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East Lancashire football fan reaches 100-stadium milestone

HERE WE GO: Sheffield United supporter Gerald Whalley, from Blackburn, on the road again

7:00pm Sunday 4th January 2009

AN EAST Lancashire football nut has clocked up thousands of miles watching games at 100 different grounds.

Barnoldswick garden project help call

6:10pm Friday 2nd January 2009

AN appeal for help has been issued to support a unique gardening project for the disabled in West Craven.

Barnoldswick residents in favour of speed cushions

3:29pm Friday 2nd January 2009

PLANS to install speed cushions along a Barnoldswick road have found favour with two out of three people in a county council survey.

Mobile Barnoldwick cinema is ready

9:54am Friday 2nd January 2009

A LAUNCH date is imminent for a £40,000 new cinema based in West Craven, the area’s first picture house for more than 25 years.

Plans made for a safer first response

3:20pm Tuesday 30th December 2008

safeguards are being introduced by ambulance chiefs for first aid teams across Lancashire following an NHS investigation.

Three arrests after Barnoldswick ‘sting’ operation

3:20pm Thursday 18th December 2008

A STING operation launched by police in Pendle after a £10,000 raid on a specialist rally parts dealer has led to three arrests being made.

Rogue Pendle taxis danger warning

12:20pm Thursday 18th December 2008

REVELLERS over the festive seasons are being warned about the dangers of stepping into unlicensed taxis by council bosses in Pendle.

Jail warning for Brierfield man who sold stolen Silentnight beds

9:21am Thursday 18th December 2008

A Silent Night factory contractor said to have made more than £20,000 selling stolen mattresses on eBay has been warned he faces up to 18 months behind bars.

East Lancashire school raiders strike again

TARGET: West Craven

12:33pm Monday 15th December 2008

ANOTHER school in East Lancashire has been hit by thieves in the run-up to Christmas.

Pendle politicians grilled by pupils

3:30pm Monday 15th December 2008

THE great and the good of Pendle have been put under the microscope by tomorrow’s movers and shakers at Nelson and Colne College.

Green day in the bag in Barnoldswick

COUN WHIPP

1:46pm Monday 15th December 2008

200 re-usable bags were handed out to residents in Pendle in a bid to reduce the borough’s carbon footprint.

Horse rescued from stream in Barnoldswick

12:53pm Tuesday 9th December 2008

A horse stranded on its back was rescued from a stream in Barnoldswick by firefighters.

'Gritting policy a shambles’ - Pendle councillors

8:56am Tuesday 9th December 2008

PENDLE councillors have labelled the county council’s policy on winter maintenance as a ‘shambles’ after it refused to help in tackling snow-covered roads.

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.


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