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From L-R: The Colne Blues Society and Colne Town Council teams including Nina Bates, Gina Langley, Simon Shackleton and Jossy Thomas

Colne's Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival named as best blues based festival...

Former Madness keyboard player James Mackie will perform at the 2025 Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival

Former Selecter and Madness musician to perform at Great British Rhythm & Blues ...

John Simm pictured in I, Jack Wright as Gray Wright. Credit: UKTV

Everything we know about John Simm's new show as release date set

Barnfield Construction have been named as sponsors of the 2025 Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival

All you need to know about the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival

Waqas Mahmood absconded from HMP Kirkham on March 15

Prisoner on the run from police for 25 days

Barnfield Construction have been named as sponsors of the 2025 Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival

Barnfield Construction cement relationship with much loved Colne music festival

Northern train at Preston

Trial launches on train services near you- here's how it might help

Axis Robertson has been jailed and banned from 14 stores after committing a series of offences in Pendle

Prolific shoplifter jailed and banned from 14 stores including DFS

Easter in Colne 2024

Check out the Easter extravaganza near you where activities are FREE

Easter in Colne 2024

Colne’s Easter Extravaganza: A fun-filled day for the whole family

Axes to Ashes, the award-winning axe and knife throwing company, has announced the opening of Axes to Ashes: Axe Imperium, at the Fun House, King Street, in Colne, this Saturday.

New axe throwing venue to open first of its kind in Lancashire

Lancashire comedian Dave Spikey is bringing his 'Life in a Northern Town' show back for a final leg.

It’s like a home game says Dave Spikey ahead of two Lancashire shows

The scene of the bus crash in Market Street, Colne this morning (Monday, February 24)

Bus smashes into Greggs bakery in town centre

Mum who claims to have been forced out of Uber with 7-month-old baby ine Colne area have shared her frightening story to warn others.

Young mum shares frightening Uber ride experience to warn others

William Titley, Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at the University of Central Lancashire.

Public talk will shine a light on iconic Lancashire bird

John Simm pictured in I, Jack Wright as Gray Wright. Credit: UKTV

Grace star John Simm from Lancashire has a new thriller coming out
Lancashire actor John Simm has a new TV serires set to come out in the UK early this year and below is everything we know so far.
Aimee Seddon

Engineering and Foundry Supplies new website.

Engineering and Foundry Supplies launches new website tailored for manufacturing...

The assault happened late one night in February 2022 at the Duke of Lancaster pub in Colne town centre. The victim had been in the alehouse drinking with a friend and had started to become rowdy.

Rowdy drinker seriously injured after being manhandled by pub doorman

A 36-year-old man has been charged with assault after a 52-year-old Stuart Burns was found dead in a caravan in Colne.

Man charged with assault of man found dead in a caravan in Lancashire

M65 in Burnley

M65 safety review will take place -but not all of it will be looked at

Police are investigating the death of 52-year-old Colne man Stuart Burns

Man found dead in caravan in Lancashire

Carr Road News, Nelson

Newsagent fined for selling this 'high risk' out of date product

Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention regroup in Lancashire on 2025 UK Tour

Cars drive on snowy roads.

Watch: Schools closed list UK - Who decides if schools should close?

Angie has worked at Aldi since 2005

Aldi colleague in Lancashire celebrates 20 years at the supermarket

Michael Stevens drove his Mercedes at members of the public in Colne before going on a baseball bat rampage

Thug drove his Mercedes at public before going on baseball bat rampage

A woman who left the M65 before crashing into a lamppost was more than three times the legal limit for alcohol

Woman caught more than three times drink-drive limit after crash
A woman who left the M65 before crashing into a lamppost was more than three times the legal limit for alcohol.
Sean Gleaves

Thousands flocked to Colne for the town’s annual Christmas lights switch-on

17 festive pictures from Colne's Christmas Lights Switch-On

Five men have been charged after cocaine, weapons and cash were seized during a series of raids in Lancashire

Five men charged after cocaine, weapons and cash seized during raids

Torch Lit Procession

Families gathered in their thousands for Colne's Christmas Light Switch On!

An elderly man died after his car entered the water near Colne

Elderly man dies after his car enters water during Storm Bert

Antony Cotton will turn on the Christmas lights in Colne this year.

Coronation Street star Antony Cotton to switch on Christmas lights

Founding member of the Skipton–East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership, Derek Jennings, has died aged 89. Credit: SELRAP

"Nicest man you could ever meet": tributes paid to rail campaigner

Nicole Hartley has been banned from multiple shops on Swindon Retail Park in Colne

Shoplifter banned from B&M, Asda, Poundland and Pets at Home

Ed Byrne, pictured in 2022, is performing in Lytham St Annes and Colne over the upcoming months. Credit: Getty Images for BAUER)

Comedian Ed Byrne on his new show which comes to Lancashire twice

Your World

Asda Blackburn launches work experience for special educational needs students

Asda Colne launches work experience for special educational needs students

Asda Colne launches work experience for special educational needs students

Six Lancashire and Yorkshire businesses have come together to offer one deserving couple the “wedding of a lifetime”

Couple could win £10,000 dream wedding: Everything you need to know

Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival

70 pics from an action-packed Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival

Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival day two.

33 pictures from the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival day two

45 pictures from Day 1 of the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival

Jonathan Duerden, 31, of The Cresent, Colne, has been charged with violent disorder and was remanded to appear at Wirral Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning.

Lancashire man charged with rioting in Southport named by police

GBIS Staff

GB Integrated Systems staff rally to raise thousands for positive action in the ...

The Colne Little Theatre is a main venue at this years Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival

Full line-up announced for 2024 Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival

Preston Crown Court heard Leanne Mason went on a shoplifting spree to raise cash to buy drugs.
The 34-year-old mother-of-two also skipped a court hearing and went on the run for five months during which her life was blighted by substance abuse.

Mum-of-two banned from every store in town after shoplifting spree

Jon Macken (R) spent a large part of his career at Preston North End. He is now a football manager. (Image: AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES via Getty Images)

Preston North End hero leaves manager's job on eve of new season

21 spectacular pictures of major cycling event in Lancashire

34-year-old Richard Chamberlain suffered a number of stab injuries and sadly died in hospital.

Man pleads guilty to murder of housemate in Colne

Cllr Ash Sutcliffe (right) says the money received would not benefit Colne.

Plans to introduce car park charges are 'distasteful' councillors say

Free fan zone announced at Lancs park to watch England in Euros Final

John Simm attends the UK Special Screening of Disney+'s "Let It Be" in Lodon on May 07, 2024. Credit: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK

John Simm's life from growing up in Lancashire to stardom

Derek Wick sadly died after being struck by a car in Colne (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Family pay tribute to great grandad who died after being struck by car

A pedestrian died after being struck by a car at the junction of New Market Street and Hartley Street, Colne (Credit: Google)

Pedestrian, 85, dies after being hit by car

Rebecca Sykes and Amanda Howfield of Farnworth Shaw

Colne law firm raises £2,940 for charity will-writing campaign

Liz Edmondson Day surrounded by colleagues as she retires from Stanley House Vets after 28 years.

I'm retiring as a vet after nearly three decades and I've loved my job