Nelson man punched mum as she put baby to bed
A Nelson man who punched his girlfriend so hard her lungs went into spasm and caused an asthma attack, has been spared jail.Victim Ashleigh Ellerton was left crawling on the floor gasping for air after...
View ArticleMystery deepens over Barnoldswick UFO sighting
The mystery of the UFO above Barnoldswick has deepened after conflicting eyewitness accounts.A Hollins Road resident emailed in a picture of the classic disc shaped object after seeing it in the sky at...
View ArticleWhat a great start to 2014 for business
Burnley received another slice of good news this week as bakers Warburtons unveiled plans for a £20m. expansion at their factory in town.And the plan will create at least 60 new jobs at the Billington...
View ArticleBishop of Blackburn’s 2014 video message
Lancashire’s new Bishop, the Rt Rev. Julian Henderson, has made a special new year video.He has taken the opportunity to send greetings to everyone living in the region at the start of the new year....
View ArticleThere’s a catalogue of sport to look forward to in 2014!
It was a great year for British sport and its representatives in 2013.Just browsing through the list of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominations depicts how successful we’ve been over the...
View ArticleQueen Street Mill awarded Grade I listing
In the last week or so the news has come that, after over 30 years of prevarication, Queen Street Mill in Harle Syke has been given Grade 1 Listed status. This means the 1894 cotton weaving shed has...
View ArticleControversial village homes plan to go-ahead?
A controversial planning application for the redevelopment of a mill site in a Pendleside village is due to go before Pendle councillors on Thursday night.Members of the Barrowford and Western Parishes...
View ArticleMan killed in road smash: police witness appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man died in a road accident in Edenfield just before midnight last night (Tuesday).The collision occurred when a dark blue BMW M5 with four...
View ArticlePolice arrest wanted man, two more still on loose
Police have arrested one of the three wanted men they have been searching for since before Christmas.Stuart John Davey (41) from Bolton Road in Blackburn was arrested on January 3rd and charged with...
View ArticleConman targets elderly Nelson woman: police appeal
Police are appealing for information after £100 was stolen from a vulnerable, elderly woman at her home in Chapel Street, Nelson, about 6pm last Thursday (January 2nd).A man posed as a garden...
View ArticleBrierfield residents take a look back in time
Community-minded residents in Breirfield have been working hard to produce a video showing the changing face of their town.Brierfield Action in the Community members have worked with pupils at Marsden...
View ArticleAsda Colne armed robber jailed
A man who was involved in an armed robbery at Asda in Colne has been sentenced to six years and six months imprisonment in Spain for drugs, firearms and road traffic offences.Andrew Moran (31), from...
View ArticleColne celebrant praises Coronation Street’s ‘right to die’ storyline
Popular soap Coronation Street has been praised by a Colne celebrant for tackling a “right to die” storyline and showcasing a humanist funeral. Sally Penn (49), of St Andrews Close, is pleased to see...
View ArticlePendle one of UK’s ‘most at risk of vote fraud’ areas
Pendle has been identified as one of 16 authorities in England at the greatest risk of electoral fraud.The borough was named in an Electoral Commission report as an area where members of certain...
View ArticleWanted men: two arrested, one still on loose
A second wanted man has now been arrested by police in Burnley.Police issued an appeal shortly before Christmas for the public’s help in tracing three missing men.Brian Furlong (50), originally from...
View ArticlePolice hope to make arrests after Nelson gang attack
A 15-year-old boy was “left for dead” following a gang attack on Tuesday in Nelson.He was spotted lying on a road by a passer-by who called for help.He was taken to hospital for treatment for a...
View ArticlePendle’s Mayor opens new Earby gym
Folk in Earby have no excuses to not carry out a New Year’s resolution to get fit as a new gym has opened on their doorstep.Earby Fitness Mill, which is located in Boot Street Mill, has been officially...
View ArticleStairs fall led to death of Barnoldswick woman
The death of a 75-year-old Barnoldswick woman in September has been concluded as accidental.East Lancashire Coroner Mr Richard Taylor said Marian Stansfield, of Brogden Street, died on September 30th...
View ArticleCrime commissioner cleared of expenses fiddle
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw has been cleared of fiddling his council expenses after an investigation lasting almost a year.The Crown Prosecution Service announced on...
View ArticleColne residents urged not to feed pigeons
Residents feeding pigeons in Colne are being warned their actions could result in more of the Columbidae species flocking to the town centre. Posters and leaflets are currently being designed by Pendle...
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