Aeroplane steward quizzed over Pendle man’s ‘bomb threat’
The chief steward on the Pakistan International Airlines flight diverted to Stansted under fighter escort after an alleged bomb threat has been recalled to the witness box at Chelmsford Crown Court and...
View ArticleBrierfield chimney blaze smoke drama
A chimney blaze at a house in Brierfield sent clouds of smoke into the sky which could be seen for miles.Fire-fighters were called to the incident in Hardy Street in Victoria Gardens, Brierfield, at...
View ArticleVacant Colne site to become apartments?
A major application has been submitted to Pendle Council that could see a vacant Colne site transformed into 22 new apartments. The plans for land at Ivegate have been submitted by Grays Inn...
View ArticleTributes to Clarets fan (13) found dead at home
Tributes have been paid to a teenage Burnley Football Club season ticket holder who was found hanged.Henry Tattersall, from Rossendale, was discovered in his bedroom around 5-20pm on Monday.He was...
View ArticlePlane bomb threat accused are cleared
Two men on trial for threatening to blow up an airliner with 308 passengers on board at 30,000 feet were dramatically cleared by a court in Essex today.After the alleged bomb threat the Pakistan...
View ArticleFestive drink-pdrive crackdown under way
Lancashire Constabulary’s Christmas drink and drug driving campaign gets under way today. The festive crackdown will see high profile enforcement activity taking place across the county throughout...
View ArticleTwo rescued from lift in Barrowford
Firefighters were called out to a Barrowford residential block today when two people became trapped in a lift.Two fire engines from Nelson Fire Station attended St Clements Court in Pendle Street at...
View ArticleShock death of devoted dad (44)
The family of a fun-loving and devoted Burnley dad, who lived for his wife, children and his business, has paid an emotional tribute to him after he died suddenly last weekend.Financial adviser Craig...
View ArticleBarnoldswick boy is stables fall hero
A Barnoldswick boy has been hailed a “little hero” after hearing screams for help from a badly bleeding woman.Fourteen-year-old Dean Swarbrick, of Darnbrook Road, was on his way to a friend’s house...
View ArticleBurnley FC fans plan applause tribute for Henry (13)
Clarets fans are being asked to join in a tribute to a tragic 13-year-old found dead this week.Burnley FC supporters attending the away match at Huddersfield tomorrow hope everyone will join in a...
View ArticleResidents opposed to Colne bypass meet on Wednesday
A group of Foulridge residents have banded together in a bid to block the A56 bypass.The group met for the first time at the New Inn and organisers Rachel Wilson and Julie Ashton said the size of the...
View ArticleMary Portas ‘Queen of Shops’ backs Nelson ‘Curry Mile’ idea
WHEN television’s “Queen of Shops” Mary Portas made her first visit to Nelson on Tuesday, she was impressed by the town – and Nelsoners were very pleased with her, too.Around 30 years ago, Nelson was a...
View ArticleControversial Colne homes plan withdrawn
Controversial plans to build 17 houses on land off Red Lane, Colne, adjacent to Sacred Heart RC Primary School have been withdrawn.The news comes in the light of widespread objections that the...
View ArticleEx-Barnoldswick thief starts new life in Ambleside
A former Barnoldswick man was given a chance to sort himself out after being brought back before a crown court judge.Petty criminal Samuel Simmonite was in breach of a suspended jail sentence when he...
View ArticleDays of allowing dogs to foul public places over
We British are a nation of dog lovers, aren’t we? Sure, they smell a bit, they slobber over you, they have a somewhat vulgar way of greeting each other and they produce a disagreeable waste product....
View ArticleSaddened we have to give food handouts in 2013
I was priviliged to be shown around Burnley Food Bank as a potential volunteer.I came away humbled and more than a little saddened that our country is having to give food handouts in this day and...
View ArticlePolice hunt Colne car theft gang
Police are appealing for information after two attempted break-ins in Colne in a week where offenders targeted keys for high-value vehicles.On both occasions, three male offenders attempted to break...
View ArticleBid to build 200 homes on Nelson-Colne boundary rejected
Plans to built more than 200 homes on countryside land on the border of Colne and Nelson have been turned down by the Government.Persimmon Homes Lancashire made the application to Pendle Council who...
View ArticleJimmy Anderson will get revenge for Aussie comments
So England lost the first Ashes test in Australia.But what rankles more than the result is the pathetic comments made by Aussie captain Michael Clarke who allegedly told our very own Jimmy Anderson to...
View ArticleTraffic chaos on M65 in Burnley
A two car crash on the M65 in Burnley has caused traffic chaos for motorists tonight.The vehicles collided on the eastbound carriageway shortly after 5-30pm with tailbacks reported between junction 10...
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