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Ellie Goulding backing singer to perform in Foulridge as part of “Queen and Country”

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:36:02 GMT

As a backing singer to Ellie Goulding, she has had the pleasure of performing at the unforgettable wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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.

Pendle TV actress stars in new BBC drama

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:07:38 GMT

A rising Pendle star has this week appeared on television screens up and down the country in a new six-part BBC drama.

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.

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.

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.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal gets £2m. arts funding

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:08:14 GMT

Burnley’s stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is set to be the centrepiece of a creative corridor for the arts.

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.