Full army uniform aids Colne fund-raiser
A former soldier from Pendle is giving his fund-raising a new spin in the centenary year of the First World War. Les Robinson (71) has been driving up funds “whenever and wherever” for Help for Heroes...
View ArticleTeddy bear’s picnic at Colne church
Organisers of a teddy bear’s picnic were sure of a big surprise when around 50 residents came to support their Colne event. Held at St Michael and All Angels Church, in Skipton Road, the children’s...
View ArticleRibble Valley mum dies after Lakes rescue drama
A mum from Clitheroe has died after being found unconscious in a stream in the Lake District.Ailsa Gordon (49) was discovered with hypothermia in Glencoyne Beck, near Seldom Seen, Glenridding.Around 50...
View ArticleBarnoldswick firm’s characters to run in London Marathon
A pair of well-known West Craven characters will run in this weekend’s London Marathon. Silentnight’s Have-a-go Hippo and Plucky Duck will make the journey down from Barnoldswick to take to the streets...
View ArticleVideo: Pendle’s Victoria Park in bloom
Spring has arrived in Pendle, with bright floral displays across the area. Our photographer Andrew Smith was on hand to capture the season of new life in Pendle’s popular Victoria ParkThe Green Flag...
View ArticleNigel Evans: ‘Nothing will ever be the same again’
Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has said “nothing will ever be the same again” after being cleared of committing nine sexual offences against seven young men.Talking outside Preston Crown Court for the...
View ArticlePolice react to Nigel Evans verdict
Police have reacted to the not guilty verdict in the case of Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans.Talking outside Preston Crown Court, Detective Superintendent Ian Critchley, Lancashire Constabulary’s Head of...
View ArticleSupport floods in for cleared MP Nigel Evans on Twitter
Within minutes of Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans being cleared of all counts of sex assalt and rape he faced at Preston Crown Court, social networking site Twitter was buzzing with message of support and...
View ArticleBreaking: Nelson man jailed for child sex offences
A Nelson man has been jailed for four years for two child sex offences dating back 20 years.Kenneth Ridehalgh (57), of Edward Street, had denied a string of offences and had been acquitted of most of...
View ArticleWhat did acquitted MP’s ‘footsteps’ remark mean?
During his statement to waiting reporters after his acquittal, Nigel Evans MP said: “In my darkest and loneliest times there were only two... or one... sets of footsteps in the sand, and as those of...
View ArticleCPS on Nigel Evans trial: ‘It was right all evidence was put before a jury’
The Crown Prosecution Service has defended the decision to put the case of Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans before a jury. The former Commons deputy speaker has this afternoon been cleared of committing...
View ArticlePendleton joy at news of Nigel Evans sex case acquittal
Residents in MP Nigel Evans’ Ribble Valley home village of Pendleton today expressed their delight at the news of his acquittal. Landlady of Mr Evans’ local, The Swan with Two Necks, Christine...
View ArticleArmed burglars force Colne family out of home
A husband and his pregnant wife have exclusively revealed that armed burglars have forced them out of their home.The offenders threatened to “knock the baby” out of Laura Cleasby.And the family has...
View ArticleVIDEO: Speedy start for Earby fund but road ahead is long
Members of Earby Community Association are a mile further on but still have a long road ahead after an annual spring fair fund-raiser.Saturday’s event at the New Road Community Centre raised around...
View ArticleNursery shop relocates to Nelson centre
Nursery Time have relocated its business to prime retail premises at Number One Market Street in the centre of Nelson.The popular nursery shop had been based in Barrowford for the last 12 years before...
View ArticleStonyhurst College to host Spring Fair
The countdown is on to the second spring country fair to be hosted by Stonyhurst College.To be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 26th and 27th, the fair will feature an assortment of products, ranging...
View ArticleBrothers in court over iphone bag switch scam
Two brothers who conned a Nelson man out of £320 in a fraudulent deal have been given community orders.Pennine magistrates heard how Martin Stephen Collins (25) and Richard Collins (21), both of Audley...
View ArticleRival fans clash after Clarets match
Police are investigating violent clashes between rival fans after Burnley’s 1-0 defeat to MiddlesbroughTrouble erupted between supporters outside Turf Moor following the Championship game on Saturday...
View ArticleRescue after smoke hit a farmhouse
A large bonfire blaze on farmland in Colne affected the farmhouse next to it and firefighters had to rescue one person from the premises after being affected by smoke.The farm is at the end of a long...
View ArticleJail for ‘Scottish Mafia enforcer’ in stables attack
A former Glasgow gangland enforcer has been jailed following assaults at stables in Ribble Valley.Blackburn magistrates heard staff at the stables in Gisburn had been threatened the previous night that...
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