Your chance to represent Pendle in international youth event in France
YOUNG people from Pendle are being invited to attend an International Youth Event in the borough’s twin town of Creil in France. But the application closes this coming Monday.Joanne Eccles, secretary...
View ArticleMan in court after £10,0000 heroin seizure in Nelson
A 32-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Pennine magistrates after police were said to have found heroin worth £10,000 at a house in Nelson.Raja Imran Khan, of Arthur Street, Nelson, is charged with...
View ArticleLee Hoos targets the Premier League
NEW chief executive Lee Hoos feels he has come to a forward-thinking football club, with a progressive manager in Eddie Howe.And he believes Burnley is gearing up for a return to the Premier League on...
View ArticleBook review: The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Powerful women are always irresistible ... think Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the ‘queen’ of them all, Catherine the Great of Russia.Eva Stachniak knows only too well the...
View ArticleM65 closed as man is talked down from bridge
PART of the M65 in Burnley was closed for almost an hour early this morning after a man was spotted hanging over the motorway bridge.The incident happened at 1-47 a.m. on the bridge at junction 11 on...
View ArticleBurnley FC reveal season ticket prices
BURNLEY Football Club has released season ticket prices for the 2012/13 campaign.The club has coined the phrase ‘This Is Our Turf’ to promote the new season and the Earlybird prices have been outlined....
View ArticleVIDEO: Burnley fan aims to be next keepy-up king!
A TALENTED freestyling footballer is vying for the title of kick-up king.Artistic teenager Chris Draper paints an expressive and absorbing picture with his varied thrills and skills. Around the world,...
View ArticleBook review: The Piccadilly Plot by Susanna Gregory
Restoration London is a dangerous place for a former Parliamentarian spy, but who better to brazen it out than the wily Thomas Chaloner?The Piccadilly Plot is Susanna Gregory’s seventh novel featuring...
View ArticleBurnley boss Howe welcomes Royal support
BURNLEY boss Eddie Howe has welcomed the backing of the Royal heir ahead of tonight’s encounter with a different set of Royals.At a reception for the British Asian Trust at Windsor Castle, Prince...
View ArticleBurnley General Hospital mental health wards to close
FAMILIES with loved ones being treated for mental illness face round trips of as much as 100 miles to see them in hospital in future.All in-patient mental health care will go from Burnley when the...
View ArticlePractical help on offer at West Craven jobs fair
A THIRD jobs fair will be held at the Rainhall Centre on Thursday, with more than 20 local employers, colleges and agencies set to attend.As well as information about current job vacancies, there will...
View ArticlePrince Charles is a Burnley FC fan: official
PRINCE Charles has revealed for the first time that he is a fan of Burnley Football Club.The heir to the throne, who has visited Burnley three times in the last five years, has made no secret of his...
View ArticleHouse of Lords back Jane’s Law following murder of Barrowford nurse
JANE Clough. Her name conjures up a thousand words. “Precious daughter”, “loving mother”, “dear friend” and now “victim’s voice”. Jane was just 26 when she was stabbed to death by her ex-partner...
View ArticleTALKING TACTICS: Clarets need repeat of 2009
SCOUT Phil Smith feels tonight’s game at Reading is the most crucial of the season so farCall me a pessimist, but I refuse to read much into a comfortable victory over a poor Barnsley side devoid of...
View ArticleCharity night in memory of Nelson man who died aged 32
AN annual charity night is being held tomorrow in memory of Nelson man Christopher Cheetham, who died aged 32 in June 2006, with a rare condition called malignant meningitis.It was caused a brain...
View ArticleConcern over ‘missing’ millions for health centres in Clitheroe and Colne
ALARM bells are being rung in Pendle over money set aside for new NHS health centres in Colne, Clitheroe and Great Harwood.Pendle Liberal Democrat councillor Tony Greaves, who represent’s Colne’s...
View ArticlePrince Charles to receive gold season ticket from Burnley FC
TO coincide with the new season ticket campaign, Burnley Football Club have arranged for a very special delivery to Clarence House, the Prince of Wales’ official residence.A special gold season ticket...
View ArticleBarnoldswick spreads the love on St Valentine’s Day: VIDEO
HUNDREDS of people turned out to show their love for Barnoldswick on St Valentine’s Day as the town celebrated the launch of its new visitor website and brochure.Talented cooks competed in a bake-off...
View ArticleCould retail guru Mary Portas transform Nelson Town Centre? VOTE NOW
RETAIL guru Mary Portas could be making a trip to Nelson to use her skills to transform the town centre.But do you think that she would be able to give the town’s struggling retailers a boost and make...
View Article‘Yes to Tesco’ campaign steps up in Batnoldswick
RESIDENTS who want superstore shopping in Barnoldswick have stepped up their “Yes to Tesco” campaign.While thousands of leaflets were distributed to homes across the town calling for letters of...
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