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Yobs raise anger on estate
COUNCIL houses in a multi-million pound improvement scheme are no sooner renovated than they are wrecked. Elderly residents living in Stonemoor Bottom estate, Padiham, told of the misery of seeing children vandalising the estate, hurling bricks and throwing
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Empty home numbers on the increase
THE NUMBER of council homes standing empty in Blackburn is continuing to soar, despite repeated campaigns to solve the problem. About 650 flats and houses in the borough are vacant and the council lost just under 34,000 in rent weeks in the last financial
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Sunday school a sad loss
I ALWAYS enjoy reading Eric Leaver's essays. His article on Whit Walks (LET, May 12) took my mind back many years to the days when we walked in procession with brass band playing and banners waving in celebration of the Festival of Pentecost. There followed
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Lynn's TV snack is early bonus
A CHEF who has catered for celebrities including Jack Nicholson and Mick Jagger will be cooking on TV for Rishton newsagent Lynn Smalley. Lynn, who runs a newsagency in High Street with husband, Les, is to star in Granada's Tea in Ten Minutes next week
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Cinema plan casts shadow over club
CLUB-GOERS are worried about the fate of a building in the shadow of a planned huge leisure centre. A proposal from Apollo Leisure to build a giant leisure complex in Moreton Street, Accrington, next to the King Street Working Men's Club was revealed
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Intruders shock for 88-year-old
A HELPLESS 88-year-old woman was deeply shocked when she came face to face with two intruders in her home. Although they continued to search the building in Rossendale Avenue, Burnley, and asked for £50 or her pension book, they left empty-handed when
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Biking blues from pitiless wreckers
A DISABLED Clitheroe man has been left high and dry by heartless thieves who stole his moped then wrote it off. Alan Cowburn, of Woone Lane, has suffered rheumatoid arthritis since he was 21. He depends on the moped for visiting his girlfriend in Mill
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Committee snub
THERE are still seven vacancies on Padiham area management committee after recent elections Only two nominations were received and Brian Entwistle and Stephen Poole were appointed to serve for three more years. Six positions for tenants and one for an
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Pet cremations halted by blaze
CREMATIONS at the Rossendale Pet Crematorium, Crawshawbooth, were stopped today because of a late night fire. The blaze destroyed part of the roof and also damaged the electric supply. Fire crews from Rawtenstall and Haslingden were called to the pet
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Man quizzed over injuries riddle
A MAN was today being interviewed by Burnley police in connection with a pensioner who was found at the side of a road with serious injuries. Father-of-eight Leonard Rostron, 69, of Sedburgh Street, Burnley, was found collapsed on a grass verge off Marsden
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MP backs bid to pardon old soldiers
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope is backing Government moves to pardon soldiers shot for cowardice, desertion and other battlefield offences during the First World War. The names of around 30 executed Lancashire soldiers, who are now thought to have been suffering
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Health watchdog set for a major heart op
RECENTLY-retired Pendle mayor, Coun Frank Clifford, was due to undergo major heart surgery in Blackpool today. Surgeons were preparing to carry out a quadruple heart by-pass at Blackpool Victoria Hospital - just six weeks after the leading health campaigner
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Labour defends expenses rise
LABOUR bosses at Blackburn town hall today defended plans to increase their expense allowances by up to 1,000 per cent. Councillors claim the new allowances reflect the extra responsibilities they will have when Blackburn with Darwen Council becomes a
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New homes hopes for empty site
A DERELICT site could be set for a new life as a housing estate. Rossendale councillors are being urged to give the go-ahead to plans for six new homes at Greenhill, Rochdale Road, Bacup. The site has been empty for more than 15 years since the closure
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New superstores get the go-ahead
TWO supermarkets have been given the go-ahead for Longridge, despite fears they will cause traffic chaos. The controversial move will swell the number of supermarkets in the town to five. Ribble Valley Council's planning committee considered proposals
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Footpath danger
I WAS amazed to read (LET, May 15) that Mr Duncan Johnson was forced to remove his A-board from outside his shop by Hyndburn Council because somebody complained. However, I have been complaining to Blackburn Council for some time about shops on Whalley
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ROVERS: Warhurst 'no' to new offer
PAUL Warhurst has rejected new terms with Blackburn Rovers and could be on his way out of Ewood Park. The utility player, whose present contract expires at the end of next month, is now free to talk to other clubs about a move. But Rovers, who retain
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Dentists defy government
DENTISTS in East Lancashire declared war on proposed government cuts in their fees. In Darwen, dentists were refusing to accept any new adult NHS patients and more districts were set to follow and force people to pay for private treatment. They were following
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TEN YEARS AGO: Defence 'errors' denied
LABOUR leader Neil Kinnock suggested that the Government had 'sought to mobilise' President Reagan's warning that his party's defence policy contained 'grievous errors.' The Prime Minister denied claims that the Government had influenced Mr Reagan's decision
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RUGBY UNION: Local boy Balshaw set for Bath
STONYHURST College's Iain Balshaw has been signed by one of England's premier rugby clubs. The talented England Under 18 full back will join Bath's academy when he leaves school this summer. He will be a full-time contracted player and a member of Bath's
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We must work to keep Cold War clouds at bay
THE DARK clouds of the Cold War, which have hung over East-West relations for more than half a century, were finally blown away by the accord at the Paris summit yesterday which cemented a new security pact between Russia and Nato. And, typical of President
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Days of the donkey class over at last
"LIONS led by donkeys" was the epigrammatic verdict of German World War One commander Colonel Max Hoffman on the British soldiers and the officer class. It has come down through history as a telling comment on how the ordinary soldiers' bravery was squandered
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Big names sign up for walk of a lifetime
A HOST of celebrities and VIPs have thrown their weight behind a once-in-a-lifetime walk on the new M65 extension. Organisers are hoping that Motorway Superwalk '97 will raise £100,000 for the East Lancashire SuperScan Appeal. Between 5,000 and 10,000
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Are you a sunny stroller?
TOWNELEY Hall's latest painting poses the question: "Are you on it?" Burnley-born artist Liam Spencer was given free rein when commissioned to paint a view in Towneley Park. His finished work, now on display for the first time, shows the hall on a sunny
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Civic thank-you for volunteers
SCORES of people who volunteer their time to help others in Burnley are to receive a civic thank-you from mayor Coun Mrs Enid Tate at a ceremony in the Town Hall on June 3. The event, organised jointly by the council, Burnley Council for Voluntary Service
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CRICKET: Wasim set to step in for skipper
WASIM AKRAM is set to return to the Lancashire captaincy against Leicestershire tomorrow as they aim to kick-start their Championship season with a repeat of their last visit to Grace Road. The Pakistan star set an inspirational lead two years ago with
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Super Shirley takes the charity plunge
DISABLED Shirley Heys of Colne swam three miles at West Craven pool, Barnoldswick to raise money for the Friends of Coldwell Inn Activity Centre. Among those cheering her on were the mayor of Pendle, Coun Jo Belbin, and the mayor's consort, John Belbin
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Lift a lifesaver for my mum
MAY I thank the lady who gave my Mum a lift to my house on Friday, May 16. My Mum was returning by bus from Blackburn, but part of Blackburn Road was closed due to an accident. Unfortunately, that is where she lives, but all traffic was diverted. She
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Winnie takes a on book signing session
GRANDMOTHER Winnie Bridges will be signing copies of her new book in Great Harwood next week. 'Threads of Lancashire Life' is Winnie's second book and tells of her life in her home town of Great Harwood in the years before and during the Second World
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Creatures of the night
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy LAST week I went to climb Snowdon and in the attractive village of Llanberis. I discovered a small museum which many others all over Britain would do well to follow. It is called Cwm Derwen Woodland and Wildlife Centre and
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Welfare of fish comes first
AFTER reading the pro-boxing and misguided anti-fishing views of Len Rushton (Letters, May 14), I would like to reply. Firstly, as a pleasure angler, I do not consider myself a sportsman but I am sure that match fishermen (and women) could make such a
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CLARETS: Heath rejects Beagrie link
ADRIAN Heath today denied that Peter Beagrie is in his transfer sights. But the Turf Moor boss did reveal that he tried to lure Beagrie to Turf Moor on transfer deadline day. Two reports in Manchester say Burnley are poised to renew their interest before
