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Fairer deal for disabled workforce
A COUNCIL'S positive attitude to the disabled has earned it the right use the disability symbol. The accolade means disabled people can expect fair employment practices at Pendle Council. To achieve the award the council agreed to take action in five
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ROVERS: Eye on Saints striker Ostenstad
SOUTHAMPTON striker Egil Ostenstad has come under close scrutiny from Blackburn Rovers as Roy Hodgson's Europe wide search for striking reinforcements continues, writes PETER WHITE. But new Dell boss David Jones is expected to put the block on any major
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10 YEARS AGO: Town 'going broke'
BURNLEY was spending £10 a head more than any other council in Lancashire and could be heading for bankruptcy, a councillor warned. Liberal Philomena French told the council's policy committee the town could not maintain its high level of spending once
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5 YEARS AGO: Patrick switched-on
VETERAN television astronomer Patrick Moore took on a starring role when he switched on Blackburn College's new cable channel. Open Campus Television was the first educational TV channel to be launched in the country and offered six hours of programmes
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£500,000 cost cuts reduce job losses
A CASH-STRAPPED council battling to reduce compulsory redundancies has cut spending by £500,000. Twenty four workers at Hyndburn Council, including the director of community services Mr Edgar Bignell, put in for voluntary redundancy or early retirement
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More therapists needed
CHILDREN with language and speech problems in the Blackburn area are having to endure delays of up to 18 months before they even get an appointment with a therapist. It is vital that children with these problems should be treated as early as possible.
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Streets a disgrace
I RECENTLY visited the Borough of Islington, North London, where I was born and was amazed at the absence of litter and how clean and tidy it was. So different to Blackburn's streets, which are a disgrace. L W MAY (Mr), Selborne Street, Blackburn. Previous
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How can the MoD be so foolish?
IT is hard to imagine how the Ministry of Defence came to sell off tents and sleeping bags, which may have been contaminated with dangerous pesticides, to Scout and Guide troops. The equipment had been used in the Gulf War and although most tents and
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Water shock! £1,400 bill for burst main
A COUPLE have been asked to pay almost £1,400 to divert a burst water main running underneath their patio. Since the leak a month ago, Tracie and Christopher Scholes have had a temporary overland supply pipe snaking through their back garden in Rowan
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New jobs from £3m spending
MAJOR expansion plans are in the pipeline for one of East Lancashire's longest established firms. J & J Ormerod Supplies, which employs 250 people supplying kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, is proposing to almost double the size of its Olive Mill
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Demolition men in talks over crime-ridden estate
TALKS are taking place with developers over plans to demolish parts of the unpopular and run down Roman Road estate. Housing bosses have been holding meetings with private companies with the aim of solving the area's social and crime problems. The plans
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Respect should be earned
HERE we go again. Letters, June 19, Councillor Dave Smith does some creative accounting to justify the unjustifiable increases in expenses/allowances being paid to themselves, by themselves, at the expense of local tax payers. This follows hard on the
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'State of town' debate is public's voice
AN annual 'State of the Town' debate in the council chamber could become part of Burnley's first democracy plan. The council is committed to more involvement in the community following on from pioneering work, particularly in housing, where tenants have
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It's party time for 20 years
BUSINESS consultants at the Kingfisher Group are preparing to celebrate its 20th birthday in style. The Rawtenstall firm has invited Colonel Sir David Trippier, High Sheriff of Lancashire, to be guest of honour at a party to mark the anniversary at its
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Cathertine travels higher
CATHERINE Wilson has been appointed sales account manager for campsite holiday company Eurosites. Language graduate Catherine, 29, will be responsible for promoting EuroSites to travel agents. The Helmshore-based firm is part of the Airtours holiday empire
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Legal pair join the panel
TWO East Lancashire solicitors have been appointed to a national legal panel. John Kay and David Kitchen, partners at Walker Hargreaves in Blackburn, are now members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. The pair have almost 50 years' legal service
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'Adopt' a hero
FIFTEEN months ago you were kind enough to print a letter outlining our society's formation and its aims. Many readers responded and we now have 250 members, including 20 Battle of Britain pilots. Many famous celebrities have put their weight behind our
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Three get life for street murder
THREE brutal thugs today started life sentences for the horrifying street murder of Kevin Sudall. Tony Aspinall, 25, of Windermere Close, his brother John Aspinall, 24, of Gloucester Road, and Paul Smyth, 19, of Pendle Drive, all Blackburn, denied murdering
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Ferrier Month was fantastic
THERE have been fantastic results from Save the Children Week and the Kathleen Ferrier Month. The Blackburn branch have raised £2,079 during Save the Children Week with a collection at Tesco, a house-to-house collection and various donations. We raised
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Cash hopes high for new council offices
COUNCILLORS are optimistic about the chances of raising enough money to refurbish a decaying town centre mill to turn it into new civic offices. Financial details of plans to redevelop Rawtenstall's Ilex Mill were discussed by Rossendale Council's policy
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CRICKET: Littleborough pair build base
THE Central Lancashire League finished up in a fairly strong position after the first innings of their annual clash with the Lancashire League at Church last night. Thanks largely to the efforts of Littleborough pair Phil Deakin (91 not out) and Chris
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CRICKET: Harvey waits for his chance
MARK Harvey will have to wait for his championship chance with Lancashire despite a man of the match performance on his NatWest Trophy debut at Old Trafford yesterday, writes ANDY WILSON. Padiham pro Harvey hit an impressive 86 from 98 balls as Lancashire
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Senseless waste of a young life
A PRECIOUS young life was squandered when Kevin Sudall was "kicked and stamped to death" outside a Blackburn night club. And three other young lives were wrecked when the perpetrators of this sickening crime were given life sentences for murder. For the
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Alison strikes silver
POPULAR Alison Armfield has clocked up 25 years' service with Marsden Building Society. She was congratulated by society chairman Roger Cornes at a presentation at Nelson head office. Alison started work at the chief office in Nelson as a junior trainee
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CLARETS: Heath must stay, say fans
WORRIED Burnley fans today sent a clear message to the board of directors: "Adrian Heath must stay at Turf Moor." Supporters are demanding that Burnley make an 11th-hour contract offer to try and persuade Everton-bound Heath to remain as manager. Membership
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Poetry pause for thought
I READ the article by Simon Donohue (LET, June 16), concerning people who have received letters from the ISP telling them they had been nominated as Poet of the Year for 1997, at the same time being invited to Washington to read their work. No doubt they
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CLARETS: Board meet in bid to keep hold of Heath
BURNLEY'S board of directors were today ready to make a last-ditch bid to persuade Adrian Heath to stay at Turf Moor. The Clarets five-man board were expected to meet to discuss the managerial crisis - and contingency plans if Heath decides to join Howard
