Stricken gritter rescued by crane in snow storm drama
A GRITTER which skidded off a snow-covered road into a ditch has been rescued by a crane.The vehicle was spreading salt along the A682 in Blacko, Nelson, when it became stuck in deep snow drifts.The...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sir John Thursby students run Burnley’s Holiday Inn
Students from Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley, got the chance to take over the town’s Holiday Inn Express as part of an educational initiative.Sixteen students from Years 9 and 10 took on a...
View ArticleEmergency meeting over future of Kelbrook church
Kelbrook’s Parochial Church Council held an extraordinary meeting on Monday night to discuss the future of St Mary’s in the village.The Archdeacon of Craven, the Ven. Paul Slater, attended the meeting...
View ArticleElderly man rescued by firefighters after Colne farm blaze
AN elderly man, believed to be in his 80s, was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon after being rescued by firefighters in his Colne home. Emergency services attended the scene at a farm in Skipton...
View ArticleTributes to Gary (25) found dead in snow drift
A BURNLEY man found dead in deep snow in a remote part of Briercliffe was on his way home from a night with friends.The body of Gary Windle was discovered buried in a snow drift by a farmer in Shay...
View ArticleNelson teenager not guilty of rape
An 18-year-old man has been cleared of repeatedly raping and beating a girl at a house in Nelson.Teenager Mikael Hussain, now of Bradford, who lived in Wickliffe Street, Nelson, at the time, was found...
View Article23 snow ploughs tackle East Lancs huge drifts
Lancashire County Council’s highways teams have been battling round the clock to keep East Lancashire’s roads open. Freak end-of-March weather has brought heavy snow coupled with high winds, a...
View ArticleFormer ‘Apprentice’ star training for Pennine Lancashire race
HE has proved he has a talent for making money.And now former television star and Pendle entrepreneur Azhar Siddique (35) is planning on putting his skills into action by running the Pennine Lancashire...
View ArticleVIDEO: Villages cut off by snow drifts
VILLAGES around Burnley were left completely cut off as extreme snow storms battered East Lancashire.The area was hit by some of the worst blizzards in decades and many roads were left impassable by...
View ArticleBrierfield bodybuilder thought drugs were ‘exercise supplement’
A BODYBUILDER caught with amphetamines believed the powder was an exercise supplement, a court heard.Gym-goer Muzzammil Iqbal (20) was found to have 1.5g of the substance after a car crash in Nelson...
View ArticlePlans to twin Pendle with Palestinian town collapse
plans to “twin” Pendle with the Palestinian West Bank town of Beit Leed have collapsed, Thursday’s meeting of the full Pendle Council heard.Coun. Tony Greaves said the twinning could not go ahead as...
View ArticleGORDON BIRTWISTLE MP: Great to see Burnley Bridge taking shape
A RECENT week in Westminster began with the swearing in of the newest MP, Mike Thornton, who won the recent by-election in Eastleigh. It was great to see Mike take his seat in the House as it was the...
View ArticleMan admits child abduction and sex charge
A MAN has admitted three offences of child abduction and one of sexual activity with a child.Mohammed Imran Amjad (26), of Halifax Road, Brierfield, pleaded guilty to the offences on a girl who was...
View ArticleMan (77) extradited from Australia to face child sex charges from 1960s
A MAN is due to appear in court charged with 20 sexual and cruelty offences against children.Jeffrey Lake (77), of Peregian Springs, Queensland, Australia, will appear before Blackburn magistrates...
View ArticleVIDEO: TV star Jeff Brown smashes ‘pane’ barrier for Pennine 10k
LARGER-THAN-LIFE star Jeff Brown has taken on a £10,000 challenge to run the Pennine Lancashire 10k.The Burnley TV personality, who is the face of windows firm Safestyle UK, is set to go through the...
View ArticleBrierfield child sex claims: five acquitted
A BRIERFIELD man has admitted three offences of child abduction and one of sexual activity with a child.Mohammed Imran Amjad (26), of Halifax Road, pleaded guilty to the offences on a girl, who was...
View ArticleANDREW STEPHENSON MP: Aerospace plays a huge role in our economy
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, in addition to my activities in Westminster, I was out and about visiting businesses across Pendle.I spent a couple of hours at Training2000 in Nelson meeting...
View Article‘Easter cancelled’ at Wycoller due to snow
Nick Osborne, from Lancashire County Council’s Countryside Service, said: “Due to severe road conditions on the lanes leading to Wycoller Country Park, the county council has reluctantly cancelled...
View ArticlePendle Wallace Hartley Titanic film wins national award
A FILM made here in Pendle about Wallace Hartley and the Titanic has been given a national amateur film award.The film called “Nearer My God to Thee: Wallace Hartley Remembered” was a joint venture...
View ArticleClarets fan ‘withdraws interest’ in Rovers job and helps family of tragic...
A CHEEKY Clarets fan whose spoof job application for the vacant Blackburn Rovers’ manager’s role made headlines around Europe has withdrawn his “interest” in the post.Burnley season ticket holder James...
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