War graves pinpointed in Pendle cemeteries
Signs have gone up outside six Pendle cemeteries to highlight the presence of war graves there.In this 100th anniversary year of the First World War, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has created...
View ArticleOak Mill is ‘a danger to children’
Councillors in Colne have called for developers to tidy up the demolished Oak Mill in Skipton Road, which they say is a danger to children who have been playing on the site.Pendle Council recently took...
View ArticleFuneral of Pendle man killed in quad bike accident
The funeral of a Pendle man killed in a quad bike accident in Australia earlier this month will be held on Friday afternoon.Scott Thompson (27), the son of Lynne and Stephen Thompson, of Sansbury...
View ArticlePolice appeal for missing teenager
Police are appealing for help to find a teenage girl missing from her home in Padiham.Danielle Catton (19) has been missing from her home in Burnley Road, Padiham, since 1pm last Friday, February...
View ArticleBrierfield man targeted in ‘horrific’ doorstep robbery
A 65-year-old man was punched in the face during a violent robbery on the doorstep of his Brierfield home.The victim had just arrived home after visiting a local shop when he answered a knock at the...
View ArticleOut and about with the RSPCA
On Monday I attended the APPG on post offices and was delighted to be able to share the news of the big investment in Coal Clough Post Office, Burnley.Tuesday was a busy day. I went to the launch of a...
View ArticleFormer Burnley and Pendle nurse stranded in Portugal
A family have issued a heartfelt plea to “Help Doreen Home”.Former Burnley and Pendle nurse Doreen Blackburn is currently stranded in Portugal after suffering two major strokes. Her relatives are...
View ArticleColne celebrant talks Coronation Street and humanism
It was a storyline that captured the heart of the nation. The moment that Coronation Street’s Hayley Cropper was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer left audiences on the edge of their seats. As...
View ArticleSpace man Jon takes off with Gravity
The awe-inducing spectacle served up in the award-winning blockbuster “Gravity” owes a small part of its success to a Burnley whizzkid.Jon Hartley, brought up in Cliviger, was the assistant technical...
View Article23 cannabis plants discovered in Colne
A cannabis farm containing 23 plants has been discovered in the Waterside area of Colne. The discovery was made by PC Mark Blackey, PCSO Kevin Dolphin and PC Dave Cleal on Tuesday morning. The...
View ArticleTwo-car collision in Colne
A driver was taken to hospital following a two-car collision in Colne.The incident, which happened in Red Lane at around 11-45am, caused one car to roll onto its side.Emergency services attended the...
View ArticleTalks continue over Burnley High School site
Leaders of a proposed £5m. new “free school” in Burnley say they are still in negotiations over the final location .The Chapel Street School’s Trust revealed the former Habergham High building in Bryon...
View ArticleDevastated daughter’s wedding ring plea
A devastated daughter from Nelson is offering a £200 reward to anybody who can help her find her late dad’s wedding ring. Julie Dawson was out walking her Westie Izzy (2) in Victoria Park on...
View ArticleCouple’s compensation after holiday “nightmare”
A Burnley couple who should have enjoyed a dream holiday to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary instead endured a “nightmare” of food poisoning.Darren and Tracy Finch, of Whitpark Grove, spoke...
View ArticleDeath of businesswoman and charity campaigner
The funeral was held yesterday (Thursday) of popular local personality Janet Anne Duerden, who has died aged 81.Mrs Duerden, latterly of Middop, near Rimington, where she was an active WI member, ran...
View ArticlePendle freezes council tax again
Pendle Council has voted to freeze its share of the council tax for a sixth successive year.Members of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups, who share the seats on the council’s Executive,...
View ArticleDelays in opening new Colne Health Centre
Finalising legal contracts is to blame for delays in opening Colne’s new multi-million pound health centre. The three storey building in Craddock Road was due to be officially unveiled earlier in the...
View ArticleOfficials ‘unaccountable’ over house building fiasco
The failure by Ribble Valley Borough Council to have its Core Strategy adopted leaves the floodgates open for further opportunistic development applications. This local plan should have been in place...
View ArticleTests after death of Barnoldswick man (23)
The inquest into the death of a Barnoldswick man has been opened and adjourned by East Lancashire Coroner Mr Richard Taylor to allow for further tests to be carried out.Connor Alton (23), was found...
View ArticleMP calls for investment in Colne school
Lancashire County Council has defended itself against criticism of a lack of investment in a Pendle high school.Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson this week called on county councillors to put politics aside...
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