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Street clutter
CONGRATULATIONS to Mr M Darez for his remarks about pavement obstructions (Letters, May 28). Only that morning, I had decided to put pen to paper myself as I walked to work along Whalley Banks and King Street in Blackburn. The eyesore of clutter and mess
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Rain too late to spoil big day
A HEAVY shower scattered thousands of visitors at Burnley Agricultural Society Show and brought an early end to the day for many. But the downpour arrived too late to mar its overall success and the forecast is good for the event to survive for another
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Litter lout pupils' paper chase
SECONDARY school students have been pinpointed as Rossendale's worst litter louts. Streets round five schools - Whitworth High, Fearns, Alder Grange, Haslingden High and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School - are awash with discarded sweet and crisp packets
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Carol in starring role
TELEVISION viewers watched with interest as Blackburn actress Carol Starks took a starring role in an ITV mini-series. Carol played Tanya, the down-trodden flatmate of a murder target in the psychological drama The Guilty. And she had more television
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CRICKET: Sunday round-up
JAMES Peterson hauled in a dazzling 7-49 return as Bacup claimed maximum points against struggling Church at Lanehead. The Church batsman could not live with Peterson's lively pace bowling, with only three players reaching double figures as Church crumbled
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CRICKET: Storm clouds gather as Lee's men crash
Enfield 114-9, Ramsbottom 118-4 - Brian Doogan reports AS dark clouds hovered, Shane Lee echoed the accompanying thunder. Everyone in the Enfield dressing room lowered their heads and held their breath. They knew their performance had fallen short of
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CRICKET: Cherry on top
CHERRY Tree moved to the top of the Vaux Ribblesdale League after surviving the rain to take maximum points Read. Professional Naeem Ashraf (87) continued his outstanding form and John Hughes was the Read destroyer with a personal best 8-76. At one stage
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Web page winner
MAY I compliment you on the quality of your new rejuvenated web-page. As a student at the University Bradford, it is great to find out what is happening 'at home' every once in a while. I really do recommend it to other 'lost' East Lancastrians. LEE W
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Good to think big
A "THINK BIG" scheme by county planners could give Burnley its long-awaited town-centre ring road and extend the planned Colne-Foulridge by-pass beyond Earby. For, according to highways chiefs, enlarging the by-pass scheme could open it up to swift private
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CLARETS: Heath closes net on keeper
ADRIAN Heath is closing his transfer net on a new goalkeeper. The Clarets boss wants an experienced keeper in place for the start of pre-season training next month. The departure of reserve Wayne Russell has left Heath with no cover for first choice Marlon
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June's game for a show
SELF-CONFESSED gameshow addict June Jonigk just can't kick the winning habit. Vets' receptionist June has already appeared on Supermarket Sweep, Chain Letters and Lucky Ladders. And tonight she's taking her turn to spin the Wheel Of Fortune. June, 38,
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ROVERS: Donis hopes to start afresh
GEORGE Donis is still determined to make an impact on the Premiership and, if possible, with Blackburn Rovers. The Greek international star revealed exclusively to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph in April that he needed to know if the club really wanted
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No sympathy for kids
THE Rev Peter Grierson (LET, May 29) believes that the growing number of prostitutes and burglaries is linked to heroin addiction and that it is up to the citizens to turn informer. Now, if a change has to come about with today's young people it must
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TEN YEARS AGO: Mill museum faces ruin
A PRESTIGE weaving mill museum was facing financial ruin, just five months after it was opened by Prince Charles. The £300,000 Queen Street Mill project was to be closed to the public after making a £40,000 loss, even after a £58,000 grant from the local
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SUPERBIKES: Victor Foggy blasts his Ducati team
CARL Fogarty has hit out at his Ducati team despite winning at Hockenheim. The 30-year-old Blackburn ace retained his lead in the World Superbikes championship but then asked serious questions of his Italian bike manufacturers. "I wanted to know why the
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CRICKET: Saturday Lancashire League round-up
GARY Laycock's splendid 98 paved the way for Colne's victory over Rawtenstall at the Horsfield. Laycock was stumped off the final ball of the innings just two short of his maiden century. But skipper Gary Hunt, who played an anchor role to Layock with
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CRICKET: Fine day for ducks and Duckworths - but not Lancs
Somerset v Lancashire - Andy Wilson reports EVEN a helping hand from "Vera" Duckworth and her pal Tony Lewis wasn't enough to maintain Lancashire's unbeaten record in the Axa Life League at Taunton yesterday. For Mike Watkinson and his team, it has been
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CRICKET: Hamish Mac-best as sub-pro finds the way
Haslingden 117-1, East Lancs 122-9 BRAD McNamara is used to talking about match-winning bowling performances by the Haslingden professional in modest but glowing terms. But, having been forced to miss the Lancashire League summit clash with East Lancs
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Public should be warned of sex offenders
THE CASE of the prowling paedophile police are powerless to stop until he reoffends and that of two other child sex offenders going to the High Court to prevent police alerting the community to their presence have landed Home Secretary Jack Straw with
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Award for street that keeps out crooks
HOLLY Street has earned itself a prickly reputation that keeps criminals out. When it comes to home security the row of terraces in Nelson is tops. Now the street has become the first in Pendle to be given the police's Secured by Design award, which marks
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Lottery donation 'a crime'
MOSQUE officials who accepted a £300,000 lottery cash donation are going against the Koran and sayings of the Prophet Mohammed, the leader of an Islamic group has claimed. Mr Mustafa Khan, president of the Islamic Foundation for New Muslims, has joined
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500 new jobs boost
A £4 million business park investment could create up to 500 jobs. Plans are in the pipeline for new industrial buildings at the Lancashire Enterprises Business Park. The redevelopment plans centre on a disused 300,000 sq ft building which used to be
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Wartime initiative
REGARDING the initiative of the ambulance service garage being utilised by the public to bolster funds (LET, May 17), I recall a similar interesting situation arising between the two wars. The flat roof of Blackburn Fire Station was utilised and a picturesque
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Shock find as hubby comes home
A HUSBAND returned home to find his wife collapsed at the bottom of the stairs, an inquest was told. The hearing at Burnley Magistrates Court heard that Myra Bradshaw, 44, of Lowerhouse Lane, Padiham, had taken early retirement as a teacher in Rochdale
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Fresh air and funds: Memories of Lancashire's glorious Wakes Weeks
Looking Back, with Eric Leaver "BLACKBURN by the sea" is the slogan for the town's forthcoming festival packed with free entertainment with a seaside holiday theme. But if the idea of the tide coming in so far sounds odd, the flip-side notion of the town
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Conventional arms essential
CITING a deafening silence from Conservative supporters, Albert Morris (Letters, May 31) boasts that Labour are now masters of the political debate, justified by the speed of the Government's reforms. The main claim to fame is the ban on manufacture and
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Taxis blitzed off road in new safety swoop
A TAXI safety blitz in Blackburn and Darwen had more than half the cars tested being ordered off the road. Police, council and the Benefits Agency carried out the joint operation on private hire and hackney vehicles. They were taken to the motor vehicle
