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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.
Comments (2)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.
Jobs set to go at Ramsbottom TNT depot
11:54am Thursday 20th November 2008
FIVE workers at a delivery depot in Ramsbottom face losing their jobs as the company is struck by the credit crunch.
Help to plant spring bulbs in Ramsbottom
6:20pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
YOUNGSTERS have been invited to get involved in their town’s bid to brighten up spring.
Book recalls Rambottom man who hit speeds of 100mph
1:00pm Thursday 13th November 2008
ONCE upon a time there was a man from Ramsbottom who could travel at 100mph!
Ramsbottom woman's bid to help Honduras hurricane victims
4:00pm Monday 10th November 2008
A YOUNG woman is to spend 12 months in Honduras helping victims of natural disasters which have hit the country.
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.
Ramsbottom man produces Scout Moor wind farm calendar
2:45pm Monday 10th November 2008
A PHOTOGRAPHER has produced a calendar of the controversial Scout Moor wind farm.
Ramsbottom United manager on assault charge
1:31pm Friday 7th November 2008
RAMSBOTTOM United manager Andrew Feeley has been charged with assault over an alleged attack in the town in October.
Ramsbottom civic hall to get £400,000 facelift
4:41pm Thursday 6th November 2008
MORE than £400,000 will be spent on an ‘exciting’ new makeover at a town’s civic hall.
East Lancashire estate agents hit by credit crunch
1:20pm Monday 3rd November 2008
ESTATE agents in two East Lancashire towns are beginning to feel the pinch as a result of the credit crunch.
East Lancashire Railway to be used as commuter service under new c-charge plans
6:30pm Tuesday 28th October 2008
THE East Lancashire Railway will be brought into use as a commuter service to Manchester as part of congestion charge plans, it has been revealed.
Rossendale village's £250,000 lifeline plea
12:34pm Wednesday 22nd October 2008
A VILLAGE which has been isolated from the rest of Rossendale for 30 years will need a £250,000 lifeline, it has been revealed.
Tears as Ramsbottom X Factor loser and family evicted
7:10am Friday 17th October 2008
X FACTOR reject Emma Chawner and her family were planning to live in their car after being thrown out of their home by bailiffs.
Rossendale new speed camera sites unveiled
4:07pm Tuesday 14th October 2008
NEW proposed sites for mobile speed cameras in Rossendale have been unveiled.
Ramsbottom youngsters set for panto stardom
12:47pm Friday 10th October 2008
TWO youngsters from Ramsbottom are taking their first steps to stardom after winning parts in a high-profile pantomime.
Lack of entries puts a spoke in Ramsbottom Rake cycle race
1:58pm Thursday 9th October 2008
RAMSBOTTOM’S annual Rake Hill Climb has been cancelled due to lack of entries.
Teen needs 20 stitches after sign thrown at him in Ramsbottom
4:10pm Monday 6th October 2008
A TEENAGE passenger required 20 stitches for a head injury after a traffic sign was hurled through the window of a moving car in Rossendale.
Ramsbottom family vow to remain in home
3:20pm Monday 6th October 2008
X-FACTOR flop Emma Chawner and her family have promised to remain in their Ramsbottom house until they are physically kicked out by bailiffs.
Raunchy calendar to raise cash for North West Air Ambulance
9:20am Friday 3rd October 2008
LANCASHIRE folk have stripped off for a raunchy calendar to raise cash for the North West Air Ambulance.
Ramsbottom X Factor singer faces losing home tomorrow
1:16pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
X-FACTOR contestant Emma Chawner and her family say they may be forced to sleep in their car when they are evicted tomorrow.
Ramsbottom cafe's chocolate pizza idea tops the lot
10:15am Thursday 2nd October 2008
RAMSBOTTOM'S Chocolate Cafe owner Paul Morris has hit upon a quirky way to fix customers’ cravings – takeaway pizzas made from chocolate.
Ramsbottom teenager swims the Channel
4:10pm Wednesday 1st October 2008
A RAMSBOTTOM swimmer has become one of the youngest people to cross the English Channel - raising almost £10,000 for charity.
100 years of romance in Ramsbottom library!
11:30am Saturday 27th September 2008
IF you enjoy escaping in a good romance book, an exhibition celebrating 100 years of Mills and Boon may be up your street.
Jobs under threat at Ramsbottom paper mill
9:58am Tuesday 23rd September 2008
UPDATED A PAPER mill in Ramsbottom may close with the loss of 90 jobs.
Black Pudding ‘War of Roses' in Ramsbottom
9:20am Monday 15th September 2008
A UNIQUE interpretation of the War of the Roses was enacted at the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships.
Ramsbottom X Factor reject to be evicted after singing complaints
7:00am Tuesday 9th September 2008
EAST Lancashire’s X Factor reject Emma Chawner is to be evicted from her home after neighbours complained about singing.
Ramsbottom X Factor reject refuses to rule out third bid
8:10am Tuesday 2nd September 2008
A NOTORIOUS X Factor reject has refused to rule out a third bid for stardom despite being turned down by judges for the second year running.
Council says no to Aldi in Ramsbottom
11:01am Thursday 21st August 2008
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a third supermarket in Ramsbottom have been rejected by council bosses.
Ramsbottom's X Factor teen makes return
8:00pm Thursday 14th August 2008
A TEENAGER is returning to take on the X Factor judges despite being booted off the show last year.
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