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£14m aero plant opens
A £14 million investment to gear up East Lancashire for production of the Eurofighter was unveiled today. The multi-million investment is equipping British Aerospace's Samlesbury plant with the latest high-tech tooling facilities . The new centre, to
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Don't get caught by 'school's out' rules
FIRMS in East Lancashire are being warned not to get caught out by a change to 'school's out' rules. For the first time this year there will be no Easter school leavers coming on to the job market. The Government has decided that the earliest 16-year-olds
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Jobless Louise heads for first £1m
LOUISE King has gone from jobless mum to being on target to hit a £1 million turnover. And computer company boss Louise is hoping her new headquarters will help her business continue its rapid growth. Louise, 32, founded BSD Group in 1992 to help firms
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We'll take over in 1999, says Tory leader
Local elections - Hyndburn TRIUMPHANT Tory leader Peter Britcliffe today boasted: "We'll take control in 1999" after his troops snatched nine Hyndburn seats from Labour in a ballot box upset. Leading Labour councillors were toppled as the Conservatives
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Maths girl in county finals
A BRAINBOX 12-year-old won her way through to the finals of a county mathematics competition. Jennifer Laycock, a pupil at St Augustine's School, Billington, beat 17 other young mathematicians to gain her place at the BT Lancashire schools mathematics
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Election results: BURNLEY
*Denotes sitting councillor BANK HALL R CHADWICK (Ind) 501 A Aziz (Lab)* 412 Majority 89 Ind gain from Lab Turnout 22.44% BARCLAY S WOLSKI (Lab)* 333 M Brown (LibDem) 271 Majority 62 No change Turnout 18.81% BRIERCLIFFE MA LISHMAN (LibDem)* 683 SR Dumon
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TEN YEARS AGO: Anti-Thatcher mural causes a stir
BLACKBURN Town Hall was accused of "acting like the KGB" by a councillor after a cover-up operation of an anti-Thatcher mural. Coun Peter Holmes demanded an inquiry into a veiled threat made to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph when the newspaper tried
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Low-score draw angers Tory veteran
Local elections - Pendle VETERAN election campaigner Roy Clarkson slammed public apathy as voters suffering from "political fatigue" stayed away from polling stations in Pendle. Councillor Clarkson, leader of the three-strong Tory minority on Pendle Council
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CRICKET: Wasim praises Lancs teamwork
WASIM AKRAM clutched his fourth Gold Award after a spectacular one-man demolition job on Notts - and insisted that teamwork was the key to Lancashire's success. Wasim produced a real "Captain Marvel" performance with a stunning unbeaten 89 from 43 balls
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Tories take prize scalps in local elections
East Lancashire round-up A COUNCIL leader and several senior councillors were among the casualties as cock-a-hoop Conservatives launched an election fightback in East Lancashire. Ruling Labour councillors blamed low turnouts in a number of key wards for
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A home from home
THERE have been quite a few TV programmes about conditions in homes for the elderly - nearly always showing a bad side. But in the one where I live, residents have all the comforts they would find in their own homes. We have a manager, Mrs Edith Darcy
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CRICKET: It's West Enders versus Corrie!
Lancashire League preview CORRIE Jordaan has played down his return to Lowerhouse tomorrow as "just another game". And those sentiments were echoed by his former skipper Matt Hope who leads Lowerhouse again tomorrow. But Hope also revealed that the West
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On guard against the Euro
THE recent scufflings surrounding who should be the Euro-bank president proves that, at heart, the single currency is a political project, one driven solely by the ambitions of Europe's political leaders in the teeth of democratic opposition. Britons,
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Jack just a 'giggler'
I WAS astonished to see the Home Secretary, Jack Straw, on the BBC's 'Children of Crime' programme on May 5 with an idiotic grin on his face, looking as if he thought the discussion hosted by David Dimbleby was the biggest joke on earth. There was the
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In defence of the borough council
I MUST counter your report which labelled Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 'one of the worst' performing local authorities in the country (LET, May 4). The report referred to the performance indicators which were published by this authority in the
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Election results: CHORLEY
*Denotes sitting councillor ANDERTON, HEATH CHARNOCK and RIVINGTON M P CASE (Con) 452 M Davies (Lab) 432 D Porter (LD) 49 M H Sims (Green) 38 Majority 20 Conservative gain Turnout 36.71 ANGLEZARKE, HEAPEY and WHEELTON M E GRAY (Con)* 267 J Ross-Mills
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SNP steeled for crucial battle north of the border
Political Focus, with Bill Jacobs TONY BLAIR'S all-conquering New Labour government is facing its first real test - north of the border. While the Prime Minister's policy of wooing fickle Middle England has proved a resounding success, with unparalleled
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Seats victory for Clarets fans
DELIGHTED Clarets fans have succeeded in keeping their seats after Burnley Football Club did a U-turn and agreed to keep open the lower tier of Turf Moor's North Stand. Following a story about supporters' complaints in last night's Lancashire Evening
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ROVERS: The boys done good!
