Court bans Nelson man from every Pendle pub and club
A MAN has been barred from going into all pubs, clubs and bars across Pendle under the conditions of a Drink Banning Order.Magistrates granted the year-long civil order on Adam Bell, of Castle Street,...
View ArticleBook review: The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker
The tenderness of a teenage girl’s sexual awakening played out against a city stalked by savage mutants ... it’s a love affair to die for!Susanne Winnacker’s perfectly pitched young adult novel takes...
View ArticleJail for ex-RAF man from Earby who ‘groomed’ teen girls for sex
A FORMER RAF policeman who “groomed” two schoolgirls and had sex with one of them has been jailed for more than two years.Alistaire Chappell sent text messages to the teenagers to arrange to meet them...
View ArticleThe Queen set to visit Burnley in Diamond Jubilee tour
THE Queen is set to make a royal visit to Burnley as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK.Her Royal Highness will visit East Lancashire with the Duke of Edinburgh to mark her 60-year reign which...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Queen Elizabeth II on her previous visits to Burnley
HER Majesty the Queen also visited Burnley in 1955 and 1968.Throngs of crowds gathered to see the monarch who visited Burnley’s parish church of St Peter’s in 1968, when she also met Burnley Express...
View ArticleBurnley nominated for Best Marketing Campaign
BURNLEY has been shortlisted for the Perform Best Marketing Campaign at the Football League Awards 2012.Burnley will come up against five other Football League clubs for the Award, having made the...
View ArticleM65 accidents cause traffic chaos
THREE traffic incidents in as many minutes caused travel chaos on an icy stretch of motorway between Nelson and Colne yesterday morning.Police attended the scenes of all three accidents on the M65...
View ArticleDavid Edgar receives another international call up
Clarets defender David Edgar has received another international call up for the Canadian national team later this month.Canada will play an international friendly against Armenia on February 29, 2012,...
View ArticleMcCartan fires Clarets into FA Youth Cup quarter-final
SHAY McCartan fired Burnley into the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 1978 with a late winner at West Brom on Wednesday night.And first team boss Eddie Howe hailed the...
View ArticleTerminally-ill Hapton woman prepares for her dream wedding
A HAPTON woman who was told she has just months to live is to marry her fiance this weekend in a dream ceremony.Two hundred guests will join primary school teacher Kathy Nutter(31) and Carl Morris for...
View ArticlePolice announce reshuffle in Nelson and Colne
PENDLE Police has announced a reshuffle of Community Beat Managers in Nelson and Colne.The announcement follows news West Craven is to fall into line with the rest of Pendle.Bradley ward in Nelson is...
View ArticleBook review: You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik
Will Silver is the archetypal inspirational teacher, a classic combination of Mr Chips, Muriel Sparks’ Jean Brodie and John Keating of the Dead Poets’ Society.He’s a hero to his impressionable and...
View ArticleEddie Howe backs Redknapp for England job
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe feels the time is right for Harry Redknapp to become England manager.Howe was Redknapp’s first signing in his first spell in charge of Portsmouth, moving from Bournemouth for...
View ArticleChildren at risk in Blacko as road is turned into M1
CHILDREN’S safety is being put at risk because of an influx of traffic being diverted through Blacko, according to residents and the village school.A section of Barnoldswick Road has been shut by...
View ArticleCancer charity aims to beat quiz world record
AN East Lancashire charity is trying to set a new world record for the most simultaneous quizzes ever held. Macmillan Cancer Support is looking for groups and businesses to host a Mammoth Quiz on...
View ArticleBurnley boss Howe’s shock at Kilby news
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe is keen to end a tough week on a high with a ninth away win of the season at Southampton tomorrow.The club has been stunned with the news that chairman Barry Kilby is to stand...
View ArticleJoin in West Craven tree plant
BARNOLDSWICK in Bloom’s volunteer group needs help with a community dig-in to plant hundreds of trees tomorrow.More than 400 saplings have been donated by the Woodland Trust, which is helping groups...
View Article"We’ve changed the law”
THE House of Lords has given their outright support to a change in law that would give victims of crime greater powers following the “Justice for Jane” campaign.Barrowford nurse Jane Clough (26) of...
View ArticleBalloons released at funeral of tragic Burnley baby Abigail
THE parents of a baby girl from Burnley who died suddenly were joined by a wealth of family and friends as they said an emotional goodbye to their “beautiful princess.”Mourners released heart-shaped...
View ArticleAppeal to save West Craven council shop
EARBY could lose its council shop as Pendle Council sets its budget for the next year.The shop on Victoria Road has been earmarked for closure, as well as the Brierfield office, in a bid to save a...
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