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Glitz and glamour at Royal Lancs Show
THE showers came and went but failed to dampen the spirits of the thousands who flocked to the opening day of the Royal Lancashire Show. The glitz and glamour of Ladies Day more often associated with Royal Ascot blended perfectly with the magnificent
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Conference on cancer
ONE in three people will face cancer at some time in their lives. Recent years have seen campaigners raise awareness on the threat to women. But concern is growing that men are even more at risk. Every day, over 200 men die from the disease. The Men and
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Farms crisis showcase
FARMERS were urged to use the Royal Lancashire Show as a platform for revealing the hardship caused by the current crises affecting food. Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society president Lord Lilford said the beef crisis alone was having a devastating
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CRICKET: Heyworth could hold final key
WILY slow left-armer Malcolm Heyworth could be a key figure in tomorrow's Vaux Ramsbottom Cup final at Clitheroe, when the double hopes of both Read and Barnoldswick will be on the line. While the spotlight has tended to fall on the duel between two of
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EQUESTRIAN: The Saturday Interview features showjumper Geoff Billington
THE SCENE is reminiscent of Clint Eastwood, in one of those famous spaghetti westerns, turning up on his mule, writes BRIAN DOOGAN. An eerie silence descends and the lights suddenly go down. Dust floats through the air. The man with no name comes to a
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Why violence on marches?
IN most cities, including my home town of Liverpool, in the 1930s Orange marches took place once a year. Irish Catholics were on one side of the road, Irish Protestants on the other. When they drew level and almost without exception, fights would break
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Police complaints figures favourable
MAY I place into context the figures for complaints against the Lancashire Constabulary quoted in your article 'Blow for Police as Complaints Rocket' (LET, July 4)? The figures from the annual report of the Police Complaints Authority reflect only the
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CLARETS: Omens good for Damian
DAMIAN Matthew left with the Burnley squad for Northern Ireland today determined to grab the chance that Adrian Heath has given him to kick-start a career that seemed to be flagging. And the former Chelsea and Crystal Palace midfielder's hunger for success
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Tribute from 'Angels'
WE would like to pay tribute to the late Arthur Hutchinson. He was a gentleman who worked hard for his party and as a councillor gave his all to his constituents in Blackburn, regardless of their party pursuasions. He worked unceasingly to attend to all
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Invite will be Sunday first for Mayor
THE Mayor of Hyndburn will be clocking up a first tomorrow when he attends a wedding at Accrington Town Hall as an official mayoral engagement. Coun Mirza Yousaf will wear his chain of office after accepting an invitation from bridegroom Saleem Ditta,
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CRICKET: Donald warning
ALLAN Donald boomed out a rallying cry to his Rishton team-mates, after their remarkable batting collapse at Haslingden - "We are still in control of the league." And if anyone thinks the South African pace ace would never have witnessed anything like
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Phone boxes ripped out in error, say BT
EAST Lancashire's largest shopping centre was left without public phone boxes - after a communications breakdown. BT ripped out phone boxes in Blackburn shopping centre on Thursday, a week before New World, the company taking over from August 1, was due
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Terror pair 'lurked' for victim
KIDNAPPERS who abducted a single mum are believed to have been lurking around side streets for two hours before she was attacked and indecently assaulted, police have revealed. The two Asian men grabbed their 33-year-old victim as she walked along Stonyhurst
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Town centre ban on shoplift suspects
SHOPLIFTERS face being banned from a town centre as part of a high-tech crackdown on crooks. Store bosses, council officials and police in Blackburn have joined forces with shopping centre management in a bid to cut crime with the help of closed-circuit
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ROVERS: Pearce set to return
RAY Harford expects Ian Pearce to start training with the rest of the squad on Monday, after being out of action since last November. And the Blackburn Rovers boss will also welcome back Henning Berg, following a delayed start for the Norwegian because
