Why I wear my poppy with pride every day of the year
I am, by nature, a pacifist and like everyone else of my generation have never had to answer a call to arms.But that does not stop me from having the utmost respect for those who have ever served in...
View ArticleEx-Earby man Richard rolls out new venture
An Earby skateboarder-cum-businessman has rolled out an exciting new enterprise bringing peaks and troughs to your day.Richard Ainsworth (22), who grew up in Earby but currently lives in the Chorley...
View ArticleEx Sabden teacher (75) denies school trip sex assault claims
A 75-year-old former teacher at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Blackburn, has appeared before the town’s magistrates charged with indecent assaults on pupils in the ’70s. The four offences are alleged...
View ArticleDave Fishwick’s ‘Bank of Dave’ in running for BAFTA
Burnley TV star David Fishwick is hoping to bag a BAFTA for his hit Channel 4 show “Bank of Dave.”The Sabden-based entrepreneur and small-screen sensation has been nominated for the second instalment...
View ArticleWhat a great debt we owe our Servicemen and women
Last weekend, my thoughts were with all those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today.I was pleased to join the Mayor of Pendle on October 26th to launch this year’s Poppy...
View ArticleEye witnesses tell of terror on passenger plane: Pendle men in court
A passenger on board a Pakistan International Airline plane diverted to Stansted Airport told a jury today he was “scared” the plane would crash and everyone would be killed.Muhammad Shehzad said one...
View ArticleResidents invited to get involved with Pendle’s ‘Parkrun’
Novice runners and budding Olympians are invited to take part in a new park run.Aimed at people of all abilities, the weekly event is set to take place at Colne’s Alkincoat’s Park from early spring....
View Article“Overwhelming moment” for dad as Jay Rod makes England debut
“An overwhelming experience” was how the proud father of Burnley-born footballer Jay Rodriguez described his son’s international debut at Wembley.Kiko Rodriguez was at England’s national stadium to...
View ArticleMan on roof: Nelson street sealed off
Police have sealed off a street in Nelson after reports that a man has refused to come down from a house roof.The incident is believed to have been ongoing from mid-afternoon, with emergency vehicles...
View ArticlePendle slimmers bared all for charity!
Brave Pendle slimmers have bared all in the name of charity. Inspired by Calendar Girls, 10 women and two men from Barrowford’s Slimming World group set off on a mission to raise as much money as...
View ArticleTrawden warehouse to become children’s activity centre
A vacant former warehouse that a campaign group had hoped to turn into a Trawden skatepark will now become an indoor activity centre.The latest proposals for Whiteholme Mill, in Skipton Road, were...
View ArticleTwo jailed after Burnley town centre disturbance
A group of thugs shouted abuse at Asian employees who were on their way home from work – before running towards them with sticks and bricks, a court heard.Wayne Lord (20), of Sedburgh Street, Burnley,...
View ArticleFree drinks at opening of Colne’s Shepherd’s Arms
It was 50 years ago that the new Shepherd’s Arms Hotel opened its doors in Church Street, Colne, at 7pm, Friday, November 8th, 1963. Two years earlier, the original Shepherd’s Arms at 16 Clayton Street...
View ArticleBrierfield prepares for Christmas lights switch-on
Brierfielders are invited to go along and see your Christmas lights switched on Friday – November 22nd – at a special event outside the Brierfield Town Hall.From 6-30pm there’ll be entertainment for...
View ArticleThe days of the self-employed handloom weavers in Briercliffe
Over the past two weeks we have been following the former Burnley Lane, now Colne Road, to Duke Bar, and Briercliffe Road, from there to the old Burnley-Briercliffe boundary at the Commercial Hotel....
View ArticleFormer Padiham Town Council clerk appears on fraud charges
A former Padiham Town Council clerk charged with fraud has had her case sent to Burnley Crown Court.Elizabeth Bolton (58), of Palace Gardens, was appearing before Blackburn magistrates. She will appear...
View Article‘Prison recall’ led to six-hour Nelson roof stand-off
Emergency services spent hours dealing with two men who went up on the roof of a house after the police went to make an arrest.There were fears they could fall off after someone broke a hole to get on...
View Article‘Death Cafe’ to open in Colne
A Pendle embalmer is among those who will be opening Lancashire’s first “death cafe” this month. Geoff Cheesman, from Accrington, will be working with other industry professionals to launch the unique...
View ArticleJail for sex fiend who befriended Burnley parents to babysit children
A convicted pervert on a sex offences prevention order has been jailed for two years after deliberately befriending parents in a bid to babysit their children.James Blackie (29) was placed on the sex...
View ArticleNelson wheelie bins blaze drama
Crews from Nelson Fire Station were called out in urgency after a whole series of wheelie bins were spotted blazing.The incident happened on Thursday evening last week. They were called out at 6-36pm...
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