Work starts on £50m. Burnley business park
WORK is set to begin on the town’s ambitious £50m. landmark business development.The 70-acre Burnley Bridge Business Park could now start to take shape this spring after European funding was finally...
View ArticleColne man threatens to petrol bomb police van
A 24-YEAR-OLD man who caused trouble two days after his father died was given a six-month conditional discharge.Burnley Crown Court heard how drunken and angry Peter Hammerton kicked a police van and...
View ArticleCo-op weighs in on Barnoldswick Tesco opposition
More than 600 comments and letters have been received by Pendle Council over plans by Tesco to build a superstore in the town.The overwhelming majority are letters distributed by the newly-formed Town...
View ArticleFree smoke alarms for all
In Lancashire, the numbers of house fires and injuries from fires are at their lowest recorded levels ever.Despite this, six people have tragically died in their homes over the last month. As part of...
View ArticleBrierfield primary school in ‘special measures’: Ofsted challenge
STAFF and governors at Brierfield’s Walter Street Primary School are challenging Ofsted’s view after inspectors put it in the “special measures” category.The school received the grading after a...
View ArticleAS I SEE IT: Tuition fees lead to higher youth unemployment
A record 1,027 million 16 to 24-year-olds were unemployed at the end of last year! This is a huge problem caused by the Government raising tuition fees to ridiculous levels, such as £9,000 a year. Most...
View ArticleTragic death of Burnley dad Tom (33)
A LOVING dad and popular plasterer in Burnley has died after a short battle with cancer.Thomas Peter Campbell, known to friends as Tom, was just 33 when he died in the Royal Blackburn Hospital with a...
View ArticleThird top planning award for Nelson regeneration
PENDLE Council has scored a hat-trick – winning its third award from the Royal Town Planning Institute.It’s been commended for the quality of refurbished homes in Stanley Street, Nelson.It’s part of a...
View ArticlePEEK INTO PAST: Latest on the Pendle Witches’ ‘Malkin Tower’ discovery
SOME time ago, for one edition, I changed the format of this column so I could keep readers informed about what is happening in the heritage and local history fields in Burnley. For this week, I have...
View ArticleGORDON BIRTWISTLE MP: Scottish devolution will mean big changes to everyday life
In ParliamentON Tuesday in Parliament there was a very interesting debate on Scottish devolution. This is an issue which is going to become very important over the course of the next few years. Alex...
View ArticlePolice appeal after man stabbed in Brierfield street fight
POLICE are appealing for information after following a disturbance in Brierfield on Thursday night.Around 6-30 p.m., a fight broke out between a number of Asian men in Halifax Road, near the Oasis...
View ArticleChristmas bag pack at Marks and Spencer raises £16,000 for Pendleside Hospice
GENEROUS customers at Burnley’s Marks and Spencer store helped to raise £16,414 for Pendleside Hospice in the run-up to Christmas.More than 200 volunteers gave up two hours of their time to cover the...
View ArticleSurgeon’s warning on bowel cancer symptoms
An East Lancashire surgeon has urged people to make sure they visit their GP if they have the symptoms of bowel cancer.This week is the national Be Loud campaign to beat bowel cancer, and surgeon...
View ArticleSalterforth residents oppose 51 houses plan
MORE than 50 Salterforth residents attended a special meeting to discuss their objections to plans for 51 homes to be built in the village.Broughton Estates and Seddon Homes have submitted the...
View ArticleDepartment of Work and Pensions adviser lied to get £4,000 Motability car
A DEPARTMENT for Work and Pensions adviser who lied his way to a £4,000 Motability car now has a criminal record.Richard Marsden, who has drop foot and nerve damage after a road smash in 1993, “grossly...
View ArticleHotel’s 2012 spa expansion could create 20 new jobs
Stanley House Hotel, Mellor, has revealed its multi-million pound expansion, which includes a luxury spa and the addition of 18 new bedrooms, is on target to launch this summer. The award-winning hotel...
View ArticleMan on ‘high’ after gym session stole from Asda
A NEW Year’s resolution to get fit landed a man in court after he took steroids and went and stole washing liquid - to the tune of almost £500.Pennine magistrates heard how Glen Martin Bennett, who was...
View ArticleTrio deny £500,000 extortion and death threats over failed United Arab...
A BURNLEY hotel boss and two of his associates allegedly barged into the home of a man, threatened to kill him and attacked him with a knuckle-duster as part of a £500,000 extortion bid, a court has...
View ArticlePlans in for new Burnley railway station
PLANS for a new and improved train station at Burnley’s Manchester Road have moved a step closer.A planning application was submitted to transform the gateway station ahead of the £8.8m. Todmorden...
View ArticleStudent ‘race abuse’ Tweet case adjourned
A 21-YEAR-OLD Burnley student charged with racially abusing ex-Premier League star Stan Collymore on Twitter has seen his case adjourned.Joshua Cryer, from the Coal Clough Lane area of town, is accused...
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