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Disgust over debts
I READ with disgust of the £114.7m debt by Blackburn with Darwen Council. Why were steps not taken years ago to control or reduce this debt by the ruling council? Why was this not "major issue" at the time of this year's General Election? This debt was
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Ghouls steal from the dead
BEREAVED relatives have been distressed by the theft of decorative edging from graves. Council chiefs believe a gang could be targeting cemeteries and selling the edging. Rope effect edging worth £1,000 was taken from nine graves in the cemetery at St
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CLARETS: Gentile named as Waddle looks to clear decks
BURNLEY have transfer-listed SIX senior Turf Moor professionals, writes TONY DEWHURST. And in a shock move, I understand Dutch defender Marco Gentile and highly-rated utility man Gerry Harrison are among the names. The six on the list available for transfer
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Crimestopper scheme is an awards winner
AN award-winning crimestopper scheme has scooped yet more praise. The crime crackdown initiative in South West Burnley has won one award and been shortlisted for another in a national contest. House burglaries were cut by 27 per cent and total recorded
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TEN YEARS AGO: Residents' cancer fears
RESIDENTS were demanding to know if there was any link between a high number of stomach cancer cases and industry after the leaking of a report commissioned following doctors' concern. The report from geography experts at Lancaster University found that
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CRICKET: Sunday round-up
LOWERHOUSE threw away the chance of forcing a championship title play-off with Haslingden. And it was their batting, a problem throughout the season, which handed East Lancs the points and Mark Lomas's men their second successive Holland Cup. Phil Mercer
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Some more equal than others. . .
IN Jobs Today (LET, August 28), a security company advertised for security officers aged between 25 and 45 years and claimed to be an equal opportunities employer. I fail to see who they can be when they discriminate by age against a large part of the
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National press must act with decency
OVERWHELMED by the reaction to Diana's death and tarred with some of the blame - so forcibly conveyed by her brother Earl Spencer's attack on newspapers - editors of the national press today responded by pledging to spare her sons, Princes William and
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CLARETS: Waddle offers champagne in bid to end goal drought
Chesterfield 1 Burnley 0 - Tony Dewhurst's big match verdict CHRIS Waddle has promised a crate of champagne for the first Burnley player to register a Division Two goal. Anything will do. The player-manager is not fussy. It doesn't have to be an exquisite
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Unique service bridges divide
WORSHIPPERS joined a unique open-air service to mark the birth of the Darwen Ecumenical Partnership. Hundreds of parishioners from nine different churches were at the service on the new Moss Bridge, which will carry the motorway across the A666 at Darwen
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Flares prank sparks moorland search
A MAJOR moorland search involving the police helicopter, mountain rescuers and police was sparked by a prank, it has been revealed. The moors around Bull Hill, near Helmshore, Rossendale, were combed for several hours after a parachute-type red distress
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High and dry after the great drought of '59
Looking Back, with Eric Leaver THE bone-dry summer of 1959 had already set records for sunshine and lack of rain by the time that autumn approached. Yet the water crisis that already gripped East Lancashire, forcing householders in East Lancashire to
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Police crackdown as driver parents risk children's lives
PARENTS who risk youngsters' lives by parking outside school gates could face a hefty fine as Blackburn police launch a crackdown. The police have put together an action plan designed to cut down on illegal and irresponsible parking outside schools. The
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ROVERS: Norwegian star Pedersen signs for Blackburn
ROY Hodgson today sealed the £1m signing of Norwegian international Tore Pedersen. The utility man was due to be unveiled at an Ewood Park press conference today. And Pedersen goes straight into contention for Sunday's Premiership fixture against Leeds
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Agony of wasp-sting youngster
A YOUNG girl was attacked by a swarm of at least 50 wasps in a scene straight from a horror film. Terrified friends of Chantelle Kenyon, 11, tried to fight off the insects as they crawled into her mouth and ears. The Pleckgate High School pupil was taken
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Social club legacy boost
A HOSPICE and an old age pensioners' club are among the institutions which will benefit from a social club's legacy. The Swan Inn Social Club, Higher Walton, was wound up at a special meeting in July. Now the windfall the club received from the Woolwich
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Louts spoil our beautiful park
NO doubt many of your readers were as alarmed as I was on reading the reports (LET August 27/28) of the attack and injury of a 16 year girl in Corporation Park by a gang of hooligans. The park seems to be a haunt of groups of youths up to no good. A few
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Justice seen to be done
