Game Review: Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LEGOÂŽ sure has come a long way since I played with it, back then it mainly consisted of white bricks with a few primary colours chucked in for variety, yet as ever making stuff, or just watching your...
View ArticleHeartbreak for Niall in Open qualifying
THERE was heartache for Niall Ormerod this week as the Nelson junior golfer missed out on the qualifying rounds of the British Open by one shot.The youngster fired 73 gross at Clitheroe Golf Club in...
View ArticleColne Badminton clubâs future secure
COLNE Junior Badminton Club has a secure future thanks to Comic Relief.The junior section of the club, who play on Friday evenings at 6 p.m. at Pendle Vale Community College, has been awarded a grant...
View ArticleBarrowford netball star to play in World University Games
BARROWFORDâS Natalie Haythornthwaite will proudly lead out the Great Britain netball team at the World University Games in South Africa next week.The Yorkshire Jets wing attack travelled with the...
View ArticleMan âpoorlyâ after streeet assault
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Colne in the early hours of yesterday morning.Police were called by the ambulance service at 3-30 a.m. after members of the...
View ArticleColne swimmer Karen impresses at the World Masters
COLNE ASCâs Karen Driver was in action at the 14th FINA World Masters Championships in the Adriatic resort of Riccione, Italy.There were over 10,000 competitors taking part in the various disciplines...
View ArticleBook review: Glass Geishas by Susanna Quinn
The sultry hostess clubs of Tokyoâs bustling Roppongi district are like a magnet for young western women eager to make money fast.All a girl needs to do to earn a small fortune is flirt with the cityâs...
View ArticleTwo in court over Colne assault
POLICE have charged two men in connection with an assault on a 28 year old man in Colne in the early hours of Saturday.Callum Shepherd (21), of Hibson Road, Nelson and Joshua Barrett (19), of Sackville...
View ArticleCrimestoppers helping to stop crime
STATISTICS have revealed that 2,910 pieces of information were passed to the police through Crimestoppers in Lancashire between April 2011 and March 2012 â an increase of 4% on last year.This...
View ArticlePolice appeal after memorial presentation box stolen from car
POLICE are appealing for information after a memorial, created in memory of a man who died in a car accident in Colne, was stolen last month.The tribute to Tom Petty who tragically died in a car...
View ArticleâRoaringâ drunk attacked man in street
A âDRUNKâ lout who attacked an innocent man in the street was âroaringâ as he did it, a court was told.Burnley Crown Court heard Jordan Wilcox had set upon Claude Thompson for nothing, after accusing...
View ArticleBook review: Snow White and the Huntsman by Lily Blake, Evan Daugherty, John...
What is Snow White when sheâs not being feted or hated as âthe fairest of them allâ... a warrior princess of course!If you loved Universalâs summer cinema blockbuster Snow White and the Huntsman,...
View ArticleEddie Howe out to bolster his attacking options
BURNLEY boss Eddie Howe has insisted that thereâs life after Jay Rodriguez.The Clarets lost their prized leading goalscorer last month following the 22-year-oldâs switch to Premier League newcomers...
View ArticleYouth unemployment on the rise
YOUTH unemployment is continuing to grow in Pendle, according to figures released last week.The figures show that youth unemployment in Pendle, which was falling prior to May, 2010, has increased since...
View ArticleBurnley snap up George Porter
BURNLEY boss Eddie Howe has made exciting Leyton Orient prospect George Porter his second new signing of the summer.The winger has agreed a three-year contract with the Clarets with the move subject to...
View ArticleInvestigation call after charity property allocated to councillor
AN independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the allocation of a charity-run property to a Pendle councillor has been called for.Thursday nightâs full council meeting decided on this...
View ArticleBook review: Are We Nearly There Yet? by Ben Hatch
SOME books have a personality all of their own, a uniqueness that puts them in a class apart.Ben Hatchâs Are We Nearly There Yet? is a perfect example. A memoir, a travelogue, laugh-out-loud...
View ArticleWoman left to face drug dealers by fleeing boyfriend
A 23-YEAR-OLD Nelson woman was left âholding the babyâ after drug dealers decided she should inherit her partnerâs debts after he did a runner.Blackburn magistrates heard Leah George had fallen out...
View ArticleBurnley sign up nine new scholars
THE Clarets have signed nine new scholars to form the core of Terry Pashleyâs new-look youth team at Turf Moor.The intake of 16-year-olds on two-year scholarship deals includes four former members of...
View ArticleâJimmyâsâ housing plans rejected again
COUNCILLORS have again thrown out plans to build more than 100 homes on a disused Nelson sports field.Members of Pendle Councilâs Nelson Committee had been recommended to approve a revised application...
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