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Lancashire’s going for gold with new facilities
2:02pm Friday 29th August 2008
AS LONDON prepares to host the 2012 Games, Lancashire is planning new facilities for budding medallists too, including a new Olympic swimming pool in Preston and a cycling facility in East Lancashire.
Comments (0)Rossendale Police hand out free footballs to cut nuisance
10:50pm Friday 29th August 2008
SPONGE footballs are being given out to children to combat nuisance caused by soccer being played in the street.
Crawshawbooth housing worker had sawn-off shotgun
8:20am Friday 29th August 2008
AN ELECTRICIAN who stashed away a sawn-off shotgun and cartridges at the home he shared with his estranged wife and her little boy is facing jail.
Fight over landmark Rawtenstall building over
6:20pm Friday 29th August 2008
A FIGHT between a developer and planning chiefs over a landmark building in Rawtenstall has been settled in favour of town hall officials.
Rawtenstall man to be reconciled with partner he attacked
5:20pm Friday 29th August 2008
A MAN who terrorised his partner and her little boy in a sustained attack on her was set to be reconciled with the victim, a court heard.
Fare’s fair at Helmshore food market
12:20pm Friday 29th August 2008
A SHOWCASE for the finest fare in Rossendale is set to take place as part of an annual festival.
Departing detective grateful to Lancashire Telegraph readers
10:09am Friday 29th August 2008
THE top detective picked to head Jersey’s major child abuse investigation has paid tribute to East Lancashire residents for their help in solving many of his cases.
East Lancashire schools below national average but improving
2:37pm Thursday 28th August 2008
NATIONAL Curriculum test results show that East Lancashire’s seven-year-olds continue to fluctuate in their progress.
£5m Rawtenstall hotel complex wins planning permission
4:59pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A MULTI-million-pound hotel and housing complex could become a reality after the developer won an appeal to secure planning permission.
Firm seeks to reassure Haslingden residents over home
3:00pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A CARE home boss has reassured residents worried about a centre for problem teenagers opening in their neighbourhood.
East Lancashire blind service is going mobile
11:39am Thursday 28th August 2008
A PIONEERING service for people with vision problems is set to tour East Lancashire during September.
Arrest after Haslingden man dies in car crash
4:51pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A HASLINGDEN man involved in a crash in Scotland which left his friend dead has been charged with stealing a car.
Rawtenstall restaurant plan in doubt
4:20pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A LANDMARK building would be the perfect spot for a new restaurant in Rawtenstall, a councillor has insisted.
East Lancashire hospitals' red alert plan ‘not enough’
9:29am Wednesday 27th August 2008
HOSPITAL bosses have revealed their emergency plan to cope with demand for beds – but a health scrutiny boss said it ‘left a lot to be desired’.
Haslingden cleaning firm moves to Waterfoot
11:44am Wednesday 27th August 2008
A ROSSENDALE business that supplies floor cleaning machines has moved to much larger premises in Waterfoot.
Late GP opening on its way in East Lancashire
11:20am Wednesday 27th August 2008
DOCTORS’ surgeries across East Lancashire are set to extend their opening hours.
Bacup film festival directors set for big screen test
12:05pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
YOUNG directors will be flocking to Bacup for this year’s film festival in October 24 and 25.
East Lancashire apprentice Aaron in sail of the century
11:54am Wednesday 27th August 2008
A WATERFOOT apprentice has returned from a trip of a lifetime — and bagged a trophy to boot.
Crawshawbooth pub quiz world record attempt
11:50am Wednesday 27th August 2008
MORE than 80 pub quiz contestants have taken part in an attempt to set a new world record.
Haslingden ASBO man, 36, killed in crash
9:00pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
A HASLINGDEN man who gained notoriety after breaching an anti social behaviour order 25 times has died in a car crash in Scotland.
Top Lancashire detective leading Jersey abuse probe
12:26am Wednesday 27th August 2008
A DETECTIVE who has handled some of East Lancashire’s biggest crime cases is to head up the investigation into child abuse in Jersey.
Waterfoot pigeon blaze man facing new battle
1:20pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
A PIGEON fancier whose birds were killed in a suspected arson attack could face further disappointment after residents objected to plans to build new lofts.
Lancashire schools hoard £60m
1:12pm Monday 25th August 2008
SCHOOLS in Lancashire are sitting on almost £60million that is supposed to be spent on their pupils.
Sophie Lancaster cash boosts Salford hospital
6:10pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
THE hospital intensive care unit which cared for murdered student Sophie Lancaster after she was atttacked is to receive a large cash injection in her memory.
Support for gay youngsters in Pendle and Rossendale
11:28am Tuesday 26th August 2008
NEW groups for young gays and lesbians have been established by campaigners in both Pendle and Rossendale.
Fight to secure village green
4:30pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
RESIDENTS of a Rossendale village are fighting to secure the future of its recreational green.
Road works in Rossendale until November
3:11pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
ROADWORKS on a bridge in Lumb are set to cause traffic congestion until mid-November.
National News
Faith schools accused on employment
Updated 10:03am Saturday 30th August 2008
The Government is being urged to reform faith schools to ensure they cannot discriminate against pupils and teachers on religious grounds.
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