VIDEO: Burnley College welcomes Bethany Project
A VIBRANT young choir from Tanzania were special guests at Burnley College recently as part of their tour of the UK.A-Level Media students Emily Barron and Christiana Pongourou filmed the choir from...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA: Elephants in the streets of Colne
this week, we travel back in time to the year 1890 as we see Lord John Sanger’s circus elephants perambulating along Bonnie Colne’s Keighley Road.What a stir these giant pachyderms would have caused to...
View ArticleNelson primary school ‘requires improvement’ say inspectors
ofsted inspectors who visited a Nelson primary school last month have said it “requires improvement” in a report published this week.The three-strong team found Castercliff Community Primary School in...
View ArticleDerby day joy for Burnley striker Vokes
STRIKER Sam Vokes was delighted to ram the taunts of the Blackburn fans down their throats with his late equaliser in the East Lancashire derby.The Wales international came off the bench to earn...
View Article‘Desperate’ drunk tried to mug Brierfield dog walker
A “DESPERATE” drunk who tried to mug a dog walker in the early hours just for his can of cider has been spared jail.Burnley Crown Court was told how Clifford Bamber had drunk three litres of cider when...
View ArticleBook review: A Merry Little Christmas by Julia Williams
Light the fire, pour a glass of your favourite tipple, sit back and take yourself off to the hopelessly addictive village of Hope Christmas.For those who indulged themselves in Julia Williams’ novel...
View ArticleElysse Connor: funeral details
THE following family notice was omitted from today’s Burnley Express due to an admin error. Our apologies go to the family of Elysee Connor and undertakers Alderson and Horan. “Peacefully in Pendleside...
View ArticleGame Review: Hitman Absolution
OUR beloved bald headed assassin is back and he is back with a bang!Square Enix and IO Interactive have brought back Agent 47 in all his glory in Hitman Absolution, the fifth instalment in the Hitman...
View ArticleCould you be a foster parent?
COULD you consider offering a permanent home and family to a child who is not able to live with their birth family? Come along to an information evening in Nelson to find out more. The Lancashire...
View ArticleNelson ‘bully’ dad behind bars after terror incident
A “BULLY” who terrorised his ex-partner and her mother a second time is behind bars for 20 months.Lee Nolan had turned up at Deanna Parkinson’s home and caused trouble while his five-month-old son was...
View ArticleFood Review: Oor Wullie and The Broons Scottish Fudge
THAT loveable rascal Oor Wullie and his family The Broons have been entertaining readers of The Sunday Post for years.And the icon comic cuties have a cult following. Which is just as well as...
View ArticleLeaving his wheelie bin out costs Nelson man £285
A NELSON man has been fined £200 for leaving out his wheelie bin long after collection day. Stephen Plumb, of Fir Street, failed to appear in Reedley Magistrates’ Court but the case was proved in his...
View ArticleBurnley FC players produce video in support of tackling domestic violence
BURNLEY FC and their Programme for Education, Sport and Society have partnered with the White Ribbon Campaign and Burnley Community Safety Partnership to tackle domestic violence on match...
View ArticleBurnley Spar shop shotgun robbery: pair in court
Two men who took part in shotgun raids on two stores just hours apart face long stretches behind bars.Mohammed Usman Khan (22), of Kent Street, was found guilty of conspiring to rob the Tote Sport...
View ArticleBook review: The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey
A standard social history book turned into an extraordinary real-life Gothic mystery when Catherine Bailey delved into the family archives at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire.The end result of her...
View ArticleTravel Review: York
YORK’S a marvellous place to visit at any time of the year ... but at Christmas it’s truly magical!I’m a fan of York - it has a lot going for it in my book: plenty of places of historical interest to...
View ArticleTicket Information: Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley
BURNLEY visit Hillsborough on Tuesday, January 1, 2013.The Clarets have received an initial allocation of 1,000 tickets, which are now on general sale, priced at: Adults: £26, 65+: £15, U18: £15Tickets...
View ArticleTicket Information: Barnsley v Burnley
BURNLEY travel to Oakwell for the FA Cup third round on Saturday, January 5, 2013 (KO 3pm).Both clubs have agreed the following prices.£15 Adults, £10 Over 65s, Students (18-20) and Juveniles (12-17),...
View ArticlePendle Forest lose out at Lancaster
PENDLE Forest Hockey Club first team went down 1-0 at high flyers Lancaster on Saturday. Helga Thelawalla made her first appearance of the season in this tough derby, in which Lancaster started the...
View ArticleAppeal following serious road traffic collision in Shawforth
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman in her 60s was seriously injured when she was struck by a car in Shawforth this morning.The collision took place around 7.10am on Market...
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