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Swamped hospital tells patients to 'go back to Burnley'
8:40am Thursday 28th August 2008
PATIENTS were told to drive to Burnley in the early hours if they wanted to be seen more quickly after the Royal Blackburn Hospital’s urgent care centre became overwhelmed.
Comments (7)Burnley housing scheme branded 'waste of money'
6:40am Thursday 28th August 2008
A COUNCIL scheme to renovate dozens of dilapidated Burnley homes has been branded a “massive waste of council tax money”.
Salterforth can keep phone box - if they pay
3:30pm Thursday 28th August 2008
RESIDENTS in a Pendle village may have to pay extra council tax if they are to save their traditional red phone kiosk.
Revamp plans for ‘eyesore’
3:50pm Thursday 28th August 2008
PLANS will be brought forward to revamp an arson-hit site on an exclusive row in Reedley, council chiefs have been told.
Burnley station ‘rape’ woman won’t talk to police
3:40pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A WOMAN who claimed she was raped at a train station is refusing to co-operate with officers, police said.
East Lancashire blind service is going mobile
11:39am Thursday 28th August 2008
A PIONEERING service for people with vision problems is set to tour East Lancashire during September.
Bid to lower age of taxis
2:50pm Thursday 28th August 2008
THE average age of taxis in Pendle could be lowered in a bid to improve road safety.
Attack: Fresh plea for witnesses
1:50pm Thursday 28th August 2008
DETECTIVES in Burnley are still urging witnesses to come forward following a terrifying attack in the early hours of Saturday.
Derelict Padiham land to be turned into community garden
2:04pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A PIECE of derelict land in Padiham is set to be transformed into a community garden.
Blunder may mean refunds for Pendle parking tickets
6:28pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
PARKING bosses face having to pay back fines worth thousands of pounds after it emerged white lines may not have been painted properly.
National News
Miliband issues advice to Russia
Updated 3:21pm Thursday 28th August 2008
Britain does not want to launch an "all-out war" with Russia following the country's decision to recognise two breakaway regions, David Miliband said.
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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