Burnley FC v Blackburn Rovers youth match: police advice
CLARETS fans are being urged to arrive early ahead of Burnley’s decisive FA Youth Cup semi-final against Blackburn Rovers.Burnley lost the first game at Ewood Park 1-0 and thousands of supporters are...
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BURNLEY striker Martin Paterson was disappointed not to take all three points from West Ham at the weekend.“I think for me this year’s going to a build-up to next year, my best football will come next...
View ArticleAbolish fuel tax for our air ambulances: Euro MP’s petition plea
EURO MP Paul Nuttall is urging residents to sign an online petition urging the Government to exempt air ambulance services from duty on fuel they use.“I think this is a cause well worth supporting and...
View ArticleBurnley’s Jimmy Anderson joins elite bowlers!
JAMES Anderson became the sixth Englishman to take 250 Test wickets as he struck twice in as many balls on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka.The “Burnley Express” made the crucial double...
View ArticleNelson street bomb: three arrested
POLICE have arrested three men after a small explosive device was found on a street in Nelson.A 26-year-old man from Colne, a 26-year-old man from Nelson and a 28-year-old man from Nelson have been...
View ArticleBurnley MP is to become a binman for the day
BURNLEY’S MP is cleaning up the streets – literally.Gordon Birtwistle will be collecting your rubbish this Thursday after UNISON’s Dave Prentice challenged MPs over the age of 65 to be a binman for the...
View ArticleTributes paid to respected Pendle engineer
TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known and loved Pendle engineer who was heavily involved in sport and gardening in the area.Patrick Borman (73), known to many of his friends as Pat, died earlier this...
View ArticleThe tie’s still there to be played for - Terry Pashley
YOUTH team boss Terry Pashley knows his players face a real challenge to turn around their FA Youth Cup semi-final against Blackburn at Turf Moor tomorrow night.But after a 1-0 first leg defeat on...
View ArticlePlans to set up food bank in Burnley
BURNLEY’S “hidden hungry” are in desperate need of help.This shocking plight was highlighted at a meeting held in town where organisations met to look at ways of co-ordinating a response to the growing...
View ArticleColne boxer (12) triumphs in Stoke-on-Trent
Colne’s latest pugilistic performer Reece ‘The Rock’ Jackson entered the squared circle recently boxing in Stoke-on-Trent against local favourite T. Sword of Hulton Abbey ABC.The 12-year-old Sandygate...
View ArticleBook review: George and Sam by Charlotte Moore
When you have not one, but two, autistic sons, how do you cope with daily life, when do you find time to sleep and how can you possibly retain a sense of humour?Charlotte Moore is an extraordinary...
View ArticleJail for Brierfield men who moved £57,000 stolen BMW
Two men said to have been paid to move a stolen £57,000 BMW have been locked up.Takeaway worker Mohammed Amjad (22) and Sheraz Afzal (25) claimed they had been given £50 to collect the vehicle and had...
View ArticleBid to knock down Nelson primary school and build 13 homes
plans to demolish a former school and build 13 houses on the site go before Pendle councillors tonight.The Campbell Driver Partnership wants to knock down the former Pendle View Primary School in...
View ArticleColne pub flooded with Guinness and cider after pensioner broke in
A PENSIONER flooded the bar of a Colne hotel with Guinness in a midnight break-in, a court was told.Ian Jeffrey had been staying at the Commercial Hotel when the manager found he had forced his way...
View ArticleEntries invited for Miss East Lancashire 2012 contest
A BEVY of beauties are getting ready to go head-to-head in a bid to be crowned Miss East Lancashire 2012.The East Lancashire title will replace the current Miss Burnley and Miss Blackburn competitions...
View ArticleTicket reminder for Turf semi-final clash with Blackburn
BURNLEY fans have been reminded that they CANNOT pay on the gate for tomorrow’s youth cup tie against Blackburn.Season ticket holders MUST exchange voucher 1 for a valid match ticket. Season tickets...
View ArticleLatest plans from Brierfield
Pendle Council has received the following planning applications:Mr and Mrs Crewe have applied to build a porch at the front of 64 Holden Road, Brierfield.Miss J. Palmer has applied for prior approval...
View ArticleBarnoldswick primary school needs your help
PUPILS at St Joseph’s Primary School have issued an unusual appeal for help to collect more than 1,000 plastic pop bottles. The pupils are embarking on an environmentally friendly mission and will use...
View ArticleAryn Williams can’t wait to get on the pitch against Blackburn tonight
BURNLEY play hosts to Blackburn Rovers tonight at Turf Moor in the second leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final and the team are excited at the prospect.“We can’t wait to get on the pitch and play the...
View ArticleParamedics treat woman after Colne house blaze
A WOMAN who suffered the effects of smoke after a fire at her home in Colne was treated by paramedics.She had left teabags on top of the oven at her home in Peel Gardens and they caught fire and sent...
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