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Pendle Citizens’ Advice Bureau whistleblower ‘hounded out’

11:34am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

A WHISTLEBLOWER has claimed he was hounded out of a mana-gerial job at Pendle Citizens’ Advice Bureau because he stuck up for fed-up staff.

Recession hangover lingers on for East Lancashire

TOUGH TIMES: Retail has suffered during the credit crunch

5:19pm Wednesday 27th January 2010

TRADERS in East Lancashire are pessimistic about 2010 despite Britain pulling out of recession.

All-action Barrowford pensioner's jumping for joy

NEVER A DULL MOMENT: Patricia Kelly, whose active retirement has won her a place in the national finals of the Laterlife Challenge

8:00pm Wednesday 20th January 2010

A PENDLE pensioner has scooped a national award for living an “extraordinary” life after retirement.

Barrowford road closed following pile-up

11:33am Monday 11th January 2010

A SIX-car pile up led to long tailbacks on one of Pendle’s main roads this morning.

East Lancashire snow: ‘Madness of idiots on ice’

Two boys play football on the frozen canal in Ewood with passers-by in the background

9:10am Monday 11th January 2010

YOUNGSTERS in East Lancashire have been warned to keep off frozen waters after three separate ‘crazy, mindless’ incidents over the weekend.

New jobs boost for four Pendle firms

GRANT BOOST: A worker at Barrowford-based Merc Engineering UK Ltd, which received £40,000 from Pendle Council

8:00pm Thursday 7th January 2010

MORE than 20 jobs are to be created after a cash injection of £90,000 was shared between four firms.

Huge office development plan for Barrowford site.

BOOST: The first phase of the Riverside Business Park starts to take shape

12:50pm Thursday 31st December 2009

ONE of the biggest office developments in East Lancashire will create around 1,300 new jobs.

Barrowford firm thinking outside the box... on a bus

RIDE ON: David Horsefield, Gareth Frankland and Thomas Bray on board the creative bus

12:59pm Saturday 19th December 2009

A COMPANY which leads the way in state-of-the-art lighting technology has moved its team of designers out of the office – and into a double-decker bus.

Pendle man 'threatened to kill police officer'

9:30am Tuesday 15th December 2009

A MAN threatened to kill a police sergeant after being arrested for possessing a modified double-barrelled pistol loaded with exploding bullets, a jury was told.

Barrowford singers named Youth Choir of the Year

THE BEST: Members of Arden Youth Choirfrom Barrowford, newly crowned as the Youth Choir of the Year

11:40am Friday 4th December 2009

SINGERS from Barrowford have now achieved national success by being named Youth Choir of the Year.

5 Nelson and Colne college students suspended over drink and drugs claims

ACTION: Nelson and Colne College says a thorough investigation has taken place

9:00am Monday 16th November 2009

FIVE students were suspended and disciplinary action taken after a college was told they had been downing vodka, smoking cannabis and urinating in the street.

Brutal attack on Barrowford man, 74

5:37pm Wednesday 28th October 2009

A 21 year old man left a pensioner seriously injured after punching him in a street row, a court heard.

Witches brewing up Lancashire tourism treat

OUR WAY: ‘Witches’ (from the left) Sue Unwin, Dorothy Dowling and Geraldine Cocker read the new brochure on the Pendle Witches Trail

12:12pm Thursday 22nd October 2009

A Pendle Witches Trail, taking visitors across Lancashire, has been launched in time for Hallowe'en.

Management at Barrowford bar told to keep noise down

10:30pm Tuesday 13th October 2009

MANAGEMENT at a bar once owned by The Fixer and Shameless star Jody Latham have been told to keep the noise down.

Tragic East Lancashire girl laid to rest after moving funeral service

TRIBUTES: Family and friends wore pink and purple to remember Louise Evans

4:08pm Thursday 1st October 2009

MOURNERS gathered today to say their final goodbyes to a teenage girl who was killed earlier this year.

