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Sneak preview of the Lights
A SNEAK preview of this year's new Illuminations is on offer on June 19 at the Illuminations Workshop, Rigby Road, Blackpool. Visitors will be taken to look around the shed and shown behind the scenes to see how Blackpool's famous lights are made. This
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World record bid at Gigg
SOARING interest in rugby league in Bury already involves around 8,000 primary school children as young as five or six. And up to 500 of them will tackle a series of basic sports skills at the town's Gigg Lane ground on Sunday (June 9) in what could be
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On your marks for Germany
A SPORTS club for the disabled is on its marks to cycle, run and play its way to Blackpool's German twin town. The 30-strong Blackpool Bears this week launched an appeal for funds not only for the Bottrop trip but also to buy sports wheelchairs and send
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Pills safety drive
A MAJOR poster campaign is set to hit the streets of Morecambe and Lancaster stressing the dangers of paracetamol overdoses. Shops, pharmacies, surgeries and health centres will be displaying alarming figures about the number of people taken to hospital
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Blackpool's king of all trades
BLACKPOOL Council has a new king of the tourism empire - as well as housing, public health, cleansing, leisure, libraries and art. Terry Gregson, 55, will be the first director of community and tourism services when the new Blackpool unitary authority
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Carers' centre opens
MORECAMBE and Lunesdale MP, Geraldine Smith, will open the new Carers Centre on behalf of the Lonsdale District Carers Forum. The Carers Centre, similar to those already open in other parts of the country (e.g. Sefton, Harrogate, Pembroke, etc...) will
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New town CCtv calls
SECURITY bosses are planning a new CCtv link to Leigh police station in a bid to deter town centre ram-raiders (writes Malcolm Ryding). And they hope it will be in operation later this year - subject to funding becoming available from the Coalfield Challenge
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Bedroom window bid to beat vandals
A SELF-employed TV repair man has set up camera surveillance in his bedroom window to help catch teeny terrors who are turning his families life into a nightmare. Gerald Duxbury has launched a one man campaign to help clean up the streets around his Dean
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MP backs residents' fight over 'prison' fence
MP GREG POPE is backing residents opposed to the construction of an eight foot high fence at Moorhead High School. People living along Talbot Road are against the prison camp-style spiked fence at Moorhead High School, which they say is too high, and
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Heron hero's dive in vain
ANIMAL lover Robert Simpson swam in vain across a canal fully-clothed in a brave attempt to save a helpless heron (writes Louise Tansey). The 44-year-old council refuse tip attendant jumped into the canal near Leigh Bridge, after spotting the injured
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Train traveller attacked
A TRAIN traveller was threatened with a knife and told to hand over his watch by a passenger he befriended. The attack happened when the two men got off the Glasgow train near the bookshop on Preston station. The robber was of thin build, had cropped
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One man and his ducks
BILL Heslop is just quackers about his unusual line in shepherding - he and his dogs herd DUCKS. Bill, a semi-retired dog trainer from Pillings Farm, Baxenden, has found his duck mustering skills are in demand and is off to London next week to show southerners
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Special move for first shopper bobbies
NEW town centre boss John Ayres is starting to tackle crime in Leigh (writes Malcolm Ryding). Together with Leigh top-cop Malcolm Howells, he has forged a partnership which he hopes will see more bobbies on the beat and safer town centre streets. John
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Oxford tutor lands top council education job
A NEW council has appointed a former Oxford University tutor as its £60,000-a-year head of education. Blackburn with Darwen Council has given the top education post to Mark Pattison, currently responsible for improving schools in Leeds. Mr Pattison will
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On your bike!
IF you fancy getting on your bike this summer, then make it worthwhile and do it for St Catherine's Hospice! The Ribble Valley Cycle Ride on June 29 is open to all levels of cyclists from novice to racing standard. There are three routes, each setting
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False alarm!
LANCASHIRE police have 'found' an extra 6,000 hours after ignoring false alarms. A policy introduced last year means police do not go out to buildings where the burglar alarm is forever going off for the wrong reasons. Figures revealed 98 per cent of
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End 'out of sight out of mind'
HEALTH chiefs are backing Leigh Infirmary as the prime mental health site. Discussions are underway to help finalise future mental health care plans in the area, with Leigh pencilled-in as the best one-site location. Following announcements of the closure
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Cool it! It's a killing machine say police
COOL it! - is the advice to young drivers after the latest in a spate of horrific car crashes in the Atherton area. A newly installed pedestrian barrier probably saved bystanders from serious injury on Sunday night when a car overturned in Atherton town
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Miracle worker wins wages booster
A CHARITY which helps more than 300 homeless people in Blackburn each year has received a cash grant to pay for their 'miracle worker'. Nightsafe Trust in Jubilee Street has been given £12,800 as part of the Department of the Environment's £7.9 million
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Seventy years of star-gazing
PRESTON'S Moor Park observatory has mounted up an astronomical 70 years of star-gazing. And celebrations will be out of this world when the public is invited to view the spectacular sights of the sky at a special open day, with a chance to see flames
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Leyland Festival fun
THOUSANDS of high-spirited families braved the wet and windy weather to pack the streets for the 1997 Leyland Festival. Despite rain, festival fans of all ages were treated to a colourful procession of floats followed by a whole day of wacky and wonderful
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Branching out with Olive
A NUMBER one hit with You're Not Alone prompted drum and bass outfit Olive to re-release the album Extra Virgin on RCA records - but sadly it reminds me too much of those annoying Swedes, Ace of Bass. For all of Ruth-Ann's beautifully haunting melodies
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Bob is the toast of France
FRENCH villagers are inviting family and friends of a Preston war victim to attend a special tribute ceremony. RAF Gunner Robert Leyland was one of five men on board a Halifax aircraft shot down over France on July 25, 1944. He was just 20 years old.
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Irish folk is full of fun
Cafe Orchestra's new album Topaz on Grapevine Records is just what the long hot summer ordered - bright and breezy and full of fun. The four-piece Irish outfit's cocktail of high octane gypsy music blended with a dash of folk, jazz and classical is out
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Skipper's confident warning
GREAT Harwood's Mr Consistent has sent out a warning to the rest of the Ribblesdale League - watch us go! The Cliffe Park side are up to full strength for the first time this season and are just two points behind leaders Cherry Tree - and now skipper
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Prisoner found dead in cell
A SHOCKED prison officer made a gruesome early morning discovery when he found a man hanging in his cell. Prisoner Leon Parkinson was discovered in his single cell at Preston Prison at 2.15am on Tuesday (June 10). The officer and paramedics tried in vain
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Jesus' favourite supper is pies
A PIE-MAD Mexican student had a filling experience when he was treated to a trip round a bakery. Jesus Alarcon tucked in to pastry delights at Ashworth's on Havelock Street, Preston, after seeing the products made from start to finish. And on his wander
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Ambulance service gears up for efficiency
THE county's ambulance service has pledged to smash government efficiency targets by next March. The Lancashire Ambulance Service Trust says it will reach 75 per cent of all life-threatening calls within eight minutes - three years before politicians'
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Keep out!
