AS I SEE IT: Beneath burlesque bosoms beat hearts of gold
Last Friday, I was upstairs in a hotel with five young ladies who take their clothes off. Yes, it’s a rotten job, but somebody has to do it.But if you think I was indulging in the kind of Las Vegas...
View ArticlePendle sex offender jailed after ignoring court orders
A SEX offender managed to obtain a key for a Colne guest house and live there without the owners knowing, a court heard.Allan Morton (28) was locked up for a total of 24 weeks after failing to comply...
View ArticleWoman found dead at Colne house
A 71-YEAR-OLD woman has been found hanged at a house in Colne. Police were called to Keighley Road at 3-25pm on Friday, March 15th.The death is not being treated as suspicious, and details have now...
View ArticleBikes worth £6,000 stolen from Burnley
POLICE are appealing for information after two distinctive and valuable bicycles were stolen from a car in Burnley.The theft took place overnight between Monday and Tuesday this week after the victim...
View ArticleCar flew into air like missile
A BURNLEY woman died after the car she was travelling in launched into the air “like a guided missile” when it aquaplaned on a busy bypass in bad weather, an inquest heard.Mrs Shameem Gulzar (35), of...
View ArticleBarrowford pet shop on TV’s ‘Britain’s Secret Shoppers’
a PENDLE pet shop was featured on Channel 4’s “Britain’s Secret Shoppers” on Thursday night.The hour-long programme including Barrowford Pet Store, of Roughlee Street, Barrowford, aimed to show how...
View Article‘Bank of Dave’ wins top TV award
TELEVISIOn star David Fishwick is celebrating after his show “Bank of Dave” scooped a top TV award.The first series of the popular Channel 4 programme was nominated for the nations and regions awards...
View ArticlePlans to expand Colne’s Rhythm and Blues Festival
NEW proposals are to be presented to Pendle Council’s Colne and District Area Committee in a bid to expand Colne’s Rhythm and Blues Festival.Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson and Coun. Paul White, the...
View Article500 sign petition over dog muck in Nelson streets
the controversy over Nelson’s streets being full of dog muck will go to the council chamber on Monday night.Former chairman of Pendle Council’s Nelson Committee George Adam and Walverden Ward’s Coun....
View ArticleBrierfield gang accused of raping girl (14) at drink and drugs den
A TEENAGE girl was passed around a group of Asian men so she could be repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at a drink and drugs den, a court has heard this week.The 14-year-old was was told she...
View ArticleAuthenticity of violin sparks differing historian opinions
Claims that the violin Wallace Hartley played on the night the Titanic sank has been scientifically proven to be the one have been met with differing opinions by two Pendle historians.Last week, it was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Burnley busker’s Blackburn Rovers songs are a hit!
A BURNLEY busker has attracted crowds in the town centre with some self-penned songs about Clarets rivals Blackburn Rovers.Robert Robinson (49), who lives in Duke Bar, entertained shoppers in St...
View ArticleBurnley fan applies for vacant Blackburn job
CLARET and blue through and through James McDonough has managed to land himself a very unlikely job interview – the vacant manager’s position at arch-rivals Blackburn Rovers.Burnley season ticket...
View Article£100,000 Trawden skate park idea
THIS is how a Trawden outdoor skate park could look if campaigners ideas are turned into a reality. For the first time, an artist’s impression has been released to help alleviate residents fears that...
View ArticleBid for 100,000 names on ‘Innocence of Muslims’ film petition
A BATTLE is on in Pendle to get 100,000 people to sign a petition to persuade the House of Commons to discuss anger over a notorious film made in America.The film “Innocence of Muslims” angered Muslims...
View ArticleSnow closes lane on M62
THE Highways Agency has announced that lane one of the M62 in each direction between junctions 21 and 22 in Greater Manchester is currently closed due to weather conditions. Drivers are being reminded...
View ArticleBurnley FC fans’ anger over Ewood Park coach travel
CLARETS fans have voiced their concerns at the travel arrangements put in place for last Sunday’s derby clash against Blackburn after they were made to get coaches to Ewood Park.Many tweeted Chief Supt...
View ArticlePendle schools forced to close due to adverse weather
SEVEN Pendle schools have so far closed their doors for the day due to snow. Colne Christ Church Primary School, Colne Park Primary School Hendon Brook School, Pendle View Primary School, Trawden...
View ArticleNelson teen accused of raping girlfriend
A TEENAGER is facing allegations of rape after he is said to have forced his then girlfriend to have sex, beating her up if she ever said she did not want his attentions.Mikael Hussain lived in...
View ArticleSnow storms cause chaos across East Lancashire
HEAVY snowfall has caused chaos in East Lancashire as blizzards swept through the region over night.Freak wintry weather saw up to 20cm of snow fall in some areas with high winds causing deep snow...
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