Real ale award for Barrowford club
REAL ale enthusiasts have chosen a club in Barrowford as the best in the area.The Lamb Club, in Church Street, was singled out as the East Lancashire Club of the Year by members of the Campaign for...
View ArticleAmbulance plan to move in with police in Barnoldswick
Plans have been submitted to Pendle Council for change of use to Barnoldswick Police station to incorporate the ambulance service.In March, news emerged that the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS)...
View ArticlePendle Wavelengths shortlisted for health club award
Pendle Wavelengths has been shortlisted in the region’s second annual Members Choice Health Club Awards.The Nelson fitness facility is up against other centres in Chorley, Knowsley, Blackburn, Preston,...
View ArticleWorld record attempt at Pendle’s Big Witch Event
PENDLE is all set for Saturday’s Pendle Witch Walk that will include a bid for a world record, a concert and fund-raising for Pendleside Hospice.The village of Barley is ready for a huge influx of...
View Article‘Kidnap’ gang beat up victim on moors above Burnley: court hears
A MAN was forced into a car by a gang, taken to a remote area of Burnley, attacked and abandoned, a jury was told.Burnley Crown Court heard how Kurt Swindlehurst was left injured after he was beaten...
View Article‘Dirty’ Colne nursery slammed by Ofsted inspectors
A COLNE nursery has received a damning report from government inspectors who labelled it “dirty” and ordered it to improve.Little People of Colne in Derby Street was slammed by Ofsted inspectors who...
View ArticleVIDEO: Olympic Gold Medallist Bradley Wiggins rides through Barnoldswick and...
BRADLEY Wiggins rang the bell to get the inaugural ride underway for his new foundation at Barnoldswick’s Victory Park on Sunday morning.The Tour de France winner and Olympic Time Trial Gold Medallist...
View ArticleNew world record at Pendle Witch Walk: PHOTO SPECIAL
A NEW world record for the most people dressed as witches in one place has been set at this weekend’s Pendle Witch Walk, in aid of Pendleside Hospice.Some 482 people set the new record, which has never...
View ArticleVietnamese man (20) held over Brierfield cannabis farm
A 20-YEAR-OLD Vietnamese national has been arrested and remanded in custody to appear for sentencing at Burnley Crown Court on Friday, September 14th.Hau Van Nguyen appeared at Pennine Magistrates...
View ArticleParasailor airlifted to hospital after Pendle Hill crash
A PARASAILOR from Darwen was airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital from Barley after injuring himself on Pendle Hill on Monday.The 28-year-old suffered a double compound leg fracture and a dislocated...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Huge blaze rips through three rural Pendle homes
A HUGE blaze ripped through three homes in a rural Pendle village last night.The fire broke out in a barn conversion in Barley and spread to two neighbouring properties at 8-30pm.Around 50 firefighters...
View ArticleRace hate ordeal on train to Nelson: police appeal
British Transport Police officers have launched the hunt for a man who subjected a Pendle rail passenger to a torrent of racist abuse.The incident happened as the victim, a 33-year-old Asian man,...
View ArticleBarrowford clamping row: latest
the owner of the Spar Shop in Barrowford which is at the centre of a clamping row has made a conciliatory offer to the land owner in a bid to end the dispute.As reported, John Kay has begun clamping...
View ArticleFlood threat hits plans to convert Colne church
plans to change a disused Colne church into a dwelling were recommended for refusal when they went before councillors last night.A report to members of Pendle Council’s Colne and District Committee...
View ArticleFemale mugger ruined life of dementia sufferer (78)
A HEROIN-ADDICTED drunk from Nelson has been jailed for 12 months for mugging a 78-year-old dementia sufferer in a Burnley street - and the victim’s family has hit out at her “sickening”...
View ArticleGang attack terror in Colne: police appeal
POLICE have launched a witness appeal after a man was set upon in an unprovoked attack outside Colne Railway Station.The 40-year-old had just got off a train as he returned home from a session at...
View ArticleMagistrates’ role in 1612 Pendle Witch trials outlined
the role their predecessors played in the trials of the Lancashire Witches was brought to life for a group of magistrates serving on the Bench in 2012.Organised to mark the 400th anniversary of the...
View ArticleBrierfield taxi driver’s outcry at licence suspension
A DISGUSTED Brierfield taxi driver, who tried to protect himself during a racial and physical assault, believes he should never have had his licence suspended by Pendle Council.Ali Ahmed (36), who...
View ArticleBurnley Football Club stand renamed ‘Totally Wicked Bob Lord Stand’
A FAMOUS old stand at Burnley Football Club has been rebranded with a “wicked” new name as part of a sponsorship deal.Club bosses unveiled the “Totally Wicked Bob Lord Stand” which was renamed after a...
View ArticleColne man faces £350,000 fraud and money laundering charges
A COLNE man has appeared in court in connection with a fraud investigation that centres around a victim from the Baycliffe area of Cumbria who was allegedly defrauded out of more than £350,000.Liam...
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