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Bassett's boys are all out of sorts!
Bury 2 - Nottingham Forest 0 WHEN chairman J. T. Igham unwittingly nicknamed Bury FC 'the Shakers' back in 1892 he must have had glorious nights like this in mind. First Division leaders Forest with their £10 million all-stars swaggered into town on the
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Cooke chance
ANDY Cooke will get the chance to re-establish himself in the Burnley firing line, starting at Rotherham on Saturday, following Gerry Creaney's unexpected return to Maine Road. Turf Moor player-boss Chris Waddle wouldn't have been able to pick Creaney
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Scottish cash for our schools, call
TAKE money from Scotland and give it to Bury schools! That's what the borough's Liberal Democrats want, with another year of big education cuts on the horizon. They say that devolution north of Hadrian's Wall shows that the Scots do not need the 20 per
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She's got a ticket to park - but council don't care!
A BEMUSED driver was shocked to receive a hefty fine - even though she had a ticket to park in Bury until the year 2005. Mrs Shaney Wicks, of Sergeants Lane in Whitefield, paid 80p to park in the town centre for three hours. To her surprise the expiry
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Six-year jail term for masked burglar
A FRAIL, elderly woman was left terrified when she was confronted in her home by a masked intruder, a judge heard at Manchester Crown Court. Drug addict Robert Shorthouse ordered his victim to stay in her armchair while he ransacked her home and stole
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Man's suicide over his looks
KEVIN RICHARDSON was a man obsessed with his looks. The 40-year-old had twice had operations on his nose and was thinking about a hair transplant. Mr Richardson rowed about it with his wife, Barbara. Two days later, on October 28, he was found dead in
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Crisis looming in Millennium 'melt-down'
THE MILLENNIUM is a potential time-bomb and could have a drastic effect on services across Lancashire, county council bosses have warned. And a specialist team is being set up to help tackle the problem being posed to computer technology by the approach
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Popular Rector dies during pastoral visit
CANON J. R. "Reg" Smith MBE, the much-loved Rector of Bury for more than 30 years, has died aged 82. The Rector died as he had lived, serving the people of Bury. On Monday he collapsed at the home of a parishioner during a pastoral visit, and was taken
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Housing: why the Tory grumbles?
I WAS surprised to see Councillor J Williams (LET, November 1) complaining about the fact that Blackburn with Darwen Council appears to have a surplus of housing stock. I would have thought that as a Conservative he would have welcomed this as proof that
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Good shops mix is vital for town centres
THE BID by traders in Clitheroe to stop charity shops taking over the town centre, now that it has nine, may be tinged with self-interest, but it nonetheless asks worthwhile questions about the preservation of the High Street. There is no doubt that these
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Traders call for curbs on charity shops
TRADERS in Clitheroe have vowed to stop charity shops taking over their high street. And members of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade aim to make the town the first in the country where charity shops will have to be licensed. They held an emergency meeting with
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Cafe blunders probe blasted
A COUNCIL'S inquiry into mistakes by officers on a cafe contract was blasted as "pathetic" and "an absolute disgrace" by Independent Harry Brooks. His scathing criticism came as recreation chiefs received an in-house report which revealed errors were
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Technology key to beat competition
COMPANIES in East Lancashire could lose out to foreign competition unless they use technology to improve their businesses. David Baxter, head of a Government campaign to encourage use of information technology, told business leaders at the launch of Business
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Catlwalk calls for super model
A LOCAL woman could soon be eclipsing superwaifs once she hits the catwalk. Susan Carlick (26, pictured) is a finalist in a national competition to find the Size 16+ Model of the Year. And if Susan wins she will be offered a contract with Excel, a leading
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Multi-million Millennium plan goes on show
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to take Bury into the next century went on show at Radcliffe Civic Suite. Local businesses turned up at the launch of the Single Regeneration Budget to see how it will benefit the borough. Under the SRB, some £6.4 million of
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It's a busy but safe bonfire night
BONFIRE Night proved one of the busiest evenings of the year for hard-worked Bury fire crews. They were inundated with calls throughout the night, but thankfully there were no reports of any serious incidents or injuries. Bury-based Station Officer Mr
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Teletubbies vanish from playgroup
Distressed youngsters at a private nursery in Prestwich have gone Laa-Laa over the theft of their Teletubbies. New giant cut-outs of the TV heroes were stolen from Holyrood nursery and pre-school over the weekend, November 1-2. And glum kids are demanding
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Local girl takes US job despite nanny case
A BURY Grammar School pupil has been paying particular attention to the Louise Woodward trial in America. Emma Purcell, who was 18 on Monday, found out she was accepted as an au pair in the USA by an agency on the same day Cheshire teenager Louise was
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We wanna tell you a story!
