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Burnley to LA: Students visit the worlds largest gaming expo
Burnley College Sixth Form Centre students got an eye-opening look into games design after travelling all the way to Los Angeles, California. Advanced Vocational Games Design students (what a subject - right?) and a few [...]
The Girl Fans of Burnley FC
When you think of Burnley, the first thing you think of is our incredible, world-class, Premier League football team. We’ve come a long way since that near fatal day in May ’87 when Burnley nearly [...]
Musicians in Burnley
For too long, people have thought our biggest musical export was Chumbawamba – you know the one: “I get knocked down, then I get up again, you’re never gonna get me down!”. Well no more, [...]
Eltariel Avelorn, shantay you stay.
Sashay away, hunty! How many lip synchs to Carly Ray Jepsen songs have we done in front of our bedroom mirror, pretending like we were RuPaul’s next protegee? Too many to count my friend, too [...]
Swear down, Hannah Whitlow is shaking up Burnley’s art scene
Sharp wit and a great sense of humour – that’s how we’d describe artist Hannah Whitlow. She’s just finished an exhibition of her work at Burnley Mechanics, and already she’s looking forward to her [...]
Bacchus on the Beat: The Man Behind the Ashley Barnes Song
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ll have heard the latest grime track that is taking the nation by storm. ‘Ashley Barnes’ by Bacchus has been played on Match of the Day, [...]
DJ Aro on the Decks
Do you remember what you got for your 13th birthday? If you’re lucky, you probably got some new shoes and a Spiderman cake. Aron Moore, now 32, got a set of mixing decks. At the [...]
FIVE FRESHERS TIPS FROM BURNLEY SOCIAL
This week, a lovely new bunch of you are joining us here in the greatest town in the entire world as you embark upon your journeys at Burnley College and UCLan. First things first [...]