Hundreds attend businessman’s funeral
HUNDREDS of people attended the funeral of Pendle building business success Mr Andrew “Spike” Pickering – and as he loved horses his coffin was carried by a horse-drawn carriage.His wife Wendy arranged...
View ArticleDisaster Aid worker from Colne helps in aftermath of Cyclone Pablo
A FORMER journalist student from Colne has shared his story of helping to rebuild communities following a devastating cyclone in the Philippines. Ed Cox (36), deployments manager at Disaster Aid UK,...
View ArticleLancashire’s gritters gear-up for snow
LANCASHIRE’S gritters are preparing to keep the county moving following forecasts of snow for the region on Friday. Gritting crews have already been busy since a cold snap started last week, salting as...
View ArticleWarning not to give money to fraudsters as ‘assassin’ email circulates...
POLICE and Trading Standards are warning people not to be tricked into handing over cash to internet fraudsters following the circulation of a dramatic but bogus email.The electronic message, sent to...
View ArticleKelbrook man on trial in alleged property fraud
A SURVEYOR from Kelbrook has gone on trial in North Wales for his role in an alleged property scam.A jury heard that the scale and extent of the fraud was difficult to envisage but prosecutor Patrick...
View ArticleMen fined for dog fouling
TWO men from Pendle have been ordered to pay a total of £320 for allowing their dogs to foul in public. Howard Lewin (45), of Chad Street, Colne failed to appear at Reedley Magistrates’ Court. The case...
View ArticlePride of Nelson Awards
NELSON pays tribute to people who make major contributions to the town tonight.Nelson Town Council is holding its Pride of Nelson Awards Ceremony at the town’s ACE Centre.The public have been invited...
View ArticleStatus quo for parliamentary boundary
THE planned shake-up of the Pendle Parliamentary constituency is unlikely to go ahead for the next five years after legislation bringing about major changes was blocked in the House of Lords. Last...
View ArticleExecutive to hear of council’s dozen awards
An update on the awards Pendle Council won during 2012 is on the agenda for its next Executive meeting on Thursday.In the last 12 months, the council has won a dozen awards for services ranging from...
View ArticleMinister in mission trip to South America
AN Earby minister will be heading to South America in March leading a team of five on a church mission.The Rev. Derek Oldham, who preaches at St Peter’s Methodist Church, Earby, and at St Andrew’s...
View ArticleTraffic chaos in Laneshaw Bridge
TRAFFIC chaos in Laneshaw Bridge has not been caused by a road traffic collision, police have confirmed. Reports of wagons and vehicles being at a complete standstill in Keighley Road has been...
View ArticlePolice appeal after Nelson robberies
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two robberies took place in Nelson last week.Both the incidents happened in the early evening of Tuesday, January 15th, between 5-20 and 5-45pm.The first...
View ArticleSchools back to normal
PENDLE’S schools were getting back to normal this morning after many were forced to close yesterday because of the snow.According to Lancashire County Council’s web pages at 8am, only St Mary’s CE...
View ArticleSchools urged to enter IT competition
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson is urging local primary schools to “Make IT Happy, Make IT Safe”.MPs and e-skills UK have launched the seventh year of the Make IT Happy competition, a UK-wide technology...
View ArticleClarets staff in talks over merger plans
BOSSES at Burnley Football Club are in talks with staff over plans to merge its retail departments and ticket office.A statement from the club said it is consulting with workers over the proposals and...
View ArticleTrust to help talented athletes
PENDLE Leisure Trust is looking for young, talented athletes who could qualify for support with training and competition costs. If you know someone aged between 12 and 18 who lives in Pendle and has...
View ArticleCash cuts clobber council, Pendle peer tells Lords
COUNCILS such as Pendle and Burnley are part of the “Sorry Seven” – seven ordinary small district councils that are being “clobbered even harder than everybody else” by cuts in government funding,...
View ArticleGordon Birtwistle’s Westminster Week - January 18th 2013
LAST week in Parliament was a busy, varied and interesting week. On Monday I took part in two important debates.The first was a debate about the amount of women sitting on the boards of companies. The...
View ArticleText row leads to assault
A MAN attacked his then partner after she was said to have questioned him over a text from another woman, a court heard.Ricky-Lee Benson had dived at Kelly Shone, thrown her across the bed, grabbed her...
View ArticleText row leads to assault
A MAN attacked his then partner after she was said to have questioned him over a text from another woman, a court heard.Ricky-Lee Benson had dived at Kelly Shone, thrown her across the bed, grabbed her...
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