Police probe arson attack on Nelson caravan
An investigation is under way after a caravan was wrecked by a blaze, and Nelson Fire Station is advising that deliberate fires like that can result in people dying.The incident happened around 2-30am...
View ArticlePendle actress Natalie Gumede to star in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing
Former Corrie villain Natalie Gumede will be swopping the cobbles for glamour and glitz as she waltzes her way onto the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.The popular Pendle actress is set to begin...
View ArticleCredit to Burnley FC manager Sean Dyche
Football is a fast-moving game both on and off the field. Just a couple of weeks ago Clarets fans were approching the coming season with a sense of impending doom with the departure of top scorer...
View ArticleTeacher’s pride at Strictly Come Dancing star Natalie
A proud dance teacher has shared her joy after learning that former pupil Natalie Gumede will be gracing screens up and down the country in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. Soap star Natalie (29),...
View ArticleVIDEO: Opera singer stages debut music video in Pendle
A talented opera singer and musical theatre performer has shared her experiences of filming a debut music video in Pendle. Burnley College student Megan Ingham (18) staged her first original single...
View ArticlePendle residents invited to take trip down memory lane
Historian and author Geoff Crambie is set to take residents on a trip down memory lane as he prepares to host a lecture at Colne Library for the first time in 25 years.The Leader Times columnist will...
View ArticleLabour Party hopefuls battle for General Election place
Pendle Constituency Labour Party has drawn up a shortlist of five from which its candidate will be chosen to fight the seat at the 2015 General Election.The five were chosen from six would-be...
View ArticleAppeal after teenager is sexually assaulted in Colne
A teenager who was sexually assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning “demonstrated incredible bravery in fighting her attacker off”, police have said. The 16-year-old was followed by a man...
View ArticlePensioner’s purse stolen
Police were studying CCTV footage from the Pendle Rise Shopping Centre in Nelson as we went to press in a bid to identify two people responsible for the theft of a purse from a pensioner.The purse was...
View ArticleFamily stalked for 17 years
A Burnley man who harassed a mother and her two daughters for 17 years must undergo a psychiatric report before he is sentenced at court.Graeme Hannigan (43) of Brownhill Avenue, Burnley, pleaded...
View ArticleTwenty is plenty if you’re driving close to a school
Children returning to hundreds of Lancashire schools this week will have safer journeys thanks to new 20mph speed limits and flashing signs warning drivers to slow down. Lancashire County Council has...
View ArticleColne’s GreenRock Concert hailed “a mini Glastonbury”
This year’s GreenRock Concert has been hailed “a mini Glastonbury” by a chief organiser.Coun. Dorothy Lord is delighted with the success of the Colne Town Council event, after it attracted...
View Article‘Mercy’ plea for Nelson shoplifter mum
A young mum on a suspended sentence for child cruelty put her family’s future in jeopardy by going on a shoplifting spree.Leanne Case put perfume and clothes she wanted for her holidays in a pushchair...
View ArticleDoting mother inspired to run half marathon
A doting mother has dug out her running shoes in a bid to give something back to a society close to her heart. Liz Allison (49), from Ightenhill, Burnley, will be taking part in the world’s biggest...
View ArticleColne nursery owner’s pride as Class of 2006 take next big step
They were the first group to graduate from a new Colne nursery in July 2006.And now the owner of Toddle In Nursery has shared her pride as her little “tykes” take their next big step to high school.To...
View ArticleBrothers in paramedic assault
Two brothers hit a paramedic called to help a woman at a drunken party, a court was told.Samuel Richmond (20), of Tavistock Street, Nelson, and Reece Richmond (19), of Wilfred Street, Accrington,...
View ArticleCOLUMN: New challenges for Charlotte and me!
Hi everyone! How’s your summer been? We’ve been having a wonderful holidays spending time together, helping Charlotte unwind and relax before that wonderful brain of hers goes back to school to start...
View ArticleJail for Nelson fly tipper caught on CCTV
A fly tipper from Nelson has been sent to jail for dumping rubbish in Chorley.Ryan Clough received a three-month sentence when he appeared at Chorley Magistrates’ Court.Clough (26), from Highfield...
View ArticleClitheroe motorist had 29 points on licence
A serial speeder from Clitheroe has made the top 10 for drivers with the most active endorsements on their licence.The man was caught eight times in just two months, according to a new report by the...
View ArticleWho would you like to see in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?
All of Burnley will be rooting for locally-born actress Natalie Gumede when she steps out to take part in the BBC’s flagship show “Strictly Come Dancing” tomorrow evening.The show has captured the...
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