Food for thought for new Colne boss
New Colne boss Steve Cunningham is determined to one day be stood in the opposite dug out to close friend and mentor Steve Wilkes in an Evo-Stik First Division North encounter.The pair were first...
View ArticleMystery clown roams Burnley streets and parks
A mysterious clown spotted roaming Burnley’s parks and streets has become the talk of the town.The sinister-looking joker, dressed in full clown garb complete with painted face and wig, was seen...
View ArticleBurnley FC make the heaslines
Here are the stories featuring the Clarets appearing online:Preview: Millwall vs. Barnsley: Sports MoleDouble signing for York City: The Press, YorkIngs happy to take his chance: Euro sportNottingham...
View ArticleBook review: Scout Tests and How to Pass Them by Scout Association
Adventure, development and achievement… the character-building bedrocks of the Scout movement have been lighting up youngsters’ lives for over 100 years.Robert Baden-Powell, a lieutenant general in the...
View ArticleDyche looking for the winning way
Clarets boss Sean Dyche admits he isn’t searching for the right way to play, just the winning way.Burnley have stormed to the top of the Championship on an 11-game unbeaten streak, having lost only...
View ArticleBarnoldswick Town stun high-flying Liverpool to go eighth at halfway stage
Town saw off top-three opposition to reach the halfway stage of the season in eighth place, their highest position of the campaign.The game set off well, Town winning a corner after three minutes, and...
View ArticleNelson celebrate going top with stunning cup giant-killing!
After going top of the North Werst Counties First Division on Saturday, Nelson topped that with the giantkilling of the round to reach the quarter-finals of the LFA Challenge Trophy on Tuesday...
View ArticleMatthew’s Olympic goal
Pendle Athletic Club star Matthew Dutton is ready to put himself through the pain barrier in his bid to reach the Olympics.Matthew, 17, has dreams of making the 2020 Games and is moving up the...
View ArticleYoung All Blacks suffer narrow home defeat
Colne and Nelson Under 13s were narrowly defeated in an entertaining match against North Ribblesdale.Their previous meeting resulted in a five tries to three defeat, and this game was as...
View ArticleSex attack on girl (17) in Colne: police appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old girl was subjected to a serious sexual assault in Colne town centre on Sunday, November 3rd.Around 3am the victim was outside the Union Exchange...
View ArticleNelson woman helps seek justice for murdered Daniel Pelka
Two countries united in their grief for murdered Coventry schoolboy Daniel Pelka have been able to pay their respects thanks to a Facebook page launched by a Nelson woman. Campaigner Nicci Astin (37),...
View ArticleSchool gets top marks from Ofsted
A Nelson infant school and nursery unit has maintained the outstanding grading it was given in 2008 by Ofsted inspectors.Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit was said to provide “inspiring...
View ArticleEyewitnesses spot Nelson man wielding knife
A Nelson man who brandished a knife in the street when drunk has been handed a suspended prison sentence.Burnley Crown Court heard Paul Greaves (23), of Brunswick Street, had the knife in his hand when...
View ArticleEnjoy a Christmas Cracker for Pendleside Hospice
This coming Wednesday, the Colne and Nelson Fundraisers for Pendleside Hospice are again holding their popular Christmas Cracker between 10am and 2pm.It is taking place at Colne Golf Club in Skipton...
View ArticleBarrowford petition for zebra crossing
Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has presented a petition to Parliament signed by more than 100 Barrowford residents calling for a zebra crossing on the A682 near to Barrowford Primary School.Worried...
View ArticlePolice reassure residents over Burnley clown
Police have moved to reassure residents over sightings of a clown in Burnley.The Express revealed how the mystery figure has become a talking point across town after it was spotted in Rosehill and...
View ArticleBurnley FC make the headlines: Friday
Here are the headlines online featuring Burnley FC:Back To Business: Forest v Burnley: VitalfootballForest facing fresh injury crisis ahead of Burnley clash: Nottingham PostNottingham Forest v Burnley:...
View ArticlePendle Forest earn share of the spoils in top of the table encounter
Cathy Waters struck an equaliser to maintain Pendle Forest’s unbeaten start to the season in this top of the table clash on Saturday.Forest went into the game tied on points at the top with their...
View ArticlePark High School Charlotte’s England call
Park High School’s Charlotte Smith, Year 8, represented England at the Unified World Championships in Italy in October.This is one of the largest mixed martial arts tournaments in the world and was...
View ArticleLucy closes gap in the National Trophy after Durham victory
Barnoldswick’s Lucy Horrock had another great win on Sunday at the third Cyclo-Cross National Trophy race in Durham.The West Craven Technology College pupil led the race from the start, and by the end...
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