2008
A SPATE of thefts in which high powered cars have been stolen from driveways has led police to warn motorists to hide their keys.
Burnley posties’ 40 mile hospice helper
2:14pm Monday 5th May 2008
POSTIES have battled through the wind and rain on a whole new round - which has taken them 40 miles to complete.
East Lancashire Post Office closure dates announced
3:36pm Wednesday 16th April 2008
FINAL closure dates have been set for 24 post offices across East Lancashire which were axed as part of a Government cost cutting exercise.
Pupils petition MP on climate change
10:44pm Wednesday 9th April 2008
SCHOOL children presented an East Lancashire MP with facts about life in the world's poorest countries in a bid to win support for the Climate Change Bill.
Lois in the fast lane for film success
11:06am Thursday 3rd April 2008
A ten-year-old actress has made her first on-screen appearance in a UK action movie featuring a host of famous names.
Post office closures bombshell
10:22pm Monday 21st January 2008
A QUARTER of East Lancashire's post offices are set to be axed.
Schools closed due to weather
5:12pm Monday 21st January 2008
Several schools across East Lancashire have been closed today, either due to flooding or a lack of heating.
READER VIDEO: Flooding in Billington
1:48pm Monday 21st January 2008
A Lancashire Telegraph reader has submitted this footage of flooding in Billington today.
Boy,13, trapped in muddy hell
9:37am Saturday 12th January 2008
A TEENAGE boy was rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped up to his knees in mud while playing on a building site.
Young girl's dream job
4:09pm Sunday 23rd December 2007
A YOUNG girl will be the envy of all children this Christmas after landing a dream job testing toys.
Angry man used spade on windows
2:50pm Thursday 29th November 2007
A MAN who believed his ex-brother-in-law was responsible for pouring battery acid or paint stripper on his car armed himself with a spade and went looking for revenge.
Man ordered to leave his ex-wife alone - or pay £2,000
10:45am Wednesday 14th November 2007
A MAN who pestered his ex-wife for 14 months has been ordered to leave her alone - or pay £2,000.
Boy, 14, warned
2:55pm Tuesday 13th November 2007
A 14-year-old pupil at St Augustine's RC High School, Billington, who was arrested over possession of cannabis has not been charged by police.
Man was held from behind and punched
4:12pm Tuesday 30th October 2007
TWO men became involved in a fight outside a Whalley nightclub after words had been exchanged inside.
Minister quizzed
4:27pm Tuesday 9th October 2007
TWO pupils got the chance to interview a Goverment minister on a recent trip to London.
Pupils are set new goals
3:21pm Tuesday 9th October 2007
PUPILS from across East Lancashire will gain an insight into the world of construction and the built environment as they attend a World of Work event at Turf Moor today.
Parents reassured over drugs in schools
11:01am Monday 1st October 2007
EDUCATION bosses today moved to reassure parents that help was at hand for youngsters who get caught in the evil web of drug-taking.
School drugs probe: head reassures parents
1:07pm Sunday 30th September 2007
THE head of a school where seven boys were disciplined after smoking cannabis has written to parents to reassure them it did not happen on the premises.
Now six suspended after school cannabis probe
7:20am Friday 28th September 2007
SIX pupils have been suspended for smoking cannabis at a Roman Catholic high school.
Pupils taken to hospital from cannabis effects
10:05pm Wednesday 26th September 2007
THREE pupils were taken to hospital suffering from the effects of cannabis after a teenage boy took the drug into school.
Contest winner is snap happy
4:37pm Wednesday 19th September 2007
Doreen Gibson was named as the winner of a sporting photography competition at a meeting of Langho and Billington WI at Mytton Fold Hotel.
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