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DIANA: Markets rethink over closure
BURNLEY market will be closed during Princess Diana's funeral service after all, following a change of heart from traders. Yesterday, the council announced the market hall would open normally after stallholders failed to agree a common policy and some
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CRICKET: Lancs battle to stave off defeat
LANCASHIRE were battling to avoid their sixth Championship defeat of the season at Old Trafford today. They resumed their second innings against Essex on 213-6, still needing another 138 for victory - a tall order on a turning pitch. Wednesday's rain
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CRICKET: Anthony relishes a title tilt!
Lancashire League WHIRLWIND Hamish Anthony wants to deliver the EW Cartons Lancashire League title to Bentgate - and clinch a glorious double for Haslingden. The West Indian substitute professional plays his final game for Haslingden tomorrow before flying
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DIANA: A Princess for the whole world
AS a former resident of Lancashire my heart goes out to the British people upon so great a loss. She was the Princess not of Wales but truly of the world and can never never be replaced. We in the USA shall miss her. Heaven's gain is our loss. DOROTHY
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Travellers law is a nonsense
THERE will be many who sympathise with the farmer's wife who threatened to spray a group of travellers with slurry after they had invaded her land. She embarked on this extreme form of action after she was told that obtaining a court order would be a
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School security fence is a necessary evil
RESIDENTS who live near to Moorhead High School, Accrington, have protested about the erection of a steel security fence on the grounds that it is unsightly and ineffective. The school, backed by Lancashire County Council, argues that it has been forced
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£7,700 payout for redundant lecturer
A LECTURER is to receive £7,700 in an out-of-court settlement after alleging she was unfairly dismissed by Accrington and Rossendale College. Annette Malpass, a senior lecturer in business management, was due before an industrial tribunal at which she
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Church Day Tripper train back on the charity track
A CHARITY train trip is back on track to help homeless children. The successful "St James's Day Tripper" charter train, which helped the Blackburn church raise funds for a variety of church developments, has been called back into service to help a nationwide
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CLARETS: Helliwell's plea for action
FORGOTTEN man Ian Helliwell has pleaded with Chris Waddle for a first team chance. The veteran striker has suffered a nightmare spell at Turf Moor - including two knee operations - and has only played in three league games since arriving from Stockport
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Car industry in directory boost
A DIRECTORY of Lancashire companies involved in the motor car industry is being compiled on behalf of the Motor Industry Local Network. The directory commissioned by MILAN is being put together by Enterprise PLC . The aim is to search for new business
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DIANA: Remember others who are suffering
ALONG with the rest of the country, I have been in a state of shock following the death of Princess Diana. Now I am recovering and as I do I think of lots of people who have suffered similar loss. I think especially of three little boys in Ribchester
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DIANA: Grief for ourselves as well
FIRST of all may I say thank you for the excellent coverage and beautiful photographs used in your recent tragic reports of Diana, Princess of Wales's death. The outpourings of grief and sorrow, the hundreds of thousands of people queuing to sign books
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NON LEAGUE: McGarry is back - with Great Harwood
IAN McGarry today returned to non-league football and vowed to "put the 'Great' back in Great Harwood". The ex-Darwen boss has taken over the UniBond side from Mick Crabbe who will remain as McGarry's number two. Work commitments forced defender Crabbe
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DIANA: Sad to see blooms left in plastic to die
I LOVE to buy flowers - but for the living, not the dead. They are meant to be removed from their wrappings, placed in water and arranged for their recipients to enjoy. Am I alone in feeling ambivalent at the sight of all those hundreds of thousands of
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DIANA: Man who scribbled 'Scum Di' fined £100
A MAN who wrote obscenities in a book of condolence for Princess Diana was fined and ticked off in court today. Michael Robert Birtwell, 28, of Higher Antley Street, Accrington, queued up with mourners wanting to pay their respects at Accrington Town
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Leaders highlight AIDS risks to Asian society
STRICT religious values mean members of the Asian community are slipping through the net when it comes to education in HIV and AIDS prevention. Experts fear many are suffering in silence or taking unnecessary risks because relatives cannot believe they
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ROVERS: Bohinen's ultimatum to boss Hodgson
LARS Bohinen could quit Blackburn Rovers to keep his precious World Cup dream alive. Bohinen has told Rovers boss Roy Hodgson he will consider leaving Ewood Park if he cannot be guaranteed a first team place in the Premiership. Bohinen is fearful that
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DIANA: The best ambassador Britain could have had
THE tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales has robbed the country of its greatest ambassador. And it is perhaps sad that while she was alive the Princess was not used in that role as she should have been. It has been very moving to see just how popular
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'Tinpot dictator' jibe fuels Big Mac row
THE chairman of a council committee has been labelled a 'tinpot dictator' by political rivals as a row escalates over a McDonald's planning application. Labour councillors Sarah Hill and Tim Ormrod have written to Pendle Council boss Stephen Barnes complaining
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TEN YEARS AGO: Travellers action plea
COUNCILLORS demanded action to throw "tinkers" off unauthorised camp sites in Burnley - and keep them out. Burnley Council was looking for areas to build its own official site, but members wanted quick action to get the travellers off other land. Coun
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Convoy causes roads chaos
A CONVOY of New Age travellers settled at Pickup Bank, near Hoddlesden, after a night of chaos on the East Lancashire roads. More than 100 vehicles converged on the area in preparation for a music festival and nearby roads were being guarded by police
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School reunion for the '58 year
CALLING all 1958 year pupils from Darwen Grammar School. Christine Cooper, nee Duxbury, is organising a reunion for former pupils who will be leading up to or will have reached their 50th birthday. Mother-of-two Christine, of Inverness Road, Darwen, said
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In the footsteps of a tragic king
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy: The Ribble Way FOR those of us who live in East Lancashire, the Ribble Valley is a jewel in the county's crown. The Ribble Way is a long-distance footpath of over 60 miles, running from Ribblehead above Settle to
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Vicar speaks out in praise of our anti-drugs campaign
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Drive Out Drugs campaign has been welcomed by a vicar who warned of the dangers of increasing heroin addiction 11 years ago. The Rev Brian Stevenson, of St Silas Church, Blackburn, highlighted the worrying drugs situation
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DIANA: Wedding couples allowed to mourn
COUPLES who plan to marry tomorrow will be given the chance to pay their respects to the Princess of Wales. Registrars across East Lancashire have stressed that wedding arrangements will go ahead according to couples' wishes as most of the nation is expected
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Mark joins Pierce board
MARK Maden-Wilkinson has joined Pierce chartered accountants as director of business development. Mark, who qualified as a chartered accountant in 1988 and has worked for KPMG, National Westminster Bank and Latham Crossley & Davies. Pierce employs
