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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School students 'causing parking problems'
1:20pm Sunday 23rd November 2008
COUNCILLORS have urged schools bosses to get a grip on their parking problems - amid claims that disabled parking spaces are being taken up by student drivers.
Comments (0)Councillors give new Waterfoot school the go-ahead
1:10pm Thursday 20th November 2008
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new primary school in Waterfoot have found favour with Rossendale councillors - but not without some serious misgivings.
Waterfoot woman discovers Hyndburn soldier's war poem
2:16pm Monday 10th November 2008
A POIGNANT poem written by a soldier killed in the First World War has been discovered by his family.
‘Equities’ man hands out prizes at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
4:10pm Friday 7th November 2008
BACUP and Rawtenstall Grammar School celebrated a successful year at its prize evening.
New Waterfoot school bid delayed
4:44pm Thursday 6th November 2008
A bid by education bosses to build a new primary school in Waterfoot has been delayed so councillors can inspect the Booth Road site.
Iraq tour beckons for Rossendale theatre company
2:40pm Wednesday 5th November 2008
AN East Lancashire theatre company is in Iraq meeting with the local government about touring in the war-torn country.
Rape victim cried recounting ordeal
2:08pm Wednesday 29th October 2008
A WOMAN sobbed as she told police she ended up pouring with blood after a man allegedly attacked her before trying to rape her.
New Waterfoot school plans meeting
12:00pm Tuesday 28th October 2008
A MEETING is to be held to discuss plans for a new primary school.
Swedish man says 'tanks a million' to Waterfoot business
5:40pm Sunday 26th October 2008
A SWEDISH businessman is set to fulfil a boyhood dream thanks to a Rossendale company.
Waterfoot regeneration scheme axed
6:20pm Friday 24th October 2008
A REGENERATION project has been axed in favour of a replacement scheme - prompting concerns nothing will ever be done in the area.
Official to find answers for East Lancashire village greens
7:30pm Wednesday 22nd October 2008
A NEW county council officer’s arrival could see a raft of long-standing village green campaigns finally resolved in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale.
£1.5m order for Waterfoot firm
5:40pm Monday 20th October 2008
A Rossendale firm has been awarded a contract to build a £1.5 million specialist sterilisation facility for a private hospital company.
Rossendale rock cartoonist Ray Lowry, 64, found dead
11:55am Wednesday 15th October 2008
LEGENDARY rock cartoonist Ray Lowry was found dead at his Rossendale home yesterday morning.
Waterfoot property firm hit by credit crunch
3:48pm Monday 6th October 2008
A PROPERTY firm in Rossendale, which specialised in commercial ventures across East Lancs, is the latest to face court action during the credit crunch.
Memorial fund for Waterfoot woman tops £30,000
2:20pm Monday 6th October 2008
A MEMORIAL fund in memory of a grandmother of eight from Rossendale - who died following a battle with cancer in January - has topped £30,000.
Tributes to Rossendale death crash motorcyclist
7:20pm Friday 19th September 2008
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Waterfoot motorbike enthusiast who died in a road accident.
Police name Waterfoot man as crash victim
9:16am Friday 19th September 2008
A MOTORCYCLIST who died after an accident in Todmorden has been named by police.
Rossendale drama group’s kitchen sink drama
11:59am Tuesday 16th September 2008
ROSSENDALE Interiors stopped a drama becoming a crisis when they stepped in to help Rossendale Players.
Prison after Waterfoot man's order breach
3:10pm Monday 15th September 2008
A MAN who repeatedly hounded his father even after an injunction was taken out against him, has been jailed for eight months.
Waterfoot office flooded by sprinklers
11:52am Monday 15th September 2008
A WATERFOOT office building was flooded by office sprinklers after a small fire at a footwear business in Lench Road around 12.45am yesterday.
Upset Newchurch man in bedroom hammer attack
11:24am Friday 5th September 2008
A SPURNED man climbed though his ex-partner's bedroom window and attacked her with a claw hammer in the early hours, a court was told.
Rossendale 'gunman' hunted by police
5:40pm Wednesday 3rd September 2008
A MAN who allegedly brandished a gun in a fight after a late-night party is being hunted by police.
Van destroyed in Waterfoot fire
12:40pm Saturday 30th August 2008
An investigation has been launched after a van was destroyed by fire in John Street at 1.50am on Saturday.
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.
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.
East Lancashire's pupils celebrate success at GCSEs
10:00am Thursday 21st August 2008
RECORDS have been broken by GCSE students across East Lancashire.
Boots for Africa is Rossendale United's goal
11:09am Thursday 21st August 2008
ROSSENDALE United has joined a campaign to send football boots to the Third World.
Waterfoot garage on the road to success
5:30pm Tuesday 19th August 2008
A ROSSENDALE garage has moved up a gear with its expansion plans.
East Lancashire pair have designs on a great future
3:59pm Monday 18th August 2008
TWO East Lancashire entrepreneurs are showing strength in the face of economic adversity by opening a second franchise for their graphic design business.
Waterfoot firm's advice boosts panel power
3:10pm Monday 18th August 2008
A ROSSENDALE company is tapping into markets far beyond East Lancashire after receiving specialist advice.
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