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Ex Rossendale man writes book on life on the run from police

3:48pm Monday 5th January 2009

A NEW book tells the story of a Rossendale-born man’s brushes with the law.

New quiz book is ultimate challenge for Burnley fans

BURNLEY BOFFIN: Chris Cowin

12:18pm Thursday 11th December 2008

A PAIR of authors have produced the ultimate challenge for clued-up Clarets.

Chorley woman's book reprinted for Christmas

Kathleen Marmion

8:50am Thursday 11th December 2008

A Chorley pensioner’s novel about growing up in the 1950s has proved so popular that she has had more books printed in time for Christmas.

Brinscall author's second book

Alec Price

4:14pm Monday 1st December 2008

AFTER a year of success and calls for more, an author has published his second children’s book.

Book recalls Rambottom man who hit speeds of 100mph

SPIDER MAN: An illustration from the book showing James – Steeple Jack – (right) and his son Peter with one of their kites

1:00pm Thursday 13th November 2008

ONCE upon a time there was a man from Ramsbottom who could travel at 100mph!

Ribble Valley author pens new panto

WRITER: Patricia Jones

11:35am Tuesday 4th November 2008

A CHILDREN’S author has written a new pantomine to mark the 25th anniversary of a popular Ribble Valley theatrical group.

Darwen writer's new thriller is out

9:00pm Wednesday 29th October 2008

DARWEN-raised author James Watson has published his latest novel, a thriller called Fair Game set in the Ukraine.

Book focuses on Lancashire's unsung war heroes

The book Lancashire’s Forgotten Heroes

10:54am Tuesday 28th October 2008

THE story of ‘forgotten’ war heroes is being re-told in a bid to give them the recognition they deserve.

Interview: Margaret Sherlock

Interview: Margaret Sherlock

4:34pm Monday 27th October 2008

WHEN Margaret Sherlock's niece died of breast cancer in 2004 it sparked a series of events that would change the direction of her life forever.

East Lancashire mill workers share memories in new book

The Abbey Village Mill Christmas party in 1950

11:22am Thursday 9th October 2008

A NEW book charts the rise and fall of the cotton industry in East Lancashire through the eyes of local mill workers.

Earby Co-op's history traced by new book

STORE OF MEMORIES: Photos of Earby Co-op from the new book by Bob Abel and Stephanie Carter

6:40pm Tuesday 30th September 2008

A BOOK which traces the story of a landmark shop in a Pendle village is set to be launched at a special event.

New book pays tribute to East Lancashire’s miners

TIME TUNNEL: The last tub of coal raised at Clifton Colliery, Burnley, in 1955

11:19am Thursday 21st August 2008

A NEW book takes readers deep underground to hear the unique, and sometimes tragic, accounts of some of East Lancashire’s former miners.

140 mills in Burnley's cotton heyday

POWER LOOMS: Tom and Harold Nuttall at Hill End Mill, Haggate, in 1905

3:13pm Thursday 5th June 2008

COTTON weaving and spinning was Burnley's staple industry for almost 200 years.


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