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View ArticleStep in the right direction for Burnley boss Howe
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe felt his side did enough to have taken all three points at the Cardiff City Stadium.Burnley ended a run of three straight away defeats with a 0-0 draw, but couldn’t quite extend...
View Article11 arrests in £70,000 cannabis crackdown
A MAJOR crackdown on cannabis cultivation across Lancashire has seen 13 drugs warrants executed, 11 people arrested and more than £70,000-worth of drugs recovered by police in the first week of the...
View ArticleSilentnight creates 140 new jobs in Barnoldswick
Silentnight has announced it is expanding its manufacturing facilities at Barnoldswick and creating 140 new jobs, after Lancashire County Council agreed a £1 million investment package. Bosses said...
View ArticleEddie Howe wants Burnley to finish season unbeaten
EDDIE Howe wants his side to try to end the season on an unbeaten run. Play-off hopes are all but mathematically over, 10 points adrift of three of the four sides currently with their fate in their own...
View ArticleBurnley ‘best in North West’ for business growth potential
We are the championsResearch by data analysts Experian has identified Burnley as one of the best in the North West for business growth potential with over one quarter of companies in the town...
View ArticlePolice hunt man following ‘distraction’ burglaries
POLICE have issued an image of a man wanted in connection with a number of burglary offences in the West Midlands.Mark Anthony Rhodes, who is 28 and of no fixed address, is believed to be linked to a...
View ArticleChance meeting leads to arrest
A NELSON man was arrested as a result of a chance meeting with his ex-partner on a bus.Blackburn magistrates heard Anthony Watson sat with his child on the bus and later sent a text message which put...
View ArticleBook review: Tom-All-Alone’s by Lynn Shepherd
It’s the shocking story that Dickens would have liked to tell but, restrained by the powerful forces of his hard times, could only hint at.This is London’s rotten underbelly laid bare ... corruption in...
View ArticleLafferty can add another dimension - Eddie Howe
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe feels Irish left back Danny Lafferty can give his side “another dimension” after handing the youngster a debut at Cardiff.The former Celtic defender, signed from Derry City in...
View ArticlePensioner dies in Earby house blaze
A MAN has died following a fire at a house in Barnwood Crescent, Earby.Firefighters from Earby, Colne, and Barnoldswick were called to the fire at 5-15 on Monday evening.When the first crew from Earby...
View ArticleEvents lined up for 400th anniversary of witch trials
WITH the Pendle Witches on trial 400 years ago, Pendle Council has launched a whole series of exciting events to mark the fourth centenary.The official start took place within a spectacular view of...
View ArticleCouncil buys giant textile mill
Pendle Council has completed the purchase of Brierfield Mills ... thanks to a grant from the Government’s Homes and Communities Agency.The building, the former home of textile giant Smith and Nephew...
View ArticleFive in court on robbery charge
FIVE men charged with an attempted robbery in Nelson have been remanded in custody by Pennine magistrates.It followed an incident on Friday afternoon at a jeweller’s shop on Manchester Road. The...
View ArticleBurnley boss excited at future of youth team
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe feels that, come what may on Thursday night, Burnley’s youngsters have a bright future with the club.Terry Pashley’s youth team travel to Blackburn Rovers for the first leg of...
View ArticleBrierfield man charged with sex attack after ‘taxi’ mistake
A MAN has been charged with sexual assault by penetration following an incident in Nelson on February 13th. Sakab Mahmood (19), of William Street, Brierfield, was arrested on Friday and appeared before...
View ArticleFarmers invited to police’s rural crime conference
MEMBERS of the farming community have been invited to a special conference aimed at combating rural vehicle crime.Lancashire Constabulary is holding the event at its Hutton headquarters on Thursday...
View ArticleNew dates for Burnley’s youths and reserves
Burnley Football Club have re-arranged two of their remaining Central League games and a Youth Alliance fixture to make room for the Clarets’ FA Youth Cup double-header against Blackburn Rovers. The...
View ArticlePolice promise to crack down on criminal damage in West Craven
WEST Craven police have pledged to “intensively target” anti-social behaviour after a spate of criminal damage.Julie and Dave Birnie, who run Have I Got News 4 You on Victoria Road, said they were...
View ArticleNominate your favourite Pendle curry house for national award
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson is calling for people to tell him which their favourite curry house is to help him decide which local restaurant to nominate for the Lyca Tiffin Cup 2012.This year is the...
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