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Disabled man is target for rat
A GOOD samaritan turned out to be nothing of the sort when he offered to help a 59-year-old wheelchair-bound man home. The man pushed the wheelchair to the house in Hallcarr Road, Rawtenstall. Once inside he stole a brown leather wallet containing £35
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Clash ahead in path 'motorway' wrangle
A PUBLIC inquiry into the proposed closure of a stretch of scenic footpath in the Ribble Valley has opened amidst claims that the path has become a "motorway." Former Environment Secretary John Gummer ordered the deletion of a two and-a-half mile stretch
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Canada bound
SALESMEN Mike Jepson and Frank Morley are off to Canada after being named the best at their brewery. Mike came top in the tied trade department at Thwaites for the second year running and Frank won the top salesman title in the free trade department.
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Fairy takes the reins strain again
NEIL Fairbrother today returned as Lancashire captain. Fairbrother took over for the Championship game against Northants when Mike Watkinson failed a fitness test on a shoulder injury with three more captaincy contenders definitely missing. Vice captain
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Myra Hindley deserves same mercy she showed victims
FREE Myra Hindley? No Home Secretary would dare. But some periwigged judges might - now that the infamous child-killer is to be allowed to challenge the ruling that she must spend the rest of her life in jail. The amazing thing, however, is that Hindley's
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Block-buster plan for cinema return
A MULTI-million pound leisure complex including a four-screen cinema, 20-lane bowling alley and live music venue, creating more than 100 jobs, could be built in Accrington before the summer of 1998. Hyndburn policy and resources committee was told about
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A stylish delivery
A WORLDWIDE survey has helped design a new range of clothing. DHL, the world's largest carrier, joined forces with Altham-based Simon Jersey to carry out a survey of 4,500 staff in 90 countries. Simon Jersey currently designs and supplies clothing worn
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Thanks to kind kiddies
AFTER suffering a broken nose through a fall and also having a sore foot, I went into my local shop and left my little dog, who is my constant companion since my husband died, outside. I was feeling a little low when a young boy said: "I will look after
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Sheep shock for cyclist
A CYCLIST suffered severe head injuries when he was involved in a collision with a sheep on a country road. John McAulay, 47, went over the handlebars when he was cycling with a friend in the Trough of Bowland near Whitewell, yesterday evening. Mr McAulay
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Hodgson plays it cool
ROY Hodgson stunned Italian football today by declaring tonight's UEFA Cup final second leg will NOT be the biggest game of his life. A goal behind from the first leg against German side Schalke 04, Hodgson's Internazionale are far from guaranteed securing
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Safely does it
AEROSPACE firm Hurel-Dubois has won a top safety award. The Burnley company was presented with a British Safety Council award for its accident rate. "By making safety an important feature of everyday work practice, the winning companies are reducing accidents
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High praise for hospital
ALLOW me a few words in praise of the NHS which suffers, I think, often unfair criticism in your letters pages. Following one week in intensive care and five weeks' stay on Ward 5 at Blackburn Infirmary, I cannot begin to express my gratitude to all staff
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DRUG WAR: How addict lost everything
WHEN Andy looks into the future he can see no hope for himself. He thinks there is little chance of his life ever changing for the better. Andy, 35, has been a drug addict or a "user" for the last seven years and injects between £20 and £40 worth of heroin
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Long live Blunt
COME on, admit! There is no such person as John Blunt, is there? He was invented by the staff of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph who take turns at writing his weekly column. Perhaps there is a trophy, awarded annually and presented over a champagne lunch
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Baby Bethany adds some extra spice to family life
GIRL power has provided the fifth generation of a family spanning almost ninety years. Baby Spice Bethany Smithson completed the all-star line up of ladies when she was born on Ward B1 at Queen's Park Hospital in Blackburn. She joins a group including
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Success in war on trauma of burglary
