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Devolution folly
DEVOLUTION? What happened to the old battle cry 'United we stand, divided we fall'? Isn't there a precedent in history, a lesson to be learned? Have we forgotten North and South Korea, Northern and Southern Ireland, East and West Germany, North and South
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SPECIAL REPORT: £40m windfall to build Blackburn's future
THE ambitious action plan unveiled this week for Blackburn will change the shape of the town centre if it goes ahead. Today the Lancashire Evening Telegraph takes a closer look at the impact of the £40 million scheme on the town centre. Blackburn with
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Paradise island in school's own grounds
AN island paradise has been created in the playground of an East Lancashire primary school. Leaf Island provides pupils at Todmorden Road County Primary, Burnley, with an area for outdoor study and quiet play activities. The area, designed by staff and
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CLARETS: Burnley saved me from dole - Parks
Special report by Tony Dewhurst TONY Parks was sitting at home thumbing through the Blackpool directory for the dole officer number when the telephone rang. In a varied career that had taken the goalkeeper from a 17-year-old debut at Tottenham Hotspur
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Leisure park bid scrapped as developers pull plug
DEVELOPERS have pulled the plug on ambitious plans for a major leisure park on the outskirts of Blackburn. The complex, hailed as a bonanza by Blackburn with Darwen councillors, would have created around 300 new jobs. And the town hall also stood to make
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Call for action on vandals
VIDEO cameras and alsatian dogs should be used to crack down on vandals in town centres and parks, senior police officers were told. The demands for stronger action came after a summer of vandalism in public parks and increasing cases of "juvenile nuisance
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TEN YEARS AGO: Rovers condemn designer beers
DESIGNER beer for football fans, decorated in their team colours, was not to go on sale in Blackburn, it was announced. Following moves by top football clubs to promote their own brands of beer, Blackburn Rovers chairman William Fox vowed: "It will not
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Champions all
RAF fighter pilot Andy Green is a world-beater - shattering the land speed record at 714 mph in his jet-engined Thrust super-car in the Nevada desert. But he and the car are not the only champs. For workers at two East Lancashire firms can also claim
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Drop-in centre to be a reality
HASLINGDEN folk are to have a fully equipped resource centre, thanks to a £138,000 grant from the National Lotteries Charity Board. Now the hunt is on for a suitable building to include meeting rooms, training facilities with the use of hi-tech equipment
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Screen team's huge success
THE success story is set to be marked of an East Lancashire firm which has grown from a corner shop to one of the area's biggest employers. Time Computer Systems began life ten years ago in a shop on Granville Road in Blackburn. Current chairman Tariq
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Train driver hit by brick
THE driver of a packed passenger train travelling at 50 miles per hour suffered an eye injury after a brick was hurled through his window. The Manchester Victoria to Blackburn service was travelling through Lower Darwen when the incident occurred at about
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Trip was value for money
IT seems that at the last meeting of Burnley Council, when I was on holiday, Coun Harry Brooks roundly criticised my travel arrangements for attending the Local Government Information Unit annual conference. He has done so without considering the whole
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East Lancs firms helped Thrust to world record
HIGH-FLYING workers at two East Lancashire firms were celebrating today after playing key roles in helping to smash the world land speed record. RAF fighter pilot Andy Green shattered the existing landmark by 81mph at Nevada's Black Rock Desert last night
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Travellers face eviction from retail park site
BRITISH Gas is taking urgent steps to remove a group of travellers who have set up camp on the site of a proposed multi-million pound retail park. Several families have moved onto the site of the former British Gas depot, Russell Street, Town's Moor,
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NON LEAGUE: Denzil has found a heartbeat
LIFE in the nether regions of non-League football can be tough. Often it's not so much a matter of fielding your best team, more a case of making sure you can field a team at all. Just ask Denzil Hart, the Colne player-manager who has made a fair start
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Anniversary walk along canal of contrasts
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy: The Lancaster Canal THIS year I seem to have walked along the Lancaster Canal more than in previous years. I'm sure this has been the case with most people who enjoy strolling along towpaths because 1997 has been
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Sympathy offered
I FEEL I had to write after reading your report (LET, September 22) about the tenant and his girlfriend who have accepted eviction from Larkhill Flats in Blackburn for the sake of their dog, which they say is better behaved than some humans in the neighbourhood
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Royal thank-you for mum's sympathy
A ROYAL letter of thanks has been received by Padiham mum-of-two Barbara Sullivan in response to her words of sympathy for Diana's family. Mrs Sullivan, of Ingham Street, said: "I was really upset at the Princess of Wales death because she was so young
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We need to know which foods are safe
THE government warning that eating red meat increases the risk of cancer will alarm a meat industry already rocked by the BSE and E-coli scares, but how much heed will the public pay when, it seems, the official guidelines are uncertain? True, the attack
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Danger cloud rises from factory
RESIDENTS were urged to stay in their homes after a chemical reaction at a factory sent clouds of industrial methylated spirits into the air. A fire brigade spokeswoman said the incident at Baxenden Chemicals, Rising Bridge, was sparked by a reaction
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Councils refuse grants for golden day
THREE East Lancashire councils have turned down a request to help pay for the Queen's 50th wedding anniversary commemoration service in Blackburn Cathedral. District councils in Lancashire are among organisations asked for financial support towards the
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ROVERS: Fit-again Henchoz gives Hodgson a boost
STEPHANE Henchoz is set to make a remarkable recovery and continue his defensive partnership with Colin Hendry when Blackburn Rovers face Coventry City at Ewood on Sunday. The Swiss international managed only half a game at Leicester on Wednesday with
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Anti-cruelty plea to MPs
THE League Against Cruel Sports is mounting the biggest campaign this country has ever seen. The time has come for MPs to stand up. Hunting is an issue that crosses political divides. MPs from all parties, must be in the Commons on November 28. To use
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East Lancs 'luvvies' wow Shakespeare enthusiasts
TWO East Lancashire actors have been wowing audiences with their performances alongside television star Josie Lawrence. The comedienne, best known for her improvising skills on Channel 4's Whose Line Is It Anyway? is currently starring in the Manchester
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Blair needs the credibility of a little party punch-up
Political Focus, with Bill Jacobs TONY Blair's main concern as he looks forward to next week's Labour Party conference in Brighton is how to stop it turning into a New Socialist Nuremburg Rally. Despite the fact that it will be unaffected by the controversial
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Benita the inspiration for capsule
A COMPELLING journal written from the heart by an East Lancashire authoress has been buried in a Royal Mail time capsule. Mrs Benita Moore, of Rising Bridge Road, Haslingden, who suffers from cancer, won a competition by giving her ideas on how to fill
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CLARETS: Give me a chance begs Gentile
MARCO Gentile today pleaded with Chris Waddle: "Give me a chance to show you what I can do in Division Two." The Dutch defender made his senior Clarets bow in the midweek Coca-Cola Cup defeat at Stoke City. And with the Turf Moor injury crisis increasing
