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Charter marks boost for Blackburn public services
PUBLIC service workers in Blackburn were cock-a-hoop today after the town scooped three prestigious government awards. Blackburn College, the Benefits Agency and two departments at the Blackburn Hospitals Trust have won the coveted Charter Mark. Bosses
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Car sales plan faces opposition
A SCHEME to convert a former squash club into a car sales centre looks set to be hit on the head by councillors. Planning officers are recommending the proposal to change the empty club in Crown Way, Colne, be turned down because the applicants have not
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Back from the dead - twice!
PENSIONER Fred Howson was today looking forward to an extra special Christmas - after being brought back to life TWICE following a heart attack. Lucky Fred says he owes his life to the paramedics who refused to give up on him after he collapsed at home
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Rugby lads scrum down with beauty
IT'S THE talk of the scrum, the gossip on the goal line - the rugby lads have got themselves a new sponsor. But somehow the new name doesn't quite fit with the image of the sport, because the sponsor is a cosmetic surgery firm. From now on when the lads
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Christmas hostage plea from teen poet
A POEM from a teenage girl shows the huge public sympathy evoked by the plight of student hostage Paul Wells and his family. Hannah Kershaw, 15, is the youngest of a number of people to write to the Middlesbrough offices of the Hostages In Kashmir Campaign
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There's no way to the station
COULD anyone explain how one can get to Blackburn Railway Station approaching from Darwen? Jubilee Street is now for buses only, and going up Mincing Lane and down Church Street is a no-go, because you can not turn right into Railway Road. I have heard
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New law could free under-used potential
HAVING in the past faced criticism over failing the disabled, and having an instinctive bias against workplace regulation, the government responds today with the most radical law in Europe to give new employment rights to people with disabilities. At
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Why shouldn't children be a 'good cause'?
THERE IS a strange condition to the proposal by the independent study set up by Labour that the National Lottery should become non-profit-making when the contract of its operator, Camelot, expires in five years' time. This, it seems, might only happen
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Charter mark award at the double
A RECORD-breaking Burnley health service picked up another 'premier' award today - and special congratulations from Prime Minister John Major. The Health trust's Learning Disability unit was celebrating success at the double as it won the Government's
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Plans for retail park are panned
PLANS to build a massive retail park close to a town centre have been criticised in a planning report. It says proposals to build shops on industrial land in Colne raises serious concern and suggests another meeting should be held with the developer.
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Field sport fatigue
MISS B Jones (Letters, November 21) appears to tire of frequent prose regarding field sports. However, several facts of the matter might indeed relieve her apparent fatigue, and allow her to think more clearly on related matters. Over five million men
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Mayors in Hospital visit
THE mayors of Burnley and Pendle are to pay their annual Christmas visit to Burnley General Hospital on December 16. Coun Peter Swainston and Mrs Sheila Swainston, Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley, and their Pendle counterparts, Coun Frank Clifford and Mrs
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John jets in without dream ticket
A FOOTBALL fan is travelling 4,000 miles to watch Blackburn Rovers play - and he does not have a ticket. John Spurn was devastated when he visited the region for the first time two years ago as the match against Liverpool he came to see was called off
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Tony's school flop
TONY Blair has said on a number of occasions that education was his top priority. The league tables of schools was recently released and the bottom 26 places were monopolised by schools in Labour education authorities. Bottom of the pile was Mr Blair's
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Crown men crash out
Bedworth United 2 Accrington Stanley 0 BEDWORTH had most of the play in the first five minutes of this FA Trophy third qualifying round match. On six minutes Brian Welch received the ball and from the edge of the area sent a looping shot on goal that
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Education cash wrangle
A COUNCIL has been slammed for holding back on education cash. The Grant Maintained Schools Foundation says six North West councils, including Lancashire County Council, keep more than £1 in every £4 of education money back from schools. The GMSF says
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Jobs success celebration
BURNLEY'S Employment and Training Charter, which encourages firms to offer work to unemployed people, is celebrating its 250th job success. Mrs Yvonne Lucas is the latest recruit at Burnley electric blanket manufacturer, Burco Dean. Her husband, Stephen
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Spanish sun for new catalogue
STAFF at business clothing manufacturers Simon Jersey are busy working on their new catalogue range. The catalogue, which will be printed in five languages, will feature more than 1,000 styles - an increase of 20 per cent on last year. The firm is using
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Pensioners' plight
IN my Lancashire Evening Telegraph I read an article on pensioners to unite and call on Mr Jack Jones. We often hear the term 'power of the Press.' Why can't you fight our corner? If all papers made an issue of our plight, maybe we would get somewhere
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ROVERS: Chris class cracker
JUSTICE was eventually done at Ewood Park. Although, from the Southampton viewpoint, maybe not seen to be done. At the end of an explosive and dramatic week, Blackburn Rovers can truly say they have been initiated into the nerve-jangling hell that is
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Bus stop - for whose benefit?