VANDALS have been warned to stay away from a new playground by councillors who fought a long battle to see it built. Sherwood councillors Marie Milne and Jennifer Greenhalgh called for people living near a modern play area to look after it so that years
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World market for Blackburn's art
IF the world won't come to Blackburn then Blackburn will go to the world. That is the reckoning behind Blackburn Museum's latest proposed loan of three works of art for an exhibition entitled Art Treasures of England - The Regional Collection. For the
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Take-away terror
The Citizen's Crimestoppers file. HUNGRY thugs asked a man for food before attacking him as he walked home from a takeaway. When he refused to give them something to eat the seven strong gang of youths punched and kicked him, knocking out a tooth. The
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Beds still in short supply
OLD people needlessly stuck in hospital have been told there is light at the end of the tunnel. Social services have decided to end their "two out, one in" policy which has caused a bed-blocking crisis in Bury. Bosses have agreed to fund more places in
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Kids get Streetwise
PUPILS were put through their paces in a major accident and crime prevention programme codenamed Operation Streetwise. The South Ribble Council scheme involved more than 1,000 ten-year-olds and aims to help children avoid and react to dangerous situations
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Lars Bohinen comes in out of the cold
TOP Norwegian outfit Lillestrom are poised to end Lars Bohinen's Ewood Park hell and take him back to his homeland. The talented midfielder was left out in the cold last season after Tony Parkes took over as caretaker manager and started just 10 out of
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Shining stars!
Nicola Jolly's entertainment guide! LOCAL pint-pullers are bringing a mini version of Bob Geldof's Live Aid to Leyland. The Seven Stars pub on Leyland Lane is treating the town to twelve hours of non-stop live music to raise funds for Royal Preston Hospital's
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All revved up and ready to go
IT'S high-octane, adrenalin-fuelled and noisy - enough to raise temperatures and the hairs on the back of your neck. No, I'm not talking about Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Big One. There's no rails on the track at Oulton Park motor racing circuit, although
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Six new schools for borough?
HALF a dozen new schools will be needed in Bury to meet Labour's election pledge to cut class sizes. Nearly half the borough's primary school pupils are taught in classes of more than 30, the figure Tony Blair pledged as a maximum for infant classes.
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Needy helped by sale of Sir Cliff's note
CHARITY auctioneer Ivor Cooper showed his sense of humour at a fundraiser for needy children...by selling a polite rejection letter from pop superstar Cliff Richard for the princely sum of fifty pence. Worshippers in the parish of Christ Church, Accrington
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The new Megane Scenic - a new type of car
Roadtest by Nick Fletcher. WE HAVE all become familiar with the multi-purpose-vehicle being known as the MPV. Now, thanks to Renault, we have to get used to another set of initials, MAC - multi-activity-car. For with the new Megane Scenic, entering UK
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Higher charges, fewer services
ELDERLY, vulnerable and disabled people who need the help of the social services face a continuing nightmare. Higher charges and fewer services are still on the agenda despite two years of belt-tightening. Cash-strapped bosses brought in draconian measures
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Terrible trio
NONE of the three local league clubs managed to gain their first victory of the season, albeit that rain interfered in the matches between Blackpool and Preston, and Morecambe and Leyland DAF. This Saturday bottom club Preston have a difficult task when
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Remainder of flats to come down next month
DEMOLITION of the remaining 10 blocks of flats at Burnley's Trafalgar Gardens should begin in July. Burnley Council demolished the first seven blocks nearly two years ago and Manchester and District Housing Group developed the site, and an area of Whittlefield
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10 YEARS AGO: Election win pledge
MARGARET Thatcher secured her third election victory and pledged to lead a drive against deprivation in Britain's cities, in a bid to heal the rifts across the nation. And in East Lancashire, the same six MPs were returned to Westminster - Conservatives
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Egg collector was 'selfish and evil' - court
GREED got the better of wild bird collector Brian Mortimer when it came to one of Britain's rarest birds, the golden eagle. Magistrates were told that during a decade of illegal collecting, Mortimer, of Ribble Drive, Bury, had his own golden rule about
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CRICKET: Ridgway set for debut
PAUL RIDGWAY was today set to make a shock first class debut as Lancashire were hit by fresh injury crisis. The 20-year-old seamer was called into the squad from the second team game against Gloucestershire at Southport after a disastrous first team net
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MOTORSPORT: Making a travesty out of the Senna tragedy
Neil Bramwell Speaks Out IMAGINE this fictitious and horrific scenario at Hockenheim last Sunday. Carl Fogarty and his good friend and Ducati colleague Neil Hodgson enter one of the final bends wheel to wheel in a thrilling finish to a Superbikes race
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Second spot for youngsters
ATHERTON SC had to settle for second spot in the first gala of the Manchester & District Team Swimming Competition: Radcliffe 66 points, Atherton 65, Altrincham 57, Salford City 44. The team: Danielle Hampson, Amy Crehan, Katie Quinn, Laura Hurst,
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Teachers' response to idea unhelpful
WHEN Labour pledged to make education its top priority, the teaching profession might have envisaged an end to the age of crossing swords with government - as with the Tories over school tests, the curriculum, class sizes and so forth. No such thing has
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Sing as you go on gala day
THEY were singing in the rain at Colne Gala, and the sound was music to the organisers' ears. A heavy shower signalled the start of the popular family day as a bevy of colourful floats, bands and dancers were marshalled into place. Young Scouts and Brownies
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Scapa hoists profit to £66.5m
PROFITS at Scapa Group, one of East Lancashire's biggest employers, have increased despite the firm being hit by the strength of the pound. The Blackburn-based group saw pre-tax profits edge up seven per cent to £66.5 million in the year to April as turnover
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Tim's a lone star for Leigh
A FLUENT knock from Tim McKiernan was the lone highlight for Leigh at the weekend. They slumped to a limp defeat at league leaders Wallasey, never really getting to grips with the game. At first, however, it looked good as they restricted their rivals
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Trans-Pennine by-pass plan
A MAJOR trans-Pennine road is set to supersede the controversial Colne-Foulridge by-pass. Planners went back to the drawing board and came up with a £33 million project linking Colne with the A59 at Broughton. They say is a better bet to attract private
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Cash worries for race council
THE achievements and concerns of Hyndburn and Rossendale Racial Equality Council were revealed at their annual report evening. Director Derek Loney addressed the audience, which included Hyndburn Mayor Coun Maurice Cowell, at Accrington Town Hall, telling
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'Security men' con old lady
TWO men posing as security consultants conned their way into the home of a 72-year-old woman and stole a quantity of cash and a mobility allowance book. The pair called at the victim's house in Cross Lane, Newton-le-Willows at about 4.45pm on Tuesday,
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Pupils log on for poetry
LOCAL youngsters have been given the chance to take part in a unique environmental poetry project set up by St Helens Council. St Cuthbert's RC Community High School have adopted the Poet Tree project which will give pupils the chance to write poetry
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Burgee award has sea cadets jumping for joy
BLACKBURN Sea Cadets are on the crest of a wave after winning a major award. The unit has been presented with a burgee - a maritime distinguishing flag - following a Ministry of Defence inspection. The ministry looks at every sea cadet group each year
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Leigh in top gear for promotion showdown
LEIGH are urging their fans to hit the road and turn out in force for Sunday's promotion showdown with Carlisle. Three successive victories have resurrected their promotion chances. And a victory at Gilford Park would guarantee Leigh a share of second
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Police pledge on paedophile fears
CONVICTED paedophile Graham Seddon is expected to be released from Scott Clinic in Rainhill on Monday morning and Merseyside Police are adamant that if the man - who has been at the centre of a storm of public outrage - stays on Merseyside he will be
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U2 step in at Atherton
ATHERTON has suddenly become the centre of Ukrainian soccer. The town's two NWCL Division One clubs are to be run next season by Ukrainians. Gerry Luczka (right in our picture) takes control at LR while Steve Vychinski moves in across town at Colls. Rivalry
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Big clean up at Sidac site
A £590,000 project is set to complete the reclamation of the former British SIDAC site. The Sutton site, which has been designated for industrial/commercial development, is being treated, made safe, and cleared by contractors Wimpey Environmental Ltd.
