Lancashire Telegraph | Hyndburn

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02/14/12--04:00: Accrington sex beast jailed (chan 3135165)

A CHILD sex beast from Accrington has been locked up indefinitely for public protection after he confessed to claiming three more victims.




02/15/12--01:00: Hyndburn landlord told to pay £1,600 over 'slum' building (chan 3135165)

A LANDLORD has been prosecuted for leaving a building looking ‘like a slum’ on a historic square.




02/16/12--08:00: Troubled Huncoat estate to be revamped (chan 3135165)

A TROUBLED estate filled with empty properties and derelict land is to be revived into a new community.




02/16/12--12:10: Hyndburn Council's plaudits for healthy staff regime (chan 3135165)

AN EAST Lancashire council has received praise for having the healthiest staff in the North West.




02/17/12--00:20: Accrington house blaze after owner starts rubbish fire (chan 3135165)

A CHIMNEY fire spread to the attic space of two houses in Accrington last night.




02/17/12--03:00: Widow awarded six figure sum following death of husband (chan 3135165)

A WIDOW has been awarded an undisclosed six-figure sum in compensation for the catalogue of errors made by hospital staff before her husband died.




02/17/12--05:00: Bus driver attacked by passengers in Accrington (chan 3135165)

A BUS driver was attacked by two passengers who refused to get off at Accrington Bus Station.




02/18/12--00:00: Calls for urgent action at 'nightmare' traffic hotspot between Rossendale and Blackburn (chan 3135165)

CALLS have been made for authorities to work together on solving problems at a ‘nightmare’ junction.




02/18/12--01:00: Four-hour stand-off at former Rishton factory (chan 3135165)

TWO teenagers sparked a dramatic four-hour stand-off with police and fire crews after climbing onto the roof of a disused mill.




02/19/12--03:00: Oven blaze leads to Great Harwood house fire (chan 3135165)

FIREFIGHTERS had to put out a blaze at a house in Great Harwood when an oven overheated.




02/19/12--13:00: Taxi driver jailed for Accrington sex attack on passenger (chan 3135165)

A TAXI driver, who sexually assaulted a teenage girl, has been jailed for three and a half years.




02/20/12--01:00: Accrington fundraiser completes London sleeping rough challenge for charity (chan 3135165)

AN Accrington man has slept rough in London for four nights to raise money in memory of his mum.




02/21/12--08:52: Accrington Stanley search for cat owner who is living at the club’s Crown Ground (chan 3135165)

ACCRINGTON Stanley are looking for the owner of a cat who has made his home at the club’s Crown Ground.


02/22/12--00:00: Accrington 'bubble' dealer jailed (chan 3135165)

A COMMERCIAL "bubble" dealer who had a stash and drugs cash in his van is starting an eight month jail term.


02/22/12--03:04: Accrington man facing 12 child sex charges (chan 3135165)

ABDUN Noor, of Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, has appeared at court on a dozen child sex offence charges.


02/22/12--07:00: Asian children in East Lancashire are less likely to be in foster care (chan 3135165)

ASIAN children are less likely to end up in care because of the strong support network in the community, according to a religious leader.


02/22/12--10:00: Housing plan for Great Harwood crime-hit pub site (chan 3135165)

AN AGREEMENT has been reached on the future of a derelict pub plagued by drugs and crime.


02/23/12--01:00: New edible hedgerow stolen from Accrington nature reserve (chan 3135165)

AN “edible hedgerow” has been ripped up by vandals two days after being planted at an Accrington nature reserve.


02/23/12--04:16: East Lancashire would-be cannabis dealer goes free (chan 3135165)

A WOULD-be dealer who had a 'cannabis kit' and over 100 grams of the drug at his home has walked free from court.


02/23/12--07:00: Husband and wife admit fixing Hyndburn sham marriages (chan 3135165)

A HUSBAND and wife team of sham marriage ‘fixers’ recruited bogus brides at the school gates.