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Burial site hunt in search for hostage
OFFICIALS investigating the kidnapping of student hostage Paul Wells were today continuing a search of the area pinpointed as a possible burial site. The grim discovery of bones in a wooded area of the Jammu Kashmir region was eliminated from the inquiry
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Mosque defends 'filthy money' decision
A SENIOR member of Blackburn's Kokni Muslim community has defended the decision to accept £300,000 from a Lottery winner. The cash was dubbed "filthy money'' by some members of the Masjid-Al-Momineen mosque on Ash Street, Blackburn, as the Koran states
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Pupils issue Anneka-type DIY challenge
PUPILS have thrown out a Challenge Anneka-style appeal to do-it-yourselfers to help refurbish the school's drama studio. The teenagers are hoping local trades people and others will come forward to lend a helping hand to give the studio at West Craven
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10 YEARS AGO: Thatcher on the attack
MRS Thatcher lashed back at tormentors accusing her of fearing her health would not be safe in NHS hands. She defended her right to insure for private treatment only minutes after Neil Kinnock highlighted the case of a 10-year-old boy whose open heart
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CRICKET: Harvey makes up for lost time
MARK Harvey was grateful for the chance to put bat to ball against Edenfield - and thumped his first ton of 1997. The Burnley lad was called up for Lancashire's AXA Sunday League clash with Northants on Bank Holiday weekend with Graham Lloyd, John Crawley
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CRICKET: True Grit
AUSTRALIA will need all their legendary grit and mental toughness when they take David Lloyd's rejuvenated England at Edgbaston tomorrow. And no-one typifies that Aussie aggression better than current Great Harwood professional Chris Killen, as TONY DEWHURST
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Classic for ladies
AS Patron of the NSPCC Ladies' Golf Classic, I would like to encourage all women golfers to sign up for this enjoyable event, with great prizes - and all in a great cause. It has raised more than £50,000 for the NSPCC. Clubs must stage the qualifying
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Breast care U-turn victory for the people
THE decision by East Lancashire health bosses to keep the two breast cancer care nurses from whose jobs they withdrew funding last year is as welcome as it is right. For not only did the extent of public protest show how valued these two women were, but
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Gipsy camp goes to public inquiry
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a permanent gipsy camp near a picturesque Ribble Valley village will be the subject of a public inquiry. Council workmen moved in several months ago after travellers set up an illegal camp on land near Stocks Lane in Rimington
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Battle for hospital that saved girl's life
A CLITHEROE couple have spoken of their terror at watching their four-year-old granddaughter collapse with meningitis. Now Josephine and Jack Dennison, of Bolland Prospect, have said a public thank-you to the quick-acting East Lancashire health workers
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Respect has to be earned
I WAS amused to read of Blackburn's new Social Services chairman Sue Reid, demanding that councillors should get the respect they deserve (LET, May 30). It is a very good job that they don't. In my experience, they cannot carry one simple idea on from
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Windfall for playgrounds
TOWN hall bosses are set to spend more than £84,000 on improving children's playgrounds in Blackburn over the next 12 months. And four other playgrounds have been added to the list for the next financial year if extra cash is found. Residents are being
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Wartime memories fresh
I WAS interested to read the article on wartime memories (LET, April 25) as I, too, well remember the camp at Stanhill. When the gun battery first appeared there, it was a natural magnet for the young lads and it was a regular Sunday afternoon walk to
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Town centre shoppers will win at bridge
TOWN centre shoppers will benefit from a £230,000 facelift that started today on the bridge link between Blackburn Shopping Centre and the market. Contractors are revamping the footbridge across Ainsworth Street and the distinctive rotunda staircase.
