Insurance fraudsters lose appeal against prison term
A Nelson man caged for a catalogue of bogus insurance claims can have no complant about his convictions, top judges have ruled.Nadeem Dad plotted with his father Munsif and brother Amer to siphon away...
View Article£30,000 facelift for Colne Market Hall
A Colne councillor says that around £30,000 is available to make significant improvements to the town’s Market Hall. Coun. Tony Greaves told the Colne Times that plans are now underway to give the...
View ArticleColne ‘Apprentice’ star to run Manchester 10k
A former Colne man who featured in the television series “The Apprentice” in 2012 is taking on the challenge of the BUPA Great Manchester Run on Sunday.Azhar Siddique (35) and his brother Khuram (29)...
View ArticleMass turnout for inaugral Pendle parkrun
There was a mass turnout for the first-ever Pendle parkrun on Saturday.After months of planning, a huge team of volunteers turned out for the first run.And they were rewarded by 168 runners of all ages...
View ArticlePendle Guides have got talent
Britain’s Got Talent - eat your heart out!For in Colne and its surrounding villages, two troops have proved that Pendle is the home to some of the country’s most talented youngsters.Guides’ Got Talent,...
View ArticleSchoolboy (14) is attacked in Hapton
A schoolboy was left with a cut lip after he was punched in the face as he walked home.The 14-year-old was walking along Manchester Road in Hapton around 5pm last Friday with a friend when a black BMW...
View ArticleDeclan’s funeral details revealed
The funeral of 16-year-old Declan Edwards will take place this weekend.The Unity College pupil was found by police last Thursday in woodland near to Rowley Lake.His funeral will be held at St...
View Article‘Mr Cycling’ to open Clitheroe sports injury clinic
Britain’s “Mr Cycling”, Brian Cookson, will take time out of his busy schedule to open a new sports injury clinic.He will be at Hawthorne Business Park, off Lincoln Way, Clitheroe, on Sunday at 12 noon...
View ArticleM65 smash causes rush-hour tailbacks
A crash on the M65 this morning caused tailbacks for motorists.The incident, involving a Peugeot 206, happened on the westbound carriageway between junctions 9 and 10 around 8-20am.Luckily no one was...
View ArticlePolice appeal after man hurt in Colne attack
Police are appealing for information after a man was left with “significant injuries” in a seemingly unprovoked attack outside Tesco Express in Market Street, Colne, on Sunday, May 4th.The victim left...
View ArticleDemolition plan for village chapel
Plans have been submitted to Pendle Council for the demolition of Blacko Independent Methodist Chapel and the erection of two two-bedroomed detached houses on the site.The application from JK...
View ArticleDouble delight for Earby fencing star
Earby fencing starlet Lucy-Belle Williamson has made history by winning two of three British championship weapon events of the year.The 10-year-old, of Victoria Crescent, Earby, won gold at the...
View ArticleBurnley: A premier town with a Premier League football team
I was recently in Burnley, getting out and about with local candidates. I met with Rupali Begum for a walk around part of Daneshouse. We met lots of people with a number of issues, all of which I am...
View ArticleShadow Chancellor Ed Balls visits Nelson company
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has been in Pendle.Mr Balls visited bakery equipment manufacturer equipment manufacturer Ferguson Engineering on the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate yesterday (Thursday)...
View ArticleWhen Burnley led the cotton world
This week I am starting a monthly series of articles on the history and development of the textile industry in Burnley. Each article will be constructed around a theme some of which, I feel, will be...
View ArticleAmbulance cuts on the cards in Nelson
Fears have been expressed over proposals to cut one of the ambulances based at Nelson Ambulance Station during the day.The North West Ambulance Service has announced it plans to save almost £14m. from...
View ArticlePadiham .. it’s a beer oasis
This month I felt the need to ascend to my soapbox, to explain to one or two blinkered and out-of-touch, beery brethren, who appear to think one of our local towns, is a real ale “desert” – and lacking...
View Article777% ride in number of Pendle residents claiming housing benefit
The number of people in work and claiming housing benefit in Pendle has rocketed by almost 800% in the last four years, new research has revealed.The figures, commissioned by the Labour Party from the...
View ArticleHistoric Burnley pub to become Indian restaurant
Historic former Burnley pub the Duke of York is to be transformed into an Indian restaurant.The prominent listed building in Colne Road, which gives its name to the Duke Bar area, has been bought by a...
View ArticleHave you got what it takes to be a Samaritan volunteer?
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a Samaritan? Pendle, Burnley, Craven and Rossendale Samaritans are holding a Volunteers’ Discovery Day on Sunday so people can find out.Everyone has it in...
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