Spring is in the air and don’t the animals know it!
According to the calendar, spring started on Friday. From that point on there are more hours of light than dark, and this situation continues to improve until midsummer. Without doubt we are now on the...
View ArticleAddict shoplifter always stole Lynx from Boots
The Lynx effect proved irresistible for a persistent shoplifter.Blackburn magistrates heard Jason Dewhirst had been caught stealing from the Boots store in Nelson on 12 occasions. On nearly every...
View ArticleSchools close as teachers go out on strike
Schools across Burnley and Pendle have been severely affected by today’s national strike by the National Union of Teachers. The NUT has called the strike in protest at what it claims is the...
View ArticleCould you be new Mr Pennine bodybuilding champ?
A Burnley gym owner has revived a classic bodybuilding contest to find the finest physiques from across the North-West. Fitness Factory owner Michael Coupe has brought back the traditional Mr Pennine...
View ArticleFirst MP namechecked by Chancellor in his Budget speech!
I was in the Commons Chamber to hear the Chancellor deliver this year’s Budget.The public finances remain very tight, despite economic growth in the UK now being faster than in virtually any other...
View ArticleTrawden primary school praised by Her Majesty’s Inspector
A village primary school that was deemed in need of improvement in its last Ofsted report is taking effective action.Following a visit from Her Majesty’s Inspector, Trawden Forest Primary School, in...
View ArticlePolice probe Brierfield car ‘arson’
Police are investigating a possible arson attack on a car in Brierfield last night.Firefighters were called out around 10-30pm to the fierce blaze in Elland Road with the car straddling the road and...
View ArticleChaos on M65 after lorry sheds load
Motorists are facing traffic chaos on the M65 this afternoon after a lorry shed its load. Drivers on the eastbound carriageway were forced to swerve due to the incident, which happened at junction 11...
View ArticlePolice warning after jewellery thieves strike
Police are also seeking information about jewellery worth £13,000 which has gone missing from a house in Barnoldswick Road, Blacko.Items missing include a tanzonite ring worth £6,000, a £1,400 diamond...
View ArticleToday’s football managers appear powerless
I am not a big fan of football, but my husband is.He is an avid Liverpool supporter. In fact, there was a time when he would go to the ends of the earth to follow his beloved Liverpool FC, but now he...
View ArticleEvans assault claims a ‘Machiavellian’ plot
Lancashire MP Nigel Evans told police a former Westminster worker who accused him of a sexual assault was “Machiavellian” and at the “centre of the web” of a plot against him.The Ribble Valley MP...
View ArticleNo one around to catch those who flout motoring laws
Road safety legislation is made with the best intentions.How we drive in our cars is obviously of paramount importance to ourselves, other road users and pedestrians.But who is responsible for the...
View ArticleIt’s time to ‘spring clean’ your garden
After a nice, long-awaited spell of sunshine, it’s a joy to see the garden waking up and coming to life. After what was a not very cold but a very wet winter, it’s now time to get back out there and...
View ArticleCall for ‘death bridge’ action
Concerned councillors and Pendle’s MP have said that action needs to be taken after another man threatened to jump from a motorway bridge. The terrifying incident is one in a list of logs recently...
View ArticleCampaign launched to save Colne Cricket Club
Members of Colne Cricket Club are urging Pendle residents to get behind them as they launch a “Save Our Ground” campaign. The future of the Byron Road clubhouse is in serious jeopardy after a series of...
View ArticleClarets fan’s ‘excessive celebration’ triggered derby day arrest
A Clarets fan and RAF mover was arrested for “excessive” celebrations during Burnley’s historic derby day victory over rivals Blackburn Rovers.Joshua Thomas Bramwell (23) was held as he celebrated...
View ArticleHelp needed in Pendle’s nature reserves and parks
An urgent appeal has been launched to attract more volunteers to help with Pendle’s local nature reserves and parks. The Friends of Greenfield Local Nature Reserve, also known as the Greenfielder Green...
View ArticleUPDATE: Pedestrian hit by car just off M65
Police have confirmed that a man has been airlifted to hospital with head injuries after being knocked down in Colne. The road traffic collision happened just off Juntion 14, at Colne, near to Pendle...
View ArticleUPDATE: Worker hit on head by tail-gate in Foulridge
A worker has been taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital with a “fairly deep laceration” to his forehead after being hit by a tail-gate. The industrial accident happened in Skipton Road, Foulridge, at...
View ArticleCanal death dog-walker had a heart attack
A Burnley man who died after falling into the Leeds Liverpool Canal while walking his dog suffered from a heart condition.Mr Thomas Mayock (64) of Talbot Street, was found half submerged in the canal,...
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