Rooms gutted in ‘suspicious’ Nelson house fire
A fire which gutted two ground floor rooms at an unoccupied house in Nelson is thought to have been started deliberately.Crews from Nelson and Burnley were called to the house in Ripon Street at 3-30am...
View ArticleColne man died after choking on incontinence pad
A Colne man with significant learning disabilities choked on an incontinence pad which led to his death, an inquest has concluded.East Lancashire Coroner Mr Richard Taylor recorded the death of James...
View ArticleHave your say on flooding issues
Lancashire County Council, working with Blackpool Council, has launched a new plan to reduce the risk of floods causing damage to property or threat to life in future.The councils have been designated...
View ArticleCommitted Colne cricketers take on ‘1830 Challenge’
Committed cricketers are going the extra mile for their club this month as they embark on an arduous fitness regime.Around 25 senior players from Colne Cricket Club are taking on the “1830 challenge”...
View ArticleCommon sense has taken a back seat over house building
More holes than a colander. No, not our roads, but the best way to describe remarks made by Ribble Valley Borough Council planning committee chairman Coun. Terry Hill. His attempts to allay the fears...
View ArticleRecord number of dogs rescued over Christmas period
For many Christmas is a time of relaxing, over-indulging and putting day-to-day stresses to one side. But for selfless volunteers at rescue centre Pendle Dogs In Need, it was an entirely different...
View ArticlePlans to remember Barnoldswick men lost in Rohilla tragedy
Plans to remember those who were lost in the HMHS Rohilla tragedy 100 years ago - including 12 from Barnoldswick - are to be finalised at a meeting on Monday.A commemorative weekend of events is...
View ArticleSpen Brook new homes plan put back
Councillors have deferred a decision on a controversial development at a former carpet mill site in a Pendleside village.Members of Pendle Council’s Barrowford and Western Parishes Committee had been...
View ArticleThousands of Muslims parade through Nelson
Thousands of people took part in a procession around Nelson to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet of God Muhammad.And as they walked, an aircraft flew around the town loads of times giving a message...
View ArticleCemetery crisis is ‘not grave’ in Colne
Residents are being reassured that a “graveyard crisis” has not yet reached Colne and its surrounding villages.Recent national reports have stated that many graveyards in England are already full or...
View ArticleCannabis farms discovered in Colne
Two cannabis farms have today been discovered and dismantled in Colne. Colne and West Craven Police also found occupants at another house in the Vivary Bridge ward to be in possession of cannabis. A...
View ArticleBurnley traffic delays as £500,000 electric project starts
Drivers coming in and out of Burnley town centre will face delays over the next few months as a major £500,000 engineering project gets under way.The work by Electricity North West is aimed at...
View ArticleToday’s neon-blazing bars don’t have same appeal
So time has been called on yet another Burnley pub – the General Scarlett – and sadly, it won’t be the last to call last orders forever. Those of us of more mature years have fond memories of the local...
View ArticleNelson driver banned nine times
A Nelson man who was disqualified from driving panicked when he was spotted behind the wheel of his Vauxhall Vectra and drove off at speed, a court was told.Atif Mahmood (34), of Bankhouse Road, drove...
View ArticleExplicit video call seen by teen girls
A 19-year-old man living on a Gisburn caravan Park made a sexually explicit FaceTime connection – a video phone call – with a 16-year-old girl which was also viewed by her 13-year-old sister.Blackburn...
View ArticleNelson boy (14) arrested after attack
A 14-year-old boy from Nelson has been arrested and released on police bail pending further inquiries in relation to an assualt on January 9th.The incident occurred in Edge End Lane, close to Marsden...
View ArticleColne Post Office to close for major revamp
Colne Post Office will close for over two weeks as it undergoes a major refurbishment. The Albert Street branch will be shut from 5-30pm on Wednesday and will re-open from 1pm on Friday, January 31st....
View ArticleFour charged on conspiracy to burgle in Barnoldswick
Four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary in Barnoldswick after a spate of town centre break-ins during 2013.David Driver (37), of Farholme Lane, Bacup, Donna Stott (25), of the...
View Article16-year-old Stonyhurst College student is missing
A Stonyhurst College student has been reported missing.The 16-year-old boy was reported missing to police yesterday afternoon who have confirmed they are making inquiries into his whereabouts. A...
View ArticleWorld Cup shambles brings the flaws of Fifa to light
Well, to use colloquial terms, this whole World Cup saga has been a right royal balls up.Eyebrows were raised over Fifa’s governance when Brazil was announced as a host in 2007, but the aberrant...
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