- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
Lifestyle
Finals thrill for Burnley’s Rebecca
SOME people are born to write. Some are born to play sports. Some are even born to travel into space.
Book review: Jezebel by Eleanor de Jong
Jezebel – most recognise her as the notorious Biblical figure synonymous with power but forever tainted by her reputation as a treacherous ‘painted lady.’ Is her Old Testament story the truth, partly the truth or just a pack of lies?
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Book review: Top choice from Random House Children’s Books
Whether your children are tots or teens, there’s plenty of exciting titles available from Random House Children’s Books this month.
'Too enthusiastic' Burnley dementia singing group made homeless
A DEMENTIA singing group has been left homeless after bosses at a Burnley brewery branded them “too enthusiastic”.
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Entertainment News
Aladdin is pure family fun
BURNLEY were playing down the road at Turf Moor but it was panto that kicked off at Sion Baptist Church Hall on Tuesday night.
Charity night in memory of Nelson man who died aged 32
AN annual charity night is being held tomorrow in memory of Nelson man Christopher Cheetham, who died aged 32 in June 2006, with a rare condition called malignant meningitis.
Jazz at Clitheroe Castle
SAXOPHONIST and piccolo player Munch Manship will entertain, together with his quartet, at the next live music event presented by the Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Club.
Book review: The Piccadilly Plot by Susanna Gregory
Restoration London is a dangerous place for a former Parliamentarian spy, but who better to brazen it out than the wily Thomas Chaloner?
Soul Train arrives in Burnley
GET sold on soul when The Soul Train pulls up at the Burnley Mechanics next month.
Property
Meeting over plans for 200 new homes in Colne
A COMMUNITY meeting has been called for Wednesday night to discuss a planning application to built 200 homes around the “sidings” off Knotts Lane in Colne.
Burnley gets least Government housing cash in Lancashire
AN £83,000 Government bonus handout given to Burnley is the lowest in Lancashire.
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‘Jimmy’s’ housing plan for Nelson recommended for approval
PLANS to build more than 100 houses on a disused Nelson sports field go before Pendle councillors on Monday.
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Motors
Barnoldswick woman’s appeal to find driver after accident
A BARNOLDSWICK woman has appealed for a driver to come forward after she suffered a broken toe.
Motorists spend £100 to ‘personalise’ their car
New research reveals the average UK motorist spends nearly £100 personalising their car with accessories such as seat covers, soft toys and window stickers and, for some drivers, the desire to decorate their car could be putting them at risk of having a crash.
Children at risk in Blacko as road is turned into M1
CHILDREN’S safety is being put at risk because of an influx of traffic being diverted through Blacko, according to residents and the village school.
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M65 accidents cause traffic chaos
THREE traffic incidents in as many minutes caused travel chaos on an icy stretch of motorway between Nelson and Colne yesterday morning.
Major Nelson road to close from Monday
SEWER work which will mean Scotland Road, Nelson, closes for weeks gets under way on Monday.
Local Businesses
Rolls-Royce announces £1 billion record profits
ROLLS-ROYCE has announced profits in excess of £1 billion for the first time. The firm has detailed its record order book and record underlying revenue and profit in its full year report. In its Civil Aerospace division, Rolls reported an order book of nearly £52 billion, 7% up on 2010.
Baby born in the car park of Colne’s Boundary Mill Store
DELIVERING a baby in sub-zero temperatures with a car park as a backdrop is not usually part of a birthing plan.
Meeting over plans for 200 new homes in Colne
A COMMUNITY meeting has been called for Wednesday night to discuss a planning application to built 200 homes around the “sidings” off Knotts Lane in Colne.
Plea to save Discover Pendle tourism centre
COUNCILLORS heard impassioned pleas for the retention of the Discover Pendle centre at Boundary Mill at a budget meeting of Pendle Council’s Executive.
‘Yes to Tesco’ campaign steps up in Barnoldswick
RESIDENTS who want superstore shopping in Barnoldswick have stepped up their “Yes to Tesco” campaign.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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