Man (60) found hanged
A 60-year-old Colne man was found hanged in Nelson yesterday.The incident happened in Walverden Crescent at approximately 1-20pm. Police confirmed the man was found by relatives. Officers attended the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Leeds United 1, Burnley FC 2
Our photographer was on hand to capture all the match action as Sean Dyche’s Clarets shot to second in the League following a polished win over Leeds United this weekend.Sean Dyche has piloted his side...
View ArticleVIDEO: Colne Writers’ Circle host annual competition
The standard in this year’s Colne Writers’ Circle competition was “the best yet”, according to local historian and judge Geoff Crambie.The annual event was held at Primet Bridge Community Centre on...
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I recently began my week with meetings in Westminster; first with INEOS, the biggest chemical manufacturer in the country. We discussed their future plans to train young people and fill current skills...
View ArticleOn-the-spot fines for bad driving are great
Apparently, a third of people who hold a driving licence risk being fined under new regulations which came into force recently.Good, if it stops the one-in-three lunatics on the road from getting up to...
View ArticlePendle actor backs Natalie Gumede on Strictly Come Dancing venture
Despite being thrown into a world of red carpets, glamour and celebrities, Natalie Gumede has not forgotten her Northern roots. That is according to her friend and fellow Pendle actor Muzz Khan – who...
View ArticleBook review: The True History of the Black Adder by J. F. Roberts
A cunning plan to make a ‘swashbuckling sitcom’ became a British comedy high watermark when the first series of Blackadder was screened 30 years ago.For those whose sense of humour was honed on the...
View ArticleAnother successful heritage weekend in Earby
The annual two-day open heritage weekend held by Earby Local History Society has been deemed to be an outstanding success.Events on both Saturday and Sunday drew good crowds of villagers and visitors...
View ArticleLocal policing ‘stretched to limit’ by huge cuts
Policing in Burnley could be stretched to the limit as county chiefs face up to the daunting prospect of £73m. in cuts and a loss of more than a thousand personnel.The measures include losing 165...
View ArticleBurnley boss fostering a feelgood factor
Clarets boss Sean Dyche hopes to further engender the feelgood factor surrounding the club at present.Burnley go into tonight’s Capital One Cup third round tie with his former club Nottingham Forest...
View ArticleHeaton earns praise after key saves
Tom Heaton came in for special praise from manager Sean Dyche after his terrific performance at Leeds.Heaton made two key saves in either half from point blank range, first from Luke Varney, before an...
View ArticleWaste charge decision tomorrow night
A major debate is taking place over plans to charge people in Pendle for taking away their bulky waste, emptying their green bins full of garden rubbish and getting them to pay for new wheelie bins.For...
View ArticleDog wardens win fifth award
Pendle Council’s dog warden team is celebrating picking up their fifth successive RSPCA Gold Footprint award.This national award recognises organisations that have gone above and beyond their basic...
View ArticleCounty council to take action on Colne estate
Action is set to be taken on Colne residential roads following extensive campaign work.Concerns have been raised by residents and councillors about drivers speeding down North Valley estate for the...
View ArticleBook review: ‘Who?’ by Donough O’Brien
Most of us are intrigued by the question ‘Whatever happened to...?’ but now the ever-inventive Donough O’Brien has taken the idea one step further by asking ‘Whoever was . . .?’ Author of several...
View ArticleWhat punishment would fit this football ‘crime’?
My colleague Chris Boden, along, with just about every other Clarets fan on the planet, was left fuming by the events of the big derby day at Turf Moor.On this occasion it was not so much that...
View ArticleBurnley’s Search for a Star is here!
The lights will go up on the glittering Grand Final of Burnley’s Search for a Star on Sunday, October 20th.Organised by East Lancashire Newspapers in association with Charter Walk shopping centre, the...
View ArticleHeating repairs at five Pendle schools
Pupils at five Pendle schools should be warm and dry in coming winters – thanks to a programme of repair work costing more than £400,000 announced by Lancashire County Council. County Coun. Matthew...
View ArticleChurch club aims to help jobless
A church is set to run a free club to help people get back into work – starting on Friday. Members of St John with St Philip Church in Nelson and the Inghamite Church in Fence wanted to help equip...
View ArticlePolice appeal after Blacko accident
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Blacko.The incident took place at around 3pm yesterday on Gisburn Road between the A59 and the Moorcock Inn and involved...
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