PUPILS in the Ribble Valley are being invited to brag about their careers.

CLITHERO Town Council is inviting members of the public to nominate local individuals and organisations to receive one of its annual Town Awards.

PENDLE Leisure Trust’s “Arts on Prescription” programme is now running courses throughout the Ribble Valley.

CRUEL con men are stripping a popular charity bare by stealing recycled clothes donated by the public.

A FARMER led his sheep to safety from a burning barn in Chipping at the weekend.

OLYMPIC medal hopeful Beth Tweddle gave youngsters a masterclass in gymnastics when she opened a new Burnley sports centre.

CHESS Grandmaster Keith Arkell took on 13 players in a Simultaneous Exhibition at The Brown Cow, Chatburn... and remained unbeaten.

A BUDGET that will freeze council tax while delivering a one-off £50m. investment in local initiatives has been approved by Lancashire County Council.

DELIVERING a baby in sub-zero temperatures with a car park as a backdrop is not usually part of a birthing plan.

COUNCILLORS heard impassioned pleas for the retention of the Discover Pendle centre at Boundary Mill at a budget meeting of Pendle Council’s Executive.

A TAXI driver who sexually assaulted a teenage girl after picking her up in Clitheroe has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

TRINITY Methodist church hall in Clitheroe will be transformed into a contemporary art gallery to host a three-day art exhibition with over 150 pieces of work on show for visitors to enjoy.

TO coincide with the new season ticket campaign, Burnley Football Club have arranged for a very special delivery to Clarence House, the Prince of Wales’ official residence.

ALARM bells are being rung in Pendle over money set aside for new NHS health centres in Colne, Clitheroe and Great Harwood.

DEFENDING champions J.C. Walker & Son, of Brennand Farm, Dunsop Bridge – four times Craven Champions Day title winners – were again prominent at the 2012 Skipton event when presenting the male and reserve supreme champion, the first prize halter-led British Blue-sired bullock.

CURRENTLY the average personal debt in the UK, excluding mortgages, is £7,982 per household.

THE organisation of events to celebrate The Queens Diamond Jubilee is well under way in Chatburn.

JANE Clough. Her name conjures up a thousand words. “Precious daughter”, “loving mother”, “dear friend” and now “victim’s voice”.

PRINCE Charles has revealed for the first time that he is a fan of Burnley Football Club.

Two highly-accomplished young musicians returned to their Lancashire roots when they entertained a local audience with An Evening of Music at Newton Hall, Newton-in-Bowland.