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  • 'Out of control' Nelson club bouncer slammed by judge
    7:37pm Thursday 15th May 2008
    A JUDGE slammed as "utterly disgraceful" the actions of a nightclub bouncer who "completely lost control" and beat a would-be customer.

    Nelson mum's £57k benefit fraud
    4:15pm Thursday 15th May 2008
    A MOTHER-of-four who cheated the state out of almost £60,000 in a five-year benefits scam has walked free from court.
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    Exercise classes to get Nelson kids off streetsExercise classes to get Nelson kids off streets
    6:25pm Thu 15 May 08
    YOUNGSTERS are being given the chance to take part in exercise classes in a bid to combat anti-social behaviour and crime.

    1,500 fake DVDs seized in raid in Nelson1,500 fake DVDs seized in raid in Nelson
    4:36pm Thu 15 May 08
    TWO men have been arrested after 1,500 fake DVDs were seized from a shop by police and trading standards officers.

    Stress advice for East Lancashire pupilsStress advice for East Lancashire pupils
    4:44pm Wed 14 May 08
    SCHOOLS across East Lancashire are giving pupils tips on how to avoid stress during one of the most pressurised times of their life yet.
    Reader comments (5)

    Shocking rise in East Lancashire home repossession threats
    6:06pm Tuesday 13th May 2008
    HOME repossession orders have shot up by 37 per cent in East Lancashire, new figures reveal.
    Reader comments (2)

    Failed asylum seeker was 'cannabis gardener'
    10:59pm Monday 12th May 2008
    A FAILED asylum seeker has admitting running East Lancashire's largest cannabis factory at a former pub.
    Reader comments (9)

    Nelson cannabis farm gang jailed
    1:12pm Saturday 10th May 2008
    SIX Vietnamese workers who ran a cannabis farm from a house in Nelson have been jailed.
    Reader comments (9)

    Guides advise with flood tips
    5:24pm Friday 9th May 2008
    THREE new guides have been launched to help Burnley and Pendle residents prepare for floods.

    Man charged over Nelson helicopter laser incident
    9:46pm Thursday 8th May 2008
    UPDATED: A POLICE helicopter was seconds from “disaster” after the pilot was temporarily blinded when a laser pen was "shone at him" from the ground.

    Islamic school for Nelson
    5:15pm Thursday 8th May 2008
    AN ISLAMIC school is to be opened in Nelson.
    Reader comments (84)

    Hotel to be turned into mosque and community centre
    5:53pm Thursday 8th May 2008
    PLANS to turn a derelict grade II-listed hotel into a community centre and mosque have been given the go-ahead.
    Reader comments (27)

    Getting quiz-ical wins £30
    8:49pm Thursday 8th May 2008
    Debra Denney of Nelson won the £30 prize in this quarterly's Pendleside Hospice Quiz, based on famous catch phrases.

    Nelson trucker who found love on webNelson trucker who found love on web
    2:15pm Thu 8 May 08
    ROSARIA Fontana, a 49-year-old truck-driving single mum, was busy getting on with her life, hauling rocks from a quarry in her home town of Waterford, California.

    Plans to convert former Nelson hotel
    2:20pm Tuesday 6th May 2008
    PLANS to turn a derelict Nelson hotel into a community centre and mosque are set to be approved this week.
    Reader comments (17)

    Nelson man caught with £10k of designer fakes
    6:03pm Monday 5th May 2008
    A TRADER is facing a possible jail sentence after being caught with a haul of fake designer clothing with a street value of more than £10,000.

    Drink-driver crashed into cab
    2:34pm Monday 5th May 2008
    A BANNED drink driver who smashed into a taxi while being pursued by police - leaving two people with serious injuries - is facing jail.
    Reader comments (2)

    Two Nelson 'drugs factories' uncovered on same dayTwo Nelson 'drugs factories' uncovered on same day
    2:29pm Sun 4 May 08
    POLICE discovered two 'drugs factories' - including one of the largest seen in East Lancashire - on the same day.

    Surgeons praised for saving foot of Nelson boy, 11Surgeons praised for saving foot of Nelson boy, 11
    6:04pm Sun 4 May 08
    A GRATEFUL father has paid tribute to hospital surgeons after they saved the left foot of his 11-year-old son following a road accident in Nelson.
    Reader comments (2)

    Youngsters show Pendle's got talent!Youngsters show Pendle's got talent!
    1:55pm Sun 4 May 08
    A YOUNG dancing duo from Pendle have melted the heart of TV's Mr Nasty - and won through to the next round of the Britain's Got Talent Show.
    Reader comment (1)

    £650million floods fear for East Lancashire£650million floods fear for East Lancashire
    11:05pm Fri 2 May 08
    EAST Lancashire could face a flooding catastrophe unless urgent work is completed to improve defences.

    Boy, 11, injured in Nelson car crash
    6:19pm Friday 2nd May 2008
    UPDATEDAn 11-year-old boy suffered serious injuries to his foot after he was knocked down by a car.
    Reader comments (8)

    Woman, 54, dies in Nelson house fireWoman, 54, dies in Nelson house fire
    1:36am Fri 2 May 08
    A 54-YEAR-old woman was found dead in her front room after a fire in her home.
    Reader comment (1)

    Tributes to a 'good friend' after Nelson house fire death
    10:10pm Friday 2nd May 2008
    NEIGHBOURS and friends of a 54-year-old woman who died in a house fire have spoken of their shock at her death.

    Burnley and Nelson bail hostels opened 'without consultation'Burnley and Nelson bail hostels opened 'without consultation'
    4:47pm Thu 1 May 08
    AN INQUIRY has been launched after two privately-run bail hostels opened in East Lancashire towns without a proper consultation with residents.
    Reader comments (5)

    £150k Nelson park bridge set to open£150k Nelson park bridge set to open
    2:12pm Thu 1 May 08
    A NEW bridge which uses innovative technology to prevent corrosion will once more links two parts of a park together.
    Reader comments (5)

    Nelson man accused of £90k eBay fraudNelson man accused of £90k eBay fraud
    10:54pm Wed 30 Apr 08
    AN EAST Lancashire man has been accused of carrying out a £90,000 eBay fraud.

    Nelson man in court over alleged eBay scam
    1:02pm Wednesday 30th April 2008
    A SUSPECTED eBay scammer is set to appear in court after allegedly conning more than 1,600 customers on the internet auction website.

    Counterfeit vodka seized in Nelson is 'not dangerous'Counterfeit vodka seized in Nelson is 'not dangerous'
    3:48pm Wed 30 Apr 08
    UPDATE MORE than 100 bottles of fake vodka have been seized from a store in Nelson.
    Reader comments (8)

    Nelson man who groomed schoolgirl for sex jailed for 12 yearsNelson man who groomed schoolgirl for sex jailed for 12 years
    10:53pm Tue 29 Apr 08
    A GARAGE worker who groomed a schoolgirl and repeatedly had sex with her has been jailed for 12 years.
    Reader comments (26)

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