Colne in a sentence

David, a resident at Albert House residential home in Colne, told the staff that he would love to see the bikes one more time, and they duly obliged.

Director of Resources for Pendle Borough Council, Richard Gibson, said: “When market staff arrived at Colne Market Hall it was covered in six inches of water.

Easter in Colne returns on Saturday with an action packed day and lots of free activities.

In Colchester the likes of Avalon Way, paths leading to Salary Brook, areas of Greenstead and pathways next to the River Colne off East Hill were flagged.

Mike and Lesley Pusey took six years redeveloping the garden at Greenfield Hall in Colne and are now opening up the hall to raise funds for local charities.

Residents had also been outraged by the name of the development, which referred to Colne Valley, which is actually a region of Yorkshire.

The Cheshire-based club play their football in the Northern Premier League Division One West and are managed by former Preston North End striker Jon Macken, also the former boss of Colne.

This saw three facilities at Batley, Colne Valley and Dewsbury, earmarked for closure, though in the end the axe only fell on the Dewsbury centre.

Upgrade works to the riverbank of the adjacent River Colne will also be undertaken.

Wildlife conservationist and keen perma-culturist Shirley Halstead has teamed-up with John Allison, who owns the farm, and they want to help bring it back into use for the people of Colne and the wider community.

A fraudster from Colne made more than £1.8million by creating counterfeit posters and has been handed Trading Standards’ “longest ever prison sentence”.

Ben is one of a number of high-achieving Primet students who visited the University of Oxford as part of the Nelson and Colne College Elite programme, helping to give students an insight into the options available to them at university.

Earls Colne man Ashley Finch will be the new head chef, dishing up a traditional, home-cooked food, including Sunday roasts, fish and chips, steaks, and Hoskyn’s pies.

It comes as railway campaigners continue activity for the reopening of the Colne to Skipton railway, with expanded services and new stations.

One spot in particular, along the River Colne between Brightlingsea and Colchester is perfect for an Easter walk, especially as it ends at a mysterious castle!

Other recent or ongoing discharges include Maple Lodge, which feeds into the River Colne and at Gerrards Cross into the River Misbourne.

Police have have reopened a busy route between Gisburn and Colne following a crash.

Pollitt, of West Street, Colne, was arrested on November 24 and provided a no comment interview.

Potentially, the Colne-Skipton link could be assisted by this and Northern Powerhouse rail funding too, he suggested.

Proposals were submitted to Council in February by Mr and Mrs Swales of Piked Edge Farm, Skipton Old Road, Colne.