Martin Paterson favourite to score first against Wolves
David Edgar’s 90th minute strike against Cardiff on Saturday saw Burnley move four points clear of the drop zone with just two games left in the season.This weekend sees the Clarets travel to Wolves in...
View ArticleMixed week for Barnoldswick Town as home defeat follows win at Glossop
Barnoldswick Town picked up a win and a defeat over the week as their season in the North West Counties Premier Division winds down.On Tuesday night, Town lost 1-0 at home to AFC Blackpool in front of...
View ArticlePendle Phoenix cement their hold on third place with away victory
Pendle played their final game of the season on Saturday, as they cemented third place to finish just outside the promotion places.Pendle quickly broke down the Chorley defence when an excellent...
View ArticleBarnoldswick racer first big UK race of season in Melton Mowbray
Barnoldswick racer Ian Wilkinson won the first of the seasons UK big races at weekend in Melton Mowbray.Ian was crowned Melton Cicle Classic winner for a second time, after winning in 2009, in a tight...
View ArticleTrawden’s Ross wins Lonsdale Cup
Trawden’s Ross Crosby, on the Appleyard’s Beta, won Westmoreland Motor Club’s Lonsdale Cup on Sunday in wet conditions.What was always going to be a difficult day was made even harder with the awful...
View ArticleDeath of Barrowford businessman honoured by Queen
THE funeral of a businessman who had lived in Barrowford for 37 years – Mr Peter Brian Greenwood CBE – took place on Tuesday.He and his wife Velma had lived at Rosehill House in Barrowford but last...
View ArticleColne apprentice’s styling puts her a cut above the rest
A talented hairdresser from Colne is all smiles after earning herself the title of Young Apprentice of the Year in a college awards ceremony. Lucy Chadwick (18), of Birchenlee Lane, scooped the prize...
View ArticleBarrowford Celtic Under 12s lift the trophy!
Barrowford Celtic Under 12s Orange beat Barnoldswick White 3-2 in extra time to win the North Valley League Cup.Archie Macdonald Johnston opened the scoring for Celtic, only for Barnoldswick to...
View ArticleClevor Trevor wins trophy at Ghyll Golf Club
Trevor Kegg won the Harry Best Memorial Trophy at Ghyll with a 69.The category one winner was David Cockell with a 71, category two winner was Bob Bugler with a 73 and the Category three winner was...
View ArticlePendle Forest stave off the drop
Pendle Forest thirds beat Lytham in their must-win game on the coast to avoid relegation.Cath Hutchinson netted twice, either side of a Dee McInnes strike, to earn a 3-0 win and secure another season...
View ArticlePendle Forest Under 12s Panthers claim title
Pendle Forest Under 12s Panthers won the East Lancashire Alliance 9v9 league on a thrilling last day of the season on Sunday.Forest pipped Padiham to the championship by just one point. With the...
View ArticlePotholes and speed humps make motorists’ lives a misery on busy road
Motorist Mr Peter Haworth has expressed concern about the condition of Halifax Road, Nelson, thanks to two problems – potholes and speed humps.He has revealed that the speed humps on the stretch around...
View ArticleBook review: Accidents Happen by Louise Millar
Kate Parker is convinced that she’s cursed; she’s that one in a million person to whom seriously bad things happen.Her parents were killed in a freak accident on her wedding night, her husband was...
View ArticleTrawden campaigner continues calls for skate park
Trawden youngsters need a skate park to prevent them from getting into danger, a mum-of-two and campaigner has argued.Amanda Cunningham, who is fronting the Trawden Skatepark Initiative, was this week...
View ArticleBurnley defender Trippier is named in PFA team of year
Clarets right back Kieran Trippier was named in the PFA Championship team of the year on Sunday night.The 22-year-old is the second successive Burnley player to earn the accolade, after Jay Rodriguez...
View ArticleBarden Mill and Pendle Village Mill merger takes place
Two of the biggest retail outlets in the area have come together under one roof.Pendle Village Mill, based at junction 12 of the M65 at Brierfield in the old Smith and Nephew factory, and Barden Mill,...
View ArticleBurnley boss Dyche delighted with Wolves victory
Sean Dyche was delighted to put any relegation concerns to bed in Burnley’s penultimate game.The Clarets won 2-1 at Wolves to mathematically confirm their Championship status, and Dyche feels it is the...
View ArticleGoal ace Danny Ings hails biggest win of season
Goalscorer Danny Ings hailed Burnley’s fighting spirit as they earned “the biggest win of the season” at Wolves.Ings put the Clarets ahead after seven minutes at Molineux, and provided the ball for...
View ArticleWheelchair-bound Lynne’s dream to climb Pendle Hill
Lynne Drinkwater used to love going up Pendle Hill, but after having several strokes and being confined to a wheelchair, she has to make do with looking at the hill and seeing everyone else’s photos...
View ArticleBLOG: Fitness coach Jamie Kennedy talks Pennine 10K
The Burnley Express has teamed up with a top fitness coach to prepare runners for the Pennine Lancashire 10k.The Jane Tomlinson charity run is little over a month away and hundreds of people gearing up...
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