Colne residents urged to fight 500 homes plan
A Colne Town Councillor has called on Pendle Council and local residents to fight plans for up to 500 new houses.Coun. Jim Kerrigan, who represents Horsfield Ward in Colne, wants everyone to fight hard...
View ArticleReward offered to nail Colne nursery thieves
Thieves who broke into a Colne children’s nursery have left staff to deal with the consequences and chaos over Christmas.Toddle in Nursery, in North Valley Road, was targeted overnight on December 3rd...
View ArticleEvofit issued in appeal for information after woman is raped in Colne
Detectives investigating a rape in Colne from earlier in the year are re-appealing for information and have released an Evofit image of a man they are looking to speak to in connection with the...
View ArticleKeith Melling Calendar sales raise £75,000 for Pendleside Hospice
Landscape artist Keith Melling has raised £75,000 for Pendleside Hospice in the seven years that a calendar has featured his landscapes.Last year more than 1,800 calendars were sold, and hospice staff...
View ArticleConcerns continue over controversial Colne homes plan
Controversial plans that could have seen 17 homes built on a Colne school’s wildlife area and prayer garden are continuing to cause concern. Last month, we reported that Pendle Council proposals for...
View ArticleHalfway point for devoted Colne runner
Earlier this year, he pledged to run 12 marathons, in 12 months, for £12,000. And now with over half of his extreme challenge and target complete, Colne teacher Simon Atkin is showing no signs of...
View ArticleDon’t forget to apply for primary places
Christmas is a busy time of year for many people – but if your child is starting primary school in 2014, don’t forget to put applying for a school place on your list. The closing date for applications...
View ArticleLong service awards for library helpers
Volunteers who carry out book work to help people who can’t get to their library have been given long service awards.The library’s Christine Mercer explained: “I work for the Library Service and run...
View ArticleTop honour for Grace
A member of Nelson’s St John Ambulance Unit has been presented with a high-ranking award. Miss Grace Smith (11) was presented at the Christmas Party on December 5th with a ‘Super-Badger’ award.This is...
View ArticleHelp mark Burnley’s famous FA Cup victory
The centenary of Burnley’s famous 1914 FA Cup final victory will be celebrated next year in a special exhibition.The Clarets won the famous old trophy for the first and only time in their history on...
View ArticleCuts to parish grants
Parish and town councils in Pendle will have their grants from Pendle Council cut by 15% next year.Members of Pendle’s Executive agreed to the cuts at their December meeting, which follow on from a 10%...
View ArticleOut and about ... in the Ribble Valley!
The Tuesday Group of walkers from Pendle Leisure Trust’s Out and About healthy walks scheme set off on a special Christmas walk over the border.No, they did not get lost and stray into Scotland or...
View ArticleShoppers share Christmas spirit
Generous shoppers shared their groceries when Burnley Rotary Club asked for their help. They amassed 21 overflowing trolleys during a collection in the foyer at Asda in Colne, and were particularly...
View ArticleCelebrations as Colne inn picks up top award
Over the course of five and a half years it has served up a staggering half a million dishes, catered for 686 weddings and racked up a whole host of credentials.And now the Alma Inn, in Laneshaw...
View ArticleShock death of Nelson software engineer (31)
A 31-year-old Nelson man who became a highly-qualified engineer has died, and around 2,000 people attended his funeral.When Qamar-Ul-Islam was taken ill at home in Hartley Street, his family tried to...
View ArticleBurnley freeze season ticket prices
Burnley have frozen season ticket prices for next season - regardless of which division they are in.As the Clarets continue their promotion challenge, sitting second in the Championship table, having...
View ArticleEmotional Light up a Life service
Thousands of lights lit up the night sky in an emotional service at Pendleside Hospice.Hundreds of people gathered in the hospice grounds at Reedley for the annual Light Up A Life event.Thousands of...
View ArticlePhotos: Pendleside Hospice Light Up A Life 2013
Hundreds gathered at Pendleside Hospice this weekend for emotional services for the annual Light Up A Life Appeal.Here are our photos from the event, in which thousands of lights illuminate the sky...
View ArticlePhotos: Asian Wedding Show is a hit
An Asian Wedding Show in Nelson’s ACE Centre proved a big hit – hundreds of people went along to it.There were a whole range of wedding stalls, lively entertaining, great models staging in Asian...
View ArticlePendle actor in Christmas Day ‘Dr Who’
You will be able to see Pendle actor James Buller on TV on Christmas Day – he’s in “Dr Who”.James from Brierfield was a student at Edge End High School in Nelson before studying acting at college, then...
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