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End of the line for Lower Walton Street?

Lower Walton Street for Chop?"

10:47am Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Is it the end of the line for the lower half of Walton Street, Colne, labelled by the Council as the worst Street in Colne?

Real ale returns to Blacko pub

5:27pm Tuesday 16th February 2010

REAL ale has made a return to the Moorcock Inn, in Gisburn Road, Blacko.

Nelson road to get new shop frontage

12:11pm Thursday 11th March 2010

More than a dozen shops in Leeds Road will get new fronts after councillors on Pendle’s Nelson Committee approved a facelift scheme for run-down buildings.

Nelson man flies to Haiti to help with clean-up operation

5:24pm Monday 15th February 2010

A Nelson man is to fly to Haiti to see the devastation caused by an earthquake last month.

Colne woman wins latest Pendleside Hospice Lottery

4:08pm Monday 15th February 2010

The winners of the most recent Pendleside Hospice Lottery have been announced.

Nelson police officer promises to tackle drug-related crime

3:54pm Monday 15th February 2010

A POLICE officer has vowed to tackle drug-related crime and traffic problems after being stationed in the Whitefield area of Nelson.

Pendle residents urged to recycle catalogues

3:49pm Monday 15th February 2010

RESIDENTS in Pendle are being urged to recycle their old catalogues.

Allotments in Earby get cash boost

5:24pm Friday 12th February 2010

The parish council has received funds from the county council to develop allotments in the area.

Brierfield quilters exhibition raise £1,400 for hospice

5:29pm Friday 12th February 2010

The Bottom Drawer Quilters raised £1,400 for Pendleside Hospice after a patchwork and quilting exhibition at St Luke’s Church.

Colne personal trainer cycles 3,500 miles in memory of her mum

5:26pm Friday 12th February 2010

A SUPER-fit personal trainer has raised more than £1,500 for Pendleside Hospice by cycling 3,500 miles in 22 days.

Pendle charity raises £400 from raffle

5:01pm Friday 12th February 2010

Safespace, which provides accommodation and support for young homeless people in Pendle, has raised over £400 through a raffle.

Colne toddler groups can apply for health snacks grants

5:23pm Friday 12th February 2010

PENDLE Council has urged toddler group leaders in Colne to apply for £60 grants to help pay for healthy snacks.

Earby Nursery to receive £20,000 boost

5:04pm Friday 12th February 2010

Earby Springfield Nursery is to get £20,000 for outdoor play equipment.

Colne-Skipton Railway remembered - 40 years on

Colne Railway Station - Dead End!

10:51am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Forty Years after the line was closed here are some recollections taken from the 2009 Pendle Walking Festival Leaflet entitled “Rail Track Trek”: The Trek was a 7.5 Mile Walk from North Yorkshire/Lancashire County Boundary at Thornton to Colne via Earby, Kelbrook and Foulridge along the Track-Bed of the old Skipton – Colne Railway.

Rural Colne residents get help to tackle night crimes

4:03pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

Residents in rural areas of the town have received Smartwater packs from police in a bid to tackle night crimes.

Colne police officers tackle Yokshire's Three Peaks walk for charity

4:16pm Monday 25th January 2010

TEN police officers will be putting their fitness to the test when they take part in this year’s Yorkshire Three Peaks walk.

Brierfield residents have say on town hall's use

11:22am Thursday 4th February 2010

PEOPLE in Brierfield and Reedley are being asked to help decide on the future use of their town hall.

Trees Are For Life – Every Tree Counts

Tree Dressing Ceremony, Greenfield Local Nature Reserve, Colne

5:10pm Tuesday 19th January 2010

Trees have been in the news over the December Christmas period.

Nelson-based charity plea to help Haiti earthquake victims

4:36pm Tuesday 19th January 2010

Muslim Global Relief has launched an emergency appeal for Haiti after a major earthquake struck the country.

Colne church appeals for mid-week help

4:01pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

St Bartholomew’s Parish Church is appealing for volunteers to help keep the church open during the week.

Nelson students win mobile phone competition

3:44pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

BUSINESS students at Nelson and Colne College are celebrating after winning an inter-college competition to launch a new mobile phone to customers.

Seat available on Barrowford Parish council

3:59pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

A seat on the parish council has become available after Coun Barbara Clarke moved away.

New Colne Club opens its doors

3:54pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

THE former RAOB Club, in Walton Street, Colne, is being reopened as The Buffs on Friday January 29.

Street Pastors wanted in Pendle

3:59pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

Street Pastors are appealing for new volunteers to join them in the New Year.

Pendle health walk organisers treated to Lakes day out

2:26pm Wednesday 30th December 2009

Forty-eight volunteers, including 10 from Pendle Leisure Trust’s Let’s Walk scheme, have been treated to a day out in the Lake District as a reward for their work in leading, and assisting, health walks.

Pendle community groups celebrate joining forces

11:29am Thursday 4th February 2010

A CELEBRATORY barbecue was held to mark the coming together of two of Pendle’s most prominent community groups.

Earby senior citizens cash in with £10,000 grant

3:52pm Monday 25th January 2010

EARBY and Kelbrook Senior Citizens’ Welfare Association has received a £10,000 grant from the Fresh Hope Trust.

Ginnel proposed for Fence schoolchildren

5:20pm Thursday 21st January 2010

Old Laund Booth Parish Council is to ask Lancashire County Council to install a barrier at the ginnel opposite St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Wheatley Lane Road, to stop children running into the road.

Laneshawbridge events group receive grant from councillor

4:14pm Thursday 21st January 2010

County councillor Mike Calvert has handed over a £340 grant to the Laneshawbridge Events Committee, from his Lancashire Local Pendle grants fund.

Colne Railway Heritage Plaques

Colne Railway Heritage Plaques, Station Car Park.

3:56pm Wednesday 30th December 2009



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