Turf Moor roof death plunge of Clarets apprentice Ben: 20-year anniversary
A CLARETS starlet who died falling from a Turf Moor stand roof has been honoured by family and former teammates 20 years after the tragedyBen Lee plunged to his death when the roof of the Long Side...
View ArticleBurnley programme wins award at Football League Awards
BURNLEY has won the Best Matchday Programme Award at the Football League Awards 2012.Adam Riding, Graphic Designer for Burnley, collected the award at the gala ceremony at The Brewery, London, on...
View ArticleIs West Craven joining the Ribble Valley?
WEST CRAVEN residents have three weeks to comment on a proposal to join a Ribble Valley Parliamentary constituency, after an initial consultation divided opinion.The Boundaries Commission has published...
View ArticleTriathlon places filling up fast
More than half of the places available for this year’s Pendle Triathlon have already been taken!With a total of 180 places up for grabs, more than 100 competitors have signed up to take part in this...
View ArticleBurnley keeping their fingers crossed over Jay Rodriguez
BURNLEY hope rest is the cure as they wrap top-scorer Jay Rodriguez up in cotton wool ahead of Sunday’s game at Cardiff City.The 21-goal hitman was withdrawn at half-time in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with...
View ArticleBurnley dog bite attacks: shock figures
RECKLESS pet owners have been blamed for a 13% increase in hospital dog bite cases over the last five years.The Express has learned urgent care staff have dealt with 3,712 cases of dog bites at East...
View ArticleAppeal for your Clitheroe Torchlight Procession memories
OVER the coming weeks we’ll be looking at the history of Torchlight Processions in Clitheroe, in the run-up to the 2012 Torchlight planned for August.Here is the first Torchlight Taster, written by Sue...
View Article‘Squatters’ feared trapped inside Nelson house blaze
WHEN an empty house caught fire, the police feared there could be squatters inside it. So it was treated as an “persons reported” emergency.Firefighters searched the premises in Meredith Street,...
View ArticleBurnley University College of Football Business to inspire teens
BURNLEY’S University College of Football Business is doing its bit for the community.Lecturers, staff and students from UCFB will be working with teenagers from across the region in areas such as...
View ArticleBurnley’s groundsman nominated for top award
BURNLEY Football Club is delighted to announce that the playing surface at Turf Moor has again been ranked in the top three in the Championship, with Paul Bradshaw in the running for the title of...
View ArticleTicket prices for Youth Cup semi-final clash with Rovers
BURNLEY Football Club can now confirm details for travelling fans for the FA Youth Cup first leg away to Blackburn Rovers on Thursday, March 22nd (kick-off 7pm).Burnley supporters have been allocated...
View ArticleJail for Colne man who stabbed best friend in head with broken bottle
A FATHER-OF-TWO who left his best friend seriously injured and needing a blood transfusion after a vicious attack has been locked up.Burnley Crown Court heard how Alan Woods punched Matthew Hall and...
View ArticlePolice appeal after Burnley dad shoots himself in head
A CORONER and senior detective have urged the public to hand in firearms to the police following the death of a father-of-two who shot himself.Mr David Read (65) was found dead on his bed at home in...
View ArticleFinal decision to be made on West Craven turbine
RESIDENTS opposing a wind turbine application in Bracewell have been given a lifeline despite Pendle Council’s planning manager strongly recommended councillors should approve it.The proposal at...
View ArticleNew courses at allotment
Pendle Leisure Trust’s Live Well, Eat Well project has returned and is offering new courses for this spring.The scheme runs at Pendle’s Community Allotment and offers adults and children an exciting...
View ArticleSearch for a sporting star
Satellite TV station MTV is searching for a sporting star of a new one hour special show.It doesn’t matter if you’re a boxer, cyclist, fast on the track or good with a ball, small, big, oval or...
View ArticleWaste centre closes on Monday
AS the household waste recycling centre in Colne shuts down from Monday, Pendle Council has sent out a timely reminder to people about its own bulky waste collection service.Large items such as...
View ArticleNelson coffin works blaze drama: VIDEO
THE skies above Nelson were filled with smoke and flames last night as a factory that makes coffins caught fire.Our video shows firefighters this morning still at the scene damping down the premises of...
View ArticleHouse fire was arson, say police
THE cause of a house fire in Nelson earlier this week has been confirmed as arson.Police are appealing for information following the incident in Meredith Street between 3-30 p.m. and 9-30 p.m. on...
View ArticleMayor of Pendle champions new service to help addicts
Mayor of Pendle Coun. Nadeem Ahmed showed he was a “recovery champion” when he turned up to cheer on a team of footballers from East Lancashire at a football tournament organised by Lancashire Drug and...
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