A BARNOLDSWICK woman has appealed for a driver to come forward after she suffered a broken toe.

POLICE are advising members of the Asian community in Brierfield to be vigilant following a spate of jewellery burglaries.

A MAN has been convicted of murder and jailed for life for what a judge described as a savage attack on a 47-year-old man after a heavy drinking session.

CHARITY collectors have been banned from Burnley town centre five days a week after complaints from visitors and traders.

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A CHRISTMAS phone stalker who terrorised a woman he had never met with silent calls and sexual threats is behind bars for a total of nine months.

POLICE covering Pendle have arrested 43 people and visited hundreds of suspected criminals as part of a county-wide crackdown on burglaries.

A PADIHAM woman accused of the murder of a 47-year-old man allegedly confessed the crime to a police officer, a court heard.

ROLLS-ROYCE has announced profits in excess of £1 billion for the first time. The firm has detailed its record order book and record underlying revenue and profit in its full year report. In its Civil Aerospace division, Rolls reported an order book of nearly £52 billion, 7% up on 2010.

POLICE are appealing for information after a 30-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Burnley on Saturday night.

A MAN accused of murdering another male after they got together drinking has admitted having a fight, but insists he can’t remember much else.

A FULL military funeral is set to take place in memory of a Burnley-born soldier.

CRUEL con men are stripping a popular charity bare by stealing recycled clothes donated by the public.

sEWING enthusiasts stitched up a tidy donation for Pendleside Hospice.

OLYMPIC medal hopeful Beth Tweddle gave youngsters a masterclass in gymnastics when she opened a new Burnley sports centre.

A BUDGET that will freeze council tax while delivering a one-off £50m. investment in local initiatives has been approved by Lancashire County Council.

THE parishioners of the Good Shepherd Parish are hoping to keep fit while raising money for charity.

A DEMENTIA singing group has been left homeless after bosses at a Burnley brewery branded them “too enthusiastic”.

DELIVERING a baby in sub-zero temperatures with a car park as a backdrop is not usually part of a birthing plan.

A COMMUNITY meeting has been called for Wednesday night to discuss a planning application to built 200 homes around the “sidings” off Knotts Lane in Colne.