Cottage pies containing horsemeat DNA withdrawn from Lancashire schools
SCHOOL dinners found to contain traces of horsemeat have been withdrawn from 47 schools in Lancashire.The beef cottage pies tested positive for horse DNA in preliminary tests on meals from an external...
View ArticleSam Vokes receives the all clear
CLARETS striker Sam Vokes yesterday received the all-clear following a scan on an injury picked up on Tuesday.Vokes netted both goals in a 2-1 win at Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium in a...
View ArticleTravel Review: Alderney
QUESTION: What do London and Alderney have in common?Answer: The Wombles and Underground trains!And apart from that, you could not find two more different places! One is loud, dirty and full of people,...
View ArticleHorror attack leaves Burnley student battered and bleeding
A BURNLEY dad has slammed thugs who attacked his teenage son with a knuckle-duster leaving him needing stitches and frightened to leave the house.Jewel Ahmed (18), a Burnley College student, may also...
View ArticleDrink-driver was three times limit after Nelson crash in snow
A MAN who had been drinking vodka since he got up was found to be more than three times the drink drive limit after crashing his car on snow affected roads.Blackburn magistrates heard Inam Ul-Haque had...
View ArticleCycle Sport Pendle rider Nathan’s national cycling awards
National Track Cycling Championship winner Nathan Hawthorn was invited to receive two prizes at the British Cycling Annual awards at the weekend.The awards were held on Saturday at the Hilton Metropole...
View ArticleSewage running down streets of Earby
AN Earby councillor is calling on Yorkshire Water to act after sewage ran down streets for six days.Coun. Morris Horsfield has urged the company to do something about a drainage problem in Earby which...
View ArticleAirey earns a point for Town
On Saturday, Town enjoyed a 2-1 win at home to Ashtn Athletic, before a 1-1 draw at AFC Liverpool on Tuesday night.At Liverpool, there was little of note in the first 20 minutes with both sides trying...
View ArticleForest claim valuable draw
A slow start from Forest meant that they were put under early pressure from Harrogate.Fortunately Forest managed to soak up the pressure and were soon competing on an even keel until captain Cathy...
View ArticleJail for Burnley man in suicide gas blast threat
A BURNLEY man who threatened to blow himself up by igniting gas pipes at his home, has been jailed.Ryan Hill (25) severed the gas supply in an apparent suicide bid which forced police to evacuate...
View Article380 Housing Pendle tenants face ‘bedroom tax’ penalty
more than 380 tenants of Housing Pendle face the propspect of being a “bedroom tax” of at least £12 a week from April 1st.This is when the Government’s under-occupation or “bedroom tax” comes into...
View ArticleAll Blacks maintain impressive form
HAVING soared against Eagle last weekend, Colne entertained third placed Birchfield this weekend looking to keep their winning run going, and they emerged with a 21-10 victory.The match was also the...
View ArticlePennine Lancashire 10k Run: best of Burnley on show
THE best of Burnley will be on show when thousands of runners descend on the town for the Asda Foundation Pennine Lancashire 10K Run.The official route has been unveiled and will take in Burnley’s...
View ArticleWest Craven are indoor athletic champions!
WEST Craven High Technology College’s Year 8 boys won the Pendle Schools’ indoor athletics competition.Luke Hanson, Elliot Oliver, Thomas Goodall, Teal Amos, Scott Wainman and Callum Gee represented...
View ArticleSaints stay out in front
IN the Nelson and District Semi-Snooker League First Division, St Andrew’s remain in pole position with a six-point lead despite an open date this week.Staying in second place, Poultry B came back from...
View ArticleNelson health centre evacuated after fire
DOZENS of people including doctors, health staff and patients had to evacuate Nelson’s health centre when a fire started and triggered the alarm system.It happened at the Yarnspinners Primary Health...
View ArticleBook review: The Friday Gospels by Jenn Ashworth
The distinctive angel-topped Mormon temple at Chorley forms the towering backdrop – both literally and psychologically – to Preston author Jenn Ashworth’s provocative and darkly compelling new...
View ArticleEarby drug dealer is spared jail
An Earby dealer who was selling cannabis to other users was spared jail and got help with his own addiction.Burnley Crown Court heard how Jonathan Jones was doing it for a long time, but would not have...
View ArticleAS I SEE IT: Ribble Valley can accommodate more railway stations
the Transport Secretary, Mr Patrick McLoughlin, recently announced the Government was prepared to provide 75% funding for returning old railway stations to use or providing new ones. This is an...
View ArticleBurnley FC in the headlines
Big home win for the 1973 Clarets - Clarets MadBurnley vs. Middlesbrough - Sports MoleHospitality deal for Burnley supporters at Ewood - Clarets MadNew Hudds Date As Saturdays Desert Turf Moor! - Vital...
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