Lifestyle

The Marie Curie Information and Support Line will be open over the festive period to provide a listening ear for people living with a terminal illness.

A drink-driver more than three times the limit could be facing jail.

A 30-year-old man is facing trial before Burnley magistrates, accused of failing to provide a specimen of breath to police for analysis.

A 20-year-old man has to hand over more than £200 for having a small jar of cannabis.

A popular former pub and restaurant, housed in a historic building, is set to become a centre supporting vulnerable adults.

A decorator terrified a Burnley mosque member when he pulled his scissors on him and threatened to stab him, leaving the victim’s children traumatised and in tears, a court heard.

Burnley Council has announced that there will be some slight changes to the days on which they will collect rubbish over the festive season.

More festive cheer has descended on Colne following Christmas in Colne and the town council's Light Switch-On event, with Small Business Saturday laying on a range of family entertainment.

An ace Nelson and Colne College electrical engineering apprentice at a Barrowford company has received a national award for his stellar work.

A contemporary eco house built in 2015 which has more natural light than most public parks, this property is so classy and new age that it'd make Tony Stark blush.

Lancashire County Council is urging Burnley residents to park carefully and leave enough room for a gritting vehicle to get past, with parts of some gritting routes often going untreated because drivers don't leave enough room.

Public Health England North West has urged those most at risk of flu to get their free vaccination after evidence shows that flu is circulating in East Lancashire.

Plans to convert a former Burnley pub into a café have been approved.

A talented young Burnley businessman who suffered a stroke aged just 18 is celebrating after winning a top industry award.

Finsley Gate Wharf in Burnley is about to undergo a £2.2m. restoration with work starting to transform the heritage buildings on site into a range of community amenities, including a café, bar, function room, overnight accommodation and education facilities.

The Pendle Powerfest team have continued their charitable work this week as they presented cheques totalling £3,000 to St Roccos Hospice and The Outcry Theatre Company in Colne.

A Burnley primary school has been learning about first aid having had a visit from the charity Millie's Trust.

Fire crews from Burnley and Darwen assisted in rescuing a sheep which had become stranded in some water near a property on Park Lane, Burnley on Monday.