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Bank holiday beer festival in Cliviger

2:38pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

AN outdoor beer festival is set to bring some bank holiday cheer to a popular venue in Cliviger.

New owners of derelict Cliviger hall to pay £151,000

Firefighters damp down after the fire at Holme Hall in 2004

3:47pm Friday 26th April 2013

A DERELICT former manor house has new owners after being sold at auction for £151,000.

Driver trapped in snowbound car near Cliviger for 24 hours

6:05pm Monday 25th March 2013

A driver was trapped in his car for 24 hours after getting caught in snow drifts.

Campervan driver taken to hospital with spinal injuries after crash at Cliviger

11:28am Monday 4th February 2013

THE driver of a campervan was last night taken to hospital with ‘spinal injuries’ after a collision with a tractor on Long Causeway in Cliviger.

Young Cliviger magician entertains Clarets players

Young magician James Hutchinson

9:00pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

A TEENAGER has helped give the Clarets the magic touch after entertaining players and supporters with his own brand of trickery.

Cliviger residents protest over windfarm plan

10:00am Saturday 12th January 2013

REPOWERING a windfarm in Cliviger - with 110-metre turbines - could have serious implications for the whole of Burnley, campaigners have warned.

Fire in Cliviger lay-by

11:04am Friday 11th January 2013

FIREFIGHTERS were alerted to a rubbish fire in a lay-by at Cliviger by a passing motorist.

Trapped men rescued after five vehicle collision near Mereclough

11:59am Wednesday 28th November 2012

Fire crews rescued two trapped drivers after a collision involving five vehicles near Mereclough.

Injured Cliviger soldier spared jail over raid on aunt's farmhouse

10:00pm Tuesday 30th October 2012

AN ex-soldier left with a brain injury after being blown up in Afghanistan was spared jail for a 'premeditated' raid on his aunt and uncle's Rossendale farmhouse, in which he took a £5,500 haul.

Residents in plea to halt wind farm access road plans near Cliviger

Coun David Heginbotham with the protest banner

8:52am Tuesday 23rd October 2012

VILLAGERS are asking why helicopters cannot be used to transport huge wind turbine components to a wind farm development.

Daughter inspired Cliviger author's mystery heroine

Author Paul Plunkett and daughter Jenny

11:00am Tuesday 28th August 2012

A FORMER sports editor on the Lancashire Telegraph has achieved a lifelong ambition by publishing his first children’s mystery book on Kindle.

Villagers object to Cliviger windfarm plans

2:00pm Tuesday 14th August 2012

VILLAGERS near Burnley fear a new access road for the redevelopment of a giant wind farm will be a “scar on the landscape”.

Quad bike thief threatened to kill Cliviger farmer

Thief Andrew McCafferty

5:00pm Monday 13th August 2012

A FARMER was threatened with death as two crooks robbed him of his £2,000 quad bike, a court was told.

Cider festival comes to Cliviger

11:36am Monday 6th August 2012

A FOUR-WEEK cider festival will bring a taste of summer to a Cliviger pub.

Burnley ‘ram’ raiders jailed

SNEAKY Stefan Costea (left) and Mihai Stan are behind bars

1:30pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

TWO men involved in a country pub ‘distraction’ burglary, where one sneaked into the private living quarters and stole cash, are both behind bars.

Cliviger student in finals for dream trip to New York

Student Laura Crymble is in the final of a national competition

3:30pm Tuesday 10th April 2012

A UNIVERSITY student is firmly in the reckoning for a dream role in New York after reaching the final ten in the search to find the country’s top undergraduate.

Snow falls in East Lancashire

Snow in Burnley

10:40am Wednesday 4th April 2012

SNOW has fallen across East Lancashire overnight and this morning.

UPDATED: 18-year-old driver dies in Burnley crash

AFTERMATH The road in Bacup Road, Cliviger

9:50am Thursday 8th March 2012

AN 18-YEAR-OLD has died after a head-on road collision on the outskirts of Burnley this morning.

Burnley building firm boss jailed for £10k cannabis farm

JAILED David Vallender

10:33am Wednesday 23rd November 2011

A BUILDING firm boss who set up a potential £10,000-plus cannabis farm in a rented house in Cliviger has been jailed for two years.

Cliviger pub is given go-ahead to become Italian restaurant

Cliviger pub is given go-ahead to become Italian restaurant

5:53pm Monday 21st November 2011

A LANDMARK pub will be transformed into an Italian restaurant and bar after planners gave it the go-ahead.

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Burnley's youth theatre doubles in size (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 4:00pm Tue 21 May 13

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Summer of rock music planned for Burnley (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 2:00pm Tue 21 May 13

MUSIC fans will be rocking all over the park as part of the annual outdoor summer programme across Burnley.

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Burnley blues stage beckons for young hopefuls (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 5:28pm Fri 17 May 13

YOUNG musicians are being given the chance to perform at one of the country’s top festivals.

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Noddy Holder still Crazee about Slade (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 11:17am Fri 10 May 13

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Southside Johnny ready for Burnley’s 25th International Rock and Blues Festival (link)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure 12:43pm Fri 3 May 13

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