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Wind farm blow
ORDERS to remove wind farm equipment from a beauty spot will be issued immediately but planning appeals could mean the mast on Longridge Fell will stay for a year. Members of the borough planning and development committee backed local residents and campaigners
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Security firms can help fight crime, says police chief
A CALL for private security firms to be recruited to the battle against criminals has been backed by Lancashire's Chief Constable Pauline Clare. A joint report by the Police Foundation, an independent research body, and the Policy Studies Institute think
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Hope for hostage
THE father of student hostage Paul Wells today said he was counting on "appeals from across the world" to end the ordeal as it hit the 250th day. Mr Wells revealed that high-powered Muslim leaders had sent messages to the Al-Faran kidnappers calling for
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Make a noise for the boys pleads Hawks ace Kummu
RYAN Kummu today called on the region's ice hockey fans to roar the Blackburn Hawks on to the top flight. "We're going to need all the support we can muster in the play-offs. "The crowd have played a big part in our success and I don't want that to change
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Who killed daft Dave?
MURDER squad detectives today stepped up the hunt for the killer of alcoholic David Spencer who died after a "savage and sustained" beating. A four-hour post mortem examination revealed 47-year-old Mr Spencer - known locally as Daft Dave - had "multiple
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'No foul play'
POLICE have ruled out foul play in the death of a 27-year-old man. John Connolly was found dead on the sofa at his friend's flat after returning from a night out. Yesterday Det Insp Terry Richardson of Blackburn CID said the man had become involved in
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Savers reap rewards
THE infant Brunlea Credit Union is growing fast, with savings and loans rising, the annual meeting heard. Supporters packed Burnley Miners' Club to hear that savings during a nine-month period increased by 62 per cent to £15,000. Membership rose to over
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Fury at camp action delay
ANGRY residents will have to wait another weekend before action is taken against an illegal gypsy camp. Six gypsy caravans have set up home off Bolton Road, Ewood, close to the council-run site for travellers and the county council skid pan. Residents
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Conman in 'phoney detective' ploy
PENSIONERS in Accrington are being warned to be on the lookout for a conman posing as a policeman. Detectives issued the alert after a woman in her 70s was conned out of several hundred pounds by a bogus police officer. The woman, who lives in Higher
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Soccer fans' day of horror
FIFTY years ago today the soccer world was sickened when 33 fans were crushed to death at Burnden Park as Bolton prepared for their sixth round FA Cup clash with Stoke. For the families of all who attended that fateful soccer game there were to be hours
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Fowler takes break from chasing Shearer
YOUNG pretender Robbie Fowler will tomorrow take a welcome break from the battle to topple Alan Shearer as the king of the Premiership goalscorers. The Ewood and England striker looked bang on course for a solo march to another "Golden Boot". Suddenly
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Former Burnley boss dies
ALAN Brown, the former Burnley, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday manager, has died at the age of 81. One of Burnley's most distinguished captains during the old First Division days, he played centre-half in their 1947 FA Cup final defeat by Charlton
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Women's day puts Mayor in the picture
WOMEN throughout East Lancashire have been celebrating the achievements of successful 'sisters' throughout the world. They turned out in force to support International Women's Day, for many a day which opened the door to a wide range of opportunities
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Blast blows out front of chemist's shop
EXPLODING hair spray canisters blew out the front of a chemist's shop in Burnley early today. Extensive damage was caused at Barry Pearson's chemists in Lyndhurst Road where two windows and part of the shop front were blown out into the street. Leading
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Shops say no to young smokers
SHOPS suspected of selling tobacco to youngsters have received a clean bill of health following an investigation by Lancashire Trading Standards. All 33 shops visited by volunteer children, aged between 11 and 13, in the last 12 months refused to make
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Sports stadium plea by Lancs MPs
EAST Lancashire MPs have united across party lines to press the government to make sure that the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002 is a real boost to the North West as a whole. The Ribble Valley Tory wants the government to make sure that Manchester
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Wages of Cyn
RECORDS were broken when Britain's most famous madam visited Nelson's ladies dinner club. It was standing-room-only when Cynthia Payne, notorious in the '60s for her sex-for-luncheon-vouchers deals for businessmen, spoke at Pendle's Fencegate restaurant
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Hospital death tragedy of routine operation
A MAN died while being prepared for a routine operation at Burnley General Hospital, an inquest was told. John Mcgregor Swinton, a 61-year-old joiner, of Appleby Drive, Barrowford, died from broncho pneumonia and septicaemia resulting in a heart attack
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Lost and found: How a Spitfire pilot was reunited with his plane 40 years on
A LIFETIME of memories came flooding back to Peter Geldart as a solitary Spitfire roared across the skies in a salute to the fighter aircraft's birth 60 years ago this month. The plane dipped its wings in a farewell salute as it flew over the Southampton
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Taxi drivers strike over spot checks
ANGRY taxi drivers in Pendle have gone on strike and taken their vehicles off the roads. The cabbies are protesting at police spot checks on their vehicles last night - one of their busiest times of the week. Anyone trying to ring for a taxi in Nelson
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Smelly firm threatened with court action
A TEXTILE company has been given six weeks to clean up its act or face prosecution. Burnley Council has continually received complaints of smells coming from Cloverbrook Ltd, on Gannow Lane, and has even had reports from drivers using the M65. The public
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Keep unions plea by MPs
NORTH West Labour MPs are demanding a meeting with United Utilities chairman Sir Desmond Pitcher, to urge him not to scrap trade union recognition. The new company formed by the merger of Norweb and North West Water is to offer personal contracts to 1,300
