No minute’s silence for Nelson Mandela in Nelson
Nelson Town Councillor Yvonne Tennant has complained that her request that members should stand for a minute’s silence in respect for the late South African president Nelson Mandela was rejected by the...
View ArticleWhat were your highlights of 2013?
I’m not sure if it’s just me, but 2013 seems to have flown by. Following 2012 which was dominated by the Olympics, Paralympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, 2013 was always going to be a quieter year,...
View ArticleShotguns stolen from pick-up in Clitheroe
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after two shotguns were stolen after a pickup was broken into in Clitheroe.Somebody broke into the boot of a black Nissan Navara parked on Whitewell Road...
View ArticleFire-fighters plan to strike
Two fires happened in Nelson on Tuesday while the Fire Brigade Union was holding one of its regular strikes.But Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service still dealt with the incidents and no one suffered as...
View ArticleBarnoldswick Christmas club attack: man in court
A court date has been set for a man charged with assaulting two people in a Barnoldswick club during the Christmas holidays.One man was left with suspected fractures to his eyesocket and jaw, two black...
View ArticlePendle wards included on new ‘extra cash aid’ map
Twelve of Pendle’s 20 electoral wards are on the new draft map proposing areas of the UK to be classed as “Assisted Areas” and eligible to receive regional aid – the first time Pendle has been...
View ArticleBurnley’s Bangladeshi community celebrate liberation
A top Bangladeshi diplomat joined communities in Burnley to mark the anniversary of the country’s bloody fight for liberation.Zokey Ahad, assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh, was the guest of...
View ArticleLearn to speak Russian in Clitheroe
Why not kick off 2014 by learning a new language? Due to popular demand, another eight-week course of Simon Kerins’ “Russian for Beginners” classes will run at The Inn at the Station, in King Street,...
View ArticleFormer teacher seeks colleagues in asbestos exposure battle
Lawyers acting for a former teacher at schools in Burnley and Pendle who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma are launching an urgent appeal to trace her former co-workers.Janet Gent, who worked for...
View ArticleMy wildlife highlights of 2013
Another year awaits “Old Father Time” as we recall a truly wonderful English summer and our year of 2013 with our magnificent local flora and fauna here in Pendle’s renowned countryside. January sees...
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A photo showing a rare view of Bridge Street from St James’s Street’s junction with Manchester Road. is one of my favourite views of Old Burnley.But, more than any other part of town, this area reminds...
View ArticlePendle Council secures Government cash
Pendle Council has received details of its funding settlement for the next two years.“The settlement is broadly what we expected and have been planning for,” explained council leader Coun. Joe...
View ArticleHypothermic woman saved in dramatic Nelson canal bank rescue
A vulnerable woman suffering from hypothermia was plucked to safety from a steep canal bank in Nelson.Rescue teams were scrambled to save the woman who was found under the Swinden Aqueduct in the...
View ArticleBomb squad detonate ‘unexploded device’ on Pendle Hill
Bomb squad experts were called to Pendle Hill after a walker stumbled across an unexploded device.The bomb alert came after the man discovered the suspicious device on a remote patch of farmland near...
View ArticleHospitals Trust appoints interim chief executive
The trust which runs Burnley and Blackburn Hospitals has appointed an interim chief executive.Mr Jim Birrell has taken up his post at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust today.Mr Birrell has held many...
View ArticleArson attack on Nelson taxi office
A fire which badly affected a taxi unit in Nelson has been identified as a suspected deliberate blaze.Two fire engines from Nelson Fire Station used two breathing apparatus wearers and a hose-reel jet...
View ArticleNew head chef at Fence pub
A former Young Chef of the Year who worked with Nigel Haworth in the Northcote Manor Restaurant at Langho for seven years, has now become head chef at a Wheatley Lane pub – aged just 23.Tom Parker is...
View ArticleBurnley Crown Court delays as barristers protest
Proceedings at Burnley Crown Court were delayed this morning (Monday) as barristers withdraw their services in protest at proposed cuts to legal aid.Not officially described as a strike as barristers,...
View ArticleBurnley General Hospital standards still ‘not being met’
Burnley General Hospital has been told it needs to take action to assess and monitor the quality of its service provision more effectively.That was the verdict of an impromptu inspection by the Care...
View Article‘Mad Friday’ pub attack: CCTV appeal
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following an assault in the toilets of a Haslingden pub on “Mad Friday”.About 11-35pm on December 20th, a 20-year-old man was...
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