Man jailed for torching Accrington home

2:50pm Thu 18 Mar 10

A MAN who torched a mid terrace house in the early hours after smashing his way in with an accomplice has been ...

East Lancashire retail blow as chain closes five stores

2:47pm Thu 18 Mar 10

FIVE Ethel Austin stores in East Lancashire are set to close, it has been announced.

Fears grow for missing Rawtenstall woman, 33

11:27am Thu 18 Mar 10

A ROSSENDALE woman who was due to travel to Lincoln to meet her partner has not been seen since Monday.

First look at East Lancashire's new birthing centre suites

11:08am Thu 18 Mar 10

A NEW generation of ‘home-from-home’ birthing centres are set to be opened for 2010’s crop of expectant ...

Danger party drug sold from Blackburn tobacconist's

9:20am Thu 18 Mar 10

A PARTY drug linked to the deaths of two teenagers is being openly sold from a tobacconist's in Blackburn.

Colne walker finds ‘puma’ paw print in snow

9:00am Thu 18 Mar 10

THE HUNT for a large wild cat thought to be prowling the Yorkshire Dales has been bolstered following a discovery ...

Blackburn Cathedral holds Pakistan debate

2:00pm Thu 18 Mar 10

UPDATE: An Oxfam aid worker from Pakistan today took part in a debate at Blackburn Cathedral which was also ...

Tributes to Pendleton man known as 'Uncle Billy'

12:10pm Thu 18 Mar 10

FORMER Ribble Valley parish councillor William Henry Holgate, known as ‘Uncle Billy’, has died.

Tell us about your Sport Relief events

11:42am Thu 18 Mar 10

Are you doing something for Sport Relief? If you are putting on your red sock to raise money we want to hear from ...

40 people stopped in Rawtenstall truancy check

11:39am Thu 18 Mar 10

A TRUANCY sweep in Rawtenstall stopped 40 people in one day.