Police issue warning to mums on the school run
POLICE are issuing a warning to mums on the school run to think about what they have drunk the night before.Lancashire Constabulary’s annual Christmas Drink Drive campaign kicked off on December 1st...
View ArticleNHS launch public consultation on possible changes to dementia care services
WITH more than 17,000 people living with dementia in Lancashire, NHS mental health experts have launched a consultation for the public to have their say on possible changes to specialist dementia...
View ArticleMen jailed for ‘putting the boot in’
TWO thugs who chased after a man and attacked him on the street late at night, putting the boot in, are both behind bars for six months.Burnley Crown Court was told how Michael Hereford (29) and his...
View ArticleSignalling problems causing delays between Blackburn and Colne
SIGNALLING problems at a level crossing are causing delays between Blackburn and Colne.A spokesman from Northern Rail confirmed that customers can expect a wait of up to ten minutes.The problems are...
View ArticleDrinking session ends in violence
THREE members of a gang who beat up a man in his own home after “rampaging” around the property have walked free from court.Royden Quinn was set about in the upstairs of his home on Rhoda Street,...
View Article12 tips from the CSA to help avoid debt this Christmas
WITH Christmas and its associated costs just around the corner, the Credit Services Association (CSA) – the official body representing the UK debt collection industry – has compiled a list of 12 top...
View ArticleCouncil announces festive recycling plan
PENDLE Council will maintain its refuse and recycling service over the festive period. Council crews will be working hard to ensure all homes have their refuse and recycling collected. Collections will...
View ArticleBrierfield paedophile tried to lure boys back home
A CONVICTED paedophile said to have tried to lure two young football fans back to his home after games is behind bars for 19 months.Philip Reece was the subject of a 10-year sexual offences prevention...
View ArticleSuper fan James jets in from Oz to watch Burnley
AN Aussie Claret could well lay claim to being Burnley’s most passionate supporter after flying 9,000 miles just to see his beloved team take on Blackburn Rovers.James Waller (25), who moved to Perth...
View ArticleInquest adjourned after witnesses fail to appear
AN inquest into the death of a Nelson man who died as a result of a heroin overdose last year has been adjourned after two important witnesses failed to attend.East Lancashire Coroner Mr Richard Taylor...
View ArticleNorth-west England link with Shropshire cashpoint robbery
POLICE investigating a robbery at a Shropshire service station cashpoint, are carrying out inquiries in the north-west of England.They are liaising closely with officers from Merseyside, Greater...
View ArticleImprovements at Colne nursery school
IMPROVEMENTS have been made at a Colne nursery school, an Ofsted report has shown.In its latest inspection, Newtown Nursery School, in Newtown Street, was rated as “good” by inspectors. This compares...
View ArticleLobby group wins first home battle
A LOBBY group has won the first part of its battle to stop 203 homes from being built on the Nelson-Colne boundary.At the latest Pendle Council Colne and District Committee meeting, councillors decided...
View ArticleColne barbeque cabin broken into
A BARBEQUE cabin belonging to a Colne community centre has been targeted by thieves.The wooden lodge, which forms part of a memorial garden at North Valley Community Centre, in Birtwistle Avenue, was...
View ArticlePendle college is classed as ‘good’ by Ofsted
STANDARDS of education at a Pendle college have improved since it was last assessed in 2009, Ofsted inspectors have found.A two-day inspector at Fisher-More Catholic Humanities College, Colne, rated...
View ArticleCouncil to discuss Palestinian twinning link
PLANS to create a formal twinning link between Pendle and a small town in Palestine will be considered by Pendle Council at its full meeting on Tuesday evening.The aim is to try and cut horrors between...
View ArticleCelebrate Dychember tomorrow at Charter Walk Shopping Centre
On Saturday, 15th December the Clarets welcome Sean Dyche’s former club Watford to Turf Moor for a special festive matchday.Start your Dychember matchday early by making your way to Charter Walk...
View ArticleCharity supporting victims of “deadly gas” faces closure
A CHARITY dedicated to supporting victims of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning could be facing closure in a matter of weeks.Carbon Monoxide Awareness, which supports people poisoned by the...
View ArticleKey conference date for local firm
REPRESENTATIVES from leading Colne company Regal Precision Engineering company have attended a key conference on apprenticeship.In a pilot initiative with the Department for Business, Innovation and...
View ArticleWatch your step, rail passengers warned
RAIL travellers from Pendle are being warned to take care on station platforms this winter.Some 55 people have been involved in slips, trips or falls at stations across Lancashire and Cumbria in...
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