Do you live in Pretentious Claptrap Boulevard?
The news we need to build a gazillion houses a week between now and the end of time fills me with dread.I am sure we will be left with some green space by the time all these houses have been thrust...
View ArticleBrierfield ready for big switch-on
Brierfield Town Council has organised a Christmas lights switch-on which is due to take place on Friday.From 6-30pm there will be entertainment for all the family outside the town hall, including a...
View ArticleTrawden tram track plan ‘invalid’
Controversial plans to create an access point from the historic Trawden tram tracks have been classed as invalid. The part-retrospective proposals were discussed at the latest Pendle Council Colne and...
View ArticleAmelia adds some clobber to cancer clothing bid
A courageous Earby girl is calling on people in Lancashire to clear out their cupboards to help save lives like hers.Amelia Norcross (10) is fronting Cancer Research’s 10th anniversary celebrations for...
View ArticleGreat to see young people want to ‘learn and earn’
The other week began with some interesting meetings and a positive apprenticeship event. I was delighted to be asked to speak at the launch of an incredible apprenticeship programme by the University...
View ArticleImages released after woman’s purse stolen in Nelson
Police have released CCTV images of a man they are looking to speak to after an elderly woman’s purse was snatched in Nelson on Monday (17th November).At 11:30am, the victim - an 85-year-old local...
View ArticleEnvironment Agency warns water users after Demon Shrimp find
The Environment Agency is warning everyone using lakes, rivers, ponds and canals across the North West to check, clean and dry their clothes and equipment after every use, after a Demon Shrimp has been...
View ArticleNelson cocaine dealer has jail sentence appeal turned down
A Nelson man has had his appeal against an eight year jail sentence for cocaine dealing, turned down by High Court judges.But while 33-year-old Waseem Afzal’s appeals against conviction and sentence...
View ArticleClaret and blue mission to Ghana helps build classrooms
Burnley FC in the Community embarked on an ambitious trip to Ghana to help with the building of new classrooms.The club’s official charity took 11 volunteers who spent five days in a number of Ghanaian...
View ArticleJohnston Press launches digital advertising platform
Johnston Press, publishers of the Burnley Express, has announced the launch of an innovative digital advertising platform, 1XL, together with Local World, Newsquest and the majority of the UK’s...
View ArticleConnoisseurs know what craft ale is!
I am sure all you ale “connoisseurs” who read my beery ramblings, will have heard the word “craft” being bandied about, to describe certain cask conditioned beers. The word is popping-up in regular...
View ArticleLancashire’s secret river explored
Our part of North-East Lancashire is intersected by the Calder and its tributaries. Beginning on the slopes of Cliviger, the river Calder flows through Towneley Park and then through Burnley town...
View ArticleHow aliens have changed history of the Earth
Most television programmes which confront a controversial issue tend to present both points of view and allow the viewer to make up their own mind as to which side of the fence they stand.But not so...
View ArticleOld Trout Bitter is a well balanced delightful beverage
My nomination for this month’s review, was a simple one. Old Trout Bitter, brewed by Mick Whittaker, at the Worsthorne Brewing Company, has landed a prestigious award at the recent SIBA Regional Beer...
View ArticlePendle Forest hosts 50th annual model rail display
Pendle Forest Model Railway Society had its highly-successful 50th annual exhibition at the weekend - and it included its big new model of the railway which ran through Earby in the past!Comments...
View ArticleA sunny day in Wycoller
A sunny September Sunday and my dear wife Ruth and I set off for a visit to the picturesque village of Wycoller.As the sun shines down in the azure blue sky, high above us in towering, tall beech trees...
View ArticleBurnley history behind closed doors
When writing this column I have been anxious not to repeat myself too often. Of course, to a certain extent, that is inevitable largely because of the finite number of image available to me.For today’s...
View ArticleHelping people plan for their retirement
I attended five Remembrance Services across Pendle. It was great to see big turnouts at all the services as people’s thoughts were with those who gave their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy...
View ArticleWell done Dave Fishwick, our cash crusader
Burnley’s Dave Fishwick likes to take on the big boys – and he has a habit of coming out on top.His revolutionary bank in Burnley certainly ruffled a few feathers in the City of London and put the town...
View ArticleBar Spotlight: The Beer Engine, Skipton
For my jolly beery jaunt this month, I have taken the liberty on venturing o’er t’border, into “God’s Own County.”A relatively new micro-pub was my destination in Skipton. The Beer Engine opened its...
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