FA Youth Cup Final 2nd leg: Everton 2 Blackburn Rovers 2 (agg 5-3) - Peter White reports THERE was to be no final glory at Goodison last night for Blackburn Rovers' young braves - but there was no grief either in achieving what no other team has been
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Staff firm's new posts
A HOSPITALITY staff recruitment firm has put on weight. Cooke & Mellor Recruitment has created two new posts to help the Accrington firm cope with increasing demand. Hayley Clifton has joined the company as co-ordinator of the management division
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Election results: HYNDBURN
*Denotes sitting councillor BARNFIELD W DWYER (Lab)* 365 J Scholes (Con) 274 T Whitchelo (Lib Dem) 165 Majority 91 No change Turnout 28.1% BAXENDEN D SCHOLES (Con)* 728 J Sargison (Lab) 341 L Jones (Lib Dem) 242 Majority 387 No change Turnout 33.3% CENTRAL
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Magnificent seven blaze a blue comeback trail
Local elections - Rossendale WE'RE BACK! That was the message from the Conservatives in Rossendale as they stormed the polls and doubled their seats. The "magnificent seven" pulled the Tories back from the back benches, winning six from Labour and retaining
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Election results: PENDLE
*Denotes sitting councillor BARROWFORD A VICKERMAN (Lib Dem)* 717 L Crossley (Con) 460 A Hargreaves (Lab) 408 Majority 257 No change Turnout 33.5% BOULSWORTH A DAVIES (Lib Dem)* 702 M Wilson (Lab) 267 J Ilott (Con) 198 Majority 435 No change Turnout 27.7%
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Hepatitis scare after child finds syringe
A CHILD faces three months of vaccinations as a precaution against Hepatitis B after finding a hypodermic needle in a school entrance. The child, who is not being identified, is receiving the treatment after there was "some evidence" that he had pricked
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GOLF: Furey's pain in Spain
GED Furey was today almost certain to miss the cut after the second round of the Turespana Masters in Majorca. The Pleasington professional fired an opening round eight-over-par 80 on the Santa Ponsa course and followed up with a three over par 75 which
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Fisk sweeps to victory in local elections
Local elections - Burnley MILLENNIUM Mayor-to-be Eddie Fisk is celebrating success after sweeping to victory as an independent Burnley's Lowerhouse ward. In one of the most bizarre election contests in the town's history, Coun Fisk, a lifelong Labour
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Tears for Nicky: Blackburn girl tells Prince Charles tragic story
A TEENAGE girl broke down in tears during a glittering ceremony last night when she told the Prince of Wales how her best friend died after inhaling lighter fuel. Jenni Wainwright was invited to St James' Palace as a shining example of how the Prince's
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Tombola truimph
LAST Saturday, the Blackburn and District Stroke Club held a tombola in Morrison's supermarket, Blackburn. Allow me to thank all members of the general public for their support during the day and Morrison's for allowing us to hold the event. We raised
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SUPERBIKES: Fogarty looks for Monza bonanza
CARL Fogarty is streamlining his attempts to capture a third World Superbike crown ahead of round three of the 1998 Championship at Monza on Sunday. The Blackburn ace has been working on the aerodynamics of his Ducati, making adjustments to his racing
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Logical but nonsense
AFTER all their efforts to secure the monarchy's future by improving its standing, the royal family is rocked today by an in-house blow - with one of the Queen's chaplains throwing doubt on the value of an hereditary monarchy. The logic of Canon Eric
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Gaff blown on Labour
REGARDING your report 'Silence over call for apology after Mayor's comments' (LET, April 30), it seems that a senior Labour politician of long standing and one-time leader of Blackburn Council has blown the gaff. One would be under the impression that
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Watch it! That's the message from voters
IT IS, of course, a verity that when you are at rock bottom, the only way is up. Thus, the Tories' modest gains nationally in the council elections - obtained against a background of Labour-voter apathy that was, as we predicted, bound to help them -
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A family affair: Great names form the backbone of our history
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy: HYNDBURN I HAVE been interested in the history of Lancashire's textile industry for many years. We should be proud of men like Hargreaves, Arkwright and Crompton but there is one man and - one East Lancashire family
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Bobby dazzler! Student wins top TV role
Friday Folk COLLEGE student Bobby Ali is jumping for joy - because he has just won a starring role in a new television drama. Bobby, of Barnes Street, Church, has been chosen for a new drama series about teenagers, called Boys And Girls. It will be filmed
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Election results: ROSSENDALE
*Denotes sitting councillor CRIBDEN L FORSHAW (Lab)* 810 M E Ormerod (Con) 606 Majority 204 No change Turnout 27% EDEN J D CHEETHAM (Con)* 476 J Johnson (Lab) 435 Majority 41 No change Turnout 33.1% GREENFIELD J THORNE (Con) 634 J Whitehead (Lab) 572
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Pollution watchdogs shut chemical plant
PART of a chemical plant has been forced to shut after a leak left neighbouring residents complaining of sore throats and stinging eyes. The Environment Agency served a prohibition notice on Nipa Laboratories, Nook Lane, Oswaldtwistle, after the incident
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Coach fumes make kids sick
CHILDREN were sent home suffering from headaches and nausea after travelling on a school bus filled with fumes from a faulty heater motor. Children from St Wilfrid's High School, Blackburn, told the driver of the Stagecoach bus they could smell burning
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ROVERS: Second string take a hiding
Leeds United Res 5 Blackburn Rovers Res 0 CALLUM Davidson's return from injury was the only bright spot as Blackburn Rovers Reserves crashed 5-0 to a strong Leeds team who clinched the Pontin's League Premier Division title at Elland Road last night.
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ROVERS: Kelly so proud of battling youngsters
ROVERS' youth coach Rob Kelly paid tribute to his gallant FA Youth Cup losers at Goodison Park, then packed them onto the team bus for an early night as he prepared for the club's next final - against Tranmere on Monday! Runners-up medals in English football's
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CLARETS: Waddle plots summer spending
CHRIS Waddle was today expected to discover the depth of his fighting fund for next season. Waddle and assistant manager Glenn Roeder were due to meet Burnley chairman Frank Teasdale to discuss plans for the 1998/99 campaign. Talks between the parties
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ROVERS: We must stop Shearer says Hodgson
ALAN Shearer may be in trouble with the Football Association but it is the bother he can cause Blackburn Rovers on Sunday which concerns Ewood boss Roy Hodgson. Shearer provides the greatest threat to Rovers' hopes of claiming the victory which would
