Landslide closes moor road to West Yorkshire
A ROUTE between Pendle and West Yorkshire has been closed this morning as a result of debris being washed onto the road following the heavy overnight rain. The road, known locally as Lancashire Moor...
View ArticleNew car park for Barrowford shoppers
CAR parking problems for shoppers in Barrowford will be eased from Monday when supermarket chain Booths opens the car park for its yet-to-be-built store for public use.The car park wil allow a maximum...
View ArticleMoor road reopens after landslide
A ROUTE between Pendle and West Yorkshire which was closed this morning after a landslide has reopened.The Lancashire Moor Road from Laneshaw Bridge to Keighley was closed around 5 a.m. after debris...
View ArticleThe week in pictures - 23rd - 27th April 2012
WE take a look back at last weeks news locally in pictures.From news stories that have hit the headlines to the latest sports news; events that have caught the imagination to the downright bizarre -...
View ArticleBlaze at Nelson hair salon: police appeal
POLICE are appealing for information following a fire at a hairdressers in Nelson.About 3-50 a.m. today (April 27th), police and the fire service were alerted to smoke coming from the Sameea Hair and...
View ArticleBurnley man hanged himself in prison cell after double murder charge
A MOTHER and daughter were killed by a Burnley man who invented a “Russian spy” story to cover his tracks then killed himself, an inquest heard.Lodger Barry Morrow (52) was found hanged in his cell...
View ArticleAmended plans for Salterforth housing development
Parish councillors have welcomed an amended plan for a housing development in Salterforth.Informal discussions have been ongoing since a decision over the application to build 51 homes on the site off...
View ArticlePendle has five Olympic torch bearers
FIVE Pendle volunteers have been chosen to carry the Olympic torch as it makes its 70-day journey around the UK.Coun. Joe Cooney, Lucy Cowgill (23), Lizzie Stansfield (18), Jade Brindle (17) and Alice...
View ArticleHave your say on how lottery cash is spent
ANYONE who lives in the Bradley area of Nelson is invited to a special meeting next week to discuss how to spend £1 million of lottery funding. Paul Hussey, Head of Policy at Pendle Council, said:...
View ArticleMP’s mum bitten on finger while on election trail
the mother of Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has lost the tip of a finger after she was bitten by a dog while delivering election leaflets.The incident occured on Tuesday while Mrs Ann Stephenson was...
View ArticleVoting day tomorrow
VOTERS in most parts of Pendle go the polls tomorrow to elect 17 new Pendle councillors.Roughly a third of the 49 seats on the hung council are up for grabs, with elections taking place in 16 of the 20...
View ArticleDriving ban for dozing man
A MAN twice the limit found slumped behind the steering wheel of a parked car claimed he had not been driving it, Pennine magistrates were told.The court had heard how Rizwan Ali Asghar, who has a...
View ArticleVOTE: Should the Pendle Witches receive an official pardon?
IT’S a big year across the whole of the area ... 2012: the 400th annievrsary of the infamous Pendle Witches trials.With exhibitions, events and even a thwarted plan to mark the event with a huge ‘2012’...
View ArticleWindow cleaner jailed for dangerous driving
A WINDOW cleaner who sparked two police chases in as many weeks in his works Transit van has been locked up for a year.Darren Stewart, who officers believed had been drunk both times, had almost run...
View ArticlePHOTO SLIDESHOW ONE: Race For Life 2012
HUNDREDS of women turned Towneley Park pink at this year’s emotionally-charged Race For Life.More than one thousand runners took on the 5km course in memory of those whose lives have been affected by...
View ArticlePHOTO SLIDESHOW TWO: Race For Life 2012
THERE were plenty of miles done with smiles at Burnley’s Race For LIfe 2012.Running to raise money for Cancer Reserch UK, a real family atmospshere helped hundreds of women cross the finishing line in...
View ArticlePHOTO SLIDESHOW THREE: Race For Life 2012
THERE was certainly more than one winner at Burnley’s Race For Life 2012.Eleven-year-old Natalya Irvine crossed the finishing line in first place but the one thousand plus women who followed all...
View ArticleNo second chances for West Craven knifeman
A MAN who was armed with a knife “potentially to use it in a fight” has been locked up for nine months.Burnley Crown Court heard how Jake Bannister was subject to a suspended jail term for what a judge...
View ArticlePolice probe after human skull is found in Burnley river
A COUPLE out walking their dogs made a grim discovery when they stumbled across a human skull at a Burnley beauty spot.Police have now launched an investigation after the skull was found in a section...
View ArticleStreet mugger jailed for four years
A VIOLENT heroin addict who mugged a pensioner and left her lying in the middle of the road has been locked up for four years.Burnley Crown Court heard how, when Rebecca Oxley was arrested and...
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