Do you miss Nelson Interchange electronic signs? Opinion poll
Bus and rail users are being asked whether they miss the electronic information boards at Nelson Interchange through a Pendle Council opinion poll. Users of the interchange may have noticed that since...
View ArticleWould you join the board of Pendle Leisure Trust?
THE battle is on to find two Pendle people to join the board of award-winning Pendle Leisure Trust.The trust is a non-profit distributing organisation, providing leisure facilities and wellbeing...
View ArticleWoman’s sex attack terror after Nelson ‘taxi’ mistake: police warning
POLICE in Nelson are urging woman to be vigilant after a 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted after she got into a car she mistook for a taxi in the early hours of Monday. The incident happened...
View ArticleNelson men involved in Burnley nightclub fracas
FOUR men involved in midnight trouble which left two bouncers injured at a Burnley bar have all kept their freedom.The gang, Gediminas Abramovas, Aurimas Stanevicius, Deivydas Klimas and Tomas...
View ArticleRestaurant and extension plans for Burnley’s Apollo Cinema
BURNLEY’s cinema could be transformed with modern new entrance and restaurant.Plans have been submitted to Burnley Borough Council to remodel the site, on Hollywood Park, off Manchester Road, Apollo...
View ArticleTime to sign up for Pendleside Hospice’s Midnight Walk
BURNLEY women are being urged to put their best foot forward and sign up for this year’s Pendleside Hospice Midnight Walk.The event, one of the biggest in the hospice’s fund-raising calendar, will take...
View ArticleYour chance to represent Pendle in international youth event in France
YOUNG people from Pendle are being invited to attend an International Youth Event in the borough’s twin town of Creil in France. But the application closes this coming Monday.Joanne Eccles, secretary...
View ArticleMan in court after £10,0000 heroin seizure in Nelson
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Pennine magistrates after police were said to have found heroin worth £10,000 at a house in Nelson.Raja Imran Khan, of Arthur Street, Nelson, is charged with...
View ArticleM65 closed as man is talked down from bridge
PART of the M65 in Burnley was closed for almost an hour early this morning after a man was spotted hanging over the motorway bridge.The incident happened at 1-47 a.m. on the bridge at junction 11 on...
View ArticleBurnley General Hospital mental health wards to close
FAMILIES with loved ones being treated for mental illness face round trips of as much as 100 miles to see them in hospital in future.All in-patient mental health care will go from Burnley when the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Beth Tweddle opens new sporting facility
OLYMPIC medal hopeful Beth Tweddle gave youngsters a masterclass in gymnastics when she opened a new Burnley sports centre.The three-time world champion was in town to cut the ribbon on the Burnley...
View ArticleBottom Drawer quilters raise £2,300 for Pendleside Hospice
sEWING enthusiasts stitched up a tidy donation for Pendleside Hospice.The Bottom Drawer Quilters raised £2,348 at an exhibition of their work at St Luke’s Church, Brierfield, during October.Established...
View ArticleTheft gangs target North West Air Ambulance
CRUEL con men are stripping a popular charity bare by stealing recycled clothes donated by the public.The items are destined to raise vital funds for the North West Air Ambulance charity, but before...
View ArticleMilitary funeral for soldier (32) found dead
A FULL military funeral is set to take place in memory of a Burnley-born soldier.Samuel James Cunningham (32) was found dead where he was based as a Royal Marine in Chivenor, Devon, on Thursday,...
View ArticleMurder accused could not recall hitting victim with candlestick, court hears
A MAN accused of murdering another male after they got together drinking has admitted having a fight, but insists he can’t remember much else.Wayne Mackie accepted he “probably” caused Steven...
View ArticlePolice hunt Burnley sex attacker
POLICE are appealing for information after a 30-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Burnley on Saturday night.The offence took place around 7-30 p.m.. The victim left an address in Wilton Street...
View ArticlePHIL CALVERT: Tea bloat or a beer belly?
IT’S all part of my morning routine. Let the dog out, scare away the heron and then put the kettle on. But while Monty and our resident heron never disappoint, the all important first-brew-of-the-day...
View ArticleRolls-Royce announces £1 billion record profits
ROLLS-ROYCE has announced profits in excess of £1 billion for the first time. The firm has detailed its record order book and record underlying revenue and profit in its full year report. In its Civil...
View ArticlePadiham woman “confesses” to murder of Colne man
A PADIHAM woman accused of the murder of a 47-year-old man allegedly confessed the crime to a police officer, a court heard.Donna Harrison (35) allegedly told the police constable that she had...
View ArticlePendle arrests in county-wide burglary crackdown
POLICE covering Pendle have arrested 43 people and visited hundreds of suspected criminals as part of a county-wide crackdown on burglaries.Officers in the Lancashire Constabulary’s Pennine Division -...
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