Mick McCarthy favourite for Burnley job with bookies
WITH the club parting with manager Eddie Howe, leading online betting comparison site, Oddschecker.com can reveal that former Wolves Boss Mick McCarthy is now the bookies favourite for the post, with a...
View ArticleAddict tried to con cancer sufferer
A MEAN crook who tried to con a 78-year-old Nelson cancer sufferer out of £200 has won his freedom.Drug addict Samuel Simmonite, who has almost 100 offences on his criminal record, had claimed the...
View ArticleDog believed to have caused M65 accident
A DOG is believed to have caused a minor accident on the M65 this morning.Slight delays have been caused between Junction 12 and Junction 13 on the motorway, after two vehicles were involved in a small...
View ArticleBook review: The Gilded Lily by Deborah Swift
Lancashire author Deborah Swift’s debut novel The Lady’s Slipper caused quite a stir when it was published two years ago... could her second historical adventure live up to the high expectations?The...
View ArticleGame Review: Zombie Driver HD
IT’S time to put the pedal to the metal, tear through city streets, plough through hordes of the undead in Exor Studios’ Zombie Driver HD for Xbox live Arcade and PlayStation Network, originally...
View ArticleNoisy dogs cost Nelson man dear
A NELSON man has been found guilty of persistent noise nuisance caused by his dogs’ barking. Mohammed Jacob Sadiq (38), of Bracewell Street, failed to appear at Reedley Magistrates’ Court but the case...
View ArticleFoulridge two turbine plan
A PLANNING application has been submitted to Pendle Council for the erection of two endurance wind turbines in Foulridge.If accepted, the turbines, which would be located at Harwes Farm, in Black Lane...
View ArticleDane Richards fires double to put Jamaica through
WINGER Dane Richards netted twice to fire Jamaica into the final round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying following a 4-1 win over Antigua and Barbuda at the National Stadium on Tuesday.The Vancouver...
View ArticleKids Review: Lego Duplo fit for a Disney princess
FLORA is like any three-year-old girl. She loves pink and pretends to be a princess. But she also likes nothing more than building with her big brother Ruaridh.So what better than the Disney Princess...
View ArticleFees and charges on Executive agenda
PENDLE Council’s Executive will make decisions about its fees and charges at tonight’s meeting.Coun. Linda Crossley, who leads the council on finance, explained: “This is our annual review of fees and...
View ArticleColne settle for a point
COLNE had to settle for a point against a resilient Norton United at the XLCR Stadium on Saturday. The Reds started well and an angled shot by Jason Hart had visitors keeper Richard Brandon scrambling...
View Article“Mindless” vandals on Colne wrecking spree
ANGRY politicians have slammed vandals who recently wreaked havoc at Colne Railway Station.Leader of Pendle Council, Coun. Joe Cooney and Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson have been left disgusted, after the...
View ArticlePendle boundary to remain unchanged
CONTROVERSIAL plans to split up the Pendle parliamentary constituency have been scrapped.The Boundary Commission published the proposals in September last year as part of a shake-up of existing...
View ArticleKeith Treacy could shine for Burnley
ONE of Eddie Howe’s biggest disappointments of his time as Burnley boss was failing to get the best out of winger Keith Treacy.Howe feels the Republic of Ireland international could be one of the most...
View ArticleCouncillor back home after heart op
A LEADING Pendle politician - Coun. David Whipp - has had a successful heart operation and has thanked both everyone who has treated him and those who sent him their best wishes.The Barnoldswick...
View ArticleNelson bosses depart
NELSON could be on the hunt for a new manager after Michael Morrison and Robert Grimes’s futures were left up in the air.Chairman Fayyaz Ahmed confirmed that the duo had “parted company” with the...
View ArticleForge celebrates 25 years of success
A LEADING company based in Pendle is celebrating 25 years of success.Wrought iron gates and “gate automation” is the name of the game for Nelson-based North Valley Forge, which over the last 25 years...
View ArticleWaste partnership under fire
WHEN is a partnership not a partnership?That was the question posed by Pendle Council’s Executive member for environmental services, Coun. John David, at Thursday’s meeting of the council’s...
View ArticleJack makes county debut
COLNE Badminton Club’s Jack Coyne recently made his county debut.The youngster played for Lancashire Under 16’s in an Inter-County tournament, where the Red Rose squad finished third of seven competing...
View ArticleHonour for long distance walker
A PENDLE ex-soldier who has raised loads of money for the Veterans’ Association UK by walking from Land’s End to John o’Groats with his two dogs has been honoured by the military charity.Barnoldswick...
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