Game Review: Skylanders Swap Force
Vicarious Visions and Activision has breathed new life into an already unique experience with Skylanders Swap Force.It introduces 16 swappable Skylander figurines which can be mix and matched to create...
View ArticleGame Review: Alien Rage
Alien Rage is a first person shooter style game by Unreal Technology, it comes with 17+ warning at the start of the game that warns of “blood, violence, and strong language”… these sorts of promises...
View ArticlePhelan signed to UCFB board
Former Claret and Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has been appointed to the board of UCFB WEMBLEY and Burnley.The UCFB University College of Football Business, based at Turf Moor and...
View ArticleDrivers warned to watch out for black ice
Gritters will be treating routes across Lancashire this evening as wintry showers have been forecast, and drivers are being warned to watch out for black ice.Changeable conditions are predicted over...
View ArticleBook review: Christmas is coming at OUP children’s books
Christmas is coming and the games, gadgets and gizmos wish list is growing… so why not give your child a sparkling book in the true spirit of the season?Oxford University Press have a dazzling...
View ArticleColne RAF navigator’s heroic life retold in new book
The heart-wrenching story of seven RAF heroes whose lives were cut short in the Second World War has been told by a British Airways pilot. “Seven Short Lives: Pro Libertate” has been penned by Steve...
View ArticleCommunity rallies to find missing Burnley dog Alfie
A dog owner wept tears of joy when his beloved Jack Russell was found, five days after it ran away following an attack by another dog.Mr Gary Frayling, a Burnley borough councillor, said the feeling...
View Article‘Coronation Street’ star to open Whalley Pickwick Night
Whalley villagers have began counting down to the now famous annual Pickwick Night festivities.This year the three-hour extravaganza celebrates 25 years of the famous Dickensian-themed event. And once...
View ArticleTrees in Nelson park to be felled
Work will soon start in Walverden Park to remove 25 trees that are coming to the end of their lives – or are diseased.Pendle Council’s own gardeners will carry out the tree felling work in this popular...
View ArticleNelson man assaulted women in takeaway
A Nelson man assaulted three women in a takeaway after a night out, Pennine magistrates were told.Lee Anthony Nolan (25), of Branch Street, had been out in Nelson and had seen the women, who he knew,...
View ArticleHome Office immigration team swoop on Nelson home
A Home Office Immigration Enforcement team carried out an investigation in Nelson on Monday but the Home Office not revealed what it was actually about.Early on Monday morning, at least three...
View ArticleBurnley FC in the headlines: Wednesday
Here are the latest online headlines featuring Burnley FC:Nottingham Forest v Burnley: An early look ahead: Nottingham PostJeff Hendrick comes through Derby County under-21 friendly despite feeling...
View ArticleBook review: Elizabeth of York by Alison Weir
If Sir Thomas More was ‘a man for all seasons,’ then the female equivalent was surely Elizabeth of York.Daughter of a Plantagenet king, wife of the king who founded the Tudor dynasty and mother of the...
View ArticleYoung Clarets set for another encounter with Man United
The date for Burnley’s FA Youth Cup clash against Manchester United has been finalised.Turf Moor will be the venue for the third round tie, which takes place on Monday, December 16th (kick-off 7 p.m.)....
View ArticleIngs’ delight as he crowns first England start with double strike
Danny Ings became the first Burnley player in nine years to score a goal for his country when he netted twice in England Under 21s’ 9-0 romp against San Marino on Tuesday night.Ings, on his full debut,...
View ArticleBurnley winger Wallace is on the road to recovery
Burnley winger Ross Wallace remains on the sidelines following a knee operation in August.Boss Dyche expects him to be back fit after the turn of the year: “It’s just a longer term situation. Not...
View ArticleJimmy takes two as England take control in Ashes first test
“Burnley Express” Jimmy Anderson took two wickets as England gained the upper hand on the first day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane overnight.Stuart Broad got the headlines with five wickets as...
View ArticleBarnoldswick road blocked following two-vehicle collision
A Barnoldswick road has been blocked following a road traffic collision involving a car and a motorbike. The “minor injury” incident, involving a Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a Honda CB250, happened...
View ArticleTrawden’s Knight earns points win
Trawden’s Joe Knight was in action with Sandygate Amateur Boxing Club on the Fox ABC home show in Moston, Manchester home of Anthony Crolla.The North West ABA Senior light welterweight champion, 20,...
View ArticleMedals galore for local martial arts clubs
Bushido Ju-Jitsu Barnoldswick and sister club Bushido Ju-Jitsu Colne recently attended the annual Bushido Academy Course and Competitions in Poole.The course and competition is divided into two...
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