Book review: Citizen Sailors by Glyn Prysor
For those of us who did not live through the Second World War, our perceptions of the conflict are based primarily on school text books, the accounts of later generation historians and the fiction of a...
View ArticleVOTE: Should the Pendle Witches receive an official pardon?
IT’S a big year across the whole of the area ... 2012: the 400th annievrsary of the infamous Pendle Witches trials.With exhibitions, events and even a thwarted plan to mark the event with a huge ‘2012’...
View ArticleWindow cleaner jailed for dangerous driving
A WINDOW cleaner who sparked two police chases in as many weeks in his works Transit van has been locked up for a year.Darren Stewart, who officers believed had been drunk both times, had almost run...
View ArticlePHOTO SLIDESHOW ONE: Race For Life 2012
HUNDREDS of women turned Towneley Park pink at this year’s emotionally-charged Race For Life.More than one thousand runners took on the 5km course in memory of those whose lives have been affected by...
View ArticleDanny Lafferty receives Northern Ireland call-up
CLARETS’ full-back Danny Lafferty has won his first call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad.Lafferty is joined in the Irish squad to face Euro 2012 finalists Holland in Amsterdam on Saturday, 2...
View ArticlePHOTO SLIDESHOW TWO: Race For Life 2012
THERE were plenty of miles done with smiles at Burnley’s Race For LIfe 2012.Running to raise money for Cancer Reserch UK, a real family atmospshere helped hundreds of women cross the finishing line in...
View ArticlePHOTO SLIDESHOW THREE: Race For Life 2012
THERE was certainly more than one winner at Burnley’s Race For Life 2012.Eleven-year-old Natalya Irvine crossed the finishing line in first place but the one thousand plus women who followed all...
View ArticleNo second chances for West Craven knifeman
A MAN who was armed with a knife “potentially to use it in a fight” has been locked up for nine months.Burnley Crown Court heard how Jake Bannister was subject to a suspended jail term for what a judge...
View ArticleBook review: Empire: The Leopard Sword by Anthony Riches
The Empire strikes back as historian and novelist Anthony Riches takes up the thrilling story of imperial fugitive Marcus Valerius Aquila, fighting as a centurion while on the run from the deadly...
View ArticleBurnley boss Howe vows to land targets
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe is confident he can land the players on his summer wish-list.Howe has so far been linked with moves for Leeds United midfielder Adam Clayton and Portsmouth utility man Joel Ward...
View ArticlePolice probe after human skull is found in Burnley river
A COUPLE out walking their dogs made a grim discovery when they stumbled across a human skull at a Burnley beauty spot.Police have now launched an investigation after the skull was found in a section...
View ArticleStreet mugger jailed for four years
A VIOLENT heroin addict who mugged a pensioner and left her lying in the middle of the road has been locked up for four years.Burnley Crown Court heard how, when Rebecca Oxley was arrested and...
View ArticleTaxi driver fined for smoking in office
A MAN from Nelson has been fined £50 for smoking in a public place. Mohammed Ishaq (54), of Vernon Street, Nelson was issued with a fixed penalty notice at his workplace on Monday, May 14th. Mr Ishaq...
View ArticleSummer golf camp tees off at Golf Rossendale
DOES your child want to learn golf? Or do they want to improve their skills?Well our Summer Holiday Golf Camps are the perfect opportunity for youngsters to learn all aspects of the sport.The course is...
View ArticlePolice appeal for accident van driver
POLICE have appealed for the driver of a white van which was involved in a collision with a child pedestrian in Marsden Hall Road, Nelson, on Sunday morning to come forward.The accident occurred at...
View ArticleSingle mum who smashed woman’s jaw escapes jail
A SINGLE mother who left a woman with a smashed jaw after kicking her in the head has been spared immediate jail.Sarah Chadwick’s victim Jessica White had to have a metal plate put in her face after...
View ArticleMartin’s date with the Royals
PENDLE’S popular emperor took part in the visit by the Royal Family to the area last week.It was the Foulridge-based canal boat “Marton Emperor” - which Prince Charles has ridden on three times before...
View ArticleGet in shape for summer!
COLNE health, training and fitness entrepreneur Matthew Haworth of Inspire Health is launching a weekly summer fitness bootcamp to help get people in shape for weddings and holidays.The Spring...
View ArticlePlan your health care ahead of the Jubilee
DOCTORS in Pendle are urging people to think ahead and plan their health care before the upcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.GP practices will be closed from Friday, June 1st, up to...
View ArticleBook review: The Boy Who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke
There are three principal players in Carolyn Jess-Cooke’s haunting tale of a ten-year-old boy who claims to be possessed by a 9,000-year-old demon ... but the starring role is unquestionably the...
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