Colne news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Titanic centenary celebrations launch cancelled in Colne because of ice

4:10pm Thursday 9th February 2012

AN EVENT to launch a leaflet packed with information about events to celebrate the centenary of the Titanic has been cancelled - because of the ice.

Rossendale man hit in row over £100 debt

2:46pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

AN ex-HGV driver attacked a man over a £100 debt — but the victim wasn’t the one who owed the cash, Burnley magistrates heard.

Major fire at Colne mill

8:24am Wednesday 1st February 2012

TWENTY firefighters have been tackling a mill fire this morning in Colne.

Couple led to safety after early hours blaze at Colne home

10:07am Sunday 29th January 2012

A COUPLE were led to safety by firefighters after a kitchen fire left their home in Colne smokelogged early this morning.

Colne thief jailed for stabbing bicycle owner

11:11am Wednesday 25th January 2012

A WOMAN stabbed a man in the street after he spotted her pushing his stolen bicycle.

Colne Italian restaurant blaze investigated

10:08am Monday 16th January 2012

A POPULAR Italian restaurant has been severely damaged by fire.

Colne roofer admits breach of health and safety

8:30pm Friday 13th January 2012

A ROOFER caught working without safety equipment on a roof in Pendle tried to shout down a health and safety inspector, a court heard.

Rogue Colne cyclists to be targeted in police crackdown

1:33pm Thursday 12th January 2012

POLICE have warned cyclists who ride on pavements and perform bike stunts in public areas that their behaviour “will not be tolerated”.

Half of East Lancashire's road accidents involve under 25s

12:07pm Tuesday 10th January 2012

CHILDREN and young people are involved in around half the fatal or serious road accidents in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, it has been revealed.

Grot-spot crackdown launched in Colne

7:00pm Saturday 7th January 2012

A CAMPAIGN to tackle Colne’s ‘grot-spots’ is set to be extended to cover the whole town and surrounding villages.

Colne high school closed after heating fails

9:50am Tuesday 3rd January 2012

COLNE Park High School has closed today after the central heating at the site failed.

Brierfield man jailed for drunken hammer threat to partner’s ex

9:41am Tuesday 20th December 2011

A DRUNK who went round to his girlfriend’s ex-husband’s works and threatened him with a hammer and a knife, is behind bars.

Colne scrap metal thieves broke into dead man's house

3:58pm Wednesday 14th December 2011

SCRAP metal thieves who broke into a man’s house days after he died have been slammed as “deplorable”.

'Use it or lose it' plea on Colne bus route

9:00pm Monday 12th December 2011

RESIDENTS living near a vital bus route in Pendle are being told to ‘use it or lose it’.

Precinct honour for Colne's Titanic hero

12:00pm Monday 12th December 2011

COLNE Precinct could be renamed in honour of the town’s most famous son to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster.

Woman taken to hospital after car overturns on M65

11:44am Saturday 10th December 2011

A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following a collision on the m65 in Pendle this morning.