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  • 24-hour guard for relatives of triple murder Nelson family

    AN armed guard is providing 24-hour protection for the family of a husband, wife and daughter shot dead in Pakistan amid fears of further attacks. Terrified relatives of Mohammed Yousaf, 51, wife Perviaz, 49, and Tania, 22, of Howgill Close

  • East Lancs bus lane funding may be axed

    A CONTROVERSIAL £50million bus lane scheme to link Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn could be axed by the new government. The scheme was only allocated funding in March, but may be axed by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition as ministers

  • Pendle woman facing jail over bogus rape claim

    A WOMAN who told police she had been 'violently raped' has admitted she was lying. Elizabeth Wilkinson, 20, of Skipton Old Road, Foulridge, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice after claiming she had been sexually attacked by

  • Bacup woman, 99, dies in house fire

    A 99-YEAR-OLD woman died in a fire at her house in Rossendale today. An investigation is now under way after the pensioner was found dead at her home in Mill Street, Bacup, this morning. Firefighters were called to the terrace property after smoke

  • Parking wardens book Padiham cricket fans' cars

    A CRICKET club president has criticised residents who got parking wardens to ticket the cars of fans during a game. As the Padiham faithful watched their cricket team beat Great Harwood on Saturday afternoon, traffic wardens issued fixed penalty

  • Review: The Canterbury Tales @ Lowry, Salford

    I REMEMBER reading The Canterbury Tales at university and hating it. But, after seeing the production currently playing at The Lowry I am now able to look at Chaucer’s work through fresh eyes. The humour, heartache and wisdom that is

  • 'Racing' Burnley motorist jailed over Rossendale crash

    A MOTORIST involved in a 'race' through Rossendale with another driver has been jailed for 10 months after he smashed into a car and left a woman injured. Irfan Ahmed, 23, whose driving was described by witnesses as 'suicidal' had been clocking

  • No cold calling zones for Clitheroe

    COLD callers have been banned from several areas of Clitheroe to stop rogue trader targeting the elderly. It is the first time police in Eastern Division, covering Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley have brought in the ban. Similiar

  • Neighbourhood garden legacy of Church community champion

    A NEIGHBOURHOOD garden will undergo a revamp in memory of a community champion. The garden in Church Street, Church was the brainchild of volunteer Alan Pearson, who founded the Church Kirk Residents' Group 10 years ago. He was fundamental

  • 800 raised £80k for Blackburn hospice with night-time walk

    MORE than 800 woman helped raise around £80,000 for the East Lancashire Hospice with a night-time walk through Blackburn. The fourth annual Starlight Walk from 10pm on Saturday was extended from eight to 10 miles this year, starting and ending

  • Fire wrecks Blackburn house roof

    A FIRE sparked in a chimney wrecked the roof of a home in Little Harwood and spread to neighbouring homes. The roofs of three houses caught fire after flames spread in the attic of a house, in Whalley Old Road, around 4pm on Friday.

  • Pakistan stars to clash at the Horsfield

    COLNE'S Horsfield will play host to a clash of the two of the quickest bowlers in league cricket this afternoon after East Lancs were forced to hire a sub-pro for their Worsley Cup clash with Colne. The Blackburn side make the trip to Colne, where they

  • Burnley and Pendle have 9/10 of Lancs' cheapest streets

    NINE out of the ten lowest-priced streets in Lancashire are in Burnley and Pendle, new research has revealed. With average prices of £29,893, Altham Street in Burnley is bottom of the county’s price league, according to the annual property rich list

  • Thwaites plans to build success on bottled beers

    BREWERY giant Thwaites plans to build its future success on bottled beers as the pub market continues to decline. The historic Blackburn firm said sales of its drinks in supermarkets were rocketing as discerning customers shun lagers in favour