Lancashire Telegraph | Pendle

Postman attacked after splashing a pedestrian on his Pendle rounds

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:59 +0000

A POSTMAN was repeatedly hit on the head with a rock and had his eyes gouged after accidentally splashing a pedestrian while on his rounds.

Pendle shop’s £14,000 charity bonanza

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:36 +0000

BARGAIN hunters from Barnoldswick, Earby and further afield have generated a bonanza for cancer charities.

Jane Clough's parents win bail law changes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:15:23 +0000

THE House of Lords has backed changes to the bail laws after a campaign by the parents of the murdered East Lancashire nurse Jane Clough.

Victory close for Nelson school campaigners

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

A CAMPAIGN to keep a Nelson church primary school in the same parish has moved closer to victory.

Nelson-based haulage firm gets nod to expand

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:26:11 +0000

A HAULAGE firm has been given the green light to expand, despite a row over weekend working.

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.

Lib Dems’ boost for Pendle's public loos

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:10:00 +0000

NO public toilets would be lost and charges would not be imposed for replacement wheelie bins in Pendle under a Liberal Democrat budget.

Solar panels plan for Pendle’s landmark sites

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:23:46 +0000

SOME of Pendle’s best-known landmarks look set to enjoy their day in the sun.

Drunken Nelson yob banned from every pub in Pendle

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

A DRUNKEN yob has been banned from every pub in Pendle after admitting a catalogue of offences.

MASH scheme to slash cash by tackling East Lancashire problem families

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:32 +0000

MILLIONS of pounds per year could be saved by tackling problem families in Burnley, Pendle, and Rossendale, at an earlier stage.

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.

Barnoldswick bakers aim to make Valentine's Day a sweet success

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000

EAST Lancashire’s best bakers are to put their skills to the test in a special Valentine’s Day challenge with a little help from celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall.

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.

Barnoldswick tree planting scheme to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

HUNDREDS of new trees are to be planted in Barnoldswick to help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Charity walk to mark anniversary of Pendle Witch trials

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

THE day of the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witches trials is to be marked with a charity walk.

Pendle beer festival hailed a record breaker

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

ORGANISERS of the eighth Pendle Beer Festival are raising a toast to the thousands of real ale drinkers who made it the best yet.

Earby pensioner conned out of £4,000

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0000

DETECTIVES have launched a manhunt after an elderly woman was tricked out of £4,000 by a doorstep conman in Pendle.

Burnley's new housing areas imposed with 20mph zones

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

SEVERAL estates in the heart of Burnley are set to become 20mph zones after speedbusting proposals raised no protests.

Search for Earby conman who tricked pensioner out of £4,000

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:48:05 +0000

DETECTIVES have launched a manhunt after an elderly woman was tricked out of £4,000 by a doorstep conman in Pendle.

East Lancashire bus travellers face a fifth increase in fares

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:03:37 +0000

A BUS fares hike across East Lancashire has been partly blamed on a Government subsidy totalling £150,000 being removed.