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New homes on site of Sabden's old mill
3:16pm Thursday 27th November 2008
A major development of 28 houses and 22 flats will be built in Sabden following planning approval by Ribble Valley Council planning chiefs.
Comments (0)Success for Pendle Hill safety scheme
4:30pm Sunday 2nd November 2008
MOUNTAIN rescue teams have hailed a relatively quiet night on Pendle Hill after restrictions were introduced by Ribble Valley council chiefs.
Limit on Pendle Hill Hallowe’en celebrations
9:21am Thursday 30th October 2008
HALLOWE’EN revellers are being warned that Pendle Hill will be closed to fairground rides, mobile catering units, and parked cars from 5pm tomorrow until 3am.
First commemoration event at new Sabden war memorial
5:00pm Sunday 26th October 2008
MORE than 70 wooden crosses were planted at a war memorial in honour of a village’s fallen heroes.
Fight to pardon two Pendle 'witches'
8:30pm Wednesday 15th October 2008
CAMPAIGNERS want pardons for two Lancashire women condemned as witches 400 years ago.
Block on Pendle Hallowe'en revellers due to safety fears
4:52pm Thursday 9th October 2008
THOUSANDS of visitors face being turned away from Pendle Hill this Hallowe’en because of concerns over safety.
Yours for £40k: a Ribble Valley beauty spot
3:50pm Monday 6th October 2008
A BEAUTY spot has gone up for sale - and it can be yours for around £40,000.
Sabden mum’s fight over student support cash
11:09am Friday 19th September 2008
A SINGLE mum says she is being hit financially after the award of her son’s educational support grant was delayed.
Action urged to help young people find homes in rural Lancashire
10:51am Friday 25th July 2008
GROWING up in a rural borough may be a dream for many, but dealing with the realities of trying to stay there when it’s time to fly the family nest can turn in to a nightmare.
Motorbike burglars are given curfew
2:28pm Friday 13th June 2008
TWO Burnley men were disturbed as they tried to steal a motorbike from a garage in Sabden.
New Mayor joins parishioners on Sabden walk
3:32pm Tuesday 10th June 2008
The sun came out as parishioners and clergymen from St Nicolas' Church, Sabden, paraded through the village on Sunday for the annual procession of witness.
Sabden world war memorial ceremony
11:07am Tuesday 27th May 2008
A DEDICATION ceremony was staged for a village's new war memorial.
Sabden primary school 'making progress'
12:50pm Thursday 22nd May 2008
A PRIMARY school is making "satisfactory" progress after being placed in special measures by Government watchdogs.
East Lancashire's £50k air ambulance boost
11:48am Wednesday 21st May 2008
HEALTH chiefs have given the North West Air Ambulance a £50,000 cash boost in recognition of its life-saving work in East Lancashire.
Poetry tribute launch night
5:33pm Monday 12th May 2008
THE LAUNCH of an anthology in memory of an East Lancashire newspaper editor who died of motor neurone disease in 2005 is taking place on Thursday.
Sabden woman's hailed a hero after sea rescue
7:23pm Thursday 17th April 2008
A TEENAGER with ME who overcame her condition to save a young boy from drowning off the Cumbrian coast has been hailed a national hero.
Memorial erected for Sabden's war dead
5:55pm Tuesday 8th April 2008
A LASTING memorial to those who made the supreme sacrifice has been erected in a Ribble Valley village more than 60 years after the guns of World War II fell silent.
Chef sacked by Carlo’s wins case
8:35pm Sunday 24th February 2008
A CHEF has won an unfair dismissal case after he was sacked from a popular restaurant following a falling-out with the owner.
Life in a village post office
4:36pm Thursday 31st January 2008
THE Lancashire Telegraph is campaigning to save a quarter of the area's post offices which bosses want to axe. We went to a thriving village post office to see the vital role the outlets play in village life.
Sabden primary rated 'inadequate'
5:31pm Wednesday 30th January 2008
A SCHOOL which described itself as "outstanding" was shocked to be placed in special measures by Ofsted.
Farmer frees flood-hit schoolkids
6:20pm Monday 21st January 2008
CHILDREN were carried to safety on a tractor after flooding cut off their village school.
Attack man’s violent history
4:51pm Friday 4th January 2008
A MAN launched an unprovoked attack on another man drinking in a Clitheroe social club.
Drunken stunt costs almost £1,000
2:44pm Monday 24th December 2007
A DRUNKEN man jumped on the roof and bonnet of a car to show off to his friends.
Lorry fuel targeted
2:09pm Sunday 2nd December 2007
POLICE are stressing the need for vigilance after a series of diesel thefts which they believe may be linked.
Sabden war memorial joy
2:11pm Friday 9th November 2007
A WAR memorial to a village's fallen heroes will be installed at the start of next year, fundraisers have revealed.
Helicopter joins successful search for missing woman
10:59am Friday 2nd November 2007
A woman who went missing for several hours was returned to her home after a search by police and mountain rescue teams.
MP hits out over danger road
4:20pm Wednesday 24th October 2007
AN MP has called on the Government to help reduce the death and serious injury on one of county's most notorious roads.
Soldiers take on bike challenge for charity
10:25am Friday 27th July 2007
TEN Lancashire soldiers are preparing for the challenge of a lifetime - cycling through five countries in five days.
Homes flooded after torrential rainfall
8:36am Tuesday 3rd July 2007
RESIDENTS were counting the cost this morning as many woke up to find their homes and businesses flooded.
Fallen tree blocks road
6:41pm Monday 25th June 2007
A road had to be closed after a tree came down in the windy weather.
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