BLACKBURN, Darwen and Ribble Valley magistrates are inviting members of the public to visit the courthouse on Northgate, Blackburn on October 25. It will be the first open day at the Blackburn court, and guided tours of the building will include the cells
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Councils' active backing for healthy life initiative
HUNDREDS of people across East Lancashire will get a taste of healthy living as part of a national initiative. Three councils in the area have signed up for the Active For Life weekend on September 20 and 21. The aim is to get people interested in the
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Walker's mountain ordeal
A FREEZING walker was forced to spend the night in a disused quarry hut after he was caught by bad weather on a Lake District mountain. Peter Leeming, 23, sparked a full scale search when he failed to return home to Bleasdale Avenue, Clitheroe. Driving
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CRICKET: Brad's delight
BRAD McNamara expressed delight today on hearing of Haslingden's completion of the Lancashire League double - the first in the club's history. Bentgate's injured professional had to return home to New South Wales in June after finally admitting defeat
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CRICKET: Lancashire focus on pride
LANCASHIRE will be playing for pride - and a top three place - in their rearranged Sunday League game against NatWest Trophy winners Essex at Old Trafford tomorrow. Kent's victory over Gloucestershire at Canterbury yesterday has taken them eight points
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ICE HOCKEY: Tough lesson as new season begins
Lancashire Hawks 2 Kingston Hawks 7 LEE COWMEADOW performed a soccer-style celebration to mark Lancashire Hawks first goal of the new ice hockey season. For a returning hero pitched against his former club, Cowmeadow could be forgiven his obvious and
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CRICKET: Bent double, but it's been hard work!
Enfield 195-8, Haslingden 133 THE cricketers of Haslingden regard success almost as a birthright. Eight championships in the last 15 years offer indisputable proof of their supremacy in the Lancashire League in that time. It is ironic then that on the
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School parking blitz welcome
THE crackdown announced by police against illegal and irresponsible parking outside schools is not before time. For the dangerous chaos of double parking and overloaded cars is a daily sight outside many East Lancashire schools at starting and finishing
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Valley poverty trap claims
MPs Janet Anderson and Greg Pope are to be asked to plead for extra money for Rossendale Council at the highest level. They are due to meet government ministers at the end of the month to ask for changes in local government funding which councillors believe
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Crossbow terror raid
MASKED raiders armed with a crossbow tied up a cricket club steward and stole cash from the club's safe. The steward had been putting the day's taking in the safe at Rishton Cricket Club when confronted in the building by two raiders wearing balaclavas
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Rush is on to make Elton's tribute song
WORKERS at a compact disc plant are pulling out all the stops to produce hundreds of thousands of copies of Elton John's tribute song to Diana, Princess of Wales. A master tape of the moving version of Candle in the Wind was rushed to the PolyGram site
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Offshore targets for the aerospace consortium
AEROSPACE firms from East Lancashire are turning their attentions offshore. Several local companies are this week exhibiting at a major exhibition in Aberdeen, aimed at the gas and oil industries. The firms are represented under the Consortium of Lancashire
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Neighbours from hell
I AM 65 and have lived very happily on a Blackburn estate for 18 years, until last spring when some people moved in next door. There are about 16 of them including a lot of children and the noise is really awful. Doors bang, children shriek and adults
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Witnesses plea after death smash
A MOTORCYCLIST was recovering at home in Burnley today after a head-on collision with a car in which another rider died. Jason Phillips, 24, of Coal Clough Lane, suffered leg injuries, cuts and bruises after coming off his Honda VSR 400cc machine on the
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Thanks to super people!
COULD we extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to everyone who participated in both the organisation and planning of Superwalk '97 - and those who did the walk on the day with backing of so many sponsors. We will be writing personally to thank individuals
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Who's to blame for debt?
ONE gets used to horrifying headlines over the years, but the one in the LET referring to Blackburn Council's £114 million debt must be one of the worst and yet it leaves one question unanswered. Should people blame New Labour or Old Labour? GRANVILLE
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Wheeling in the funds for research
MORE than 150 people of all ages got on their bikes for a national charity. Organisers hope the fifth annual Pendle Bikeathon from Nelson and Colne College, Nelson, will raise up to £5,000 for the Leukaemia Research Fund. They were especially pleased
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A real family affair with a difference
IT WAS a real family affair in more ways than one when Andrew Priestley married Charlotte Ormrod at Christ Church, Colne, on Saturday. The ceremony was carried out by Andrew's father, the Rev John Priestley, ( above with the newly weds) and his sister
