RESIDENTS in a Pendle village say youngsters are downing vodka, smoking cannabis and urinating on their properties - all before lunchtime. The householders, in Gisburn Road, Barrowford, said groups of teenagers have congregated in Grey Street
A CONTROVERSIAL hospital shakeup has left council bosses counting the cost of more people dying in Blackburn. A full-time coroner is to be appointed as a result of the “substantial increase” in deaths in borough - and demand for council burials has also
CHANGES are to be made to the way council bosses carry out demolitions of houses in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the Darwen academy saga. Blackburn with Darwen Council is to put in place a new procedure to cover the way “clearance areas” are put
BLACKBURN set a festive world record with a carol concert – just for Carols. Carol Thatcher, daughter of former Prime Minister Margaret, led the singing, along with Carols, Caroles and even Carrolls from as far away as New Zealand. A
Police have launched an investigation after an elderly dementia sufferer died from hypothermia. Vera Cranfield, 80, from Westfield Road, Staining, was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Saturday, December 6, where she was diagnosed with
TOWN hall chiefs are ready to freeze parking charges in Burnley town centre to help cash-strapped shoppers. Council bosses, who were set to hike up fees by eight per cent in April, now say holding charges at the 15 town centre public sites is the best
A taxi driver was robbed of his takings by a trio of thugs in the latest attack on a Burnley cabbie. The 52-year-old was picking up a fare in Scarlett Street, off Coalclough Lane, at around 3am on Saturday when he was set upon by three men.
HUNDREDS of town centre shoppers enjoyed a stop-off at Burnley’s new ice rink over the weekend. The synthetic mini-arena, in St James’ Street, has been installed for £14,000 by council bosses who hope it will make the town centre more festive
A MAN who stabbed another man in the back in a Haslingden street has been warned he faces years behind bars. Shumuz Ullah, 20, plunged a knife into his victim in a “homophobic” attack in Church Street in July, Burnley Crown Court was told. Ullah, of
EAST Lancashire's Diana Vickers has been invited to Sunday dinner at Cheryl Cole's house as consolation for missing out on a place in The X Factor final. The 17-year-old singer - who was voted out of the show last night in an emotional semi-final
TWO east Lancashire health trusts have won prestigious gongs at the annual Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards. NHS Blackburn with Darwen was presented with the top award for patient-centred care after impressing judges with its “healthy legs” clinic
