Porsche owners gather for open evening
Passionate Porsche enthusiasts were left purring following a revved up evening of pure motoring enjoyment. More than 150 people from across the North-West turned out for Porsche specialists Jasmine...
View ArticleTeam running Manchester 10k for Pendleside Hospice
On Sunday, 28 friends will run the Manchester 10k in memory of Peter Dutton who died in March with a lung tumour.What started out as a couple of friends running the Great Manchester 10k for Pendleside...
View ArticleRuby Duck - delicious on draught and bottled
I have sampled a few excellent bottled beers recently - and two in particular have been exceptional.And here are the two quality quaffs, certainly worth highlighting to you this month.The first beer...
View ArticleDecade of work to save Barnoldswick church ends
Members of Barnoldswick’s Independent Methodist Church are calling on the town to attend a special service a week today to mark the completion of more than a decade of improvement works to the...
View ArticleHerman’s Hermits to play at Sabden Live
Sabden Live is back and organisers are promising bigger and better.The two-day music festival, in its fifth year and will again be raising funds for the North West Air Ambulance, will take place next...
View ArticleWe’re not competing in Yorkshire’s Le Tour de Farnce
A number of people from “across the moss” in the other county have been looking for yellow flowers to plant up their baskets and containers as they prepare for the arrival of Le Tour de France in...
View ArticleWheatley Lane netballers earn place in Spar County finals
Pupils from Wheatley Lane primary school took victory in High Five Netball to seal their place at this year’s SPAR Lancashire School Games county finals in Blackpool in July.The team competed against...
View ArticlePendle jobless figures fall
The number of people out of work and claming benefits in Pendle continues to fall.The laterst figures show the number of unemployed claimants in Pendle in April was 1,483. This represents a rate of...
View ArticleArmy march on Barnoldswick for 20th anniversary rugby match with Warriors
West Craven Warriors Rugby League Club celebrated its 20th anniversary with a reunion but the weekend ended in defeat as the club’s ladies’ team were soundly beaten the following day.The Warriors held...
View ArticlePolice appeal to find missing Trevor
Police have issued an appeal for information after an Accrington man working in Barnoldswick has not been seen for six weeks.Trevor Whitehead (51) was last seen in Accrington by a neighbour on the...
View ArticleWe’re working together to get the best for Pendle
I was delighted to welcome Prime Minister David Cameron to Pendle, when he visited Silentnight in Barnoldswick for a question-and-answer session with the workforce. This was the Prime Minister’s second...
View ArticlePostal votes used as local election campaign tool
It is a rare day indeed when I get a doorstep visit from a representative of a political party in the run-up to an election.In fact it is so rare, I tend to enjoy myself when it happens!There are many...
View ArticlePadiham singer performs on Britain’s Got Talent semi show
Padiham star Andrew Derbyshire put on a powerful performance in a bid to win a place in the Britain’s Got Talent final.The 31-year-old singer performed Beyonce’s “Listen” on the live semi-final show of...
View ArticlePadiham star misses out on Britain’s Got Talent final
It was heartbreak for Padiham singer Andrew Derbyshire as he missed out on a place in the Britain’s Got Talent final.The 31-year-old star did not secure enough public votes to see him get into the last...
View ArticleGreat to see Warburtons create new jobs in Burnley
Readers may have noticed a letter in the Burnley Express from a lady called Sue Graham, complaining that my Westminster Week column is far too political. I do my best not to make it political, I write...
View ArticleVIDEO: Barnoldswick’s new councillor vows to make town better
Europe’s youngest councillor says he is determined to make a difference in his home town of Barnoldswick and wants to work to make it a better place.Coun. Lyle Davy (18) caused shockwaves when he was...
View Articlegiven our climate, pick bedding plants with care
For once we have been bathed in lovely, warm sunshine recently. Day after day the sun shone, prompting everything into growth, that is, if you remembered to water.As any housewife, sorry, as any member...
View ArticleAnother successful year for Boundary Mill
Revenue at leading Pendle retailer Boundary Mill Stores has passed the £30m mark with further growth expected in the coming year.The group sells branded goods from its flagship outlet in Colne as well...
View ArticleHas anyone found missing Bart Simpson doll?
A grandmother is appealing for the return of a sentimental family toy which was lost in Colne last month.Elaine Horsfall was walking with her grandson on Thursday, May 8th when the toy – a soft bodied...
View ArticleStarting safe could help England prevail in Brazil
The group stages at the World Cup finals pose a tactical minefield like no other.Just three games decide your fate. There’s no return leg, no home advantage, no away goals, no aggregate scoring, no...
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