Pendleside Hospice Light Up A Life campaign raises £103,000
AN annual campaign to boost the coffers of Pendleside Hospice has smashed all previous records by raising £103,730.Light Up A Life 2011, which was launched before Christmas, saw more than 8,200 people...
View ArticleRichard Eckersley leaves Burnley
RICHARD Eckersley parted company with the club by mutual consent on Wednesday.The full back, signed by Owen Coyle for a tribunal-set fee of £500,000 from Manchester United in the summer of 2009, made...
View ArticleClitheroe fighter Michael Bisping looks to win eliminator
CLITHEROE MMA fighter Michael Bisping has vowed to exploit Chael Sonnen’s weaknesses ahead of their UFC middleweight title eliminator on Saturday. The 32-year-old has been mixing it with Jiu-Jitsu...
View ArticleHappy ending for Ghost: dog abandoned in Nelson
ALL too often when stray dogs are taken in by animal welfare groups, the story has a sad ending with the dog having to be put down.But, occasionally, there is a story to counter the bad news - and the...
View ArticleNelson woman in finals of national modelling contest
A PENDLE woman is setting her sights on being Britain’s next top model after reaching the final of a national modelling competition.Natalie Green (25) of Berkeley Street, Nelson, is in the running for...
View ArticleBook review: Matron on Call by Joan Woodcock
One minute you can be saving someone’s life, the next stemming a simple nosebleed or getting to grips with an aggressive drunk ... there’s never a dull moment in a busy hospital casualty...
View ArticleBurnley boss hopeful of keeping stars
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe is determined to keep his squad together as the close of the transfer window approaches.Jay Rodriguez, Keith Treacy and Andre Amougou have been linked with moves away from Turf...
View ArticleBlues aim to take second chance
Nelson boss Paul Paynter believes his side have been given a second chance to shine this Saturday, as he prepares his players for a First Division Trophy rematch against Formby.The Blues are still...
View ArticlePendle man missing in Scottish wilderness
THE mother of a former Pendle man, who is missing in Scotland, says his family can’t put into words how they feel.Grant Cunliffe (49), who now lives in Long Preston with his wife and two daughters, was...
View ArticleBurnley defender Long completes loan move to Rochdale
BURNLEY defender Kevin Long has completed his loan move to Rochdale.Long has joined the League One side on an initial month’s loan with a view to a longer stay at Spotland.The move re-unites Long with...
View ArticleVOTE: Are there are too many people employed in ‘non jobs’ at Pendle Council?
VOTE now on our issue of the week that has been sparking lots of debate in Leader-Times’ Newspapers’ letters page.Does Pendle Council employ too many people in ‘non jobs’, draining public resources, or...
View ArticlePendle magician ‘Mr Magic’ dies
POPULAR Pendle magician Mr Raymond Smith - better known as Mr Magic - has died aged 86.He was born in Barrowford but brought up in Colne and lived in Burnley Road most of his life. Nearby Bethel...
View ArticleBarley holiday cabin complex to open soon
PENDLE’S latest holiday complex - Boothman Park Estate in Barley - is to open in a couple of months.And it is getting support from Pendle Council and Pendle Leisure Trust, whose officers have had an...
View ArticleEddie Howe not rushing Burnley striker Ings
EDDIE Howe is pleased with Danny Ings’ progress on his return from injury.But he is concious not to heap expectation on the player.The 19-year-old has yet to kick a ball in anger for the Clarets after...
View ArticleFanatical Burnley dad punished his children for poor golf shots
A GOLF-MAD dad was so obsessed with trying to make championship players out of his two young sons he assaulted them after poor shots, a court was told.The “cruel” and fanatical 33-year-old from...
View ArticleSearch called off for former Barnoldswick hairdresser
The mother of a former Barnoldswick hairdresser missing in Scotland says his family can’t put into words how they feel.Grant Cunliffe (49), who owned David Grant Hair Design and now lives in Long...
View ArticleColne and Nelson.....12 Eagle..........................6
Colne and Nelson 12, Eagle 6Colne and Nelson took on Eagle, a team which always brings a very physical game, and Saturday was to be no exception.With Colne winning the toss and opting to face a heavy...
View ArticleSecond supermarket plan for Barnoldswick
A SECOND application for a supermarket to be built in Barnoldswick is set to be submitted to Pendle Council.Developer Pendle Projects has announced its intentions for the former Gas Works Yard off...
View ArticleFour for Ryan McGinty in big win
Barrowford Celtic Under 13s Black beat Lammack Juniors 5-1 with four goals from Ryan McGinty.Lammack took the lead inside the first five minutes, with help from the windy conditions, and held it until...
View ArticleANDREW STEPHENSON MP: Finding work for the unemployed is top of my agenda
IN Westminster, everything remains dominated by the state of the economy, jobs and the Eurozone crisis. This was graphically illustrated earlier this month by the credit worthiness of France and eight...
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