Burnley FC ace advises Blessed Trinity top footballers
Clarets defender Keiron Trippier visited Blessed Trinity to talk to the English Cup winning boys about life as a professional footballer. The school organised a question and answer session with the...
View ArticleEmmerdale stars wheel into Barnoldswick bike factory
Cast members from “Emmerdale” wheeled into Hope Technology’s Barnoldswick factory earlier this month as nine members of the soap prepare to saddle up for a Manchester cycling challenge this weekend.The...
View ArticleDeath of businessman behind pub and restaurant
A well-known former businessman, restaurateur and farmer has died at the age of 73.Mr Bob Seed was known throughout East Lancashire, but will be best remembered in Burnley as the man who opened the...
View ArticleNelson mum’s charity fund in memory of her baby
After the tragic loss of her baby, Jayden, mum Clare Frear is determined to raise cash in his memory and help other parents whose children are seriously ill.Jayden was born last September but had a...
View ArticleLibrary staff spot Nelson sex offender on public computer
A convicted sex offender was jailed for 12 months for breaching a sex offender prevention order by using a computer in a public library.Russell Wilkinson, of Fir Street, Nelson, was recognised by staff...
View ArticleColne assistant pub manager must pay up £2,000 after taxi attack
Assistant pub manager Elysia Day was ordered to pay fines and costs of £2,025 at Burnley Crown Court.Day, of Gordon Street, Colne, had had too much to drink on a night out when she lost control and...
View ArticleWe could end up with masses of new homes but nowhere to work or shop
Over the past three years I have been fighting for common sense to prevail regarding new housing in both Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley.During this period there has been much discussion about why we...
View ArticleVIDEO: Second World War theme at Colne school fair
The Second World War was the theme for a successful summer fair held at Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Colne, on Saturday.The school’s pupils have been studying the period in recent weeks and on the...
View ArticleChance to win free grub at popular Fence pub
The Sparrowhawk in Fence is hosting a charity evening with a difference and will be raising money for Pendleside Hospice on Thursday, July 4th.The popular Wheatley Lane Road pub is giving the chance...
View ArticleVIDEO: Leader-Times Stage Awards
On Saturday, the Leader Times Stage Awards, sponsored by Howard Rigg, took place at the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, Colne, and went down well.You can now see film footage of the winners, but they will...
View ArticleSix-foot cannabis plants found at Nelson house
Amateur cannabis grower Alex Robinson was so successful that the six-foot high plants he grew would have yielded 2.2 kilograms of the drug.Burnley Crown Court was told Robinson had a sophisticated set...
View ArticleNelson man jailed after ‘domestic’ in Brierfield
A man has been sentenced to 21 weeks in a young offenders’ institute after breaching court orders.Liam Vyse (20), of Larch Street, Nelson, was sentenced to the spell in prison after resisting a police...
View ArticleClubs can’t afford to allow players to leave for free
I really don’t envy the roles of those that govern our football clubs at boardroom level.Imagine your every breath, every move and every decision regarding every faction of the club and every penny...
View ArticlePHOTO SPECIAL: Classic cars at Towneley Park
Our photographer Ben Parsons captured the atmosphere at Towneley Park, Burnley, at the weekend as scores of classic and vintage vehicles arrived for the annual Classic Vehicle Show.Thousands of motor...
View ArticleDave Fishwick is an international star
Hi, I’m Dave from Burnley ... a phrase that has become familiar to millions of television viewers the world over as Dave Fishwick’s ‘local bank’ achieves international fame.We had friends staying from...
View ArticleBarnoldswick man jailed for sex with Colne girl (14)
A Barnoldswick pervert branded a danger to the public by a judge has been jailed for having sex with a “vulnerable” Colne girl.John Whitehouse (40), of Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, was jailed for five...
View ArticleWomen tackle African bike trek for cancer charity
Four women are to tackle a gruelling cycle ride in Africa in memory of a husband who died of cancer.Jacky Godfrey, from Great Mitton, lost her husband Ian to cancer in 2010, and since then has been...
View ArticleDrop in numbers means end of Rotary Club in Nelson, Brierfield and Reedley
The Nelson, Brierfield and Reedley Rotary Club has held its final meeting after deciding to close due to declining membership.The area has had Rotary connections since the mid-1920s and over the period...
View ArticleYour chance to ride with Sir Bradley Wiggins
Following the success of the inaugural Ride with Brad event last year, Sir Bradley Wiggins, his wife Lady Catherine and organisers Pennine Events have announced that it will return this year on Sunday,...
View ArticleBrierfield Mills development will drive jobs and growth
Over the last few weeks I have been working on progressing a number of local projects.One of the most important is Brierfield Mills. After I put pressure on the Government, they gave Pendle Council a...
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