Howard wins Ford Trophy
The Ford Trophy at Ghyll was won by Howard Thompson with a nett 69.Category 1 winner was Scott Boardman (71), Category 2 winner was Kieran Lee (70) and Category 3 winner was David Bowker (72).The April...
View ArticlePendle-Palestine twinning in place
The twinning between Pendle and Beit Leed in Palestine is now firmly in place, with the Mayor of Pendle accepting the invitation to become President of the Pendle Palestine Twinning Group. At a recent...
View ArticleForeign secretary on Ribble Valley MP arrest
The Foreign Secretary William Hague MP has spoken of his sorrow at the news that the Deputy Speaker of The House of Commons and Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans was arrested by police amid allegations of...
View ArticleAnger as rubbish left dumped in Trawden park
A resident in training for the Pennine Lancashire 10K was left “really mad” after piles of rubbish were left dumped in a Trawden park.Donna Oiller (31), an administrator at Burnley General Hospital,...
View ArticleNoisy neighbour fined for ‘rowdy behaviour’
A noisy neighbour has been fined £600 following six months of “rowdy behaviour” at her Colne home. Carrie Ann Taylor, of Sutherland Street, was prosecuted by Pendle Council after her neighbours...
View ArticleBurnley FC announce seat swap week for season ticket holders
Burnley Football Club is delighted to announce a seat swap week for all 2013/14 season ticket holders.Commencing 9.15am from Tuesday, May 7th and running until midday on Saturday, May 11th, season...
View ArticleBrierfield banned driver in high-speed police chase
Dangerous driver Muzzammil Iqbal was already disqualified and nearly twice over the legal drink-drive limit when he sped without lights at up to 85mph through streets from Burnley to Brierfield.He went...
View ArticleBook review: The Emergence of Judy Taylor by Angela Jackson
Judy Taylor’s domestic dilemma is one we can all recognise...She married the first man who asked her, lives in the neighbourhood where she grew up and still has the same friends she met in primary...
View ArticlePraise as council take action on Colne street blight
News that Pendle Council are working to take action on a derelict street in the Waterside ward has been welcomed by local councillors. It is understood that at least seven companies or housing...
View ArticleEnglish Heritage confirm that striking Colne spinning mill will not be listed
A striking Colne spinning mill that is due for demolition will not be listed, it has been confirmed.According to English Heritage, Spring Gardens Mill, in Waterside, does not meet the strict criteria...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Ribble Valley MP sex assault arrest - how events unfolded
The arrest of Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has sent shockwaves through the close-knit community and drawn national media attention.Television crews and national media converged on Pendleton on Saturday...
View ArticleVIDEO: Nigel Evans faces the national media over sex claims
The sleepy village of Pendleton was shown on television screens nationwide over the Bank Holiday weekend as MP Nigel Evans denied allegations of sex assaults.On his release from police questioning, the...
View ArticleMalayan medal for Brierfield ex-Serviceman
Nelson Royal British Legion Welfare Officer Michael Sutcliff has been preseented with the Pingat Jasa Medal.Mr Sutcliff, of Kibble Grove, Brierfield, has been awarded by the Malysian Government in...
View ArticleNew generation of Welsh athletes are breathing fire
Expressively airborne, the emblematic Red Dragon of Wales is once again breathing an illuminating flame that encapsulates the growth of its sporting natives.Dwarfed by its neighbour in both population...
View ArticleCouncillor starts petition to re-open Colne recycling centre
The new Liberal Democrat county councillor for Pendle Central division – Dorothy Lord – has called for the household waste recycling centre in Regent Street, Colne, to be reopened.County Coun. Lord...
View ArticleBurnley FC goalkeeper Grant signs for Derby County
Burnley Football Club has confirmed that goalkeeper Lee Grant has today signed for fellow Championship club Derby County. Grant, whose contract at Turf Moor expired this summer, was offered new terms...
View ArticleVIDEO: Conservative stalwart backs Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans
Conservative party stalwart Joyce Holgate MBE has spoken of her shock and sadness at the allegations against Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans.The oldest member of Ribble Valley Borough Council, Coun....
View ArticlePendle MP Andrew Stephenson speaks out after arrest of Deputy Speaker
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has spoken of his shock at the arrest of fellow Conservative MP Nigel Evans after allegations of rape and sexual assault.The Ribble Valley MP was arrested by police on...
View ArticleChairman steps down from Colne group after 23 years
A big thank you has been paid to the Chairman of Colne and District Cancer Research UK Committee — who has stepped down after 23 years. At the group’s latest AGM meeting, John Dodd was handed a...
View ArticleBook review: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
For over 300 years, Bluff House has loomed large over Whiskey Beach, facing the cold, turbulent Atlantic as if it was a challenge.Within its stony walls, generations of the Landon family have lived and...
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