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Cash-strapped shops fear big crime spree
SHOPKEEPERS in an East Lancashire town fear they are losing the battle against crime because they don't have enough cash for town centre security. A recent spate of smash and grab and ram raids in Rawtenstall has shown its vulnerability. Police warned
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ROVERS: Marker to lead Ewood exodus!
NICKY Marker will be just one of the players made available by Blackburn Rovers this summer as the signs point to a significant Ewood exodus, writes PETER WHITE. Only two senior men, Paul Warhurst and Shay Given, come to the end of their contracts but
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Husband held in South American drugs swoop
A WINDOW fitter has been arrested in Venezuela for alleged drug offences after travelling to South America "for work." Gary Johnson, 38, of Milking Lane, Lower Darwen, Blackburn, is being kept in a Caracas jail after being detained at the city's airport
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CRICKET: Wasim keeps Lancs hopes alive in thriller
WASIM Akram woke up sore but happy today after keeping Lancashire's Benson and Hedges Cup hopes alive. Captaining the side on his first county appearance since 1995, Wasim hit an unbeaten half century and then showed glimpses of magic with the ball to
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Vaccine link with cancer dismissed
A PUBLIC health boss today dismissed fears of a link between a polio vaccination and cancer. Research has claimed that polio injections containing the SV40 virus, given in the 1950's and 1960's, could lead to a form of lung cancer. But Dr Roberta Marshall
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Village split over factory site shops plan
VILLAGERS are split over plans to build shops and flats on the site of a former textile shuttle factory. A 142-name petition has been sent to Pendle Council opposing plans for the Halstead Shuttle site, Barrowford. But the council has also received a
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Student can afford a sense of humour
WITH reference to your article (LET, April 25) on the mature student Imaill Patel, who is fortunate enough to enjoy a whole 57-seater bus placed at his disposal weekly to take him from Blackburn to Ormskirk to enable him to attend college, I am amazed
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Take the initiative
DURING the election campaign we heard proposals for various referendums - some genuine like that of Sir James Goldsmith on Europe; others calculated to mislead like those of the major parties on the single currency. A referendum is the political institution
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Plea for a clean sweep
DARWEN has new councillors appointed to look after our welfare, but if the incomers are anything like the outgoers, I think they might well apply to the Guinness Book of Records at the outset, for the bus shelters on the A666 in Darwen to be recognised
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ELECTIONS: County Council: Rival leaders sink beneath the red tide
TWO long-serving party leaders were today coming to terms with being ousted as Lancashire County Council's red army remained in power. Labour swept to victory in the county elections, winning an extra seven seats. But Conservative leader and Chorley Rural
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Nurse's work invaluable
IN reply to the article about the two breast care nurses, Wendy Birtwistle and Hazel James (LET, April 3), I feel I must correct a few points. My mother, Mrs Margaret Robinson, is the only breast care specialist nurse at Blackburn and has single-handedly
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ELECTION: County Council: Clean sweep and bucking national trend
LABOUR tightened its grip in Hyndburn with a clean sweep in the county polls - but Tory voters in Ribble Valley continued to buck the national trend. Tony Blair's General Election success was continued when Labour held all six seats in MP Greg Pope's
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CRICKET: More Brad news for Haslingden!
HASLINGDEN favourite Brad McNamara could be out of Lancashire League action until next month. The powerful all-rounder has returned home to Australia for a family wedding and he is also expected to miss next Saturday's league progamme and the Worsley
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SNOOKER: The Saturday Interview: Electric Shok
SEVENTY miles from the most famous snooker arena in the country, Shokat Ali is enjoying his first sabbatical in five years. He hasn't lifted his cue since being beaten in the British Open by Willie Thorne - he of the bald pate and taste for gambling -
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Surprise at advert
I AM surprised at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph carrying advertisements for the cybershooters. It was still guns that killed the children of Dunblane. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that guns are legal in this country. There are no genuine reasons
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ELECTIONS: County Council: Greaves loses for second time
LIBERAL stalwart Tony Greaves became a two-time loser as the tide of Labour victory extended to the county council elections. Labour captured Liberal Democrat seats in Burnley and Pendle - winning all six Burnley contests. In Rossendale, only Tory Kathleen
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Mill blaze destroys thousands of pairs of slippers
THOUSANDS of pairs of slippers were destroyed when fire broke out at a large Stacksteads mill early today. The top floor of Bacup Shoe's four-storey Atherton Holme Mill was filled with smoke when firefighters arrived at 1.23am. The fire activated the
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School rapped for failure to give value for money
EXTENSIVE action is needed to improve Burnley's Barden High School say OFSTED inspectors. They have ordered a seven-point improvement plan after giving low marks in many areas. Inspectors point out both strengths and weaknesses at the 400-pupil boys'
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Helicopter lifts car-crash soldier to safety
A SERIOUSLY injured soldier was air lifted to safety by helicopter last night after being cut free from the wreckage of his car following a head-on collision. Firefighters battled for more than an hour to free the 23-year-old who suffered extensive leg
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ELECTION: Labour keeps control in unitary poll
LABOUR kept has a vice-like control on Blackburn town hall with an election result which failed to match the dramatic change of power across the nation. Less than 12 hours after the General Election came to a close in East Lancashire bleary eyed party
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Muslim pilgrim tells of fireball escape
A MAN caught up in the Mecca tent fire tragedy today applauded the efficiency of the Saudi Arabian authorities for preventing an even worse disaster. Blackburn van driver Shahid Iqbal claimed the death toll would have been worse if people had not acted
