Nelson man appears on BBC over benefit change fears
NELSON man Wayne Blackburn has appeared on BBC news website expressing his concerns about rising costs, especially in relation to housing.He and his wife live in a small, social housing bungalow in...
View ArticleLancashire Festival 2013
THE Lancashire Evening Post is proud to announce the return of The Lancashire Festival at Guys Thatched Hamlet on Sunday June 23, 11-4pm.In its fifth year the festival is set to be another fantastic...
View ArticleVIDEO: Vandals strike at community garden
A DEVASTATED gardener has spoken out against vandals who smashed up an urban farm which helps hundreds of disabled and unemployed people in Burnley.Chris Knowles, who has low-level autism, was gutted...
View ArticleFunding awarded to Colne in Bloom project
COLNE will continue to bloom thanks to funding provided by Pendle Council’s Colne and District Area Committee.At their latest meeting, councillors agreed to give the town’s Colne in Bloom project...
View ArticleBarnoldswick ‘swipe’ bus row
A PENDLE councillor has said a second charge on Barnoldswick’s town centre buses is still continuing, despite Lancashire County Council insisting it shouldn’t.Coun. Marjorie Adams, who represents...
View ArticleNurse accused of leaving seriously ill babies in dirty nappies
A nurse accused of leaving seriously ill babies in dirty nappies and covered in vomit at an East Lancashire hospital, will face a fitness to practice hearing. Philippa Clare Ralph was said to have...
View ArticleParents speak out after tragic death of Burnley man (23)
A talented, loving and caring young man from Burnley who touched the lives of all who knew him has died after battling mental health problems for a number of years.Gifted Andrew Peter Allen (23) is...
View ArticleDriver arrested after ‘traffic warden hurt in Barrowford’
A van driver from Manchester has been arrested and bailed pending further inquiries.The arrest comes after a traffic warden was allegedly injured while attempting to issue a ticket at the Spar shop in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Charis hopes to be next ‘Blue Peter’ presenter
A budding television star has taken to YouTube to give her reasons on why she should be the next Blue Peter presenter.Former Park High School student Charis Deighton (25) is hopeful her self-produced...
View ArticleRussian talks have support of Turf board backingfootball club
Turf Moor talks with Russian investors continue The Turf Moor board has revealed that talks are continuing with Moscow-based businessmen, as exclusively reported by the Express in December. But there...
View ArticlePolice hunt Burnley knifepoint shop raider
A robber who threatened a shop assistant with a knife is being hunted by police.The incident took place at the Desai off-licence, in Ridge Row, at 11-15am on Saturday. The man went into the shop and...
View ArticleNelson van driver not guilty of sex attack
Van driver Jhangir Akbar has been found not guilty of sexual assault and assault by penetration on a Nelson mother who had accepted a lift from him. Judge Beverly Lunt handed down the majority verdict...
View ArticleTributes after death of former Pendle councillor
A WOMAN with a tremendous zest for life has sadly died after a long spell of hospital treatment.Throughout her life, Mrs Kathleen Hodgson – known to everyone as “Kath” – fought time and time again...
View ArticleDANIEL BLACK: Blackburn Rovers has become a scalding, disruptive caldron of...
IT was an opportunity to salvage a fragment of respect, endear themselves slightly to a timorous army of doubters or even portray an atom of personality – but the powers that be at Ewood Park dealt...
View ArticleGORDON BIRTWISTLE MP: Working to create a ‘Skills City’
last Monday in Westminster started with the conclusion of the Budget debate. The Government has worked hard to deliver a budget that ensures growth and prosperity in a difficult economic climate.From...
View ArticleTeen killed on motorway in Burnley
A TEENAGER was killed on the M65 near Burnley in the early hours of this morning.The 18-year-old woman died after a collision with a van on the motorway at around 4am.The woman, who police believe was...
View ArticlePadiham bookies boss stole cash to pay off loan sharks
A manager at a Padiham bookmakers who stole £6,000 to pay off loan sharks threatening her partner’s life, has been given a community order.Nicola Whittaker (44) took the money from the safe at William...
View ArticleAppeal over 203 homes on Nelson-Colne boundary
An appeal has been submitted to Pendle Council to build 203 homes on the Nelson-Colne boundary.At the end of last year, plans to develop land off Knotts Lane were thrown out by councillors.But now...
View ArticleM65 reopened after teen killed on motorway
POLICE have reopened the M65 through Burnley after a teenager was killed this morning.The 18-year-old woman died after she was in collision with a white sprinter van on the motorway at around 4am.The...
View ArticleJudge praises Nelson fire rescue women
A crown court judge commended the actions of two women who went to the aid of an elderly neighbour when the house next door was set alight.Julie Yates and Sarah Norquoy helped pensioner Hermione Pearce...
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