Burnley youngster Howieson receives top award
TOP Turf Moor prospect Cameron Howieson has been named as the Football League’s Apprentice of the Month.The award, promoted by the League Football Education, reflects Howieson’s educational...
View ArticlePashley proud of Burnley youngsters
TERRY Pashley was a proud man after watching his young charges push an expensively-assembled Manchester City all the way in the FA Youth Cup at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.Up against a side...
View ArticleTwo injured in town centre accident
TWO people were injured when a car and taxi were in collision on Leeds Road, Nelson, on Friday night.The taxi driver was rescued by firefighters, while the other car was affected by flames from under...
View ArticleBook review: Animal (and other) magic from Scholastic Children’s Books
Chase away those January blues with Scholastic’s colourful collection of children’s books which includes an exciting new series based on real-life animal rescues.Whether it’s a little lost hedgehog, a...
View ArticleGame Review: DMC: Devil May Cry
WHEN a game is announced and the developers mention that the franchise has been rebooted and has taken on a new look and feel, critics tend to rain down on them with negativity and a lot of the time...
View ArticleAppeal following fight in Barrowford
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a fight in Barrowford in which one man suffered head injuries and another suffered a broken leg.Around 11.15pm on Saturday 12 January, police were...
View ArticleCold weather warning: Avoid winter woes
WATER company United Utilities is urging householders to get ready for freezing temperatures this week.Forecasters predict night-time lows of down to minus three this week, and that could mean bad news...
View ArticleBurnley winger Stanislas eyeing a play-off push
GOAL hero Junior Stanislas feels if Burnley can add a killer instinct, they can threaten the top six.Stanislas, making only his second start under Sean Dyche, curled in a late winner against...
View ArticleGordon Birtwistle’s Westminster Week - January 11th 2013
HAPPY New Year to everyone in Burnley. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. I spent the holidays catching up with family, particularly my grandchildren who have taken a shine to my two new kittens!By...
View ArticleMr Pendle: Queuing on Boxing Day.. not me!
Mr Pendle might not have everything in life, but a big store Boxing Day sales queue is the last place he would want to be, mingling with the masses in a desperate bid to get his hands on something...
View ArticleSchool improvememnts under way
OFSTED inspectors have paid a monitoring visit to a Nelson primary school found to require improvement during an inspection in October.During the visit to St John’s CE Primary School, meetings were...
View ArticleClub stalwart loses cancer battle
A MAN who served Nelson Cricket Club as player, chairman and mere spectator over five decades sadly lost a long battle against cancer on Sunday.Milton Lord (62) had played cricket for the club from...
View ArticleBook review: The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai by Barbara Lazar
The dazzling but brutal world of 12th century Japan springs into glorious life through the bizarre destiny of one young peasant girl in Barbara Lazar’s sumptuous new novel.Kozaishō is Fifth Daughter of...
View ArticleGame Review: Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
HERE we go again folks yet another World War 2 flight simulator, Air conflicts Pacific Carriers developed by Games Farm and published by bitComposer Games is a little different than the rest.We have...
View ArticleCarter continues Colne’s climb
COLNE extended their superb run to just one defeat in their last 13 games and continued their rise up the table to fourth position, establishing themselves as serious title contenders.After the...
View ArticleGame Review: Nano SEGA Mega Drive
MOST of us remember the SEGA mega drive way back in the early nineties when Sonic ruled, well those days are here again with the release of this handy little gadget called the Arcade nano SEGA mega...
View ArticleMillwall favourites for clash with Clarets
THIS weekend, Sean Dyche’s men travel to Millwall looking to leap frog their mid table rivals into seventh place in a push to finish in the top six come the end of the season.The Lions are best priced...
View ArticleMan gives up smoking to help hospice
ANDI Trickett is determined to give up smoking so that he can raise charity funding for Pendleside Hospice in memory of his mother, who sadly died from cancer.And you are invited to support his...
View ArticleDisabled woman’s Pendle Hill trip
LOTS of Pendle Hill fans have decided to help Lynn Drinkwater get up Pendle Hill – despite the fact that she is now disabled and can’t walk any more.And as a result, the event is going to raise lots of...
View ArticleBook review: School’s Out! by Jack Sheffield
As a new term begins at a tiny North Yorkshire primary school in September 1983, headmaster Jack Sheffield feels that familiar mix of excitement and trepidation.There’s a fresh intake to settle in, a...
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