Road closures announced for Pennine 10k in Burnley
Road closures have been announced for Burnley’s Pennine Lancashire 10k next Sunday.More than 1,500 runners are limbering up to take part in race organised by Jane Tomlinson’s For All Events.Runners,...
View ArticleColne car thefts spark police warning
“Leave it on show, expect it to go” — that is the message from Lancashire Police following a number of car thefts in Colne.As part of a drive to reduce the number of offences in the area, bright yellow...
View ArticleWoman’s anguish after ‘sentimental’ quilt stolen from Colne mill
A woman has revealed her anguish after her labour of love quilt that she spent two years painstakingly creating was stolen from a Colne mill where it was being exhibited.Pam Eccles (42) who lives in...
View ArticleNelson friends accused of threatening to blow up plane refused bail
Two friends who allegedly threatened to blow up an aeroplane and kill its passengers and crew were today remanded in custody.Taxi driver and supermarket employee Tayyab Subhani (30) and restaurant...
View ArticleWinewall dad’s Italian Job adventure
An adventurous dad’s Italian trip might have been dubbed a Mini adventure, but it soon became one of the biggest experiences of his life.Craig McBeth (33), from Winewall, was one of approximately 70...
View ArticleTrawden’s last surviving pub is put up for sale
The licensee of the last surviving pub in Trawden has said he is “gutted” that the premises has officially been put on the market.Steven Whalley has run the Trawden Arms, in Church Street, with Scott...
View ArticleNelson beggar banned from Pendle headed for Clitheroe
A 30-year-old Nelson man who had been banned under an Anti-Social Behaviour Order from begging in Pendle turned up in Clitheroe to ply his “trade”.And his actions earned him another order which bans...
View ArticleAudley Harrison’s return serves as a reminder to boxing’s fall
Audley Harrison’s less than spectacular U-turn on his dithering boxing career coupled with legendary fighter Evander Holyfield’s impending trip to our historic town made me question the direction in...
View Article‘Shameless’ star Jodie Latham must pay back £1 after drugs case
Shameless star Jody Latham must pay a nominal fee of just £1 after £5,000 of cannabis was seized from a Stacksteads home back in 2011. Latham (31), of Market Street, Bacup, was issued with the order at...
View ArticleBrierfield man jailed for rape of girl (16)
A Brierfield man has been jailed for four years and eight months for rape.Mohammed Qazim (25), of Berry Street, Brierfield, was one of four men accused of raping a 16-year-old girl. The other three...
View ArticleColne sauna to remain closed
The long fight to save the sauna at Pendle Leisure Centre, Colne, has ended in failure.Ever since the decision to close the facility was made at Pendle Council’s annual budget meeting in February as...
View ArticleNoisy Nelson neighbour must pay up £240
A noisy Pendle resident whose late night parties and rowdiness led to his neighbour having to move out has been taken to court by Pendle Council.Keith William Thorpe, of Southfield Square, Nelson...
View ArticleTop MP backs Dave’s pay day loan crusade
A leading shadow Cabinet member has backed David Fishwick’s crusade to end the stranglehold of “immoral” pay day lenders on struggling families.Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna MP gave Mr...
View ArticleBLOG: Fitness coach Jamie Kennedy on getting your mental focus for the...
Well all the hard work training for the Pennine Lancashire 10k can now slow down and it’s time to get your mental focus right for the race on Sunday.It’s time to lighten the load on your body and give...
View ArticleBurnley ‘Come Dine With Me’ star Mark cooks for charity
Come dine with us and help raise money is the plea from young apprentices who have recruited a Burnley TV reality star to make their own dreams reality.Team Inspira, a group of apprentices from Burnley...
View ArticleVIDEO: Burnley firm’s Pennine 10k inspiration from late charity champion
A leading Burnley business inspired by the story of brave charity champion Jane Tomlinson is set to take on the Pennine 10k.Neville Gee Recruitment has entered a team in this Sunday’s Pennine...
View ArticleJail for Brierfield man after sex abuse of girl (3)
A former painter and decorator who touched a three-year-old girl under her clothing has been jailed for 12 months.Burnley Crown Court heard how Robert Penman (28), of Arthur Street, Brierfield, “left...
View ArticleMan (63) dies after falling from Colne viaduct
Residents have spoken of their shock after their neighbour plunged to his death from a Colne railway viaduct on Sunday. Ronald Driver, a former Colne Park High School student, was found in Knotts Lane...
View ArticleVIDEO: Colne riders’ success in Craven College show
Young Colne riders were in the prizes at the first horse show organised at Buckstone Equestrian Centre by students from Craven College.Max Berry (13) and Chloe Sedgwick (15), who are both students at...
View ArticleGuides’ Got Talent success
Jam-packed with variety and talent — it was an event that even music mogul Simon Cowell would have been proud of.For the fourth year running Guides’ Got Talent featured gripping performances from...
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