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Contact us Woman's 'lucky escape' in Samlesbury crash
4:10pm Wednesday 10th March 2010
UPDATE: A woman from East Lancashire had a lucky escape after the car she was travelling in flipped over on the motorway near Samlesbury this morning.
Lancashire thugs set dog on pregnant deer
5:19pm Friday 26th February 2010
Thugs in Lancashire set a dog on a pregnant deer and filmed the defenceless animal being savaged and killed on mobile phones, police have said.
Profits take a nosedrive at aerospace giant BAE Systems
4:34pm Friday 19th February 2010
DEFENCE firm BAE Systems, one of Lancashire’s biggest employers, has announced a dip in profits.
Top award for Samlesbury wine merchant
1:43pm Monday 8th February 2010
A wine merchant is toasting success after scooping a prestigious award.
Recession hangover lingers on for East Lancashire
5:19pm Wednesday 27th January 2010
TRADERS in East Lancashire are pessimistic about 2010 despite Britain pulling out of recession.
BAE Samlesbury job losses but 100 more still need to be found
9:00pm Friday 8th January 2010
ALMOST 100 BAE Systems workers have left the firm’s Samlesbury plant as part of massive job cuts — but another 100 redundancies still need to be found.
Jet on display at Samlesbury BAE site damaged by starlings
8:22pm Wednesday 16th December 2009
A BAE Systems fighter jet, on display at the firm's sprawling Samlesbury site, is under threat - from nesting birds.
Arrests as part of 'major investigation' into organised crime in Lancashire
3:13pm Thursday 10th December 2009
SIX men have been arrested as part of a “major investigation” into an alleged organised crime group in Lancashire.
Royal Lancashire Show 'axed indefinitely' over row
2:54pm Monday 26th October 2009
THE Royal Lancashire Show has been axed indefinitely, bosses have announced.
Lancashire man, 37, in court on terror charges
3:35pm Friday 16th October 2009
A Lancashire man is to appear in court charged with terror offences.
Anti-terror police arrest man, 37, in Lancashire
10:55am Tuesday 13th October 2009
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Lancashire under the Terrorism Act.
Samlesbury schoolgirl finds mini-Quran in bag of grapes
1:23pm Thursday 8th October 2009
A SCHOOLGIRL got more than she bargained for when she opened a bag of supermarket grapes - and found a mini copy of the Quran.
Heavy rain and flooding hits East Lancashire
9:00am Wednesday 7th October 2009
UPDATE: Flash flooding saw cars abandoned and warnings issued yesterday as East Lancashire was hit will torrential down pours.
Henry VIII abdicates Samlesbury Hall role
10:38am Wednesday 7th October 2009
HENRY VIII lookalike Ray Irving has abdicated from Samlesbury Hall after a row with bosses.
Lancashire firms back BAE in corruption probe
11:50am Thursday 1st October 2009
UPDATE: Lancashire business leaders have told of the difficulties in dealing with overseas firms after it was announced that BAE Systems could face corruption charges.
Ribble Valley MP moves to reassure aero workers over jobs
4:50pm Wednesday 23rd September 2009
AN MP has reassured BAE Systems workers about their jobs after suggestions that thousands could be axed under a Tory govern-ment.
Samlesbury farm shop unveils plans for hotel
8:20pm Monday 21st September 2009
A SAMLESBURY farmer-turned entrepreneur is defying the recession with plans for a new £3million hotel and conference centre.
Shadow Chancellor sparks fears over BAE Samlesbury jobs
4:55pm Wednesday 16th September 2009
UNIONS fear for more than 1,000 jobs after the Shadow Chancellor said a major defence contract could be axed if the Conservatives were elected.
205 jobs at risk at BAE Samlesbury
10:58am Tuesday 15th September 2009
BAE Systems plans to axe more than 200 jobs at its Samlesbury site, it has announced.
Ex-pros at Accrington Stanley fundraiser in Leyland
11:30am Friday 11th September 2009
ACCRINGTON Stanley have organised a question and answer session with ex-Manchester City player and Scotland international Asa Hartford and ex-Liverpool and Villa star Tony Hateley in Leyland to raise extra funds.
Samlesbury BAE site will be ‘busy for years’
1:41pm Thursday 10th September 2009
A HUGE aerospace plant that employs thousands of Lancashire people will be busy “for years to come”, a BAE Systems boss has declared.
Leyland Conservative councillor defects to UKIP
10:46am Thursday 10th September 2009
A SOUTH Ribble councillor has defected from the Tories to the UK Independence Party.
Family pays tribute to Leyland boy who drowned in swimming pool
3:45pm Friday 28th August 2009
THE family of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at a family party today paid tribute to their "loving, comical child".
Plans for £8.8m Samlesbury nature reserve approved
12:29pm Friday 14th August 2009
A WILDLIFE reserve is to be transformed in an £8.8 million scheme to create a new wetland and woodland visitor attraction.
Failure to pay up ends in jail term for Samlesbury man
9:27am Wednesday 5th August 2009
A SAMLESBURY man has been sent to prison for three years after failing to pay up a £250,000 confiscation order made by the court back in 2003.
BAE Typhoon deal 'will boost all East Lancashire'
8:00am Saturday 1st August 2009
THE Typhoon contract is excellent news for the whole aerospace industry in East Lancashire, according to experts.
Huge jobs boost for BAE Samlesbury
1:25pm Friday 31st July 2009
OVER a thousand Lancashire aerospace jobs have been secured for at least five years after a £2bn defence contract was signed.
Huge £2.6 million plan for M6 junction in Lancashire
8:20am Monday 27th July 2009
A NOTORIOUS motorway junction is in line for a £2.6million revamp.
Thieves steal trailer of Stella Artois in Ribble Valley
12:26pm Tuesday 14th July 2009
A GANG of five thieves stole a Land Rover and then a trailer containing a large amount of Stella Artois lager.
Time called on Samlesbury-brewed beer brand after 25 years
1:12pm Wednesday 10th June 2009
LAST orders have been called on a beer brewed in Samlesbury.
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