I WOULD like to know who is responsible for the positioning of the M40 Highercroft bus stop. After all the thousands of pounds that have been spent re-vamping the Boulevard, I think it is outrageous and insulting to the people of Highercroft to leave
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Simon's one of a special breed on patrol in our streets
POUNDING the streets of Mill Hill on a cold, wet night in November isn't everyone's cup of tea. But Special Constable Simon Venguedasalon is beginning to look on the area as home every time he puts on his uniform. Two months into his life as a Special
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10 YEARS AGO: AIDS warning to nurses
NURSES who refused to care for AIDS patients risked being disciplined, warned the Royal College of Nursing. New guidelines published by the college stressed that there was no 'opting out' clause. The report said that more than 30,000 people in the UK
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5 YEARS AGO: Unpaid workers charged
CASH-SQUEEZED hospitals were charging schoolchildren for medicals before they start unpaid work with the NHS. Pupils who volunteered for work experience were billed £5 each for certificates. Blackburn MP Jack Straw and a head teachers' leader slammed
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CLARETS: Bissani returns to Italy
INTERNATIONAL triallist Alfredo Bissani has returned to Italy. And Burnley will not be pursuing their interest any further in the Serie A defender. The ex-Cremonese and Verona man featured in the midweek Pontins League fixture against Grimsby. While it
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CRICKET: Allott fights for return
PAUL ALLOTT, controversially sacked by Lancashire in 1992, is battling for a place on Old Trafford's committee. The 40-year-old former paceman, now a top broadcaster with Sky, is one of seven candidates fighting for four places at the club's annual meeting
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Nativity tots' new inspiration
YOUNGSTERS with a whole lotta bottle are gearing up for their performance of the year. Tiny tots at Colne Parish Church are practising for a Christmas Nativity play with a difference. Junior church leader Lanka Smith is planning to use puppets, which
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Trucks boss says French won't pay
A HAULAGE boss whose drivers were caught up in the French lorry strike today said that he doubts he will ever see a penny in compensation. Stuart Taylor, of Mellor-based Stuart Taylor International, estimates losses of £18,000 since his men were trapped
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CLARETS: War zone
THE cover of Plymouth's matchday programme against Burnley displayed a vivid photograph of a giant firework spectacular at Home Park. Political pyrotechnics are threatening to blow crisis-club Plymouth apart at the seams. Just put yourself in the smoking
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A roar of approval
WORKERS at Rolls-Royce's site in East Lancashire are celebrating their part in the company winning Britain's most coveted engineering award. The aero-engine firm's Trent model has been announced as the winner of this year's Royal Academy of Engineering
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Vandals' rampage
SEVEN cars were damaged as vandals went on a rampage along a Clitheroe Street. Vehicles had windscreen wipers, mirrors and badges ripped off and door panels were kicked and dented in the late night incident on Saturday. The cars were all parked on Church
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ICE HOCKEY: Hawks reach crisis point
Castlereagh Knights 10 Hawks 3 Hawks 3 Paisley Pirates 8 BLACKBURN Hawks owe their long-suffering fans an apology. Five straight defeats in the Northern Premier League leaves Hawks odds on to finish rock bottom. Excuses over illness or injury carry little
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Drive test supertwins put double L in brilliant!
TWINS Leanne and Kerry Holcroft proved they were wheelie great - by passing their driving test within 24 hours of each other. They both cruised through the examination of their motoring skills and threw away their L-plates at the first attempt. Now the
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Car thieves caught in police hi-tech ambush
CROOK-BUSTING cars are being used to catch auto thieves on camera as part of a hi-tech crackdown on crime. Police in Blackburn are the first in the county to use the specially-adapted cars as part of their battle to reduce the number of thefts from vehicles
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Confusion in the can
WITH the recently announced rise in landfill tax and further imminent legislation requiring us all to "get the recycling habit," I thought your readers might be interested to learn a little more about the importance of recycling. Recycling can bring enormous
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Drug warning on late-night clubs
POLICE fear nightclubs opening late until 4am will encourage drug abuse and put a strain on police resources. They opposed an application by Kazy's Bar, Darwen, for permission to hold all-night discos on Saturdays. But Blackburn Council's licensing committee
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Residents lose battle against club reopening
FED-UP residents have lost their battle against plans to reopen a controversial club. Sutty's Place in Mill Hill, Blackburn, closed when the owners, Moorgate Leisure, went into voluntary liquidation and the licence expired. The official receivers will
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Rovers close in on new boss
BLACKBURN Rovers' five-week search for a successor to Ray Harford could be significantly closer to a conclusion - with Sampdoria coach Sven Goran Eriksson still the name at the top of the hit-list, writes Peter White. I understand from excellent sources