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Putting party needs first
JOHN D Farrer (LET, January 24) does protest too much, a sure sign of a pricked conscience. I don't dispute the fact that J D Farrer and D Pearson are both committed members of the Tory Party, but I would ask just where do great minds enter into the equation
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Brewers strike a deal
A NEW deal between brewers Thwaites and Whitbread has been struck. The Whitbread Beer Company and the Blackburn brewers have signed an agreement which puts Whitbread brands, including Murphy's Irish Stout and Gold Label, into Thwaites pubs. Thwaites will
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Regional Supply Network
THIS is a selection of the latest business opportunities available through the Regional Supply Network's East Lancashire office. Further details on these and others are available by contacting the office on 01254 388400. 11. Enq1618 Plastic Press Studs
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Murdered man's mum relives ordeal
SOUTH AFRICAN detectives were today talking to the mother of murdered Stuart Gaskell in a bid to find out more about his brutal killing. In a telephone conversation with the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Mrs Sheila Park confirmed she had told police today
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Teenage gangs may get meeting place
RESIDENTS fear a proposed shelter for teenagers will not solve problems caused by gangs of young people who gather in their town. Householders in the West End of Oswaldtwistle have made 127 juvenile nuisance complaints to police during the past year.
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CLARETS: 'We are not scared of Burnley' says Flynn
ALL-ACTION Mick Flynn skipped past the milkman and stumbled in through his front door at 4.15am last Thursday. An hour and a half later, a taxi whisked the bleary-eyed footballer off to Granada Studios in Manchester for an early morning GMTV interview
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Young awakening to the destruction
THE destruction of forests and the pollution of the oceans, injures and kills countless numbers of our fellow beings, the simple-minded pursuit of progress at any cost is resulting in the extinction of entire species of plant and animal life every year
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Labour gets support us call from Tories
A LABOUR councillor was stunned when a letter asking him to contribute to Conservative Party funds arrived in the post. Bill Taylor, deputy leader of Blackburn Borough Council, was sent a request for cash by Conservative party chairman Brian Mawhinney
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Fight to save pier
FIRE swept through Morecambe's pier and there were fears it would never re-open. It caused an estimated £250,000-worth of damage and almost destroyed the landmark's ballroom. Fire-fighters fought for two hours to stop the flames engulfing the ballroom
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5 YEARS AGO: Staff get streetwise
NORWEB staff were being given self-defence lessons to help combat rising incidences of assault during the course of their work. An increasing number of attacks on staff prompted management to call in a 'streetwise' agency to instruct employees in the
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'Racket' robs Lancs of teachers, says Labour
LABOUR Lancashire County Council could employ an extra 7,000 teachers if it got the same amount of government grant per pupil as Tory Westminster. Shadow environment secretary Frank Dobson made the claim today after analysing the way the Department of
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Prison is not a cure
SO called authority wants to take over a holiday camp near Morecambe to use as a prison. Granted, prisons are holiday camps, but in fact we don't need more prisons to deal with the vermin that have no respect for people or their property. The fate of
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Why fix what's not broken?
A few members of Blackburn Chamber of Trade, along with other groups, attended a meeting for consultation on the refurbishment and a new traffic flow around the Boulevard. Our comments on the plan received were: Why change what is working satisfactorily
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County axe to fall on 8,000 jobs
THOUSANDS of council jobs will be axed in the run-up to Blackburn town hall winning independence, county hall chiefs announced today. More than 8,000 jobs look set to be cut when Blackburn and Blackpool finally break away from county council control.
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ROVERS; A Marek made in heaven!
