A NEW documentary on the Pendle Witches filmed on the slopes of Pendle Hill had a dramatic twist when three members of the production crew became violently ill during a seance.
Paranormal investigators from the Pathfinder PI organisation had joined radio broadcaster and renowned ghost-hunter Roy Basnett in a barn on the hill.

When they attempted to contact the spirits of the witches, three of those present fell ill.

The seance was part of a new documentary called “Pendle’s Paranormal Road Map”, which will be presented by local historian Simon Entwistle.

Members of the country’s leading 17th Century re-enactment groupare taking part to help add to the historical accuracy of the production.

A spokesman for producers GCH Entertainment said: “The footage we got was stunning and I would like to mention how accommodating the management of the Wellsprings restaurant were on the day.

“And so were all the locals who appeared in the area to see what we were up to.

“As far as we are aware, this is the first completely accurate reconstruction of the arrest of the witches on the hill. Special mention should be made of the experts from the 17th Century Life & Times group, who travelled from all over the country to ensure everything was 100% accurate.”

A DVD is scheduled for release in October and negotiations are continuing with a network broadcaster over possible television transmission.

Pendle Today – 17 April 2009

Alex Watts, Sky News Online – Wednesday April 08, 2009

Paranormal experts are investigating an alleged ghost sighting apparently caught on CCTV in the grounds of an Edwardian country house.

Is this the ghost of a long-dead Earl said to appear around the time of the National?

In the eight-second footage, a luminous yellow glow is seen emerging from trees outside Croxteth Hall in Liverpool.

It then heads towards a path leading to the house before disappearing.

Like many old buildings, the hall has a reputation for being haunted, and the mystery light – captured at 3am last month – has left paranormal enthusiasts in high spirits.

One theory among the happy mediums is that it may be the ghost of former resident Hugh William Osbert Molyneux, the 7th Earl of Sefton, who died in 1972.

Another contender is the infamous gambler William Philip Molyneux, the 2nd Earl of Sefton, who laid the foundation stone for nearby Aintree Racecourse in 1829.

A local legend says his spirit appears and strolls the grounds around the time of the Grand National.

Former Most Haunted ghost hunter and TV presenter Jason Karl has seen the footage, and believes it could be an important sighting in ghost circles.

He told Sky News Online: “This is very intriguing. Video footage of phantoms is very rare.

“If this stands up to scrutiny, it could be a very important piece of spectral evidence for the worldwide community of paranormal enthusiasts.”

He believes the last time an alleged ghost sighting was caught on CCTV was at Belgrave Hall in Leicester in December 1998.

Then, security cameras appeared to capture a strange white apparition, but it later turned out to be a fake, he said.

Liverpool councillor Berni Turner said she was keeping an open mind about the Croxteth Hall footage.

“I’m a huge believer in the paranormal and think this footage is really interesting,” she said.

“It’s great to think that we may have ghosts walking around these beautiful grounds.”

Generations of the Molyneux family lived at the hall from the sixteenth century until the death of the last Earl in 1972.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Ghost-Captured-On-CCTV-At-Croxteth-Hall-Liverpool/Article/200904115257658

The Telegraph –  03 Apr 2009

A second photograph of a “ghost” at Tantallon Castle has surfaced, taken more than three decades before another that recently emerged. 

It appeared to show a figure clad in Tudor dress and a ruff peering out of a crumbling window.

The photographer who took the picture last May claimed he saw no one there, and tests have ruled out digital tampering.

Experts suggested the image might have been a trick of the light, but confirmed sceptic Professor Richard Wiseman admitted he was puzzled.

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http://www.paranormalunited.com/paranormalnews/ghost-photo-baffles-experts/

The second photo was taken by Grace Lamb, from Edinburgh, at the same location 32 years ago.

It shows her late husband Hugh and two children Paul and Kelly – and behind them, what looks like a female figure staring out of an opening above the window in the original ghost photo.

As before, Mrs Lamb does not recall seeing the face when she pressed the camera button.

The figure was only noticed when the photograph was developed and has been a topic of heated debate by the family ever since.

The family sent the photo to Prof Wiseman after seeing news coverage of the original Tantallon “ghost”.

Prof Wiseman, from Hertfordshire University, headed a panel of experts looking at ghost pictures from around the world as part of a project for Edinburgh International Science Festival.

He said: “I am sceptical about ghosts, but this is a great find. There has been a huge number of people visiting the project website and I have received hundreds of images, but this is one of the most curious.”

Alex Pryce, of the Edinburgh Skeptics group, was unconvinced. He said: “When the picture is enlarged, it is quite obvious it is a woman with a carrier bag in her hand and her handbag over her shoulder. It is a woman in a pink jacket coming down some stairs with a shopping bag.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5097978/Second-ghost-sighting-at-Tantallon-Castle.html