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Computer link helps the info flow
A ROSSENDALE company which is helping to change the face of football has become a victim of its own success! Since the Taylor Report into the Hillsborough disaster, James Killelea and Co Ltd has been at the forefront of re-building the country's football
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Answer blowing in the smoke
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD PERHAPS the most oft-popped question I encounter while ankling around my beat is: Where on earth do you dig up all your stories? Well, from a variety of sources - and especially via the stream of welcome fan mail that hits my postbag
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Parents in cash blow
PARENTS who led a successful battle to get their children places at the school of their choice will not get any compensation. The Local Government Ombudsman said seven sets of parents were right to complain about council maladministration over a fight
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MP backs 'nit nurse' campaign
AN angry mum who claims that health chiefs have axed school 'nit nurses' has enlisted the support of St Helens South MP Gerry Bermingham in her campaign to have the service restored. Mother-of-three Heather Robertson says the nurse visits were stopped
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Star reaches those parts...
YOUR favourite newspaper often turns up in far-flung corners of the earth, and yet again the Star has excelled itself by twinkling more than 15,000 miles away! And in doing so it has re-forged links with St Helens folk long exiled in New Zealand, plus
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Fly tippers in the frame
FLY tippers will face prosecution for dumping waste in Every Street in Bury. So revealed the council's environmental health department which has installed closed circuit television cameras to monitor late night activity on the street which leads to the
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Heat on in the park!
THE music certainly got to this fan at the massive open-air concert at Heaton Park on Sunday, was among 10,000 revellers who enjoyed cool sounds under the blazing sun for the nine-hour Anti-Racism Festival. New York rap star Ice T took the helm at the
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Penpals meet after 22 years
BEV Ward swapped Bury black pudding for savoury sushi when she came face-to-face with her Japanese penpal - for the first time in 22 years. Fumiko Tarasawa (pictured with Bev) and her sister Junko from Sendia in Japan, joined Bev at her home in Fieldhead
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Schools attacked by vandal gangs
VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage in two separate attacks on St Helens schools. In an incident believed to have occurred between midday on Tuesday, June 3 and 8am the following day, a number of windows were smashed at Carr Mill Infants
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Battle of Britain
AND on from the Ashes to another battle for Britain - the Tory leadership challenge. I suppose I should be riveted as the Conservativessearch for a messiah. I'm finding it difficult. Well they're hardly spoilt for choice and anyway the way I see it, there
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Ghost-busters take fright for a great cause
STAGE fright will be nothing compared to the ghostly goings on in store for four Burnley people who have agreed to spend Saturday night in Chingle Hall. The hall, at Goosnargh, near Longridge, is reputed to be Britain's most haunted house, with sightings
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Cash crisis hits plans for disturbed pupils
PLANS to help disturbed youngsters across the borough could collapse because Bury Council is too hard up. Two new units to help pupils with emotional and behavioural problems need to be up and running by September, but education bosses are £60,000 short
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Boost ahead for local firms
THE Business Link Division of St Helens Chamber of Commerce, Training and Enterprise, has organised a 'Meet the Buyer' event as part of a Buy Local campaign. The event will take place between 1.30 and 5pm at Haydock Racecourse on Wednesday, June 18, and
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Rainford made to suffer
RAINFORD Cricket Club' suffered their heaviest defeat of the season at Croston on Saturday. For the first time this campaign Phil Schofield won the toss and invited the opposition to bat. From that moment on however, Rainford's afternoon went downhill
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Double Dutch makes perfect sense
IT was an exchange trip with a difference for staff and pupils at Rainford High School when they played host to two Dutch teachers. Over the last three years, the Higher Lane school has teamed up for a number of highly successful exchange visits with
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It's good to talk, says John
TOWN boss John Ayres wants YOU to talk to him! Since starting as Town Manager under the auspices of the Coalfield Challenge and Wigan Borough Partnership, it's been non-stop talking for John as he has met local business chiefs and civic leaders. But now
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Boy in sex attack ordeal
A NINE-year-old boy was indecently assaulted by a man walking his dog in Sutton on Sunday, June 8. The incident took place at about 2.30pm in the Peckers Hill Road area near to St Helens Junction station when the man approached the youngster and a friend
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Ghost workers used in dole scam
GHOST workers were used by residential home boss Geoffrey Bennett to cover up a social security scam. Magistrates at Bury heard how undercover investigators set up a month-long surveillance operation at The Gables in Thrush Drive, Bury. Eventually it
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Prescot the draw specialists
PRESCOT and Odyssey recorded another draw on Saturday. The team that may be hard to beat is certainly finding victory a scarce commodity so far this season though Saturday's result wasn't helped by some negative tactics from Post Sunlight. P&O won
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Seeking out the pests
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD A MATURE student is tackling a real pest of a subject. And she's hoping to pick up some pointers from our readers. Mrs A.M. Arden, a St Helens College Access student from Chester Street, Prescot, is currently involved in a research
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Top health post for David
DAVID Fillingham, chief executive of St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority, is to move to a top post with one of the country's largest hospital trusts in Staffordshire. St Helens born and bred, David has been at the forefront of change and innovation
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Steve's new deal boosts struggling Saints
BATTLING against injuries and loss of form in recent weeks, the fortunes of struggling Saints were given a welcome boost when international full-back Steve Prescott agreed a new deal and withdrew his transfer request on Tuesday. A product of the Nutgrove
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Get a caravan safety check
IF you are getting ready to hitch-up your caravan and head for the sun, you would be well advised to visit a Caravan Safety Day being organised by St Helens Council. This is on Saturday, June 21 between 9am and 12 noon at the Hardshaw Brook Depot Weighbridge
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Great Scott leads victory charge
IN what surely must be one of the best all round performances ever seen at Ruskin Drive, Queensland all-rounder Scott Williams allowed Owens Corning St Helens Recs to record an emphatic 135-run victory over hapless visitors Birkenhead Park and pick up
