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Colne man downloaded 'huge number' of indecent images of children

8:00pm Saturday 25th May 2013

A MIDDLE-AGED man downloaded a 'huge' number of child porn images in Colne library and transferred them to his home computer, a court heard.

Scan proves violin belonged to Colne Titanic hero Wallace Hartley

Wallace Hartley

11:29am Friday 24th May 2013

CT scans have shown that a violin thought to have been played by Titanic hero Wallace Hartley is genuine.

Colne man in sex attack on teen

Ginley leaving court

8:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A 37-YEAR-OLD man who sexually attacked a teenager in the early hours has been sent for treatment.

Colne marathon runner in challenge of a lifetime

John Rawcliffe ran five marathons to raise money for Belgarth

10:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A NURSING home worker has completed a challenge of a lifetime, running five marathons in five consecutive days.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

Terror of Colne boy as parents binged on drugs

4:26pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A TERRIFIED little boy was taken in by a neighbour at midnight after he was unable to wake his parents who were intoxicated on drugs, a court heard.

Colne actress Amy Strange appears in BBC drama Frankie

SCREEN STAR Former Park High pupil Amy Strange

9:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

AN ACTRESS from Pendle made her latest screen appearance last night in a new BBC drama.

Colne woman flouted court order

11:34am Wednesday 15th May 2013

A WOMAN who repeatedly flouted a community order was spared immediate jail by Burnley magistrates.

Captured Colne fugitive to face justice

UNDER ARREST Andrew Moran is handcuffed and arrested by police in Spain

9:36am Tuesday 14th May 2013

A CONVICTED armed robber who vaulted from the dock at Burnley Crown Court is set to be extradited back to the UK to face justice.

Colne armed raid fugitive caught in dramatic arrest in Spain

UNDER ARREST Andrew Moran is handcuffed and arrested by police in Spain

10:24am Monday 13th May 2013

THE man who held up a Royal Mail van driver at gunpoint and stole £25,000 has been captured in Spain after more than four years on the run.

Thieves steal precious quilts from Colne mill before display

ANGER Mill boss Christine Driver and Laura Doherty

5:30pm Friday 10th May 2013

SENTIMENTAL quilts worth thousands of pounds were stolen from a mill, just days before they were due to go on public display.

£3.5m care home means jobs boost for Colne

8:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A £3.5MILLION care home creating 80 jobs has been earmarked for Colne.

Live auditions for the Jessica Foxley Stage at Colne's Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival

Jessica Foxley

3:17pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

LIVE auditions are to take place for acts to perform on this year’s Jessica Foxley Stage during the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival.


What's on in Pendle

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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