Creative Colne tots enjoy magical St George’s Day celebrations
A couple of weeks of exploring courage, creativity and chivalry culminated in a huge St George’s Day celebration at a Colne nursery.Throughout April, staff and pupils at Safehands Green Start Nursery...
View Article‘We’ve got players who care’ - Burnley midfielder Stock
Midfielder Brian Stock feels the character in the dressing room will be enough to keep the Clarets in the Championship.Burnley go to Wolves tomorrow needing a win to be mathematically safe from the...
View ArticleBurnley boss will have to box clever in the market
Burnley will have to box clever this summer, as they look to improve the squad with a budget that is likely to be among the smallest in the Championship.But Clarets boss Sean Dyche is up for the scrap,...
View ArticleDave Fishwick for Prime Minister!
Dave Fishwick called into the Express recently to film a piece for a new programme he is making about pay day loans.Our Dave has shot to stardom in recent years thanks to his Bank of Dave TV series....
View ArticleInvestment in Burnley creates 16 new jobs and increases productivity
In the second week of Recess I was again able to spend time in Burnley. I enjoy the extra time Recess gives me to meet constituents and help resolve their issues.I had an early start on Monday, when I...
View ArticleSpring has finally arrived!
That dog of mine remains insistent on his need for regular exercise. A walk is pleasant but Monty needs to put in the miles. As an ex-working collie sheepdog, you expect him to be full of energy. He...
View ArticleEarby woman’s shock at council letter to dead mum
An Earby widow has expressed disappointment with Pendle Council after a receiving an “insensitive letter” regarding her recently deceased mother’s council tax.Maureen Whitehead, of Valley Gardens,...
View ArticleSign up for Pendleside Hospice’s Midnight Walk for chance to win iPad
Burnley women who want to enter this year’s Pendleside Hospice Midnight Walk should do so before Tuesday if they want to be in with a chance of winning an iPad.Tomorrow, hospice fund-raisers and...
View ArticleColne fall short in thrilling climax
Colne fell three runs short of victory in a nail-biting and exciting finish at home to East Lancashire on Sunday.Colne opened their 2013 Lancashire League season on a cold grey day with rain clouds...
View ArticleNelson are washed out on opening day at Bacup
The weather was typically chilly and damp at Bacup for Nelson’s Lancashire League opener on Sunday.The start was delayed by a hour, but Nelson won the toss and asked Bacup to take first knock.Richard...
View ArticleChampions Barnoldswick suffer surprise defeat
Champions Barnoldswick crashed to a surprise home defeat against Senior League novices Brooksbottom on the second weekend of the new Ribblesdale Cricket League campaign.Barnoldswick only lost one match...
View ArticleNelson looking to end chaotic campaign on a high at home
Nelson’s tumultuous season comes to a close on Saturday as they host Northwich Villa at Victoria Park in the North West Counties First Division.Following a campaign of managerial change - with Paul...
View ArticleColne stretch run to 10 games without defeat
Although they struggled to reproduce their recent good form, Colne extended their unbeaten run to 10 games after a hard fought draw with Norton United on Saturday.In the first minute a long...
View ArticlePopular Burnley I.C.O.N metal band about to tour the UK
Popular, fast rising Burnley based metal band I.C.O.N have announced their 2013 UK tour continuing the promotion of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘New Born Lie’.In recent years, I.C.O.N has...
View ArticleNelson subway attack teenager: police appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted and robbed as he walked home through Nelson.Around 6pm on Tuesday, the 17-year-old boy was walking along the path leading from Scotland...
View ArticleBrierfield man jailed for schoolgirl sex abuse
A BRIERFIELD man, who abducted and sexually abused a school girl, has been jailed for four years and three months. Mohammed Imran Amjad (26), of Halifax Road, Brierfield appeared at Burnley Crown Court...
View ArticleMan suffers serious head injuries in fall from Barnoldswick taxi
POLICE are appealing for witness after a man fell from a taxi in Barnoldswick and suffered serious head injuries.At 5-10am on Saturday, officers were called to Colne Road after a 29-year-old man had...
View ArticlePolice make Nelson arrests in child sex exploitation probe
Detectives from Greater Manchester and Lancashire Constabulary have arrested four men as part of a joint investigation into the child sexual exploitation of a girl from Bury. Officers executed warrants...
View ArticleColne care homes to benefit from Friends’ scheme?
A caring councillor is hopeful to launch a new Friends’ scheme in Colne — in a bid to tackle the issue of loneliness in care homes.The project, which is the brainwave of Coun. Neil Butterworth, aims to...
View ArticleNo old pals act as striker Sam returns to Molineux
Striker Sam Vokes has no qualms about scoring the goal which would push former club Wolves closer to a second-successive relegation.Vokes left Molineux last summer - after Wolves had dropped out of the...
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