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Easter opening for BHS superstore
BRITISH Home Stores will be opening a major new store in St Helens next spring. The store will be built on the Tontine Market site in the La Grange Arcade and is being developed as a £5 million scheme undertaken by MEPC in conjunction with St Helens Council
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King and queen of the castle
PUPILS Darryl Slack and Alison Nicholas have been chosen as King and Queen Cotton for Burnley's first ever King Cotton Carnival on Saturday. They will be crowed by Cotton Queen of yesteryear Janey Smith, who held the title 60 years ago. Darryl, aged 10
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Loads of trouble in cops' check
SEVENTY per cent of goods vehicles stopped during a police crackdown in Lancashire were found to be travelling with defects. Officers found problems with 87 out of 124 lorries, vans and coaches during spot checks at Samlesbury, Skelmersdale and Bolton
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Carry on up the jungle
FOUR friends are going on a mission to a South American jungle in September. Neil Hardiman, 29, his sister Caroline, 22, Debbie Taylor, 31, and Kathryn Taylor, 29, will fly to Guyana and trek through the rain forest to work on health, building and environmental
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Caton's rain dance
TORRISHOLME skipper Mark Drinkall elected to bat on what turned out to be an excellent cricket wicket. Openers Phil Hobson and in particular Gareth Westworth attacked from the outset and raised fifty in only the twelfth over. With all the Caton attack
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Rainy day twos
LOWERHOUSE took four EW Cartons Lancashire League points from two rain-wrecked matches. They had the downpour to thank after they were bowled out for 52 by Accrington, who were 38-0 in reply when the heavens opened and no more play was possible. Their
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'Loser' Dave is a winner!
SAD man Dave Brook kitted out in a crumpled tracksuit his mum bought him nearly 30 years ago is the lucky winner of the Citizen Allsports competition. Dave, of Bay Horse near Carnforth, cleared the the floor with a picture of himself wearing a scruffy
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Hooray for Hollywood
CHAMPAGNE flowed freely and fireworks sparkled in the night sky as Burnley's new cinema opened in spectacular style on Tuesday. TV's Phillip Schofield was special guest as local dignitaries gathered for the gala night at Hollywood Park. The nine-screen
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Spinning on the learning curve
THE Lion Stages in Kidland Forest, was the venue for the second round of the Spax, Diamond Products and PCS Forest Championship last Sunday. The new partnership of Joe Waters and Katy Mashiter from Morecambe had a steep learning curve ahead of them as
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Heath's away goalie?
BURNLEY'S next signing looks likely to be a goalkeeper to provide backup for Marlon Beresford. And although manager Adrian Heath has been away on holiday this week, the transfer rumours have not stopped. The boss has only revealed that he is planning
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Pub in cheap alcohol row
A MORECAMBE pub and club has been branded 'irresponsible' by councillors for promoting cheap beer in the wake of a drunken riot on the promenade. There are fears that the Carleton Inn's summer offer of seven drinks for just £4 will increase drunkenness
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Lottery cuts vicar to shreds
A VICAR was so horrified by an article in a church newspaper that he decided to send hundreds of copies of it to the shredder. The Rev Stewart Hartley was annoyed that the Blackburn Diocese monthly, The See, carried a story which 'glorified' the National
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Rank injustice
UNWITTING holidaymakers are being ferried to Manchester Airport by 'rogue' taxis according to a local cabbie. Unlicensed, uninsured drivers are using their private cars to pick up lucrative airport fares. And the Lancaster taxi driver fears that a 'disaster
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Clash of the Champions
BURY will take on deadly rivals Bolton Wanderers in a pre-season "Clash of the Champions" sponsored by the Bury Times and Bolton Evening News. Both papers are subsidiaries of Newsquest Media Group Ltd, one of the biggest provincial newspaper group in
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Celebration for the role of textiles
TEXTILE firms in East Lancashire are being invited to provide samples of their products for a new exhibition at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry. Due to open on September 15, the exhibition will celebrate the role that Manchester and the surrounding
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Witches to make you s-s-shudder
THE magical adaptation of Roald Dahls classic fairytale, The Witches, at the Grand Theatre had the adults and the children squirming in their seats in horror and delight. Real witches don't wear pointy hats and black cloaks we are informed. Real witches
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Bury Times backs Shakers
BURY Football Club and the BURY TIMES have joined forces in a ground-breaking agreement aimed at attracting more families to Gigg Lane and discovering soccer stars of the future. The deal, which will run for three years whatever the fate of the team,
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Collision course! - Standfast heads for staff war
STANDFAST workers in Lancaster have voted for industrial action in protest to new contracts, it emerged this week. Negotiations broke down at a series of meetings between members of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) and management last Thursday
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Gonna be a Goodier
TOP DJ Mark Goodier will be heading the Radio 1 Roadshow when it hits Morecambe later this summer. The popular presenter will be at the Morecambe Arena on July 22 - right in the middle of the resort's busy festival season. Members of the Lancaster City
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Left in the dark
"It was a complete charade. The city council has become a cloak and dagger operation." These were the words of independent councillor, Geoff Wilson, after an extraordinary council meeting on Wednesday to discuss the the departure of Town Clerk John Burrows
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Record win for Indian Jockey
INDIAN Jockey has galloped himself and owner Stuart Mercer into National Hunt racing's record books. Five-year-old Jockey broke the post-war record for the number of wins in a season, set by Carrigeen's Hill, when romping to a tenth success at Stratford
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Newlyweds celebrate on the Big One
THEIR friends thought they were joking. Their families thought they were mad. But Peter Turner and Julie Tarmey had made up their minds. They were going to get married and celebrate by going straight on the Big One ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The
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Pair on blackmail charge
TWO Lancaster men have appeared in court charged with trying to blackmail one of the world's richest men. Geoffrey Crossley, 48, of Brookside Road and Simon Peach, 32, of Leslie Avenue, Caton, appeared at Horseferry Rd Court, London, following an alleged
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Travel team best in the North West
TRAVEL agent Andrew Dickson and his team are celebrating after being voted best in the North West. St Andrew's Travel won the title of Travel Agent of the Year for the region in the annual awards organised by Travel Weekly. The Bolton-based firm, with
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Mighty reds set for the Axe!
