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Nelson police sergeant in custody over money laundering charges
6:10pm Friday 19th March 2010
UPDATE: A Nelson police sergeant has been remanded in custody after being charged with money laundering and perverting the course of justice.
Protest over Burnley children's ward closure plans
10:31am Friday 19th March 2010
PROTESTORS angry at the planned closure of the Burnley children’s ward have organised a march - and a Parliamentary candidate has threatened to chain himself to the hospital.
Pair quizzed over Nelson stabbing
9:52am Friday 19th March 2010
Two men are being questioned by police after a stabbing in Nelson yesterday.
Nelson rehab centre plan rejected
1:09pm Friday 19th March 2010
DRUGS and alcohol rehab services in Nelson have been dealt a blow after councillors rejected proposals for a treatment centre.
East Lancashire retail blow as chain closes five stores
2:47pm Thursday 18th March 2010
FIVE Ethel Austin stores in East Lancashire are set to close, it has been announced.
VIDEO: East Lancashire's The Hollies in rock hall of fame
10:50am Wednesday 17th March 2010
East Lancashire band The Hollies have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Nelson businessman is pride of the county
2:19pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
NELSON businessman Tim Webber has been crowned Lancastrian of the year at a glittering awards ceremony.
East Lancashire police officer's career in doubt after attack by youth
11:24am Tuesday 16th March 2010
A POLICE officer’s career is hanging in the balance after a violent yob booted him and smashed his arm in two places, a court was told.
Teenager burgling East Lancashire pensioners in bogus sponsor con
11:17am Tuesday 16th March 2010
A TEENAGER pretending to collect sponsorship money for charities has committed a spate of burglaries.
Women-only Nelson gym builds up to 140 members
10:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
A MOTHER-of-four who set up a gym to help women lose weight is celebrating after signing up more than 140 members.
Nelson Post Office set to move
12:24pm Friday 12th March 2010
NELSON Post Office could be moved to a new site in the town centre in a bid to safeguard its long-term future.
Pendle crown green bowlers fear game could be wiped out
9:00pm Thursday 11th March 2010
CROWN green bowlers fear that council plans to hike up match fees could “wipe out” the game.
100 motorists stopped in Nelson police crackdown
10:28am Thursday 11th March 2010
NEARLY 100 motorists were stopped in a crackdown on dangerous or irresponsible drivers in Nelson.
Nelson homes evacuated after petrol leak
8:30am Thursday 11th March 2010
A petrol leak led to homes in Nelson being evacuated for almost 24 hours.
East Lancashire police meetings for Polish and Lithuanian speakers
8:00pm Wednesday 10th March 2010
BURNLEY and Pendle residents from Poland and Lithuania are being given the chance to meet regularly with local police officers.
Star's Routemaster bus finds new home in Nelson
10:50am Tuesday 9th March 2010
A DOUBLE-decker bus once owned by mix master Liam Howlett, of The Prodigy, is being paraded around Pendle after being snapped up by a Nelson firm.
Three Burnley fans charged with breaching banning orders
11:31pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
THREE men have been charged for breaching football banning orders by visiting pubs near Turf Moor.
Bogus charity collector robs Nelson woman, 88
10:54am Tuesday 9th March 2010
A YOUNG thief, who preyed on an 88-year-old woman after claiming he was going on a sponsored run, is being hunted by police.
East Lancashire ambulance stations in need of upgrades
10:00pm Monday 8th March 2010
MORE than £500,000 needs to be spent to bring East Lancashire’s 10 ambulance stations up to scratch.
Brave Pendle sisters chosen to launch Burnley's Race For Life
10:00am Monday 8th March 2010
THREE ‘courageous’ sisters have told of their harrowing battle with a hereditary form of breast cancer that took the life of their mother.
Library at Nelson mosque gets go-ahead
1:16pm Monday 8th March 2010
PLANS for a new library at a Nelson mosque have been given the green light, overcoming concerns about road safety.
Medals for Nelson brass band pair after 50 years of service
9:50am Saturday 6th March 2010
A PAIR of childhood chums are celebrating half a century of playing together in the same brass band.
20 East Lancashire poachers warned over 132 incidents of cruel deer slaying
9:00am Friday 5th March 2010
CRIME gangs are sending 'barbaric' poachers to kill deer and sell the meat to restaurants after the recession created a blackmarket for venison.
CCTV picture released in hunt for Lancashire golf course burglars
2:00pm Friday 5th March 2010
UPDATE: New images of two men wanted in connection with a series of golf club burglaries in Lancashire have been released by police.
Nelson rehab centre rejected by councillors
2:45pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010
FEARS over the introduction of recovering addicts and alcoholics to Nelson town centre have scotched plans for a rehab unit in Manchester Road.
Nelson crime falling in most areas
5:12pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010
A SERIES of high-profile police operations has led to a fall in February crime for most areas in Nelson, councillors have been told.
GALLERY: Nelson Dance Festival
4:27pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Pictures from the Nelson Dance Festival are now online.
Nelson needle centre plans to be discussed tonight
12:10pm Monday 1st March 2010
PLANS to convert a former bank in Nelson town centre into a drug and alcohol misuse centre with a needle exchange will be discussed by councillors tonight.
Nelson superfan has seen idol Alice Cooper play 58 times
11:00am Monday 1st March 2010
A DEVOTED Alice Cooper fan who has spent £40,000 following his idol only bought his first record by the star to get back at his mum.
Nelson man set to be jailed after gun find
8:00am Monday 1st March 2010
A MAN is facing at least five years in jail after police found a modified double barrelled pistol loaded with exploding bullets, designed to cause maximum damage, when they raided a house in Nelson.
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