Ex-Terrorvision frontman helps mark Barnoldswick school milestone
Children and staff have marked a major milestone at a Barnoldswick primary school by learning a bespoke way of block printing from a former rock star.Ex-Terrorvision frontman Tony Wright, who now runs...
View ArticleFans in court after Miners’ club fracas
Football fans accused of violent disorder in a mass brawl which erupted at a Burnley social club after a Clarets game, have appeared in court.They have appeared in two separate hearings at Burnley...
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Two Blacko brothers will don their cycling gear again next month for another mammoth charity bike ride abroad.James Dent (27), of Malkin Close, Blacko, and his architect brother John (29), who lives in...
View ArticleBan those who abuse medics from using the NHS
Whatever next? That’s what I asked myself when I learned the Royal Blackburn Hospital is having to introduce a full-time police presence in their A&E department.Startling figures reveal a large...
View ArticleMorrisons bid for longer Barrowford opening hours
Councillors have agreed to vary conditions relating to the opening hours and delivery at a Barrowford shop.But members of Pendle Council’s Barrowford and Western Parishes Committee stopped short of...
View ArticleResidents invited to help Colne bloom
Hardworking volunteers of a community gardening group are inviting more residents to help their town bloom. With the Colne In Bloom season having just begun, the award-winning team is keen to get more...
View ArticleProsecutors to probe teen’s mystery drugs death
The circumstances surrounding the mysterious drugs-related death of a vulnerable Burnley teenager have been passed to the Crown Proescution Service.The Burnley Express reported last week that an...
View ArticleNelson resource centre re-opens after major refurbishment
A day service for people with disabilities has reopened in Nelson after a £150,000 investment by Lancashire County Council. The refurbished Marsden Resource Centre in Rigby Street will support young...
View ArticleFight to save iconic Brierfield buildings
Brierfield and Reedley residents are being called to attend a meeting to discuss the future of two buildings in the town.Pendle Council has voted to close Brierfield’s town hall and community centre in...
View ArticleWorld vote of confidence in Pennine Credit Union
Burnley and Pendle’s credit union received a visit from the president of the World Council of Credit Unions.Mr Brian Branch made the trip to East Lancashire on his way to the 2014 National Credit...
View ArticleTaking bull by horns in making £3m. cuts
News that Burnley Council is having a radical rethink on its structure will no doubt spread uncertainty throughout the corridors of our splendid Town Hall. But what other choice do our elected...
View ArticleDecision deferred on major Barnoldswick house plan
Pendle Council’s West Craven Committee has agreed to defer a decision on a planning application which could see 29 homes built off Long Ing Lane in Barnoldswick.Although the application is for access...
View ArticlePendleside Hospice needs our Little Heroes
Youngsters are being urged to put their best foot forward and pound the streets of Burnley for a deserving cause.Hundreds of children are expected to descend into Burnley and walk a three-mile route...
View ArticleEx-employee jailed for revenge attack on trio
A Nelson man who assaulted three former work colleagues in a revenge attack before intimidating them at court has been jailed for eight months.Burnley Crown Court heard Razwan Khan (32), of Hildrop...
View ArticleMan hospitalised after car and motorbike in Colne collision
A 22-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital last night after a collision between a car and a motorbike in Colne.The incident took place at approximately 9-25pm in Skipton Road close to the Castle...
View ArticleDave Fishwick’s bid to buy Burnley RBS
Businessman David Fishwick wants to expand his “Bank of Dave” by buying up a national bank branch in Burnley.The self-made millionaire has put an audacious bid in take over the Royal Bank of Scotland...
View ArticlePendle jobless figure drops
There has been a drop in the number of unemployed claimants in Pendle.Figures released by the Government show that the figure was 1,499% a rate of 3.6% of the economically active population aged 16 to...
View ArticleMan jailed for rape of Burnley teenager
A man from Burnley has been jailed for 34 months after pleading guilty to rape and sexual assault.Abdul Basit (22), of no fixed abode, raped a teenage girl in Burnley when he was 17, Burnley Crown...
View ArticleMaundy Money joy for those who met the Queen
In an historic Easter tradition, the Queen was in Blackburn today to hand out Maundy Money to people from across East Lancashire who have worked tirelessly for their community over many years.Paying...
View ArticleVIDEO: 600 ducks take to the water in Kelbrook
A quacking time was had by all at Kelbrook’s Grand Annual Duck Race on Saturday.Six hundred feathery friends frantically swam down the beck across the children’s and adult races and at £1 a duck, this...
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