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Ribble Valley MP arrested again in sex assault investigation
Ribble Valley MP and Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans has been arrested for three alleged indecent assaults when he answered bail this morning after his arrest in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.
Homes plan for Barrow garden centre
Plans to convert a popular Ribble Valley garden centre into houses are being discussed.
VIDEO: Pendle Pub Walk 2013 video
Around 650 walkers completed Saturday’s Pendle Pub Walk organised by the Rotary Club of Burnley Pendleside.
Clitheroe food bank: how you can help
A food bank offering emergency food to local people in crisis will open its doors in Clitheroe next month.
VIDEO: Disabled Lynne makes it to top of Pendle Hill video
Pendle Hill proved a big hit at the weekend when Lynne Drinkwater from Colne went up it despite being disabled, and Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson joined a Mountain Rescue team and stetchered a voluntary victim.
Local News
VIDEO: Great Mitton Hall gardens open to public video
Garden lovers enjoyed the rare opportunity to look around the grounds of Great Mitton Hall at the weekend.
VIDEO: Feast of fun for families at Read and Simonstone gala video
A fun-filled day saw families enjoying the first ever joint Read and Simonstone village gala.
Clitheroe Mayor (51) leads by fitness example video
Clitheroe’s Town Mayor likes to lead by example – especially if it means having to work up a sweat.
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VIDEO: Race For Life 2013 video
A resplendent Race For Life saw more than 1,100 women join together to help beat cancer.
Clitheroe woman celebrates 105th birthday
The oldest resident of The Manor House, Chatburn, Mrs Eileen Kenyon has celebrated her 105th birthday with a card from the Queen alongside cake and champagne supplied by the staff.
Regional News
Family appeals to keep dream alive
The family of a terminally-ill seven-year-old from Greater Manchester is urging people to support a charity that took her on the trip of a lifetime.
Helen Flanagan 'shaken' by break-in
Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan is recovering after a break-in at her Cheshire home which left her "very shaken" but unharmed.
Town among worst for identity fraud
Altrincham in Cheshire is the UK's worst location for identity fraud outside London, with 13 fraud attempts for every 10,000 adults, more than three times the national average.
'Austerity' bus in anti-cuts drive
Evidence against austerity will be collected when a campaign bus arrives at one of the biggest union conferences in the country, in Liverpool.
Family delight at Iraq court ruling
Families of British soldiers killed and injured fighting in Iraq have been given the go-ahead to bring compensation claims against the Government, after a group of families, including one from Manchester, started legal action.
National News
Online retailer offers £3.68 dress
A £3.68 MWD - Minimum Wage Dress - has gone on sale aimed at women who "want to look good on a budget".
£80m redevelopment for Stansted
A busy holiday airport is to get an £80 million terminal redevelopment.
Study: Public pay cut by thousands
The pay of public sector workers will have been cut by thousands of pounds over the lifetime of the coalition Government because of wage freezes, VAT hikes and changes to benefits and tax credit, according to a new study.
Baby antibiotics 'link to eczema'
The use of antibiotics in the first 12 months of life may increase the chance of developing eczema by up to 40%, according to a new study.
'National Service Teachers' call
An army of top teachers should be deployed in schools that are failing their poorest pupils, according to Sir Michael Wilshaw.
Business News
Ribble Valley push to recycle more paper and card
Householders in the Ribble Valley are being encouraged to recycle more waste paper and cardboard.
VIDEO: Estate agent director Edward Snowden mistaken for NSA whistleblower video
A father-of two from Fence has shot to online fame after being mistaken for the whistleblower behind the NSA’s biggest intelligence leak.
VIDEO: Clitheroe Tesco help Diabetes UK video
Every little helps as Tesco shoppers were encouraged to support staff to climb 90,000 steps and raise money for Diabetes UK.
Builders reveal details of Clitheroe 270 new homes plan
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced initial details for a controversial 270-home development off Henthorn Road, Clitheroe.
Plan to convert Grindleton community centre into house
Full planning permission is wanted to change the use of a redundant community centre at Grindleton.
Health
Clitheroe Mayor (51) leads by fitness example video
Clitheroe’s Town Mayor likes to lead by example – especially if it means having to work up a sweat.
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VIDEO: Clitheroe Tesco help Diabetes UK video
Every little helps as Tesco shoppers were encouraged to support staff to climb 90,000 steps and raise money for Diabetes UK.
Pals give blood to say thanks for ‘Super Sam’
Brave Sam Smith owes his life to dozens of blood donors as he fights cancer.
Sabden mum’s aid for Liverpool Women’s Hospital after miscarriage heartache
When Lisa Korol decided to try for a second child she did not realise it would take her six years, two late miscarriages and surgery.
Emma’s London Marathon run for Pendleside Hospice
Emma Taylor (23), from Barrow, has raised a fantastic £405 for Pendleside Hospice by running this year’s London Marathon.
Pennine Lancashire 10k
Running Pennine 10k was an incredible experience
It was quite an incredible experience – the first running of the Pennine Lancashire 10k in our area to support the Jane Tomlinson Appeal is a memory that will live with me for a long time.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Ready for the off on the Pennine 10k run through Burnley video
Our photographer Ben Parsons has captured the build-up to today’s big race.
PHOTO GALLERY: Runners make it across the finish line in the Pennine 10k in Burnley video
WERE you in today’s Pennine 10k run for charities in Burnley?
VIDEO: Runners cross finish line in Burnley’s Pennine 10k video
Cheering crowds greeted runners at the finish line of the Pennine Lancashire 10k.
VIDEO: Pennine 10k charity run in Burnley, the highlights video
Burnley was invaded by hundreds of runners today as the Pennine Lancashire 10k strode into town.
Opinion
Safe-standing would bring back that old atmosphere
It’s a topic that will always be enshrouded in controversy, but I’m certainly not the only one to be buoyed by the prospect of safe-standing areas at football grounds.
Advertising ban won’t change drinking habits
Alcohol Concern, it appears, want to ban all advertising and sponsorship for alcoholic drinks.
Supermarkets should all charge for plastic carrier bags
During the half-term break I enjoyed a family holiday to Anglesey. As we were on a self catering break, trips to the supermarket were, unfortunately, inevitable and in my relaxed holiday state we forgot to take any carrier bags with us. In England this oversight wouldn’t matter, but in Wales, unbeknown to myself or my family, the Government in October 2011 introduced a minimum charge on all single use carrier bags of 5p.
The joy of establishing your first garden
After so many months of misery at last our weather seems to have settled down with high pressure weather systems covering most of the UK, meaning that most of us (in England at least) have enjoyed days of wonderful warm sunshine.
LETTER: Statements on Whalley Hydro ‘misleading and mischievous’
Two recent letters have sought to undermine our Whalley Hydro Scheme before fund raising for it starts.
Strange But True
Wheelchair-bound Lynne to scale Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill is going to be a key place on Sunday – there are two important visits!
VIDEO: Estate agent director Edward Snowden mistaken for NSA whistleblower video
A father-of two from Fence has shot to online fame after being mistaken for the whistleblower behind the NSA’s biggest intelligence leak.
Clitheroe woman’s ex climbed ladder to get into her bedroom
A Clitheroe woman asleep in bed with her boyfriend woke at 4am to find her ex sitting on their bed.
Ribble Valley fund-raisers abseil down Blackpool’s The Big One rollercoaster
Charity fund-raiser Bill Honeywell and some daredevil Ribble Valley pals really reached the heights in a hair-raising stunt.
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Weather for Clitheroe
Thursday 20 June 2013
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Light rain
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