£2m. rail improvement work on track
Rail bosses say £2m. improvements to the line between Burnley and Colne are on track.Network Rail engineers are working to upgrade a 1.5 mile section of track between Rosegrove and Brierfield. Work is...
View ArticleLabour would scrap Pendle ‘garden tax’
Pendle Labour councillors have made a public pledge they will scrap the controversial “garden tax” of £25 if they take control of the council this month. Group leader Coun. Mohammed Iqbal said: “At the...
View Article‘Togetherness’ brought promotion for Burnley FC
So the Clarets are back in the Premier League.And nobody can say it was not deserved. As the cheers rang around Turf Moor one word sprang to mind: TOGETHERNESS.Nobody should underestimate just how...
View ArticleColne scheme going from strength to strength
A year on from when it first launched, a community panel offering restorative justice to residents is continuing to go from strength to strength. Chaired by Coun. Margaret Foxley, Colne Community...
View ArticleNigel Evans case: justice has been seen to be done
Even before Nigel Evans MP was acquitted by a unanimous jury of all nine sexual offences he was charged with, some serious questions were being asked about whether the case should have ever come to...
View ArticleTory whip restored to Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans
The Conservative Party has restored the whip to MP Nigel Evans after he was cleared of committing a string of sexual offences.Mr Evans, who represents Ribble Valley and stepped down as Commons deputy...
View ArticleBy George, Barnoldswick’s May is 105 on Saint’s Day
Wednesday was a special day for one Barnoldswick resident who celebrated her 105th birthday with a card from the Queen.May Fox, of Abbeyfield House, Gisburn Road, was born on St George’s Day in 1909 in...
View ArticleKey buildings in the history of Briercliffe
This column is achieving something very different with today’s selection of postcard images. You will notice, immediately, they are all of Briercliffe which might not be surprising to you considering...
View ArticleClitheroe ready for fifth jazz festival
Ribble Valley Jazz Festival – a five-day celebration of everything that’s jazz – reaches its landmark fifth anniversary this May Day Bank Holiday weekend, May 1st to 5th. Widely hailed as the “biggest...
View ArticleFined £600 for leaving bin out in Nelson
A woman from Nelson must pay £600 after she was prosecuted for leaving her bin out after collection day.Terri Holden, of Hallam Road, did not attend court but the case proceeded in her absence and...
View ArticleFuneral of canal fall boy arranged
The funeral of a schoolboy who died a week ago after he fell from a bridge into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Burnley will take place on Friday.Robbie Williamson died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital...
View ArticleFamilies of Burnley’s 1914 heroes join in the Turf Moor celebrations.
As part of Burnley FC’s celebrations to mark the centenary of the Clarets’ epic FA Cup win of 1914, the club invited a number of very special guests to Saturday’s match at Turf Moor.Burnley’s fixture...
View ArticleFire-fighters tackle kitchen blaze
Crews from Nelson Fire Station dealt with two incidents in two days. The first was in Nelson on Friday afternoon and the other in Reedley the day after.At around 4-15pm on Friday there was a fire at a...
View ArticleColne builder’s a real warrior
A benevolent builder has shown his fighting spirit by completing the gruelling Yorkshire Warrior challenge in aid of Pendleside Hospice. Lee Hodgkinson, from Hodgkinson Plastering and Building...
View ArticleCan life get any better for Clarets fans?
Clarets supporters have been in Dreamland the last few days with promotion to the Premier League being clinched and celebrated in two memorable afternoons at Turf Moor.A record points haul, the Sky Bet...
View ArticleTail-wagging time had at Pendle Dogs In Need party
Thousands of people had a tail-wagging time this weekend as they celebrated the first birthday of Pendle Dogs In Need.Held at Hodge House, off Regent Street, in Nelson, the fun event included stalls, a...
View ArticleCountdown to Pendle’s first parkrun
On your marks, get set, go! Pendle’s first parkrun sets off on Saturday, May 10th – are you joining in the run?The weekly, free, timed 5km runs will start at Holt House, Colne, and take runners around...
View ArticleJail for man who beat up girlfriend
A Burnley man has been jailed for 17 months after beating his former partner and threatening to kill her.Christopher Horsfall (22), of Swallow Park, Burnley, assaulted ex-girlfriend Carla Wilkinson and...
View ArticleJamie Kennedy puts you through your paces ahead of June’s Pennine 10k
Some of you will be reading this thinking one of two things – either how are you ever going to be able to run 10k? Or for the more experienced runners, the distance may not be the issue, but you may be...
View ArticleFormer Sunday School taken over by Mosques Association
A former Sunday School building has now been taken over by Colne Mosques Association.Last year we reported that the group had been in talks with the previous Bradford owners of the Exchange Street...
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