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Insult to country
WHEN is this government going to get its priorities right? It's disgusting they should even consider spending £60 million on a Royal yacht when all our essential services are under-funded. If they want a yacht then they can jolly well pay for it themselves
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Cash for arts is frozen again
ARTS organisations in East Lancashire have been told to tighten their belts after grant money was frozen for the fourth year running. The Government-funded Arts Council, which also receives National Lottery money, has told the North West Arts Board that
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Monarchy system needs changing
MANY letters have been written about the monarchy, but it is obvious that if the Royals are to remain in power then the whole system will have to be based on the Norwegian monarchy. To my mind the Royals are insignificant when compared with real people
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Baby-milk-for-cigs scandal
PARENTS who swapped baby milk tokens for cigarettes have prompted a clamp down which could save the National Health Service millions of pounds. The scam was costing the local Health Trust £100,000 a year and now CommuniCare, which serves Blackburn, Hyndburn
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ICE HOCKEY: Injury-hit Hawks aim to go out on a high
INJURY doubts over key men hamper Blackburn Hawks ahead of their final home Northern Premier League match of the ice hockey season tomorrow night. Defenceman Bobby Haig and Neil Abel have both been struggling with respective foot and groin injuries -
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Record appeal
ON behalf of the Rotary Romanian Fund, I thank you for printing our appeal for help with our 'Aid in a Jiffy.' The appeal broke all records this year with well over 1,000 bags reaching our contact organisation, "Jesus, the hope of Romania." Thank you
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Councils set to collide in screen wars
THE SCREEN wars in Lancashire have set two neighbouring councils on collision course as rival developers fight to bring a multi-plex cinema to East Lancashire. Moves for a cinema and leisure complex in Greenbank have been blocked by Hyndburn councillors
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Church extends the 'hand of friendship'
THERE will be a friendly welcome for Calderstones residents when they move into a plush area of Burnley - from neighbours on one side of the fence at least. Members of Ightenhill Methodist Church today sprung to the defence of the four patients with learning
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Wrong target
SO, Mr Prentice is concerned that Prince Andrew has allegedly received subsidised transport by using a Naval helicopter to visit his daughter. Why doesn't he take up the long-standing, blatant misuse of tax-payers money in the Houses of Parliament where
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Spies closing in on pubs' Premier show
PUBS will continue showing live Saturday afternoon soccer, despite claims that Premier League spies are closing in on 'copyright breaking' licensees. League lawyers are said to have launched a series of covert raids to gain evidence against landlords
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Woman in phone plea
AN East Lancashire woman is appealing for help to track down an old friend in Australia. Mrs Pamela Hall, who used to live in Great Harwood but now lives in Hoddlesden, has called former Colne woman Irene Hyde every year since she emigrated to Adelaide
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Mums in sex-fear outrage
OUTRAGED parents collected a 100-name petition in half an hour in protest at a decision to release an alleged child molester on bail. Phillip Day, 53, of Ivinson Road, Darwen, was arrested before Christmas and charged with a series of offences involving
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Two years of torment for Greek isle death family
A DETECTIVE today described the two years of torment suffered by the family of a young woman who died on a Greek island - and the husband accused of killing her. And today Detective Sergeant Joe Kellet, the Lancashire officer co-ordinating the British
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Tenpin giant's buy out
BURNLEY'S multi-million pound Superbowl centre has been bought out by the biggest tenpin bowling group in the world. The Finsley Gate bowling alley is one of five centres sold by present owners, Railtimes, to AMF Bowling for an undisclosed sum - bringing
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£2m boost for police
A £2 MILLION spending package is due to boost Lancashire Police staffing levels and resources in the next year. The money has been found to allow Chief Constable Pauline Clare to improve the service offered by her officers, despite early fears that the
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CLARETS: Cherries clash in doubt
BURNLEY'S Division Two clash at Bournemouth a week today hinges on a top-level meeting next week. Bournemouth's future hangs in the balance with the club in the hands of the receiver and a massive £4.4 million in debt, almost half of it owed to Lloyds
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Eurofighter clash
THE Tories today stood accused of undermining the Eurofighter project by their claims that a Labour government would scrap the futuristic war plane. The allegation came during bitter clashes in the Commons. Tory MPs led by Ribble Valley's Nigel Evans
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GOLF: Mike's out to make the sport easier
Brian Doogan's Saturday Interview: Mike Roche GIBBY Gilbert, the guy with the 'crookedest' swing in golf, had hit the ball straighter than anybody to pick up the winner's cheque at the £560,000 Royal Caribbean Classic in Key Biscayne, Florida. Tony Jacklin
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ROVERS: Citko deal hits red tape
RED tape could mean Blackburn Rovers fans having to wait until March to see £2.75 million Polish international Marek Citko wearing a blue and white shirt. That's how long it could take for the club to obtain a work permit for the 22-year-old, even though
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Thank Evans - now Pigs can fly!
Pulse - music and more, with Simon Donohue THE LONGPIGS could claim to be the only British band capable of making zany TV presenter Chris Evans shut his mouth. The carrot-topped star cut short a series of gags on his TFI Friday show so they would have
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Rich get richer, poor stand still
THE Tories are at it again, promises, promises and more promises. John Major is spouting about Britain's prosperity and giving people a greater share of it through more share ownership. But who will be the fortunate ones to benefit? Those who are the
