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For Earby residents, watching the events at the damaged Whaley Bridge dam may have brought back difficult memories of the 2015 Boxing Day floods that engulfed...

On Sunday we heard about the death of former Mayor of Pendle Tony Beckett. Tony was a popular figure across Pendle for both his work as a Councillor and for his...

When I was first elected in 2010, the main challenge we faced was getting the economy back under control. Following the biggest recession since the Great...

This week, students will be finishing their GCSE exams. The exam period can be stressful and I congratulate all Pendle students for getting through them...

This week, the Government confirmed its commitment to achieve ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2050 – the first major country to do so. This is an ambitious...

I am very grateful to all those who have been in touch to say who they want to see win the leadership contest. There are a number of strong candidates who would...

Watching the Prime Minister’s dignified statement last week announcing her resignation was very difficult to watch. Three years ago, in the wake of the EU...

In every local election since Labour introduced postal votes on demand in 2002 there have been suspicions of electoral fraud in Pendle. Just last year, every...

This week is Mental Health Awareness week – a good time to reflect on the sea-change in attitudes towards poor mental health in recent years, whilst recognising...