Ticket deal for Burnley v Blackburn Rovers
AFTER an amazing summer of Olympic sport, the Clarets are looking to continue the gold rush by offering a ticket promotion culminating in the chance to secure a ticket for the derby with Blackburn...
View ArticlePeek Into The Past: We should retain our cotton mills
WRITING at the time of Burnley’s splendidly organised Heritage Open Days, it might be thought apposite to bring to your attention the topic of our town’s wealth of industrial buildings. Burnley was...
View ArticleBurnley striker Paterson withdrawn from Northern Ireland squad
CLARETS striker Martin Paterson will not be linking up with Northern Ireland to face Luxembourg tonight.As the 25-year-old focuses on being fit for Burnley’s important clash at home to pointless...
View Article‘Murder at Checkmate Manor’ to be performed in Bolton-by-Bowland
FOR its latest production, Bolton-by-Bowland Drama Group predicts “a night of utter disaster!”The ladies of The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society are a force to be...
View ArticleArson probe after Laneshaw Bridge school blaze
police are treeating a fire at a partially constructed priimary school in Laneshaw Bridge as arson.The blaze broke out at 8-47pm on Thursday night when a small quantity of roof panels and insulation...
View ArticleBook review: Bertie: A life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley
He had a notoriously stormy relationship with his mother, enjoyed a string of mistresses and was hauled before the courts for his involvement in a scandalous divorce case ... but Edward VII was also...
View ArticleNelson primary school wins Oftsed ‘standards’ appeal
Lancashire County Council has welcomed the successful Ofsted appeal by Walverden Primary School, Nelson.Ofsted’s decision – based on much-improved school test results and other measures – means that...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Football tournament is a charity winner
A CHARITY football tournament put on a winning display after raising nearly £1,000 for two very worthy causes.Held at Colne Leisure Centre, some 15 teams from across Burnley and Pendle entered the...
View ArticleBeating the bounds in Barnoldswick follows ancient tradition
Visitors from as far afield as Cornwall took part in Barnoldswick’s annual Beating the Bounds walk on Sunday.The walk, which follows Barnoldswick’s ancient boundaries, was led by Keith Pickles with...
View Article‘Burnley’s Got Talent’ returns: time to apply
FORGET The X Factor – Burnley’s own talent show launches this month and now is the time to let your star shine.Burnley’s Got Talent launches on Friday, September 28th, and this year the contest...
View ArticleResidents launch fight against 212 homes plan for Colne
residents living in the Knotts Drive area of Colne have called a meeting on Sunday to launch a campaign to fight a major housing development near their homes.Pendle Council confirmed this week that it...
View ArticleBook review: The Age of Desire by Jennie Fields
Much-loved American author Edith Wharton had a devastating secret ... while she penned novels featuring grand affairs of the heart, in private she felt imprisoned by an empty, passionless marriage.So...
View ArticleNelson mum claimed £6,000 benefits while working
A £6,000 handouts cheat who was claiming incapacity benefit while working has been given a 12-week curfew.Mother-of-two Julie Haynes had two jobs during the scam, which took place over four years and...
View ArticleRespected doctor dies after road accident: leave your tributes
A RESPECTED doctor has died afterbeing involved in a road accident close to his surgery.Dr Mohammed Ikram Malik MBE (75) was in collision with a car as he walked from his Nelson surgery to the nearby...
View ArticleGang attack terror in Colne: police appeal
POLICE have launched a witness appeal after a man was set upon in an unprovoked attack outside Colne Railway Station.The 40-year-old had just got off a train as he returned home from a session at...
View ArticleMagistrates’ role in 1612 Pendle Witch trials outlined
the role their predecessors played in the trials of the Lancashire Witches was brought to life for a group of magistrates serving on the Bench in 2012.Organised to mark the 400th anniversary of the...
View ArticleBurnley ace McCann is smiling again
CHRIS McCann admits losing the captaincy was “like a weight had been lifted.”But he believes the experience has made him a better player.The 25-year-old was installed as skipper last summer after...
View ArticleColne and Nelson end on a high
BOTH Nelson and Colne ended the season with a win on Sunday - after defeats in the mini-derbies the day before.Nelson won the toss against East Lancashire and elected to bat, and Chris Heap and Russell...
View ArticleBrierfield taxi driver’s outcry at licence suspension
A DISGUSTED Brierfield taxi driver, who tried to protect himself during a racial and physical assault, believes he should never have had his licence suspended by Pendle Council.Ali Ahmed (36), who...
View ArticleBurnley favourites for Peterborough clash
WITH only three points from a possible 12, Burnley currently sit in the Championship relegation zone, just two places above bottom of the table Peterborough United, who are today’s opponents. History...
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