Colne man (27) walks free after pursuing schoolgirl on Facebook
A YOUNG man from Colne has walked free from court after pursuing a schoolgirl on Facebook and trying to “seduce” her.Neil Hurley (27) committed indecent acts on the 14-year-old, and the pair almost had...
View ArticleBiker (48) killed in smash horror: police witness appeal
Police investigating a fatal motorcycle collision at West Marton are appealing for two vital witnesses to come forward.The collision, which resulted in the death of Ian Barry Walsh (48) from...
View ArticleGame Review: Kinect Sesame Street TV
IN the past, children have always wondered what it would be like to star in a television show amongst all their favourite characters.Well skip forward to present day and that dream has finally became a...
View ArticleNelson search for new boss
NELSON’S search for a new manager to replace departing duo Michael Morrison and Robert Grimes is underway.A club spokesman confirmed that around 30 applications had been received by the Victoria Park...
View ArticleGame Review: Angry Birds Trilogy
Don’t know about you folks but I am a bit of a secret Angry birds addict, I have had the original on my windows phone for some time now, so when the console version arrived on my doorstep I was eager...
View ArticleBrian Stock makes a lasting impression on Pashley
IT’S fair to say Brian Stock and Terry Pashley made a lasting first impression on each other.Clarets caretaker boss Pashley called midfielder Stock George by accident, mistaking him for George Porter,...
View ArticleFormer Barnoldswick shopkeeper Pat dies
Tributes are pouring in for a popular former Barnoldswick shopkeeper who died on Monday aged 81.Louis Patrick Jones, well-known to most West Craven folk as “Pat”, owned and ran P. and J. Jones vacuum...
View ArticlePendle are pegged back by Harrogate
PENDLE Forest were pegged back at home to Harrogate as they had to settle for a 2-2 draw.Forest made a good start and were tight in defence and strong in attack. After several missed chances, Dani...
View ArticlePendle Phoenix get back to winning ways
PENDLE got back to winning ways as they welcomed Eagle to Hodge House on Saturday.Phoenix were hoping for a good start to the game and they weren’t disappointed.Straight from the kick-off, big tackles...
View ArticleNelson owner fined £600 for barking dogs
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 ArticleGame Review: Dishonoured
DEVELOPERS are forever trying to whisk players off into other worlds, give unprecedented control and unique abilities in their games nowadays, whether it’s fighting dragons and hideous monsters, having...
View ArticleHart hits seven goals for Colne
COLNE hit 10 goals over the week - with Jay Hart netting seven - in two crushing wins.The Reds followed up Saturday’s 5-0 win at AFC Blackpool with a repeat at home top Silsden on Tuesday night.Against...
View ArticleGame Review: Carrier Command Gaea Mission Review
Far into the future space travel has long been invented and robots can now fight their own wars whilst humans battle for control of the cosmos…..from one single Carrier?As silly as it sounds, it is...
View ArticleRyan Canning is Nelson pro
NELSON Cricket Club has announced that their professional for the 2013 season will be 28 year old South African wicketkeeper-batsman, Ryan Canning.Canning has represented Western Province, Boland, Impi...
View ArticleBrierfield cottages empty for 20 years to be sold
a ROW of five cottages on the main road through Brierfield, three of which have been empty for more than 20 years, are to be placed on the open market and sold to a developer.The cottages - numbers 72...
View ArticleGame Review: Kinect Nat Geo TV
SINCE its release, game developers have been finding new ways to utilise Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 with its unique features.Microsoft Studio’s and Relentless Software have come up...
View ArticleGame Review: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
ALL game developers at some point in their career strive towards creating games under one single category; unique.Capcom’s depiction of Hirohiko Araki’s Manga series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure definitely...
View ArticleColne Ladies celebrate another season
Colne Golf Club’s ladies concluded the season with a presentation dinner.In her speech, Lady Captain Stella Kitson thanked all the committee and stated that due to the bad summer it had been a...
View ArticleColumnist’s view are ‘inflammatory, divisive and discriminatory’
I want to complain about the appalling standards of journalism in your “opinion” piece on cyclists. Do you do no fact checking or editorial checking of pieces you publish?Your article opens with an...
View ArticlePHOTO SPECIAL: Cardiff City 4, Burnley FC 0
THE Clarets went down by four goals to nil on their trip to Cardiff on Saturday.Still awaiting news on their new manager, Burnley FC were no match for the Welsh team.Here are the photos of the match...
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