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Tour after meeting
THE annual general meeting of Blackburn Business Club will be held at the offices of Nynex, at Glenfield Park at 6.30pm on June 20. After the meeting members will be taken on a tour of Nynex's new switching facility at the site. Converted for the new
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Calderstones was a military refuge
YOUR article about Calderstones Hospital (LET, May 20) did not say much about how it was used as a military hospital during and after the Second World War. I was wounded as our forces entered Germany in April, 1945, and was at Calderstones from August
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119 shoe jobs axed
FASHION shoe maker, J.H. Hirst of Rossendale, is to slash its workforce by more than a third - throwing 119 people onto the jobs scrapheap. Some 59 redundancies will be declared at the century-old firm's Waterfoot factory and the company's St Helen's
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I will defy town hall ban, says granny
A PROTESTER who pelted councillors with pennies will defy a council ban on her entering the town hall again. Battling granny Audrey Hannah has been told her behaviour was totally unacceptable, could constitute a criminal offence and that she had been
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Row over school choice
BLACKBURN'S Labour MP Jack Straw was caught in a political row when he decided to send his son to school in Tory-controlled Westminster. He was accused by Tories of "hypocrisy" by choosing against a school in the left-wing stronghold of Lambeth where
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Thanks for your courage, Gwen!
THE eyes of the world today focused again on Dunblane schoolteacher Gwen Mayor who was killed as she protected her class of children from a crazed gunman. The brave former Rishton woman is joint winner in the Scotswoman of the Year awards. Poignantly,
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An extra fiver does mean so much more
HOW could they? Pendle's Liberals today showed their true colours with plans to scrap the "Mayor's Fiver", an annual Christmas bonus given to the area's over 80s. The idea may be old-fashioned, but it is a tradition which has survived the years. Typical
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And they call it puppy love
CUTE little Chinese Sha-Pei dogs Chip and Winnie are celebrating their second litter. Owner Craig Reeve of Whittaker Close, Burnley, was thrilled when the duo had a further four pups. The breed is rare to start with, Chip's parents cost £6,800 to bring
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Wheelie bins may be on the way
WHEELED bins instead of rubbish bags are being considered for houses in Rossendale. Councillors were told the "wheelies" bins would take more rubbish, smell less and reduce the problems of spillage. There would be a responsibility placed on householders
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Rhythm of the beat
A NEW street band spent an evening beating Latin American rhythms in the first of a series of Halle Orchestra workshops. A group of youngsters met at St Barnabas Primary School, Blackburn, and were led by the Halle's Leo Nolan - above with Lee Spencer
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Bus time checks alarm drivers
STAFF from a rival bus company have been seen checking times on Accrington bus station - sparking fears among local drivers that Hyndburn Transport could be run off the road. They say Stagecoach representatives were checking the timings of Hyndburn Transport
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Natural magic
I HAVE always been fascinated by the fact that scientists were not the ones who discovered the various benefits of plants. It was country-based folk many centuries ago who made found out by trial and error. Perhaps in Britain it was the Druids who discovered
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Bull terrier attack at petrol station
A FORECOURT attendant needed 14 stitches after being savaged by a bull terrier dog at a petrol station in Accrington town centre. Matthew Lord, 20, was left with a gaping wound in his right thigh and other injuries as the dog ripped through his jeans.
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Losers and winners in Titan club money lure
A GET-RICH business club has left its mark on people from all walks of life in East Lancashire. Lancashire Evening Telegraph investigations have revealed that ordinary members of the public as well as businessmen have joined the Titan scheme, which has
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French village provides clues to father's fateful flight
MARGARET JONES was just three years old when her father ALBERT SMALL was shot down in Nazi-occupied France. This month, 52 years on, she and her brother IAN SMALL have been guests of honour at a ceremony in the French village where their father and others
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It's D-day for the reserves
BURNLEY'S Pontin's League side face the threat of relegation from the Second Division next season. Both Burnley and local rivals Blackburn Rovers were due to attend the Pontin's League annual meeting today, with the future structure of reserve team football
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Sorry, Barbara, we want Muffin!
