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Wanted 3 warned by Lancashire Police
11:43am Tuesday 2nd December 2008
THREE wanted men from East Lancashire are being urged to hand themselves in to avoid spending Christmas behind bars.
Comments (1)Colne mum hits out at council for not emptying dog dirt bin
9:50pm Monday 1st December 2008
A MOTHER accused of not picking up after her dog has labelled council officers ‘hypocrites’ after they left a poop scoop bin overflowing for over two weeks.
East Lancashire boy, 12, missing for 10 days
12:31pm Monday 1st December 2008
A 12-year-old boy from East Lancashire has been missing from home for 10 days.
Performers show talents at Luther Greenwood Festival
11:33am Monday 1st December 2008
FAMILIES turned out to see a range of performances by talented youngsters at the annual Colne Luther Greenwood Festival.
Prentice backing Colne health centre plans
1:40pm Saturday 29th November 2008
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice is backing the decision to build a new state-of-the-art health facility in Colne.
Sajjad Karim’s friends in frantic search for news from India
9:13am Thursday 27th November 2008
SAJJAD Karim’s friends in Lancashire were praying for his safety last night.
Council keen to see health centre built on Colne Kwik Save site
2:35pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
A BID by health bosses to turn a former supermarket into a £10m state-of-the-art health centre has been welcomed by councillors.
Skeleton of baby found in Colne attic
7:10am Wednesday 26th November 2008
THE ‘mummified’ skeletal remains of a new-born baby were found wrapped in a blanket in the attic of an empty house.
Colne mum 'behaved disgracefully... but not cruelly’
2:40pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
A MOTHER-of-three who took her two-year-old son a drunken late-night trip to a police station in the pouring rain, dressed only in a shirt, has walked free from court after a judge ruled she was not guilty of neglect.
Colne mum accused of child cruelty
6:40am Tuesday 25th November 2008
A MOTHER from Colne has been accused of taking her partially clothed two year-old-son on an early hours errand after a vodka binge.
Changes to Burnley and Pendle bus services
5:38pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
BUS services in Pendle and Burnley are set to be given a boost with the unveiling of a new transport interchange.
Luther Greenwood festival line-up announced
3:10pm Monday 24th November 2008
TALENTED young people will be in the spotlight at the annual Colne Luther Greenwood Festival.
Colne postbox damaged in an explosion
11:30am Monday 24th November 2008
A postbox in Colne was damaged in an explosion on Saturday afternoon.
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.
East Lancashire beauty therapist turns on the style
4:55pm Monday 24th November 2008
BEAUTY therapist Becki Chanter has been nominated Apprentice of the Year at Nelson and Colne College.
Olympic hero powers up Colne's Christmas lights
1:40pm Saturday 22nd November 2008
OLYMPIC hero Steven Burke switched on the Christmas lights last night in his home town.
Colne woman's £12,000 benefit fraud
1:40pm Saturday 22nd November 2008
A woman is awaiting sentence, after admitting a £12,000 benefits fraud.
Lancashire train fares set to soar
2:49pm Friday 21st November 2008
FARES on trains in Lancashire are set to soar by well above the rate of inflation in the New Year.
Bid for ‘lots’ of star buys
5:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
A CHARITY fundraiser, being staged by church leaders in Colne, is promising star attractions tonight.
Colne traffic plans on the agenda
6:10pm Thursday 20th November 2008
COUNCILLORS will discuss proposed traffic calming measures for an area of Colne at a forthcoming meeting.
East Lancashire 'has 250 BNP members'
5:20pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
UPDATE Rival political leaders claim that a leaked British National Party membership list highlights the party’s failure to make inroads amongst East Lancashire voters.
New Colne pub set to create 35 jobs
4:03pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
35 jobs will be created in Colne when a former restaurant re-opens as a pub following a £1.4million makeover.
Pendle students’ festive project
4:20pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
STUDENTS from a Pendle college are playing their part in the world’s largest Christmas project.
East Lancashire's Panopticons to feature on Russian television
12:20pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
A LANDMARK arts project is set to make waves from Moscow to St Petersburg after Russian TV cameras visited East Lancashire.
Marsden Heights Community College celebrates ‘best ever’ results
3:55pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
STUDENTS were rewarded for a school’s ‘best ever year’ at an awards evening in Colne.
50,000th visitor at Pendle tourist centre
4:30pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
A TOURIST centre has welcomed 50,000th visitors in its first six months open.
Inquiry ordered into Nelson nurse after hospital deaths
3:20pm Monday 17th November 2008
AN INDEPENDENT inquiry is being held into a Nelson nurse who was accused of killing three pensioners at a hospital.
Accrington care home worker jailed for stealing from 'vulnerable adult'
3:50pm Sunday 16th November 2008
A CARE home worker has been jailed after he stole the life savings of a vulnerable adult he was meant to be supporting.
Former soldier 'turned to drink' after horrors of Iraq
2:10pm Saturday 15th November 2008
A ex-solider who turned to drink and crime after horrific experiences in Iraq is to be helped confront his troubles by the British Legion.
Colne woman gets pets ban for cat neglect
1:20pm Friday 14th November 2008
A CAT was left in agony for a week with a serious injury even though its owner had been warned to seek veterinary help, magistrates heard.
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