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.

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Brierfield man in £20,000 fake goods haul

11:44pm Sunday 11th May 2008

A MAN caught with a haul of fake designer goods - estimated to be worth more than £20,000 - has escaped a jail sentence.

Nelson cannabis farm gang jailed

1:12pm Saturday 10th May 2008

SIX Vietnamese workers who ran a cannabis farm from a house in Nelson have been jailed.

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Plucky 94-year-old Brierfield woman foils burglar

10:49pm Friday 9th May 2008

A 94-YEAR-OLD great-grandmother scared off a burglar who was trying to break into her home - and said she'd do it again.

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Guides advise with flood tips

5:24pm Friday 9th May 2008

THREE new guides have been launched to help Burnley and Pendle residents prepare for floods.

Death tests wait

4:18pm Friday 9th May 2008

A 61-year-old HGV driver died after being admitted to hospital with renal failure and severe diarrhoea.

Man charged over Nelson helicopter laser incident

9:46pm Thursday 8th May 2008

UPDATED: A POLICE helicopter was seconds from “disaster” after the pilot was temporarily blinded when a laser pen was "shone at him" from the ground.

Hopes and fears of East Lancashire's farmers

4:01pm Thursday 8th May 2008

AFTER a decade battling against disease outbreaks and falling prices, the much maligned British farmer could once again see his status rise due to increasing global food shortages.

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Islamic school for Nelson

5:15pm Thursday 8th May 2008

AN ISLAMIC school is to be opened in Nelson.

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Anger as Colne disabled parking bay is rejected

8:20pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A WHEELCHAIR-bound grandfather has been refused a disabled parking bay outside his home - because a council objected.

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Hotel to be turned into mosque and community centre

5:53pm Thursday 8th May 2008

PLANS to turn a derelict grade II-listed hotel into a community centre and mosque have been given the go-ahead.

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Getting quiz-ical wins £30

8:49pm Thursday 8th May 2008

Debra Denney of Nelson won the £30 prize in this quarterly's Pendleside Hospice Quiz, based on famous catch phrases.

	Stars lined up for Colne R'n'B festival
	3:27pm Thu 8 May 08
	THE stage is set for the return of the Great British R&B Festival coming to Colne.

	Nelson trucker who found love on web
	2:15pm Thu 8 May 08
	ROSARIA Fontana, a 49-year-old truck-driving single mum, was busy getting on with her life, hauling rocks from a quarry in her home town of Waterford, California.
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Good sports raise £1,700 for hospice

1:32pm Thursday 8th May 2008

HUNDREDS of pounds have been raised for Pendleside Hospice by a sports and social club.

Tory and Labour 'pact' denied

12:29pm Thursday 8th May 2008

PENDLE'S Conservative leader has denied an agreement had been reached between Tories and the Labour Group to run the borough.

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	Top riders help launch Pendle cycling festival
	10:28am Thu 8 May 08
	TWO top cyclists will help launch a range of cycling events in the approach to Pendle's annual bike festival.

Four arrested over rape claim

2:18pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

DETECTIVES have made four arrests after a teenager claimed she was raped at a home in Colne last weekend.

Cash plea to fund Brierfield footpaths

3:45pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A request has been made for funding for new cycleways and foothpaths in Brierfield.

88 Pendle homes issued tidy-up orders

3:25pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

COUNCIL bosses in Pendle have revealed they ordered 88 Brierfield and Reedley households to tidy up their properties last year.

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A great game for hospice

2:27pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A CHARITY rugby match raised £252 for Pendleside Hospice.

Stand-off in battle for Pendle Council

6:03pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

A STAND-off has developed in the battle for control of Pendle Council with the former Liberal Democrat rulers still attempting to hold on to power.

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Hopes for new homes

4:20pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

FIVE new homes could be built in Salterforth if councillors give the go ahead tonight.

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Plans to convert former Nelson hotel

2:20pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

PLANS to turn a derelict Nelson hotel into a community centre and mosque are set to be approved this week.

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	Cat was left home alone in Barnoldswick
	10:50am Tue 6 May 08
	A MAN who moved from Barnoldwick to Blackburn but left his cat behind has been fined £1,000.
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	Colne pensioners rescued after arson attack
	7:08am Mon 5 May 08
	UPDATED THREE pensioners were rescued from a sheltered housing complex after an arson attack.
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	The pen that 'speaks' several languages
	10:59am Mon 5 May 08
	EAST Lancashire tots can now learn nursery rhymes and read books in languages as diverse as Russian and Urdu thanks to a new high-tech resource.
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Nelson man caught with £10k of designer fakes

6:03pm Monday 5th May 2008

A TRADER is facing a possible jail sentence after being caught with a haul of fake designer clothing with a street value of more than £10,000.

Fair looks set to return

3:35pm Monday 5th May 2008

COUNCILLORS look set to approve proposals for a fair to return as part of the annual rhythm and blues festival in Colne.

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Drink-driver crashed into cab

2:34pm Monday 5th May 2008

A BANNED drink driver who smashed into a taxi while being pursued by police - leaving two people with serious injuries - is facing jail.

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