Boss: Wins must follow
GRAHAM Alexander hopes Fleetwood Town can use a hard earned point at Gillingham as a springboard to launch his side back into the play-off chase.Town surrendered a two goal lead against the table...
View ArticleThanks for saving my life!
A COURAGEOUS Nelson toddler has sent a letter and biscuits to the town’s firefighters as a thank you for saving his life.Archie Wilson (3) was at home with his dad Terry Wilson on Wednesday, December...
View ArticleBook review: The King’s Concubine by Anne O’Brien
In the male-written history books, Alice Perrers was little more than a whore ... an unscrupulous, greedy and manipulative woman of humble origins who became one of the most powerful figures at the...
View ArticleMan slightly hurt in accident
A 21-year-old male pedestrian from Barrowford was in collision with a car on Gisburn Road on Saturday night.The accident happened just after 10pm near Holmefield House and the victim was taken to the...
View ArticleNo apologies given in housing application row
A WAR of words has broken out between political groups on Pendle Council after an investigation cleared a senior Labour councillor of abusing her position to secure the tenancy of a cottage in...
View ArticleInspectors give school top marks
A SCHOOL has received top marks in a National Society Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools report.An inspector who visited St Thomas’s CE Primary School, Barrowford last month said the school had...
View ArticleBook review: Around Preston by David Hindle
If the winter weather traps you indoors this Christmas, why not take a virtual trip to the amazing countryside surrounding Preston? Around Preston is a Lancashire extravaganza published to commemorate...
View ArticleRotary president’s charity swim
The President of the Nelson, Brierfield and Reedley Rotary Club, Rod Marsden has completed a one mile charity swim at Pendle Wavelengths, a total of sixty-four lengths! The Rotary Club is a society...
View ArticleCouncil bids to demolish presbytery
A BATTLE has been launched to create a key new housing area on one of Nelson’s most difficult sites in the Whitefield Ward.If it gets the go-ahead, it will mean more restoration of the Whitefield...
View ArticleBook review: A Cat, a Hat and a Piece of String by Joanna Harris
It takes a wicked and powerful imagination to conjure up stories like Chocolat, the best-selling book which was turned into an equally seductive film, so expect something deliciously different in...
View ArticleRespected Colne GP dies
A HIGHLY respected Colne doctor who was a GP in Colne for 40 years has died at the age of 87.Dr John Bryson, who first served in Colne with Dr John Eadie in Albert House in 1955, knew his patients well...
View ArticleForest unlucky in defeat
PENDLE Forest first team played top of the league Didsbury Northern at home on Saturday, wishing to avenge their 6-0 thrashing from earlier in the season.Without their normal goalkeeper, Forest had to...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for insurance fraud
A NELSON man who created a string of fraudulent insurance policies to make repeated bogus claims for “lost” smartphones has been given a suspended jail term.Shufahit Hussain took out 10 home contents...
View ArticleThe Wow Factor comes to our websites!
Johnston Press has launched a national online entertainments platform, WOW247.co.uk.WOW247 will keep users up to date with what’s on where and what’s on when locally and across the UK, 24 hours a day,...
View ArticleBook review: If Wet In Church Hall by Terry Hamilton
Clouds of cigarette smoke, battered old typewriters hammering away, piles of old newspapers and phones constantly ringing for attention... Semi-retired national and regional newspaper journalist Terry...
View ArticleSolicitor facing lengthy jail sentence
A CROOKED Pendle solicitor who worked on the Harold Shipman inquiry faces up to five years behind bars for nobbling witnesses in a Crown Court trial to get his client off £310,000 fraud...
View ArticleCinema land could be car park
PLANS to turn the site of Nelson’s demolished historic Regent Cinema into a car park are under consideration – and it may be for a medical practice across the road.But there are also concerns that...
View ArticleColne residents want Sainsbury’s parking restrictions
SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s has issued an apology to Colne residents for inconvenience caused by its wagon drivers and shoppers.The town’s store has been subject to criticism, after failing to stop...
View ArticleVokes will get chance to shine
CLARETS boss Sean Dyche admits striker Sam Vokes has been a victim of his system - but is convinced he will be a big player for the club.Vokes is one of only two players to feature in every league game...
View ArticleTwinning link with Palestine agreed
PENDLE councillors have agreed to formal twinning links being made with the Palestinian town of Beit Leed.Labour and Liberal Democrat members agreed to a motion backing the move at the full council...
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