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Cowie's record profits
COWIE Group, which owns the Ford dealership in Blackburn, saw its profits motor ahead to a record in the first half of the year. The group made a pre-tax profit of £47.6 million in the first six months of the year, a 48 per cent leap on the £32.2 million
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£40 fine on meter made Rita see red
SEEING the sights of her native Lancashire cost a cousin from Canada £40 in parking fees because of a 'faulty' meter. Mrs Rita Harrison of Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, decided to treat Blackburn-born cousin Lily Brook to a look around the county when she
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CLARETS: Reid blocks Mullin move
FIRST Division Sunderland today blocked Burnley's bid to bring striker John Mullin back to Turf Moor, writes TONY DEWHURST. Clarets player-manager Chris Waddle made his approach for the 21-year-old this week but Sunderland boss Peter Reid confirmed: "
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Sky high booster for aero industry
THOUSANDS of aerospace workers in Lancashire received a major boost with the news that the government is planning a £2 billion order for new aircraft. Defence secretary George Robertson said the UK intended to buy around 50 heavy military transport aircraft
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Escape from death in car wreck
A DRIVER and passenger were lucky to be alive today after their car rolled over a wall, was ripped apart and squashed "like a baked bean can". A passenger in the vehicle, a 23-year-old man from Haslingden whom police would not name, is today "stable"
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CRICKET: Green faces operation
LANCASHIRE's promising paceman Richard Green may need an operation on the foot injury which has destroyed his bid for an England A place. Green was waiting for the medical verdict today, fearing that an op would put him out for another month, effectively
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SUPERBIKES: Foggy Hatches a plan for Kocinski
HE HAILS from Little Rock, Arkansas - the home town of US President Bill Clinton - and he's top of Carl Fogarty's hit list. John Kocinski is loud-mouthed and arrogant. He is also just four points behind Fogarty in the championship race. But he will need
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Think of the kiddies
DESPITE several requests for 'sleeping policemen' to be placed on Ailsa Road, in Shadsworth, Blackburn, children living there are still in danger from the heavy traffic. In some cases, drivers mount the pavement to pass each other, when children are on
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Blair should learn from this slapdown
THE TORIES may greet their victory today in the Uxbridge by-election as the start of their fight-back. But given that this remains the first milestone on a long, uphill road, of more significance is the result as far as Labour is concerned. True, the
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Jobs in prospect as Link gets forged
PREPARATIONS are well underway for the opening of Burnley's Business Link office. A grant of more than £30,000 from Burnley Council's Challenge Fund is helping to establish the satellite site, one of six being set up under the Business Link umbrella in
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Painting shocking
I WAS disgusted that the Royal Academy is prepared to show artist Marcus Harvey's portrait of murderess Myra Hindley (LET, July 26). I am a self-taught artist and have only entered the RA once as I am disgusted by the London galleries. It seems to me
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Boatman in canal tragedy
A PLEASURE cruise ended in tragedy when a pensioner plunged into the Leeds and Liverpool canal. Mr Donald McDonald, 72, was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital after his body was pulled from the water at Hapton by a passerby. It is believed he had
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Two hunted after mill theft
POLICE are hunting two men with Irish accents whom they suspect stole a generator from a disused mill in Rossendale. The men were spotted at the mill site in Commercial Street, Loveclough, by demolition workers. They were seen leaving in a transit van
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There's poison in the air
YOUR report 'Air hot line starts to ring' (LET, July 26), saying residents kicked up a fuss, is an understatement. After all, someone, somewhere in the Ribble Valley, has been poisoned every day for the last five years. After two lots of monitoring and
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'Rejected' bail hostel plan resurrected by the county
COUNCIL chiefs have unveiled plans to open a bail hostel in a Blackburn area already troubled by prostitutes and drug users. The controversial move comes just months after a similar application was thrown out following complaints from local residents.
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CLARETS: Buoyed from Brazil
CANNY Chris Waddle is destroying the fear factor at Turf Moor, writes TONY DEWHURST. And on the evidence of last night's spick and span 90 minutes against Copa Brasil champions Gremio, Burnley's stimulating manager is winning the mind over matter battle
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Blocked drains a pain
I WOULD like to draw attention to the vast number of gutter drains on main roads in Blackburn and Darwen which are blocked solid by rubble. No drain should be blocked, as it causes surface water on roads, which makes vehicles aquaplane and also helps
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New probe as teendrug deaths rocket
A HIGH level inquiry has been set up into deaths arising from drug misuse on the day a shock report from doctors reveals a rising tide of deaths among teenage users. News of the probe by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs comes after Lancashire's
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Jail sentencing waste of money
DO local MPs read local newspapers, or do they take note of what voters write? If they did, there would be no need for the Home Secretary to arrange for an additional £43 million to be spent - wasted - on the Prison Service. If those being sentenced are
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Holiday downpours
STAY-at-home holidaymakers were splashing about in the wettest July in the North West for 13 years. Torrential rain heralded the first and last days of the traditional Blackburn holiday fortnight. With an average temperature of 16C, Manchester was only
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Patients' amazing protest
ANGRY patients left their sick-beds in an amazing protest over student nurses losing their jobs. The demonstration was sparked after students at Blackburn Infirmary who had finished their three-year training were told there were no posts for them. Patients
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East Lancashire is the place to be
LET'S have more, we said only a couple of days ago - when looking at East Lancashire's success in attracting new jobs. And, today, our region gets two more welcome employment boosts. In comes a Canadian company to Blackburn in its first overseas venture
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100 new jobs
MORE than 100 jobs are to be created when a leading Canadian company moves into Blackburn, it was announced today. Excellpak Packaging Inc, which cuts and finishes borders for the wallpaper industry, is to set up a subsidiary based at a 15,000 sq ft manufacturing
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£5.7m Lotto boost - and how to ask
BURNLEY projects are being boosted by £5.7 million in Lottery funding and Burnley Council is offering advice on how to apply for more. Since the five different Lotteries boards began awarding grants in 1996, Burnley organisations have been promised a
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Mission possible
CAN anyone provide me with information regarding a Gospel Hall Mission held in a wooden hut on Whalley Range at the corner of Percival Street, Blackburn, which closed about 1950? Also has anyone a copy of a Barrett's 1912 directory for Blackburn and district
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ROVERS: Jack ready to spend
JACK Walker revealed today that Blackburn Rovers' spending is far from over - and manager Roy Hodgson will have all the financial backing he needs to bring in more new players, writes PETER WHITE. Mr Walker made his intentions crystal clear as Rovers
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Anglers' tale of a whopper that's no bull!
FISHING couple Marlon Rushton and Angela Searson and have a new tale to tell about the one that got away...it was a cow! Marlon and Angela, both 21, of Market Street, Church, raised the alarm when they saw it topple in the water on the opposite bank near
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The pie'd piper of E Lancs!
A MAJOR award has been won by food manufacturer Hollands for its bid to get youngsters to develop a passion for pies. The Baxenden firm scooped £15,000 in the 'Food from Britain' industry awards for its work with local schoolchildren. The award comes
