Barrowford Celtic show off new sponsored strips
Barrowford Celtic Under 14 Blacks are pictured with their new strip, sponsored by John Hawks Building.A great team display from Celtic saw them collected another three points.Cain Buck collected a...
View ArticleOld Boys grace national centre
COMMERCIAL Old Boys are to sample the new national football centre, St George’s Park, at first hand.Last Tuesday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met England manager Roy Hodgson, captain Steven...
View ArticlePendle Forest pick up first point
Tornados claim RosebowlForest made a slow start again and gave away a penalty corner, but defended it well.They pressured the opposition down the left wing, with some lovely reverse stick work by...
View ArticleSteven wins last event at Colne Golf Club
The final competition of the season was played at Colne on Saturday - the Presentation Day Competition.The winner was Steven Reid (83-20-63), who finished a shot ahead of Jeff Ellis (88-24-64).Third...
View ArticleCouncil manages its money well
PENDLE Council is managing its money well, despite a difficult climate.That was the message from the council’s leader on finance, Coun. Linda Crossley, this week.Executive members heard about the...
View ArticleBook review: The Life by Martina Cole
There’s good, there’s bad, there’s very, very bad ... and then there are the Bailey brothers.No-one does gangsters like the inimitable Martina Cole and she’s on top form in her new thriller which takes...
View ArticleRoads closed in Briercliffe for £300,000 electricty work
SECTIONS of road will be closed in Briercliffe while a major electrictiy cable project is undertaken in the coming weeks.More than 200 residents and businesses in Briercliffe will benefit from the...
View ArticleTOP TIPS: Protect your home this winter
As the dark nights draw in, The Property Care Association – the trade body for building preservation in the UK – has drawn up a list of simple steps householders can take to stop winter taking its toll...
View ArticleUrgent appeal after fatal motorway crash
POLICE are appealing to the motorist who was driving in front of a car involved in a fatal collision on the M66 to come forward. At about 4-35pm yesterday, an 80-year-old man driving a Daewoo Musso...
View ArticleNumber of new homes built is still dropping
Latest figures for new home registrations in the UK from the NHBC reveal house building levels continue to fall.In August 2012, the number of new homes registered with NHBC dropped to 9,553, 4% below...
View ArticleLee Grant’s delight for Burnley goal hero Austin
LEE Grant is delighted the Championship’s goalkeepers are suffering at the hands of Charlie Austin - as he has to contend with the country’s leading goalscorer in training every day.Austin has scored...
View ArticleBook review: Autumn books from Nosy Crow
Independent children’s books publisher Nosy Crow reckon they really do have something to crow about, and their autumn titles are certainly guaranteed to attract flocks of younger readers.Nosy Crow...
View ArticleBurnley striker Austin eyes club record
GOAL machine Charlie Austin is gunning for a club record at Bristol City tonight.Austin’s winner against Blackpool last Saturday made it seven successive games in which the Clarets’ striker has got on...
View Article100 new aerospace jobs for Burnley
MORE than 100 jobs will be created on Burnley’s former Michelin site as part of a £1 billion Government investment.Burnley aerospace company Aircelle will benefit from the redevelopment of the site,...
View ArticleColne man (50) accused of rape in 1980s
a COLNE man has appeared before Burnley Crown Court charged with two offences of rape.John Duffy (50), of Skipton Road, is alleged to have committed the offences against a girl aged under the age of 16...
View ArticleTravel Review: Culloden Battlefield, Inverness and Inverwere Gardens,...
IT was perhaps fitting that we chose the day it was decided Scotland could decide on its future – to visit Culloden – the scene of the last battle between England and Scotland.Prime Minister David...
View ArticlePolice make arrests in badger baiting raids
TWO men have been arrested following a series of police raids in Lancashire and Manchester linked to badger baiting.Properties in Broadway, Haslingden; Upper Ash Mount, Rawtenstall, and Lynton Road,...
View ArticleAustin uses his head to earn Clarets derby day victory
HEAD master Charlie Austin knew exactly where Blackpool’s soft spot was, and clinically exposed it for his 16th goal of a prolific campaign.The Clarets were fully aware that the Seasiders were...
View ArticleGAME REVIEW: Madagascar 3
MOVIE to game adaptations have had bad rap over the years, with developers wanting to rake in the pounds by making badly rushed games to feed off of the success of the films they are supposed to...
View ArticleFESTIVAL: Colne R&B Festival up for national award
The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival has been nominated in this year’s UK Festival Awards.Colne’s annual event has been nominated in the Best Small Festival category and now organisers, Pendle...
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