- Shot Gurkha 'born leader of men'
- Team handshakes axed amid race row
- Fan quizzed over 'racist' gesture
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Action urged on political funding
- MP urges easing of smacking laws
- Call for action over executive pay
- Frank Skinner to be a father at 55
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Karzai thanks Britain for sacrifice
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Big freeze fails to materialise
- Disabled groups in welfare protest
- Five held in hacking investigation
- RBS chairman waives £1.4m bonus
- Half want vote on EU membership
- Prisons nearly full: Government
- Three held after bank occupied
News
Padiham mill clearance makes way for new Tesco store
DEMOLITION men clearing the multi-million pound Tesco supermarket site have ushered in a new era for Padiham, the town’s mayor says.
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Fanatical Burnley dad punished his children for poor golf shots
A GOLF-MAD dad was so obsessed with trying to make championship players out of his two young sons he assaulted them after poor shots, a court was told.
Travellers camp at former Burnley high school site
A TRAVELLER site has sprung up at a popular Burnley beauty spot.
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League tables show Burnley schools improving
GCSE marks for pupils at Shuttleworth College, Padiham, are the most improved in East Lancashire.
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Film-maker Mat nominated for BAFTA
A FILM-MAKER who started editing his own films aged just 15 has been nominated for a BAFTA for his work on a top Hollywood blockbuster.
Sport
Encouraging performance for Bobcats
The new year brought a new challenge for the Bobcats at Ponds Forge in the City of Derby Open.
Late try denies Burnley
Burnley bowed out of the Lancashire Bowl on Saturday against Garstang, opting to try out some of their promising youngsters away from the rigours of league rugby.
TALKING TACTICS: Derby was a chance missed
SCOUT Phil Smith ponders Saturday’s goal-less draw with Derby
Padiahm back to their best - boss
Padiham boss Craig Chadwick was delighted with his side’s 2-0 victory over Congleton Town on Saturday.
Eddie Howe not rushing Burnley striker Ings
EDDIE Howe is pleased with Danny Ings’ progress on his return from injury.
Video
PHOTOS: Burnley 0, Derby County 0 video
RAMS boss Nigel Clough claimed his side took the game to the Clarets.
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Lifestyle
Book review: Matron on Call by Joan Woodcock
One minute you can be saving someone’s life, the next stemming a simple nosebleed or getting to grips with an aggressive drunk ... there’s never a dull moment in a busy hospital casualty department.
THEATRE REVIEW: “Two” at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, to February 25th
I’VE seen Jim Cartwright’s cleverly constructed play “Two” before and enjoyed it. .
Book review: The Map by T.S. Learner
Mystery, history, war and mysticism are always a potent mix but place them in the capable hands of thriller writer T.S.Learner and they become a work of pure alchemy.
Book review: An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo
General Charles Gordon, better known as the legendary Gordon of Khartoum, is the unlikely hero of a powerful and emotive new novel from a writer noted for her socialist feminist crime stories.
Story-telling event at Burnley care home
Residents in care homes in Burnley are to tell-a-tale or two as part of plans to mark National Storytelling Week next week.
Community
PEEK INTO PAST: Latest on the Pendle Witches’ ‘Malkin Tower’ discovery
SOME time ago, for one edition, I changed the format of this column so I could keep readers informed about what is happening in the heritage and local history fields in Burnley.
Charity speaks out on forced marriages
A LEADING Pakistani heritage charity has welcomed the Government’s tough stance on the issue of forced marriages within the Asian community.
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Brierfield Library to close for £500,000 facelift
BRIERFIELD Library is to close tomorrow to allow for a make-over worth more than half a million pounds.
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Coal Clough traders’ Christmas market raises £1,200 for charity
A KIND-HEARTED group of small businesses from Burnley helped raise £1,200 with a festive market.
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120 new homes planned for Briercliffe?
PART of Briercliffe could be transformed with up to 120 new homes and the ambitious £2m. refurbishment of an historic hall.
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Sunday 29 January 2012
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