Lancashire Telegraph | Brierfield

Women's education hub plan for Brierfield Mills

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:40:56 +0100

A LANDMARK group of buildings could be used to house an education centre for around 1,500 women, according to town hall chiefs.

Martial arts lessons in bid to stop anti-social behaviour in Pendle

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:47:23 +0100

YOUNGSTERS in Pendle are being offered the chance to hone self-defence skills in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour.

East Lancashire heritage areas on 'at risk' list

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:42:18 +0100

SIX East Lancashire conservation areas have been placed on a new “at risk” register created by English Heritage.

Young Brierfield dad jailed for sustained attack on girlfriend

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:30:00 +0100

A YOUNG dad who subjected his then girlfriend to a vicious and sustained attack in an uncontrollable rage on Valentine's Day has been jailed for 18 months.

The fallen of D-Day remembered in Brierfield

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:48:22 +0100

MILITARY veterans were among those who turned out to pay their respects to soldiers killed during the D-Day landings.

15 Pendle drivers hit with on-the-spot fines

Fri, 22 May 2009 09:26:01 +0100

FIFTEEN motorists have been hit with on-the-spot fines after they were caught not wearing seatbelts, or using mobile phones while driving.

Brierfield residents are praised over car breaking youths

Wed, 20 May 2009 12:48:59 +0100

RESIDENTS in Quakers View, Brierfield, have been praised by police for alerting them to a gang of youths who had been breaking into cars.

Pendle learning scheme set for expansion

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:05:45 +0100

A PIONEERING scheme which provides education and training to Pendle youngsters who are not in school looks set to expand.

No policy change - East Lancashire faith schools

Tue, 12 May 2009 10:31:37 +0100

SOME faith schools in East Lancashire said they were likely to reject a call to change their admission policies to help integration.

Burnley and Pendle housing study published

Tue, 12 May 2009 14:41:15 +0100

A MAJOR study examining whether Burnley and Pendle families are being priced out of the housing market has been published.

Burnley legend Ginger Pele may be key to sweet success!

Fri, 08 May 2009 07:30:00 +0100

CLARETS legend Billy Ingham – aka the Ginger Pele – could be the key to making a Burnley play-off victory even sweeter.

No to back yard fence in Brierfield

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:10:00 +0100

REQUESTS for a gate and fence to be erected around the back yard at a house in Timber Street, Brierfield, to prevent rubbish spilling on to the street have been declined by Pendle Borough Council.

Coronation Street star’s art livens up empty Brierfield shops

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:09:01 +0100

A FORMER Coronation Street star with artistic talents has brightened up a Brierfield street by painting large images on empty shops.

Pendle pastors’ patrols to be extended

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:14:56 +0100

A PIONEERING scheme to make Pendle’s streets safer after dark through patrols of Christian volunteers is to be extended.

450 hours spent removing chewing gum from Pendle's streets

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:29:46 +0100

MORE than 450 hours have been spent removing chewing gum from Pendle’s streets in less than three years.

Brierfield house raider took haul back

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:52:56 +0100

A HOUSE raider who burgled a woman’s house as she prepared Ramadan food later took the haul back and begged forgiveness, a court was told.

Metre-long sturgeon discovered in Brierfield garden centre spring clean

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:29:00 +0100

A PENDLE garden centre had a huge surprise when a yearly spring clean revealed a three-and-a-half foot long fish.

Quieter PA systems for 15 East Lancashire stations

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:45:20 +0100

MORE than 15 East Lancashire railway stations are set to be improved by rail bosses.

Survey call over Brierfield alley-gating

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0100

A FIGHT to install security gates in a crime-hit street should be the subject of a full survey of residents, councillors have ruled.

Family pays tribute to Haslingden woman killed in M65 crash

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:40:00 +0100

UPDATE The family of a woman killed in an M65 horror smash have paid tribute to a “much-loved” grandmother.

Brierfield residents' anger over flooded gardens

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:40:00 +0100

GALLONS of muddy water flooded the gardens of residents living close to the site of a new ‘super school’ for the second time in a year.

Brierfield residents told they cannot have alleygates

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:30:00 +0100

FED-UP residents say teenage vandals are causing trouble in their Pendle street.

Brierfield phone worker committed £12,000 scam

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000

A ‘GREEDY’ phone firm employee who obtained top of the range mobiles using customers' details as part of a £12,000 scam is behind bars for a year.

Jail sentence for Brierfield benefit cheat

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:07:02 +0000

A BENEFIT cheat who lied his way to almost £29,000 of taxpayers' cash has been jailed for nine months.

Changes to Brierfield car park rules

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:13:52 +0000

NEW regulations are being proposed for the car park in Tunstill Square in Brierfield.

Disruption this week for Burnley and Pendle rail users

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:10:00 +0000

RAIL services in Burnley and Pendle will be affected by engineering works this week.

Pendle high school's creative way to teach curriculum

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:10:00 +0000

AN EAST Lancashire high school has introduced an innovative new way of teaching the national curriculum.

Brierfield man 'stalked brother who cheated with his wife'

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:53:55 +0000

A FATHER-of-two stalked his brother after he set up home with his wife, Burnley Magistrates heard.

Brierfield demolition work opens way to new homes

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:24:26 +0000

DEMOLITION work is under way on 100 boarded-up homes to make room for a prestigious new housing development in Brierfield’s Canal Corridor.

Driver walks free as Brierfield crash victim continues to suffer

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:30:00 +0000

A PENSIONER has revealed how a car smash with a disqualified driver has left her in physical and mental pain.