High winds and heavy rain cause traffic chaos
Strong winds and heavy rain have caused difficult driving conditions for motorists this morning.In Sabden a tree blew down around midnight last night in Whalley Road while in Read Whins Lane was...
View ArticlePendle Leisure Centre pool to close for six weeks
The swimming pool at Pendle Leisure Centre will be closed for six weeks to enable major refurbishment work to be carried out.The work at the Colne centre will include the installation of new changing...
View ArticleBucket loads of cash raised at fire station car wash
Firefighters in Barnoldswick turned their hoses on cars at the weekend for an annual charity wash.Cars were left sparkling in the brilliant sunshine as a team of four cleaned over 40 vehicles on...
View ArticlePendle mother and daughter escape Boston Marathon blasts
A Pendle mum has spoken of her devastation after she and her family witnessed the terrifying aftermath of the Boston Marathon explosions. Nicola Nuttall (43), of Park Street, Barrowford, was in a city...
View ArticlePetition launched to keep Titanic in Lancashire Museum in Colne
The curator of Colne’s Titanic in Lancashire Museum has said he is “happy to look at” workable solutions to keep his attraction in the town. At the start of the month, we exclusively revealed Nigel...
View ArticleClimate change is a harsh reality of life now
In recent weeks, sorry let’s be clear about this, in recent months, a great number of a regular correspondents have enjoyed a heated debate about climate change.Some see it for what it is, a change in...
View ArticleTiming of roadworks in Burnley defies all logic
Some bureaucrat in County Hall must have it in for motorists in Burnley.Why? Because he, or she, decreed “major road works resulting in long delays” began on the Gannow roundabout for two weeks from...
View ArticleNelson couple terrified as drunks break down door
Three drunken men broke a door down to get into a house, terrifying the young couple living there, Burnley Crown Court was told.Christopeher Costello (24), of Chapelhouse Road, Leonard Thomas (23), of...
View ArticlePlans for new Christian school sixth form in Burnley
A proposed Christian-ethos free school which could open in Burnley next year has also submitted plans for a 200-place sixth form.Those behind Burnley High School have submitted proposals to the...
View ArticleColne director celebrates milestone birthday
The Colne director of England’s longest running furniture store has celebrated turning 90 with his family and closest friends. Leslie Berry, who took over RH Berry & Son in 1952, spent Sunday with...
View ArticleDeath of Margaret Thatcher was an emotional day for many
The news that Britain’s longest-serving Prime Minister of the last century and our first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, had died was an emotional day for many. A controversial figure to this...
View ArticleAldi appeals against decision to refuse Barnoldswick store
A planning inspector’s decision on whether or not to approve an Aldi store in Barnoldswick is expected within several weeks.Pendle Projects Ltd lodged an appeal in December, 2012, against a Pendle...
View ArticleNelson UKIP candidate withdraws from election in Tweet row
A row has broken out over the reasons why a UKIP candidate has decided to step down from next month’s county council elections. Ken Bell, of Glenfield Road, Nelson, was due to be standing for Pendle...
View ArticleScouts prepare to give new lease of life to Colne church garden
Dedicated Scouts are preparing to transform a neglected Colne garden into a place for the whole community to enjoy.As part of Scout Community Week in June, 16th Pendle Sacred Heart Cub Scout Group have...
View ArticleMindless Chavs are blighting our countryside
So you reached the point where your kids are fed up with the trampoline and decided it just had to go.Did you, as any normal person would have done, try to sell it?Did you, perhaps, try to hand it on...
View ArticleSauna was Colne cancer victim’s ‘lifesaver’
A pensioner, who has been struck with cancer three times in the past eight years, has been left “heartbroken” at the closure of a Colne sauna.Pendle Leisure Centre’s facility was given the axe at the...
View ArticleShould school governors be paid?
ONCE upon a time, we had councillors who did the job because they wanted to put something back into the community.The thought of being recompensed financially never entered their heads, and councillors...
View ArticleJobless figure in Pendle falls in March
The number of unemployed claimants in Pendle in March this year was 1,984. This represents a rate of 4.7% of the economically active population aged 16 to 64. The number of claimants is 77 lower than...
View ArticleParish council issue warning over dog dirt in Laneshaw Bridge
Concerns have been raised over children’s safety after a growing problem of dog fouling in a Laneshaw Bridge recreation ground. According to village lengthsman Jim Knowles dog owners have been failing...
View ArticleBrierfield woman jailed for ‘cowardly’ thefts from elderly
A Brierfield woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after two burglaries on “elderly and vulnerable” Padiham residents.Burnley Crown Court heard Kirsty Ryan (29), of Hardy Street,...
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