THE Premier League Champions, Manchester United, will take on Lancaster City at the Giant Axe in a pre-season friendly on July 26. The local club is said to be 'delighted' at the prospect of taking on the Mighty Reds on home turf and a meeting is being
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Historic chapel needs huge facelift
HISTORIC Chowbent Chapel needs a £110,000 facelift. Now an appeal has been launched after a survey revealed the roof and bellcote need repair. And the chapel's rare 96 year-old pipe organ is a victim of metal fatigue requiring a £50,000 revamp. Other
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Palsy boy is walking miracle
FIVE-year-old Dean Edwards' first faltering steps mean more to his mother than most. For Lynne Edwards had refused to give up hope after British doctors told her Dean - born with cerebral palsy - might never walk. When Lynne, of Bangor Avenue, Bispham
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Everyone loves girl in six billion!
EVELYN Jones is a girl in six billion loved by thousands! And her mum, Barbara, is overwhelmed by the response of those who rushed to her four-year-old daughter's rescue when callous thieves struck. Last week's Journal, told how little Evelyn is the only
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Pensioner in hacksaw threat terror
A PENSIONER was recovering today after vicious robbers held a hacksaw to his throat as they raided his home in Orchard Avenue, St Annes. Mr Stanley Bolton, 82-years-old, was told: "Make a noise and we'll cut your throat." The two men demanded to know
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'Fat cats' are the cannibals of today
ACCORDING to a news report, remains found in a cave in Spain suggest that, 800,000 years ago, people were cannibals. What has changed? There is little doubt, judging from the way people cruelly exploit and treat one another today - that if food was as
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Couple celebrate golden wedding
GOLDEN couple Ron and Joan Yates enjoyed a meal with family and friends to celebrate half a century of married bliss. The pair who tied the knot back on May 24, 1947, at Preston's St Matthews Church on New Hall Lane, partied the night away 50 years later
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All change at the gala
THIS year's Thornton Cleveleys' gala has been forced to abandon its traditional route because of speed bumps. Much to the disappointment of Burn Naze residents, the procession will not pass by their doors as usual this Saturday because road humps have
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Sound of music boosts school's budget
PUPILS at a local school will be kicking up a song and a dance next week to help boost school funds. For St Paul's Primary School is holding its first ever arts week and children have been busy recording a tape of original material and their favourite
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Divorce help at hand
AMICABLE divorce is the goal of a new network of solicitors joining the Relate Quality Partnership. Dent, Raven and Marsdens of Towngate, Leyland has become part of this alliance and is committed to this new, less hostile approach to solving matrimonial
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Walking for wheels
A GROUP of 30 people from the Orchards Day Centre in Leigh are determined to raise £18,000 for a new people carrier vehicle. But first they have to set off on the first lap of fund-raising by completing a 'Walk for Wheels' trek from Bolton to Leigh. It
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Lucky Citizen wins cash for babies
LADBROKES Bookmakers gave away hundreds of pounds this week after donating charity bets to some hot racing tipsters. Among them was Citizen photographer Robert Underdown who won £300 for Baby Beat after placing a £25 each way bet on the winner of the
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Sour taste of rent shock
A TRADER who won a 12-month battle to provide summer-time continental-style open-air eating for customers is fighting for the second time to keep his tables and chairs. Geoff Hindle, who has been selling ice cream and hot snack from his van outside Darwen
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Darwen gears up for the history books
DARWEN folk are gearing up for a party destined for the history books! The town is celebrating the centenary of famous Darwen Tower and hundreds are expected to catch up with the festivities which will culminate in a triumphant walk from the town hall
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Kiss of life for Accrington Town Hall
RADICAL plans to turn one of Hyndburn's greatest buildings into a major arts venue are being drawn up by council officers. Leisure bosses are keeping 'an open mind' as they pour their energy into launching Accrington Town Hall - the architectural jewel
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From Chem Eng to Opera for Michael
MUSIC came second nature to Michael John Pearson, writes DAVID HODGKINSON. But singing came quite by chance. Now the bass-baritone is at the heart of British opera. And later this month he will be returning to his roots. Michael, 30, will play Reinmar
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ROVERS: Swedish striker Anders in the frame
SWEDEN star Anders Andersson is the latest target for Blackburn Rovers manager Roy Hodgson. The Malmo playmaker and regular Swedish international has less than a year to run on his contract. And he has indicated that he would love to play in the Premiership
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Calls flood in after TV crime-riddle appeal
A CRIMEWATCH appeal for help in tracking down an armed gang who stole £1 million from a Preston security depot sparked off 60 calls to police. A 'highly organised trio' struck at the Securitas UK premises on the Roman Way Industrial Estate near Ribbleton
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Bit of a stink over dead piglet!
THE stink of pig muck and sewage sludge sent gardeners rushing indoors. But one resident investigating the smell - coming from a muck heap on farmland between Tyldesley and Leigh - was horrified to find a dead piglet on top of the midden. This week Leigh
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PNE on crest of a wave
PRESTON North End's football museum was flying the flag when it welcomed back a piece of war-time history. The ensign of warship HMS PNE was presented to club president Tom Finney by Bolton's Royal Naval Patrol Service Association. The ship was one of
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A shoulder to cry on for kids
A PROJECT which offers traumatised children of drug addicts a shoulder to cry on has been backed by £11,000 of government cash. The county-wide scheme will provide emotional support and advice for youngsters, particularly teenagers, who miss out on this
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Get-fit grannies get on their bikes
THREE members of the county's Federation of Women's Institutes got on their bikes this week for a tour de Lancashire. To coincide with National Bike Week the get-fit grannies set themselves the challenge of taking in as many institutes as possible in
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Sea dog's deadly mission
Tess the police pooch is lapping up her latest trick - searching underwater for missing bodies! The sea dog is taking to the waves in search of bodies that might be buried under water. The two-year-old collie is currently being trained by her handler,
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LETTER: Council deserves praise
Recent high level evictions from council houses prove that Blackburn with Darwen Council is carrying out its new "get tough policy." This is good news for the majority of council tenants. Decent people who take pride in their homes, gardens and surroundings
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Some like it hot!
