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East Lancashire family’s welcome for new medal

East Lancashire family’s welcome for new medal

7:10pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A MEDAL to recognise the loss suffered by families of fallen servicemen and women has been welcomed by the family of soldier Private Jason Rawstron, who was killed in Afghanistan.

Secrets of century-old Blackburn time capsules revealed

Historian Karl Taylor and Susan Kelly unwrap some of the artefacts

5:33pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A PAIR of time capsules finally revealed their secrets in Blackburn today on the 112th anniversary of the burial of the first one.

Woman freed from car after four-vehicle crash on M65

12:20pm Friday 3rd July 2009

UPDATE Fire crews freed a trapped woman from her vehicle this morning after a smash on the M65.

Plea as grass hides graves in Blackburn cemetery

HIDDEN GRAVES: Jean Judges says it is ‘heartbreaking’ to see the sea of grass hiding graves of relatives

12:00pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A CHURCH minister has appealed for help to tackle out-of-control grass in a churchyard that has grown so high it hides the graves of people buried there.

Crackdown on forced marriages in Lancashire

10:30am Friday 3rd July 2009

A CRACKDOWN on forced marriages is set to help avoid problems peaking during the summer holidays.

Market site agreed for Darwen war memorial

10:30am Friday 3rd July 2009

PLANS for a memorial plaque for Darwen’s war victims have been revived and a town centre site chosen.

Asda in Accrington open as normal after flooding

10:20am Friday 3rd July 2009

UPDATE A burst pipe which caused the closure of an Accrington superstore has been fixed.








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