Lancashire residents urged to prepare for ‘the big freeze’
LANCASHIRE County Council is urging everyone to be ready for the arrival of freezing weather this winter. Despite milder weather last winter, in recent years Lancashire has been hit by some of the most...
View ArticleLancashire crime commissioner asks what are your police priorities?
Lancashire’s newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw wants people to tell him what issues they have with crime and what they think should be policing priorities in their...
View ArticleVIDEO: Burnley College welcomes Bethany Project
A VIBRANT young choir from Tanzania were special guests at Burnley College recently as part of their tour of the UK.A-Level Media students Emily Barron and Christiana Pongourou filmed the choir from...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA: Elephants in the streets of Colne
this week, we travel back in time to the year 1890 as we see Lord John Sanger’s circus elephants perambulating along Bonnie Colne’s Keighley Road.What a stir these giant pachyderms would have caused to...
View ArticleNelson primary school ‘requires improvement’ say inspectors
ofsted inspectors who visited a Nelson primary school last month have said it “requires improvement” in a report published this week.The three-strong team found Castercliff Community Primary School in...
View Article‘Desperate’ drunk tried to mug Brierfield dog walker
A “DESPERATE” drunk who tried to mug a dog walker in the early hours just for his can of cider has been spared jail.Burnley Crown Court was told how Clifford Bamber had drunk three litres of cider when...
View ArticleElysse Connor: funeral details
THE following family notice was omitted from today’s Burnley Express due to an admin error. Our apologies go to the family of Elysee Connor and undertakers Alderson and Horan. “Peacefully in Pendleside...
View ArticleCould you be a foster parent?
COULD you consider offering a permanent home and family to a child who is not able to live with their birth family? Come along to an information evening in Nelson to find out more. The Lancashire...
View ArticleNelson ‘bully’ dad behind bars after terror incident
A “BULLY” who terrorised his ex-partner and her mother a second time is behind bars for 20 months.Lee Nolan had turned up at Deanna Parkinson’s home and caused trouble while his five-month-old son was...
View ArticleLeaving his wheelie bin out costs Nelson man £285
A NELSON man has been fined £200 for leaving out his wheelie bin long after collection day. Stephen Plumb, of Fir Street, failed to appear in Reedley Magistrates’ Court but the case was proved in his...
View ArticleBurnley FC players produce video in support of tackling domestic violence
BURNLEY FC and their Programme for Education, Sport and Society have partnered with the White Ribbon Campaign and Burnley Community Safety Partnership to tackle domestic violence on match...
View ArticleBurnley Spar shop shotgun robbery: pair in court
Two men who took part in shotgun raids on two stores just hours apart face long stretches behind bars.Mohammed Usman Khan (22), of Kent Street, was found guilty of conspiring to rob the Tote Sport...
View ArticleAppeal following serious road traffic collision in Shawforth
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman in her 60s was seriously injured when she was struck by a car in Shawforth this morning.The collision took place around 7.10am on Market...
View ArticleVOTE: Will you be going to church over Christmas?
THE season of goodwill is rapidly approaching, but will you be attending a Church service this Christmas?Have your say in our vote to the right.
View ArticleWater main bursts outside Colne pub
FREEZING conditions caused a water main to burst in Colne this morning.United Utilities have confirmed that one of their underground pipes on the A56 cracked due to the cold weather, and engineers are...
View ArticleBrave Colne boy raises awareness of meningitis
AN “outgoing” little boy who fought off meningitis earlier in the year visited a Colne building society with his mum to help raise awareness of the disease.Little Louie Jenkins, who was described by...
View ArticleTitanic museum in Colne needs support
VOLUNTEERS at a Pendle museum are urging sponsors to step forward after being forced to put a prized exhibit on eBay. Last week, staff at The Titanic in Lancashire Museum, in Colne, were left with no...
View Article“Lottie’s Army” to hit high notes in Colne
A SUPPORTIVE army of family and friends are set to gather outside Colne Market Hall to raise funds for a brave Trawden girl.Earlier this year, little Charlotte Neve (8) was whisked to Airedale Hospital...
View ArticleWoman arrested for drink-driving after car overturns in Colne
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car overturned in Colne.A man was left with minor injuries following the incident, which saw a Mitsubishi L200 pick-up truck...
View ArticleNelson ‘Go-between’ dealer is jailed
A “GO-BETWEEN” for dealers selling cocaine on the streets of Pendle has been locked up for two years three months.Jobless addict Edward Geddes took drugs orders on his phone from users which he passed...
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