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
Our plan to cut immigration 4th December 2023 Our plan to deliver the biggest cut in net migration on record. National News
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We’re delivering on our five priorities 20th November 2023 INFLATION HALVED: PRIORITY DELIVERED. And we've cut the small boat crossings by 33%. National News
Rishi Sunak: One year of taking long-term decisions to deliver the change we need 25th October 2023 Find out about Rishi's first year delivering long-term solutions to secure a brighter future. National News
CPC23 Address from Rishi Sunak 4th October 2023 Long-term decisions for a brighter future: find out what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said to wrap up Conservative Party Conference 2023 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Johnny Mercer 4th October 2023 Find out what Johnny Mercer, Minister of State and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs said to CPC23 here. National News