Future of Barrowford Cricket Club in jepoardy after £10,000 bill
The future of Barrowford Cricket Club is in jeopardy after it was left facing a £10,000 bill to have its electricity supply reconnected.The power at the club’s Bull Holme pavilion was disconnected in...
View ArticlePendle pool ace claims county trophy
pendle Pool League cueist Tracy Graham has won the Lancashire Ladies’ Inter-League’s Linda Gully Merit Trophy.The trophy is presented to the player who has won the most games during the season.Tracy is...
View ArticleAppeal for Queen to pardon Pendle Witches
A HIGHAM man trying to win a pardon the 12 Pendle Witches executed in 1612 has taken his appeal to the Queen.Arthur Stuttard, a retired barrister, failed in his attempt to secure a pardon after...
View Article12 jobs go with closure of Burnley clothes store
A POPULAR fashion retailer has become the latest high street casualty in Burnley town centre.The Peacocks store in the Charter Walk Shopping centre is set to close with the loss of 12 jobs.Hopes were...
View ArticleSailing season is finally underway
The 2012 season kicked-off at Burwain Sailing Club at the weekend.After a delay of two weeks due to the lake freezing over, the first racing season took place on Sunday.Two races were sailed in bright...
View ArticleTributes after death of Burnley FC fan (95)
FAMILY and friends gathered to say goodbye to a remarkable Burnley Football Club fan and servant who died in the early hours of his 95th birthday last week.Mr James Marriott, known as Jim, died in his...
View ArticleBarnoldswick labourer faces up to four years in prison after sexual activity...
A 35-YEAR-OLD Barnoldswick man who had sex with a schoolgirl has been warned he faces up to four years in jail.Labourer Nicholas Alcock, of Gisburn Road, admitted sexual activity with a child, at...
View ArticleBurnley 1, Millwall 3
IT was a case of the Lion, the glitch and the wonder goal at Turf Moor as Millwall all but arrested the Clarets play-off charge.Expectations were high after the fight and spirit shown in defeat at the...
View ArticleAshley hits cup brace
Brierfield Celtic Under 13 Whites secured a rare win with a convincing performance against Barnoldswick to put them into the second round of the cup.Celtic were 4-0 up at half time and finished up 7-2...
View ArticleMissing climber: family raise cash for Scottish mountain rescue team
FAMILY and friends of missing climber Grant Cunliffe are walking the Three Peaks in April to raise money for the Cairngorm mountain rescue charity.Mr Cunliffe, who should have celebrated his 50th...
View ArticleColne and Nelson.......3 Clitheroe.....................0
Colne and Nelson 3, Clitheroe 0It was Clitheroe’s turn to visited Holt House at the weekend, hoping to gain a much-needed win in what can only be described as a solid game of rugby which was by no...
View ArticleTAKEAWAY REVIEW: Pronto Pizza, Standish Street, Burnley
WE’VE all been there.Sunday afternoon. Bloodshot eyes. Packet of headache tablets close to hand.The kitchen seems a million miles away, the thought of actually cooking something is enough to bring you...
View ArticleBurnley defender Duff taking it one game at a time
LONG-SERVING Clarets defender Michael Duff is taking his club and international future one game at a time after linking up with Northern Ireland.Duff, the stand-out Burnley performer in Saturday’s 3-1...
View ArticleNelson drug dealer ordered to pay back £20,000
A NELSON man, sentenced to 16 months in prison for supplying drugs, has been ordered to pay back over £20,000.Abid Ashraf (32), of Barkerhouse Road, appeared at Burnley Crown Court in November, 2010,...
View ArticleBurnley Chairman calls for footballing fraternity to get behind DofE
Barry Kilby, the outgoing Chairman of Burnley FC, has called for all football clubs to get behind young people and support The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards.The call comes as four young people from...
View ArticlePHIL CALVERT: We’ve certainly no drought here in the North West
IF ever there was a statistic which shouted out a difference between the North-West of England and the South-East then surely it is the declaration of drought in a huge swathe of South-Eastern...
View ArticleBook review: The Wreckage by Michael Robotham
Take an enthralling story about an ex-cop who falls victim to a robbery in London, widen the scope to include a dangerous trail of ‘lost money’ in Baghdad and you have one of the best British crime...
View ArticleANDREW STEPHENSON (PENDLE CONSERVATIVE MP): Have a say in who Lancashire’s...
I RECENTLY met Nick Herbert, Minister for Policing, to talk about plans to reform the police, open up public services and give more power to communities. This Government’s reforms have already started...
View ArticleHowe hopes to have midfield duo for trip to Watford
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe hopes to have midfield pair Dean Marney and skipper Chris McCann both available for Saturday’s trip to Watford.Marney missed Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at home to Millwall after the...
View ArticleCampaign to tackle empty homes in Nelson
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to highlight the issue of the number of empty homes in Pendle Council’s Marsden ward in Nelson.Local community campaigner and former ward councillor Azhar Ali said: “I have...
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