Called for new ‘Pendle brand’ to be scrapped
Councillors have clashed over plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pendle Council by promoting the borough as the place to work, live and play.Proposals for new road signs at gateway points and a...
View Article£2,000,000 to improve Pendle’s roads
Almost £2m. is to be spent in the next 12 months to improve roads across Pendle, Lancashire County Council has revealed.The programme will include making road surfaces better, boosting bridges,...
View ArticleBarrowford man in court on drugs charges
A Barrowford man is due to appear at Preston Magistrates Court today charged with drugs offences related to a series of raids that took place in Lancashire and Greater Manchester on Wednesday.Darren...
View ArticleDrugs charge: Barrowford man remanded in custody
A Barrowford man charged in connection with drugs offences and money laundering has been remanded in custody to appear at Preston Crown Court on February 11th.Darren Bowling (47), of Colne Road, was...
View ArticlePolice appeal after man (36) goes missing
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a man who has gone missing from home in Rossendale.Lee James Peel (36), of Bury Road, Haslingden, was last seen at an address in Fern Terrace about 11-30am on...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Crowds enjoy Pendle Beer Festival at Colne Muni
The doors have opened and the crowds are pouring in to Pendle’s 10th annual beer festival.After last night’s opening ceremony, there is a chance to sample the many different real ales and ciders on...
View ArticleFisher More and Park top Pendle GCSE tables
New school “league tables” showing how Pendle high schools performed in last year’s GCSE examinations were published for the first time this week.The tables show the percentage of pupils achieving five...
View ArticleBrendan Flood due back on Burnley FC board
Former Clarets director Brendan Flood is expected to imminently return to the Burnley board.The one-time operational director relinquished his role just over 12 months ago after taking out an...
View ArticleMan attacked outside Colne pub: witness appeal
Detectives are appealing for information after a 32-year-old man was assaulted on a night out in Colne.The local man was punched in the face and knocked unconscious outside the Union Exchange in Market...
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A well-known and long-time Blacko resident, Mrs Edna Joyce Ashworth, passed away peacefully at Blackburn Royal Hospital aged 89.Edna and her late husband, Arthur, had been village residents since 1960....
View ArticleCraft prizes for grabs at Clitheroe gallery
Craftworkers who live and work in the North West have the chance to exhibit their work at the popular Platform Gallery in Clitheroe.The Station Road gallery will host “Craft Open” from May to July...
View ArticleBurnley nurse accused of child and animal porn offences
A Burnley nurse charged with child porn offences has been suspended by a medical watchdog.David Hartley Haigh (52) was charged with four offences by Lancashire Police and appeared before Burnley...
View ArticleEarby fury over Pendle Council planning ‘mistake’
Earby Town Council is to write to Pendle Council asking it to revoke a decision its planning department made by mistake.The town council’s objection to an application submitted to Pendle Council to...
View ArticleChristmas drink-driving figures in Burnley and Pendle
Forty-eight people in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale were caught drink driving by police over the festive period.Officers carried out 2,844 breath tests in Pennine Division as part of Lancashire...
View ArticleMissing man: body is found
Lancashire Police have called off the search for a missing 36 year-old man after a body was discovered on Saturday afternoon in Haslingden.Lee Peel, of Bury Road, Haslingden, was reported missing...
View ArticlePolice appeal after Brierfield road rage incident
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was run over during a road rage incident in Brierfield.The incident took place in Glen Way around 6-15pm on Thursday, January 23rd, when...
View ArticlePhotos: Funeral of Burnley FC legend Arthur Bellamy
Scores of fans and Clarets legends lined Harry Potts Way as the funeral cortege of Burnley FC legend Arthur Bellamy made its way past Turf Moor on its way to St John’s Church, Worsthorne.Arthur played...
View ArticleVIDEO: Earby welcomes replacement minibus
Earby residents have celebrated the arrival of a replacement community minibus to ferry folk around after a 14-year fund-raising effort.Members of the Earby Community Association joined residents...
View ArticleWheelchair woman is bag snatch victim: police appeal
A woman in a wheelchair was targeted by a suspected bag snatch thief in a Burnley department store.The vulnerable woman was shopping with a friend in Marks and Spencer when the theft happened.Her...
View ArticleInquest into death of respected GP
Pioneering surgery to treat an inspirational young doctor’s pancreatic cancer led to his death an inquest heard.Dr Michael Barsby died on November 15th 2013 aged just 43 after being diagnosed with his...
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