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Thanks a million
WE are the "fox in the roof" couple and would like to thank RSPCA Inspector Dave Anforth for his sterling work in rescuing the fox.The RSPCA paid for the damage to the roof to be repaired, providing an excellent service. We would also like to thank the
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Surrogate sister: Special love of stand-in mum
A DEVOTED sister stepped in and became a surrogate mother after Elaine and Danny Haworth suffered the pain of losing three babies. Caring Gwen Duckworth, 26, told the couple: "I will have your baby" after doctors warned that carrying another child would
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Church needs more hospital visitors
A RECRUITMENT drive has begun to strengthen the team of hospital chaplaincy visitors in Blackburn. The Rev Ronnie Clark, Church of England chaplain in Blackburn, has appealed for people to spare a couple of hours a week. Chaplaincy visitors were established
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Angry motorist's a-maze-ing route
MOTORIST Edward Campbell has been driven into a rage by a town's new transport system. Mr Campbell is so furious with the traffic management scheme in Blackburn that he has written to town hall bosses detailing the exact route he now has to take to get
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Politics played with jobs
IT was a pleasure to attend the national demonstration called by NATFHE in support of Pat Walsh, sacked in the most disgraceful manner by Mr Austin and his puppets. I hope they are proud of their achievements in sacking 278 full-time and 340 part-time
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Pupils take anti-drugs play to the Barbican
AN ACCLAIMED anti-drugs play is to be performed by pupils from a Pendle high school at a top level conference in the Barbican Centre, London, next month. The cast from Edge End High, Nelson, has been invited to perform the drugs awareness production,
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Arson probe follows market blaze
ARSON is suspected following a huge blaze which injured two firemen and destroyed part of a market hall in the early hours of today. The firefighters, brought in from Burnley to tackle the blaze at Lambert's Market in the centre of Nelson, were treated
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10 YEARS AGO: Left-wingers 'despicable'
THE Prime Minister accused left-wingers of helping a potential enemy with their 'utterly despicable' activities in exposing Britain's military secrets. Mrs Thatcher told Young Conservatives at Scarborough that, at a time when freedom was stirring in the
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Cruelty is unacceptable
WE were delighted to read in your paper (LET, January 24), that the young man who kicked and stabbed a hedgehog to death because he was in a bad mood has been convicted under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act. We sincerely hope that other bad tempered
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Lottery setback to Cathedral's town centre scheme
AMBITIOUS multi-million pound plans to transform the heart of Blackburn town centre have been dealt a major blow. National Lottery bosses have turned down a bid for more than £4 million to pay for a major revamp of the cathedral and the surrounding area
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CLARETS: I've a job to do, warns Barnes
BURNLEY'S record signing Paul Barnes takes aim at York City tomorrow - but wished the Bootham Crescent men were higher in the table! It was at York where Clarets assistant John Ward nurtured and honed Barnes's appreciable eye for goal which delivered
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Concert in aid of striking dockers
A VARIETY concert will be staged on Monday to raise funds for Liverpool dockers who have been on strike for 16 months. Hyndburn and Rossendale Trade Union Council have organised the show at the Canine Working Men's Club, Abbey Street, Accrington. One
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Street blocked to stop firm's lorries
RESIDENTS have succeeded in getting councillors to agree to block a road to lorries before someone is killed. Sara Hilton, a resident in the Thursby Road area of Burnley, appealed to planners to stop heavy goods vehicles delivering to a mill on Abinger
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Mafia suspect's fate in balance
A WANTED Mafia suspect who lived undetected in Darwen for more than 10 years is to have his future decided by an appeal court next month. Guiseppe Cavallo, 53, is said to have more than seven years of prison to serve in Italy for a range of offences,
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Two-year wait for places at £5m cancer unit
A £5 MILLION cancer unit is poised to open on the doorstep of East Lancashire - but patients from this area are not expected to be able to use it until 1999. The Lancashire and Lakeland Cancer Unit with Radiotherapy, based at Royal Preston Hospital, will
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Last resort
IT WAS supposed to rival the delights of Venice. It offered the finest trout fishing in the Kingdom. And don't forget the best park in the world. It was . . . Blackburn! An old postcard, believed to date from the turn of the century, was recently discovered
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Lynch that 'cowboy'
ROCHDALE has one called Mike Harding, now Blackburn has a 'Cowboy.' How anyone in their right mind could shut down Ainsworth Street and make two chicanes outside Yates Wine Lodge on the main A666 road and expect traffic to flow freely is beyond belief
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Teachers in policy talks with council
EDUCATION experts and town hall bosses are holding a series of meetings with headteachers across Blackburn and Darwen. The meetings are part of a series of top level consultations which will shape the future of council services in the borough. Blackburn
