MP discusses mill future with Lottery
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson met with Sara Hilton, the head of Heritage Lottery Fund North West, on Tuesday to discuss Brierfield Mills.The landmark Grade II listed former Smith and Nephew building,...
View ArticleNelson men jailed after serious Colne assault
TWO Nelson men have been locked up for a total of nearly 10 years following a serious assault in Colne.Callum Shepherd (21), of Hibson Road, and Joshua Barrett (20), of Sackville Street, appeared for...
View ArticleColne school closes due to snowy conditions
A RURAL Colne school has closed its doors for the day due to adverse weather conditions.Laneshaw Bridge Primary School, in Emmott Lane, has been forced to call off classes because of the snow. It is...
View ArticleTwo injured in town centre accident
TWO people were injured when a car and taxi were in collision on Leeds Road, Nelson, on Friday night.The taxi driver was rescued by firefighters, while the other car was affected by flames from under...
View ArticleAppeal following fight in Barrowford
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a fight in Barrowford in which one man suffered head injuries and another suffered a broken leg.Around 11.15pm on Saturday 12 January, police were...
View ArticleCold weather warning: Avoid winter woes
WATER company United Utilities is urging householders to get ready for freezing temperatures this week.Forecasters predict night-time lows of down to minus three this week, and that could mean bad news...
View ArticleGordon Birtwistle’s Westminster Week - January 11th 2013
HAPPY New Year to everyone in Burnley. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. I spent the holidays catching up with family, particularly my grandchildren who have taken a shine to my two new kittens!By...
View ArticleMr Pendle: Queuing on Boxing Day.. not me!
Mr Pendle might not have everything in life, but a big store Boxing Day sales queue is the last place he would want to be, mingling with the masses in a desperate bid to get his hands on something...
View ArticleSchool improvememnts under way
OFSTED inspectors have paid a monitoring visit to a Nelson primary school found to require improvement during an inspection in October.During the visit to St John’s CE Primary School, meetings were...
View ArticleClub stalwart loses cancer battle
A MAN who served Nelson Cricket Club as player, chairman and mere spectator over five decades sadly lost a long battle against cancer on Sunday.Milton Lord (62) had played cricket for the club from...
View ArticleMan gives up smoking to help hospice
ANDI Trickett is determined to give up smoking so that he can raise charity funding for Pendleside Hospice in memory of his mother, who sadly died from cancer.And you are invited to support his...
View ArticleDisabled woman’s Pendle Hill trip
LOTS of Pendle Hill fans have decided to help Lynn Drinkwater get up Pendle Hill – despite the fact that she is now disabled and can’t walk any more.And as a result, the event is going to raise lots of...
View ArticleAs I See It: Action, not words
LAST week it was reported Councillors Ranson and Hill held a meeting with David Cameron regarding the over development of the Ribble Valley. CRAG welcome any efforts to reduce opportunistic money...
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 ArticleTrawden turbine proposals rejected by councillors
PENDLE Council’s Colne and District Committee have rejected proposals for a 5kw wind turbine in Trawden.The application site was an agricultural field located within open countryside and Trawden Forest...
View ArticleKing Henry VIII visits Colne pupils
IT was a flash from the past at one Colne primary school when King Henry VIII and all his six wives appeared without any warning.The unexpected visitors greeted pupils and staff at West Street...
View ArticlePolice advice on travel as heavy snow is forecast
LANCASHIRE Constabulary is urging motorists to take care in adverse driving conditions as snow is forecast across the county.The Met Office has issued an amber warning for the North West tomorrow,...
View ArticleHundreds 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 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...
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