Dawn ... the very best time of the day
Most mornings I try to get up just after 5-30am to take little Monty out for an early morning run.Latterly, as I’m stirring, it is still dark and, to avoid waking up Wifey, I have to place my...
View ArticleRemarkable team keep theatre alive
I was fortunate enough to attend the Howard Rigg Leader Times Stage Awards at the Pendle Hippodrome earlier in the year. And what a great night it was. Not only did it celebrate all that is good about...
View ArticleNew sentencing date for man who shot Pendle police officer
Sentencing of a man convicted of shooting a police officer from Pendle on his doorstep has been rescheduled for December.Schizophrenic James Leslie (38) shot PC Suzanne Hudson, who was born and brought...
View ArticlePub Walk set to smash the £50,000 barrier!
This year’s Pendle Pub Walk has smashed all records and is on course to raise well in excess of £50,000 for Pendleside Hospice.The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Burnley Pendleside, attracted...
View ArticleSchool plans deemed fit for purpose
A monitoring inspection by Ofsted has found that an improvement plan drawn up by a Nelson primary school which was placed in special measures in May is fit for purpose.But Castercliff Primary School...
View ArticleBoxing coach in court on sex charge
A 26-year-old man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with engaging in penatrative sex with a 14-year-old girl. Boxing coach Atif Mushtaq is also charged with intending to pervert the...
View ArticleAmbulance service staff set to go on strike
Ambulance staff in the North-West are set to go on strike later this month. The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) say they have received confirmation from trade unions GMB, Unison and Unite...
View ArticleColne named ‘the capital of cool’
Colne - the capital of cool! That is the title that has been bestowed on the town by Tourism Lancashire, the group which is responsible for attracting visitors to the Red Rose County. And the way the...
View ArticleSinger Siobhan in regional final
A talented performer who recently graced television screens up and down the country in a Channel 4 talent competition has made it through to the regional finals of Open Mic UK. Siobhan Masih (24), of...
View ArticleHow much alcohol is actually safe?
What exactly do health experts mean when they talk about people restricting their alcohol intake to a certain number of units a week?The question is one Mr Pendle has often mulled over, and it came...
View ArticleBarnoldswick sisters are poster girls for Burnley College
Two Barnoldswick sisters who excelled in their summer exams are now the poster girls for Burnley College Sixth Form ahead of the centre’s autumn open days.Former West Craven High School pupils Chloe...
View ArticleFire station open day success
Nelson Fire Station has had a successful open day, with lots of people learning a great deal about safety while having fun as well.The public were invited to go along to find out how to make their...
View ArticleEnglish votes for English laws please
I was encouraged by the Scottish Referendum result recently.The people of Scotland spoke and our United Kingdom remains united. It was a triumph for democracy and now is a time for our country to come...
View ArticleIndustrial Revolution caught Burnley napping
Whenever I think about it I feel quite sad. The truth is that, in the early stages of the Industrial Revolution, Burnley and the district around the town appears to have been asleep.If you look at the...
View ArticleArchbishop back in Barnoldswick to open new school
The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu will be back in Barnoldswick on Wednesday to officially open a new town primary school.Dr Sentamu blessed a stone on a visit to Barlick last December which has...
View ArticleAn Englishman’s home is his castle
Plans for new housing developments and a travellers’ site in Burnley have certainly stirred up a real hornets’ nest of emotion and caused no end of friction between political rivals. We should not be...
View ArticleNew course on bereavement
The final days and passing of a loved one is an emotional time for those they leave behind. At this difficult time the family must also make a lot practical arrangements in line with what is...
View ArticleTeenage girl sexually assaulted in castle grounds
A 14-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted within the grounds of Clitheroe Castle in broad daylight.Detectives are appealing for witnesses after two girls were in the castle grounds at about 2-30pm...
View ArticlePendle vicar ‘delighted’ with welcome
The new minister at three Pendle churches has thanked his congregation for helping him create lasting memories at his official welcome service.The Rev. John Wensley Knott has now been instituted and...
View ArticleAnti-social behaviour leads to Nelson house closure
A Nelson party house described as “horrendous” and “terrible” by neighbours has been shut down by magistrates.Nelson police’s application for an anti-social behaviour house closure order at 52...
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