My trip into ‘Heartbeat’ country
The unstable weather of the last few months means I have seen few opportunities to go away and stay overnight as always rain has been threatening in the next 48 hours, and I would much rather be at...
View ArticleStar awards honour local NHS heroes
Dedicated staff at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have been honoured in a special awards ceremony.The Star Awards are the trust’s staff recognition award scheme which saw 10 winners from...
View ArticleCountry music band man Tom dies
A man born in Burnley – later growing up in Worsthorne but then living at a farm in Pendle with his wife from Nelson – has died in Wales.Mr Tom Kellett met his wife at the old and then highly popular...
View ArticleSimply outstanding Messi is top of the pile for me!
It’s not the most scientific, structured or comprehensive formula, but below are the scribblings and research of an obsessive trying to work out who is the best footballer on the planet.Those deserving...
View ArticleBusinesses pull together for ‘one of a kind’ Dave
Staff and customers from a Laneshaw Bridge inn are pulling together to raise the profile of a debilitating disease.Earlier this year, we reported that colleagues from XLCR Vehicle Management, in Albert...
View ArticleChurch Street: one of Burnley’s oldest roads
This column, and others I have written, make reference to Church Street, Burnley. It is, as is the case in many other places, one of the town’s oldest highways. The name has not changed from the Middle...
View ArticlePolice probe into handling of Pendle teen’s death
Police watchdogs have been called in to investigate the response to the disappearance of former Pendle teenager Jayden Parkinson.The former Colne Primet High School pupil’s body was found in an...
View ArticleJobs situation in Pendle is improving
I recently spent Monday morning at Nelson Job Centre Plus, meeting the advisors and a number of the job seekers who had appointments.I frequently visit Colne and Nelson’s Job Centres for updates on...
View ArticleDevastation as Pendle restaurant closes its doors
The devastated co-owner of a popular Pendle business has shared how extortionate rent coupled with increased competition has led to its closure. Faz Hussain opened Massala Room, in Skipton Old Road,...
View ArticleRaising the problem of damp homes with Calico
Parliamentary recess allowed me to spend the whole week in Burnley. I was keen to catch up with businesses and deal with problems constituents had approached me about.I went to see the Burnley Series,...
View ArticleNelson man’s £400 fine for throwing cigarette end
A Nelson man has been ordered to pay £440 for throwing a cigarette end from his car window. Fayyaz Mohammed (48), of Crawford Street, failed to attend Reedley Magistrates’ Court.But the case was proved...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle Colne shed blaze
Firefighters were called out to a shed in Grosvenor Street, Colne, in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday).The fire involved both the shed and its contents and they used a hose reel to sort it....
View ArticleClarets chiefs slam ‘homophobic chants’ fans
Burnley FC chiefs have slammed Clarets fans apparently filmed shouting homophobic chants on an undercover TV documentary.Club bosses say they were “extremely disappointed” to appear on Channel 4’s...
View ArticleAnger as Colne verge destroyed
Angry residents have hit out after a grass verge was completely destroyed by a lorry. According to Coun. Neil Butterworth, locals have been left fuming after the verge outside the Morris Dancers pub in...
View ArticleHelp for Pendle residents struggling to pay rent
Pendle residents who receive housing benefit but are still struggling to pay their rent may get help from Pendle Council through the Government’s Discretionary Housing Payments.But if you think you’re...
View Article16-year-old in court after armed raid on Burnley shop
A teenager who executed a terrifying knife raid on a Burnley mobile phone shop on New Year’s Day, has been given two years detention.Majid Hussain (16) and another masked male burst into Sanaa...
View ArticleAir ambulance at Nelson biscuit factory
Emergency services were called to Farmhouse Biscuits, Nelson, this afternoon.Police and the North West Air Ambulance were at the factory, at the junction of Brook Street and Chapelhouse Road, but the...
View ArticleLATEST: Ladder fall workman airlifted to hospital
A man in his 40s was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) after he fell from a ladder while working at the Farmhouse Biscuits factory in Nelson.The North-West Air...
View ArticleShop boss warned off knifeman with brush
The man behind an attempted robbery that left a shop assistant “shaking and tearful” has been jailed.Robert Waring (22), of no fixed abode, was also sentenced for inflicting grievous bodily harm on a...
View ArticleDedicated Colne fund-raiser is back in the running
A dedicated fund-raiser is hoping to raise money for a charity close to her heart when she runs the Pennine 10K in June. Donna Oiller, of Bleinhem Street, Colne, is currently in training for the...
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