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Cancer clinic room scandal
CANCER patients have had to be interviewed in a nursing sister's car because there is no suitable permanent office for the breast care service at Burnley General Hospital. Other sensitive discussions have taken place in busy corridors and waiting rooms
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'Tatty' repairs taunt by councillor
A COUNCILLOR stormed from Burnley's housing committee after being stopped from discussing alleged "tatty'' housing repair work. Coun Mohammed Subhan produced a piece of guttering and a photo at the meeting, claiming they proved that work done in the Central
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Non-league soccer round-up
HASLINGDEN player-boss Steve Parry has done his homework prior to his side's FA Vase tie against Trafford at Ewood Bridge. The visitors have been flying high in the NWCL Division One this season and Parry knows it will be tough for his side. "We have
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Would-be pupil's plea
I AM writing on behalf of the remaining children who are still fighting for a place at their first-preference school, Mansfield High, at Brierfield. For the past six generations my family, both on my mother's and father's side, have attended Mansfield
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Jailed Garner's talks for release
SOLICITORS were today holding a prison meeting with former Blackburn Rovers star Simon Garner in a bid to overturn the worst result of his life. But there does not appear to be any immediate prospect of Ewood Park's record goal scorer being released.
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5 YEARS AGO: 5-star hotel scheme
AN INTERNATIONAL hotel group was poised to move to Blackburn as part of a £4 million-plus canalside development. The five-star scheme, opposite Eanam Wharf, included a 93-bedroom hotel plus a restaurant, conference centre, cocktail lounge and gymnasium
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10 YEARS AGO: Fight to save detective
A FIRE brigade rescue team battled for more than two hours to free a Blackburn detective from his car after a serious accident. Detective Sergeant Wilfred Robinson, 39, was trapped by his feet in his Ford Sierra following the collision with a Fiesta on
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Results at a glance
Saturday, November 16 - UniBond Premier League: Chorley 1, Spennymoor United 0; Winsford United 1, Accrington Stanley 1. NWCL Division One: Clitheroe 3, Maine Road 0; Kidsgrove Athletic 4, Darwen 1; Mossley 0, Rossendale United 2. NWCL Division Two: Colne
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GOLF: Furey gets England call-up
GED Furey will represent England in the Johnnie Walker European Team Championship in Spain by kind permission of two Scots! Selection of the England team for the 21-nation, 54-hole championship on the Costa Del Sol from December 2-4 is based on the Glenmuir
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CLARETS: Fans haven't seen best of me - Parkinson
GARY Parkinson wants to retire from football wearing the famous claret and blue. And the Clarets right-back is determined to convince manager Adrian Heath to hand him an extended Turf Moor contract. Parkinson is working on a week-to week contract after
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It's one crisis after another
POOR John Major. Just as he has watched one crisis go by, another one lurches into view. Having survived the gun vote, he now faces a major backbench revolt from both sides of the European divide on the single currency issue. This time he stands accused
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Seek out the true vandals of trees
THERE has been a number of letters concerning dogs fouling the pavement and play areas where children play. The dogs follow nature and the owners are at fault. You reported (LET, November 12) that beautiful trees at a Burnley school were destroyed by
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Cards firm's 34% shares plunge
SHARES in the Fine Art Group, one of East Lancashire's biggest employers, plunged dramatically today after the company issued a profits warning. At one point soon after the stock market opened this morning shares fell by 34 per cent - from £4.40 to £2.88
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Lethal cab nabbed in police swoop
A TAXI driver stopped in a spot check was driving a potentially lethal black cab with exhaust fumes leaking into the passenger compartment, it was revealed today. The vehicle, the only hackney cab to be stopped in the swoop, also had faulty brakes and
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CLARETS: I want a contract - Bissani!
