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Let’s get ready to Rambunk

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:10 GMT

EAST Lancs Northern Soul and Rhythm and Blues band Rambunkshus take to the stage with one of the North West’s hottest dance bands at The Grand, Clitheroe, on Saturday June 15th.

Book Review: Faroe Islands by James Proctor

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:29 GMT

I always think of football when I hear about the Faroe Islands. For they were the ones who were made up of painters and postmen and who beat the big fish in World Cup qualifiers

Book Review: The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:46 GMT

Author Beth Reekles is only 17 and wrote her book in her bedroom. So she knows what appeals to teenagers.

Book Review: My Busy Being Bella Day, by Rebecca Patterson

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:32 GMT

Flora (3) fancies herself as a bit of a Bella.

Book Review: Princess Poppy’s Cookbook, by Janey Louise Jones

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:16:34 GMT

Every little girl wants to be a princess and do pink and sparkly things!

This book is an excellent one for first readers, budding bakers and craft queens.

Book Review: Double Daisy by Kes Gray

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:49 GMT

We all love Daisy, even the grown-ups! For a seven-year-old she has great wisdom! This book is great as it contains two stories.

Book Review: DC Super Friends: Going Bananas Colour First Reader, by Benjamin Harper

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12:16 GMT

What an excellent book for youngsters just getting to grips with basic vocabulary and short sentences.

Book review: Coronation Wives by Lizzie Lane

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:02 GMT

The war may be over but peacetime brings new challenges for three women from Bristol... not least their buried secrets.

Photo of the Week: Friday, May 17, 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:44:37 GMT

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: Wainwright’s Lost Tour by Ed Geldard

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:25:04 GMT

In May 1931, 24-year-old Alfred Wainwright set out with three friends on a walk which would prove to be a gruelling test of man’s endurance against nature.

Book review: Harmattan by Gavin Weston

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:19:16 GMT

There’s an ill-wind blowing through the troubled Republic of Niger... and it’s not just the dry, dusty, damaging Harmattan breeze that sweeps in from the Sahara across West Africa.

Fashionistas raise £300 for charity

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:17 GMT

A FURTHER £300 has been raised for Victim Support through one of two fashion shows being held this year by Clitheroe’s Poze Boutique.

Book review: The Fast Diet Recipe Book by Mimi Spencer and Sarah Schenker

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:51:45 GMT

It has been described as the biggest diet revolution since the Atkins, and the Fast Diet is fast becoming THE way to lose weight and keep healthy.

“Extraordinary happenings” at The Fall gig

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:12:09 GMT

The Fall last played Clitheroe in 1985, at an open-air gig in the castle grounds writes Simon Wood.

Book review: The Holiday Home by Fern Britton

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:32:42 GMT

Here’s an invitation difficult to turn down... a trip to the beautiful Cornish coast, courtesy of one of Britain’s best-loved TV presenters.

Book review: Follow Me Down by Tanya Byrne

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:20:31 GMT

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.

MUSIC: Talented young Stonyhurst musicians compete

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:15:37 GMT

Young musicians performed a programme of music ranging from Handel to Lloyd Webber, taking in a tango or two, in the annual Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall Music Competition.

Book Review: Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher, by Robin Harris

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:41:30 GMT

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

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:46 GMT

What a beautiful album! I have to confess to not knowing much about Paper Aeroplanes.

Photo of the Week: Friday, May 10, 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:49:26 GMT

A bird’s eye view of Burnley Market Square, by Peter Stawicki.