- Welch claims the Big Brother spoils
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Three held after bank occupied
- Security checks at FA Cup showdown
- Government record on racism slammed
- NHS faces 'peril' if plans derail
- Welfare protesters plan occupation
- Man quizzed over 'road rage' death
- Brothers in court on murder charge
- Escaped prisoner back in custody
- Homeowners 'pay less than tenants'
- Two charged over decapitated body
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
- Farmer jailed over rotting animals
- Burglary victim died of injuries
- Police perjury retrial 'unlikely'
- Face of man who helped escapee
- Have-a-go pensioner 'whacks' raider
- 350 steel redundancies 'disastrous'
- Crimewatch leads on jail van escape
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Second supermarket plan for Barnoldswick
A SECOND application for a supermarket to be built in Barnoldswick is set to be submitted to Pendle Council.
Search called off for former Barnoldswick hairdresser
The mother of a former Barnoldswick hairdresser missing in Scotland says his family can’t put into words how they feel.
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Fanatical Burnley dad punished his children for poor golf shots
A GOLF-MAD dad was so obsessed with trying to make championship players out of his two young sons he assaulted them after poor shots, a court was told.
Barley holiday cabin complex to open soon
PENDLE’S latest holiday complex - Boothman Park Estate in Barley - is to open in a couple of months.
Pendle magician ‘Mr Magic’ dies
POPULAR Pendle magician Mr Raymond Smith - better known as Mr Magic - has died aged 86.
Sport
Eddie Howe not rushing Burnley striker Ings
EDDIE Howe is pleased with Danny Ings’ progress on his return from injury.
Burnley defender Long completes loan move to Rochdale
BURNLEY defender Kevin Long has completed his loan move to Rochdale.
Blues aim to take second chance
Nelson boss Paul Paynter believes his side have been given a second chance to shine this Saturday, as he prepares his players for a First Division Trophy rematch against Formby.
Burnley boss hopeful of keeping stars
CLARETS boss Eddie Howe is determined to keep his squad together as the close of the transfer window approaches.
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PHOTOS: Burnley 0, Derby County 0 video
RAMS boss Nigel Clough claimed his side took the game to the Clarets.
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Lifestyle
Book review: Matron on Call by Joan Woodcock
One minute you can be saving someone’s life, the next stemming a simple nosebleed or getting to grips with an aggressive drunk ... there’s never a dull moment in a busy hospital casualty department.
Nelson woman in finals of national modelling contest
A PENDLE woman is setting her sights on being Britain’s next top model after reaching the final of a national modelling competition.
THEATRE REVIEW: “Two” at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, to February 25th
I’VE seen Jim Cartwright’s cleverly constructed play “Two” before and enjoyed it. .
Book review: The Map by T.S. Learner
Mystery, history, war and mysticism are always a potent mix but place them in the capable hands of thriller writer T.S.Learner and they become a work of pure alchemy.
Mayor of Pendle ‘going for gold’ at Olympic Charity Ball!
THE Mayor of Pendle is “going for gold” with this year’s Olympic Charity Ball.
Community
PEEK INTO PAST: Latest on the Pendle Witches’ ‘Malkin Tower’ discovery
SOME time ago, for one edition, I changed the format of this column so I could keep readers informed about what is happening in the heritage and local history fields in Burnley.
Charity speaks out on forced marriages
A LEADING Pakistani heritage charity has welcomed the Government’s tough stance on the issue of forced marriages within the Asian community.
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Pendle care home standards come under scrutiny
A MEETING between the chairman of Pendle Council’s Care Homes Scrutiny Panel and Lancashire County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee Steering Group to discuss concerns over standards of care provided in homes for the elderly has found many areas of agreement.
Brierfield Library to close for £500,000 facelift
BRIERFIELD Library is to close tomorrow to allow for a make-over worth more than half a million pounds.
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New uPVC windows at Colne takeaway must be removed
A HOT food takeaway in a Colne conservation area which has had its wooden doors and windows replaced by uPVC ones has been made the subject of enforcement action.
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Weather for Pendle
Saturday 28 January 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Light sleet showers
Temperature: -1 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: South east
