Colne woman preparing for a month of living in poverty
A brave Colne woman is hopeful that an extreme charity challenge will raise awareness and funds for those living below the poverty line.Cheyann Heap (21) will be spending just £1 a day throughout the...
View ArticleBook penned in Colne is a national success
A proud Colne dad is hopeful of making a career out of his vivid imagination after his debut novel was scooped up by a top publishing company.Peter Shaw wrote Little Ronnie and Magic the Horse for his...
View ArticlePressure off now Padiham FC not at top of league
Storks boss Steve Wilkes believes his players will benefit from having to chase top spot in the Premier Division.Wilkes felt his side’s performances were hindered by the pressure of being at the...
View ArticleBurnley FC ladies suffer setback in bid to avoid relegation
If Burnley Ladies are to avoid relegation from the North West Women’s Premier League, they will need to reproduce the tenacity demonstrated on their recent visit toBolton Wanderers, where they were...
View ArticleFriends set up cannabis farms in cellars
Two friends built cannabis farms in their homes on a commercial industrial scale, a judge at Burnley Crown Court has ruled.John Cartlidge grew it at Rhoda Street and in Walton Lane, Nelson, and John...
View ArticleBook review: Tarnished by Julia Crouch
When mild-mannered librarian Peg Thwaites tries to recall her early childhood, she finds her memory is a just ‘a big, empty hole.’There are one or two remembrances floating around – bedtime stories...
View ArticleBook review: Deserter: The Last Untold Story of the Second World War by...
Of the 100,000 British and 50,000 American troops who fled the ranks during the Second World War, Eddie Slovik must count as the most unlucky... in a small French village in January 1945, he became the...
View ArticleGAME REVIEW: Defiance
AN MMO game on a console? “No way!” I hear you cry, yet its true folks with the release of Defiance created by Trion Worlds, an on-line MMO that is strangely addictive, and yes it’s another TV/Game tie...
View ArticleGame Review: Ninja Gaiden 3: Razors Edge
IMAGINE forking out £35 on a brand new video game that you have been waiting for months, playing it to death until completion, then find that the developers are releasing an enhanced version of that...
View ArticleTravel Review: The Highlands, Scotland
WE had safely managed to make our way onto the Jacobite cruise undetected. Three-year-old Flora was our decoy as she showed off her home-made Loch Ness monster badge to staff.The cute cut out proved...
View ArticleDyche looks at positives in tense run-in
Sean Dyche is looking at the positives as Burnley go again at Leeds tonight.The Clarets are still not safe in one of the tightest Championship seasons in living memory.But Dyche is not looking over his...
View ArticleFormer Claret Jay Rodriguez fully deserves England call
Say what you like about Southampton’s managerial handlings - but Mauricio Pochettino’s instalment at St Mary’s has surely helped to push Jay Rodriguez into international contention.With Nigel Adkins...
View ArticleDeath of Pendle sports stalwart Bernard
AFTER a lifetime of activities like sport – including the offer of being a professional footballer – Mr Bernard Metcalfe has died aged 74.Mr Metcalfe, of Langholme Street, Nelson, has also been...
View ArticlePendleside Hospice to build new extension
A Burnley hospice has been given £130,000 of Government cash to expand its services and build a new extension.Pendleside Hospice, in Colne Road, Reedley, was awarded the grant by the Minister for Care...
View ArticleNelson man used social fund loan to buy cannabis
Shortly after being released from a prison sentence, a 19-year-old Nelson man obtained a social fund loan – and spent it on a bulk purchase of cannabis.Magistrates at the court in Blackburn where he...
View ArticleMy £50 bet on the Grand National has helped Pendleside Hospice!
When the House was in Recess this month I was able to spend all my time in Burnley.Following the Easter weekend, filled with too much chocolate and an egg and spoon race with my grandchildren, my week...
View ArticleBook review: Outside in My Dressing Gown by Liz Cowley
‘Spring – where are you? Where have you been hiding for so long?’The weather certainly hasn’t given us much to smile about this year so step into the garden with people’s poet Liz Cowley and let her...
View ArticleHarry’s kind donation to Lowerhouse Cricket Club
Lowerhouse Cricket Club are pleased to announce that the recent sale of Sir Len Hutton’s 1954/5 Australian Tour cap has resulted in a donation of £1,000 from seller and local cricket supporter Harry...
View ArticleMickey impresses on international show as Hakuda Gym continue success story
Hakuda Gym on Sandygate Burnley are continuing their success on the Thai boxing circuit.Mickey Feeney, 22, was the latest victor.Fighting in Radcliffe on an England v Holland show, he took the show and...
View ArticleBurnley band in charts again with ‘I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher’
A 1970s Burnley punk band is shooting up the UK Charts with a song about former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher who died last week. The band “Notsensibles” wrote the iconic song “I’m In Love With...
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