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MOTOR SPORT: Phil-ibuster hits Prague
PHIL SMITHSON'S challenge for the World Enduro title certainly took off in Czechoslovakia. For the Clitheroe engineer successfully completed an Olympic ski jump - on his Husaberg 600 motorbike! The daunting obstacle was just one of the challenges facing
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County's war on 'sloppy English'
EDUCATION chiefs have launched an action plan to tackle sloppy English in East Lancashire schools. And bosses will put "pressure" on schools to raise their standards. Levels of reading and writing in primary and secondary schools are below national average
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CRICKET: Lancs field young guns
LANCASHIRE are set to field one of their youngest ever batting line-ups as they aim to bounce back from their championship disaster and stay top of the Axa Life Sunday League at Taunton tomorrow. Jason Gallian's hand injury leaves Lancashire without their
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First 'council shop' proves a big hit
PENDLE'S first 'council shop' officially opened its doors to its customers with a promise of more to come. The 'shop' in Barnoldswick offers people face-to-face help and advice on a wide range of Pendle Council services. It was officially launched by
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CRICKET: Billy cracks the East Lancs whip
BILLY Stelling has again warned East Lancs that complacency stands between them and the Lancashire League title. The South African whipped up a storm at Alexandra Meadows last season when he said that East Lancs did not deserve to win the championship
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Probe call into tipping of mad cow carcasses
CALLS have been made for proper monitoring of cattle carcasses infected with mad cow disease which were dumped in the middle of the night on a Burnley tip. The 33 headless carcasses were buried on Rowley landfill site in 1990. Members of the public protection
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Lifeline for disabled used as school bus
A MINIBUS specially adapted for elderly and disabled people spends half its working life carrying schoolchildren. The County Rider, which has become a lifeline for housebound people, runs three days a week from 9.30am to 2.30pm round Rossendale, operating
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Thanks for welcome support
I WOULD like to thank the people of Blackburn for their generous support of our flag day, held in the town centre on Saturday, May 24. We are very grateful for the £411.68 which was collected by only seven volunteers. As you can see, we are a small branch
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Gas plant probe clears council
PROTESTERS got it wrong when they claimed a council gave high-speed approval to plans for a gas-bottling plant near their homes, said Burnley MP Peter Pike. He promised to investigate after residents in the Lydgate estate area handed him a 400-name petition
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Eight-hour power cut probe
COUNCILLORS and officers will be meeting contractors working on a Padiham estate after a power cut left four homes without electricity for nearly eight and a half hours. Coun Granville Lord wants to clear up safety arrangements made by contractors Richardson
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Stephen is fit for army life
SUPER fit Stephen Bradley was presented with a cup as the fittest recruit at his passing out parade from the Army Training Regiment. The former Blackburn window cleaner signed up for a new life in the Grenadier Guards, Household Division, at the Army
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CRICKET: Sporting diet that's hard to stomach
The Shane Lee Column I HAVE been totally drained this week - and not just through watching my fellow countrymen at Edgbaston. My flatmate Brad McNamara, the Haslingden professional, and I have been on a high protein diet this week, something the rugby
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CRICKET: Brendan Creevey - back in the line of fire
Brian Doogan's Saturday Interview meets a former policeman who's now the professional at Church BEING shot at during a bank raid is enough to drive any man to Church. In Brendan Creevey's case, the surprise is only that it took him so long. Just 19 when
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So, Walter's still about!
I'VE been a bit worried recently because, since the Labour Party's narrow election victory, there had been no letters from Walter Meadows. The thought even crossed my mind that he might have, you know, emigrated along with Frank Bruno and Andrew Lloyd
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Don't forget citizen's arrest
REGARDING your story "Young yobs raise anger on estate" (LET, May 28), lack of parental control in most cases is at fault. Lack of moral standards in society doesn't help matters either. However, when Coun Paul Smith and Coun Granville Lord warn that
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Echo's bouncing back
PULSE - Music and more, with Simon Donohue ''I LEFT school after my A-levels. "I was dead clever and looked fantastic, and I joined a band because I didn't want anybody telling me what the rules were." Nobody can play the cool arrogant pop star quite
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CLARETS: Mark of respect from new boy Patterson
MARK Patterson revealed he turned down "an unbelievable deal" to join Burnley. The latest Clarets capture was set to join Southend United after a successful loan spell at Roots Hall last season. But when Patterson heard Burnley were tracking him - he
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ROVERS: Hodgson's the Godfather, says new recruit
ROY Hodgson is the Godfather of European football, writes TONY DEWHURST. That's the view of Ewood Park's latest £3 million capture Stephane Henchoz. The Swiss international will arrive in Lancashire next week after agreeing terms with Rovers yesterday
