Two out on loan from Burnley FC
Burnley FC players Alex MacDonald and Steven Hewitt were loaned out yesterday before the transfer deadline window closed.MacDonald has gone to Burton Albion on an one-month loan deal in a bid to get...
View Article‘Antiques Roadshow’ expert is Burnley FC fan
ERIC Knowles, the Pendle-born TV antiques expert, featured in the Daily Mail last Saturday – and made it clear he was a Clarets fan!He was talking about the favourite things he has in the home in...
View ArticleMary Portas ‘Queen of Shops’ backs Nelson ‘Curry Mile’ idea
WHEN television’s “Queen of Shops” Mary Portas made her first visit to Nelson on Tuesday, she was impressed by the town – and Nelsoners were very pleased with her, too.Around 30 years ago, Nelson was a...
View ArticleGame Review: AntiChamber
LET me begin by saying you have not played anything like AntiChamber before and there is definitely nothing in existence like it, from the eerie looking desktop icon being an cube with an abstract 3D...
View ArticleGame Review: Corpse Party: Book of shadows
IT’S been a while since the release of a PlayStation Portable title but alas we see the release of the latest in popular Japanese anime series Corpse Party titled Book of Shadows brought to us by XSEED...
View ArticleNelson couple fight UK Borders Agency for children’s visas
a NELSON couple are fighting the UK Borders Agency in a bid to bring their two children to this country from Thailand.Stephen Aspin and his Thai-born wife Chamaiporn, of Edward Street, had their...
View ArticleTop marks for Pendle View
a PENDLE primary school which provides for more than 60 pupils with a wide range of special educational needs has gained an “outstanding” rating from Ofsted inspectors.Pendle View Primary School, in...
View ArticleSainsbury’s parking row - end in sight for Colne residents?
A BATTLE against supermarket giant Sainsbury’s may finally be over for Colne residents.For over two years, midwife Emma Bateman has been representing people living in Norfolk Street to try and stop...
View ArticleCould ‘disc’ parking return to Barnoldswick?
Councillors are assessing car parking options in Barnoldswick after a proposal to re-introduce short-stay discs.At the January meeting of Pendle Council’s West Craven Committee, councillors were...
View ArticleFildes excited by Barnoldswick Town challenge
NEW Barnoldswick Town joint-boss Paul Fildes is relishing his first opportunity in management.The North West Counties Football League stalwart was announced as Ben Hall and Stewart Airdrie’s successor...
View ArticleExtra £114,000 for Burnley General Hospital maternity unit
THE new £32m. maternity unit at Burnley General Hospital is being given £114.977 – for improvements.The Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre was opened in November 2010 and was heralded as a centre of...
View ArticleDutchman snatch late winner against Sabden
LOCAL amateur football was wiped out by the snow flurries at the weekend.But Sabden beat the weather to host the only K. Supplies Ltd Burnley and District Sunday Football League encounter to go...
View ArticleThieves steal traffic lights from Earby and Barnoldswick
Police are appealing for information after three sets of temporary traffic light units valued at around £24,000 were stolen in West Craven last month.One set was taken from Salterforth Road, Earby,...
View ArticleNatalie casts her eye on comedy role
SHE has gone from bonny Colne to the Corrie cobbles — and now soap sensation Natalie Gumede has revealed she hopes to try her hand at comedy.The stunning actress, who in 1996 won the Howard Rigg...
View ArticlePoet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy to visit Colne in March
POPULAR Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy is coming to Colne for World Book Day. The critically and commercially successful author will be at Colne Library on March 7th, from 7-30pm.The joint event with...
View ArticleKinnane finds gap to hand Colne points
A LATE try ensured Colne travelled back down the M6 from Carnforth with the points on Saturday.Carnforth had not had the amount of snow that fell in these parts, and the pitch was in excellent...
View ArticleColne ‘Coronation Street’ actress hopes for comedy role
SHE has gone from bonny Colne to the Corrie cobbles — and now soap sensation Natalie Gumede has revealed she hopes to try her hand at comedy.The stunning actress, who in 1996 won the Howard Rigg...
View ArticleBook review: The Valentine’s Card by Juliet Ashton
What do you do when the man you love dies on Valentine’s Day... the exact date you had hoped to seal the deal on your relationship?Prepare to laugh, cry and everything in between as Juliet Ashton takes...
View ArticleArmed thugs who left man for dead in Brierfield lose court appeal
Three thugs who carried out a brutal armed attack on a man in broad daylight – leaving him for dead – have been told they deserve every day of their tough jail terms.Mohammed Arfan, his brother...
View ArticlePendle backing for HS2 high speed train link
HS2 – the planned high speed line connecting the North of England with High Speed One at Birmingham – is “visionary and exciting”, said Pendle-based Liberal Democrat peer Tony Greaves during the...
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