WHATEVER position the Victorian designer William Morris may hold in the affections of Baroness Castle of Blackburn (LET, May 25) the simple truth is that people such as myself, though members of the Labour Party, were not brought up on a diet of socialist
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Coma girl's anguish over pets' isolation
A YOUNGSTER left disabled after a freak accident is pining for her pets, caught up in a quarantine row. Gemma Walker went into a coma after kneeling on a drug user's syringe and catching encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. As the 12-year-old recovers
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TEN YEARS AGO: Investing in TV revolution
ELECTRONICS giant Philips announced a £6 million investment in the Mullard TV tube at Simonstone. The cash injection was made to finance changes at the plant which would enable it to produce the new flatter squarer tubes which were being used in the latest
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Louise's law lands a prize
FORMER Westholme School pupil Louise Barron has won a top law prize. Louise, 23, won the Stephen Heelis prize in the Manchester Law Society awards for final examinations for trainees. The prize is awarded to trainees working in Manchester who achieve
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GOLF: E Lancs trio fail to make it through
ALL three East Lancashire competitors in the Amateur Championship at Turnberry failed to make the matchplay stage which started today. Clitheroe's Stuart Andrew and Paul Dwyer came within two shots and three respectively with two-round totals of 153 and
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Vital lessons of rocket disaster
BOOM! Think of the hospitals that could be built for £350 million, picture all the research projects which could be set up into curing life-threatening diseases. And set them against a second-long display of pyrotechnics around 13,000 feet into the air
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Police need to know who has keys
HOUSEHOLDERS and owners of business premises are being urged to contact the police from today to update their keyholder lists. Blackburn police have experienced problems in the past, particularly during holiday periods, trying to trace the owners of homes
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Squaddies in battle to bring pets back home
SOLDIERS want anti-rabies laws relaxed so they can bring their pets home with them from Europe. Pet owners were lobbying Parliament today at the start of a campaign to reform Britain's tough quarantine rules as a cross-party group of MPs unveiled a private
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Route axed after buses get the hump
A BUS route has been diverted because speed ramps have sent a repair bill rocketing. The number of damaged springs on Burnley and Pendle Transport buses have doubled since the "sleeping policemen" were put down in Mansfield Crescent, Brierfield, and Reedley
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Massive pay-out sharpens skills
A £283,000 BOOST to sharpen the skills of unemployed jobseekers in East Lancashire has been announced. The cash, won by ELTEC from the Government, will be used for special schemes for jobless adults who need basic skills to try and find work. The schemes
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Health leaflet to help women
CAMPAIGNERS are aiming to raise the profile of women who suffer from benign breast disorders. The Breast Care Campaign (BCC) says in more than 90 per cent of consultations with doctors, breast problems are found to be benign. The BCC has developed a series
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CRICKET: Wood looking set for Lancs debut
LANCASHIRE are set to hand Nathan Wood his first team debut against Essex at Chelmsford tomorrow, writes ANDY WILSON. Wood, 21-year-old son of former Lancashire and England opener Barry, will play of John Crawley joins Mike Atherton in the Test team at
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Bless me, the pub's selling holy spirits
THE service was just heavenly when a facelifted pub reopened. The Butlers Arms at Pleasington, Blackburn, has been closed for six months for an £80,000 refit. And last night the parish vicar, the Rev John Cree, held a blessing ceremony to reopen the boozer
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Strict regulations on gun ownership
IN response to your Opinion on firearms control (LET, May 22), it never fails to amaze me that people like Jack Straw, David Mellor and other anti-gun lobbyists never get their facts correct. When a gun owner applies for a firearm certificate renewal,
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Tory slogan 'complacent and untrue'
YES it Hurt, Yes it Worked - the Tories' new slogan - has been blasted by Blackburn Liberal Democrat prospective Parliamentary candidate Steve Fenn who says the truth is very different. Mr Fenn says the line should be changed to: "Yes it hurt, it hasn't
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Move to sign on market traders
A BID to attract new traders to a declining market could soon see new signs being put up to promote the shopping facility. Darwen Market has been losing traders over the past few years and the number of vacant stalls is at its highest level for many years
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Double glazing con on elderly victim
DETECTIVES are hoping to track down a man who posed as a double glazing salesman to con a woman in her 80s out of £140. The callous trickster, who claimed to be working for ICI, called at the pensioner's home in Hermitage Street, Rishton, on Monday lunchtime
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Swan flies to Wyko
A BEARINGS firm has been sold as part of a £4.2 million deal. Swan Bearing Factors, which has a branch in Blackburn has been bought by the precision engineering group Wyko. Latest figures showed Swan had sales of £5.5 million and profits of £200,000.
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Flag choice defied feeling
WHAT'S this I see? The Lancashire Evening Telegraph actually stating that the Union flag is not the new mayor of Hyndburn's flag? For that is what the headline "Protest over mayor's flag" (LET, May 23) suggests. That the mayor has origins in Pakistan
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Roman remains alert for builders
BUILDERS are to be asked to keep a sharp eye open for Roman remains if a plan to build new homes in Colne gets the go ahead. Archaeologists want to make sure that if any historic items are unearthed during excavation work on the site off Barrowford Road
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Chase hots up for Greek star
BLACKBURN Rovers are at the head of the pack chasing Greek superstar Georgios Donis. But the race to capture the signature of the Panathinaikos star may still be a marathon affair, rather than a sprint. A number of Europe's top clubs are said to be interested
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Ringing success of phones update
AN investment of £1 million has completed a six-year upgrade of telephone services. A new digital exchange installed in Burnley is the latest in a £10 million programme to improve services for almost 80,000 lines in the area. Said Chris Gregory of BT:
