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Road safety councillor under fire
A COUNCILLOR came under fire from residents during a public meeting about road safety proposals in Colne. Councillor Tony Greaves was questioned about remarks he made during a previous meeting concerning a road safety scheme in the Horsfield area. Residents
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East Lancs 'black spot' for teeth with decay
CAMPAIGNERS for water fluoridation today singled out East Lancashire as one of Britain's biggest blackspots for children's dental health. Latest figures for the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth of five-year-olds in the district are among the
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Christine's a gem with spaghetti!
ANTIQUES collectors Derrick and Christine Sanderson taught the experts a thing or two when they used spaghetti to repair jewellery for a TV programme! The couple, from Colne Road, Reedley, were asked by a researcher to take part in the BBC2 Arts and Antiques
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My hell as US nanny
A NANNY from East Lancashire who fled an American "family from hell" after just three weeks today spoke of her sympathy for British teenager Louise Woodward. Helen Nunnick said she backed the parents of the Chester 19-year-old in losing all faith in the
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MOTORSPORT: Price is right for new Stages
AN all-new motorsport event takes to the road next weekend, after two years on the drawing board, writes NEIL JOHNSON. The North West Stages rally has attracted a capacity 90-car entry, including the multiple EARS/Motoring News champion John Price. Organised
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CLARETS: England boss advises old pal
CHRIS Waddle has turned to England manager Glenn Hoddle in a bid to lift Burnley away from the foothills of Division Two. Burnley were due to face Walsall at Turf Moor today searching for only their second league win in 14 starts. Waddle revealed that
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ROVERS: Ewood chairman denies spending rift
BLACKBURN Rovers chairman Robert Coar claimed today that the fall-out from Bosman was behind manager Roy Hodgson's shock comments which virtually ruled out any imminent major Ewood signings. And Mr Coar slammed any suggestions that there were problems
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The Saturday Interview with referee Eddie Wolstenholme
EVERYONE points the finger at them, writes PAUL AGNEW. In the Public Enemy league table soccer referees constantly battle against relegation. Players give them grief, fans shout abuse, managers rant and rave and they provide a daily punch bag for the
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Straw praises schools link
A PROJECT aimed at linking every school in Blackburn and Darwen with a business has been backed by Home Secretary Jack Straw. The Blackburn MP was special guest at the School Friends project, launched under the umbrella of the Blackburn Partnership. He
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Tories slam scandal of empty council homes
EMPTY properties in Blackburn and Darwen could cost council tax payers over half-a-million pounds. There are now 600 empty council houses and flats in the borough and, if the level stays same, the authority will have to make savings of £547,000 to make
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Fears for future of enterprise scheme
BUSINESSES are being warned that Burnley's Young Enterprise student company scheme could be under threat next year, unless it receives their backing. It has been revealed that the local scheme was only able to go ahead this year after Granville Technology
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Owen, Owen, gone!
PULSE - music and more, with Simon Donohue WHEN Mark Owen launched his solo career, it looked like he had ditched his clean-cut heart-throb image for a touch of the hippy-dippy rock star. Blond flashes streaked his long-ish floppy hair, he talked about
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Council blessing for new estate
A NEW estate of 30, four-bedroomed detached houses is set to take shape in Loveclough, Rossendale. Councillors approved plans for the homes on a plot of land between Hapton Way and Goodshaw Lane. The site is next to council land which is zoned for housing
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Fresh lease of life for burial ground
THE RIP group at Clayton-le-Moors certainly does not rest in peace! Any spare time members have is spent Restoring, Improving and Preserving the old St Mary's burial ground in a bid to rescue it after decades of neglect. Four volunteers from Clayton-le-Moors
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Traders blast for town blight area
BUSINESSMEN have blasted council bosses after claiming a once-thriving area of Blackburn town centre is being left to rot. Shops in the historic Aspden buildings, in Preston New Road, are mostly empty, boarded up or covered in fly-posters. The original
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ICE HOCKEY: Southern discomfort
INCONSISTENT Lancashire Hawks face a curious but testing ice hockey combo this weekend - familiar opponents at the Arena and a trip into the unknown. After an Arena date with Murrayfield tonight, Hawks fly off to tackle Peterborough tomorrow hoping to
