Lancashire Telegraph | Colne

Titanic centenary celebrations launch cancelled in Colne because of ice

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:10:21 +0000

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.

Boundary Mill boss in battle of the moors

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:20 +0000

THE owner of East Lancashire retail giant Boundary Mill is taking on Natural England in a legal battle over his 16,000 acre land on the county border.

Rossendale man hit in row over £100 debt

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:08 +0000

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.

Alan Bennett backs campaign to reopen Colne and Skipton rail line

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:25 +0000

PLAYWRIGHT, author and actor Alan Bennett has lent his support to the campaign to reopen the disused railway line between Colne and Skipton.

Major fire at Colne mill

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:23 +0000

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

Couple led to safety after early hours blaze at Colne home

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:07:33 +0000

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

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:11:26 +0000

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

Colne church to launch performing arts venue

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:35:58 +0000

A PENDLE church is hoping to create a song and dance when it launches a new performing arts venue later this month.

Colne Italian restaurant blaze investigated

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:08:32 +0000

A POPULAR Italian restaurant has been severely damaged by fire.

Colne roofer admits breach of health and safety

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:30:00 +0000

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

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:33:58 +0000

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

Colne engineer killed by road accident in Saudi fog

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:46:47 +0000

AN OIL industry engineer and former diving instructor was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia when a lorry careered into his path, an inquest has heard.

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

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:07:56 +0000

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

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:50:30 +0000

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

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:41:37 +0000

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

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:58:30 +0000

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

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0000

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

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

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

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:44:44 +0000

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