News
No second chances for West Craven knifeman
A MAN who was armed with a knife “potentially to use it in a fight” has been locked up for nine months.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW THREE: Race For Life 2012 video
THERE was certainly more than one winner at Burnley’s Race For Life 2012.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW TWO: Race For Life 2012 video
THERE were plenty of miles done with smiles at Burnley’s Race For LIfe 2012.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW ONE: Race For Life 2012 video
HUNDREDS of women turned Towneley Park pink at this year’s emotionally-charged Race For Life.
Window cleaner jailed for dangerous driving
A WINDOW cleaner who sparked two police chases in as many weeks in his works Transit van has been locked up for a year.
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Sport
Danny Lafferty receives Northern Ireland call-up
CLARETS’ full-back Danny Lafferty has won his first call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad.
FLASHBACK: European giants Ajax come to the Turf
EVENTS in history don’t necessarily reverberate in the memory because of success or triumph.
Nelson Wheelers back in action
THE Bank Holiday weekend saw the annual gathering on the fast Cockermouth time trial course with the Nelson Wheelers and Rossendale Road Club.
Six-fer for Clark in Barrowford victory
IT was a successful week for Barrowford Cricket Club as both teams enjoyed comfortable victories.
Nelsons golf team fail to qualify
LAST Monday saw the LLCGA Handicap Interclub East Division qualifier, and despite a respectable mid-table finish, the Nelson team failed to qualify.
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PHOTO SLIDESHOW THREE: Race For Life 2012 video
THERE was certainly more than one winner at Burnley’s Race For Life 2012.
Lifestyle
Book review: Citizen Sailors by Glyn Prysor
For those of us who did not live through the Second World War, our perceptions of the conflict are based primarily on school text books, the accounts of later generation historians and the fiction of a thousand films and novels.
Review: Aquapac to waterproof your camera
THIS handy little piece of gear is brilliant for camera users. You can safely jump in the pool and take photographs of the children splashing about or grab your snorkel gear and capture some underwater gems.
Book Review: Oor Wullie and The Broons Notebooks
HIS cheeky face and spiky hair have kept children entertained for years as he starred with his family in The Sunday Post’s The Broons cartoon strips.
Travel Review: Isle of Sark
AS five-year-old Ruaridh and two-year-old Flora patiently practiced their counting skills while climbing up the huge staircase from La Coupee beach – I took the chance to turn back and admire the magnificent view afforded to me.
Book review: Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley
Easing yourself into a Trisha Ashley novel is rather like slipping into a comfortable – but very sparkly – pair of shoes.
Community
VOTE: Should the Pendle Witches receive an official pardon?
IT’S a big year across the whole of the area ... 2012: the 400th annievrsary of the infamous Pendle Witches trials.
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FLASHBACK: European giants Ajax come to the Turf
EVENTS in history don’t necessarily reverberate in the memory because of success or triumph.
FLASHBACK: Fans recall the fateful day their club survived
I WAS living down in Essex and drove up North on the Friday, an absolute nervous wreck - the stark reality that the club that had always been such a big part of my life soon might not exist. I stayed at my ma’s in Fleetwood. Couldn’t focus on anything, just sat and watched TV.
FLASHBACK: Britton remembers his crucial goal
IT’S difficult to digest the fact that a quarter-of-a-century ago, Burnley Football Club stared possible extinction in its hideous and unwelcoming face.
Tributes to Earby cricket stalwarts
TRIBUTES have been paid to two stalwarts of cricket in Earby.
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