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Public to be consulted on council land deals
BURNLEY Council has unveiled plans to make the way it deals with the public more open and accessible. Local residents are to have their say on council land sales that will affect them and their local area. Each year the council sells off parcels of land
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Franks for my £56,000, says punter Mick
ITALIAN jockey Frankie Dettori is numero uno as far as Rossendale punter Mick Bunkall is concerned. Brilliant Dettori was first past the post in all seven races at Ascot winning Mick, 54, more than £56,000. He backed six of the seven record breaking winners
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High Court judge blocks college lecturers' strike
TODAY'S planned strike by lecturers at Accrington and Rossendale College was blocked at the eleventh hour by a High Court injunction. A postal ballot in which NATFHE members voted two-to-one in favour of strike action was declared invalid by a judge at
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Furey and Wilson take national title for Pleasington
PLEASINGTON pro Ged Furey and amateur Geoff Wilson cruised to a six shot victory in the Lombard Top Club Trophy Final at San Lorenzo, Portugal. The duo began the final day with a two shot lead over Rushcliffe professional Chris Hall and Douglas Thornton
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Cantona at Turf Moor!
ERIC Cantona moved to Turf Moor today - and took Old Trafford with him! But it was a transformation not a transfer that took the Manchester United star to Burnley FC as the hallowed Turf was temporarily made up to look like Old Trafford. For Swedish TV
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More sex please, we're Blair-ites
LEADING Labour woman Janet Anderson caused a sex storm today by suggesting women will have more sex if Tony Blair runs the country. The astonishing claim was rapidly repudiated by the party leadership. And one Tory MP in the North-West predicted the comments
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Time for a showrooms switch
TIME Computers, the country's biggest mail order computer firm, has unveiled ambitious plans to enter the retail market. The Simonstone-based firm, part of the Granville Technology Group, is opening 21 showrooms within existing stores in the Midlands,
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Thefts drop as security package bites
THEFTS from houses in South West Burnley have dropped by 87 per cent since the introduction of a new crime-cracking campaign. Five months ago, Safer Cities, the crime prevention partnership, launched its successful burglary reduction scheme in the area
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Home lovin' man! Greek ace Donis plays happy families
HE is one of the fastest players on the football pitch but home life takes a very different pace for the flying winger from Panathinaikos. New Blackburn Rovers recruit Georgios Donis is a family man at heart. Despite his pacey dribbles and energetic tackles
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North End set for record bid
PRESTON North End, ready to smash their transfer record in a move for Cambridge defender Jody Craddock, visit Watford tonight still seeking an away point this season. But the injury-ravaged Deepdale side go to Vicarage Road boosted by last Saturday's
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Greek whirlwind wedding put couple in a spin
IT WAS a case of "Cor-phew!" when couple Kathleen and David Pendlebury overcame a catalogue of catastrophes finally to tie the knot in a last-minute Greek island ceremony. The pair, of Franklin Street, Darwen, achieved a mission impossible to arrange
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No reply as kids phone ChildLine for help
MORE than 2,000 North West children a day fail to get through to the life-saving charity ChildLine because it can not afford to answer their calls. Youngsters in the region are also more fearful of bullying than children in other parts of the country
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A shakers dozen!
TURF Moor physiotherapist Andy Jones will hold the key to Burnley's destiny at Bury tonight. Because Clarets chief Adrian Heath faces a major selection headache after the latest injury blows to rock his beleaguered Turf Moor squad. Strikers Paul Barnes
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Club waits to hear from all-rounder
LANCASHIRE League champions Rishton have targeted South African pace bowler Lance Klusener to replace Allan Donald as professional. The club are waiting to hear back from the 24-year-old aggressive all-rounder from Natal. But Klusener, who toured England
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There are still questions that need answers
IT WAS billed as the libel trial of the century, but the spectacular eleventh hour abandonment by former trade minister Neil Hamilton of his £10million "cash for questions" action against The Guardian has none of the disappointment of a cancelled show
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Life in conservatory amid gas leak fears
RESIDENTS on a Burnley street have been filmed by a BBC TV crew after a woman claimed leaking gas was making her ill. The consumer affairs programme Here and Now visited homes in Hurstwood Avenue after hearing of the strange case of resident Christine
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No new bid for Jurgen
BLACKBURN Rovers have denied a fresh approach for German superstar Jurgen Klinsmann. Reports in Germany say that Klinsmann, substituted five times in the last eight matches, is being offered to top British clubs on a free transfer. And German newspapers
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Parents battling to get new drug for their son
CAMPAIGNING parents Simon and Angela Briscoe spent much of their son's birthday fighting to get better treatment for his blood disorder. The couple, of Mearley Syke, Clitheroe, are determined to get a new drug for Benjamin, which they say will make his
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Students get timely cash
STUDENTS in Lancashire are more likely than others around the country to get their grant cheques on time, according to a study. Lancashire County Council awards 98 per cent of university students with their cheques on time, compared with the national
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BOLD IS BRASS
CHRIS Brass has proved a silver lining for Burnley this season. One of Burnley's most consistent performers since his first team run began against Mansfield in the Coca-Cola Cup second leg in early September, Brass is making his name as a ferocious competitor
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Low water levels mean ban on hosepipes stays
RESERVOIR levels in East Lancashire are the still among the lowest in the North West, despite a weekend of constant heavy rain. Drought-hit North West Water has announced there is no end in sight for the region's hosepipe ban. Reservoir stocks in Blackburn
