Junior golfers take on national challenge
JUNIORS from Golf Rossendale Driving Range & Academy are putting their skills to the test against the nation’s best young golfers.Some of the driving range’s most talented young golfers have...
View ArticleNelson woman taken ‘prisoner’ in car
TWO women who took a student “prisoner” in a car and sped off with her half hanging out have been spared immediate jail.Burnley Crown Court was told how victim Sofina Parvez was left distressed,...
View ArticleBrain tumour victim’s daughter in Parliamentary lobby
THE daughter of a Foulridge farmer who died from a brain tumour at Christmas will join a lobby of Parliament today to ask MPs to help raise awareness about tumours and get the Government to do more in...
View ArticleHeald wins Captain’s Day at Gyhll Golf Club
BOB Bugler celebrated a very successful Captain’s Day at Ghyll, and he is pictured presenting the trophy to winner Matthew Heald.The weather was great for golf and everyone enjoyed themselves,...
View ArticleBurnley unveil new away strip
BURNLEY Football Club is delighted to reveal the official away kit to be worn for the 2012/13 npower Championship season.The PUMA Power navy blue shirt, incorporating the new sponsor Premier Range...
View ArticleBurnley to play Cheltenham Town in final pre-season friendly
BURNLEY Football Club will conclude their pre-season tour of the South West this summer with a visit to Cheltenham Town.The Clarets will visit the Abbey Business Stadium – formerly known as Whaddon...
View ArticleVillage balloon comes to earth ... in Holland!
UP, up and away - that was the cry when the organisers of next month’s Trawden Garden Festival released 500 balloons as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.The balloons had been sold at £1...
View ArticleBook review: The Perfect Location by Kate Forster
Picture it ... a Hollywood film crew on location in the gorgeous Tuscan countryside, wall-to-wall Italian sunshine and three A-list actresses with suitcases full of designer clothes and enough...
View ArticleColne cyclist’s Olympic joy
COLNE-born cyclist Steven Burke has been selected for the Great Britain track team for next month’s Olympic Games.The former Park High School and Nelson and Colne Colllege student, who won a surprising...
View ArticleNarrow defeat for Burnley and Pendle
BURNLEY and Pendle Rugby League suffered a narrow defeat in their North West Entry Division opener against a tough Manor Park outfit.Played in atrocious wet conditions, the locals impressed the large...
View ArticleBurnley drawn against Port Vale in Capital One Cup
BURNLEY have today (Thursday) been drawn away to Port Vale in the Capital One Cup.The Clarets will travel to Vale Park for the first round in the week commencing 13th August 2012.However, if mutually...
View ArticleNew Burnley season ticket offer & matchday prices
BURNLEY Football Club is delighted to announce that for a limited two-week period, commencing Monday, June 18, tickets for the 2012/2013 season are back on sale at a special price - offering games from...
View ArticleDramatic twist in gang rape trial
THE TRIAL of six Brierfield men accused of sexually exploiting and abusing a 14-year-old girl was dramatically halted yesterday.A Burnley Crown Court jury was discharged by the judge and the case was...
View ArticleCan Burnley finish top club in the North West?
BET Victor is offering 6/1 for Burnley FC to finish as the top North West club in the Championship next season, to gain bragging rights over local rivals Bolton, Blackburn and Blackpool.Meanwhile, the...
View ArticleFamily flee bedroom blaze
A BEDROOM at a house in Southfield Square, Nelson, was severely damaged by fire shortly after 7 p.m. last night.The remainder of the first floor at the property suffered moderate smoke and heat...
View ArticleDream come true for Burnley’s new co-chairmen
DREAMS do come true – just ask Burnley’s new co-chairmen John Banaszkiewicz and Mike Garlick!Both met the press this week for the first time since taking over from Barry Kilby, and, for Garlick in...
View ArticleBarnoldswick man arrested in nationwide online child sex abuse sting
A BARNOLDSWICK man has been arrested as part of a nationwide crackdown on online child sex abuse.The 23-year-old was arrested on suspicion of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity during a...
View ArticleNelson in grip of ‘hidden hunger’
HARD-UP families in Nelson can barely afford to feed their children, a councillor has claimed.Coun. Eileen Ansar believes the town is in the grip of hidden hunger as dozens of families starve in...
View ArticleRain prominent in Nelson’s weekend
THE rain completely washed out Saturday’s Worsley Cup clash between Nelson and Accrington, but stayed away long enough for five and a half hours of cricket on Sunday.However, a heavy downpour curtailed...
View ArticleBurnley make O’Neill first signing of the summer
BURNLEY Football Club is delighted to confirm the signing of highly-rated Mansfield Town defender Luke O’Neill.The 21-year-old right-back, a former England youth international, has agreed a two-year...
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