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New Labour is ready to rule
IN 'Tory and Labour united,' David Pearson (Letters, September 4) demonstrates who is the older and more worn-out member of the self-styled partnership he paints. As for the miners' strike of 1984, I remember that my attitude was that mobs will not overthrow
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Wedding day a shop window for traders
THE bride, bridegroom and guests all assembled for what would be a very special service. And so did a dozen or so complete strangers who used the happy event as the perfect opportunity to window shop for their own wedding ideas. Yesterday, bride-to-be
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Ice hockey: Blackburn Hawks 6 Dumfries Vikings 9
HAWKS committed ice hockey suicide last night...snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Leading 6-2 and coasting, Hawks stunned their supporters with a quite remarkable collapse which saw the previously pedestrian Vikings from Dumfries run in seven
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Cars plea to no avail
AT frequent intervals, the Government and environmental groups make a plea to car owners to forsake their vehicles and return to using public transport. Alas to no avail. The fact is the motor car is now as much a part of modern life as television sets
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Keyed up to break record
AN afternoon of music in aid of the Meningitis Trust will provide a chance for a potential record breaker to tune up. John Hearne, 15, is one of two pupils on the Technics Music Academy course at Rimmers Music, Blackburn, who will take part in a national
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Network keeps down the noise
THE Noise Network is a new anti-noise organisation, set up to take over some of the work of the Right to Peace and Quiet Campaign disbanded in April. We are keen to make contact with those people who may be experiencing noise problems. Although we don't
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Foreign car best 'bargain buy for mayor'
CRITICISM of council chiefs for not backing Britain in their choice of a new mayoral car has been dismissed as unjustified. Burnley Town Hall bosses came under fire when they chose a Swedish Saab to replace the ageing Ford Granada Scorpio, which had been
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PMs in the wrong parties
SIR Edward Heath, during his Prime Ministership, referred to the Lohnro affair as 'the ugly face of capitalism.' He now comes out in favour of a minimum wage, as I do. Perhaps he should be in the Labour Party. Meanwhile, Lord Callaghan, according to several
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Bikers bring bumper crowds
THOUSANDS of bikers roared into Rawtenstall filling pavements, car parks and streets with motorbikes of every size and type. Last year, 10,000 people came along to the see the Rossendale Valley Motorcycle Show, but there were at least 15,000 this year
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Parma eye striker Nik
PARMA are believed to be considering a move for Blackburn Rovers' out-of-favour Swedish forward Niklas Gudmundsson. And that could revive the career of a player who has been unable to make any impact on the first team scene at Ewood. It would be rather
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Projector to help little Pema to see the world
A SPECIAL little girl's future is looking brighter following the success of a fund-raising event to buy her a visual stimulation projector. Seventeen-month-old Pema Murry, from Clitheroe, was diagnosed with the condition cerebral palsy after suffering
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Greek gift is spurned
THE dark clouds of concern have yet to reach storm proportions but they are still scudding uncomfortably thick and fast across the Ewood horizon, unrelieved by the first home point of the season. If a team can't win home games, big problems are looming
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Tories have got it right
I DO not think the Government has received enough credit for falling unemployment figures in Britain, from 9.2 per cent to 7.6 per cent, and the number of vacancies is increasing all the time. Compare that to our neighbours on the Continent. Unemployment
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Cut-price drugs could force chemists to shut
A CAMPAIGN by chemists to stop price cutting on over-the-counter medicines, has won the support of Burnley MP, Peter Pike. He says the campaign by multiple groups such as ASDA to force an end to Retail Price Maintenance on non-prescription medicines,
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Inquest opens into woman's motorcycle death
AN inquest has opened into the death of a young deputy headteacher who died after a head-on collision on her motorcycle. East Lancs coroner David Smith adjourned the hearing into the death of Susan O'Connor, 32, who died on Saturday at Laneshawbridge,
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10 YEARS AGO: Mill museum faces ruin
A PRESTIGE weaving mill museum was facing financial ruin, just five months after it was opened by Prince Charles. The £300,000 Queen Street Mill project was to be closed to the public after making a £40,000 loss, even after a £58,000 grant from the local
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5 YEARS AGO: Results row breaks out
A ROW broke out after only one East Lancashire school was featured in a national league table based on A-level results. Only Stonyhurst College made it into the Sunday Times list of 250 schools and colleges. The table claimed Stonyhurst, which charged
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Heath steps up the hunt
WHEELER-DEALER Adrian Heath could have a new face in his Turf Moor squad in time for Saturday's Division Two clash against Bristol City. Heath has spent the past 48 hours tracking TWO targets and revealed: "I've made a firm enquiry about two players.
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CRICKET: Stanworth defiant despite position
LANCASHIRE finished their worst championship campaign in a decade in fourth from bottom position. But John Stanworth bowed out as acting coach saying: "If this is a club in crisis, I know one or two counties who would like to swap. "There are lessons
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Horse sense nets £50,000
LANDLORD Jim Hughes and his pals took the bookies for £50,000 in a well-planned coup at Ayr races. Celebrations at Uncle Jack's pub in Lower Darwen were in full swing over the weekend after his stayer Good Hand had won at 7-1. And Jim boasted: "It was
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Grot spot could become a park
AN IMAGINATIVE new competition is running in Haslingden - and the prize is to win your own park! Action for Haslingden Partnership and Rossendale Groundwork are sponsoring a competition. Locals are asked to design a miniature park for any area now known
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Clarets play it tight to pick up hard-earned point
AN enthusiastic young Burnley fan called Daniel dialled a busy local radio football phone-in on Saturday. Wending his way homewards to East Lancashire, he offered an overview of events at Saltergate. With a little prompting from his dad, I suspect, he
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Israel rider needs cash!
A SOLDIER from the Ribble Valley is looking for a helping hand to get into the saddle for a marathon fund-raising cycle ride. Richard Taylforth, whose family lives in Ribchester, is hoping to take part in a 250-mile sponsored pedal across Israel in aid
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Pests or pearls?
"DON'T ever write off a child. There's a pearl inside each and every one of them if you only just try and find it." Margaret Knowles should know. She works with some of the most troubled children in the area. News headlines over the last few weeks have
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Coates quits Nelson
NIGEL Coates has resigned as manager of Nelson. Coates is understood to have offered his resignation following the crushing 5-2 League Challenge Cup defeat to Haslingden. The Nelson board will meet tonight at Victoria Park to discuss a replacement. Chairman
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Mossley 0XClitheroe 0
THIS top of the table clash was a dour affair with both clubs defending in depth with neither forwards being able to get that vital goal. Clitheroe put Mossley under pressure in the early stages of this NWCL Division One encounter, with the lively Andy
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Nelson 2XHaslingden 5 (A.E.T.)
WITH Nelson and Haslingden already sharing two drawn games in the past 17 days, it was always on the cards that this third encounter in the League Challenge Cup preliminary round replay would be a close call. But when Mark Robinson shot the home side
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Carer quits after 37 years
A CAREER in caring for people with learning disabilities which has spanned 37 years comes to an end this month with the retirement of Tom McLean. Mr McLean retires as executive director, nurse adviser and director of practice development at Calderstones
