Encouraging signs for Colne ahead of next season
After 10 games without defeat, Colne lost their final three games of the season over the week.But there is much encouragement for the Reds ahead of next season after an eight-place finish in the North...
View ArticleThrelfall in goalscoring form, but Barnoldswick Town end season with defeat
Mark Threlfall netted five goals over the week - including four against title-chasing Bootle - as Barnoldswick Town ended the season ninth in the North West Counties Premier Division.Town had their...
View ArticleBook review: Good Husband Material by Trisha Ashley
Thirteen years have passed since Lancashire-born author Trisha Ashley first published Good Husband Material and it’s pleasing to report that age has added a warm of layer of nostalgia to this edgy,...
View ArticleFoulridge farmer’s plea after horror attack on lambs
A disgusted Foulridge farmer is urging dog owners to keep their pets on leads around livestock after his twin lambs had their faces ‘ripped off’. Ken Dickinson, of Smithy Lane, made the shocking...
View ArticleEarby avenge derby rivals with win over league newcomers
After the previous weeks win over league champions Barnoldswick, Brooksbottom must have expected an easy match against last year’s bottom side Earby.After winning the toss and sticking Earby in on a...
View ArticleBarnoldswick up to third in the table after Khalid takes seven wickets
Champions Barnoldswick are up to third after beating Oswaldtwistle Immanuel by 34 runs on Saturday at Victory Park.Chasing Barlick’s 125, ‘Ossie’s reply was hampered by Imran Khalid’s 7-36.The hosts...
View ArticleNelson boxer Atif ready to make pro debut
Nelson’s Atif Mushtaq believes he’s entered the professional realms of boxing at the perfect time and is confident of further enhancing the region’s growing reputation in the sport.On the back of...
View ArticleNatalie helps England to Netball Europe victory
Barrowford’s Natalie Haythornthwaite helped England Under 21s win the Netball Europe competition in Cardiff at the weekend.Having recently returned from a tour series Down Under against the Australian...
View ArticleNelson Golf Club stalwart and shopkeeper dies
Well-known golfer and former Nelson retailer Keith Abbott died last Thursday at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital after a short illness. Keith, aged 80, was an active and prominent member of Nelson Golf...
View ArticleBBC man talks to Nelson & Colne College students
Child care, health and social care and IT students at Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form have taken part in an inspirational lecture with guest speaker and journalist Andrew Lindsay.The college is...
View ArticleBurnley favourites ahead of Ipswich clash
Burnley go into their last game of the season against 11th placed Ipswich Town knowing they’ve already guaranteed themselves a place in the Championship next season.Leading online betting comparison...
View ArticleColne Masters swimmer swops goggles for trainers for cancer charity
A local Masters swimmer has stepped out of her comfort zones to raise funds for a charity close to her heart.On Sunday, Karen Driver, of Hill Street, swopped her goggles for trainers to take part in...
View ArticleAll Blacks’ future bright
Colne and Nelson rounded off an excellent season as they beat Newton le Willows to finish fifth in the table.The side won more games than they lost, and the future looks good with all the young players...
View ArticleLate goal seals Pendle Renegades promotion
Pendle Renegades went into the final game of the season knowing that if they avoided defeat to third place Skipton Town, they would clinch runners-up spot in the Craven League Second Division, and...
View ArticleFemale soldier from Nelson ‘kicked off’ in A&E
A serving soldier on leave from a tour of Afghanistan “kicked off” in the accident and emergency unit at Royal Blackburn Hospital.Blackburn magistrates heard Kayleigh Holden used foul and abusive...
View ArticleHundreds gather at charity football match in memory of Colne stalwart
A Colne FC “legend” would have been left humbled by the hundreds of people who turned out to celebrate his life, friends have said. Last Sunday, a charity football match was held in memory of Kelvin...
View ArticleWhy we all love eBay
Not long ago, when something was needed for the house or garden, or a specific gift wanted hunting down for a friend’s birthday, a trip to the shops to compare items and prices loomed and along with it...
View ArticlePendle and Burnley Grand Prix read for off
The annual Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix kicks off this year with the Hameldon Hill Fell race on Sunday.The six-mile race starts at noon on Turkey Street in Accrington at the Peel Park Pub.The Pinhaw...
View ArticleBrierfield Celtic complete the double!
Barrowford Celtic Under 7s have completed the double in the East Lancs inside league.Celtic came through to win a thrilling final, up against teams from Rossendale Valley and Lammack. The team was...
View ArticlePendle Forest face a waiting game
A 3-1 defeat for Pendle Forest in their crucial last match of the season against Morpeth leaves them in the bottom two, and facing relegation.Forest started well, although a defensive error almost let...
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