- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus row
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
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Roger’s five-star service
A RIBBLE Valley businessman who pursued his dream of offering top quality at highly competetive prices has seen his company recognised again.
Baby born in the car park of Colne’s Boundary Mill Store
DELIVERING a baby in sub-zero temperatures with a car park as a backdrop is not usually part of a birthing plan.
Plea to save Discover Pendle tourism centre
COUNCILLORS heard impassioned pleas for the retention of the Discover Pendle centre at Boundary Mill at a budget meeting of Pendle Council’s Executive.
Fine day for Dunsop Bridge farmers at Skipton contest
DEFENDING champions J.C. Walker & Son, of Brennand Farm, Dunsop Bridge – four times Craven Champions Day title winners – were again prominent at the 2012 Skipton event when presenting the male and reserve supreme champion, the first prize halter-led British Blue-sired bullock.
Learn how to manage your money at Clitheroe course
CURRENTLY the average personal debt in the UK, excluding mortgages, is £7,982 per household.
Restaurant and extension plans for Burnley’s Apollo Cinema
BURNLEY’s cinema could be transformed with modern new entrance and restaurant.
Boundary Mill boss in ‘Wuthering Heights’ moor burning battle
A PENDLE giant business boss is in a burning battle over the Pennine moorlands.
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Ribble Valley firms in line for Red Rose awards
SEVERAL Ribble Valley firms feature in the shorlists for this year’s Lancashire Business View Red Rose Awards, some in multiple categories.
Criminals targeting takeaway owners: police alert
Police are urging takeaway owners to be vigilant following a number of incidents over the past month.
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Green light for 4,000 new homes in Ribble Valley before 2028.
A PACKED public gallery witnessed councillors debating controversial plans for new housing proposed in the Ribble Valley over the next 17 years.
‘Pass on fuel profits’ says Ribble Valley MP
HIGH-EARNING fuel and energy companies should do all in their power to ensure the prices they charge consumers are fair and affordable, says Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans.
Funerals at Burnley Crematorium to be shown on Internet
MOURNERS unable to attend funerals at Burnley Crematorium could soon see them streamed live over the internet.
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VOTE NOW: Should the Royal Bank of Scotland be nationalised?
the Royal Bank of Scotland has been hitting the headlines again this week.
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Motorists warned over fake insurance scam
MOTORISTS are being warned to beware of buying car insurance from unauthorised firms, which would actually see them driving without any valid insurance.
£3m. revamp of Burnley’s Charter Walk shopping centre gets go-ahead
BURNLEY’S Charter Walk shopping centre is to undergo a major £3m. revamp – in time for Christmas.
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Ribblesdale pupils triumph in earthquake rescue challenge
BUDDING young engineers from Ribblesdale High School Technology College came out on top in a Lancashire-wide “Make It in Manufacturing” challenge. at an exciting event held last week.
Clitheroe cyclists raise cash for British Heart Foundation
A TEAM of cyclists from the 3M site at Clitheroe raised £1,880 for the British Heart Foundation’s Heart of Blackburn Appeal in a sponsored marathon across the Pennines.
Film-maker Mat nominated for BAFTA
A FILM-MAKER who started editing his own films aged just 15 has been nominated for a BAFTA for his work on a top Hollywood blockbuster.
Burnley Bus Station scoops top safety award
BURNLEY’S bus station is among the safest in Britain after winning a top safety award.
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Key road through Nelson closed
ONE of Nelson’s key routes - Scotland Road - is to be closed for weeks.
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FIVE fire engines rushed to a conveyor belt fire at Hanson, formerly Castle Cement, in Clitheroe on Friday evening.
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Weather for Clitheroe
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 3 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