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ROVERS: Keeper hunt stepped up
SHAY Given's transfer to Newcastle United has sparked a Europe-wide goalkeeper hunt at Ewood Park. And new Blackburn Rovers chief Roy Hodgson has ordered the capture of an experienced deputy to Tim Flowers as a number one priority. Caretaker boss Tony
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Lasting friendships
IN the last 30 years, International Pen Friends has helped make friendships all over the world. Whether your interests vary from a desire to cultivate congenial friendship or to practise a foreign language, to improve your technical knowledge, to arrange
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Goodbye - and thank you for the wheels
PUPILS were given the chance to see a Land Rover they helped pay for before it is shipped off to Africa to help their teacher run a charity project. Heather Jeffery, a teacher at St Paul's Primary School, Nelson, and husband Eddie are off to Tanzania
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CLARETS: Honour to play for Burnley, says Dutch star
TURF Moor new boy Marco Gentile today revealed his burning desire to play First Division football with Burnley. The MVV Maastricht defender put pen to paper on a three-year deal at Turf Moor last night as Burnley sensationally snapped up the 28-year-old
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'Scared' councillors
WHY were those Blackburn councillors running scared of putting their 'fat cat' allowance rises before the electorate? It is no good crying that the review of them was finished after the election, or giving the excuse that if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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Water lot we've got!
WATER stocks look to be large enough to see the Lancashire through the summer, thanks to less being wasted - and a two-week downpour in May. Despite the recent hot weather, North West reservoirs are just over 90 per cent full, compared to 70 per cent
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Holidays bring terror for abuse kids
CHILD protection workers in East Lancashire are bracing themselves for a dramatic increase in the level of violence inflicted on youngsters. The NSPCC said a surge in physical abuse referrals was expected during the summer months. The charity, which today
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5 YEARS AGO: Hotel plan blocked
A DECISION on a £500,000 hotel plan near a chemical works was blocked after health and safety officials objected. A property developer wanted to turn a derelict canal warehouse in Church into a hotel and conference centre. But the Health and Safety Executive
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CRICKET: Lancs hit by new Wasim injury blow
WASIM AKRAM today rocked Lancashire with another injury blow. The Pakistan Test star was ruled out of their Championship game against Somerset at Taunton and looks likely to miss next week's home fixture with high-flying Kent too. That would mean Wasim
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CRICKET: There'll be egg on faces, says Killen!
Special report by TONY DEWHURST CHRIS Killen forecasts that Australia face a mighty battle to retain the Ashes. The First Cornhill Insurance Test begins at Edgbaston tomorrow as England tackle the Auld Enemy in the first of six tests with restored belief
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Two vital reasons why Eurofighter must fly
DEFENCE minister George Robertson's mission to Germany today to rescue the troubled £35billion four-nation Eurofighter project, on which 40,000 jobs hang in Britain alone, may be as much a test of the new government's resolve as it is of Bonn's. For despite
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Vandals wreck council's energy-saving show-home
VANDALS have ransacked an energy efficient show-home aimed at saving every Blackburn and Darwen householder hundreds of pounds a year. The Hot House advice centre was due to be opened by Blackburn with Darwen Council on Thursday to serve as an example
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No sex and wrecks at East Lancs flicks
THE controversial film Crash, which shows people being sexually excited by car accidents and flesh wounds, will not be shown in Lancashire cinemas this week. However, the film, which is released on Friday, may be shown later if there is enough demand.
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Villagers planning to light up for Christmas
HELMSHORE residents are hoping to put a sparkle into Christmas by lighting a tree in the centre of the village. Rossendale Council axed town centre Christmas lights throughout the Valley as part of a budget cost-cutting exercise in April. But Helmshore
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Rise not warranted
REGARDING your story 'Town Hall Cash Shock' (LET, May 27), am I right in thinking that these same councillors said there would be no increases due to unitary status? My employer of years gone by served, along with many more, as a councillor for the people
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Warning on cheaper gas offer
GAS customers are being urged to be wary of door-to-door salesmen offering cheaper supplies in return for a 'registration' fee. Some customers have been asked to pay a £30 fee up front but one company offering cheaper supplies has already ceased trading
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Schools put on a fizzer for tuck shop policies
HEAD teachers have been caned by a health boss for allowing fizzy drinks machines to be installed in East Lancashire secondary schools. Dr Gary Whittle, consultant in dental public health for the East Lancashire Health Authority, said he appreciated that
