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Austwick Church news: With the Government’s national ‘Step’ Regulations progressively enabling more activities to restart, we are now gradually reintroducing services of worship in our churches. Initially these are combined services to include everyone in the parishes of Clapham, Keasden, Austwick and Eldroth: Sunday, April 25, 9.30am, Austwick; Sunday, May 2, 9.30am, Eldroth; Sunday, May 9, 11am, Keasden. Ascension Day Thursday, May 13, 10.30am, Austwick; Sunday, May 16, 11am, Clapham....

Austwick Church news: In response to the current Covid-19 situation and lockdown restrictions we regret that there will be no church services until further notice. Please join our online Services each Sunday at 10.30am on Zoom by clicking: bit.ly/Church-online This weekly newsletter is available for you to read and join in worship in your own time. Copies can be found in church porches or online at bit.ly/churches-weekly-newsletter. Clapham, Austwick and Eldroth churches continue to be open f...

The town’s branch line opened on February 8 1871 and closed in 1966. To commemorate the milestone opening, Barnoldswick in Bloom and the town council are together planning some new features and activities linked with the railway. “All being well, a feature based on a loco or train will be installed on Fernlea Avenue in place of the commemorative canal boat,” said bloom spokesman, Councillor David Whipp. “Another possibility in the early stages of planning is a small scheme on th...

Here are some of the top-rated hotels and inns across East Lancashire- and what the reviewers have been saying about them (Photo: Booking.com) ENGLAND is in the midst of a national lockdown where non-essential travel is banned- but we can still start planning our next staycation. Even when restrictions ease, Matt Hancock has cautioned against booking summer holidays abroad, encouraging people to have a “great British summer” instead of travelling overseas. Luckily for us, there are pl...

Finnegan A DRINK-DRIVER jailed for eight years and eight months for causing the deaths of a couple by ploughing into their vehicle on the A59 near Skipton has had his sentence challenged as unduly lenient. Thomas Finnegan, 29, was locked up at Bradford Crown Court on January 4 after his Mercedes Vito van smashed into a Nissan Juke being driven by Mark Gregson shortly before 10pm on January 24 last year. Mr Gregson, 52, and his partner Claire Lucas, 43, were pronounced dead at the scene. F...

A DRINK-DRIVER jailed for eight years and eight months for causing the deaths of a couple by ploughing into their vehicle on the A59 near Skipton…

1/1 A DRINK-DRIVER was jailed for eight years and eight months for causing the deaths of a devoted couple by ploughing into their vehicle on the A59 near Skipton. Thomas Finnegan, 29, had also taken cocaine when his Mercedes Vito van smashed into a Nissan Juke being driven by Mark Gregson shortly before 10pm on January 24 last year. Mr Gregson, 52, and his partner Claire Lucas, 43, were pronounced dead at the scene. Finnegan’s girlfriend, Lucille Hammond, who was the fro...

Thomas Finnegan, 29, was sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison at Bradford Crown Court on Monday A DRINK and drug driver who caused a crash that killed a couple and left his partner seriously injured has been jailed. Thomas Finnegan, 29, was sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison at Bradford Crown Court on Monday after he pleaded guilty to two counts of death by dangerous driving, one count of serious injury by dangerous driving and two counts of being over the li...

Driver behind the wheel A MOTORIST within the BB12 postcode has racked up four times the number of allowed of penalty points on a licence according to the latest figures. The DVLA publishes statistics by postode area - the digits that come before the space in the full postcode and it shows that that 112 drivers in East Lancashire had at least 12 points on their licence. The highest offender was from the Fence, Sabden Fold, Simonstone, Padiham or Higham area with 48 points to their name. ...

Police charge 2nd teenager over Braunstone Frith stabbing Two 19-year-old men have been charged with grievous bodily harm Police at the scene of the stabbing in Braunstone Frith, Leicester (Image: Leicester Media Online) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendation...