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Murdered man's friend calls for death penalty
THE former flat-mate of murder victim David Ward today revealed how the hospital boss had befriended his killers and said: "I now want them to die too." In an exclusive interview with the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Travis Dehorney Jr spoke about his
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CLARETS: Horne hunted for Turf Moor
WELSH international Barry Horne has emerged as a strong Burnley transfer target. Horne is available to leave Birmingham as Trevor Francis revamps his squad at St Andrews. And that has alerted Clarets manager Adrian Heath who today confirmed his interest
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Pavement no place for bike riders
THE majority of children and many teenagers and some adults ride their bicycles on the pavement. The Highway Code clearly states: "You must not wilfully ride on a footpath by the side of any road made or set apart for the use of foot passengers." That
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Travellers cross border
TRAVELLERS obeyed a court order to move on - and moved just a few yards. They quit their camp at Whitebirk, Blackburn, and moved a short distance across the nearby boundary to put themselves inside Hyndburn. The move came after Blackburn Council officials
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CRICKET: Astle linked with Notts
NATHAN Astle appears set to rock Lancashire League side Accrington by signing for Nottinghamshire. The 25-year-old New Zealand Test star is wanted at Trent Bridge to replace their injured overseas professional, Pakistani pace man Mohammed Akram. An emergency
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CRICKET: Lancashire sitting pretty after Gallian ton
LANCASHIRE are on course for their first Sunday League title since 1989 - thanks to another brilliant century from Jason Gallian. Gallian, who hit his first Sunday century against Northants last week, added his second from just 98 balls as Lancashire
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Why rush into the Euro anyway?
THE IRONY is acute. In less than a week, the two countries heading the drive for a single European currency are now the ones most likely to derail it. First, we had the open row between the Bundesbank and the German government over Chancellor Kohl's alleged
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Councils urged to ban sunbeds
SUNBEDS could be banned from council leisure centres in Rossendale because of concerns over health risks. Councillors will be asked to decide tomorrow whether sunbeds should be phased out in the light of fears that they could cause skin cancer. A report
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Baseball hat saves boy buried by sand cave-in
A BASEBALL cap saved a schoolboy from death after he was buried alive when a sand dune collapsed on him. The brim of 13-year-old Nathan Priestley's hat is thought to have created a pocket of air when he was entombed tunnelling in sandhills with his Bacup
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CRICKET: Fallon foiled at the finish
WHALLEY captain Mark Fallon just failed in a bid to lift his side into the semi-final of the Vaux Ramsbottom Cup yesterday. Fallon scored 93 to set up a tight finish to their clash with Ribblesdale Wanderers, but David Howarth picked up five wickets for
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Roof plunge boy's fight for life
AN 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life after plunging 50ft through a factory roof. John Hall was with two friends on the roof of Bender Machine Services, Manchester Road, Haslingden, when the accident happened at 2.42pm on Saturday. Police said the
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Blackburn-on-sea! Shopping festival's wakes week theme
THE SEASIDE will come to Blackburn during a July festival promoting the town. A series of events designed to create a holiday atmosphere is being planned by the town hall. To set the scene, an exhibition about the famous Lancashire Wakes Weeks opens this
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Live and learn: Schools of the past could teach us a thing or two
Looking Back, with Eric Leaver BETTER education standards are top of the Government's agenda. A crackdown on calculators in schools is coming so that pupils learn to do sums in their head. But would it not be a real breakthrough if we suddenly found our
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Fish with no say are not a sport
IN reply to Mr Waterworth (Letters, May 28), I note that he claims to be a pleasure angler and does not consider himself a sportsman. Mr Waterworth goes on to say that no angler gives his quarry the impression of kindness when he gives the fish a tempting
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Rory booked for cathedral fund-raiser
STAR comedy impressionist Rory Bremner will top the bill at a glittering fundraising event for the Blackburn Cathedral Lantern Tower Appeal. He will entertain 250 people at the cathedral's Lantern Summer Ball at Hoghton Tower on June 26. The event is
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College coffers hit by funding cuts
THREE colleges in East Lancashire have been told they are to receive less cash. Blackburn College, Burnley College and Accrington and Rossendale College are all to get less from the Further Education Funding Council. But Nelson and Colne College and St
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Council leader heads team in fun run challenge
COUNCIL leader Malcolm Doherty will lead a team of keep-fit enthusiasts from Blackburn Town Hall in a fun run designed to raise public awareness on health. The four runners will tackle a course in and around Witton Park during the Corporate Challenge
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Under the weather
CAN one sue the Meteorological Office for duff information? Having expended copious amounts of cash on annuals and after a spell of mild weather, we were told it was 'ground frost' time again. Up and about at 4am, I stuck my nose out to test for frost
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Tory fury at 'lack of transport cash'
ANGRY Conservative councillors have slammed the ruling group at County Hall for failing to support moves to improve Lancashire's public transport network. Furious Tories believe Lancashire's Labour Party should be pressing environment and transport minister
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Junior Clarets feel blue about new kids club
YOUNG footballers are calling for extra time from Burnley FC to discuss an alleged snub when a new junior club was set up. Junior Clarets feel they were left out by their big brother team after it took away their right to supply mascots and ball boys
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Ski Rossendale heading for national recognition
AMBITIOUS plans have been unveiled to turn Ski Rossendale into a major centre for artificial snow sports, including national competitions. A scheme before the council includes creating a new 240-metre long floodlit slope with two tow lifts, spectator
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TEN YEARS AGO: Mail plans 'vetoed'
THE Queen was rumoured to have vetoed Tory plans to sell-off the Royal Mail. Mrs Thatcher hinted at the Royal 'no' when speaking about the Government's privatisation plans if she won the election. She backed a sell-off of the water and electricity industries
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Is the NIMBY effect not understandable?
THE "Not in My Back Yard" outlook among people in East Lancashire is blamed by the leading mental health charity, MIND, for thwarting projects for hostels and centres in the community for mentally-ill patients. It is a charge not without foundation -
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New dust-up over cement works
A COUNCIL chief has called on the new Government to carry out a major health survey in the Ribble Valley as the row over controversial Cemfuel took a new twist. In an unusual move, David Morris, chief executive of the Ribble Valley Council, has written
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Watch your language and reap reward
LANCASHIRE firms are being urged to show how they mind their language to win business. The DTI's Languages for Export Awards aims to reward firms which have overcome language and cultural barriers to win export deals overseas. "Speaking the native language
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Troughs puzzler
THE facility of stone watering troughs for horses (and dogs) situated at the junctions of busy main roads have long since disappeared, not to mention the drinking fountains for pedestrians, subsequently condemned by the health bureaucrats. They, too,
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ROVERS: Juventus target Le Saux
BLACKBURN Rovers were today staying tight-lipped over a reported £6 million bid for Graeme Le Saux from Italian champions Juventus. Reports from Italy say the unsettled England international is high on the Juventus hit-list and the European Cup finalists
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Straw's visit
HOME Secretary Jack Straw took time out from his busy schedule to present an award. Mr Straw visited Tom Team Manufacturing in Blackburn to hand over the IS0 9002 quality award to the firm, which manufactures carpet metals, brackets and wooden products
