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Arson attack at Barrowford house 'may have been grudge'
8:30am Friday 8th August 2008
A FATHER and his ten-year-old son are ‘lucky to be alive’ after an arson attack on their £450,000 family home.
Comments (0)‘Bring back hospital’ badges being handed out in Burnley
3:00pm Friday 8th August 2008
PIN badges saying: ‘I want my hospital back!’ are being offered to people opposed to changes at Burnley’s General.
Burnley Council 'facing half million black hole'
9:40am Friday 8th August 2008
TOWN hall chiefs face a massive financial black hole as it is unlikely to get back £532,000 it paid for just four former council homes, councillors have claimed.
Fire service to crack down on East Lancashire hoax callers
10:11am Friday 8th August 2008
A HUGE rise in the number of hoax calls received by the fire service has led to bosses appointing dedicated officers to tackle the problem.
Car sellers in Reedley targeted by police campaign
4:40pm Friday 8th August 2008
MOTORISTS who are trying to sell their cars on a busy main road are being targeted by a new police campaign.
Teenager admits operating Nelson cannabis factories
7:20am Friday 8th August 2008
A VIETNAMESE teenager has admitted running two cannabis factories in Nelson.
£100 fines for rubbish next to bins
7:10pm Friday 8th August 2008
RESIDENTS in Burnley could be hit with £100 fines for not filling their bins properly, it has emerged.
Unit to aid new small businesses in Colne
5:10pm Friday 8th August 2008
A NEW “small business unit” has opened in Colne as a means of supporting a boom in new firms in the area.
Police seize drugs wraps in Nelson
2:47pm Friday 8th August 2008
POLICE seized 206 ‘wraps’ of suspected heroin and 26 ‘wraps’ of crack cocaine after raiding properties in Napier Street, Nelson.
Competition to create public spaces for 6 East Lancashire towns
2:45pm Thursday 7th August 2008
A DESIGN competition to create public spaces in six East Lancashire town centres is being launched next week.
National News
Judge refused bid to bug McCanns
Updated 7:31pm Friday 8th August 2008
Portuguese police wanted to bug the parents of missing Madeleine McCann but a judge refused to give permission, their case files have revealed.
National news latest
Final push in by-election campaign
The final day of campaigning is under way in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.
Dalai Lama to address MPs
The Dalai Lama will address MPs as his high-profile visit to the UK turns to the thorny issue of human rights in China.
George Bush to visit UK
US President George Bush is to visit Britain next month during a tour of European nations, the White House has announced.
Fears few will take up new diplomas
The Government has defended plans for a new breed of school diplomas amid concerns that fewer teenagers than expected are choosing the courses.
Soccer fans face long Moscow delays
Thousands of Chelsea and Manchester United fans are pouring into Moscow for the first all-English Champions League final.
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