Lack of protocol to blame in head injury row, not AVB
Scandalous and patronising are the words that spring to mind when examining the outcry to the latest controversy to hit the world of sport.Though I sincerely sympathise with any sportsman, or the...
View ArticleTerrified steward tells how Pendle men threatened to blow up airliner
An airline flight steward told a hushed court today of mid air threats to blow up an airliner at 30,000ft and of personal death threats to him.Senior flight steward Ghulam Shabir Mahar was giving...
View ArticlePhelan signed to UCFB board
Former Claret and Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has been appointed to the board of UCFB WEMBLEY and Burnley.The UCFB University College of Football Business, based at Turf Moor and...
View ArticleDrivers warned to watch out for black ice
Gritters will be treating routes across Lancashire this evening as wintry showers have been forecast, and drivers are being warned to watch out for black ice.Changeable conditions are predicted over...
View ArticleColne RAF navigator’s heroic life retold in new book
The heart-wrenching story of seven RAF heroes whose lives were cut short in the Second World War has been told by a British Airways pilot. “Seven Short Lives: Pro Libertate” has been penned by Steve...
View ArticleCommunity rallies to find missing Burnley dog Alfie
A dog owner wept tears of joy when his beloved Jack Russell was found, five days after it ran away following an attack by another dog.Mr Gary Frayling, a Burnley borough councillor, said the feeling...
View Article‘Coronation Street’ star to open Whalley Pickwick Night
Whalley villagers have began counting down to the now famous annual Pickwick Night festivities.This year the three-hour extravaganza celebrates 25 years of the famous Dickensian-themed event. And once...
View ArticleTrees in Nelson park to be felled
Work will soon start in Walverden Park to remove 25 trees that are coming to the end of their lives – or are diseased.Pendle Council’s own gardeners will carry out the tree felling work in this popular...
View ArticleNelson man assaulted women in takeaway
A Nelson man assaulted three women in a takeaway after a night out, Pennine magistrates were told.Lee Anthony Nolan (25), of Branch Street, had been out in Nelson and had seen the women, who he knew,...
View ArticleHome Office immigration team swoop on Nelson home
A Home Office Immigration Enforcement team carried out an investigation in Nelson on Monday but the Home Office not revealed what it was actually about.Early on Monday morning, at least three...
View ArticleBarnoldswick road blocked following two-vehicle collision
A Barnoldswick road has been blocked following a road traffic collision involving a car and a motorbike. The “minor injury” incident, involving a Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a Honda CB250, happened...
View ArticleMystery clown roams Burnley streets and parks
A mysterious clown spotted roaming Burnley’s parks and streets has become the talk of the town.The sinister-looking joker, dressed in full clown garb complete with painted face and wig, was seen...
View ArticleSex attack on girl (17) in Colne: police appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old girl was subjected to a serious sexual assault in Colne town centre on Sunday, November 3rd.Around 3am the victim was outside the Union Exchange...
View ArticleNelson woman helps seek justice for murdered Daniel Pelka
Two countries united in their grief for murdered Coventry schoolboy Daniel Pelka have been able to pay their respects thanks to a Facebook page launched by a Nelson woman. Campaigner Nicci Astin (37),...
View ArticleSchool gets top marks from Ofsted
A Nelson infant school and nursery unit has maintained the outstanding grading it was given in 2008 by Ofsted inspectors.Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit was said to provide “inspiring...
View ArticleEyewitnesses spot Nelson man wielding knife
A Nelson man who brandished a knife in the street when drunk has been handed a suspended prison sentence.Burnley Crown Court heard Paul Greaves (23), of Brunswick Street, had the knife in his hand when...
View ArticleEnjoy a Christmas Cracker for Pendleside Hospice
This coming Wednesday, the Colne and Nelson Fundraisers for Pendleside Hospice are again holding their popular Christmas Cracker between 10am and 2pm.It is taking place at Colne Golf Club in Skipton...
View ArticleBarrowford petition for zebra crossing
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has presented a petition to Parliament signed by more than 100 Barrowford residents calling for a zebra crossing on the A682 near to Barrowford Primary School.Worried...
View ArticlePolice reassure residents over Burnley clown
Police have moved to reassure residents over sightings of a clown in Burnley.The Express revealed how the mystery figure has become a talking point across town after it was spotted in Rosehill and...
View ArticleNostalgia Video: May Day in Burnley 2009
In today’s video from our archives we take a look back to Burnley in 2009.Here’s the town’s ever-popular May Day parade, with music and marchers making their way through the streets of Burnley, making...
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