High Court reinstates winning Conservative candidate following mistaken declaration Thursday, 3 August, 2023 A Conservative candidate in Nelson has won a victory in the High Court after a mistake resulted in her being announced as runner-up instead of winner in the recent local elections. The court ordered that Julie Green, who was standing in the Marsden West ward of Nelson Town Council, should now be allowed to take up her seat on the council. Ms Green received 65 more votes than her opponent, Patricia... Articles
Transfer of Colne FC Gets the Green Light 31st July 2018 Despite attempts by Labour and the Liberal Democrats to block the transfer of Colne FC’s ground to the Club, the Conservatives pressed ahead with their plans to... Local News
Colne F.C. granted freehold 30th June 2018 On Tuesday night, Colne F.C. were granted the freehold for their ground at Holt House. This decision came around after the club had requested the freehold to... Local News
Nelson Town Centre Building Goes on the Market 29th June 2018 Number One Market Street, an underutilised building in the centre of Nelson, has been put up for sale by the new Conservative Administration. This building... Local News
Second Planning Application refused on Greenberfield Locks 27th June 2018 A second planning application came in for the land adjacent to Greenberfield Locks in Barnoldswick that would have seen 63 houses built on the site. The... Local News
MP welcomes mental health pilot for children in care 15th June 2018 Pendle’s MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed the announcement of a new £1 million trial of high quality mental health assessments for children in care, to ensure... Westminster News
Conservatives take control of Pendle Borough Council 17th May 2018 The Conservatives have taken majority control of Pendle Borough Council for the first time in 39 years. The last time the Party took control of Pendle was the... Local News
Cash set aside to tackle Pendle grot spots 15th May 2018 Newly-elected Pendle councillors Victoria Fletcher and Paul Foxley got straight to work at the latest Colne and District Area Committee by allocating cash to... Local News
Update on Lancashire's road 30th March 2018 BBC North West coverage of what Lancashire County Council are doing to improve our roads and tackle potholes across the County. You can hear first hand, from... Local News
LABOUR AND LIB DEMS VOTE AGAINST REDUCING HOUSING TARGETS. 22nd March 2018 The Labour and Liberal Democrat Coalition have voted against reducing the housing targets in Pendle, from 298 to 159 units – almost half of what they are now... Local News
Celebrating International Women’s Day 8th March 2024 Find out what we're doing to support our fabulous women on International Women's Day here. National News
We’re tackling unfairness in Child Benefit 7th March 2024 Find out how the Conservatives are supporting families here. National News
Spring Budget 2024 rundown 6th March 2024 Find out how we're growing the economy, with inflation down, wages rising and National Insurance cut from 12% to 8%… National News
Let’s stick with the plan which is working 19th February 2024 Get the latest from the Chancellor on our economic progress here. National News
We are pointing in the right direction 8th January 2024 We're making progress on the country's top priorities. Find out more here. National News
The Sir David Amess Fund 14th December 2023 Find out about our tribute to our beloved colleague and friend, Sir David Amess. National News