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Devolution rules absurd
ARROGANCE has now joined hypocrisy as a hallmark of the blurred administration of New Labour. With typical crassness, Tony Blair now proposes a preposterous situation - that expatriate Scots will not be allowed to vote in their country's referendum on
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Traffic pleas victory
HOUSEHOLDERS have won speedy action from Burnley Council after complaints over traffic problems when leaving their estate. Residents and visitors to the Moorings signed a petition calling for a "concealed entrance" warning sign at the junction with Pendle
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Army's not for them
AS a former NCO in the Brigade of Guards and instructor at the training battalion at Pirbright, the complaint by three Asian recruits that they suffered racial abuse there (LET, May 24) made me laugh. These three boys served just a few days then legged
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Hospitals axe ward paramedics
A PIONEERING scheme to employ paramedics on hospital wards has been axed by health bosses. The controversial plan which allowed ambulancemen to work "overtime" by patrolling wards at Blackburn Infirmary and Queen's Park Hospital was introduced last June
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Checkout for £1m fund-raiser
ZANY workers from Sainsbury's are using their initiative to travel between stores in Burnley and Bamber Bridge in an effort to help raise £1m. The supermarket is backing the Special Olympics, which this year will be held in Portsmouth, and has joined
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TEN YEARS AGO: Time called on times
PREMIER Margaret Thatcher called time on outdated pub opening hours and shopping laws. Her new Cabinet was meeting for the first time to rubber-stamp a radical Queen's Speech outlining the Government's legislative programme. It was set to agree to liberalising
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Terrier escapes death
TORVER the terrier proved he was a dog in a million after an amazing escape from death. The plucky pooch was given up for dead when he plunged off Helvellyn, one of the Lake District's highest peaks - only to turn up six days later without a broken bone
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Worker's kiss of life in gas drama
A GAS engineer was given the kiss of life by a fellow worker after being overcome by fumes as he repaired a leaking main. Firemen sealed off part of Todmorden Road, Burnley, as Gregory Rigby of Rushton Street, Barrowford, received roadside resuscitation
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Residents asked to analyse traffic plans
SCHEMES to reduce road accidents in Burnley will be analysed by residents living in blackspot areas. Burnley won £200,000 from the Government Safe Town project which has been used to fund schemes in South West Burnley. Coun John Greenwood, chairman of
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Wait required over future of terrace homes
A HOUSING boss believes it is too early to say whether blocks of terrace homes in the Daneshouse and Stoneyholme areas of Burnley will need to be demolished. Housing chairman Coun Rafique Malik spoke as the borough committee agreed proposals for the further
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Our intolerable society
I AM somewhat alarmed by the new "zero tolerance" approach to crime fighting that has received so much publicity. We already live in the most oppressively over-policed regime in Western Europe and I fear for all our freedoms when our lords and masters
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'I'll jump' drama of flats man
A 33-YEAR-OLD man threatened to jump from the kitchen window of his eighth-floor flat and attempted to slit his wrists with a large bread knife. Emergency services tried for more than two hours to coax the man back to safety at Griffin Court, Mill Hill
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The long wait for a wheelchair
PEOPLE needing wheelchairs are having to wait up to seven months, according to the East Lancashire Health Authority. A report to the authority, which is due to meet tomorrow, says nationally there has been an eight to tem per cent growth in the demand
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ROVERS: England physio Smith set for Ewood job
ENGLAND physio Alan Smith is set to take a leading role as Blackburn Rovers' top physiotherapist, writes TONY DEWHURST. The highly-regarded physio will take charge of the Brockhall department in time for the arrival of new manager Roy Hodgson next month
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Wedded blitz
A WEDDING turned into a drunken brawl involving 13 guests, plus the bride and groom. The happy couple spent their wedding night in police cells and appeared, together with three guests, before Blackburn magistrates as a result of the fight. Police were
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More tenants quitting council homes
FINANCE chiefs in Rossendale are counting the cost of the high turnover of council property in the Valley. More tenants than expected are leaving their homes and the cost to the council is soaring. The figures were presented to the housing committee last
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Senna nonsense
NEIL Bramwell is wrong on two counts in his article (LET, June 12) concerning the death of Ayrton Senna. Firstly, his philosophy that the rule of law should not apply to sporting occasions is obviously flawed. The recent deliberate stamping on a player
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ROVERS: Faz in Oz on spying mission!
