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Animal protest targets Straw's office
ANIMAL rights activists staged a demonstration in support of a hunger-striking colleague outside the constituency office of Home Secretary Jack Straw. Twenty demonstrators gathered outside the Blackburn MP's chambers in Richmond Terrace to mark the 17th
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CLARETS: Matthew set for raid on Pirates
Burnley v Bristol Rovers - Tony Dewhurst's big match preview DAMIAN Matthew has moved into top gear after a year of stop-start frustration at Turf Moor. Matthew was in the Burnley starting line-up for the first time this season when the Clarets disposed
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Clampers just too quick off the mark
ON Wednesday August 13, I went to Mercer's store in Northgate, Blackburn, to place an order. On arriving at the back entrance I could not park because a vehicle was blocking the parking space. I drove around the vehicle and parked on the spare land opposite
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SUPERBIKES: Foggy wheels of fortune telling!
PSYCHIC Uri Geller has lent his hand to Carl Fogarty's bid to claim a third world superbike crown. The world famous spoon bender will use all his psychic energy this weekend to help Fogarty in the ninth round of the championship at Assen, Holland. This
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CRICKET: Skipper Lomas eyes triple
EAST Lancs skipper Mark Lomas knows it's all or nothing as the title race reaches boiling point in the EW Cartons Lancashire League. "I think we will have to win all our last three games and possibly pick up a couple of bonus points to win the league,
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Residents deserve more action
IN THE second instance in a week, we have residents of an East Lancashire housing estate uniting and taking self-help action to drive out a scourge from their community. First, it was householders on an estate at Audley, Blackburn, who drew up a hit-list
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New supermarkets will create 200 new jobs
TALKS are under way over the opening of two new supermarkets in a Ribble Valley town which could see the creation of more than 200 new jobs. Ribble Valley Council has agreed to planning permission in principle for the two schemes in Longridge. Officers
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Sticker scheme fizzles out
RECENTLY, I applied for Vehicle Watch Car window stickers at Blackburn central police station but none was available. I was told that they didn't seem to have had any for quite some time and that they couldn't say when there would be any more. Evidently
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ROVERS: Warhurst's aims are Crystal clear
Crystal Palace v Blackburn Rovers - Peter White's big match preview ALBERT and Attilio, it sounds an unlikely alliance. But it's one which Crystal Palace boss Steve Coppell hopes will keep the Eagles soaring in the Premiership this season. Paul Warhurst
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Speeders in the morning
BEING an early riser - sometimes very early - I often hear the taxis and cars going back and forth up to the mini roundabout at Whalley New Road, Blackburn. What disturbs me is the speed that these cars are going and the number of times that I hear the
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£175,000 for flu jabs is money well spent
A MOVE to immunise every pensioner in East Lancashire against flu will cost health bosses an extra £175,000, it has been revealed. East Lancashire Health Authority is hoping that its campaign involving all 65-year-olds and above could have a major impact
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Unpaid poll tax fiasco
THE true extent of the poll tax fiasco was revealed in a report commissioned by the Government. A survey of more than 200 local authorities showed that millions of pounds of community charge were still unpaid, and thousands of claims for benefit relief
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TEN YEARS AGO: Ready for holiday jams
TRAFFIC police were gearing themselves up for a burst of Bank Holiday motorway mania. They were predicting four-mile tailbacks on the M6, delays of up to two hours and plenty of frayed tempers. Police were stepping up patrols to catch careless drivers
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CRICKET: Gallian in hot water
CONTRACT rebel Jason Gallian was today facing a dual rap from Lancashire and Lord's. The 25-year-old opener, who seems almost certain to leave Old Trafford at the end of this season, landed in hot water when he smashed over two of his stumps after being
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Desperately seeking Sir Bernard
ON a recent visit to England, I discovered that there had been a cassette recording of Sir Bernard Miles. It was called Historic Recordings EMI-TCHMV4. Unfortunately, it was deleted in January,1996. I have searched unsuccessfully and written to various
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Paramilitaries could bring peace closer
JUST six weeks into the IRA ceasefire, Sinn Fein, it is said, are to be formally invited into the Northern Ireland peace negotiations. If that happens, it will be a historic departure - in that it will be the first time for more than 70 years that the
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CLARETS: Waddle set for Moore deal talks
CHRIS Waddle could tie up a permanent deal with ex-Everton man Neil Moore in the next 48 hours. Waddle is planning to meet Moore and his agent this weekend to see if the two parties can thrash out an agreement. And that could lead to a contract for the
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PR firm joins hostages appeal
A PUBLIC relations company has been brought in to bolster the work of the Hostages In Kashmir Campaign fighting for information about hostage Paul Wells. London-based First Choice Media will attempt to gain national publicity and sponsorship for the charity
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MPs holding the whip hand
Political Focus, with Bill Jacobs LOCAL MPs Janet Anderson and Greg Pope have one of the most arcane and misunderstood jobs in politics - they are Government Whips. As such they toil silently in the bowels of Westminster doing the dirty work needed to
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Memories of May parades
THE May Day procession started through the town centre, parading up all the main streets. The first thing you heard was the sound of the local church bands, maybe three or four. The first sight you caught was the band leader throwing his fancy painted
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NON LEAGUE: Trundle trouble for Chorley
LEE Trundle and Chorley are deadlocked over the 21-year-old forward's wish to leave the club. He has made it clear that he no longer wants to play for the UniBond League side and has not reported back since the end of last season. The club has put him
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Probe into killer's cell death
A TOP-LEVEL inquiry was under way today after a convicted murderer who battered an East Lancashire man to death was found dead in his cell. John Paton, 61, who spent almost all his life behind bars, was serving a double-life sentence for killing two prison
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ROVERS: Hodgson's high hopes for Henchoz
ROY Hodgson hopes to have Stephane Henchoz back in contention as Blackburn Rovers bid to maintain their unbeaten record at Crystal Palace tomorrow. But the Swiss international defender, named in his country's squad for the World Cup qualifier against
