Review: The Crooked Billet, Worsthorne
This traditional, free house country pub, situated on the outskirts of Burnley, is a delightful establishment, offering you a warm, friendly welcome – and an excellent range of cask-conditioned...
View ArticleJail for Brierfield man with £25,000 cannabis crop
A Brierfield man has been jailed for 20 months after cultivating a cannabis crop with a street value of £25,000.Jay Dwyer (40), of Livingstone Walk, Brierfield, was arrested by police on patrol in...
View ArticleFraudsters con £140,000 from businesswoman: police warning
Police are warning people to be extra vigilant after highly-skilled fraudsters duped a Lancashire businesswoman out of £140,000.Fraudsters contacted the shop owner several times last month and conned...
View ArticleBurnley fair draw the crowds: video
The sun has come out for Burnley Wakes Week Fair 2013, with Ben Parsons capturing all the fun on video.The rides and attractions have seen the crowds flock to town to make the most of the glorious...
View ArticleSingle leisure trust for Burnley and Pendle?
Leisure facilities in east Lancashire could get a big shake-up if the plans of Pendle Council leader Coun. Joe Cooney come to fruition.Coun. Cooney, himself a former employee of Pendle Leisure Trust,...
View ArticleWhere America leads, we follow, with the school Prom
I still remember my school farewell bash – it was a disco complete with crisps and pop in a sports hall.I admit I was bought a new cheesecloth shirt, but that was the limit of my parents’ extravagance....
View ArticleLowerhouse Cricket Club take Twenty20 crown
Before 2004 Lowerhouse Cricket Club hadn’t won a thing - now they’re harbouring all three Lancashire League trophies.Almost a decade ago Charlie Cottam and Chris Bleazard teamed up to put the perennial...
View ArticleChallenge complete for tandem girls
It is a challenge they are never going to forget, and one that would have made one man in particular especially proud.Best friends Amy Greenall and Emily Mitchell, both 25, completed a 127- mile tandem...
View ArticleFilm Review: The Bling Ring
Inspired by a 2010 feature in Vanity Fair magazine entitled The Suspects Wore Louboutins, The Bling Ring dramatises the outlandish true story of a group of bored, celebrity-obsessed teenagers, who...
View ArticleBook review: Let the sun shine in with OUP Children’s Books
Summer’s here and Oxford University Press Children’s Books have a superb collection of sunshine sparklers to keep holiday boredom at bay.Whether it’s a funny, whimsical celebration to mark the birth of...
View ArticleTalented golf duo win open
In glorious weather, Ghyll Golf Club’s Mixed Open on Sunday was won with 45 points by two of the club’s youngest and most talented players, Sam Bugler and Emma Blades with 45 points.Second, with 41...
View ArticleTwo cut free after car collides with wall
Two people had to be cut free from a car which was in collision with a wall near a new housing development in Clitheroe Road, Brierfield, on Sunday night.Fire crews were called to the scene at around...
View ArticleNelson company creates specialist lighting newspaper
A lighting company has created a quarterly newspaper in order to share its work with interior designers and architects across the UK and beyond.Chantelle Lighting, which provides a range of bespoke and...
View ArticleShoe Review: KEEN Mercer CNX
Today’s hectic pace means we have to be ready to run. And as our feet do most of the running, they need to be treated well!But in this day and age its also important to look cool too and with a pair of...
View ArticleWest Craven food bank idea to be explored
An exploratory meeting organised by West Craven church members will take place tonight to discuss the possibility of opening a food bank in the area.Earby’s New Road Community Centre will host the...
View ArticleBook review: Midsummer Magic by Julia Williams
Summer’s here… time for a little fun, love, magic and mayhem courtesy of chick-lit conjuror Julia Williams.Take a plot straight out of Shakespeare, two couples finding true love doesn’t always run...
View ArticleTeenager is ‘seriously injured’ after wall collision
Police are appealing for information after a teenager was seriously injured in a collision in Brierfield on Sunday.Around 11-15pm, a silver Rover 214 SE was being driven along Clitheroe Road when the...
View ArticleColne continues to help our heroes
Colne is continuing to help our heroes by hosting a fun-filled night complete with cricket, a raffle and live entertainment. Taking place at Colne Cricket Club from 6pm on Friday, July 19th, the event,...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: The State We’re In by Adele Parks
WHERE do you begin to explain the success of Adele Parks’ amazing and imaginative new novel? It might sound strange but the best place to start is at the end because this perfect summer read has a...
View ArticleAustin eager to fulfil top flight dream
Clarets striker Charlie Austin remains desperate to play Premier League football - but will get his head down with Burnley to try and fulfil his dreams.Austin saw a £4.5m switch to Hull City break down...
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