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Colne shop assistant denies groping 11-year-old girl as she buys sweets

7:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

AN assistant allegedly groped an 11-year-old girl’s breasts when she went into a Colne corner shop to buy sweets after school, a jury heard.

GALLERY: Fun at 'best ever' Colne Gala

Colne gala queen and princess Hannah Smith and Aneesha Mirfield

4:50pm Monday 17th June 2013

COLNE Gala was ‘one of the best yet’, according to organisers.

Colne cricket club launches junior programme

11:00am Sunday 16th June 2013

AMBITIOUS plans for a junior cricket academy have been unveiled by Colne Cricket Club as part of its community programme.

Teacher from Colne to tackle 12 marathons in aid of cystic fibrosis charity

Simon Atkin trains for his marathons

6:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

A TEACHER is taking on the physical challenge of a lifetime to raise funds to help cystic fibrosis sufferers like his brother.

Revamp bid to tackle safety issues at Colne school

5:44pm Friday 14th June 2013

A HIGH school is set to redevelop a 1970s building which has ‘serious health and safety issues’.

New high ropes adventure playground opens in Colne

One of the obstacles on the course

5:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

A NEW adventure playground boasting a 42-feet high frame and 60-metre zip wire has officially opened in Colne.

Cast your vote for Colne's Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival

3:39pm Friday 14th June 2013

FANS of Colne’s Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival have until the end of this month to vote in the British Blues Awards.

Dental practice in Colne in dental care pilot scheme

3:07pm Friday 14th June 2013

A DENTAL surgery in Colne will now be paid for the quality of its work rather than the quantity, after it joined a pilot scheme to improve care.

Police believe missing Blackpool man may be in Colne

Robert Whipp

10:49am Thursday 13th June 2013

POLICE are appealing for information about a 77-year-old man who is missing from his home in Blackpool.

Prolific Colne thief stole to pay heating bills

Andrew Leonard

9:16am Thursday 13th June 2013

A SERIAL shoplifter went on a steak and coffee spree, repeatedly targeting the Co-op in Colne, a court heard.

Colne car dealership helps youngsters with 'Scrapheap Challenge'

Pupils from West Street Primary School at the Toyota dealership

2:00pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A COLNE car dealership has welcomed primary school pupils into its showroom to help provide inspiration for a ‘Scrapheap Challenge’ toy car making project.

Colne estate children protest against 'rat run' drivers

Residents protest about speeding traffic on Birtwistle Avenue, Colne

12:45pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

CHILDREN are in danger of being knocked down by speeding drivers using a Colne estate as a ‘rat-run and a motorway’, parents claim.

Colne born author publishes book

12:55pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

COLNE-born James W Foulds has released a self- published autobiography, “A Lancashire Past”. The book chronicles Mr Foulds’s upbringing as the son of the secretary of a local Communist Party in the 1930s.

Two people from Colne killed in road collision near Skipton

12:26pm Monday 10th June 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses after two people from Colne died in a road traffic collision on the A65 near Skipton.

Girl, 11, scalded in Colne water fight

10:30am Monday 10th June 2013

AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl is being treated in hospital for burns to her face, neck and chest after a cup of boiling water was thrown over her during a water fight.

Grand opening for Colne adventure playground

4:19pm Monday 10th June 2013

Urban Altitude, Colne’s new adventure playground, will be officially opened on Wednesday.

Row over plan to ban parking outside homes in Colne

Keighley Road

3:22pm Thursday 6th June 2013

PLANS to restrict parking with double yellow lines outside homes in Colne is ‘dividing a community’.

Job advice at Colne event

3:18pm Thursday 6th June 2013

A JOBS and apprenticeships fair will be hosted by Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson at Colne Muni on Friday, June 28, from 11am to 4pm.

Business students at Nelson and Colne College attend special event run by the Chartered Insurance Institute

3:29pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

BUSINESS students at Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form have been learning about risk at a special event run by the Chartered Insurance Institute.

1950s room to calm residents at Colne care home

Shirley Iveson, left, and Sarah Williams cut the ribbon on the 1950s room, watched by residents Ivy Chew and Fred Pickles

7:00pm Monday 3rd June 2013

A CARE home has created a 1950s-style living room to help comfort elderly residents who are suffering from distress, or confusion.


What's on in Pendle

Colne Dramatic Society produce Educating Rita (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:12pm Tue 11 Jun 13

WILLY Russell’s ever-popular play Educating Rita is among the highlights on offer in Colne Dramatic Society’s…

Wilko back for Colne festival (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 10:59am Fri 7 Jun 13

WILKO Johnson is set to bid an emotional farwell to the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne.

Wilko Johnson back for Colne R 'n' B festival (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:30pm Thu 6 Jun 13

WILKO Johnson is set to bid an emotional farewell to the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne.

Pendle theatre company brings Dad's Army to the stage (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:23pm Tue 4 Jun 13

AS well as learning lines, the cast of Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company’s latest dramatic offering have been…

Floating sculpture will travel to Pendle (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 3:14pm Wed 29 May 13

A FLOATING art sculpture will make its way into Pendle tomorrow.

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