Covenant moves to new home
The Pendle Armed Forces Covenant Group is moving its drop-in sessions to the Railway Street Community Centre in Nelson.The drop-in sessions offer help to serving and ex-serving British Armed Forces...
View ArticleYours truly picked up the bills
Last week, I described one of my typical early morning jaunts on my bicycle as daylight creeps over the eastern horizon.Only a week later and the darkness seems to cling on still further into the day,...
View ArticleWill Skipton track ever come back?
The campaign to reopen the railway line all the way through to Skipton would appear to have gained a little momentum with several leading politicians, both national and regional, appearing to be in...
View ArticleCouncil finances in good shape
Pendle Council’s finances have been given a clean bill of health.Independent external auditors Grant Thornton (UK) praised the council for giving good value for money.The report covers the financial...
View ArticleShooters Arms to close for a month
One of the last remaining pubs in Nelson is to close for a month from Monday to enable a major refurbishment to take place.The Shooters Arms, which is owned by Thwaites, is set to reopen on Saturday,...
View ArticleArchbishop amazed by new Barnoldswick school
The Archbishop of York described Barnoldswick’s new primary school as “marvellous” on a visit to the town on Wednesday.Dr John Sentamu returned to town to officially open Barnoldswick CE Primary School...
View ArticleBarnoldswick fitness group in gruelling rat race test
Members of JRR Fitness on the Ravencroft Industrial Estate in Barnoldswick are ready to join the rat race.They will braving the Men’s Health “Survival of the Fittest Rat Race” in Manchester in November...
View ArticleLeila Neve column: ‘Heartfelt thanks for great support’
Hello again! Just over a year ago, along with my best buddy, Lindsay Anderson, I took over running Pendle Stroke Group following a Leader Times Newspapers campaign. Obviously, due to our personal...
View ArticlePendle gains Fairtrade status once again
Pendle has just been re-accredited as a Fairtrade borough.In 2003 Pendle was the first borough in the UK to be given Fairtrade status. Over 60 shops, cafes and guesthouses stock or serve Fairtrade in...
View ArticleMystery of missing memorial
Military historian Fred Stringer is concerned that an indoor War Memorial from the First World War – with local names on – can no longer be seen.Mr Stringer, a member of the Nelson and District Branch...
View ArticleLots of reasons to be positive
While there is still lots more to do, this month’s employment figures are further evidence that the Government’s long-term economic plan is working, with 30.6 million people in work – almost the...
View ArticleGraduation ceremonies - Children should grow up first!
One of the most ridiculous stories to come out during the summer was the one about four-year-old children taking part in “graduation ceremonies” on leaving kindergartens and nursery schools.These...
View ArticleSyringe hell for Colne mother
A mother is left facing an agonising wait after her little boy caught his hand on a syringe, believed to have been used to inject drugs, while playing out in Colne. Kirstie-Jo Ormerod (29) has been...
View ArticleAldi ‘no comment’ on Nelson move rumours
Speculation was mounting this week that the empty Tesco supermarket in Nelson town centre may be reopened by another retail giant.Rumours have been circulated intown that Aldi was planning to reopen...
View ArticleAppeal for teenagers missing from Bacup
Police are appealing for information about two teenagers who are missing from home in Bacup.Connor Kane, 14 and Kaine Bradley, 13 were last seen at an address in Bacup just after midnight on Thursday 9...
View ArticleMurder probe after Salterforth barge death
Police have launched a investigation after the death of a woman in Salterforth. Officers were called at shortly after 8am today to a report of the sudden death of a woman on a canal barge at...
View ArticleYet another fire at Pendle farm
Firefighters have again had to go up Knotts Lane in Colne to deal with lots of rubbish on fire on farmland.On Sunday morning fire engines from both Colne and Nelson went to deal with the fire at Hubbs...
View ArticleMan (64) still in custody on Salterforth murder probe
A 64-year-old man remains in police custody on suspicion of murder after a 47-year-old woman was found dead on a barge in Salterforth this morning. Police were called out at 8am on Friday to an unnamed...
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Construction on a Pendle villages bypass would not begin before 2020/21 if it is chosen as the best solution to solve the town’s traffic problems. The announcement has been made after Pendle MP Andrew...
View ArticleWhen The Beatles came to Nelson
Gaze this week on a truly iconic photograph captured on a historic night in 1963 by the Leader Times famed cameraman, the much missed, affable Tim Procter.Tim was on duty that evening at Nelson’s...
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