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"I loved my visit to this welcoming and friendly pub." says Mark. Please read the full article at the Lancashire Telegraph

MORE than £900 was raised by a charity walk for Pendleside Hospice. The Pub2Pub walk was in aid of the Gail Simpson Memorial Fund which now aims to raise £50,000 for the hospice by autumn.  Around 110 walkers attended the event which took in a six-mile circular route...

Paul Miller and Alison Leigh receive their Burnley Bar of the Year award certificate from the Burnley Express. Take a look at the Burnley Express article with our  Crooked Billet Best Bar 2014 Certificate here (pdf)

Just before Christmas we were voted as Burnley's Best Bar by a reader vote in the Burnley Express. A big thanks to everyone who voted for us Please have a look at the full Burnley Express article by clicking here (pdf file) And landlady Alison Leigh said she was...

"PUB landlady Alison Leigh, 45, bought the Crooked Billet pub in Worsthorne 16 months ago. Before this, she worked at the pub for around 20 years and has lived in the village for 30 years." Discussion with Alison, click the image to see a larger version. "I like the...

Toast to success Celebrations at real ale pub of the year "CHEERS One of the best places for a celebration is a pub and at the Crooked Billet at Worsthorne regulars toasted landlady Alison Leigh and husband Paul Miller, centre, as the watering hole has been named as...

Read the article in the Burnley Express, 13th July 2013 by Mark Briggs "A true, local community boozer, is how I would describe the pub ...." "It’s so good to see a once ailing pub now thriving in the area..."        

SESSION Frank Wood, Dave Middlehurst, Dave Grimshaw, Alex Lowden and Mark Tudor hold a folk music session at the Crooked Billet in Worsthorne. The open mic night is held on the second Thursday of each month from 8pm. Published in the Lancashire Telegraph, Saturday...

Read the excellent article on the Real Ale Up North Blog. "A couple who packs more 'punch' than the previous owner!" starts the page long article about the Crooked Billet.