Stop smoking clinics in Pendle
A number of weekly stop smoking drop-in clinics are running in Pendle for people who need help quitting smoking. Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Quit Squad is holding the sessions to enable...
View Article‘Our his head’ Nelson drug addict collapsed in street
A coroner has heard how a Nelson man collapsed in the street while walking with his partner and died on the way to hospital.An inquest at Burnley Coroners’ Court was told Duncan Stuart Cameron (48), of...
View Article100th birthday celebrations in Colne
A private party was held at a Colne nursing home to mark the 100th birthday of a much-loved resident. Clara Pulford celebrated the milestone date in style - as she was joined by around 12 family...
View ArticleBrierfield woman’s £100 fine for dropped cigarette
A Brierfield woman has been fined £400 plus costs for littering and failing to turn up to court.Saskie Kockova, of Garden Street, failed to appear at Reedley Magistrates’ Court and the case was proved...
View ArticleCat owner’s horror as pet killed by dog
A devastated cat owner is urging anybody that has been affected by dog attacks in Colne to step forward.Richard Jameson (30), of Alkincoats Road, was left mortified over the weekend, after learning...
View ArticleCollege hosts apprenticeship open day
Burnley College to host apprenticeship open day.The Themis event on Tuesday runs from 5-30pm to 8-30pm and will include information about apprenticeships, CV advice, interview skills and the chance to...
View ArticleMan injured in Barrowford bridge fall
A man had to be rescued from the embankment of Pendle Water in Gisburn Road, Barrowford, in the early hours of Sunday.Emergency services were called to the bridge across the road from the Old Bridge...
View ArticleHospitals must still improve patient care
Much work still has to be done to improve standards of patient care at Burnley and Blackburn Hospitals.Although they have moved to address many problems highlighted by the Keogh Report last year,...
View ArticleCompany ordered to make Colne demolition site more secure
The owners of a ’dangerous’ demolition site in Colne have been ordered to make the site secure.Burnley Magistrates’ Court heard how the former home of Oak Mill had become a hazard with large potholes...
View ArticleCooker fire in Nelson flat
A cooker fire at a first floor flat in Newfield Drive, Nelson, on Sunday evening caused minor smoke damage.Fire crews used two sets of breathing apparatus, one hose reel and one ventilation unit in use...
View ArticleRunaway Stonyhurst College pupils found
Two school pupils who ran away from a Ribble Valley boarding school to the Caribbean have been found.Students Edward Bunyan and Indira Gainiyeva, both 16, were last seen at Manchester Airport at 3am...
View ArticleIs Whalley a village or a town?
The public inquiry conducted by planning inspector Simon Berkeley on behalf of the Government to judge Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Local Plan (Core Strategy) will be well under way as this item...
View ArticleCharity run for ‘one of a kind’ Laneshaw Bridge man
Close friends of a Laneshaw Bridge man living with a debilitating disease are joining forces to raise money and awareness in his name. The dedicated colleagues from XLCR Vehicle Management, in Albert...
View ArticleToo many children in Pendle are obese
We have published some shocking figures about the state of Pendle’s health.There are some alarming statistics about life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, drug use, smoking in pregnancy and the level of...
View ArticleHeadmaster’s joy after Stonyhurst College students found
The headmaster of a Ribble Valley boarding school, from where two pupils ran away to the Caribbean, has spoken of his delight after they were found safe and well.Arrangements are currently being made...
View ArticleBank book stolen from ‘vulnerable’ Colne man
Police are appealing for information after a vulnerable man was targeted by robbers in his Colne home on Saturday January.The robbery took place around 6pm when two men have knocked on the front door...
View ArticleNelson eyesore garage site tidy-up?
A scheme to bring a Nelson garage site back into community use is set to go before Pendle Council’s Executive on Thursday.The triangular site is bounded by Athol Street, Temple Street and Holly Street...
View ArticleYear after the horse meat scandal, what has changed?
This time last year the majority of the country was horrified to find it ran the risk of unintentionally eating horse meat.Millions of burgers, meatballs and pre-made meals were withdrawn from...
View ArticleMan pulled knife on neighbour in street row
A Nelson man admitted pulling a knife on his neighbour in a row in the street.Mark James Bell was said to have brandished the kitchen knife before shouting and swearing in Harold Street, Colne, last...
View ArticleNelson woman on ‘shisha’ tobacco charge
A Nelson woman charged with possessing hundreds of packs of “illegal” shisha tobacco is due to appear in court.Shabnam Jan is accused of having 305 packs of shisha without proper safety warnings on...
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