HUNDREDS of residents escaped the trauma of burglary last year, thanks to the success of the battle against break-ins. But the number of victims who sought help in coming to terms with sex offences, robbery and arson was up 50 per cent. The Blackburn
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Water firm complaints flooding in
PRIVATISED water companies like North West Water have been slammed for failing to take enough action to prevent a repeat of last year's drought. And the influential Council for the Protection of Rural England is calling on the new Government to take tough
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Long-standing
TORY councillor Peter Britcliff claimed he had found the loneliest bus shelter in the country, 20 yards from its stop, on a street which had no bus route. After complaints from Hyndburn residents, he called on the council to sort it out. Perseverance
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All bets off
TORY Party chairman Norman Tebbitt was locked in a war of words with Labour as the election battle hotted up. Labour leader Neil Kinnock asked Mr Tebbitt to give £500 to charity in a bet over a quote attributed to the chairman in a Labour Party advertisement
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Help save our hedges
THE HEDGEROWS of England are part of the country's character, heritage and history. But with 2,200 miles of them disappearing every year, their future is in danger. Yet new legislation now imposes duties on planning authorities to safeguard and collect
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Fred and breakfast at Ewood
A FORMER Blackburn woman has found success as a bed and breakfast landlady in Scotland - and helped put Blackburn Rovers on the map north of the border. Sheila Hawkey has won second place in the AA Landlady of the Year contest, beating competition from
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DRUG WAR: Rescued from life in the gutter
JOHN could be any normal lad, but he has just come through a nightmare that threatened to destroy his life. Meeting John, there are no clues that the healthy looking, smart young man was an addict with a £20 a day habit less than a year ago. John, who
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Cyclone plea
PEOPLE in East Lancs are being asked to help victims of a cyclone in Bangladesh. Around 25,000 people have been evacuated from the shore of the north Bay of Bengal and St Martin Island, in the bay, is completely submerged. Islamic Relief has launched
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Baby became human fireball
A MUM has told how she tried to save her toddler who turned into a human fireball after playing with matches. Humaira Dhanchora was "covered" in flames as she played with her three-year-old sister when their mum, Raihanaha, did housework downstairs. An
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Relief as loos hit list is thrown out
THE writing is not on the wall for loos in the "public convenience capital of the county." Proposals by leading council officials to cut the number of public toilets in Pendle by half to save cash were dismissed by councillors last night. They agreed
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Respect values of those who look outside Church
THE Rev John Corbyn (Letters, May 15) writes eloquently in opposition of secularising all state-aided non-church schools, citing them as 'god-hostile' and implying secular schools are 'godless and value-free.' There is an implicit assumption here that
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Samaritans ready for 'exam stress' callers
SAMARITANS are bracing themselves for a flood of calls from teenagers in East Lancashire as the exam season gets underway. Exam stress is one of the biggest worries among youngsters who threaten to turn to suicide because they can't cope. Blackburn, Hyndburn
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Injuries of man still puzzle police
POLICE are still mystified how a pensioner came to be suffering from severe injuries at the side of a road in Burnley. Extensive inquiries by police have so far failed to find the answer to why Leonard Rostron, 69, came to suffer serious internal injuries
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Heath promises quality signings to sooth Clarets faithful
ADRIAN Heath has issued a rallying call to the Burnley faithful after the double whammy of losing Colin Murdock and Gary Parkinson to red rose rivals Preston North End. The Clarets chief underlined his objectives today - and has promised fans to deliver
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Councillor hints at 'golfing revolution'
PLANS to hand over management of a municipal golf course to a private firm could possibly lead to a championship-style course being created, according to a local councillor. Azhar Ali said the move to boost investment in the Marsden Park public course
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Eriksson backs Inter
SVEN Goran Eriksson will be among the first to congratulate his friend Roy Hodgson if the Blackburn Rovers manager-elect realises UEFA Cup glory at the San Siro tonight. The Sampdoria coach, who made a dramatic about-turn in February after committing
