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Raising the roof
ULTRAFRAME stole the show at a trade exhibition. The Clitheroe-based firm was once again the largest exhibitor at the Glassex event for the window and conservatory industry. As well as launching new products, including a new roofing glazing material that
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Entrants in concert at an annual fiesta
BURNLEY'S Friendly Festival got off to a flying start with supporters flocking to the Central Methodist Church. The 41st annual event has kept pace with the times, attracting more than 260 entrants from 10 chapels in the local Methodist circuit. Entries
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Bitten by the bed bug demand
BED bugs are in demand at Britain's biggest bed company, Silentnight. The Barnoldswick-based company want people from all over the country to send in their old pillows - in the name of research. They want to weigh in the dust mites and droppings that
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Notts County 1, Burnley 1: Clarets tied up in Notts
AFTER throwing a spanner in the works of promotion chasing Notts County, Burnley then heard their manager hit the nail on the head. In a statement that went directly to the heart of what Adrian Heath is trying to achieve at Turf Moor, he made it plain
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Identified
VISITING houses in Bank Top ward in Blackburn recently, I have encountered a lot of confusion about who the Labour candidate actually is. As an Independent Labour candidate, I want people to know exactly who they are voting for. For this reason, I would
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Mr Divito outfoxes a killer and lets her go
ANIMAL lover Serafino Divito let his heart rule his head when he caught the culprit responsible for a three-year reign of terror in his back garden. The retired grocer set a series of elaborate traps in his garden following a spate of attacks on the chickens
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Honouring St George
CUBS and Scouts from all over East Lancashire donned their uniforms and marched through towns as they celebrated St George's Day. Sunday services and parades were held in Blackburn and Accrington to commemorate the patron saint of scouting. In Accrington
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CRICKET: Donald in the fast lane
PACE sensation Allan Donald is already in the Rishton fast lane. The quickest bowler in the world started Rishton's defence of the Marsden BS Lancashire League with maximum points and a four-wicket haul against Ramsbottom. But the South African Test star
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CRICKET: Richard's grass is greener
YOUNG guns Richard Green and Andrew Flintoff have handed Lancashire a selection headache - before the season has even started! Both produced impressive performances at the weekend as Lancashire drew their three-day friendly against Yorkshire and won a
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Time to end tax coyness
LABOUR runs into another row over tax as Tories claim the party plans to take more from middle-income earners. This time, it is the words of Labour's deputy leader John Prescott that are seized on as he acknowledged that "quite a lot of people" would
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Young louts' families should be evicted
IT IS outrageous and incredible that a family is forced to live in virtual darkness for almost two years, with the windows of their home boarded up because they are plagued by brick-throwing thugs. Yet that is the terrible situation of the Baker family
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Water cut-offs should be very last resort
THERE is much for the lawyers to wrangle over as a conglomerate of local authorities, backed by Lancashire and several of our region's district councils, head for the High Court in a bid to stop water companies installing "smart card" pre-payment meters
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Leisure scheme a major boost for jobs
DEVELOPERS hope to submit plans for a multi-million pound leisure scheme which could provide more than 300 jobs within the next three months. Solihull-based Kingspark Developments Limited are working with Blackburn and Hyndburn Councils on the proposed
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Councils back action in water cards fight
COUNCILS throughout East Lancashire are backing High Court action to stop smart cards to pay for water being introduced into homes. The case to prevent water companies installing cut-off meters at the houses of poor payers is seen by the councils as a
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Kids' lives are much brighter
SOLDIERS from East Lancashire are bringing a little cheer back into devastated young lives. Men and women from the 1st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment have been busy refurbishing a ruined kindergarten in Sipovo, Bosnia. Corporal Mark Cooper
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Dream's dead: Chorley 1, Macclesfield Town 1 (aggregate 2-4)
CHORLEY'S FA Trophy adventure is over but manager Dave Sutton's pre-match pledge to go down with all guns blazing saw the Magpies fire a pulsating second half salvo which the GM Vauxhall Conference champions were relieved to survive. And as Macclesfield
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On the move - appointments and promotions
HEIDI CHURNSIDE has landed a job with Airtours International. Heidi, 23, of Waterfoot, was chosen from thousands of applicants to become a stewardess with the airline. IAN ASHWORTH has been installed as the new president of the East Lancashire branch
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Why should we lose out?
