New in Pictures: Knockout Roadshow in Nelson
A family Knockout Roadshow fun day over the weekend raised funds for Help for Heroes and the RAF Benevolent Fund ... and all the action was captured by our photographer Andrew Smith.The event was...
View ArticleCalico printing history dates back to 1760
This week we are looking at an industry which is not normally associated with Burnley, that of calico printing. I want to emphasise that today’s article is not part of the “Burnley Cotton Town” series...
View ArticleShoppers chance to vote for ‘charity of the year’
Residents are being given a chance to have their say on a Colne supermarket’s new charity partner. Sainsbury’s, in Windy Bank, are asking shoppers to vote for their favourite local charity by Sunday....
View ArticleFirst World War medals stolen from Burnley home
Heartless thieves have stolen three First World War medals from a house in Burnley.The theft happened between March 15th and May 25th, when someone entered a house in Ronald Street and took the medals...
View ArticleStark warning after sheep attacked in Colne
A shocking picture of a sheep covered in blood following an attack is being used to spark awareness of the importance of keeping dogs on a lead.It is hoped it will make dog owners more aware when...
View ArticleFlats plan a chance to ‘talk up’ Nelson
Plans for the conversion of the former Woolworths/Burton shops in Nelson town centre have been approved by councillors.Members of Pendle Council’s Nelson Committee gave their unanimous approval to an...
View ArticleLeila Neve: ‘Charlotte’s big breakthrough’
Since Charlotte became ill, she’s been brilliant at fooling medical staff and keeping up appearances. This is great on the one hand because it’s given her that determination we’ve all seen and...
View ArticleEarby man’s petition for veterans to be granted town ‘freedom’
An Earby town councillor and war veteran has launched an epetition calling on all Second World War heroes to be granted freedom of their respective towns.Coun James Spence created the online petition...
View ArticleTrawden duo turn pub fortunes around
Cheers! That is the triumphant cry from villagers as their community pub continues to go from strength to strength.Last year, we reported that the Trawden Arms, the last surviving pub in the village,...
View ArticleCrackpot idea to call all teachers ‘Sir’
The recent news that a esteemed professor of English wants schoolchildren to address all teachers as Sir regardless of their gender is a crackpot idea.Just stop and think about it for a moment.A...
View ArticleCrowds gather in 1952 to see fastest bowler in world
It’s back in time almost 62 years this week with a derby-day scene captured on The Horsfield as Colne Cricket Club take on our local rivals Nelson CC.The date is Saturday, July 26th, 1952, and the...
View ArticleTerrifiyng assault on woman in Nelson
Detectives in Nelson are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted on Thursday.At around 5-30pm a 40-year-old local woman was walking along the footpath leading from Southfield Street to St...
View ArticleA new Aldi store will be good for Clitheroe
So Aldi has been given the go-ahead, meaning Clitheroe and Ribble Valley residents will eventually have five supermarkets to choose from.Now some people may think, for a relatively small market town...
View ArticleProstate scanner arrives ... but fund-raising goes on
I recently visited Colonial Gifts, a rapidly expanding company based off Accrington Road, who recently won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.Around two years ago, the company employed about six people;...
View ArticleBarrowford woman wins unfair dismissal claim
A Barrowford woman who was made redundant after separating from her long-term partner has won her claim for unfair dismissal.Nicholette Smith, of Clough Springs, lost her job as sales and marketing...
View ArticlePendle turbine plans go to appeal
Turbine plans rejected by Colne councillors have now gone to appeal. Proposals for a 50kw wind turbine, foundations and control cabinet at Buttock Laithe Farm, in Coal Pit Lane, were rejected earlier...
View ArticleI’m optimistic about the weather ... this year will be a classic
The Bank Holiday weekend is always something we British tend to hype up. With extended time off work, we start thinking of getting out into the garden, perhaps planting up a few tubs with summer...
View ArticleFire beaters used to put out Barrowford blaze
Firefighters had to travel on foot to reach a blaze in Barrowford yesterday. Crews attended a small rubbish fire in Lower Laith Drive, off Wheatley Lane Road, at 7-32pm. One fire engine from Nelson was...
View ArticleCollege celebrates national VQ Day!
Give me a V... Give me a Q! That was the cheer from Nelson and Colne College as they celebrated Vocational Qualifications Day. There were smiles all round as staff and students reflected on the...
View ArticleShocking footage of Colne thugs shaking cat out of tree
Shocking footage showing Colne thugs trying to shake a cat out of a tree so it could be attacked by dogs has been released by an animal welfare charity. Last week, we reported that Joshua Varey (24),...
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