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Lib-Dems' charity plan 'a gimmick'
LIBERAL Democrat plans to give their surplus council expenses to charity have been blasted as an election gimmick. The group wants to end the system of sharing out remaining cash in Blackburn councillors' expenses budget at the end of each year. But,
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Heath backs Nogan
ADRIAN Heath today backed out-of-form striker Kurt Nogan, pictured right, to break free from his current lean spell - and to reach the magic 20-goal barrier by the end of the season. Nogan, who has gone 11 league games without finding the net, is having
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Blue heaven
A STRING of four-letter words is entirely apt to explain the runaway success of Northern Uproar. Unfortunately, singer Leon Meya's excited blue-tinged descriptions of life in the fast lane could NEVER be printed in a family newspaper. But what else would
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Prentice urges public inquiry
A PUBLIC inquiry is needed into Castle Cement's bid to permanently burn cemfuel at its Clitheroe works. Pendle MP Gordon Prentice, whose constituency is affected by its proximity to the works, believes the inquiry is needed because of the delay in dealing
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No laughs with Labour
DUNCAN McVee (Letters, April 19), ought to laugh while he can, for it's certain there will be very little to laugh about at the next election - if we have a socialist administration. He suggests that because the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Opinion
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Burnley Reserves 0, Aston Villa Reserves 0: Clarets are held
THE Clarets Reserves played their last home game of the season last night against promotion hopefuls Aston Villa. In a game of few chances, Derek Adams and John Borland both tested Oakes in the Villa goal before trialist Steven Parmenter broke from the
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Artist dad with designs on Wallace and Gromit
OSCAR-WINNING animator Nick Park may be facing some tough competition - from schoolgirl Kathryn Lang's dad! Philip Lang, 42, has painted larger-than-life cartoons of the popular Wallace and Gromit characters on his daughter's bedroom wall. And they have
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MP's new fears over low-flying jets
LOW-FLYING jet fighters have once again buzzed Barnoldswick, claims Pendle MP Gordon Prentice. He believes the jets flew over the town again on April 18 at about 10.15am. A year ago, Mr Prentice made a Commons call for a ban on such flights over built-up
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Rovers notes
THERE'S a Pontin's League "bonus" at Ewood on Monday night, with a re-arranged match for the reserve team. With a shortage of available dates at Rovers' usual Pontin's League venue Deepdale, the fixture against Tranmere has now been arranged for Ewood
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Put politicians 'on the couch'
AS police authorities call for psychological profiling for people wishing to hold gun licences, so should politicians purporting to represent the electorate likewise undergo psychological profiling, having regard to the disastrous performance of our political
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Bishop puts name to historic link
HISTORY will be made at Blackburn Cathedral next month when the Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Alan Chesters, and Landesbischof Christian Krause of the evangelical Lutheran Church sign a formal document linking the Blackburn and German Braunschweig Dioceses
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Daughters follow in 'mum's' footsteps
ABOUT 20 school girls joined Pendle Council for the day in a bid to broaden their career ambitions. They shadowed staff as part of the nationwide "Take Your Daughters to Work Day". Half the group were related to council staff, others were pupils from
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CRICKET: Aussie head to head
HORSFIELD stages the battle of South Australia tomorrow (Sunday, April 28), as Colne professional Ben Johnson clashes head-to-head with state colleague Dan Marsh. Both sides finished in the wrong half of the Marsden BS Lancashire League table last season
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Problem goes round and round
MINI roundabouts are over-used and often cause more safety problems than they solve, Burnley MP Peter Pike told the House of Commons. Transport Minister Steven Norris said the use of mini roundabouts was for local authorities, not Government, to decide
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Streets are less safe than before
DISORDER offences in Lancashire have increased by 10 per cent, giving the lie to Tory claims that people feel safer, Blackburn MP Jack Straw has claimed. The Shadow Home Secretary said the sharp increase in these offences meant that people felt more at
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Blair's party not disguised Tories
REGARDING John Blunt's article 'Christian Blair's own self interest' (LET, April 10), it might not have occurred to him that it isn't too long ago that he was calling Tony and the Labour party red radicals. Let me tell him that no-one in the Labour party
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Super, smashing folks beat barrier
CHAMPAGNE corks were popping today as the mammoth effort to raise £1 million for a life-saving scanner hit six figures. The appeal has topped the £100,000 barrier just seven months after it started. The running total has shot to a staggering £100,243
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Cemfuel 'bias' fears voiced
A COUNTY councillor has voiced fears over the impartiality of new environment watchdogs. Coun Howel Jones, who represents Ribble Valley where Castle Cement burns the controversial Cemfuel, told a Lancashire County Council meeting he was concerned about
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300 days
A HUMAN rights group is poised to place an advertisement in Kashmiri newspapers calling for an end to the kidnapping of four westerners. The Jammu Kashmir Human Rights Council also plan to release a statement condemning the hostage-taking on the day of
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Vicar pleads for calm on troubled estate
THE vicar of Feniscowles, the Rev John Cree, has appealed for calm on a Blackburn council estate. He said he had been knocking on doors in the Princess Gardens area, to seek people's views on the problems. Mr Cree said: "From what I've heard in the last
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I love this club - Hendry
COLIN Hendry's extension to his "love affair" with Blackburn Rovers until the summer of 2001 is bad news for some of Europe's top clubs. Portuguese giants Benfica will be amongst the disappointed continental parties who were known to be ready and waiting
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The colour blue tells its own story
ONCE again, Bill Goldsmith has shown his political inadequacy by making a song and dance about Tory Party leaflets (LET, April 23). He should change the record and get a life. I know it is hard for him to swallow the fact that Tory councillors stand on
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Police warn vigilante neighbours
POLICE fear a group of residents might form their own vigilante group to kick out "scum" from a Blackburn council estate. The community at normally-quiet Princess Gardens, Feniscowles, has been divided following a spate of incidents involving teenagers
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Mayor meets another former mayor - Alf Roberts
BLACKBURN Mayor Coun Maureen Bateson, came face to face with a famous counterpart at Granada Studios, Manchester. Coronation Street's most famous grocer and last year's Mayor of Weatherfield Brian Mosley , known to fans as Alf Roberts, helped launch a
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Burnley notes
TURF Moor has been highly commended for the quality of its playing surface in the Wilkinson Sword Groundsman of the Year Awards. Along with eight other clubs, Burnley received special mention by the judges who took into account nominations from clubs
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MOTORCYCLING: Foggy aims for victory
CARL Fogarty is determined to give the British fans something to shout about in tomorrow's Donington Park round of the World Superbike Championship. Double world champion Fogarty had to settle for a seventh and sixth place in the opening round in Misano
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Confusion reigns over candidate
I AM pleased that Christine Cramsie (Letters, April 22) has made it clear that she is not the Labour Party candidate for Bank Top Ward, Blackburn. What she has failed to clarify is if she is the official Independent Labour candidate for this ward. Who
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CRICKET: Rebel with a cause
THIS leopard HAS changed its spots. The old Billy Stelling was a snarling big cat, prowling South African cricket's game reserves. The new Billy Stelling is something of a pussycat. Now, after a morning's training and a quick stint on a Cape Town beach
