Lancashire Police issue theft warning
POLICE are urging businesses to be vigilant after a series of mobile phone and cash thefts from business premises across East Lancashire.Officers are currently investigating five crimes, at least three...
View ArticleBurnley Thalidomide mum (50) must prove to DWP she is ‘unfit for work’
A BURNLEY Thalidomide victim who has undergone brain surgery, is blind in one eye and partially deaf, can barely walk and will undergo spinal surgery later this year is scared she will be forced to...
View ArticleNelson motor neurone disease sufferer ‘prisoner in his own home’
PENDLE’S leading social landlord has defended itself against criticism for failing to meet the housing needs of a 51-year-old motor neurone disease sufferer.Housing Pendle had been criticised by...
View ArticlePendle Leisure Centre sauna closure: the heat is on
PENDLE Leisure Centre’s sauna is expected to close its doors for good at the end of the month.But outraged users have said they are going to fight to keep it open.The facility, in Crown Way, Colne, was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Silentnight staff do the Harlem Shake
FACTORY workers at Barnoldswick’s Silentnight plant have got their groove on as part of a music video movement.Staff at the Long Ing Lane factory have released their own video of the “Harlem Shake”...
View ArticleGeoff Crambie: Colne’s past caught in film in ‘Lancashire Pride’
IT IS back in time to 1951 this week with a nostalgic still from the Colne film of that very year, “Lancashire Pride”.The film was a Glen Mills production and was financed by the company’s managing...
View ArticleTrawden tram tracks restored
TRAWDEN’S tram tracks have finally been restored.The tracks, which run from Church Street to Lane House, along the back of White Lea Avenue, are what remain of the Colne and Trawden Light Railway,...
View ArticleCrisis meeting over future of Kelbrook church
The future of a West Craven church will be debated at a meeting next week.Kelbrook’s Parochial Church Council will meet on Monday night to discuss the future of St Mary’s Church after three leading...
View ArticlePolice warning over Blackburn Rovers v Burnley FC clash
a MAJOR policing operation has been launched ahead of Burnley’s much-anticipated derby clash against arch rivals Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.The Clarets take on Rovers away at Ewood Park at 12-30pm in...
View ArticleMR PENDLE: We’re sadly lacking in knowledge when it comes to British history
there was a lot of fuss a few weeks ago over the Home Office’s announcement that a new version of the UK citizenship test was to be introduced.Applicants will in future have to show they had an...
View ArticleMarathon man Lee signs up for Pennine Lancashire 10k charity race
A MARATHON man is back in Burnley to run the race of his life.Lee Cunliffe (39) has clocked up hundreds of competitive miles and is gearing up for both the London and Paris marathons next month.But the...
View ArticleChimney breathes life into Colne building
A COLNE building that has been derelict for approximately 40 years has been transformed into a sophisticated cafe and wine bar.The Green Chimney, in Albert Road, opened its doors to the public for the...
View Article‘Bank of Dave’ nominated for top TV award
BURNLEY’S banking revolutionary David Fishwick has been overwhelmed with the response to his new TV show.The self-made millionaire’s latest programme “Bank of Dave: Fighting the Fat Cats” pulled in...
View ArticleSad death of Pendle sports personality
A HIGHLY-RESPECTED and very capable sports organiser has died in hospital after being taken ill around Christmas, leaving her family and many sports club members in great sadness.Mrs Janet Shaw, of...
View ArticleGORDON BIRTWISTLE MP: UKIP is no credible ‘protest vote’
WORK in Westminster started with an urgent question to the Government regarding the news that Moody’s had stripped the UK of our triple A credit rating.Luckily the news does not seem to have had an...
View ArticlePHIL CALVERT: Primrose is the number one bedding plant
MOST of the winter saw our garden either frozen or waterlogged. I popped out for the odd hour to do this and that but generally there was little to be done but sit tight and hope for a sustained period...
View ArticlePendle Council regeneration chief retires
Pendle Council has bid farewell to a senior member of staff as Brian Cookson retired from his position.Mr Cookson joined Pendle Council as Executive Director for Regeneration from Sefton Metropolitan...
View ArticleMum (66) suffered months of hospital hell
A MAN has slammed two hospital trusts and demanded an apology for the care his mother received, claiming she was allowed to fall numerous times, once knocking her teeth out, given the wrong identity...
View ArticleNelson man’s curfew for attacking his ex at party
A MAN who punched his ex-girlfriend in the head after she had kicked him out of a Burnley house party, has been hit with a curfew.Keith Thorpe was said to have punched his former partner six times in...
View ArticleBrierfield man accused of sending daughter (10) out to beg
A BRIERFIELD man has appeared in court charged with assaulting and neglecting his 10-year-old daughter, sending her out to beg and three counts of supplying heroin.The 34-year-old man, who cannot be...
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