Burnley boss Dyche’s fresh slate for pre-season
Burnley will return to pre-season training later this month with the players on a level playing field in manager Sean Dyche’s eyes.The Clarets are back at Gawthorpe from Tuesday, June 25th in readiness...
View ArticleBurnley woman completes Pennine 10k with walking frame
A brave Burnley woman took on the Pennine Lancashire 10k with the help of a walking frame.Sharlene Ayres (49) of Brunshaw, completed 7k of the challenging course around Burnley for the Jane Tomlinson...
View ArticleFormer Earby star Chapple claims 900th first-class wicket
Former Earby star Glen Chapple claimed his 900th first-class wicket for Lancashire last week.The 39-year-old seamer reached the landmark on day two of the County Championship Division Two match against...
View ArticleFull steam ahead for Barrowford netballer Natalie
It’s full steam ahead for the World Youth Netball Championships for Barrowford’s Natalie Haythornthwaite and England Under 21s.At the weekend, Natalie helped England stepped up their preparations for...
View ArticleBurnley Tornados are blowing into Colne!
Burnley Tornados American Football Club are about to introduce a senior squad to its award-winning set up, based in Colne at Holt House, the home of Colne and Nelson Rugby Union Club.Over the years,...
View ArticleNelson left with little to smile about!
Nelson had little to smile about after enduring a torrid weekend in the Lancashire League.The Seedhill side entertained Ramsbottom on Saturday in a game the visitors dominated from start to...
View ArticleNelson pervert had child sex films
A Nelson paedophile has been jailed for three years and four months at Burnley Crown Court.Simon Griffin pleaded guilty to a sexual assault, voyeurism and having sexually explicit films of a child...
View ArticlePupils escape unhurt in schoolbus crash on Padiham bypass
A schoolbus was involved in a collision with two other vehicles along the Padiham bypass.The incident happened as the bus travelled along the Barrowford Road in Fence close to the junction with...
View ArticlePolice investigate Nelson ‘stabbing’
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was believed to have been stabbed in a Nelson street.Officers were called out to an address in Manor Street at around 7-40pm on Thursday...
View ArticlePizza pot party in Trawden
Green-fingered youngsters are gearing up for this year’s Trawden Garden Festival by seeing who can deliver the best “pizza pot”. Organisers behind this year’s event are giving children some compost and...
View ArticleMalcolm’s macular cycling mission from Colne to the London Eye
A Pendle man affected by the most common form of sight loss in the UK has completed a 280-mile charity cycling criterium from Colne to the capital.Malcolm Redford (60), of Lenches Road, Colne, tackled...
View ArticleUPDATE: Witnesses sought following fatal road traffic collision
A Colne couple who died following a road traffic collision on the A65 near Skipton have officially been named by police. Stanley Shaw (83) and his wife Eileen Shaw (61), were both killed after their...
View ArticleBook review: The Affair by Gill Paul
The steamy love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is not the only drama creating sparks on the set of the iconic film Cleopatra in 1961.And a young historical adviser, fresh from the...
View ArticlePato’s Burnley future still in the air after talks
A decision regarding the future of Clarets striker Martin Paterson is yet to be made.Paterson is free to leave the club after reaching the end of his contract but Burnley are keen for the player to...
View ArticleBeth Tweddle’s former coach to take course in Burnley
A former coach of Olympic bronze medallist Beth Tweddle is to deliver a gymnastics course for teachers in Burnley.Gary Kirby, who coached a young Tweddle in his time at City of Liverpool Gymnastics,...
View ArticleCan I have Grandstand or World of Sport back please?
The older I get, it would appear, the more I seem to long for the days of my youth.Some of what I am about to say will not make any sense to anyone under the age of about 30.But those a little older...
View ArticleBeer Blog: How football allegiance can restrict choice
It has often surprised and bewildered me when I have asked a publican why they will not serve up a particular brew, they nonchalantly shrug their shoulders and reply: “Cannot sell it here, it comes...
View ArticleBar Spotlight: Pendle Inn
East Lancashire is blessed with many fine, traditional, real ale pubs - and the Pendle Inn at Barley, is one of the area’s premier watering holes.It never fails to impress - especially if you are...
View ArticleBeing a mum and a career woman: my guilt
After more than nine months spending quality time with my beautiful baby boy, Sulaiman, I have just returned to work.I enjoyed every minute of my maternity leave, but was looking forward to returning...
View ArticleBook review: Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane
Ben Kane’s superb Spartacus ‘mini series’ takes historical Roman novel writing to heady new heights in the final, pulsating instalment of the slave rebellion that shook the mighty Roman empire.Hot on...
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