MR PENDLE: Buying mushy peas with my council tax savings
this is the time of year when we start paying our council tax bills for the next 12 months.And as a journalist who has regularly attended meetings down the years when council budgets have been decided,...
View ArticleANDREW STEPHENSON MP: Aerospace is crucial for the local economy
On March 18th, the Government set out its aerospace industrial strategy.This was the first sector-based industrial strategy to be published, showing how important aerospace is to the British economy....
View Article12 weeks of delays as roadworks start at M65 junctions
Burnley motorists are facing 12 weeks of delays with roadworks planned at two busy motorway junctions.Work started this week to carry out minor improvements to the slip road at junction 9 of the M65,...
View ArticleTributes to Higher Reedley girl (18) killed on M65
A teenage student was killed after she walked on to the M65 motorway in Burnley in the early hours of Wednesday morning.Lena Begum (18), of Higher Reedley, was hit by a van on the motorway and...
View ArticleBoss Brendan Flood does not rule out Turf Moor return
Former Burnley FC operations director Brendan Flood has not ruled out a return to Turf Moor – but not under the present regime.The news came on a day of high drama at Turf Moor which culminated in the...
View ArticleFamily pay tribute to Burnley motorway tragedy teen
The family of a teenager killed on the M65 have paid tribute to their “very loving” daughter.Lena Begum, of Higher Reedley, died after being hit by a van on the motorway in the early hours of Wednesday...
View ArticleAS I SEE IT: What catastrophe will curb mankind’s expansion?
I would sincerely like to hear what other people think about basic matters of existence.I do not think that if anybody considers eternity then their minds must be open to the belief there is some godly...
View ArticleColne woman preparing for a month of living in poverty
A brave Colne woman is hopeful that an extreme charity challenge will raise awareness and funds for those living below the poverty line.Cheyann Heap (21) will be spending just £1 a day throughout the...
View ArticleFriends set up cannabis farms in cellars
Two friends built cannabis farms in their homes on a commercial industrial scale, a judge at Burnley Crown Court has ruled.John Cartlidge grew it at Rhoda Street and in Walton Lane, Nelson, and John...
View ArticleBook penned in Colne is a national success
A proud Colne dad is hopeful of making a career out of his vivid imagination after his debut novel was scooped up by a top publishing company.Peter Shaw wrote Little Ronnie and Magic the Horse for his...
View ArticleFormer Claret Jay Rodriguez fully deserves England call
Say what you like about Southampton’s managerial handlings - but Mauricio Pochettino’s instalment at St Mary’s has surely helped to push Jay Rodriguez into international contention.With Nigel Adkins...
View ArticleDeath of Pendle sports stalwart Bernard
AFTER a lifetime of activities like sport – including the offer of being a professional footballer – Mr Bernard Metcalfe has died aged 74.Mr Metcalfe, of Langholme Street, Nelson, has also been...
View ArticlePendleside Hospice to build new extension
A Burnley hospice has been given £130,000 of Government cash to expand its services and build a new extension.Pendleside Hospice, in Colne Road, Reedley, was awarded the grant by the Minister for Care...
View ArticleNelson man used social fund loan to buy cannabis
Shortly after being released from a prison sentence, a 19-year-old Nelson man obtained a social fund loan – and spent it on a bulk purchase of cannabis.Magistrates at the court in Blackburn where he...
View ArticleMy £50 bet on the Grand National has helped Pendleside Hospice!
When the House was in Recess this month I was able to spend all my time in Burnley.Following the Easter weekend, filled with too much chocolate and an egg and spoon race with my grandchildren, my week...
View ArticleBurnley band in charts again with ‘I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher’
A 1970s Burnley punk band is shooting up the UK Charts with a song about former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher who died last week. The band “Notsensibles” wrote the iconic song “I’m In Love With...
View ArticleGirlfriend headbutted by ‘angry’ Colne partner
A Colne father headbutted his girlfriend and then laughed at her, a court heard.Mark Denton (29) who had drunk around eight cans of lager, bust his partner’s nose in the attack, Pennine Magistrates’...
View ArticlePolice witness appeal after Burnley toddler found in canal
POLICE are appealing for information after a two-and-a-half year old boy was taken to Manchester Children’s Hospital in a critical condition after being found face down in the Leeds and Liverpool...
View ArticleNelson man escapes death as house roof collapses
A NELSON man’s house was wrecked when roofs over an entire block broke down – but fortunately he was out at the time. He could well have been killed if he was there at the time.It happened on Saturday...
View ArticleKelbrook pet owner contests ‘dangerous’ dog order
Pendle Council’s application for an order under the Dogs Act 1871 on a Kelbrook canine is to be contested in June.Ms Naomi Cumisky appeared in court on Thursday, April 4th as the respondent to Pendle...
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