TRIBUTES: Family and friends from Pendle remember murdered Jayden Parkinson
Tributes have been pouring in for a former Pendle schoolgirl who has been murdered in Oxfordshire.Jayden Parkinson (17), who had moved from the area in Year 8 to live with her mum, had been last seen...
View ArticleUnwelcome second delivery for new Colne dad
When Chris Ashworth rushed his girlfriend into labour he was not expecting an unwelcome second delivery.For while little Pearl Ivy was being brought into the world, her daddy was being issued with a...
View ArticleEnjoy Victorian Christmas at Clitheroe Castle
People of all ages can step back into Christmas past at Clitheroe Castle Museum.From today (December 20th) until Sunday, museum visitors will be invited to enjoy tales of a Victorian Christmas with the...
View Article£20,000 cash stolen in raid on Nelson home
Police have issued an appeal for information after a burglary at a house in Nelson on Friday night in which a large amount of cash was stolen.Between 8-45pm and 9pm, a house on Eckroyd Close was broken...
View Article15 new jobs at Burnley packaging firm
A packaging manufacturer in Burnley has created 15 additional jobs with help from a government grant.Learoyd Packaging Ltd, based in Netherwood Road, specialise in the printing of plastic food...
View ArticleEarby Christmas shop window contest: winners
Earby was picture perfect for the town’s annual Christmas window competition as Pendle’s Mayor took a tour of the shops.Coun. Smith Benson was joined on the judging panel by the Mayoress of Pendle...
View ArticleGood to see Burnley FC helping loyal fans
The rows of empty seats at Turf Moor home games tell their own story. While the goods are being delivered by the team, the price of watching football has reached alarming levels.Thankfully, Burnley...
View ArticleAndy Murray is deserving Sports Personality of 2013
I simply could not believe some of the furore over Andy Murray’s much-deserved winning of the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award.It would not matter if our country’s best tennis player for...
View ArticleTeen faces manslaughter charge over death of Nelson man
A teenager has been charged with the manslaughter of a 64-year-old Nelson man.The 16-year-old boy, from Nelson, was formally charged by police following the death of David Hutchinson on July 4th this...
View ArticleSinging stars spread Christmas joy in Colne
Singing stars from three Colne primary schools have been spreading Christmas joy in Colne. The pupils from Lord Street Primary School, Colne Primet Primary School and Trawden Forest Primary School have...
View ArticleTowneley Hall closes for maintenance work
Towneley Hall is set to close its doors for maintenance work tomorrow (December 23rd).It will re-open on Saturday, February 1st, after a new natural history gallery and exhibition gallery have been...
View ArticleUntil bulldozers move in, new bypass is still far away
Our pages have been filled in recent weeks with the views of people and businesses on the virtues or otherwise of building the A56 bypass to ease congestion along North Valley Road in Colne.Most...
View ArticleSpare a thought for those suffering at Christmas
As we approach Christmas, it is always worth reflecting on the past year, the changes we have seen and what the New Year may hold. For many families in Pendle, the past year has been tough.But while...
View ArticleChristmas 50 years ago at the ‘New’ Shepherds Arms
So, as the year turns to all things festive, Christmas 2013 arrives and for the 46th year in succession at the Lancaster Street home of the Crambie family, my dear wife Ruth has once again served up a...
View ArticleWoman rescued from Colne house fire
A woman had to be rescued from her bedroom window following a blaze at her home in Colne.Firefighters were called to Clifford Street at 2-25pm yesterday.The woman was treated on the scene for smoke...
View ArticleThanks for making their Christmas special
Every year the Express joins with the local Salvation Army in our toy appeal. And every year the people of Burnley and Padiham respond magnificently to bring some festive joy to families who may...
View ArticleAn MP’s hectic countdown to Christmas 2013
The pace increased in Westminster as everyone tries to fit in final meetings and business before Christmas.On Tuesday I was delighted to attend a manufacturing dinner at the Institution of Royal...
View ArticleNelson man’s drugs death
East Lancashire’s Coroner has recorded the death of a Nelson man as one of “misadventure”.Mr Richard Taylor said that the death of Mark Howarth (41), of Regent Street, Nelson, was the unexpected...
View ArticleNelson wife in court on ‘sword’ charge
A wife removed a sword from the scene where her husband brandished it during an affray and offered police a toy plastic one instead when they asked to see it, Burnley Crown Court was told.Nazreem...
View ArticleHorse lover’s ashes scattered at Coniston Horse Trials
The ashes of a woman who was well known in local equestrian circles will be scattered on Friday at the Coniston Horse Trials grounds where she was a judge for more than 20 years.Marian Stansfield...
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