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All eyes on quick progress
BUSINESSMEN David Hurst and Mark Hurlbut have their sights firmly set on success. The pair have become the 50th start-up company to take part in the FirmBase scheme in Burnley by launching Eye Site. The spectacle factory shop in Briercliffe shopping centre
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Rodber's request
AS an England rugby player and captain of Northampton RFC, I want readers with a place in this year's London Marathon to give money for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Cancer affects one in three people in this country and will kill one in four. My
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Diver fights for life
A DIVER from East Lancashire is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering the bends in an accident off the Scottish coast. Holidaymaker Ray Sunter, 53, of Wellhead, Winewalls, Colne, is critically ill in hospital at Aberdeen. Members of his family
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Tax warning was given
IN reply to H W Fogarty (Letters, March 28), why is it the same two or three people who seem to be the only ones who write to complain about the 17 per cent increase in Blackburn's council tax? Could it be that their letters are politically motivated?
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Traffic plans 'filter off wealthy'
ENVIRONMENTALLY-friendly moves to ease traffic problems in Britain's towns and cities could cause more problems for rural areas. Transport difficulties in areas such as the Ribble Valley could mean that only the wealthy can live comfortably in the countryside
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Rovers fan Olive sees 100 years
A LIFELONG Rovers fan received a telegram from the Queen at a buffet for her 100th birthday. At the age of 99 Olive Reid was still a regular tea dancer at the functions held at Blackburn Rovers and she was also season ticket holder at the club for many
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Fifth marathon for sprightly John, aged 71,
LIFE on the road began at 50 for John Holden - and more than 20 years later he's in training for his fifth London marathon. John only took up running in his fifties after a long illness, which he now believes was ME. "I went back to teaching maths at
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Heath refuses to press the panic button
ADRIAN Heath (pictured) is refusing to panic despite Burnley's worrying slide into the Division Two dog-fight. Heath was bitterly disappointed as play-off hunting Bradford scored a last minute 3-2 Turf Moor win on Saturday. That defeat leaves Burnley
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Gone golfing!
CASTING about desperately for signs of the vote-winning "feel-good" factor's return, the government's spin-doctors must, it seems, look not for a rise in house prices or for "Sold" signs on estate agents' boards, but at the queues on the golf tees. For
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Brothers dance into £3m club complex
ONE of the region's most imaginative dance clubs is about to be unveiled by two East Lancashire businessmen. The £3 million club complex will be opened on Wednesday in a converted 18th century oil distribution mill in Bolton. The club represents the completion
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BURNLEY 2 BRADFORD 3
BURNLEY are on the brink of an unwanted return to the Football League basement and they need to start fighting for their lives. The Clarets - who were still talking about promotion as 1995 drew to a close - are in freefall and looking anxiously over their
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WINSFORD UNITED 2 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2
ACCRINGTON Stanley staged a late fightback after Winsford had taken a two-goal lead and missed a penalty in this UniBond Premier Division match. Winsford took the lead on the stroke of half-time when John Bishop had a shot blocked by Rob Mulloy and the
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Summer steps to gain success
FIRMS are being urged to give a step up the ladder to business success. Applications are invited for the 1996 Shell Technology Enterprise Programme. The scheme provides firms in East Lancashire with a final-year undergraduate to work on specific projects
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Parents put on grass fire alert
EXHAUSTED firefighters warned parents to keep an eye on their children after a weekend spent tackling more than double the usual number of grass fires. The ground is tinderbox dry and crews in the region have worked non-stop fighting fires which they
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Euro chances slim
A PLACE in Europe is now a long shot admitted Ray Harford after Blackburn Rovers' latest defeat at Southampton. Rovers had raised their hopes by winning away to rivals Spurs three weeks ago, but they have stumbled badly since then and look a very long
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A naughty boy?
