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Worship and study plan for derelict Nelson site

4:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A FORMER plumbers merchant’s that was earmarked for a religious school could be turned into a place of worship.

New careers academy launched in Pendle

1:45pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

NELSON and Colne College has officially launched its new Business Career Academy.

Drive to cut car crime in Colne

1:44pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIGNS to warn motorists to remove their belongings before leaving their cars are being displayed in Colne as part of a drive to reduce thefts.

Private talks over plan for 203 houses in Colne

8:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

A CAMPAIGN group is urging councillors to fight an appeal for plans for 203 homes in Colne.

£28,000 Nelson benefits cheat awaits fate

3:40pm Monday 20th May 2013

A £28,000 benefits cheat said to have kept quiet about living with her partner, is awaiting sentence.

Grants to help Burnley and Pendle cope with Government cuts

2:52pm Monday 20th May 2013

BURNLEY and Pendle Councils have been given £2.8million over two years to cushion the effect of Whitehall grant cuts.

Shopping trolley among debris in Pendle Water clean-up

2:22pm Monday 20th May 2013

A CLEAN up of Pendle Water running through Nelson’s Victoria Park saw debris including an old shopping trolley pulled out.

Lotto funds make a Big difference in Nelson

2:21pm Monday 20th May 2013

LOTTERY-funded handouts of between £100 and £500 are available to voluntary, community and faith sector groups and organisations in the Bradley area of Nelson.

Pendle hair tutor proves she's a cut above at awards

2:18pm Monday 20th May 2013

A HAIRDRESSING tutor at Nelson and Colne College has been named runner up in a prestigious teaching award.

Judge praises binmen who foiled prolific crook in Colne

10:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

A JUDGE has praised a recycling crew who spotted a prolific crook in a back street with stolen property and blocked his escape.

Colne robbery 'most wanted' faces extradition delay

10:12am Saturday 18th May 2013

A FUGITIVE armed robber's return to the UK will be delayed as he faces investigation for separate charges in Spain.

Foulridge couple's lost dialysis machine is found

Tim and Elena Johnston

10:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

A COUPLE who lost their life-saving kidney dialysis machine when it fell out of their van are delighted after it was found.

Apprentice engineer from Colne got drunk, then wrecked grandad's car

Robert Marples

9:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

AN APPRENTICE engineer who took his disabled grandad's vital motability car, smashed into two vehicles and wrote it off after a drinking spree, a court heard.

Boy, 15, kicked in the head by Colne robbers

8:20pm Friday 17th May 2013

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was punched and kicked while he was on the ground by robbers who stole his mobile phone.

'I'd vote No to EU now', says Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

12:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson said he would vote to leave the European Union if a referendum was held tomorrow.

'Unpleasant' texts from Colne man left victim afraid

3:38pm Friday 17th May 2013

A ‘jealous’ man sent his then partner ‘mildly threatening’ texts which left her very upset, a court was told.

Dogs seized by RSPCA in Colne house raid

3:29pm Friday 17th May 2013

TWO dogs have been seized from a house in Colne as part of a joint investigation by the police and RSPCA.

Police hunt for Nelson drugs suspect goes regional

The man police want to trace

9:08am Friday 17th May 2013

A SUSPECTED drug dealer is the subject of an unusual appeal by Lancashire police.

Narrow road blamed for Nelson car crashes

Coun Eileen Ansar in Nelson town centre

7:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

ACCIDENTS are happening every week in a town centre parking area because the road is too narrow, a councillor claims.

Nelson breast cancer campaigner praises bravery of actress Angelina Jolie following mastectomy operation

Maxine Betts (centre) with sisters Eileen Eve and Maureen Dixon.

1:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

BREAST cancer awareness campaigners have praised the bravery of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who announced she has undergone an elective double mastectomy.


Pendle what's on

Classic Greek tragedy on the Pendle stage (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:27pm Tue 21 May 13

CLASSIC Greek tragedy is being brought to Pendle by an amateur theatre company for the first time.

What's on: Loot, The Garrick, Nelson (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:21pm Tue 14 May 13

AWARD-winning comedy Loot closes The Garrick’s 2012-13 season at The ACE Centre, Nelson, this week.

Plays for preview in Nelson (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:37pm Tue 30 Apr 13

THE Garrick is presenting its new season of plays at the end of next month.

Colne actors bring 'Bouncers' to the stage (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:34pm Tue 30 Apr 13

‘A WARNING and a celebration’ of modern life will be Colne Dramatic Society’s next production.

Rat Pack set ‘Vegas’ date (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 3:22pm Fri 19 Apr 13

JOIN the Rat Pack Live next weekend – a brand-new spectacular featuring the Kings of Swing – Frank Sinatra,…

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