VIDEO: Colne councillor takes on Ice Bucket Challenge
Facebook users in Pendle have been throwing their weight behind a viral Ice Bucket Challenge craze.And one of the latest to take on the challenge to raise funds for motor neurone disease charities is...
View ArticleOff-duty doctor helps man in Leeds-Liverpool Canal drama
An off-duty doctor went to the aid of a man who was in need of medical help after being in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Brierfield on Friday night. The man (51) had managed to pull himself from the...
View ArticleIdiotic acts never cease to amaze me
The idiotic acts performed by some members of the community never cease to amaze me ... and someone was at it again recently.A hard-working team put together another excellent Trawden Show in August....
View ArticleWomen’s bladder cancer scanner handed over
A new life-saving scanner is to revolutionise the way women in Burnley are screened for bladder cancer.The state-of-the-art portable equipment, costing £9,800, has been paid for by residents following...
View ArticleColne’s GreenRock concert to bring range of quality acts
Colne’s free music festival is set to get off to a magical start this weekend.GreenRock Concert, which will be staged on the Millennium Green, off Shaw Street, from noon until 7pm on Saturday, will...
View ArticleKelbrook exhibition is a record breaker
Kelbrook’s annual art exhibition has proved a masterstroke success once again with record numbers through the doors and an anticipated highest ever haul of money taken.Over three days of the Bank...
View ArticleDays when Burnley was a charming little village
A week or so ago, Radio Lancashire broadcast a short interview in which I described the Church Street area of Burnley as it was before the Industrial Revolution. Since then, a number of people have...
View ArticleTaxi driver waved sex toy at undercover police woman
A taxi driver who produced a sex toy and waved it towards an undercover police officer posing as a passenger has been given a suspended prison sentence.Jamil Iqbal (41), of Humphrey Street, Brierfield,...
View ArticleTracing route of one of Burnley’s oldest roads
After our experiment with maps of the Burnley area we revert to photos, this time of the Padiham Road and Gannow area. I ought to admit this article has been inspired by the number of complaints...
View ArticleAppeal after vehicles damaged in Barnoldswick
Police are appealing for information after wing mirrors were kicked off six vehicles parked in the Cooperative Street and Wellhouse Street area of Barnoldswick.Police believe the incidents, which took...
View ArticleTheft from Colne taxi firm
Two black radio handsets worth £700, a CCTV machine valued at £250 and two charity boxes were stolen during the day time on Wednesday, August 20th, from Alpine Taxis in Church Street, Colne.Anybody...
View ArticleBarrowford drugs man faces police probe into wealth
A Barrowford man who was involved in a conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis is awaiting sentence at Preston Crown Court.Darren Bowling (48), of Colne Road, admitted charges of conspiring to supply...
View ArticlePhone and cash taken in Brierfield burglary
A white iPhone 5 worth £450 and £405 in cash was stolen from a house in Halifax Road, Brierfield.The burglary took place between 6-15am and 7am on Monday and other items stolen include a blue leather...
View ArticlePint of lime and lemondate costs more than pint of lager
I have a couple of good friends called Des who between them help to make my life much more enjoyable than might otherwise be the case.Des, for the uninitiated, is the Designated Driver.The good friend...
View ArticleVideo: Reedley Hallows Allotment Association show
Organisers of Reedley Hallows Allotment Association’s annual show are celebrating a blooming wonderful event.Exhibitors transformed St Cuthbert’s Church Hall into a sea of colour and the growers who...
View ArticleOverpaid, posturing footballers back on our TV screens
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. Yes, before he returned to work after a relaxing two-week summer break, Mr Pendle tuned in to watch Match...
View ArticlePolice launch sheep mauling clampdown
Investigations are ongoing after separate incidents of sheep mauling and worrying in Colne. Police have reassured residents that they are working with other agencies, including the RSPCA, to clamp down...
View ArticlePendle cancer death rates: shock figures
Pendle has a 4% higher mortality rate for cancer than the rest of the country’s average, new figures reveal.That shocking statistic has prompted Macmillan Cancer Support to invest £1m. in East...
View ArticleArtists to take over empty Brierfield mill
A huge empty mill in Brierfield is being taken over by a range of leading artists this weekend – and the doors are being thrown open so you can join them.Northlight, formerly Brierfield Mill, is...
View ArticleCommunity to help brave Colne youngster’s holiday costs
The community is set to come together this weekend to help raise money for a brave Colne youngster who is currently in remission from leukaemia.A fund-raiser for Morgan Hewitt (10), who was diagnosed...
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