TONY Parkes today hailed the imminent arrival of Pole star Marek Citko as a triple boost to Blackburn Rovers' battle to avoid the drop. And Ewood chairman Robert Coar said that the £2.75 million deal need not necessarily mean the end of the spending as
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Tuesday market idea is 'dead and buried'
TUESDAY opening at Burnley market is "dead and buried", says council markets chairman Philip Walsh. He spoke after tenants voted nearly two to one against setting out their stalls on the traditional non-trading day in the town. The results of the latest
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CRICKET: G'day Bruce
BARNOLDSWICK have signed Australian Bruce Hara as their Vaux Ribblesdale League professional for 1997. The Canberra Comets all-rounder will replace James Peterson, another British passport holding Aussie. Hara, 21, is highly rated down under and also
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CRICKET: Lowerhouse loss
LOWERHOUSE Cricket Club have reported a loss of £164 for the financial year to September. The Liverpool Road club pulled in almost £2,000 more in total income than in the previous year with increases in members' subscriptions and match receipts. But Lowerhouses's
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Legal aid penny pinching will hit the poorest
IF the Lord Chancellor's Department get their way some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people will be denied the free legal aid advice scheme for criminal cases. The free advice is often needed while applications for full criminal legal aid, now
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Move to keep town on tourist map
HOTELIERS and tourism bosses are getting together for lunch to help put names to faces and see how they can better promote Burnley. There is no hoteliers' association in Burnley, but the hotels and other conferencing and banqueting venues in Burnley co-operate
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Vandals wreck pride of school
MINDLESS vandals tore iron flowers off a new school gate just hours after blacksmiths had welded them on. Devastated head teacher of Cedars Infant School in Blackburn, Liz Beaumont, was shocked to discover the damage when she went to admire the new feature
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Project seeks competitive edge for firms
A DIRECTORY of Burnley businesses is being set up to help local companies compete for council orders. Burnley Council spends about £20m each year buying goods and services, with half the money going to local businesses. Now a project set up through the
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White collar strike vote at BAe
THOUSANDS of staff at British Aerospace in Lancashire are being balloted on strike action over a pay claim. About 5,500 technical staff at Samlesbury and Warton are being recommended by the MSF union to go on a series of one-day strikes. About 3,000 manual
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Poles apart
Peter White goes Off the Record WHO could ever forget that Wembley night in 1974? Brian Clough was in the commentary box rambling on, with some justification, about "the clown" in the Poland goal. But it was English tears that were shed at the end, and
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Pram theft sickens nurse Charlotte
A YOUNG couple were devastated when thieves stole the £400 pram they and their family had saved for months to buy for their new baby. Eleven-week-old Charley Stacey is now housebound as his parents Charlotte Pilkington and Paul Stacey cannot afford to
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They're just tinkering with care shambles
AT long last a shake-up in services for the mentally ill, involving care in the community, is to take place. The options set out by Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell in a green paper would see the creation of mental health authorities, taking over responsibilities
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Hubby donates kidney to wife in million-to-one match
A HUSBAND who donated a kidney to his sick wife to keep her alive was today hailed as "one in a million." Anne Hodgson, who was struck down by kidney failure, was losing a race against time to find a suitable donor - until hubby Neil stepped in. He underwent
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Three East Lancs schools in country's top 63
THREE East Lancashire schools were celebrating today after being named among the best in Britain. Our Lady and St John RC High and St Bede's RC High, both Blackburn, and Habergham High, Burnley, were named among the top 63 secondary schools to have received
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Mortal thoughts
Tuesday Topic with Christine Rutter RARELY do you meet someone with so much spirit, courage and humour - when they are staring death in the face. After a hard and long battle against cancer, Chrissie Barnes - alias singer Chrissie Rey - has come to terms
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Hot stuff from Harwood
Morecambe 2 Great Harwood 3 (aet) GREAT Harwood created a sensation at Christie Park, slamming three past the fifth-placed team in the Vauxhall Conference to progress to the semi-finals of the LFA ATS Trophy. And they did it with 10 men after Ian Lang
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TV team which scared kids gets blast from MP
ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Janet Anderson is to send an angry letter to Newsnight after their researchers terrified delivery boys and girls in her constituency. A TV team from the flagship BBC-2 current affairs programme was preparing a programme on teenage
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CLARETS: Hearts set for Kurt bid
SCOTTISH Premier League side Heart of Midlothian are poised to make a bid for Burnley's unsettled striker Kurt Nogan. Nogan made an instant impression on Hearts boss Jim Jefferies yesterday when the unsettled striker rattled in FIVE goals in his first