ROY Hodgson has focused his search for new talent Down Under. The new Blackburn Rovers boss has sent coach Derek Fazackerley to Australia to spy on two young Brisbane Strikers midfielders - Kasey Wehrman and Chay Hews. The Strikers recently won the Australian
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Election praise from the PM
THE Prime Minister has written thanks to an East Lancashire party worker who helped to secure massive swings to Labour in normally safe Tory seats during the General Election. Tony Blair praised Colne Labour county councillor Tim Ormrod for his skills
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SUPERBIKES: Hodgson vows a swift return
NEIL Hodgson today vowed to come back even stronger after shattering his kneecap in a freak accident. The 22-year-old Burnley bike ace crashed during motocross training last week and is out of Sunday's world superbikes fifth round at Monza. Two screws
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CRICKET: Lancashire crisis
LANCASHIRE have looked to a student to help solve their mounting championship crisis. They have called up Mark Chilton, a 20-year-old who has just returned to Old Trafford from Durham University, for a shock first team debut against Glamorgan at Liverpool
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Parking spaces will be slashed
HIGHWAYS experts at County Hall are backing plans to reduce the number of parking spaces in town centres. The aim is to encourage commuters and shoppers to abandon cars in favour of public transport. Planners and government officials are growing increasingly
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Clean air hit squad in town
AN environmental hit squad, believed to be the first in the country, is to be based in Clitheroe. The Environment Agency is to base a rapid response unit, aimed at tackling air pollution in the town. Company bosses were pleased yesterday after the pollution
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Treacle mines boss blasts vandals
THE proprietor of a tourist attraction is backing Government plans aimed at forcing vandals to fix the damage they cause. Bill Dewhurst has called time on vandals who caused £500 worth of damage to his Sabden Treacle Mines. It is the latest in a string
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ROVERS: Henchoz loyalty to Hodgson is the key
STEPHANE Henchoz's fierce loyalty to Roy Hodgson means he is expected to start the Premiership campaign wearing the blue and white of Blackburn Rovers, writes TONY DEWHURST. Champions Manchester United made a surprise last ditch bid to lure the Hamburg
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Stitch in time helps needy kids
WORKERS have been busy knitting for the needy! More than 1,000 teddy bears have been knitted by employees at British Aerospace at Samlesbury. The bears are sent to the Teddies for Tragedies charity which sends them to children in countries hit by natural
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Priorities wrong
I THINK Blackburn councillors are behaving disgustingly by hounding out a man who is trying to make a living and is providing a good service for the people of Darwen. I refer to Geoff Hindle who runs a mobile cafe in the centre of town (LET, June 12).
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Crash course cures fear of driving
By ANDREA MULDOON AFTER shattering my confidence in a series of serious road accidents, I was reluctant to push my driving skills to the limit on a muddy assault course in somebody else's top-of-the-range vehicle. And my worst fears were realised just
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Estate's roll of blame
COUNCIL mismanagement, bad tenants and poor parenting were all blamed for the troubles of Huncoat's Within Grove estate at a public meeting last night. Almost 50 residents turned up for the meeting, arranged by Hyndburn Council to consult tenants on the
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Group's FTSE 'league' switch
HEALTHCARE group Smith & Nephew is leaving the list of Britain's top shares. The firm, which employs more than 800 people in East Lancashire, is leaving the FTSE 100 index to make way for the Alliance & Leicester, which recently converted from
