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Ambitious ice rink plan for dilapidated Rawtenstall community centre
3:30pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
AMBITIOUS plans to demolish a dilapidated community centre and build an ice rink have been announced.
Comments (1)Rawtenstall man 'had 11,000 indecent images of children hidden under floorboards'
11:30am Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A 'DANGEROUS' pervert who had 11,000 indecent images of children hidden under his floorboards had also taken taken photographs of local youngsters.
'East Lancashire lovers killed husband with butcher's knife'
8:10am Tuesday 2nd December 2008
UPDATE A husband was stabbed to death by his wife and her lover after being lured to a Pakistan hotel room, a jury was told.
Bacup's faulty Christmas lights defended by council
5:40pm Monday 1st December 2008
A ROSSENDALE town’s Christmas lights display has been defended by councillors after some of the illuminations failed to work.
East Lancashire businesses keeping upbeat despite credit crunch
3:58pm Monday 1st December 2008
MANY shops across East Lancashire are suffering “very slow” trade in the run up to Christmas as people cut back on spending due to the credit crunch.
Sophie Lancaster’s memory lives on at concert by The Damned
3:43pm Monday 1st December 2008
PUNK legends The Damned and a 400-strong crowd helped to ensure the memory of a tragic East Lancashire student will not be forgotten.
Lancashire cop in New Scotland Yard hot-seat
2:56pm Monday 1st December 2008
A Lancashire man will take the reins of Britain’s largest police force tomorrow.
30 drivers stopped in Rossendale speed checks
2:50pm Monday 1st December 2008
MORE than 30 vehicles were stopped as part of high visibility patrols and checks aimed at cracking down on speeding drivers in Rossendale.
Controversial Aldi plans back on table for Rossendale town
1:44pm Sunday 30th November 2008
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a third supermarket in a Rossendale town are back on the table.
Solicitor's two-punch combination felled 'volatile' Rossendale councillor
9:10pm Friday 28th November 2008
A SOLICITOR acting in self defence used his boxing skills to fell a former Haslingden councillor with a two-punch combination, a court heard.
Alder Grange Community and Technology School pupils ‘done well’
2:30pm Friday 28th November 2008
THE headmaster of Alder Grange Community and Technology School paid tribute to the top pupils last night.
New shuttle bus to Rossendale Council meetings
3:03pm Friday 28th November 2008
ROSSENDALE Council and Rossendale Transport have teamed up to make it easier for local people to attend council meetings.
Ramsbottom police trained to beat the cold
2:20pm Friday 28th November 2008
POLICE community support officers in the Valley are helping people combat the cold this winter.
Rawtenstall market gets makeover
6:37pm Thursday 27th November 2008
Rawtenstall market has been given a makeover.
Mobile phone firm moves out of Rawtenstall
3:50pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
A mobile phone company is pulling its global office out of Rossendale.
Lancashire retail jobs fears as Woolworths call in administrators
10:42pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
Hundreds of Lancashire jobs could be lost after the retail arm of Woolworths went into administration tonight.
Haslingden Christmas lights switched on
12:27pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
Haslingden has entered into the Christmas spirit with the switch on of its festive lights yesterday.
Ex-Helmshore councillor fined for attack
9:29am Wednesday 26th November 2008
A FORMER councillor being served with an injunction banning him from town hall meetings swatted a legal representative with the court papers, magistrates heard.
Rawtenstall pub's warning to drug dealers
6:20pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
A ROSSENDALE pub is taking a zero tolerance approach to stop drugs dealers using the premises.
Lancashire council workers 'secretly snooping in bins'
7:40am Tuesday 25th November 2008
COUNCIL workers have been secretly taking rubbish bags from residents’ wheelie bins and sifting through their contents.
Ideas wanted to restore pride in Rossendale
5:24pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
COUNCIL chiefs in Rossendale have asked for people’s thoughts on how they can restore a sense of pride in the valley.
Witness plea after Edenfield taxi death crash
10:40am Tuesday 25th November 2008
A MAJOR road in East Lancashire remains closed after a man died in a road accident early this morning.
Rawtenstall postcard prompts anger among councillors
8:30pm Monday 24th November 2008
BUSINESS leaders have sent a postcard featuring a dilapidated Rossendale landmark to all the borough’s councillors to prompt them into action over the site.
Bacup and Whitworth libraries set for refurbishment
5:40pm Monday 24th November 2008
TWO Rossendale libraries are in line to benefit from a major refurbishment project.
Ex-Burnley keeper's gift caps the lot
7:50am Monday 24th November 2008
A CLARETS legend has let his heart rule his head and donated an England cap to the place which houses his fondest memories.
Taxi driver killed in crash on Edenfield bypass
7:40am Monday 24th November 2008
UPDATE A taxi driver died when his cab hit a kerb and rolled down an embankment on the Edenfield bypass early yesterday.
Seams like Rossendale worker is textile hero
4:41pm Monday 24th November 2008
A “HIDDEN hero” of industry in Rossendale has received a top Government-backed award.
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