Khatanas must repay more than £1 million
A FATHER and daughter who were convicted of a £250,000 legal fraud scam have been ordered to pay back more than £1 million.Mohammed Arshid Khatana (51), of Hawkswood Gardens, Brierfield, was jailed for...
View Article£668,000 to improve empty homes in Pendle
Pendle Council has received a Government cash boost of £668,000 to help it tackle the problem of empty homes. The money is part of nearly £7.6m. of Government funding announced last week to bring empty...
View ArticleColne ‘rat run’ concerns to be discussed
Lancashire County Council will be entering into talks with County Coun. Dorothy Lord and Coun. Ian Tweedie over “rat run” concerns in Colne.Coun. Tweedie has contacted the county council’s Highways...
View ArticlePolice hunt Nelson store chocolate thieves
Police are hunting offenders who stole seven boxes of chocolate valued worth almost £100 from Wilkinsons in Nelson town centre on the morning of Thursday, June 6th.Police say the female offender held...
View ArticleGreat to see companies taking on apprentices
I had a positive and interesting meeting with Fujistsu who have received £800m of funding from Japan in the UK.Fujistu’s investment will help support UK business and continue to support SME supply...
View ArticleSummer 2013 ... our glass is half-full
Those who take a pessimistic viewpoint on life, you know, people who see the glass as being half empty rather than half full, will have been having a field day this week. As we have been baked by...
View ArticleNelson restaurant helps Pendleside Hospice
An annual charity fundraiser held at the Spice of India Restaurant in Nelson has raised an amazing £6,843 for Pendleside Hospice over the years. Helen and Stephen Hodgson, from the Nelson and Colne...
View ArticleNelson Railway Station in the 1960s
This week’s photo shows us another rare Nelson railway scene courtesy of Nelsonian Ian Rushton, of Bentley Street, who captured this excellent view over a half-century ago.Looking back towards Nelson...
View ArticleFour arrests after ‘most wanted’ man captured in Spain
POLICE investigating how one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives managed to evade capture for four years have arrested four people after a series of early morning raids in Manchester this morning...
View ArticleCanapés and cupcakes at Laneshaw Bridge inn’s birthday
Loyal and new customers were treated to complimentary Pimms, canapés and cupcakes at the birthday bash of a popular Laneshaw Bridge inn.Staff at the Alma Inn put on a party to remember as they...
View ArticleLaneshaw Bridge Party in the Park plans
This year’s Laneshaw Bridge Party in the Park is promising to be bigger and better than ever — with a whole host of activities being planned to entertain both adults and children alike.Taking place on...
View ArticleLTA needs Murray to make a ‘raquet’ at Wimbledon
Is Andy Murray the last British tennis star that the nation will have the privilege of celebrating?Well if Sport England’s recent warning to the Lawn Tennis Association is fuelled with sincerity, then...
View ArticleText speak will be the end of the English language as we know it
The rising importance of mobile telecommunications and social media have led to an increasing disregard for our language.Quick text messages and the 140 character limit on Tweets have brought with them...
View ArticleEurope: should we be in or out?
It has been another busy week in Westminster, with numerous debates and feedback from the G8 Summit, which made significant progress on issues like tax avoidance by multi-national corporations. For me,...
View ArticleTime for Clarets fans to get behind Sean Dyche
Judging by posts on local message boards, Clarets boss Sean Dyche is a condemned man more than a month before the new season even kicks-off. Nothing new there then. At the weekend Burnley were linked...
View ArticleNelson drug dealers ran cannabis delivery service
Two Nelson men have avoided jail after Burnley Crown Court heard the duo ran a cannabis delivery service.Junaid Akhlaq (27), of Chapelhouse Road, and Rizwan Shah (29), of Albert Street, both Nelson,...
View ArticleHunt for missing USA secrets man continues
A father-of two from Fence who shot to online fame after being mistaken for the whistleblower behind the NSA’s biggest intelligence leak still has his “name” in the headlines as the hunt for his...
View ArticleMystery of the Burnley ‘tram’ location is solved!
The photo printed here has been in my collection for 25 years but, until now, has remained a mystery. I think, however, that, I have been able to identify where, and possibly when, it was...
View ArticleThe customer is always right
The current economic climate makes us all very aware of the fact that now, more than ever, we need to support our local businesses, be it shops or services.Week in, week out, we see another local...
View ArticleA taste of summer in your glass: wine review
As the passing of the longest day has been and gone the full effect of summer is still round the corner.It’s a time to be indulgent in crisp dry fresh light white wines before the onset of cold dark...
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