EAST LANCASHIRE'S double assault on league and cup glory is beginning to hot up with table-topping Haslingden standing between them and silverware this season. The two sides come face-to-face for the second time in a week in Sunday's Worsley Cup semi
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Letter: Imagine our silent world
I WRITE regarding the recent article about Paul Clark who was banned from an animal sanctuary because he is deaf. I was disgusted and angered by this story. I have been profoundly deaf since the age of eleven and that is some 30-odd years. I have just
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Duke on tour
PRESTON'S cancer unit was officially opened last week by His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. The Duke unveiled a commemorative plaque at the Lancashire and Lakeland Radiotherapy Unit at Royal Preston Hospital before chatting informally to staff
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Mattress cot death link
DEVOTED mum Mandy Ryan has criticised the latest cot death news as scare-mongering. A recent survey by the Scottish Cot Death Trust, into 201 victims and 276 healthy infants, revealed that babies who sleep on hand-me-down mattresses may face a higher
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Students walk out in cuts protest
STUDENTS walked out of lectures at a Bury College on Monday in protest against cuts in education. The action by students at the Stand Centre of Bury College came on the first day of A-level examinations. It was organised by members of the student council
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Killer still free - one year on
A DETECTIVE who has spent a year investigating the murder of Preston law student Janet Murgatroyd has appealed for fresh leads to track down her killer. As the first anniversary of the 20-year-old's death approaches Detective Inspector Graham Bamber asked
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A rose for brave Gwen
THE memory of tragic Dunblane teacher Gwen Mayor will live on in a beautiful new species of rose. Gwen, who moved from Great Harwood to Scotland 25 years ago with husband Rod, last year sacrificed her life to save her primary school class of infants from
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LETTER: A real can of worms
Mrs Citizen Smith's opened up a real can of worms this time. I once read an article in a magazine, which stated some of the unpaid work we women do as wives and mothers, and they included chauffeur, nutritionist, teacher, administrator, cleaner, gardener
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Life thoughts wanted for book
I AM producing a book called 'If I Had My Life To Live Over' and wonder if readers might be interested in contributing to it. We have agreed with the very worthwhile charity Childline that £1 for every book sold will be contributed to them. Esther Rantzen
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Jonathon dives in at the deep end
Gill Atherton's Healthwatch JONATHON Squires suffers from cerebral palsy, his limbs are weak and he has trouble walking. But the brave 17-year-old, who attends Moorfield School in Blackpool Road, Preston, doesn't let it hold him back. Jonathon has had
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Council chief in horror crash
AN HORRENDOUS car accident could have killed the new head of Bury Council. Mr Dennis Taylor, expected to take over next week as chief executive, was lucky to survive the crash with a broken bone in his neck and a fractured collar bone. He and his wife
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Marry me! Marry me! Marry me!
Rock FM's Kev Seed's crazy column. I see a woman bigamist has walked free from court after agreeing to get help with her obsession which has led to her marrying five men in eleven years. But before the 32-year-old reached the door, she'd proposed to the
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Global voyager Zebu sails home
THE region's global voyager, the Brigantine Zebu, will soon be sailing into dock for the Preston Maritime Festival on July 5 and 6. But it won't just stay for the weekend as owners Tall Ships Haven have elected to change her home to Preston. If the town's
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German trip for pupils
PUPILS from Habergham High School, Burnley, will be visiting a German dam attacked by the Dambusters squadron during the Second World War. The return exchange will be made by 18 year eight, nine and 10 pupils and four sixth formers who are going on work
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Bonanza time for cash-strapped groups
IT is that time of the year again when dreams can come true for cash-strapped local groups thanks to the Citizen/Crown Paints Community Awards - with a £4,000 cash bonanza up for grabs. Now in its 18th year, the awards help organisations across Blackburn
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Handy cap saves teenager in sand-dune drama
A TEENAGER this week told how a baseball cap and a BBC TV programme helped save his life. Nathan Priestley was tunnelling in dunes on an Anglesey beach when 40 feet of sand collapsed on top of him, trapping the youngster for ten frantic minutes. Hearing
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Cell-mate set fire to my flat!
A MAN who fell out with his cell-mate while in prison took revenge after his release by setting fire to the man's flat. Appearing at Bolton Crown Court, Michael O'Hara (20) of Seddon Avenue, Radcliffe, pleaded guilty to reckless arson and was sent to
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Grand prize for grand babies
THERE'S £1,000 worth of prizes up for grabs in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Baby of the Year contest which is sponsored by Mothercare World. If you have the cutest baby in East Lancashire make sure you enter our great contest. There are two categories
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Letter: Emphasising racial differences
MR Nasrullah Khan, the full-time director of Bury Racial Equality Council (BREC), accuses those of us who have criticised his organisation of "vicious and unfounded attacks" (Bury Times, May 30). I do not believe I have ever descended into "viciousness
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5 YEARS AGO: Second bite for aid
COUNCIL chiefs were given an unexpected second chance to press Blackburn's case for government aid. The Government announced that all 54 authorities bidding for the £37.5 million City Challenge handouts were to meet ministers to discuss their bids again
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Youngsters get final chance
YOUNG entrepreneurs are heading for London to represent the North West after winning a competition. Pupils from Longridge County High School won the regional final of the Young Enterprise competition. Their business, Elan, has produced a children's book
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Burnley's best chart sellers
Albums 1 Republica: Republica 2 Seahorses: Do It yourself 3 Michael Jackson: Blood On The Dancefloor 4 Gary Barlow: Open Road 5 Wu-Tang Clan: Forever Singles 1 Hanson: Mmmbop 2 Mr President: Coco Jambo 3 Skunk Anansie: Brazen Weep 4 Eternal: Wanna Be
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MOTORSPORT: Worswick buys Jordan F1 car
RACING driver Tony Worswick is about to show his rivals just who is the BOSS. For the chartered engineer from Blackburn has just bought not one, but two Jordan Formula One cars to contest the European Aviation BOSS - British Open Single Seater - series
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Mullaney leads charge for Association
GOLBORNE'S Andy Mullaney was within three balls of leading the Vimto Association to a shock win at the weekend. They all but toppled one of the Lancashire Inter-League competition favourites, the Northern League eventually winning by seven wickets. The
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Rain saves Vimto leaders
GOLBORNE were thankful to the weather as Adlington came close to achieving the shock result of the day. The Vimto leaders were in trouble from the start, collapsing to 62-6 before a 72-run partnership between Graham Marston and Gary Woodward helped them
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Tough on enterprising Geoff
ICE cream and snacks trader Geoff Hindle battled for a year with mean-minded managers who banned the continental-style tables and chairs he set up by his van outside Darwen Market. But hardly has his hard-won victory sunk in, than he is hit by a thumping
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Tribute ride for dad
MOTORCYCLE mad eight year old Anthony Lancaster raised £500 for the Cancer Research Campaign as a tribute after his dad died. Anthony, the son of Tony and Connie Lancaster, of Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, did a sponsored bike ride on his 50cc machine by
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Four to the fore
