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Lorry loses load on Burnley country lane
11:10am Saturday 22nd November 2008
UPDATE A lorry driver dramatically lost control of his vehicle as he tried to take a shortcut down a notorious East Lancashire country lane.
Comments (6)Trawden firm’s fridge ‘must go’
4:30pm Sunday 2nd November 2008
A REFRIGERATED unit at a fruit and vegetable wholesalers near Colne should be removed immediately, say council planning bosses.
Trawden Show will continue
4:51pm Tuesday 12th August 2008
ORGANISERS of the Trawden Show, which was last weekend cancelled due to bad weather, have vowed the event will return next year.
Big blow as Trawden show cancelled
2:00pm Sunday 10th August 2008
THE Trawden Show was abandoned today after torrential overnight downpours - prompting fears for the popular agricultural gathering’s future.
New Barrowford and Trawden children centres planned
1:53pm Friday 1st August 2008
£2MILLION is being spent to ensure people in rural areas can benefit from children’s centres.
Pendle agricultural show’s future 'in the balance'
12:10pm Saturday 26th July 2008
THE LONG-term future of an 83-year-old Pendle show hinges on the success of this year’s event, according to its organisers.
Trawden mural near completion
4:17pm Thursday 24th July 2008
A TRAWDEN artist bringing renaissance art to Colne is putting the finishing touches to his latest mural.
Uncle in a run for your money
11:20am Wednesday 16th July 2008
AN UNCLE is gearing up to take part in the Bupa Great North Run to raise money for charity.
Trawden Festival is something to crow about
2:26pm Monday 7th July 2008
Villagers in Trawden turned out in force for the annual scarecrow trail and garden festival.
'Albino' bird lands in Trawden
2:20pm Sunday 6th July 2008
A TRAWDEN man couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a white starling feeding in his garden.
Talks planned over 'noisy' Trawden firm
7:26pm Tuesday 10th June 2008
TALKS are set to take place after noise complaints were made about a Trawden vegetable business.
Boulder misses driver by inches
3:50pm Monday 19th May 2008
A LORRY driver had an amazing escape when a huge boulder dropped on to his cab.
Teenager plunges 25 feet through Trawden factory roof
8:23pm Sunday 11th May 2008
A TEENAGER plunged 25 feet through a factory roof ontoa conrete floor after climbing up to retrieve a football.
Teenager threw partner into bushes
4:31pm Friday 25th April 2008
A WOULD-be soldier said to have picked up his partner and thrown her into a bush in a drunken row was given a community order.
Centre for Trawden residents plan
2:13pm Monday 21st April 2008
A VILLAGE community centre could be handed over to residents under a Pendle Council plan.
'Bikes not bombs' protest
1:25pm Sunday 6th April 2008
A RAILWAY campaigner took part in a three-day bike ride to oppose plans for massive spending on Britain's nuclear weapons.
Ex-councillor hoping to bounce back
12:50pm Wednesday 26th March 2008
A VETERAN councillor is hoping to make a comeback following the resignation of a party colleague in Trawden.
CCTV bid to beat town’s rowdies
4:06pm Saturday 8th March 2008
CCTV could be brought in after a vandalism epidemic on the outskirts of Colne.
Keepers break ice to deter children
12:51pm Thursday 21st February 2008
PARK keepers in Pendle are warning children not to walk on frozen lakes and ponds.
Mobile kitchen steers pupils to healthy eating
4:20pm Tuesday 15th January 2008
SCHOOLCHILDREN are being given lessons in healthy eating and food preparation on a cook bus as part of a national scheme.
Council bosses vow to help firm stay in Pendle
3:50pm Sunday 13th January 2008
COUNCIL bosses want a 150-year-old fruit and vegetable firm to stay in Pendle - despite a raft of complaints about the business from neighbours.
£4,000 lands two top animals
12:03pm Thursday 13th December 2007
A RAMSBOTTOM restaurant owner shelled-out nearly £4,000 for the top two animals at a Christmas show and sale of cattle.
Cash for garden festival
6:44pm Sunday 9th December 2007
TRAWDEN Garden Festival will go ahead, thanks to thousands of pounds of funding from Pendle Council.
Helicopter used in hunt for 'dangerous dog'
4:02pm Monday 19th November 2007
A HUNT for a 'dangerous dog' - involving police and the Lancashire Constabulary helicopter - ended when police found it curled up in front of a fireplace in Trawden.
Summer house looks set for nod
2:35pm Thursday 11th October 2007
PLANS to build a summer house at a property in Trawden are due to be discussed by councillors tonight.
Winners to grow their own
1:38pm Tuesday 9th October 2007
WINNERS of Pendle Council's Cleaner Greener Safer quiz said they would grow their own fruit, vegetables and herbs from now on.
Goalkeeper's death due to 'natural causes'
6:27pm Tuesday 2nd October 2007
THE death of a goalkeeper who collapsed and died during a match was due to natural causes, an inquest heard.
Former partner grabbed by neck
8:29pm Friday 21st September 2007
A FATHER-of-two attacked his ex-partner and smashed her mobile phone after turning up at her home and getting drunk, a court was told.
Trawden turbine plan thrown out
4:18pm Monday 10th September 2007
WIND turbines should not be placed on Trawden's hillsides because they will "ruin" the area for tourists, councillors said.
Show facing uncertain future
1:58pm Tuesday 21st August 2007
ORGANISERS of an agricultural show fear for its long-term future after this year's event lost an estimated £10,000.
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