- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus row
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
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Come and brag about your career
PUPILS in the Ribble Valley are being invited to brag about their careers.
Nominate for a Clitheroe town award
CLITHERO Town Council is inviting members of the public to nominate local individuals and organisations to receive one of its annual Town Awards.
‘Arts on Prescription’ courses available in Ribble Valley
PENDLE Leisure Trust’s “Arts on Prescription” programme is now running courses throughout the Ribble Valley.
Theft gangs target North West Air Ambulance
CRUEL con men are stripping a popular charity bare by stealing recycled clothes donated by the public.
Farmer rescues sheep in Chipping barn blaze
A FARMER led his sheep to safety from a burning barn in Chipping at the weekend.
Local News
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.
VIDEO: Beth Tweddle opens new sporting facility video
OLYMPIC medal hopeful Beth Tweddle gave youngsters a masterclass in gymnastics when she opened a new Burnley sports centre.
Chess Grandmaster unbeaten in Chatburn
CHESS Grandmaster Keith Arkell took on 13 players in a Simultaneous Exhibition at The Brown Cow, Chatburn... and remained unbeaten.
Lancashire County Council budget ‘gives more for less’
A BUDGET that will freeze council tax while delivering a one-off £50m. investment in local initiatives has been approved by Lancashire County Council.
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.
Regional News
Equality commission staff to strike
Staff at the equalities commission, including Manchester-based workers, are set to go on strike in a dispute over spending cuts and jobs.
Judges overturn 'lenient' sentence
The Attorney General has won a Court of Appeal bid for an indefinite jail sentence to be imposed in the case of a violent Cumbrian man who launched a "murderous" stabbing attack on his former partner.
Anfield Iron's medals auctioned
Medals won by veteran Liverpool FC footballer Tommy Smith will go to the highest bidder at an auction in Chester.
Prison suicide rate 'too high'
The Manchester prison where a lodger was found hanged in his cell has a suicide rate which has been "too high for too long", inspectors said.
Mother and daughter given Asbos
A Lancashire mother and daughter have been given two-year Asbos after causing "misery" to their neighbours, police have said.
National News
Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
Tourists face "rip-off charges" being imposed by some travel organisations, according to Which? Travel magazine.
Action urged on hip fracture costs
The cost of treating and caring for patients with hip fractures could rise dramatically in the UK unless action is taken, according to a new report.
Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
An extra £1 billion is being made available to businesses seeking support to create new jobs, the Government has announced.
'Sharp drop' in degree courses
The number of degree courses on offer at UK universities has been slashed by more than a quarter in the past six years, new research suggests.
GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
GPs have been overpaid millions of pounds for patients who have moved practice, died or been forced to leave the country, according to a new report.
Business News
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.
Health
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.
Concern over ‘missing’ millions for health centres in Clitheroe and Colne
ALARM bells are being rung in Pendle over money set aside for new NHS health centres in Colne, Clitheroe and Great Harwood.
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Cancer charity aims to beat quiz world record
AN East Lancashire charity is trying to set a new world record for the most simultaneous quizzes ever held.
Clitheroe man takes on Tough Guy challenge in memory of friend
A CLITHEROE man has proved he really is a tough guy after he took on a feared assault course in memory of his best friend.
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Burnley chairman Kilby to step down to fight cancer video
BARRY Kilby has decided to step aside from his role as Burnley chairman to battle cancer.
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Opinion
LETTER: Whalley Britain in Bloom
The Whalley Britain in Bloom group is derived from Whalley Chamber of Trade.
LETTER: Have you any knitting patterns?
Has anyone got any toys and dolls clothes knitting/crochet patterns they dont use any more as my daughter is learning to knit and crochet and we are finding any of these patterns very difficult to come across.
1 commentLETTER: Roundabout adverts are a danger to motorists
Over the past weeks I have noticed the increased use of advertising boards on roundabouts.
LETTER: Free parking in Clitheroe explained
now that the parking regime on Church Brow, Church Street and York Street, Clitheroe, has changed, can I please clarify the situation for the visiting motorist, some of whom are misinterpreting the regulations?
Showbiz News
Mendes: Craig real man like Connery
James Bond director Sam Mendes has said Daniel Craig is a "real man" on screen, just like previous 007 Sean Connery.
Kelly reveals horse fall 'fright'
Lorraine Kelly has told how she suffered a "real fright" when she fell from a horse, which then stamped on her leg.
Cyndi Lauper makes theatrical debut
A new musical bringing together Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chicago this autumn.
Thomas and Bird land sitcom deal
Inbetweeners stars Joe Thomas and Simon Bird have landed a series for their First World War sitcom, Chickens.
One Direction make Capital blunder
One Direction have upset bosses at London radio station Capital FM after mistakenly thanking BBC Radio 1 following their success at the Brit Awards.
Strange But True
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.
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.
‘Tunnel of love’ sewer discovered under streets of Blackburn
It’s a Valentine’s Day venue that could leave amorous couples smelling of more than just roses.
‘No sex motive’ for Burnley bottom slapper (14)
A TEENAGE boy has admitted 10 separate incidents of bottom slapping in Burnley.
Funerals at Burnley Crematorium to be shown on Internet
MOURNERS unable to attend funerals at Burnley Crematorium could soon see them streamed live over the internet.
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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