FOUR youngsters from Atherton SC did well at the Northern Counties Long Course. Daniel Kings swam a brilliant 200 IM for gold in another National Qualifying Time, and then collected the silver in the 200 backstroke. Natalie Rimmer swam to eighth in the
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Patel sparks fiery Leigh
YOUNG gun Safraz Patel made an explosive second half impact to fire Leigh back into the Division Two promotion battle. The 20-year-old sub was in action for only 36 minutes - but he triggered a rousing finale which saw Leigh race clear with four tries
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Cats' star Mistofeles fails to show
A STAR from the West End show Cats has had to drop out of a celebrity concert, but a leading opera singer has stepped in at short notice to replace him. John Rawnsley, originally from Colne, is a leading operatic baritone and switched to musicals to play
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600 pirate video tapes seized
COUNCIL watchdogs have struck a major blow in the ongoing campaign to scupper video 'pirates' by successfully prosecuting two local traders found dealing in hundreds of fake video films. The prosecution resulted from complaints received by St Helens Council's
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Unsung heroes spark a new surge
LEIGH'S unsung quartet grabbed star billing on Sunday. And a rejuvenated side toppled Division Two leaders Rochdale Hornets 27-16 to keep alive promotion chances. So often this season it's been the likes of Street, Pucill and Purtill who have been the
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More help for war widows
WAR widows who need social services might be allowed to keep more of their money. Bury Council recently decided to totally disregard any War Widows Pension when calculating council tax and housing benefit. But Coun John Costello, social services chairman
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Sudden death of popular businessman
THE local business world and charity and church circles have been shocked and sorrowed by news of the sudden death, at the age of 59, of Graham Whalley. One of three brother directors of the well-known Betakreet fencing and concrete products company,
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Residents resettled
ALL the residents of Croich Hey old folks home have been safely resettled. The much-loved Hawkshaw home finally closed its doors last Friday after being shut down by councillors desperate to balance the books. Mr David Ashworth, director of social services
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Mann's the man for Speed aces
DETERMINED Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway are looking good in the British Junior Cycle Speedway League. The youngsters put in a great performance in Norfolk, finishing second of nine teams on the day to consolidate third place overall with two
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MPs call for hunting ban
BURY North MP David Chaytor has backed moves for an early end to foxhunting. He is one of more than 100 Labour MPs to sign a Commons motion urging a ban on hunting with hounds. The move comes after Prime Minister Tony Blair failed to put plans forward
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Special needs kids helped sooner
EDUCATION officials are getting better at issuing statements for children with special needs. Some children - around four per cent - need a formal statement of special educational need, prepared by experts such as educational psychologists. By the end
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United front on currency
LOCAL Trade Unionists will be joining colleagues from across the continent to lobby heads of state next weekend. Members of the Bury, Radcliffe and District Trades Union Council will be alongside union members from 23 countries at the Amsterdam summit
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Those nostalgic bubble blowing memories
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD JIMMY Mac still looks back with fondness on his days as second-man on a Sally White truck. And his memories of that little chapter in his life were vividly revived by the fascinating theme which has been running through this column
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Letter: Time to end this charity ban
I WAS a little surprised to read in Your Letters (May 30) that "Big Brother" MEPC had again banned charity collectors from the Mill Gate centre, particularly such a well known and responsible organisation as Bury district British Red Cross. When Mill
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Taty Pie was OK by me
REGARDING Anne Cooper-Halton's remarks in "Army race claim 'nonsense'" (Letters, June 3), I am a Colne lad with a strong Lancashire accent, but it never bothered me when I did my National Service in the Royal Navy. Many of my mates tried to imitate me
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Schools chief on the move
BURY'S top education officer is leaving on the eve of a major shake-up of senior council posts. Mr Graham Talbot, acting chief education officer since the retirement of Mr John Beech last year, will take over as director of education at Halton, a new
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Rival boroughs green with envy
BURY is best when it comes to tackling the local environment. Other councils will be green with envy after the local authority beat all-comers for the second year in a row. The Best in the North West accolade has been given to Bury to mark its hard work
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Cycle aces race to success
ST HELENS cyclists were in top form this week.Andy Tinsley riding for New Brighton proved too powerful for his rivals to win the 40 km Mike Walsh Memorial Criterium at Birkenhead Park. St Helens CRC juvenile, Edmund Leary (14) won the U-16 event from
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Hope for Paul with signs of co-operation
THE new Labour Government hopes a solution to the long-standing problem of Kashmir may be in sight. Trouble in the Indian province was responsible for sparking the capture of Blackburn student Paul Wells by militant rebels. Foreign Office Minister Derek
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Land of hope and glor-eee
Hands up who is amazed by our recent cricketing form against Australia. Either our national team has started putting something in its tea, or it's been putting something in the oppositions - for after years of being whitewashed by everyone from Australia
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Cash help plan for disabled welcomed
DISABLED people could enjoy greater independence by buying their own care instead of taking what they are given. Under new laws, social services have the power to offer some people with disabilities - including people with sensory impairment, learning
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Dave blasts century - but still loses
SUTTON opener Dave Hodgson cracked a career-best 118 not out against Mersey Park on Saturday but still ended up a loser. In partnership with skipper Steve Wearden (77 not out), Hodgson achieved his milestone as Sutton piled up 203-1 declared on a good
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Man in clear on rape charge
A MAN whom police wanted to question in connection with the alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman in St Helens centre in the early hours of Saturday, May 31, has come forward to clear his name. The man went to St Helens Police Station voluntarily on Wednesday
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Rainhill on the mend
RAINHILL produced an encouraging performance with a home draw against fourth-placed Ainsdale. Batting first, Rainhill made a sticky start at 17-2. But Dominic Sparkes and Mike Rotherham batted solidly as New Zealand professional Blair Hendren bowled with
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Curtains for 50 jobs
UP to 50 local jobs will be lost with the closure of Tottington's Hallis Hudson blind and curtain rail factory. But the company say they want all the workforce to move to a new factory in Preston, and are even offering to pay travel expenses, and pay
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Community education row
A MAJOR row is brewing over the future of the borough's Community Education Service. The CES was devastated by huge cuts in this year's council budgets, and now the shake-up of council departments threatens the system of committees which runs it. This
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Eccleston fail to crack Shell
ECCLESTON earned a winning draw at Shell CC from Ellesmere Port. After losing the toss the Bobbies Lane men found themselves batting first on a lush green track. The day turned into one of constant interruptions for rain. Despite this making the wicket
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'Jimmy's' big day out with the Queen!