Speeders get hump on busy Pendle road

STEP: The housing site

11:14am Wednesday 30th September 2009

TRAFFIC calming measures have been installed on a busy main road in a bid to foil speeding drivers.

Barrrowford bar may lose licence

11:10am Saturday 26th September 2009

A BAR once owned by TV’s The Fixer star Jody Latham could lose its licence as a result of breaches while it was under the actor’s ownership.

ACE move saves Barrowford couple's wedding day

PHEW! Leanne Hatton and Mark Robinson celebrate their wedding day lifeline after the ACE Centre, Nelson, offered them a venue for free

12:20pm Thursday 24th September 2009

WHEN their wedding reception venue closed down weeks before their big day, Mark Robinson and Leanne Hatton feared their dream was ruined.

Barrowford dad-of-three cleared of child porn charges fights to rebuild life

9:43am Tuesday 22nd September 2009

AN INNOCENT man accused of possessing child porn said his life has been left in tatters after a year spent trying to clear his name.

Driver, 83, dies after Barrowford crash

Pensioner dies after Barrowford crash

2:40pm Wednesday 2nd September 2009

UPDATE: A victim of a horror road smash on the Barrowford bypass has been named officially by Lancashire Police.

Waterwheel at historic Barrowford mill may turn once more

RAKING IT IN: A volunteer from the British Trust for Conser-vation Volunteers during the clearance project at Higherford Mill where it is hoped water will one day flow again

6:14pm Tuesday 1st September 2009

A 185-year-old mill could once more become a source of renewable energy, almost a century after shutting down.

GALLERY: Hundreds flock to ‘absolutely fantastic’ Barrowford show

Marcey Parker-Leah, 2, and mum Kelly from Wycoller feed Eliza the Anglo-Nubian goat

5:47pm Tuesday 1st September 2009

FAMILIES arrived in droves to Barrowford’s 87th annual agricultural show despite the wet and windy weather.

New owner of Barrowford bar's pledge to the village

READY TO SERVE: Craig Bradshaw with bar staff (left to right) Chloe McCardle, Danielle Jones and Michelle Kegg

12:00pm Saturday 29th August 2009

THE NEW owners of a bar formerly owned by Hell's Kitchen star Jody Latham have pledged to go "back to basics" to make the watering hole a success.

Enjoy a preview of new-look Nelson and Colne College

REFURBISHMENT: The college open day is for members of the local community as well as prospective students

3:18pm Monday 10th August 2009

NELSON and Colne College is opening its doors to the public to provide residents with a chance see its new multi-million pound campus.

Pendle Cycle Race to close roads

PEDAL POWER: Ian Wilkinson, Brian Cookson and Dave Collins get some practice in

11:12am Tuesday 4th August 2009

A SELECTION of busy main roads will be closed to make way for 120 riders taking part in the annual Tour of Pendle Cycle Race.

Young people ‘priced out’ of Pendle villages

‘BIG CONCERN’  Coun Ann Kerrigan

10:46am Friday 24th July 2009

YOUNG couples and single people are being priced out of some of Pendle’s most sought-after addresses, councillors were told.

Horse is rescued from muddy Barrowford canal

HAPPY REUNION: Jenny Hargreaves,  from Pendle Equestrian Centre, Barrowford, kisses Spencer after his dramatic canal rescue

6:20pm Thursday 16th July 2009

A HORSE had to be rescued by firefighters today after being chased into the Leeds Liverpool canal and becoming stuck in the water.

Stones fall on parked cars in Barrowford

2:01pm Monday 13th July 2009

Emergency services were called to Barrowford after large stones fell from the roof of a terraced house onto parked cars.

Burnley and Pendle councils jump on cash roundabout

7:20pm Friday 10th July 2009

SCORES of advertising signs are set to be put on more than 20 roundabouts across Burnley and Pendle.

Children triumph in schools 'green' contest

5:10pm Friday 10th July 2009

A PENDLE village school has been commended for its ‘green’ credentials in a borough-wide compet-ition.



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