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View ArticlePendle’s Titanic weekend in photos
PENDLE’S big weekend, marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and celebrating the area’s connection with bandmaster Wallace Hartley, is seen here in our great photo slideshow.There...
View ArticleBook review: Chandi by Tina Humphrey
When Tina Humphrey and her Border collie Chandi made the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2010, it was the love between dog and owner as much as their amazing dancing routines that won the hearts of...
View ArticlePendle Council issues advice to avoid postal vote fraud
PENDLE Council’s elections team has advice on how to keep your postal vote safe. If you’ve asked to vote by post in this year’s elections, you will receive your postal vote in the next few days....
View ArticleBarnoldswick soldier prepares for 1,200 mile charity walk
THIS weekend, Pendle ex-soldier Martin Fletcher is making his way down to Cornwall to start his charity fund-raising walk from there to the most northern point of Scotland.Martin and his twin Rhodesian...
View ArticleLearn more about Pendle Witches at Clitheroe Castle
VISITORS to Clitheroe Castle Museum can find out more about the story behind the Pendle Witches on Wednesday, April 25th. At 2 p.m. local author and former museum manager Chris Goodier will present a...
View ArticleDavid Edgar looking for Burnley to do the double over Blackpool
BURNLEY can’t set a new club record for away wins in a season, but they can still equal it.And David Edgar admits it would be sweet to join the classes of ‘47, ‘61, ‘73 and ‘92 by earning an 11th...
View ArticleSabden woman’s photo lauded by Cloud Appreciation Society
WHEN she rushed out to photograph an unusual cloud above her home in Sabden, Elizabeth Hart never thought it would end up in a book! A member of The Cloud Appreciation Society, she responded to their...
View ArticlePendle Phoenix held by Eagle
PENDLE played host to third place Eagle in a no quarter given battle at Hodge House.Phoenix started to attack straight from the kick-off, moving the ball wide for Rob Lawless to outpace the defence and...
View Article‘Nelson has lowest house prices in UK for public sector workers’
NELSON has the lowest house prices in the United Kingdom for key public sector workers, according to new figures from the Halifax.A survey, based on the ratio of average house prices to average...
View ArticleBurnley boss Eddie Howe on the hunt for a bargain
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe admits he will have to dig for hidden gems this summer as budget restrictions kick in.Burnley will go into a third season after relegation from the Premier League with their...
View ArticleFamily of Padiham victim (17) warn other families of signs of anorexia
THE family of a talented and caring Padiham teenager who died battling anorexia have called for more to be done to raise awareness and help youngsters with the disease.Charlotte Rose Seddon (17), a...
View ArticlePlans for Pendle schools to ‘opt out’ and become ‘academies’
PENDLE councillor Tony Greaves has revealed plans for schools to become “academies” in Pendle and has called for an end to “secrecy over the bombshell proposals”.He is calling on everyone concerned to...
View ArticleWill a 20% VAT increase stop you buying pasties?
VOTE NOW!Protests have been held locally and nationally over the Government’s plans to charge 20% VAT on our takeaway hot pasties.Do you agree with the revenue-generating move and will carry on buying...
View ArticleThe week in pictures - 16th - 20th April 2012
WE take a look back at last weeks news locally in pictures.From news stories that have hit the headlines to the latest sports news; events that have caught the imagination to the downright bizarre -...
View ArticleChance to join Ribblesdale French Circle
AN enthralling evening of songs and music from Pam and Paddy comprised the latest meeting of Le Cercle Français de Ribblesdale. The duo are based in the Huddersfield area but have performed many times...
View ArticleNo complaints for All Blacks as they go down at promoted Mossley Hill
THE All Blacks travelled to Liverpool at the weekend to face Mossley Hill, a team who have guaranteed promotion to the league above, still with two games in hand of their nearest challengers.The Colne...
View ArticleColne 0, Bootle 2
COLNE’S last home game of the season ended in defeat on Tuesday night at the XLCR Stadium after high-flying Bootle took a two-goal lead early in the game.The visitors looked strong from the outset and...
View ArticleNelson boss looking to climb table
BLUES boss Paul Paynter is determined to lift his side out of the bottom three with just four games of the season remaining.Nelson are languishing in 16th at present in the 18-club First Division...
View ArticleBidding begins in American auction for Colne Titanic hero Wallace Hartley letter
BIDDING has started in America for Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley’s last letter home.The first bids went in at 9 a.m. US time yesterday to coincide with the time the Titanic would have docked at...
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