Jail for Brierfield man with £25,000 cannabis crop
A Brierfield man has been jailed for 20 months after cultivating a cannabis crop with a street value of £25,000.Jay Dwyer (40), of Livingstone Walk, Brierfield, was arrested by police on patrol in...
View ArticleFraudsters con £140,000 from businesswoman: police warning
Police are warning people to be extra vigilant after highly-skilled fraudsters duped a Lancashire businesswoman out of £140,000.Fraudsters contacted the shop owner several times last month and conned...
View ArticleBurnley fair draw the crowds: video
The sun has come out for Burnley Wakes Week Fair 2013, with Ben Parsons capturing all the fun on video.The rides and attractions have seen the crowds flock to town to make the most of the glorious...
View ArticleChallenge complete for tandem girls
It is a challenge they are never going to forget, and one that would have made one man in particular especially proud.Best friends Amy Greenall and Emily Mitchell, both 25, completed a 127- mile tandem...
View ArticleSingle leisure trust for Burnley and Pendle?
Leisure facilities in east Lancashire could get a big shake-up if the plans of Pendle Council leader Coun. Joe Cooney come to fruition.Coun. Cooney, himself a former employee of Pendle Leisure Trust,...
View ArticleWhere America leads, we follow, with the school Prom
I still remember my school farewell bash – it was a disco complete with crisps and pop in a sports hall.I admit I was bought a new cheesecloth shirt, but that was the limit of my parents’ extravagance....
View ArticleTwo cut free after car collides with wall
Two people had to be cut free from a car which was in collision with a wall near a new housing development in Clitheroe Road, Brierfield, on Sunday night.Fire crews were called to the scene at around...
View ArticleNelson company creates specialist lighting newspaper
A lighting company has created a quarterly newspaper in order to share its work with interior designers and architects across the UK and beyond.Chantelle Lighting, which provides a range of bespoke and...
View ArticleWest Craven food bank idea to be explored
An exploratory meeting organised by West Craven church members will take place tonight to discuss the possibility of opening a food bank in the area.Earby’s New Road Community Centre will host the...
View ArticleTeenager is ‘seriously injured’ after wall collision
Police are appealing for information after a teenager was seriously injured in a collision in Brierfield on Sunday.Around 11-15pm, a silver Rover 214 SE was being driven along Clitheroe Road when the...
View ArticleColne continues to help our heroes
Colne is continuing to help our heroes by hosting a fun-filled night complete with cricket, a raffle and live entertainment. Taking place at Colne Cricket Club from 6pm on Friday, July 19th, the event,...
View ArticleMake or break time for LTA to clinch vital funding
The Wimbledon roar may have been muted with a return to its former tranquility but the laborious assignment to augment the sport’s reputation continues for the Lawn Tennis Association.Prior to the...
View ArticleJail for Nelson driver who mowed down grandma
A dangerous driver who has left a grandmother with life-changing injuries passed his driving test a fortnight after the collision, a court heard.Akif Hussain (20), of Chatham Street, Nelson, knocked...
View ArticleEast Lancashire hospitals braced for deaths report
Staff at East Lancashire NHS Trust are bracing themselves for the release of a report into higher than expected death rates.The investigation, which has been carried out by NHS medical director Prof...
View Article‘Professional shoplifter’ from Nelson sent to prison
A 24-year-old woman described as a professional shoplifter has been jailed for four months. And her accomplice on a trip to Blackburn where they were caught stealing from two town centre stores has...
View ArticlePennine Lancashire 10k run to return to Burnley in 2014
The Pennine Lancashire 10K run is returning to Burnley next year.Organisers have set a date for next summer because this year’s first event in Burnley was a huge success.1,500 people signed up for the...
View ArticleGovernment is constantly moving the planning goalposts
So, another appeal is lost. Barratt Estates, under the guise of David Wilson Homes, having been refused permission to build 137 properties in front of the Whalley Viaduct, successfully had the decision...
View ArticleEast Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust chiefs speak out over Keogh report
East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust bosses have responded to a report from an NHS chief which highlights major failings in the service provided and has placed the Trust in “special measures”.Mr Mark...
View ArticleRather full after the Bryon Burger Challenge!
Parliament was bustling at the beginning of last week with many important debates and meetings going on. I was delighted to start my week with a fun interview with BBC Daily Politics. Following the...
View ArticleNelson teen’s sex abuse of girl (12) he met on Facebook
A NELSON man, who groomed and sexually abused a girl he met on Facebook, has been jailed for two years four months and given a five year Sexual Offences Prevention Order.Hamiza Ali (19), of Elizabeth...
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