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Dangerous Padiham pervert sentenced to 28 years

Chris Packham presented a new documentary this week, pondering whether the campaign influence governments on climate change needs to change (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

TV naturalist fights the law, and the law mainly wins

Coastal areas can expect gales this weekend, according to the MET Office

This is when it will stop raining - and gale force winds could begin

Traffic alert

Motorists travelling north on M6 warned they could face delays

Max McCann during his visit to Burnley FC in the Community Foodbank. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

TikTok star Max McCann joins forces with Burnley FC in the Community Foodbank

Burnley Cemetery

Family historians in Burnley to be charged grave finding fees

Hurst Green's War Memorial Hall has undergone a £300,000 revamp.

Ribble Valley village hall hosting celebration of £300,000 revamp

Long-running Clitheroe badminton coach Mrs Barbara (Bunty) Meadows who has died at the age of 91

Touching tributes to six decades badminton coach

Richard Eden hands over a cheque for £2,245 , the amount his table top sale raised this year for Rosemere Cancer Foundation in memory of his partner James, to The Workshop cafe owner Bailey Routh.

Former antique shop owner raises £11,000 for charity in memory of his partner

Police have arrested four teenagers after a gas canister was thrown at Aston Villa's team bus following the game with Burnley in August

Four teens arrested after gas canister thrown at Aston Villa team bus

Paul McGowan and Lesley Jackson in the Rossendale Players' production of Albert Nobbs at the New Millennium Theatre, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot

Buckle up for a bittersweet comedy of belly laughs and tears

Mr Rob Browning, headteacher at Burnley's Sir John Thursby Community College, is delighted that Ofsted rated his school as good across the board

Burnley school rated good across the board by Ofsted inspectors

(L-R) Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen attend Take That's "Greatest Days" World Premiere in June 2023. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Take That tease return: where can the people of Lancashire watch them?

Miller Homes Development Manager Sarah Calderbank-Jenkins with The Barry Kilby Prostate Cancer Appeal Chairman Barry Kilby.

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Miller Homes offering £10k to charities and community groups

Lovely photos as Burnley couple tie the knot at Ribble Valley hotel

Vet Olivia Goodman checking over animals at an RSPCA Community Paws initiative at Valley Street Community Centre in Burnley.

Struggling pet owners receive free support and advice at RSPCA event

The Royal Dyche landlady Justine Lorriman and wife Steph at the Great British Pub Awards 2023 in Manchester

Burnley pub scoops top Great British Pub award

Trish Buck, Sharon Chapman, Pauline Smith (front, from left to right) and Vicky Stevenson and Tracy Moran (back) have set up Support After Suicide in Burnley to help those who are grieving.

Friends hosting charity band night to help people bereaved by suicide

Walkers will gather in Slaidburn on Sunday October 1st for a 10-mile hike exploring the scenic south-eastern boundary of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in rural Lancashire

Historic guided walk through Forest of Bowland

Steven Greene, of Burnley, has set up an adults' LGBTQ+ friendship group in Pendle as part of Connect Through.

Burnley man launches adults' LGBTQ+ friendship group in Pendle

The committee behind Burnley Sunday Football League is calling on the town to get behind the revamped competition

Burnley Sunday Football League chairman calls on town to support grassroots game

Peggy Carpenter was delighted with her grandson Brad and his bride Hannah held a special blessing at the care home where she lives, Belvedere Manor in Colne, so she could be part of their big day

Bridegroom makes sure gran part of his big day with vow blessing at care home

Police are looking to speak with this man and woman regarding an alleged assault in Nelson.

Police appeal following alleged assault in Nelson

The front of the property

Property profile: spotlight on detached Burnley home

Opera singer Sean Ruane

A classical Christmas concert with Seán Ruane

First-look inside Burnley Nando's

TV celebrity Antonella Brollini, known to her fans as ‘Aunty Nelly’ is coming to Burnley to host an 80's music event this weekend

TV celebrity and 'agony aunt' to host music event in Burnley

Thompson Park miniature railway

Thompson Park miniature railway charity weekend

David and Jo’anne Greenwood are celebrating 30 years of their sofr furnishings and upholstery business, Swankies, in Colne

Husband and wife entrepreneurs champion Colne as a great place to trade

Members of an organised crime group who conspired to run a multi-million-pound Class A drug supply from Burnley and Pendle have been jailed.

Nine men jailed for conspiring to run multi-million-pound Class A drug supply

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 0% of adults in Ribble Valley smoked in 2022

Record low rate of smokers in Ribble Valley

Former Green Party county councillor Andy Fewings.

Burnley Green Party leader praises former councillor who made history in Burnley

Hughie Higginson and nurses Deborah McKenna and Justine Baines

Burnley Pride of Britian winner enjoys trip of a lifetime to Florida

Residents of the Lower Manor Lane area in Burnley are unhappy with the brsk telegraph poles that have been erected. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Residents launch campaign over unsightly telegraph poles outside their homes

The annual Ribble Valley Scooter Weekender is riding into Clitheroe this weekend

Ribble Valley Scooter Rally ready to ride into town

Andrew Flintoff is seen on the England balcony during the 1st Metro Bank One Day International between England and New Zealand (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Flintoff’s final words before Top Gear crash revealed

Holly Grove School staff walked 10 miles around Burnley and Rossendale to raise money for the school

'Hiker Grove' 10 mile fund-raising walk for Burnley school

Brierfield woman Alison Ashworth, a former St Christopher's Sixth Form pupil.

Brierfield woman embarks on special trip to help support endangered turtles

Burnley Magistrates Court. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Pendle residents fined thousands for dumping waste on streets

Bee's Knees

Photo special from Burnley's bars and pubs at the weekend

Becky Ewins, a former primary school teacher, is the new owner of Little Voices in East Lancashire.

New leader of performing arts school Little Voices to launch new classes

Casterton Primary Academy pupils

Casteron Primary children are gardening heroes

Burnley Council could be putting a stop to single dwelling properties being turned into small HMOs without planning permission.

Plans to crack down on Burnley bedsits

Two cars have collided in Colne Road, Burnley, between Brennand Street and Queensgate Depot.

Police investigating after two cars collide in Burnley

Pause For Hope will take place at St Michael & St John’s RC Church in Lowergate, Clitheroe, to help support anyone affected by cancer.

Church hosting special service to support people affected by cancer

Clitheroe’s high street has been given a boost with the opening of a branch of The Edinburgh Woollen Mill.

High street boost for Clitheroe as new shop opens