Pendle Hippodrome Theatre marks 100th birthday
Lots of people went along to the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre in Colne to celebrate its 100th birthday!The theatre opened on September 21st, 1914 and for the past 28 years it has been run by an amateur...
View ArticleM65 chaos as several accidents cause severe disruption
A broken down vehicle has caused further disruption on the M65 following two serious accidents involving several vehicles near Burnley this morning (Wednesday).Police said the vehicle was broken down...
View ArticleTaking a look at Burnley’s historic pubs
Last year the Briercliffe Society gave Burnley printing firm Calder Print permission to use some of the images from its postcard collection in their 2014 Calendar. The theme of the publication was...
View ArticleEighteen vehicles vandalised in Nelson
Police are appealing for information after a total of 18 cars were vandalised in Nelson during one afternoon.Multiple panels on 15 vehicles parked in Causey Foot and a further three parked in...
View ArticleMP seeks views on Islamic State fight
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has asked for his constituents’ views on UK involvement in the fight against Islamic State, or IS, the terrorist movement that has taken over large parts of Iraq and...
View ArticlePendle gallery to showcase landscape artist’s work
The work of a well-known landscape artist is set to be showcased at a Pendle art gallery at the start of next month. “Five Years On” by Donald Holden will be ready to preview at the gallery @ arteology...
View ArticleCommission seeking your views on the effects of recession
People in Pendle are being invited to have their say on how the recession has affected their lives at a meeting on Monday. The meeting will take place between 9-30am and 12-45pm at North Valley...
View ArticleNew parking spots in Nelson centre
Work is set to start on 10 new parking spaces in the Scotland Road area of Nelson.It follows campaigning from the Scotland Road Traders’ Association for help in making their businesses more...
View ArticleHameldon making headlines for right reasons
Hameldon Community College has come in for deserved criticism in recent years, but it is now making headlines for all the right reasons.Ofsted inspectors have just praised the school for the progress...
View ArticleTrawden Brownies make a splash for charity
Donning their swimming gear and playing with beach balls and inflatables, outgoing Trawden Brownies had a splashing time raising money for charity. The youngsters wanted to help raise funds for...
View ArticleSend us your ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ pictures!
Sweet treats will tomorrow be served up across Pendle as part of Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning - and we want you to send us your pictures. If you are hosting an event in the borough for...
View ArticleChapel is on Roundheads v Cavaliers battle site
A truly classic photo this week with a superb shot of Colne Cemetery Chapel of rest and spire.Taken some years ago by my good friend, genial George Scarborough, this evocative picture captures so well...
View ArticleFewer new homes to be built across Pendle?
Pendle Council’s Executive has agreed key changes to the council’s Core Strategy.The strategy is Pendle’s most important planning document, intended to guide development in the borough up to 2030.The...
View ArticleMajor work on Brierfield road/rail links
Major work on both road and rail links in Brierfield has seen one of the town’s main thoroughfares closed – but it should be open by the end of next week.And although the town’s signal box has been...
View ArticlePendle Council chief exec post to go
Pendle councillors have this evening agreed to restructure the borough’s senior management and paid tribute to chief executive Stephen Barnes, whose position will disappear as part of the...
View ArticleBurnley food festival starts
A culinary extravaganza is set to get tastebuds tingling this weekend when the Burnley Food Festival comes to town.Taking place today (Friday) and tomorrow in St James’s Street, the event will include...
View ArticleBurnley Topshop store to close
The Burnley branch of Topshop is set to close next week.The Burnley Express understands that the women’s fashion retailer, located at the Mall in Burnley’s Charter Walk shopping centre, will close on...
View ArticleCouncillor recovering after heart attack
Pendle councillors have sent their best wishes to their colleague, Coun. Dorothy Lord, who is recovering at home after suffering a heart attack last weekend.The Mayor. Coun. Graham Roach, told the full...
View ArticleWarning on lantern dangers to livestock
A Foulridge resident who found 50 used Chinese lanterns scattered on land around her farm has issued a stark warning about the dangers they pose to livestock. Christine Bridges (55), who lives at...
View ArticleBarnoldswick Scout off to Japan jamboree
A Barnoldswick Scout will be one of 3,500 from the UK travelling to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan next year.Dean Hunt (14), of Lower West Avenue, Barnoldswick, will travel across the globe to...
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