HORSE lover Nicola Nash has a Royal appointment (writes Louise Tansey). And she will be gleaming with pride when she parades her thoroughbred stallion - Fair Lyn Gemini - before the Queen at Buckingham Palace in July. Nicola is taking part in the Royal
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Helping cope with trauma
OVER three thousand pensioners in the Wigan area suffer from Dementia, which means there must also be a similar number of people who have the responsibility for caring for a Dementia sufferer. A special group is being formed to provide 'support, a listening
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Saints simply outclassed
Saints 14 Auckland Warriors 42 INJURY-hit Saints were given a baptism of fire in the European launch of the Visa World Club Championship on Friday night. For the Super League champions and Silk Cut Cup holders were outclassed and outpaced by a rampant
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Grumpy beats blaze
GRUMPY the cat has been reunited with his family after being snatched to safety from a raging moorland grass fire. Firefighters rescued Grumpy, who had burned all his paws, from the blaze on the outskirts of Leigh. He was taken to the Bolton Destitute
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101 reasons to celebrate
A HUNDREDTH birthday picture brought more than celebrations for a Blackpool nursing home resident. For an old friend saw the photo in the paper last year and got in touch with a long-lost cousin who had thought her relative had passed away. The contact
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Handle with care - millions of bugs waiting to strike!
Food News, with Christine Rutter IT IS a frightening fact that one housefly can carry two million bacteria. Latest figures from the East Lancashire Health Authority show a worrying escalation in food poisoning cases. Salmonella and campylobacter illnesses
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Old boys bowled over...
GOOD OL' Boys Tony Ashmore and Steve "Gabby" Hayes crossed the Atlantic to team-up for a pint. The two ex-Leigh Grammar pupils now live in the USA but hadn't seen each other since they walked out of the school gates for the last time a quarter of a century
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So what's in a name?
ALAN WHALLEY'S WORLD HERE are a couple of yed-scratters of the watery kind for our amateur historians and elbow-benders to ponder over. TC of Birchley St Mary's asks: "How did the Twelve-Yarder, a local pond , get that name?" For, he says, it certainly
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Royal pictures go on show
UNIQUE pictures from the Royal photograph collection, rarely seen outside Windsor Castle, are being shown in Blackpool. The portrait photographs are from the Queen's exclusive art storehouse of more than 200,000 pictures and the exhibition called Presenting
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Denis Whittle talks Rugby League with Saints' coach Shaun McRae
ABSOLUTELY no excuses, Auckland Warriors were simply too good for Saints, but we did not play badly! Those were the conclusions of Shaun McRae following defeat in the World Club Challenge launch. WHITTLE: I believe few fans expected Saints to win, but
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Have fun and help kids
OFFICIALS of a local branch of a national charity are appealing to members of the public to don their running shoes in aid of a worthy cause. The Newton-le-Willows District Committee of the NSPCC is gearing up for its second annual Fun Run, which will
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Album review: Tindersticks-Curtains
Here are a band sufficiently confident of their talent to plough their peculiar path without yielding to commercial temptations. Many listeners will think they are miserable, boring even, so you've got to admire the way the band refuse to give their recordings
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Call to enforce the law
WITH reference to Mrs Barbara Riding's remarks (Letters, June 2) and to your report of the death the previous week of a frail pedestrian knocked down by a pedal-cyclist riding on the pavement, it is not only contrary to the Highway Code, but it is against
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Honour for school from Princess
STAFF and pupils from Edge End High School, Nelson, travelled to London's Barbican Theatre to receive a national award from Princess Anne. Edge End won the School Curriculum Award for building links with parents, business and primary schools. Two members
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Grot-busters move in
WORKMEN moved on to one of Burnley's worst eyesore sites on Monday morning as Burnley Council put into action its new get-tough policy on untidy land. Contractors and earth-clearing equipment got to work on the site of the now-demolished Victoria Hospital
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Hammer horror strikes again
A COUPLE and their eight-year-old son came to the aid of an injured man after the third hammer attack near Bank Hall Park, Burnley, in less than a week. They raised the alarm and gave first aid to a 54-year-old man who had been assaulted on a lane leading
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End of the line - attraction runs out of steam!
IT'S all change at Steamtown in Carnforth after bosses announced the closure of its 28-year-old railway museum. The tourist attraction has been wound up for safety reasons following an overhaul of the business and its conversion into a private railway
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Family praised for bravery
A YOUNG couple who went to the aid of a seriously injured man have been praised for their quick-thinking. Tracy Smith, 26, stopped to give first aid to Dennis White after seeing him lying injured near the former Bank Hall Miners Club in Burnley on Tuesday
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Clear-the-air move wins friends
A GOOD-neighbour company has invested nearly £300,000 in equipment to improve emissions from its factory. And Burnley-based Viktor Achter is now going to be used by environmental health officers at Burnley Council as a benchmark because it is the first
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CLARETS: Pattison rumours anger Turf Moor
BURNLEY today scotched suggestions that £200,000 signing Mark Patterson had failed his Turf Moor medical. Wild rumours sweeping the town over the past 48 hours suggested the Patterson deal was in danger due to a troublesome ankle injury. A Turf Moor club
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Magician is wizard in Kitchen
TOP illusionist Richard De Vere cooked up some culinary magic on live TV this week. For Richard, star of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Mystique show, is a keen amateur chef in his spare time. Christa Hart, a presenter on ITV's Afternoon Live, tested Richard's
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You can bet on Shanks's pony
WHAT'S the quickest way to get from Morecambe to Lancaster - bus, bike, train or car? On Monday a 'commuter challenge' will discover the answer with a rush-hour race between Morecambe's Central Library and Lancaster Town Hall. The event has been organised
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Hinge and Brackett hit town
T0P-CLASS double act Hinge and Brackett are coming to Blackpool as leading ladies in Peter Shaeffer's hilarious Lettice and Lovage. The pair of grandes dames, Dame Hilda Brackett and Dr Evadne Hinge, will make Aussie star Dame Edna Everage look to her
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Deadly cargo worry
OUTRAGED political leaders have sounded the alarm over the transportation of deadly nuclear cargoes through the district. This week it was revealed that British Nuclear Fuels have plans to fly lethal nuclear waste over North Lancashire to be reprocessed
