I recently read a tweet a few months ago from ex-professional footballer Stan Collymore who claimed “If you want strong legs all you need to do is run up hills.”

Clarets legend Frank Casper is returning to Turf Moor for a special charity match.

A brave schoolboy from Burnley who suffers from cystic fibrosis is to put on his running shoes to raise money for others with the disease.

A Burnley singer-guitarist whose battle with cancer reignited her passion for music is set to light up this weekend’s Burnley Rock and Blues Festival.

A Burnley police officer was attacked by a dog which left one of its teeth embedded in her hand.

A marathon man running in the name of his father who suffers kidney disease has helped raise nearly £2,000 for charity.

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has asked if the impact of the downgrading of Burnley General Hospital’s accident and emergency department will be looked at as part of an investigation into high mortality rates in local hospitals.

Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle is leading a £50,000 fund-raising charge to replace a prostate cancer scanner he helped fund a decade ago.

The Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley are heading for a record- breaking year of fund-raising.

Burnley women who want to enter this year’s Pendleside Hospice Midnight Walk should do so before Tuesday if they want to be in with a chance of winning an iPad.

A respected retired family doctor has died at the age of 81.