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Wanderers hope for McGinlay boost
BOLTON, having missed out on a bid to land Danish international striker Per Petersen, are hoping John McGinlay will be fit to return as they go in search of their eighth successive league win at Reading tomorrow. McGinlay sat out the shock FA Cup defeat
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ROVERS: Sven reports blasted
BLACKBURN Rovers insisted today that Sven Goran Eriksson will become the new Ewood Park chief in July. A report in one national newspaper claimed that Rovers had lost out to Rome giants Lazio in the battle for the Swedish coach. But angry Rovers chairman
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Proud day for a new knight
THE chairman of the parent company of a Blackburn foundry has been awarded an honorary knighthood. Toshio Arata was made an Honorary Knight Commander to mark his work in strengthening commercial relations between Japan and the UK. Mr Arata is chairman
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CLARETS: Nogan back in frame
KURT Nogan is ready to wear the famous claret and blue again. Nogan is in the starting blocks to reclaim his number nine shirt against Division Two strugglers York City at Turf Moor tomorrow. And he told the Evening Telegraph today: "I'd be delighted
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Charity's cash plea for tragic children
A CHARITY that brings terminally ill children from Chernobyl for holidays in England is appealing for help. The Chernobyl Children Lifeline charity sent out the appeal after a Granada television programme this week featuring the plight of one Chernobyl's
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Hostel extension to go ahead
PLANS to extend Accrington bail hostel have been approved despite fears that they could lead to more local crime. The development will increase the number of people at Highfield Hostel in Lydia Street from 18 to 22, Hyndburn development services committee
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Mum who lost baby defends nurses
NURSES from a hospital at the centre of a baby death investigation have been praised for keeping a premature girl alive for two and a half precious days. Debbie Cragg has been upset by news of the suspension of two nurses and the investigation into the
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Life 'transformed' by a simple face mask
A DOCTOR who suffers from a chronic sleep disorder today blasted a controversial move to withdraw funding for treatment. Dr David Elliott, 54, a scientist at Salford University, revealed how a simple remedy had given him his first decent night's rest
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5 YEARS AGO: Death of acid house
ACID House in East Lancashire was declared dead as the final member of an eight-strong drugs gang was convicted. Police ran a two-year investigation to catch the gang, which used cash from Acid House parties to travel to Europe to buy drugs to peddle
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£80,000 new look unveiled
AN £80,000 investment programme has been completed at a timber firm. The 10-month redevelopment of the former Austin Timber site in Blackburn followed the multi-million acquisition of Howarth Timber last year. The investment has included a new fleet of
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CLARETS: Eyres signs new deal
TURF Moor fans' favourite David Eyres today put pen to paper on a new two-and-a-half year deal. And that means that Eyres is almost certain to finish his professional career with Burnley. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph revealed last month that Eyres
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Asbestos kills ex-worker after 30 years
THREE years spinning blue asbestos killed a Nelson woman more than 30 years later. Valerie Heywood, 53, died last month in Burnley General Hospital because of her exposure to the asbestos. It caused a malignant tumour in her lung, an inquest was told.
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Surrogate sister: Amazing luck in life lottery
THE first step to surrogacy for many couples is through the national voluntary organisation COTS - Childlessness Overcome Through Surrogacy. COTS, which helped the Haworths, provides information on both natural and IVF surrogacy and is this week expecting
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Inquest waits for new tests
AN INQUEST into the death of a 21-year-old man has been adjourned while specialist toxicology tests are carried out. East Lancashire coroner David Smith told the hearing into the death of Lee Sumner, of Rosegrove Lane, Burnley, that a post mortem examination
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Brighter future for ICI
HIGHER oil prices, the strength of the pound and lower chemical prices would continue to hurt ICI during the first half of 1997, the group has predicted. But prospects for the chemical giant, which is one of East Lancashire's biggest employers, were rosier
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Keep the library louts out
THE recent arson incident at Blackburn Central Library (above) gives cause for serious concern. Books on shelves in the reference section were deliberately set on fire by one of the many idle, mooching morons who regularly frequent the building. Evidently
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College union expects strike vote 'yes'
THE outcome of a strike ballot among lecturers at Accrington and Rossendale College was expected to be announced later today. A "yes" vote would trigger indefinite strike action at the college from February 18. The lecturers' union NATFHE is calling for
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Burst main drama
A MAJOR road in Burnley town centre is expected to be closed for several days after a 12-inch water main burst, sending tens of thousands of gallons pouring towards shops. A section of Hammerton Street between Westgate and Manchester Road has been closed
