Lewis Wilkinson, 27, is charged with two counts of fraud by false representation and two counts of theft. The fraud charges relate to alleged agreements to complete garden work at properties in ...

A teenager was hospitalised after a fight broke out in Nelson between two gangs armed with weapons. The brawl occurred on Scotland Road at around 12.30am on Saturday, December 21. A 19-year-old man ...

One of East Lancashire’s biggest colleges, where “learners feel they are part of a big family” has been graded outstanding by Ofsted.

Nelson and Colne College group, a Lancashire college group, has been awarded its third consecutive ‘outstanding’ grade from ...

Safia Karieem, 51, died after she was knocked down on Sunday in Manchester Road, Nelson, Lancashire. A family statement described her as "a beacon of light and kindness to those who knew her ...

Rachel Tomlinson, head of Barrowford Primary School in Nelson, Lancashire, said plummeting temperatures had meant it was simply too dangerous to welcome back pupils. Dozens of schools have been ...

The main bakehouse in Nelson served 13 shops across East Lancashire with baked bread and pies. A further statement from the family said: “Whilst the bakeries are now closed, we’re working ...