World chance for Trawden shooter Mike!
Trawden’s Mike Hartley, who recently helped England to team silver in the DTL 2013 European Team Tournament in Lazenay in France, has had a call up for the ICTSF 11th World DTL Championships in New...
View ArticleFirst Barnoldswick open air market for 40 years
Barnoldswick’s first open air market for over 40 years will be held in the town square next Saturday.Pendle Valley Markets, a new business venture by Keith Mitchell, former owner of Cafe on the Square,...
View ArticleNelson car attacks: police appeal
Police have appealed for information after a spate of car damages across Pendle, but predominantly in Nelson, over the course of last week.Two hundred pounds of damage was caused to the rear and side...
View ArticleVolunteers needed at Colne charity shop
Volunteers willing to donate their time to the daily running of a Colne charity shop are being urged to step forward. Due to a number of recent retirements, Pendleside Hospice’s store, in Dockray...
View ArticleWalter’s string v latest technology
I miss Walter’s piece of string, I really do, and the older I get the more I look back fondly on it.Actually, what I really miss is what Walter’s piece of string represents in my mind, a different time...
View ArticleBrierfield car park to close at night
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed moves by Pendle Council and the police to tackle anti-social behaviour at the games area in Taylor Street, Brierfield. This follows Mr Stephenson calling for...
View ArticleAndrew is the pacesetter at Colne Golf Club
Saturday saw the the first round of the 36-hole Foulds Cup at Colne Golf Club.Leader at the halfway stage is Andrew Kellett (77-12-65) from Ian Fry (83-17-66) and Stuart Pratt (84-16-68).The concluding...
View ArticleSeaward pips Marsden Park Golf Club’s vice captain
The scores reflected the excellent course and weather conditions for Marsden Park Golf Club’s 2013 Marsden Building Society trophies.Michael Seaward’s score of 42 points pipped Vice Captain David Perks...
View ArticleTough start for Pendle Renegades
Pendle Renegades had a tough start to life in the Craven League First Division.Renegades got their noses in front through Danny Paton after capitalising on some hesitant defending, but Settle equalised...
View ArticleBook review: The Eagle’s Vengeance by Anthony Riches
Britannia is in chaos, fearsome tribal women are torturing and killing Roman soldiers… and intrepid imperial fugitive and centurion Marcus Valerius Aquila is on another mission seemingly impossible.The...
View ArticleHelp raise funds for Colne’s little Louie
The family of a Colne meningitis survivor will soon be swinging back into action to raise as much money as possible for their growing little boy. In a couple of months, the Jenkins family aim to be...
View ArticleTime to ‘click off’ social media?
I’ve never been a huge fan of social media, but I am starting to feel really unsettled by the thought of young people accessing such sites. Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, Tumblr (to name a few) pride...
View ArticleNelson woman four times drink-drive limit
A Nelson woman nearly four times the legal alcohol limit has pleaded guilty to drink driving.Cheryl Smalley (44) was found driving a Mercedes Vito van along Selby Street where she lived. She was...
View ArticleNatalie Gumede shares ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ delight
Strictly Come Dancing star Natalie Gumede has expressed her excitement at being paired with former winner Artem Chigvintsev.The former Park High School student, who was born in Burnley, appeared on the...
View ArticleBurnley’s promotion odds slashed!
Following their impressive start to the Championship campaign, leading odds comparison site Oddschecker.com can reveal that Blackpool’s odds of winning the Championship have shortened dramatically.The...
View ArticleKelbrook man jailed for huge mortgage scam
A Kelbrook man involved in a mortgage fraud of “breathtaking proportions” has been jailed for four years.Frank Edward Philip Darlington (62), of Vicarage Road, was one of four defendants sentenced to a...
View ArticleKids Review: ChillFactor™ Squeeze Cup Slushy Maker
Children love slushy drinks. So what better than a squeezy cup to make and keep the mixture in until you are ready.It really is that simple and Ruaridh (6) and Flora (3) thought it was just cool!...
View ArticleBurnley teen actor in ‘Coronation Street’
A talented teenage actor from Burnley wil have audiences on the edge of their seat when he appears in top soap “Coronation Street” tonight.Bailey Pearson (13) plays a bully called Connor who torments...
View ArticleColne councillor renews his calls for action
Renewed calls have been made by a Colne councillor for action to be taken on a potholed Foulridge ford. Coun. Graham Waugh said he has been raising concerns with Lancashire County Council about the...
View ArticleElizabethan Poor Law help the needy
We recently started a mini-series on the story of poverty and the role of local charities in the Burnley area. It was mentioned that, in the late 16th Century, partly because of the decline in the...
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