Nelson man tells of how he survived fireball explosion

7:50am Friday 25th July 2008

A MAN has described how he was hit by a fireball after an electrical explosion ripped apart the road near his home.

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Sky-diving Burnley clergyman plunges 14,000ft for charity

11:20am Friday 25th July 2008

A Burnley priest took a daring leap of faith to help send youngsters on a special pilgrimage.

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Action urged to help young people find homes in rural Lancashire

10:51am Friday 25th July 2008

GROWING up in a rural borough may be a dream for many, but dealing with the realities of trying to stay there when it’s time to fly the family nest can turn in to a nightmare.

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Rates exempt Burnley cafe ‘an anomaly’, says council

9:18am Friday 25th July 2008

A LOOPHOLE which means a Burnley cafe is not asked to pay business rates is an “anomaly”, a council officer has said.

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Patient tells jury she was indecently touched by East Lancashire doctor

3:48pm Thursday 24th July 2008

A PREGNANT housewife admitted to hospital after a miscarriage told a jury she was indecently touched by a doctor as she lay in her hospital bed.

Nelson man hit by fireball

8:49am Thursday 24th July 2008

A NELSON man was hit by a fireball after an electrical explosion blasted out from under a pavement.

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Burnley knifeman's sentence cut 'because he's dying'

5:06pm Thursday 24th July 2008

A BRAIN-tumour victim who stabbed a former friend in an alley-way after undergoing a personality change has won a cut in his jail term at the Court of Appeal.

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Soldiers honoured for war actions

Updated 10:26am Friday 25th July 2008

More than 100 soldiers have been honoured for bravery and commitment displayed while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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