WHY couldn't the North have been one of the areas chosen to benefit from the £1,100 free nursery vouchers to be used for state or private nursery schools? Why does London always benefit - plus, this time, Norfolk? How did they decide where the trials
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Train access 'must be law'
EURO MP Mark Hendrick has supported moves that would make it compulsory for trains to have proper disabled access. The Labour Euro MP for Lancashire Central has also criticised the new Eurostar trains for not having better disabled facilities. He said
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Wright's return to wartime
THE wartime spirit will be recreated in a Blackburn cafe bar this week. Promoter Alf Wright has organised a "Return To The Forties" revue which promises to bring back the laughter, gaiety, music and song of 1939 to '45. Alf originally staged the show
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Haulage depot plan deferred
PLANNING bosses have deferred a proposed scheme for a transport and haulage depot at the former Lower Darwen Paper Mill. The move follows strong protests from residents. They are being backed by Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson and local councillor
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HOWZAT! Batsman caught singing the blues
JONES the Voice left his Burnley Belvedere CC team-mates speechless on Saturday. For, while Welshman Mick Jones was singing with Nelson's Arion choir at St John's, Great Harwood, his fellow cricketers had to face the music - a man short against Cherry
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Where was Easter spirit?
I NO longer believe that our politicians and church leaders are inspired, even at Easter time, to preach the message of peace. The Government - backed by Tony Blair - has decided to make a show of armed force at this time, in regards to the Irish question
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Last chance to win award
THIS is your last chance! The closing date for this year's Lancashire Evening Telegraph East Lancashire Business Awards is on Friday. And, if you haven't entered already, it is well worth getting your skates on and applying. With a prize fund of more
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10 YEARS AGO: Vital organs offer hope
THE VITAL organs of an East Lancashire crash victim offered hope of life to dying patients around the country. The heart, liver and kidneys from a dead motorcyclist were transported by helicopter after being collected from Blackburn Royal Infirmary. Police
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5 YEARS AGO: Hunt for sex attacker
A MANHUNT was launched for a sex attacker who snatched a boy of 11 from a town centre street. The chain-smoking pervert struck at dusk in Blackburn town centre before marching his victim two miles to indecently assault him. An election candidate contacted
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CRICKET: Darwen defeated
DARWEN began their new season with a double defeat at the hands of the Blackpool. In the their Vaux Northern League clash Darwen struggled to 113-9 with Neil Cordingley (29no) top-scoring. Blackpool had no trouble with the bat and surpassed Darwen's total
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Nine-wicket haul for Roscoe
KEITH Roscoe blasted the Vaux Ribblesdale League season off to a flying start - taking nine wickets against Earby. The Edenfield professional saw Lee Parkinson take 5-59 for Earby before he stepped up and wiped out the strong Applegarth batting line-up
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CRICKET: White lightning strikes
FIRST the bad news for Lancashire League batsmen. Allan Donald was bowling well within himself. But now for the good news. Ramsbottom opener Jack Simpson showed for 10 overs that it is possible to survive the White Lightning - just. Another ray of hope
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M65 driver cut free
A RUSH hour accident left a motorway heavily congested today as firefighters cut free a trapped motorist following a two car collision. Two casualties were taken to Burnley General Hospital following the accident on M65 west bound carriageway close to
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Sister's gift
THE SISTER of famed Blackburn contralto Kathleen Ferrier has given a boost to the society set up in the singer's name, by leaving it almost £50,000 in her will. Winifred Margaret Ferrier died in November aged 91 leaving £194,471. Some of the money has
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Farmhouse terror raid
A BUSINESSMAN was subjected to a terrifying ordeal in the early hours of the morning when three men burst into his isolated house, it was revealed today. Peter Nuttall, 45, was tied up in the living room of his farmhouse by three men. The trio, one of
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Saint that ain't
THE IRISH celebrate St Patrick's Day with fervour, the Welsh don daffodils for St David, Scots roll out the haggis for St Andrew but what do the English do for St George? Very little - or so it seems. Even the history books are not certain about the identity
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'Now let's finish it off as soon as we can' says Heath
BURNLEY need just one more win and a draw in their last three games to protect their place in Endsleigh League Division Two. And manager Adrian Heath today issued a battle cry to his troops on the eve of their clash against Bristol Rovers at Turf Moor
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Love-tug family's joy
A MUM and two sons were today learning to live together again after three years of heartache suddenly ended. Three years of fruitless legal battling ended for mum Angela Batty with a tearful weekend reunion at Manchester Airport. She was given just four
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Posties can zap the danger dogs
DANGEROUS dogs are being zapped as East Lancashire's posties bite back with ray guns. Government statistics have revealed that about 6,000 delivery staff were bitten by dogs last year, including 65 postmen and women in the BB postcode area covering most
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Kids in the Rovers frame
RAY Harford might be forced to call up the kids for at least one of Blackburn Rovers' two remaining matches. And the Ewood boss, plagued by yet another crop of injury problems, is prepared to turn to teenage talents such as James Beattie and James Thomas
