Book review: Deity by Steven Dunne
DID Steven Dunne do something bad in another life? It’s just a passing thought as his latest bone-chilling murder mystery takes evil to a new level!Deity is the third in his darker than dark series...
View ArticleColne Asda robber ordered to pay back £10,000
A MAN who fled to Spain after a robbery at a Pendle superrmarket where a security guard was attacked with a machete has been ordered to pay back over £10,000. Stephen Devalda (28), of Stanton Avenue,...
View ArticleBurnley FC appoint joint chairmen
BURNLEY have elected joint chairmen to replace Barry Kilby.And Mike Garlick and John Banaszkiewicz are eager to build on Kilby’s remarkable 13-and-a-half year reign, which was celebrated at a special...
View ArticleStreet attack ‘lout’ jailed
ONE of three “drunk” louts who caused trouble on a Nelson street at 9-30 in the morning has been locked up.Burnley Crown Court heard how Ian Shepherd struck John Evans with a stick in the melee,...
View ArticleLamp post knocked into house
TWO people were injured when two cars were in collision in Laneshaw Bridge. And one of the cars struck a lamp post and sent it flying into the front of a cottage, causing damage.The accident happened...
View ArticleSchool shock at death of popular pupil
A SCHOOL and community are in shock at the sudden death of a popular young man from Nelson.Sixteen-year-old Sohail Hussain was found unresponsive by his brother at their home in Larch Street on Sunday...
View ArticleCannabis ‘farmer’ jailed for 18 months
A MIDDLE-AGED man who had a 58 plant cash-making cannabis farm hidden in an industrial unit in Barnoldswick has been jailed for 18 months.Burnley Crown Court heard how Graham Stockdale had rented the...
View ArticleBook review: The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway
The Troubles in Northern Ireland have rarely proved an attractive proposition for novelists, and Derry author and teacher Brian McGilloway’s ‘no frills’ crime thriller series set in the notoriously...
View Article£25m. boost for Daisy Group
NELSON-based Daisy Group Plc – a leading provider of unified business communications services – has received a £25m. finance deal from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support the firm’s purchase of...
View ArticleRaymond joins the torch bearers
PENDLE Forest Sports Club president Raymond Townsend is set to represent Pendle by carrying the Olympic torch.Mr Townsend (76), of Dales View Park, Salterforth joins the torch-bearers chosen from the...
View ArticleLarge fire in derelict row
FLAMES ripped through the roof of a derelict house in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).The fire, believed to have been started deliberately, spread to the house next door in the terraced...
View ArticleLarge fire rips through Brierfield houses
FLAMES ripped through the roof of a derelict house in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).The fire, believed to have been started deliberately, spread to the house next door in the terraced...
View ArticleBurnley FC announce Bath and Accrington Stanley friendlies
The Clarets will play Bath City and visit Accrington Stanley as part of their preparations for the new season.Eddie Howe will take his side to Twerton Park to face Bath on Tuesday, 31 July (kick-off...
View ArticleRaymond joins Olympic torch bearers
PENDLE Forest Sports Club president Raymond Townsend is set to represent Pendle by carrying the Olympic torch.Mr Townsend (76), of Dales View Park, Salterforth, joins the torch bearers chosen from the...
View ArticleClosure orders sought
PENDLE Council and the police are due to jointly apply for two anti-social behaviour closure orders tomorrow on separate properties in the borough.Evidence on the unrelated cases in question, 16a...
View ArticleLatest developments in Rodriguez chase
AS reported in Friday’s Express Sport, Premier League newcomers Southampton have upped the ante in the chase for Jay Rodriguez with an offer that would break Burnley’s transfer record.The Saints, who...
View ArticleGrassroots project not affected by church closure
OFFICIALS of the Grassroots project which is based at St Philip’s Church in Nelson have asked us to point out that it is no way affected by the closure of the church as a place of worship which we...
View ArticleGrassroots Project not affected by church closure
OFFICIALS of the Grassroots project which is based at St Philip’s Church in Nelson have asked us to point out that it is no way affected by the closure of the church as a place of worship which we...
View ArticleDrink Review: Jubilee cocktail
WITH a weekend of celebrations ahead to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – why not toast the happy celebration with a special cocktail?Drinks experts Demijohn, who have shops in York, Glasgow and...
View ArticleVideo: See the video that won the Mary Portas bid
THE makers of a short film that helped to secure Nelson’s Mary Portas bid have spoken of their delight at the success.Each bid town had to prepare a short video, to be aired on the YouTube website,...
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