Jimmy Anderson receives top cricket honour
BURNLEY Express Jimmy Anderson has been bestowed with one of the greatest and most prestigious accolades in cricket.The 29-year-old, who made his international debut on the 2002/03 tour of Australia,...
View ArticleRinging the changes at Colne surgery
COLNE Corner Surgery is having a telephone system make over. With effect from 9 a.m. on Monday, the telephone number for the surgery will be changing to 01282 731250.Kathryn Phillips, Business Manager...
View ArticleThe World is Burnley youngsters oyster
TALENTED Clarets teenager Cameron Howieson has earned called up by New Zealand for their tour of the United States and 2014 World Cup qualifying round.Howieson, who played in last summer’s Under 17...
View Article2012 Pendle Sports Awards: nomination form
NOMINATE an individual or team for the annual 2012 Pendle Sports Awards.This newspaper works with Pendle Leisure Trust on the competition along with a series of sponsors.It has been a big success in...
View ArticleFeeney at double to claim League Cup
Two goals from Mark Feeney proved enough for Crown FC to win the Pendle Charity League Cup after they beat Pendle Blues Athletic 2-0.And Trawden Venue FC lifted the Billy Clegg Cup for the first time...
View ArticleBrierfield practice is not under threat
THE management of the Pendle View medical practice in Brierfield have asked us to point out that their surgery is not the subject of a review by the East Lancashire Primary Care Trust, as suggested by...
View ArticleAli comes back to haunt Colne with maiden league century
FORMER Colne player Qasim Ali hit his maiden Lancashire League century to condemn his old club to a second-succesive heavy defeat.Even though the sun shone at Turf Moor on Sunday, it still doesn’t feel...
View ArticleTravel Review: Isle of Sark
AS five-year-old Ruaridh and two-year-old Flora patiently practiced their counting skills while climbing up the huge staircase from La Coupee beach – I took the chance to turn back and admire the...
View ArticleNelson suffer contrasting defeats
NELSON suffered two contrasting defeats over the weekend - losing by two runs to Rishton on Saturday, before going down to champions and leaders Lowerhouse by 156 runs.On a cold but sunny Saturday,...
View ArticleTories and Lib Dems take seats on council’s Executive
PENDLE Council will be run by an Executive comprised of six Conservative and four Liberal Democrat councillors for the next two years.This was agreed at Thursday night’s annual council meeting after...
View ArticleEpic struggles on Burwain Lake!
STRONG winds hit Burwain Lake this weekend, testing boats and sailors’ nerves to the limit.Despite the rough conditions, six boats started the Sunday race, and their epic struggles were recorded on...
View ArticleRoofer learns lesson in ‘minefield’ court case
ONE half of a roofing firm which didn’t inform “cold call” customers they could back out and charged for work it hadn’t done appeared in court. Ian Lee Shepherd and James McCool were said to have told...
View ArticleBook Review: Oor Wullie and The Broons Notebooks
HIS cheeky face and spiky hair have kept children entertained for years as he starred with his family in The Sunday Post’s The Broons cartoon strips.And now Oor Wullie is taking the book shelves by...
View ArticleNelsons golf team fail to qualify
LAST Monday saw the LLCGA Handicap Interclub East Division qualifier, and despite a respectable mid-table finish, the Nelson team failed to qualify.The team was Lynne Grandfield, Sophie Potter, Marion...
View ArticleNelson heroin dealer gets long jail sentence
A HEROIN dealer who supplied drugs in Nelson has been jailed for four years eight months. Amar Riaz (21), of Every Street, Nelson, appeared at Burnley Crown Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to...
View ArticleSix-fer for Clark in Barrowford victory
IT was a successful week for Barrowford Cricket Club as both teams enjoyed comfortable victories.The first team travelled to Cullingworth and enjoyed the typically warm welcome that is always on offer...
View Article‘Remember the Person’ appeal
LOCAL health bosses are asking you to “Remember the Person” during this year’s Dementia Awareness Week, which begins today. NHS East Lancashire is supporting not only Dementia Awareness, which this...
View ArticleNelson Wheelers back in action
THE Bank Holiday weekend saw the annual gathering on the fast Cockermouth time trial course with the Nelson Wheelers and Rossendale Road Club.Over the weekend, the wheelers organise a 10-mile race, and...
View ArticleFLASHBACK: European giants Ajax come to the Turf
EVENTS in history don’t necessarily reverberate in the memory because of success or triumph.Certain moments resonate due to a specific incident, a prestigious milestone, an emotional attachment or, in...
View Article‘Civil war’ warning over committee shake-up proposal
PLANS to reduce the number of Pendle Council’s area committees from five to four would lead to “civil war”, a leading councillor told the annual council meeting.The Labour group leader, Coun. Mohammed...
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