PUZZLED dad Chris Hatton couldn't understand what was wrong with his nine-year-old son Martin. As far as everyone was concerned Martin was a child behaving badly. At Shadsworth Junior School, his teacher called him the laziest boy she had every taught
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Town a disgrace
I SUGGEST that the three councillors for the area of King Street, Clayton Street, Freckleton Street and Byrom Street in Blackburn find time for a walk around these streets. This area, a short distance from the town hall and town centre, is a disgrace
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Cash for foreign wooing
INWARD, the agency for attracting foreign firms to invest in the North West, has been given a £1,388,000 grant by the Government. The agency's annual grant from the Department of Trade and Industry has increased by £10,000 for 1996/97. Since INWARD was
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Getting skills on the books
TRADESMEN are being urged to apply to a new skills registration scheme. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme covers people in ten trades, including bricklayers, carpenters, joiners and decorators. New trades covered by the scheme include roof
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Family benefit costs rocket
THE cost of family credit cash benefits to poor families in the North West has rocketed, leading Labour to claim that it makes the case for a minimum wage. The benefit is paid to those families with at least one adult in work but who need extra support
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SOUTHAMPTON 1 ROVERS 0
MATT Le Tissier claimed the credit for making the most important donation of three crucial points towards what he has always regarded as a worthy cause - Southampton's annual battle to stay in the Premiership. But the real charity came from Blackburn
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BISHOP AUCKLAND 3 CHORLEY 1
AFTER three straight wins Chorley came unstuck against a more purposeful home side whose second half dominance brought them a deserved victory. In an action-packed game the turnover of players had a significant bearing on the result. The Magpies already
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5 YEARS AGO: Hospital set to close
BURNLEY'S Marsden Hospital was set for closure, the third to be shut down in the town in three years. It was to be axed to save cash, with elderly patients transferred to the new Pendle Community Hospital, which was due to open in the summer. The move
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10 YEARS AGO: Mail missing from van
RAIDERS broke into a post office van loaded with mail after the driver went for help over a flat tyre. The driver left his van in Preston New Road, Blackburn, and went to the telephone. When he came back he found the van had been broken into and a sack
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GOLF: Rest are assured!
DESPITE five of their players figuring in the Red Rose side that won the grand slam last year, ELGA were beaten 10-7 by the Rest of Lancs at Green Haworth on Saturday. As expected, the match was closely fought with the Rest going into lunch with a 4-2
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Teachers must show parents that they care
TO THE militant shenanigans which characterise the annual conference of the National Union of Teachers must be added the qualification that the union's moderate general secretary, Doug McAvoy, evidently hopes will add some balance to the events - that
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Flagship DIY store rises from ashes
A NEW home improvement store is rising from the ashes of a DIY warehouse gutted in a £1 million blaze. Glyn Webb is investing around £750,000 rebuilding on their Blackburn Road site close to Accrington town centre. Work began early in the New Year and
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On the path
PATHWAY has just published 'Pets and Housing - The Way Forward; Guidelines for Housing Providers.' PATHWAY, which comprises representatives from most of the major animal welfare organisations, the veterinary profession, the All Party Parliamentary Group
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Praying for a miracle
THE parents of terminally ill toddler Amy Allan are hoping for a miracle when she visits Lourdes. The two-year-old suffers from Batten's Disease. There is no known cure for the disease which will make her blind and deaf and lead to her death within the
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Fears for homes as walls start to crack
WORRIED householders are seeking legal advice over cracks which have appeared in their homes as construction of the M65 motorway extension continues nearby. Four residents of Blackburn Road, Darwen, close to the work on the A666 flyover, have reported
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Spray robbers grab store cash
A SUPERMARKET worker was temporarily blinded and another was knocked to the ground when they were robbed as they tried to bank takings. Two attackers used a painful spray when they struck outside Hoddlesden Insurance in The Circus, Darwen, near the post
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Heavyweight showdown for Hendry
COLIN Hendry is set to return for Blackburn Rovers against title-chasing Newcastle United at Ewood tonight, ready for a genuine heavyweight championship showdown with Les Ferdinand. And Stuart Ripley should be fit enough to be back in contention, as Rovers
