Roofs damaged in early morning blaze
The roofs of three Nelson houses were badly affected in the middle of the night when a blaze started in one of the properties and spread across to the others.Nelson fire crews were called to Cumberland...
View ArticleCompost your Christmas waste
More green waste is thrown away at Christmas than any other time of the year – and you could make a real difference by composting, according to Lancashire County Council. Waste experts are urging...
View ArticleTrawden skatepark proposals rejected
Proposals to house an outdoor skatepark at land behind St Mary’s Church, in Trawden, have been turned down by Blackburn Diocese. The plans were the latest idea from members of Trawden Skatepark...
View ArticleWin chance to meet TOWIE star
Fans of reality show The Only Way Is Essex are in for a treat when Dan Osborne visits Burnley on Saturday.The television star will be at Lava Ignite in Hammerton Street on Saturday night where he will...
View ArticlePhotos: Burnley players spread festive cheer at Royal Blackburn Hospital
Burnley boss Sean Dyche and the first team squad brought some Christmas cheer to Clarets fans at the Royal Blackburn Hospital on Monday afternoon.Stars including top-scorer Danny Ings, Kieran Trippier...
View ArticleAppeal for missing East Lancashire homeless man
Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a homeless man from East Lancashire who has not been seen since last Thursday, 5th December.James Mitchell, 59, who is originally from...
View ArticleRemember loved ones at special service
Burnley people will get the chance to remember their loved ones who have died, at a special service this weekend.Pendleside Hospice’s annual Light up a Life ceremony will be held at the hospice, in...
View ArticleColne centre helps Ben live Disney dream
A football fanatic who lives with a genetic disorder and who has had two failed kidney transplants is now even closer to living a Disney dream. Ben Boyle (27), formerly of Bankhouse Street, Barrowford,...
View ArticleManagerial casualties are hurting country’s evolution
The impractical managerial merry-go-round, coupled with the release of the compelling Class of ‘92, comprehensively illustrates why this country will struggle to eclipse or even replicate the famed...
View ArticleOver 300 years behind bars for drugs criminals thanks to police team
Officers in Colne are celebrating their success after securing over 300 years of custodial sentences against over 150 criminals in the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale areas.Consisting of a Sergeant and...
View ArticlePub closures: Have we all been duped?
It’s official, we have all been duped about pub closures.We have been led down the garden path, by the Pub Companies (Pubco’s) and their lobbyists, the BBPA( British Beer and Pub Association).Shock,...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses after Haslingden collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after two pedestrians suffered serious injuries following a collision in Haslingden.Around 5pm on Tuesday 10 December, a Ford Focus and a Peugeot 307 collided on...
View ArticleLEILA NEVE: ‘I promise to keep fighting to make things better’
Hello everybody! How are we all?Well it’s that time of year again! Where did 2013 go?! I hope you’re all getting ready for and excited about the Christmas period. I’m most looking forward to the girls...
View ArticleClash of two heavy-weight local wintry beers
Well, the dark nights are drawing in, and real ale drinking habits are certainly moving over to the “dark side”.It’s at this time of year we witness a selection of porters and stouts gathering pace....
View ArticleWindows smashed at Colne nursery
Newtown Nursery in West Street, Colne, was broken into in the early hours of Sunday after two windows were smashed.A red cash tin containing £417.75 was stolen, a purple tin with £25 in, an envelope...
View ArticleBus services under review
A number of evening and Sunday bus services in Pendle are under review by Lancashire County Council.The council is proposing to reduce support for buses to focus on maintaining services during the...
View ArticleMissing man found safe and well
A homeless man from Pendle who was reported missing after the tent he lived in by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal collapsed in the high winds at the end of last week has been found safe and well.Police...
View ArticleColne checkout woman left ‘bruised and shocked’ following unprovoked attack
This is a man police want to speak to after a checkout woman was assaulted in a Colne supermarket.The assault took place around 5-30pm on Thursday, November 21st while the man was packing his shopping...
View ArticleTravel Review: Bruges, Belgium
I remember visiting Paris a number of years ago. Rushing around, gobbling up landmarks like a photo hungry Pac-Man, one of the most memorable parts of that trip happened to be the hour or so I spent...
View ArticleThis month I have chosen to swerve the pub review, in preference for a...
Brewery review: Reedley Hallows BreweryReedley Hallows Brewery has only been producing beer for 20 months. But it that short space of time, it has it has built an excellent reputation for its range of...
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