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ROVERS: Alan applies himself to healing the stars
Paul Agnew's Saturday Interview turns the spotlight on Blackburn and England physio Alan Smith THE QUEEN, the Prime Minister - the England soccer physiotherapist. Sounds like an after-dinner toast but, in all seriousness, there is a common link. All are
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HORSE RACING: Carl's amazing 1,143-1 treble
BLACKBURN jockey Carl Lowther was in sparkling form at Doncaster yesterday. The 23-year-old Jack Berry apprentice bagged another three winners to further push his bid for top apprentice status. His first success came in the second race when he piloted
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New Labour? You can keep it
SO Michael Hindley has been suspended from the European Labour Group because he won't sign the new code of practice. Ah, shame! Now Michael, you must remember that you have to obey Peter and Alistair (the Pinky and Perky of British politics), failing
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Plea to support silence
Support the silence AYEAR ago the Royal British Legion wrote asking for readers' support for our call for a two-minute silence at 11am on November 11. Over the last two years the nation has demonstrated its strong sympathy with the idea of stopping that
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ICE HOCKEY: Daniels warns title favourites
JEFF DANIELS has boomed a warning for Kingston Hawks: "Watch out - we're stronger, faster and better than before." Lancashire Hawks' star Canadian frontman isn't fazed by the fact that his side face up to the team tipped to finish top of the heap in ice
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Schools get cash for places boost
TWO Hyndburn schools will be given cash to help pay for 71 extra spaces for pupils in the borough. Lancashire County Council has set aside £373,000 to fund the extra classroom spaces earlier this year. And the cash is set to be divided between Hollins
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CLARETS: Waddle warned off cut-price deal
MORPETH Town manager Peter Feenan has warned Burnley: "You will not get our player on the cheap." White-hot goalscorer Kevin Henderson arrives at Turf Moor tomorrow at the start of three-day trial which should see the 22-year-old playing for Burnley Reserves
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Charity child-smuggler home from Romania nightmare
A CHARITY worker convicted of smuggling children out of Romania returned home today at the end of a two-year ordeal and declared: "My nightmare is finally over." Great Harwood businessman John Boast was looking forward to an emotional reunion with his
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Police doing job well, says chief
CHIEF Constable Pauline Clare has welcomed the way her officers are doing their job. Her comments follow the publication of police service performance indicators set by the Audit Commission, The Inspectorate of the Constabulary and the Association of
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Euro-MP Hindley to fight Blair 'gagging order'
"GAGGED" Euro-MP Mike Hindley has criticised the Labour Party leadership over the decision to suspend him from the European Parliamentary Labour Party. The Great Harwood-based MEP for Lancashire South is consulting a top barrister over the decision, which
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Satisfied customer
ALTHOUGH now living in Kenilworth, my son, still a supporter of Blackburn Rovers, watched the match against Southampton on October 18. I was a little apprehensive when he invited me to go with him, due to reports of bad language, hooliganism, etc. I watched
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Dome to be ready for year zero
IT was good to see Councillor Pearson giving lie to the adage "a leopard can't change its spots." The millennium dome was one of the expensive conceptions of the previous Conservative government. The same Conservative government which consistently savaged
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£300m - for the wrong purpose
THE Govern-ment's proposal to give an extra £300m for extra care in the community so that elderly patients can free beds sounds fine. However, care in the community already struggles to cope, as all patients are discharged earlier and earlier from hospital
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Quarry will be hole too many
MAY I appeal to readers to help us get the application by Castle Cement to reopen and extend the disused Bellman Quarry called in by the Secretary of State for a public inquiry. Bellman, combined with the already huge quarries, will give the Ribble Valley
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Drug dealer admits to £36,000 profits
A SMALL-time drug dealer has admitted to police he has made £36,000 a year from dealing in cannabis. And the £100-a-day dealer from Rossendale was only a minor figure in the costly drug scene, Sgt Keith Willacy, community officer for Rawtenstall and Waterfoot
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'Show us the money' council taunt
AN opposition councillor was asked to show the "colour of his money" after he offered Burnley £500 to renew its links with a naval ship! Coun Gordon Birtwistle made the gesture because he said fellow councillors had not backed his call to reinstate links
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ROVERS: Kenna joins up with ex-colleague Given
JEFF Kenna missed his first Premiership game for more than a year this afternoon. But he still aims to have Newcastle keeper Shay Given in his sights shortly after the final whistle goes at a packed St James's Park. The two ex-Ewood team-mates linked
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My battle to help save drug victim Mode star
PULSE - music and more, with Simon Donohue DEPECHE Mode's recently departed "musical director" has revealed how he attempted to save lead singer Dave Gahan from drug addiction. Alan Wilder, who releases his new album under the alias Recoil this month,
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Traders badly hit by 'No entry' road signs
TWO businesses whose trade has been badly hit because of roadworks believe a home developer's 'indifference' threatens them with closure. Passing trade has virtually come to a halt for Riverside Garden Centre and John Lawson Distributors Ltd since Branch
