Book review: Animal magic from Maverick Arts Publishing
Chase away holiday boredom with two funny, funky picture books from a small publishing company with big, bold ideas.Set up in 2008 by Steve and Karen Bicknell to market animal calendars, Maverick Arts...
View ArticlePolice appeal after scooter stolen from Colne house
Police are appealing for information after a Znen Tommy 50cc scooter was stolen from a house in Mason Street, Colne between 12 noon and 7pm on Thursday, July 25th.The bike was later recovered on Glen...
View ArticleRare survivor from opening of Colne’s Hartley Hospital
It is a rare, local slice of history from almost 90 years ago, a superb survivor from the historic opening of Bonnie Colne’s seminal and stately Hartley Hospital.Yes, this lapel badge from my “Old...
View Article£5m, coming to help mid-sized countries expand
Pendle manufacturing companies look set for rapid expansion following a ground-breaking multi-million pound deal from the Government.A bid for £5m. of funding to help the expansion of mid-sized...
View ArticlePay day loans are simply immoral
I have to confess I am not an expert on the thorny subject of the rights and wrongs of so-called pay day loans, but I trust my old mate Dave Fishwick when he condemns them as being immoral.This point...
View ArticleConvicted paedophile had sex with Colne girl (14)
A now convicted paedophile had a romantic relationship with a young teenager that led to a terminated pregnancy, a court was told.John Duffy (51) and currently serving 12 years, was 21 when he started...
View ArticleTravellers set up home in Ball Grove Park
Approximately six sets of travellers set up home in Ball Grove Park last night.A number of caravans and vehicles are currently on the Cottontree site, off the A6068. Pendle Council visited the park...
View ArticlePensioner’s purse stolen from Colne retail park
A pensioner has been left devastated after a purse containing a treasured picture of her late daughter went missing in Colne. Freda Shields (91), from Trawden, was out shopping with her carer in North...
View ArticleThe very first telephone box in Colne
A truly historic, column picture this week with an evocative, Colne scene dating back to 1927. Yes, here is Hyde Park, named after the mill-owner and newspaper entrepreneur Robert Hyde, who published...
View ArticleBook review: The Curse of Babylon by Richard Blake
By the 7th century, the Roman Empire was in tatters… Rome was a pile of rubble, Greece was virtually lost, Spain was overrun by barbarians and Saracens from the East were on the march.Centre of this...
View ArticleMen appear in court on passenger jet scare charge
Two men accused of being responsible for a mid air drama after alleged threats to blow up an airliner have pleaded not guilty to making false threats endangering the safety of the aircraft.Supermarket...
View ArticleNelson man sold drugs in Kinder egg shells
A drug dealer who sold cannabis in Kinder egg shells was jailed for 40 months when he appeared at Burnley Crown Court.Nasar Hussain (24), of Roberts Street, Nelson, was spotted selling one off his...
View ArticleCounty council chief suspended
The Chief Executive of Lancashire County Council, Phil Halsall, has been suspended from work pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation.The council’s Urgency Committee made the decision in a...
View ArticlePraise as Trawden “eyesore” transformed into popular housing development
Plans to transform a Trawden “eyesore” into a highly sought after housing development have now come to fruition. Work has now been completed on the former site of Hollin Hall Mill — with 50% of the...
View ArticleColne footpath set to close for six months
A temporary closure order for a Colne footpath will come into force today. Footpath 193 from Spring Gardens Road, will be closed while demolishment work takes place at Spring Gardens Mill. It is...
View ArticleBook review: The Gallipoli Oak by Martin Purdy and Ian Dawson
In a corner of a ‘foreign field’ in the barren Great War killing grounds of Gallipoli in Turkey stands a lone and alien English oak tree – a 90-year-old living symbol of a young Lancashire soldier...
View ArticleTicket news for Burnley v Blackburn
Tickets are now on sale for the 100th competitive meeting between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers.The game takes place at Turf Moor on Saturday, September 14th, kick off 12-15pm.Tickets are now on sale to...
View ArticlePolice appeal after lurcher found dead
POLICE are appealing to members of the public to come forward with information after a large lurcher dog was found dead on farmland at the bottom of Pendle Hill.The dog was found by a farmer at around...
View ArticleColne church awarded £9,700 from Grants for Growth fund
A Colne church has taken a step closer to becoming a thriving community hub after being awarded £9,700 from Pendle Council’s Grants for Growth fund.Holy Trinity Church will now be replacing its 49 pews...
View ArticleCameron’s classy collages and carvings certainly catch the eye
Pendle artist Cameron R. Scott’s highly lively and amazingly attractive artworks are now on show in Manchester.His work – Carvings and Collages – is covering the whole of the Portico Library and...
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