Boost for West Craven charity after bike ride in memory of teenager
More than £6,000 raised by a special bike ride has been handed over to a West Craven charity.Family and friends of Chloe Oldfield collected more than £6,000 for Bosom Friends with the 140-mile Way of...
View ArticleShayne Singleton’s New Year ambition
COLNE light welterweight Shayne Singleton is hoping for New Year honours after extending his perfect professional record to 11 wins at The Muni on Friday night.The 22-year-old won every round to easily...
View ArticlePEEK INTO PAST: The days when King Cotton reigned
IT is some time since I have mentioned the cotton industry in this series. The kind gift of a number of photos of old Burnley by one of my colleagues, Coun. Jean Cunningham, has now made it possible...
View ArticleNelson house extension gets go-ahead
PENDLE Council’s Development Management Committee has agreed to the demolition of the rear kitchen and store of a house in Berkeley Street, Nelson, and the erection of a new single-storey extension.The...
View ArticleReds and Blues are both off
BOTH Colne and Nelson’s North West Counties League fixtures fell foul of the weather on Saturday.In the Premier Division, the Reds were due to host Winsford United, but a conditions put paid to any...
View ArticleBurnley FC see Scottish starlet (16) in training
Burnley FC have taken the chance to look at Scottish starlet Mark Shankland in training this week.Shankland (16) made his first team debut as a 15-year-old, and is the youngest player in Ayr United’s...
View ArticleGlossop North End 2, Barnoldswick Town 1
Glossop North End......2Barnoldswick Town.....1town missed out on the chance to go top of the North West Counties League Premier Division on Saturday on a bitterly-cold day that didn’t however, deter a...
View ArticlePEEK INTO PAST: Clock Tower Mill in 1959
THERE are no prizes for working out where we are this week. The names above the shops might have changed, and a few prominent buildings may no longer be there but there is no doubting we are on what we...
View Article‘One-man crime wave’ jailed for Barrowford bike thefts
A “ONE-MAN crime wave” who targeted the residents of Barrowford in one night has been locked up for 22 months.Burnley Crown Court heard how Carl Moore burgled the home of a couple of pensioners and a...
View ArticleBurnley FC 3, Doncaster Rovers 0 - MATCH ACTION PHOTOS
Jay Rodriguez set the Clarets on their way to a 3-0 victory at Turf Moor before half-time, confidently netting from the penalty spot after Sam Hird fouled Chris McCann.Martin Paterson headed home a...
View ArticleNelson FC player (20) found hanged on Christmas Eve
a NELSON Football Club player found hanged at his home on Christmas Eve has been described as “one of the nice guys who nobody had a bad word for”.The body of Jason Powrie (20), a father of one, was...
View ArticleChildline prepares for New Year surge in calls
ChildLine counsellors will be keeping phone lines open over the holidays to ensure children in Lancashire have someone to turn to.Over the 12 days of Christmas last year (December 24th 2010 to January...
View ArticlePEEK INTO PAST: The history of Burnley’s parks
THIS week I am going to introduce you to a project I have been working on for more years than I care to remember. This is a single volume history of Burnley which I hoped would be completed this year...
View ArticleEarby police ‘will seek to be more visible’
Police officers will seek to be more visible in Earby to reassure members of the public.That was the outcome of a special meeting held between Pendle police chiefs and town councillors.Chief Insp. Jeff...
View ArticleTALKING TACTICS: Vokes is an asset
As a supporter it has to be said that I experienced enormous frustration at St Andrews last month, when Steven Caldwell had his usual solid game.All hypothetical of course, but I often question if...
View ArticleHundreds turn out for funeral of popular Pendle Council worker (58)
HUNDREDS of people attended a celebration of the life of Pendle town hall worker Mr Geoff Yates (58), and Burnley Crematorium was packed.Scores of visitors had to stand throughout the service, which...
View ArticleClaret Martin Paterson’s tribute to inspirational young cancer sufferer
SOMETIMES it takes “A Christmas Carol” to put life’s struggles in to perspective.The novella tells of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
View ArticlePolice hunt Burnley ‘bottom slap’ pervert
POLICE are appealing for information following a number of incidents in the same area of Burnley where a man approached women from behind and slapped them on the bottom.On Thursday, November 10th, a...
View ArticleWhich do you prefer: Christmas or New Year celebrations?
VOTE NOW!We want to know which you prefer - the magic of Christmas or the fun-filled New Year celebrations?Which is your favourite celebration of the festive season?
View ArticleBrave Nelson girl Shaylee (5) loses brain cancer battle
A BRAVE Nelson girl who touched the hearts of all those she came into contact with has lost her battle with brain cancer.Shaylee Houghton (five), of Thursby Road, died in hospital on Thursday...
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