Canon Rodney announces his retirement
A priest, who is in charge of three churches in the Ribble Valley, has said that he expects to retire in September.Canon Rodney Nicholson (68), vicar of St Paul’s, Low Moor, Clitheroe, and...
View Article‘Conservative media circus’ over Barnoldswick turning circle
A Barnoldswick councillor has said he is “fed up” with the “Conservative media circus” after Tories in the town called on County Hall to do more in finding a new site for a bus turning circle.Coun....
View ArticleNelson car park permit charge to be cut?
Councillors will consider a reduction in the charge for a parking permit on the Goitside car park in Nelson town centre on Monday night.Pendle Council’s Nelson Committee is asked to consider to bring...
View ArticleNelson men in court for perverting justice
Two Nelson men have been handed suspended prison sentences after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice.Farhaan Zaroof (22), of Berkeley Street and Aqeel Shah (22), of Hartley Street were...
View ArticlePendle residents urged to ‘come dancing’
A dance band with over 60 years experience is encouraging more Pendle residents to take part in what is fast becoming a dying tradition. The Mark Kitto Band, who celebrated their diamond anniversary...
View ArticleCampaign to get stranded stroke victim home goes worldwide
A family’s campaign to get a stranded stroke victim back home has gone worldwide. Last week, we threw our weight behind the desperate plea from the relatives of Doreen Blackburn. Mrs Blackburn (78), a...
View ArticleNelson mosque extension work well under way
Pendle’s biggest mosque is being expanded now – and work is expected to hopefully finish in a few months.There has been a concern that things are taking time there despite members making lots of...
View ArticleBusiness Secretary visits Brierfield Mills
Business Secretary Vince Cable is to visit the site of a major mill redevelopment in Pendle this afternoon.Mr Cable is to look round Brierfield Mills, the former Smith and Nephew factory for which...
View ArticleSecond England cap for Jay Rod?
In November, Jay Rodriguez became the first Burnley-born player in 111 years to represent England at senior level when making his debut in the 2-0 defeat to Chile at Wembley.And he is in line to add to...
View ArticleDanny Ings called up for England under-21 squad
Clarets striker Danny Ings has been named in Gareth Southgate’s 23-man squad for next Wednesday’s game against Wales at Derby County’s iPro Stadium.Ings already has two under-21 England caps to his...
View ArticleVietnamese boat people’s return to Barnoldswick
A member of a Vietnamese family who moved to Barnoldswick in 1980 having fled their homeland in the Far East has returned to the town for the first time in 30 years.Binh Lai (40) moved to the Coates...
View ArticleTributes to gran killed in mobility scooter smash
Touching tributes have been paid to a “wonderful” mum-of-11 who has died following an accident while riding her disability scooter.Burnley pensioner and grandmother-of-16 Mrs Dorothy Kenny (71) died in...
View ArticleWoodland Spa named best in Britain
Burnley’s showpiece £4.5m. Woodland Spa has been voted the best in Britain – just one year after opening.The complex, part of the Crow Wood leisure centre, was named Day Spa Of The Year at the...
View ArticleRibble Valley to host ‘cycle sportive’ event
A brand new “cycle sportive” event – the Ribble Valley Ride – is being jointly organised by the Rotary clubs of Clitheroe and Accrington for this summer.Among the team organising the event is...
View ArticleBusiness Secretary visits Brierfield Mill
Business Secretary Vince Cable has described the proposals for the redevelopment of Brierfield Mills as “really impressive”.Mr Cable visited the site of the former Smith and Nephew factory on Thursday...
View Article2,250 jobs at new cyber security business park?
Plans for a business park creating up to 2,250 jobs for Pendle and Burnley have been revealed.The North-East Lancashire Cyber Security Business Park will be a central part of the redevelopment of...
View ArticleBurnley tops England’s teen pregnancy league
Burnley has topped the league table for teen pregnancies in England and Wales according to shocking figures released by the Office for National Statistics.The town has the highest conception rate for...
View Article‘My little miracle’ - Colne mum shares pride
He may be living with a rare chromosome disorder, but one inspiring Colne youngster is still proving to be his parent’s “little miracle”. Jacob Murray (5) was diagnosed with trisomy 8 syndrome (T8M)...
View ArticleBurnley FC’s Graham Alexander joins football greats at Tom Finney funeral
The mood at Deepdale was one of reflection as the football family gathered yesterday (Thursday) at the home of Preston North End to begin paying their respects to Sir Tom Finney.Mourners began arriving...
View ArticleAbandoned ponies rescued by HAPPA
Two abandoned ponies that were left for weeks in a field without food or water have been rescued by Burnley’s Horse and Ponies Protection Association. Now the charity is hoping that kind hearted animal...
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