TALKING TACTICS: Derby was a chance missed
SCOUT Phil Smith ponders Saturday’s goal-less draw with Derby“Sometimes when you come away from home it can be a negative 0-0.I didn’t think that was the case. We tried to take the game to Burnley.”Do...
View ArticlePhoenix beat the leaders
Pendle Phoenix started their 2012 campaign with an outstanding performance that saw the league leaders Manchester Medics topple from the top spot.The Hodge House squad have had four weeks lay off over...
View ArticlePolice hunt Spar shop thief
do you know this man?Police want to question him in conection with the theft of cold meats and cheese valued at £30 from the Spar store in Netherfield Road, Nelson, on January 17th.The offender is said...
View ArticleBook review: Felling the Ancient Oaks by John Martin Robinson
For some of England’s most historic estates, the current imperative to preserve our past has come far too late.A case in point is Lancashire’s old estate of Lathom, near Ormskirk, which had at its...
View ArticleJay Rodriguez desperate to get promoted with the Clarets
LEADING scorer Jay Rodriguez is determined to fire the Clarets in to the Premier League.The 22-year-old featured in two Carling Cup ties against Hartlepool and Barnsley when the Clarets played in...
View ArticleBurnley chairman Barry Kilby to stand down
Burnley Football Club regrets to announce that Mr Barry Kilby is to stand down as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the end of May.Mr Kilby joined the Board in October 1998, was appointed Chairman...
View ArticleDid swan rescued from M65 cause blackout to 3,000 Burnley homes?
A SWAN rescued from the M65 motorway may have caused a blackout to around 3,000 homes and businesses in Burnley.Fire crews responding to reports of a power cable “exploding” into flames found the...
View ArticleMajor Nelson road to close from Monday
SEWER work which will mean Scotland Road, Nelson, closes for weeks gets under way on Monday.The crucial £350,000 scheme aims to tackle flooding in Nelson. Homes in Scotland Road can suffer floods...
View ArticleTALKING TACTICS: Starting line-up remains strong
SCOUT Phil Smith looks at Burnley’s activity in the January transfer window.WITH expenditure down almost 70% on the same period in 2011, it would be fair to say that the transfer window closed with...
View ArticleClarets Trust thank Barry Kilby
THE Clarets Supporters Trust is sorry to hear of the decision to stand down at the end of this season due to health reasons.There are two celebrations at the end of the season 20 years since the...
View ArticleDelayed decision over West Craven turbine
Pendle councillors have deferred a decision over a Bracewell wind turbine application to their next meeting at the end of the month. Members of the West Craven Committee agreed they needed more...
View Article£24,000 Lottery cash for Pendle community projects
three Pendle community groups have received grants totalling more than £24,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. Acacia Education Solutions Ltd, of Barrowford, has received £7,469. The group will use funding...
View ArticlePendle Labour chief to step down
chairman of Pendle Constituency Labour Party for the last five years Robert Allen has announced he is stepping down at the next annual meeting.Mr Allen became the first Labour candidate to win a Pendle...
View ArticleWatford v Burnley - Ticket Details
BURNLEY face Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday, March 3 (KO 3pm).The Clarets have been allocated an initial 1,153 tickets for this game, including 6 pairs of wheelchair and carer tickets and 150...
View ArticleBurnley chairman Kilby to step down to fight cancer
BARRY Kilby has decided to step aside from his role as Burnley chairman to battle cancer.Kilby confirmed on Tuesday his 13-year stint in the chair will come to an end at the end of the current season...
View ArticleVOTE: Is Barry Kilby Burnley FC’s greatest ever chairman?
NEWS of Burnley FC chairman Barry Kilby’s decision to retire at the end of this football season has been sinking in.And today we’re asking has Kilby been the greatest chairman the Clarets have ever...
View ArticleBurnley directors offer their support for Barry Kilby
The Burnley FC Board of Directors have today shown their support for Chairman Mr Barry Kilby, following the announcement that he will stand down in May.The following is a joint-statement on behalf of...
View ArticleMet Office warn snow, sleet and ice could hit East Lancashire
SNOW and ice could hit East Lancashire again over the next few days Met Office officials say.A yellow warning has been issued for the area with a mixture of rain, sleet and snow forecast for tomorrow...
View Article‘No sex motive’ for Burnley bottom slapper (14)
A TEENAGE boy has admitted 10 separate incidents of bottom slapping in Burnley.The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted to five counts of assault and asked for five others to be...
View ArticlePHIL CALVERT: Bacon and cheese toastie is my Nirvana
I WAS beginning to think all my cycling gear had shrunk in the wash.I would try stuff on and nothing seemed to fit me properly any more. That in itself provided ample excuse for me not to take my bike...
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