Major rescue operation launched after fears teen had drowned in river
A MAJOR rescue operation took place after a youth disappeared in a river when a dinghy hit a weir on Thursday evening.It was a cold night and heavy rain meant Colne Water was heaving down rapidly...
View ArticleQueen’s Award for Barrowford firm
PENDLE international success story ACDC - the UK’s leading specialist in long-life architectural LED and “cold Cathode” lighting solutions - are delighted to have been given one of the countries’ most...
View ArticleMan in court charged with Colne murder
A MAN accused of murdering an 80-year-old woman in Colne has made a brief appearance at Preston Crown Court.George Portsmouth (24), of Varley Street, Colne was charged with murdering Connie French, who...
View ArticleFuneral of Pendle’s former treasurer: tributes
DOZENS of people attended the funeral of Mr Lloyd Carradice, the popular and highly-respected former borough treasurer of Nelson and Pendle borough councils.Mr Carrdice (89), of Halifax Road, Nelson,...
View ArticlePolice appeal after motorcyclist killed on danger road
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a motorcyclist died in a road traffic collision in Gisburn Road, Blacko yesterday (Monday). The collision took place around 4-35 p.m. when a...
View ArticleNelson motorcyclist is killed: police appeal
A 47-year-old motorcyclist from Nelson has died after being badly injured in a collision with a truck on the A682 Gisburn Road towards the moors above Blacko.Police are appealing for witnesses to...
View ArticlePendle trio must pay up £500 in Pendle dog fouling cases
THREE Pendle people will have to pay out over £500 between them after been taken to court by Pendle Council and fined for allowing dog fouling. Two women and one man - from Laneshaw Bridge, Colne and...
View ArticleBusy Nelson road to remain closed as sewer work drags on
PLANS to reopen a key route through Nelson by the end of this week has been put off.Sewer work on A682 Scotland Road is taking longer than intended and United Utilities has announced it is likely to...
View ArticleANDREW STEPHENSON (PENDLE MP): Mentoring support to help new businesses in...
Parliament got back under way after the Easter recess, with ongoing debates about the Budget and THE final stages of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (LASPO).The LASPO Bill...
View ArticleBurnley death smash driver has his licence returned by judge
A DRIVER banned for five years after a death crash has got his licence back early as he needs it for work.Steven George (now 36) had been jailed for three years in January 2008, after the motorist he...
View ArticleHomes evacuated as man threatened to blow up Colne street
THREE streets in Colne were evacuated and police negotiators and other emergency services called in when a “suicidal” man threatened to blow up his terrace home - as he had once done exactly...
View ArticleDad-of-two biker killed in Blacko smashed named
THE biker killed in road smash in Blacko on Monday has been named as dad-of-two Jeremy White, from Nelson.He leaves behind two daughters, aged five and seven.Police are appealing for witnesses to come...
View ArticleGEOFF CRAMBIE: When the cobbles were laid in Nelson streets
A QUANTUM leap back to Edwardian days this week with an evocative street scene capturing the era of the mighty steam traction engine.Yes indeed, here, steaming along Manchester Road, just past the Hard...
View ArticleNelson men jailed for ‘nasty’ assault on victim who refused to mend stolen...
TWO men who took part in an attack in which their victim’s eye socket was smashed with a brick are behind bars.Liam O’Callaghan had hit roofer Andrew Bridge in the face with the brick after Kristian...
View ArticleParty punch-up pair spared jail
TWO men who took part in trouble in which a couple of teenagers were assaulted have both been spared jail.Burnley Crown Court heard how Robert Mitchell and Ashley Freer were set upon at a party at a...
View ArticleAdvice on water safety
THE Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service says on average, between 40 and 50 children drown each year in the UK, and in the light of the drama in Colne Water last week when three young boys fell out of a...
View ArticleTwelve plead guilty over EDL disturbances in Brierfield
TWELVE members of the English Defence League have pleaded guilty to their part in disturbances in Brierfield last summer.Eleven men and one woman had been due to face trial at Preston Crown Court for...
View ArticlePendle brings in new rules to control street traders
PENDLE Council is urging street traders to get in touch after it introduced changes to its street trading policy.Anyone who’d like to trade on any of Pendle’s streets now needs to apply under the new...
View ArticleRecord field in Sunday’s Pendle Triathlon!
THIS year’s Pendle Triathlon takes place on Sunday.All the places have been taken – and that includes 20 more that had to be added to accommodate everyone who wanted to compete.Centre manager at West...
View ArticleBurnley soldier serving in Afghanistan sends ‘Happy First Birthday’ message...
A DEVOTED dad and soldier who is serving with the Army in Afghanistan has sent his baby son a first birthday message all the way from the front line, courtesy of today’s Burnley Express front...
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