ITALIAN import Alfredo Bissani wants to break into the rough and tumble of the Football League - with Burnley. And the Serie A defender is ready to swap the San Siro for Turf Moor in a bid to follow in the famous footsteps of Italian countrymen Roberto
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Stanley swoop
ACCRINGTON Stanley's manager Tony Greenwood has swooped to sign goalkeeper Steve Perryman for an undisclosed fee. Perryman, who goes straight into the Stanley squad for tomorrow's Crown Ground clash with struggling Witton Albion, played for Greenwood
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Air filter company records a major leap in profits
THE parent firm of Burnley-based Interfilta has reported a 47 per cent jump in profits in its division. McLeod Russel Holdings plc saw profits in its air filtration business, which also includes firms in Sweden, France, Germany, USA and Canada, rise from
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Blake's goal bid
NATHAN Blake returns to Bramall Lane tonight hoping to rediscover his goal touch after a recent barren spell with First Division pacemakers Bolton Wanderers. Blake, a £1.5m signing from Sheffield United just under a year ago, had a torrid time during
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Unibond Football League fixtures
Saturday - Premier Division: Accrington Stanley v Witton Albion; Barrow v Boston Utd; Blyth Spartans v Bamber Bridge; Buxton v Knowsley Utd; Colwyn Bay v Frickley Ath; Gainsborough Trin v Bishop Auckland; Guiseley v Chorley; Lancaster City v Emley; Marine
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Holt's View from the top
NEW Bacup Borough manager Malcolm Holt is keen to distance himself from the controversy surrounding the departure of ex-boss Andy Barton. A former joint manager with Ken Bridge at Ramsbottom United, Holt accepted the manager's post at West View last Sunday
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Widow's plight shows the law is an ass
DIANE Blood, the woman who is battling to have her dead husband's baby by using his frozen sperm, has been dealt a new blow. Mrs Blood has already had her pleas turned down by the High Court and now the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has
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Truckers in French blockade ordeal
WORRIED East Lancashire hauliers were today adding up their losses as they tried to keep track of lorries blockaded by irate Frenchmen using violence against British truckers. About 1,000 UK lorry drivers are trapped in traffic jams caused by the French
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Residents want to run vandal council estates
MORE than 100 houses on the Stoops and Hargher Clough estates in Burnley were boarded up because vandalism councillors were told. Coun Gordon Birtwistle said the situation was so bad that some residents had approached the Department of the Environment
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CLARETS: Heath wants to hear Turf roar
ADRIAN Heath has issued a rallying call before tomorrow's Division Two clash with Bournemouth and appealed to the Burnley faithful to bring a friend to the match! The Clarets chief believes Burnley fan-power can help roar the Turf Moor side into a play-off
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£14.8m orders up for grabs
A SEARCH is on for East Lancashire businesses which could help supply more than £14 million of goods. The Regional Supply Network's office in East Lancashire has the enquiries on its books for a huge range of goods and services yet cannot yet find suppliers
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£105,000 for youth project
A PROJECT aimed at helping youngsters in Burnley has been given the biggest grant in the North West from the BBC appeal Children In Need. South West Burnley Community Development Trust has developed an innovative project which, if successful, could be
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Save those snaps
DON'T throw away old family photographs - they could provide a valuable record for the future. That is the plea from Susan Halstead, who spent many years as reference librarian in Rossendale and has compiled a fascinating new book about the area, Around
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Now the Cemfuel jigsaw fits
CEMFUEL is good for the UK and European governments because it helps them achieve recycling and energy recovery targets, says the British Cement Association. As I sat at the British Environment and Media awards ceremony in London recently, listening to
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Bury turn down Lucketti bid
BURY will be looking to get back to winning ways after their disappointment at going out of the cup and frustration after their midweek game at Notts County was called off. The Shakers have had an eventful time since the Pilgrims visited Gigg Lane last
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Assaults torment of hanged 'recluse'
A 'RECLUSE' found hanged had been assaulted, threatened and his home damaged before his death, an inquest heard. Keith White's mother, Mrs Margaret Crane, who found him dead at his Burnley council flat, sobbed at an inquest: "I have lost a son." Coroner
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Mosque wins planning appeal
A MOSQUE in Great Harwood has won its battle to build an extension. An Inspector has upheld an appeal against a decision by Hyndburn Council to refuse planning permission for a two-storey extension to the mosque in Segar Street. Councillors rejected the
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ROVERS: Le Saux booster
GRAEME Le Saux and Stuart Ripley are back in training with Blackburn Rovers and should be ready to boost Tony Parkes' options for Monday's relegation-zone scrap with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. But it's too early to tell whether Rovers' caretaker-boss
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Longworth wins quality award
FILTER specialists Longworth have been awarded a quality award. The Blackburn firm has achieved registration BS ISO 9002 and is aiming for the equivalent award for environmental policy. "We believe we are the first company in our particular field to attain
