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Mum's heartache over meningitis victim
A GRIEVING mum today launched a bitter attack on health chiefs after losing her little boy to meningitis. Four-year-old Ashley Rigby died in his mother's arms just three weeks after the virus nearly claimed the life of a classmate. Annette Bacon, of Ash
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Pupils stage world premiere
THE world premiere of a musical written by a former rock star opened in the Ribble Valley last night amid great critical acclaim. Arctic Song, by former Wings and Moody Blues member Denny Laine, was presented in the Centenaries Theatre at Stonyhurst College
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PALACE
GUARD! Brian Doogan's Saturday Interview with CARLO NASH THE meeting place said it all - the Hilton Hotel in Croydon where Mercedes taxi you between the railway station and the foyer while inside the purchase of two beers involves the kind of financial
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We're not dropping Christianity - head
A HEAD teacher has insisted his school is not turning its back on Christianity after it applied to change the content of its assemblies. John Orgill is writing to reassure parents about the situation at Hawthorns Junior School, Blackburn, after it requested
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Angry businessman blows a fuse in electric wrangle
A BUSINESSMAN claims he is facing bankruptcy because he is still waiting for an electricity supply six weeks after his company moved into its premises. Sattar Daneshdjoyanis furious because the lack of power means orders at his rubber moulding firm cannot
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Weather
beaten! Shane Lee columm THE Australian Test squad arrive in England for the Ashes summer tour next week - and I just hope the temperature warms up for them. Because this week was the first time I've ever had to miss cricket nets because of snow! The
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£60m gushes in for water improvements
WATER users in East Lancashire are set to benefit from a £60 million cash injection announced today. North West Water is pumping money into various schemes to improve quality and supply, including the replacement of more than 140km of water mains in Lancashire
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Armed police in anti-terror checks
POLICE with machine guns stopped motorists at checkpoints across East Lancashire as part of an anti-terrorist exercise. The road checks took place yesterday following the recent outbreak of bomb alerts across the country. Sgt Graeme Smith, of police headquarters
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Woman in cab bricks horror
A WOMAN was taken to hospital with broken teeth after a gang of men threw bricks through a taxi window in the early hours of today. The woman, in her 20s, was hit in the mouth by a stone hurled through the rear window of a taxi she was travelling in with
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Noose man in roof plunge threat
A TOWN centre came to a standstill early today when a man climbed to the top of a town hall and threatened to throw himself off. Late-night revellers in Great Harwood watched in horror as the 34-year-old man climbed 50 feet up scaffolding fixed to the
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Straw at the nick
HOME Secretary Jack Straw yesterday paid his first visit to Blackburn police station since his new appointment as head of the country's police force. It was a low-key affair and Mr Straw, who arrived in a Ford Galaxy people carrier, met staff and chatted
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Car park attack victim robbed of £600
A LOAN company collector was knocked to the ground and robbed of £600 cash in Burnley last night. But despite his injuries, the 61-year-old man got up and gave chase to his attacker, who eventually made his escape along streets off Colne Road. The robbery
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Blair's man misses Clarets' big night
BURNLEY Football Club's most influential fan was prevented from attending a commemoration dinner at Turf Moor last night because his boss Tony Blair gave him too much work. Downing Street press secretary Alastair Campbell was all set to go to the meal
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FANS POLL
COLIN Hendry is the choice of Lancashire Evening Telegraph readers as their Blackburn Rovers Player of the Year. But it was a close call after an excellent response to our telephone poll, with the central defender just pipping skipper Tim Sherwood for
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HEATH
HUNT! Clarets boss in chase for Premiership star Burnley story for Saturday, May 10, 1997. Exclusive. HEATH HUNT! BURNLEY are hot on the heels of a Premiership international. But Clarets chief Adrian Heath is keeping his cards close to his chest over
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HIGH LIFE!
Parkes aims to finish on a high TONY Parkes is entitled to be on cloud nine but he will be back down to earth with a vengeance tomorrow, as he aims to hand over as Blackburn Rovers manager on top note. Rovers take on Leicester City at Ewood in their final
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Troubled pub taken over
BREWING giant Carlsberg-Tetley has taken control of Burnley's crisis-hit Inn at the Wharf pub after it was crippled by unpaid debts. The move helps unravel the mystery which has surrounded the popular canalside eating house since its sudden closure on
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Schools action urged on asthma code
A LEADING asthma campaigner today called for the introduction of proper guidelines to relieve the plight of schoolchildren. Ann Wainwright said many schools in East Lancashire were either ignoring or were unaware of education department recommendations
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Rovers notes
THREE youngsters whose immediate futures are pledged to Rovers could be on view when England take on the Republic of Ireland Schoolboys (under-15) at Ewood on Tuesday night. Goalkeeper Michael Bingham and midfielder Steve Flitcroft have both been included
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Trees axe 'will not lumber residents'
PARKS bosses in Burnley were inundated with objections to plans to axe mature trees in Windermere Avenue. But pleas to "spare those trees' failed to change the minds of council chiefs as 16 horse-chestnuts and poplars bit the dust this week. And 32 more
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Janet has a degree of courage
DISABLED mum Janet Horton has picked up a degree, despite going through agonising pain as she studied. Janet, 49, has fibro myalgia, a rare condition of the tissue which leaves her in constant pain. Despite the illness, mum-of-three Janet, of Fellstone
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Paul is dead, claims rebel
A MILITANT rebel has pinpointed the remote village where he claims the bodies of student Paul Wells and three other hostages have been buried. The news has come as Paul's father admitted for the first time it was looking more and more likely that the
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Burnley jots for Saturday
ADOPTED horse Turf Moor nearly made a sensational start to her racing career. Running in the 4.20 at Thirsk, the 7-1 shot was narrowly beaten into second place in her first ever competitive outing. "It was a remarkable performance for a horse on a first
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Art raiders' holiday haul
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of paintings and antiques were stolen from an elderly couple's house while they were on holiday. Police told the couple the alarm was cut and they believe it was professional job. The most cherished possessions were 16 Lladro
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Flats and shops plan rejected
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to change a former textile shuttle factory into flats and shops has been blocked. Councillors refused planning permission for the conversion of the former Halstead's site in Gisburn Road, Barrowford, into nine flats above four shops
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Warning to danger scramblers
SELFISH scramble bikers who put walkers at risk of injury could be riding into the arms of the law. Police have issued a stern "we will prosecute" warning after a flood of complaints about young bikers causing danger, disturbance and damage on open areas
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BILLY BOOSTER!
BILLY McKinlay can sign off his season at Ewood tomorrow with a definite sense of pride. For the granite-tough midfielder has been one of several major reasons why Blackburn Rovers will be going into the final Premiership game against Leicester City relaxed
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Community office gutted in early morning blaze
FIRE gutted the community offices at Burnley's Barden High School early today, destroying computers, furniture and files. Eight firemen fought the 3am blaze which caused extensive smoke damage to the 400-pupil school. Police today launched an investigation
