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Book review: A Walk in the Park by Jill Mansell
If any film-makers out there have never curled up with a Jill Mansell book, then perhaps now is a good time to start.
Book review: Jezebel by Eleanor de Jong
Jezebel – most recognise her as the notorious Biblical figure synonymous with power but forever tainted by her reputation as a treacherous ‘painted lady.’ Is her Old Testament story the truth, partly the truth or just a pack of lies?
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‘Arts on Prescription’ courses available in Ribble Valley
PENDLE Leisure Trust’s “Arts on Prescription” programme is now running courses throughout the Ribble Valley.
Book review: Top choice from Random House Children’s Books
Whether your children are tots or teens, there’s plenty of exciting titles available from Random House Children’s Books this month.
Clitheoe church will host art exhibition
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.
Entertainment News
Chatburn’s big Queen’s Diamond Jubilee plans
THE organisation of events to celebrate The Queens Diamond Jubilee is well under way in Chatburn.
Jazz at Clitheroe Castle
SAXOPHONIST and piccolo player Munch Manship will entertain, together with his quartet, at the next live music event presented by the Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Club.
Book review: The Piccadilly Plot by Susanna Gregory
Restoration London is a dangerous place for a former Parliamentarian spy, but who better to brazen it out than the wily Thomas Chaloner?
Book review: The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Powerful women are always irresistible ... think Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the ‘queen’ of them all, Catherine the Great of Russia.
Restaurant and extension plans for Burnley’s Apollo Cinema
BURNLEY’s cinema could be transformed with modern new entrance and restaurant.
Property
More than 1,000 Clitheroe residents sign petitions to stop new homes
PEOPLE power is cracking the foundations of plans for more than 1,000 new homes in Clitheroe.
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Ribble Valley housing controversy sparks special meeting - your chance to speak
CONTROVERSY over the scale of new housing proposed for Ribble Valley over the next 17 years has sparked a special meeting on Thursday.
Motors
Motorists spend £100 to ‘personalise’ their car
New research reveals the average UK motorist spends nearly £100 personalising their car with accessories such as seat covers, soft toys and window stickers and, for some drivers, the desire to decorate their car could be putting them at risk of having a crash.
M65 accidents cause traffic chaos
THREE traffic incidents in as many minutes caused travel chaos on an icy stretch of motorway between Nelson and Colne yesterday morning.
Motorists warned over fake insurance scam
MOTORISTS are being warned to beware of buying car insurance from unauthorised firms, which would actually see them driving without any valid insurance.
Key road through Nelson closed
ONE of Nelson’s key routes - Scotland Road - is to be closed for weeks.
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Local Businesses
Roger’s five-star service
A RIBBLE Valley businessman who pursued his dream of offering top quality at highly competetive prices has seen his company recognised again.
Baby born in the car park of Colne’s Boundary Mill Store
DELIVERING a baby in sub-zero temperatures with a car park as a backdrop is not usually part of a birthing plan.
Plea to save Discover Pendle tourism centre
COUNCILLORS heard impassioned pleas for the retention of the Discover Pendle centre at Boundary Mill at a budget meeting of Pendle Council’s Executive.
Fine day for Dunsop Bridge farmers at Skipton contest
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.
Learn how to manage your money at Clitheroe course
CURRENTLY the average personal debt in the UK, excluding mortgages, is £7,982 per household.
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Weather for Clitheroe
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 3 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
