Burnley Express - Opinion Feed

I won’t miss ‘Dancing on Ice’

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:08 GMT

I shed not a tear and didn’t lose a single second’s sleep over the news that the 2014 season of Dancing on Ice is to be the last.

As I See It: Pandemonium Alley

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:37 GMT

It is obvious from the recent county council elections that Clitheroe residents are extremely concerned about over development.

Pledging jobs and growth in UK

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:21 GMT

Following the enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend, my week began with recording for 2BR Radio.

Stop trying to kill me at pelican crossings!

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:14:10 GMT

Only a couple of weeks ago I had a go at inconsiderate drivers – you know the ones I mean, the only ones allowed on the road and to hell with the rest of us.

David Moyes capable of filling the big boots of Sir Alex Ferguson

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:01:20 GMT

It seems absurd, un-profound, and almost moronic to ponder whether David Moyes is the ideal successor for totemic Scot Sir Alex Ferguson.

New generation of Welsh athletes are breathing fire

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:57:35 GMT

Expressively airborne, the emblematic Red Dragon of Wales is once again breathing an illuminating flame that encapsulates the growth of its sporting natives.

Why we all love eBay

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:56 GMT

Not long ago, when something was needed for the house or garden, or a specific gift wanted hunting down for a friend’s birthday, a trip to the shops to compare items and prices loomed and along with it went the inevitable impulse buys which after being brought home and looked at once were relegated to the spare bedroom, shed or loft.

LETTER: Take part in National Doughnut Week for charity

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:51:45 GMT

National Doughnut Week is approaching and I would like to make a special appeal to independent craft bakers, food retailers and coffee shops across the UK to get involved in this fun, annual charity event, which takes place from 11th-18th May, in aid of The Children’s Trust.

LETTER: Trying to trace Rosie

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:51:41 GMT

I am trying to find Rosie Winter (her maiden name) for a promise I made to a friend, her late brother, who lived in Canada.

LETTER: Lancashire County Council must have money to burn

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:44:31 GMT

The new Pelican-style traffic lights in Padiham are massively expensive and hold up both pedestrians and traffic.

LETTER: Burnley wake-boarding plan is ill-conceived

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:40:43 GMT

The planning application for the wakeboard venture on Rowley Lake has been submitted and it is apparent how ill-conceived it is.

LETTER: Trees festooned with poop scoop bags

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:26:23 GMT

I totally agree with Edward Lee’s comments re “poop scooping”.

LETTER: Public opposed to badger cull

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:23:50 GMT

The badger cull is due to start sometime after June 1st in Gloucestershire and Somerset.

LETTER: Mark Kitto band memories!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:21:43 GMT

After being on holiday for nearly two months, I started to catch up on back issues of the Colne Times and was surprised to see the photo of Mark Kitto and his band.

LETTER: ‘Experts’ help us understand spectacle of football

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:16:27 GMT

So Mr Pendle hates football.

LETTER: What a load of bull in animal welfare debate

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:12:42 GMT

Having read Justin Kerswell’s column on March 8th on animal welfare and the British farmer, I have never heard such a load of bull and untruths in all my life. Has he ever been on a farm in his life?

LETTER: Colne looks like a refuse tip and dogs’latrine at times

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:54:30 GMT

I was pleased to read of Sandra Fernandezes’ satisfaction about living here in the Colne Times. I moved to Colne 10 years ago and agree with her as to the friendly helpfulness of the town’s folk and those living in the surrounding villages.

England can learn from German football’s example

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:46:51 GMT

The philosophical approach to Germany’s domestic and international evolution has been promising to scintillate for the best part of a decade now.

LETTER: Ants crawling around hospital toilets

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:41:32 GMT

I had the misfortune to break my elbow last week and ended up in the fracture clinic at Burnley General Hospital. To my horror there were ants crawling around the ladies’ toilets.

LETTER: Plea to farmers around Pendle

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:29:02 GMT

As someone who loves the countryside around Pendle may I make this plea to farmers and, in particular, those who rent pasture for grazing.