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Barlick brass for best festive display

4:01pm Monday 1st December 2008

THE Barnoldswick residents with the best festive window display will be awarded £150 in ‘Barlick Brass’ to spend in selected shops.

Row as Barnoldswick's first cinema in over 25 years to open

3:30pm Sunday 30th November 2008

A ROW has erupted between councillors after £40,000 funding was secured for a town’s first cinema in over 25 years.

Pendle bus stop improvements shelved

5:20pm Monday 24th November 2008

PLANS to improve roadside bus stops between Colne and West Craven have been put on the back burner due to funding problems.

Santa lights up Barnoldswick

11:20am Monday 24th November 2008

SANTA Claus did the honours for Barnoldswick’s Christmas light spectacular – and brought the Arctic weather with him!

Jobs under threat at Barnoldswick Rolls-Royce plant

CHALLENGE: Sir John Rose

1:50pm Thursday 20th November 2008

JOBS at the Rolls-Royce aerospace factory in Barnoldswick are under threat after it was announced bosses were looking to shed 2,000 staff across the company.

Brave family fight off three armed robbers at their Barnoldswick shop

BRAVE: Elaine and Mike Crockett with sons Sean and James who were all at their store in Skipton Road

1:51pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

A ‘BRAVE’ family fought off a gang of gun-toting and knife-wileding robbers at their shop despite fearing for their lives.

Barnoldswick councillor cleared of 'bullying allegations'

CLEARED: David Whipp

2:30pm Sunday 16th November 2008

A SENIOR Pendle councillor has been cleared off bullying allegations after a bitter feud developed with a former town council clerk.

Tory fuss over Barnoldswick leaflet 'shameful’, claim Lib Dems

‘NOT POLITICAL’: Coun David Whipp

1:30pm Friday 14th November 2008

A COUNCILLOR has described the Pendle Conservatives as ‘shameful’ after a complaint was made into his conduct.

East Lancashire falls silent in honour of victims of wars

Blackburn Town Hall staff pay tribute to the war dead

6:02pm Tuesday 11th November 2008

EAST Lancashire fell silent today to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One.

East Lancashire pays its respects on Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday service in Corporation Park, Blackburn, where a wreath was laid by borough mayor and mayoress Coun Mohammed Khan and Nazreen Akhtar

9:10am Monday 10th November 2008

CURRENT soldiers joined dignitaries and war veterans in marking Remembrance Sunday.

Barnoldswick mechanic awarded £22,000 after being sacked for joining trade union

2:22pm Monday 10th November 2008

A MECHANIC who joined a trade union and was later sacked by a Pendle firm has won compensation totalling £22,000 at an industrial tribunal.

New Barnoldswick pavilion opened

FIRST CUT: The official opening of the new pavilion in Victory Park, Barnoldswick. Coun David Whipp, Pendle Council’s executive member for asset manag

9:30am Monday 3rd November 2008

A PENDLE village park’s new £620,000 pavilion has been officially opened.

Barnoldswick pupils give lesson to speeding motorists

5:50pm Wednesday 22nd October 2008

MORE than 30 drivers were caught speeding past a school in just three hours as part of a student experiment.

Six Barnoldswick Rolls-Royce workers suspended

2:30pm Monday 13th October 2008

SIX Rolls-Royce workers in Barnoldswick have been suspended while the company investigates claims staff have been selling counterfeit CDs and DVDs.

Barnoldswick yesteryear calendar launched

BYGONE DAYS: A scene from the calendar

12:27pm Thursday 9th October 2008

A CALENDAR featuring century-old photographs of a rural Pendle town has been launched at an annual event.

Barnoldswick woman's Australia trip tragedy

3:00pm Wednesday 1st October 2008

A DREAM trip to Western Australia turned to tragedy when a Pendle woman died after hiking in the 90-degree heat, an inquest heard.

Hundreds of litres of diesel stolen in Pendle

BEWARE: Siphon thieves are at work in Pendle

3:00pm Monday 29th September 2008

HUNDREDS of litres of diesel has been stolen rom vehicles in Pendle in a spate of thefts.

Bungee challenge reduces Barnoldswick TV star to tears

1:10pm Monday 29th September 2008

EAST Lancashire TV star Jody Latham attempted a bungee jump on a reality show – but was so scared he Shameless-ly cried.

Barnoldswick restaurant diners serenaded

NGER: Nicodei Gabbiani

4:20pm Monday 29th September 2008

A RESTAURANT owner enlisted the help of a famous Italian singer to help him raise cash for charities close to his heart.

Barnoldswick shop couple quit - to spend more time together

Barnoldswick shop couple quit - to spend more time together

10:48am Friday 26th September 2008

A COUPLE who have spent 18 years together behind the same shop counter are quitting – to spend more time with each other.

Pendle residents warned over bank accounts scam

3:01pm Thursday 25th September 2008

PENDLE residents have been warned to protect their bank details after complaints scam artists are targeting the area.

Con artists targeting Pendle residents

7:10pm Wednesday 24th September 2008

PENDLE residents have been warned to protect their bank details after complaints scam artists are targeting the area.

A wave of new healthy menus at Pendle centres

APPROVAL:  Coun Gary Bird

2:16pm Monday 22nd September 2008

THE public are invited to Pendle Wavelengths to indulge in an array of healthy snacks in a free tasting session.

Barnoldswick church's Perspex plan to deter vandals

8:00am Friday 19th September 2008

A BARNOLDSWICK church could have perspex windows installed at a cost of £27,000 in a bid to deter vandals who have repeatedly smashed them.

Barnoldswick centre's funding help for fledgling firms

HERE TO HELP: Ian Longstaff in one of the offices available for small firms at the Rainhall Centre

10:15am Monday 15th September 2008

A COMMUNITY and business centre is offering fledgling entrepreneurs a helping hand in order to get their companies up and running.

Barnoldswick balloon festival ‘should have been cancelled’

Barnoldswick balloon festival ‘should have been cancelled’

2:59pm Friday 12th September 2008

A TOWN councillor has branded a balloon festival a ‘waste of money’ saying it should have been cancelled because of poor weather.

‘Disgraceful’ attack in Earby pub

11:18am Wednesday 3rd September 2008

TWO yobs who beat up a man who tried to help the lady licencee of a pub eject them have both walked free from court.

Barnoldswick knifeman avoids jail

6:00pm Monday 25th August 2008

A KNIFEMAN who scared a young woman ‘to death’ before threatening police has avoided being jailed - although a judge admitted he was taking a risk.

Barnoldswick crier contest comes over loud and clear

Barnoldswick crier contest comes over loud and clear

11:31am Tuesday 26th August 2008

VOCIFEROUS bell-ringers from across the country descended on Barnoldswick for the town’s annual crier contest.

East Lancashire's pupils celebrate success at GCSEs

STUDENTS: Ben Berry and Jennie Barcley of Rhyddings High School find out their results

10:00am Thursday 21st August 2008

RECORDS have been broken by GCSE students across East Lancashire.


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