Village petition to save Edgworth bus link
EDGWORTH residents have spoken out over plans to axe a key village bus service.
View ArticleInspectors rate Belmont school as ‘good’
TURTON Belmont Community Primary School has been rated as ‘good’ by education watchdog Ofsted.
View ArticleTurton pensioner jailed for child-sex offences 40 years ago
A MAN who committed a string of child-sex offences dating back over 40 years has been jailed.
View ArticleAsbestos and rubble dumped near Belmont reservoir
TWO lorry loads of rubbish, including bricks, rubble and asbestos, have been dumped on greenbelt land by fly-tippers.
View ArticleLancashire teenagers' car crash deaths ruled accidental
A CORONER today recorded two 17-year-old Lancashire girls died accidentally in a car crash as their boyfriends denied they had been racing them.
View ArticleBelmont beauty spot fly-tipping clean-up to cost £1000
THE clean-up of a 20 tonnes of illegal rubbish dump will cost more than £1,000.
View ArticleEdgworth's Barlow Institute to be handed to volunteers next month
A DATE has been set for the handover of the Barlow Institute from Blackburn with Darwen Council to a committee of volunteers.
View ArticleEdgworth otter work earns high praise for United Utilities
A PROJECT to lure otters back to East Lancashire has helped United Utilities earn a reputation as one of the world’s most socially responsible companies.
View ArticleEast Lancashire singer Redd big in Germany
WITH VIDEO: An East Lancashire singer is on the verge of stardom after recording a hit single with global superstars Akon and Snoop Dogg.
View ArticleMillionaire businessman denies murder of ex-wife in Turton
A WOMAN found stabbed to death in her home wrote in a diary that her millionaire former husband was being ‘verbally aggressive’ towards her moments before she died, a court heard yesterday.
View ArticleTurton millionaire said estranged wife 'went off like a rocket', murder trial...
A MILLIONAIRE businessman claimed his estranged wife went "off like a flaming rocket" before he fatally stabbed her, a court has heard.
View ArticleTurton millionaire's wife 'unlikely' to have stabbed herself, murder trial told
THE ex-wife of millionaire businessman Ian Workman embellished a final diary entry just before she was stabbed in her kitchen, a court has heard.
View ArticleEdgworth farmer in talks over horse fears following Facebook campaign
RSPCA officers are to meet with an Edgworth farmer today to discuss plans for moving horses kept on his land.
View ArticleDarwen rural crime crackdown launched
A NEW police scheme is being launched in Darwen in a bid to stamp out rural crime.
View ArticleTributes to popular Belthorn drummer
A BELTHORN drummer known across the North West music scene has died.
View ArticleEdgworth farmer denies cruelty to horses
AN Edgworth man has appeared in court charged with 56 counts of causing unnecessary suffering and failing to meet the needs of horses in his care.
View ArticleWind turbines see Edgworth farmer's energy bills fall
AN ENTERPRISING dairy farmer has said he has seen his energy bills slashed by 85per cent since he installed two wind turbines.
View ArticleEast Lancs '40-stone' man 'craned' out of his house
A MAN weighing an estimated 40 stones who had to be ‘craned’ from his home after needing urgent medical attention has died.
View ArticleEdgworth horse cruelty charge man faces trial
AN Edgworth man accused of 56 counts of causing unnecessary suffering and failing to meet the needs of horses in his care will stand trial.
View ArticleBurnley pupils smash GCSE record
BURNLEY has bucked the national trend with its super schools seeing a marked improvement on GCSE results.
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