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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.

Celebrtity gardener opens Ribchester café

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:40:00 GMT

Celebrity gardener Christine Walkden paid a visit to Lancashire to officially open The Glasshouse at Stydd, Ribchester.

VIDEO: TV star Ricky opens Clitheroe beer festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:35:11 GMT

Actor Ricky Tomlinson was in Clitheroe today (Friday) to officially open the town’s annual real ale festival.

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.

Joanne’s artistic way with textiles

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:41:05 GMT

A textile day workshop by Clitheroe artist and exhibitor Joanne Wilson at Alston Hall, Longridge, on Thursday June 6th, will offer an opportunity to experiment with batik techniques on silk.

Bid to demolish Waddington pub and build homes

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:33:10 GMT

PLANS have been submitted to demolish the Moorcock Inn at Waddington and build three detached houses.

Win family ticket to see ‘In The Night Garden’

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:51:06 GMT

A magical experience awaits fans of CBeebies favourite “In The Night Garden’’ as the show takes to the stage in Manchester in August.

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.

Actor Ricky Tomlinson to open Clitheroe real ale festival

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:08:39 GMT

Actor Ricky Tomlinson will officially open Clitheroe’s annual real ale festival on Friday, beginning two days of sampling some of the region’s finest brews.

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.

Book review: The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:56:34 GMT

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.

Travel Review: Burntisland, Scotland

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:30:15 GMT

There is something magical about gazing out onto water. And when your viewpoint allows you to drink in the goings-on of Scotland’s mighty Firth of Forth – there’s nothing better.