Burnley return for pre-season
Burnley boss Sean Dyche is eagerly anticipating the return of his players as the squad reports back for pre-season today.The Clarets were last in action in a 2-0 win over Ipswich Town on the final day...
View ArticlePadiham suffer weekend to forget
The rain was the main winner on a wet weekend of Ribblesdale Cricket League action.Padiham managed to get their games played but remain rooted to the bottom of the table after losing out in both.On...
View ArticleNelson restaurant helps Pendleside Hospice
An annual charity fundraiser held at the Spice of India Restaurant in Nelson has raised an amazing £6,843 for Pendleside Hospice over the years. Helen and Stephen Hodgson, from the Nelson and Colne...
View ArticleNelson Railway Station in the 1960s
This week’s photo shows us another rare Nelson railway scene courtesy of Nelsonian Ian Rushton, of Bentley Street, who captured this excellent view over a half-century ago.Looking back towards Nelson...
View ArticleFour arrests after ‘most wanted’ man captured in Spain
POLICE investigating how one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives managed to evade capture for four years have arrested four people after a series of early morning raids in Manchester this morning...
View ArticleTime for Clarets fans to get behind Sean Dyche
Judging by posts on local message boards, Clarets boss Sean Dyche is a condemned man more than a month before the new season even kicks-off. Nothing new there then. At the weekend Burnley were linked...
View ArticleLaneshaw Bridge Party in the Park plans
This year’s Laneshaw Bridge Party in the Park is promising to be bigger and better than ever — with a whole host of activities being planned to entertain both adults and children alike.Taking place on...
View ArticleBook review: Mistress of the Sea by Jenny Barden
Adventure on the high seas, swashbuckling pirates, a stowaway heroine and a voyage back in time to the Age of Discovery…Jenny Barden’s sizzling, seafaring debut novel certainly puts the romance back...
View ArticleBudding Andy Murrays should take a look at Burnley Tennis Club
An ace afternoon of tennis is being served up in Burnley very soon.Burnley Tennis Club is holding a community open day on Sunday, July 7th, from 1 to 6pm.The day offers a great opportunity for anyone...
View ArticleLTA needs Murray to make a ‘raquet’ at Wimbledon
Is Andy Murray the last British tennis star that the nation will have the privilege of celebrating?Well if Sport England’s recent warning to the Lawn Tennis Association is fuelled with sincerity, then...
View ArticleText speak will be the end of the English language as we know it
The rising importance of mobile telecommunications and social media have led to an increasing disregard for our language.Quick text messages and the 140 character limit on Tweets have brought with them...
View ArticleEurope: should we be in or out?
It has been another busy week in Westminster, with numerous debates and feedback from the G8 Summit, which made significant progress on issues like tax avoidance by multi-national corporations. For me,...
View ArticleHow to tell if you’re over the hill
On Wednesday, there was an article in a national newspaper headed “The 50 unmistakable signs you’re over the hill.”His curiosity aroused by this, Mr Pendle read on to find out what the signs were and...
View ArticleTravel Review: Carrbridge, Scotland
Children have it made. Their lives are just one long adventure. And as they say experience broadens the mind!So what better to help develop all these fine skills than a visit to one of Scotland’s...
View ArticleNelson drug dealers ran cannabis delivery service
Two Nelson men have avoided jail after Burnley Crown Court heard the duo ran a cannabis delivery service.Junaid Akhlaq (27), of Chapelhouse Road, and Rizwan Shah (29), of Albert Street, both Nelson,...
View ArticleHunt for missing USA secrets man continues
A father-of two from Fence who shot to online fame after being mistaken for the whistleblower behind the NSA’s biggest intelligence leak still has his “name” in the headlines as the hunt for his...
View ArticleMystery of the Burnley ‘tram’ location is solved!
The photo printed here has been in my collection for 25 years but, until now, has remained a mystery. I think, however, that, I have been able to identify where, and possibly when, it was...
View ArticleThe customer is always right
The current economic climate makes us all very aware of the fact that now, more than ever, we need to support our local businesses, be it shops or services.Week in, week out, we see another local...
View ArticleBurnley striker Paterson joins Huddersfield Town
Martin Paterson has ended his five-year stay with the Clarets after signing for Championship rivals Huddersfield Town on a two-year deal.The two parties had been in prolonged talks over a package to...
View ArticleA taste of summer in your glass: wine review
As the passing of the longest day has been and gone the full effect of summer is still round the corner.It’s a time to be indulgent in crisp dry fresh light white wines before the onset of cold dark...
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