Police seek Nelson shed fire starter
Police are appealing for information after a shed was set on fire in Southfield Square, Nelson, at approximately 8pm on Monday, May 26th.Seven bikes, 12 scooters, seven skateboards, six pairs of roller...
View ArticleColne catalytic converter crime spree
Police have appealed for information after a spate of van exhaust thefts in Colne in a week.The exhaust and catalytic converter for a Mercedes Vito van was stolen as it was parked in Ruskin Avenue,...
View ArticleBarrowford shop helps ‘8 Go Mad in Monaco’ fund-raiser
A Barrowford menswear shop played a part in the success of a major charity fund-raiser held in Monaco.The “8 Go Mad in Monaco” event is held annually by top DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans on the...
View ArticleBarnoldswick rocked to bands on the square
Barnoldswick Bands on the Square proved to be a smash hit with crowds as folk flocked to three-day music extravaganza over the May Bank Holiday weekend.Come rain or shine, and there was plenty of both,...
View ArticleThe life lessons a dog can teach us
In the last two years or so, I have made many new friends ... and to most of my friends the most surprising is Holly, a proper, old-fashioned sheepdog who was 10 last weekend.I have never really had a...
View ArticleMan ‘kept prisoner’ in Nelson bedsit
A man who kept someone a virtual prisoner for several months in a squalid bedsit and subjected him to appalling treatment as his lackey has been jailed for over four years.Mohammed Ballal assaulted the...
View ArticlePolice search for missing 15-year-old girl
Police are appealing for information about a 15-year-old girl who is missing from her home in Nelson.Ikra Zaffar was last seen in Johnson Street, Blackburn, around 9-30pm on Friday. Her family have not...
View ArticleWorld Cup 1966: The day I met Pele
A tiny scrap of paper with soccer legend Pele’s autograph is a treasured possession of soccer fan Ian Thomson.And, as the 2014 World Cup draws nearer, Ian can look back at those heady days of 1966 when...
View ArticleSeven arrested in dawn drugs raids
Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs in a series of early morning raids in Brierfield and Burnley today.As part of an investigation by Lancashire’s Serious...
View ArticleNew business sends out a positive message for Burnley
There was more good news for Burnley this week and I don’t just mean Kieran Trippier signing a new deal at Turf Moor. Burnley’s other big signing was American aerospace supplier Kaman Tooling. The firm...
View ArticleHapton mum (21) killed in house blaze she started
A young mum-of-two who was suffering from mental health problems and whose children had been taken into care died after deliberately starting a fire in her home, three years after neighbours rescued...
View ArticleAmphetamine seized following Colne morning raid
Amphetamine has been seized from a Colne home following a morning raid.Police carried out a drugs warrant at a property in the Waterside area of the town yesterday. As well finding a quantity of drugs,...
View ArticleThe proud history of Burnley Town Hall
It is not normally the case that, when there are meetings in Burnley’s Council Chamber, it is full, but “full to bursting” it was when the annual meeting of the council took place. At this meeting,...
View Article2014 Bradley Wiggins cycle ride cancelled
Sir Bradley Wiggins’s annual “Ride with Brad” sportive has been cancelled for 2014 as the British cyclist could not commit to its August date.Organiser Pennine Events confirmed that Wiggo had agreed...
View ArticleEx-soldier jailed over bank bomb threat
Specialist police from across Lancashire were drafted in to deal with a blackmail threat made by a retired soldier, who said a bomb would go off in “a very busy place in Lancashire” if bank staff did...
View ArticleFriends and family turn out to funeral of Colne landlord
The funeral of a much-loved and well-respected Colne landlord has taken place this week. Andrew Gildea (57), who would have turned 58 on Tuesday, died following a short battle with lung cancer last...
View ArticleSeven charged after drugs raids
Seven men have now been charged following a series of dawn raids yesterday.Warrants were executed at addresses in Brierfield and Burnley as part of a Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and East...
View ArticleSpecialist cancer nurse to help raise awareness in Colne
The Colne and West Craven Fund-raisers for Cancer Research UK will be joined by a specialist cancer nurse as they continue to raise awareness in the borough. The group, who last year raised £6,864.54...
View ArticleThree men admit animal welfare charges
Three Colne men charged with offences against the Badger Act and the Animal Welfare Act have pleaded guilty. Joshua Varey (24), of Duke Street, Paul Ashworth (49), of Hawley Street, and Shaun Mullins...
View ArticleSupport grows to halt Barnoldswick new homes plan
A controversial 29-house plan in Barnoldswick which attracted a public protest has been unanimously rejected by councillors.The application for land off Long Ing Lane, Barnoldswick, came in front of...
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