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Foulridge couple's lost dialysis machine is found

Tim and Elena Johnston

10:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

A COUPLE who lost their life-saving kidney dialysis machine when it fell out of their van are delighted after it was found.

Memories of the Dynamoes flood back - 25 years on

8:13am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

TO the people of Colne this is a special day in history and the events of April 23, 1988, will always live long in the memory.

Shock as Foulridge woman's crucial dialysis machine falls from back of campervan

Elena and Tim Johnston and (inset) the missing machine

4:00pm Thursday 28th March 2013

A COUPLE are appealing for the return of a life-saving kidney dialysis machine after it accidentally fell out of the back of their van as they set off on their holidays.

£41,500 boost for Foulridge sailing club

Sailors at Burwain Sailing Club

7:00pm Wednesday 27th February 2013

A SAILING club has been awarded £41,500 to build a gangway and pontoon to allow safe access into the water.

Stranded sailor rescued from Lake Burwain

CHILLY Lake Burwain

10:27am Wednesday 2nd January 2013

A SAILOR had to be rescued from a reservoir when his boat capsized.

Column: Right, Margo! You can lose that weight

3:53pm Tuesday 25th September 2012

How many times do we make promises to ourselves?

Pendle MP demands new dog attack laws

7:42am Saturday 21st July 2012

EAST Lancashire MP Andrew Stephenson has demanded new laws to prosecute people whose dogs roam wild on private property.

Doing 'legwork' in Foulridge canal tunnel

Tunnel walker Alistair Morris and Neil Clayton guide the boat through the tunnel.

10:51am Monday 11th June 2012

A NARROWBOAT crew, travelling from Leeds to Liverpool, literally ‘legged’ their way through the Foulridge Tunnel.

Star gazer calls 999 after spotting Pendle blaze with his telescope

2:43pm Thursday 31st May 2012

AN amateur astronomer called 999 after spotting a fire with his telescope.

Pendle aero firm Weston EU sold for £54m

VIP GUEST Flashback to when future Chancellor George Osborne visited Weston during the general election campaign in April 2010. He is seen with Andrew Stephenson, then Conservative candidate for Pendle, and Bob Brownridge, then MD.

12:19pm Wednesday 30th November 2011

AN aerospace firm, kept in family hands since being founded in 1948, has been sold for £54million.

Pendle pensioner, 88, targeted by conmen

8:30am Saturday 12th November 2011

CONMEN targeted an 88-year-old woman after a radio announcement was made about water problems elsewhere in Lancashire.

Pendle breast cancer survivor urges women to act fast

SURVIVOR Elaine Waine tells women to act quickly

12:16pm Wednesday 12th October 2011

WHEN Elaine Waine’s daughter got married last year, it was a day that she didn’t think she would see, having been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Pendle brain tumour dad's legacy to others

SO BRAVE Andrew Wilson with son and daughter Richard and Rachel

9:10am Monday 3rd October 2011

A DAD struck down by an inoperable brain tumour has created a lasting legacy for his children.

Colne hairdresser shaves off her hair to help cancer girl

BALD MOVE Jenni-Rae Hollins

10:32am Friday 23rd September 2011

A HAIRDRESSER had her flowing locks shaved off to raise funds for a Nelson girl suffering from a rare form of cancer.

Pendle girl, 6, thanks alopecia charity

LITTLE TROOPER Charley-Jo Kibble

2:02pm Friday 2nd September 2011

A SIX-year-old girl and her mother will tonight say thanks to a charity which helped the youngster feel like a little princess.

Bus company launches route between East Lancashire and Yorkshire

FIRST STEPS From left, Dorian and Colin Speakman, who wrote the booklet, and Mainline commercial director Nigel Eggleton

10:14am Friday 22nd July 2011

A SERIES of new walks have been devised to take in the historic hinterland between East Lancashire and Yorkshire.

Hero Pendle soldier now conquering the world of golf

IN THE SWING  Hero ex-soldier Gregg Stevenson is starring on the golf course despite having lost both of his legs in a landmine blast in Afghanistan

10:28am Wednesday 29th June 2011

A SOLDIER who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan has proved it is no handicap after launching a new career in golf.

Man charged after Pendle cyclist's death

VICTIM: Michael Isherwood

5:27pm Monday 21st February 2011

A MAN has been charged following the death of a Barnoldswick man in a suspected hit and run last November.

Foulridge outdoor centre plans refused

REFUSAL: Coun Tony Greaves

10:10am Tuesday 8th February 2011

A CONTROVERSIAL bid to open a haven of peace and tranquillity in rural Foulridge has been rejected.

Pendle police chief dismisses PCSO fears

10:40am Monday 10th January 2011

A POLICE chief has dismissed speculation by councillors over the future of community policing in Colne and surrounding villages.


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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