Helping return Burnley’s rivers to their former glory
The Ribble Rivers Trust has been very active in Burnley in recent years. Through their Urban Rivers Enhancement Scheme, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, they have been working on some of the...
View ArticleSummer fair raises £800
Around £800 was made at a fun-filled school summer fair. Sacred Heart Primary School’s event was packed with activities for all the family, including competitions, games and traditional...
View ArticleThousands enjoy Trawden Garden Festival and Scarecrow Trail
Around 3,000 people turned up to enjoy a popular festival weekend filled with scarecrows and floral displays. Trawden Garden Festival and Scarecrow Trail was this year given a World War One theme, as...
View ArticleWoman rescued after second Colne smash
A second crash took place on Burnley Road, Colne, causing another total closure.After Sunday’s accident in which the road was blocked for around four hours, this afternoon (Tuesday) two cars were in...
View ArticleBig fall in Pendle jobless figures
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed a big drop in the number of people out of work in the borough.Figures for June show the number of unemployed claimants in Pendle in June was 1,305. This...
View ArticleTurbine applications thrown out
Two turbine applications have been thrown out by councillors.At the latest Colne and District Committee meeting, plans to erect a 225kw turbine at Cowfield Farm, in Burnley Road, Trawden, and a 50kw...
View ArticleJury out in Jayden murder trial
The jury in the trial of a man charged with the murder of a former Pendle schoolgirl has been sent out to consider its verdict.Jayden Parkinson, a former Colne Primet High School pupil, was killed by...
View ArticleSporting heroes of a different kind
The phrase sporting heroes is one usually associated with greats such as Pele, Sir Steve Redgrave or Sir Ian Botham. But for every professional great there are hundreds of local sporting heroes whose...
View ArticlePendle residents urged to share experiences of ambulance service
A Pendle councillor is calling on residents to share their personal experiences of the ambulance service. Coun. Ann Kerrigan is making the appeal following concerns over ambulance waiting times. She...
View ArticleLeeds man denies attempting to murder Nelson police officer with shotgun
A police officer was shot with a sawn-off shotgun by a man who cycled off shouting abuse, a jury has been told.PC Suzanne Hudson lay “coughing and gurgling” in the street after being shot by James...
View ArticleHeritage open days are saved
It was thought Burnley’s proud record of organising Heritage Open Days would come to an end this autumn. The events, which are held on the second weekend of September, are going to go ahead this year...
View ArticlePolice appeal following four-car collision in Colne
Police are now appealing for information following a four-car collision in Colne.Earlier this week, we reported that an 81-year-old man received serious injuries after his car was involved in a crash...
View ArticleI want to ride my bicycle
There are several milestones in children’s lives that parents really hold dear.At school age, learning to read, to swim and to ride a bike are just a few.So, this weekend I was proud as punch when my...
View ArticleAlien place is now home to ‘Mark’
A young man came to Burnley from Pakistan 35 years ago to an alien and sometimes hostile new world. Abdul Majeed left family behind when he came here to work. But what he didn’t leave behind was a...
View ArticleRedundancies total 146 at Rolls-Royce in Barnoldswick
A total of 146 shop floor workers are set to be made redundant at Rolls-Royce’s Barnoldswick sites by the end of 2014.The total number of workers to be axed from the company’s Bankfield and Ghyll Brow...
View ArticleCuts in ambulance service averted
Public fears over cuts in ambulance services have been eased temporarily after the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) found additional funding.The news was announced by the service which has...
View ArticleDisgusted parents plea to grave thieves
Disgusted parents are urging thieves to return sentimental items stolen from their daughter’s grave.Stephen and Carole Philpott, whose only child Lisa (30) died four years ago, were left in shock when...
View ArticleHealth Minister visits Colne’s new health centre
Health Minister Dan Poulter has said that Colne’s new £4million health centre is leading the way in the how the NHS should be looking across other towns and cities in the UK. The Parliamentary Under...
View ArticleAn odd Kindle surprise!
I love my Kindle and rarely leave home without it. My Kindle has freed up tons of space at home and I recently took a selection of 80 or so books on holiday without paying a fortune for excess...
View ArticleTown’s medical issues discussed
Monday began with an important meeting in the constituency with the Clinical Commissioning Group’s chairman, Dr Di van Ruitenbeek and chief clinical officer, Dr Michael Ions, discussing issues of note,...
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