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Burnley artist hitting heights Down Under
A Burnley woman who emigrated to Australia four years ago has been fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming an artist.
Photo of the Week: Friday, May 17, 2013
This edition’s photo of the week has been submitted by John Richmond, showing the summit of Pendle Hill, with the clouds below.
Book review: Follow Me Down by Tanya Byrne
When Tanya Byrne’s debut novel Heart-Shaped Bruise was published last year, it didn’t so much break onto the scene as explode in a myriad of starry-eyed reviews.
Burnley cooks are instant hits on ‘Come Dine With Me’
The hit television show, Come Dine With Me, has made instant stars of the three Burnley competitors who battled it out for the £1,000 prize money.
Book review: The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas
Elizabeth Loupas isn’t the first writer to be inspired by the marital mysteries surrounding the shadowy 16th century Duke of Ferrara... English poet Robert Browning got there first.
Entertainment News
Knight: Wills will spot me on Holby
Jules Knight, Holby City's newest star, has said he is considering sending a box set of the show to old friends the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Sgt Pepper overtaken by Abba Gold
Abba's greatest hits collection has overtaken The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the UK's second biggest selling album of all time, according to the Official Charts Company.
No driving seat for Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel has revealed he has no plans to step into the director's chair in the near future.
Charisma Carpenter has confessed the happiest she has ever been was working on hit vampire show Angel.
Orla enjoying Poirot adventure
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
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Win family ticket to see ‘In The Night Garden’
A magical experience awaits fans of CBeebies favourite “In The Night Garden’’ as the show takes to the stage in Manchester in August.
Book review: The Hope Factory by Lavanya Sankaran
Bangalore... southern India’s entrepreneurial boom city where tradition and technology, ancient cultures and industrial conglomerates, urban grime and suburban grace rub along together amidst a teeming mass of humanity.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal gets £2m. arts funding
Burnley’s stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is set to be the centrepiece of a creative corridor for the arts.
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Book Review: Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher, by Robin Harris
Love her or hate her. There is no denying that Margaret Thatcher made her mark on British politics.
Music Review: Little Letters by Paper Aeroplanes
What a beautiful album! I have to confess to not knowing much about Paper Aeroplanes.
Property News
Apartments plan for Burnley County Court building
New life is set to be breathed into one of Burnley’s most iconic and historic buildings.
Lottery cash hope for Brierfield Mills transformation plans
A new lottery fund launched on Monday has been described as “potentially great news” for a derelict Pendle mill by the area’s MP, Andrew Stephenson.
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Win family ticket to see ‘In The Night Garden’
A magical experience awaits fans of CBeebies favourite “In The Night Garden’’ as the show takes to the stage in Manchester in August.
Apartments plan for Burnley County Court building
New life is set to be breathed into one of Burnley’s most iconic and historic buildings.
Burnley footbridge to be taken down
A footbridge in the Piccadilly area is being closed and taken down after it was found to be becoming unsafe.
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Three arrests after heavy machinery is stolen
THREE men were arrested during raids by police investigating the theft of plant machinery.
Historic Cliviger house sold to mystery buyer
An historic building in the heart of Cliviger has been sold at auction to a mystery buyer.
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Sunday 19 May 2013
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