TWO and a half years ago, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph launched a scheme to recruit part-time correspondents. We were stepping into the unknown and had no idea whether such an operation would work. The idea was to supplement our team of professional
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Ruled by the EU
I TOTALLY agree with the remarks of D Bullen (Letters, November 4). I think the majority view in this country is that we should be in Europe - not run by Europe. The EEC was the original basis - European Economic Community full stop. Single currency means
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Clarets coach faces FA rap
GLENN Roeder has been charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the Football Association, following his 'dismissal' in the later stages of Burnley's home game against Walsall. The Turf Moor assistant manager was banished from the dugout by referee
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Bid to cut technology centre's £190,000 losses
URGENT action has been ordered to stop a council's high-technology training centre plunging even deeper into the red. A shock report revealed that Burnley's Information Technology Centre could be heading for a £190,000 loss this year - £114,000 more than
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Food first for new co-op
BURNLEY is to get a food co-op - 150 years after the Rochdale pioneers started the world's first co-operative. The new-to-Burnley scheme will focus on providing cut-price fruit and veg in one of the town's most depressed districts - the Hargher Clough
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Homeboy's clanger helps get points for Shakers
NORWICH CITY 2, BURY 2 A CLANGER of monumental proportions from Bury-born England Under-21 keeper Andy Marshall gave the Shakers a lifeline in a game they looked destined to lose. The error put Bury firmly back on the road to recovery after being down
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Help make kids' Christmas special
WORKING in many countries around the world, especially those of Eastern Europe and our own over the last few years, we have been able to bring relief and Christian love to many thousands of people. Without your help this would not have been possible.
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Paul's new career goal
UNEMPLOYED footballer Paul Lynch has found his career goal. Paul was out of work for four months after leaving his job as a semi-professional player with Rochdale FC. But now, through ELTEC's Target Training programme, he has moved up a few divisions
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Head hits out at criticswith praise for teachers
A HEAD teacher has hit out at those who "knock" the teaching profession. Heather Jamison, of Pleckgate High School, Blackburn, said criticism of teachers had been one of her worst experiences in her first year as head. She was speaking at the school's
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Councillors join anti-hunt battle
COUNCILLORS joined the move to ban hunting after a Labour councillor attacked the "vicious, violent minority" who supported it. Coun Marcus Johnstone said he had felt the blast of opposition from "the men in red coats" when he voiced his opinion on the
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Sparks fly in power point row
SPARKS will fly if electricity supply problems are not solved on a Whitefield estate. The promise comes from Sara Louise Ashworth, of Medlock Way, who uses a power card to pay for her electricity. But to do this she must visit a Norweb-appointed outlet
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Referendum should be next EU step
IN the build-up to the last election, all politicians promised that we would be given a referendum regarding further European integration. We are now being told that monetary union (EMU) is inevitable, albeit not in this parliament. It may be semantics
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Parents also to blame
REGARDING Louise Woodward, in my opinion the parents of baby Matthew are as much to blame as anybody, for what happened. Why didn't they employ an experienced nanny if they cared so much for their son? They could easily have afforded it. But no, they
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District nurses in travel expenses row
DISTRICT nurses are the latest victims as the purse-strings tighten across Bury's health services. The community workers are outraged after learning that their travel expenses could be dramatically cut. A draft document from Bury Health Care NHS Trust
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Hi-tech cash boost for borough's libraries
LOCAL libraries have been given a £56,000 hi-tech boost which could benefit children, the poor and ethnic minorities. Bury has beaten off competition to win cash from the Government's new Challenge Fund, which co-incides with National Libraries Week.
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Clever trucker takes the long road to Paris
INGENIOUS Bury trucker Stephen Egerton has beaten strikers' blockades to deliver his load to the French capital. Stephen, who works for Farnworth-based K. and S. J. Harvey, set off last Sunday night (November 2) loaded with paper reels. His mission was
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Rap for chain gang's court ordeal
SECURITY firm Group 4 was today explaining to an official from the Home Office why defendants have been chained to radiators at an East Lancashire court. The treatment of defendants by Group 4 at Rossendale Magistrates Court has been likened to "an old
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On the artistic Trail
A MULTI-MILLION pound sculpture trail is reaching its destination. Next month will see the official unveiling of the first pieces of the National Lottery funded Irwell Sculpture Trail. The sculpture trail will flow through the heart of Ramsbottom and
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Telephone jobs axed
UNIONS feared jobs in East Lancashire would get the axe after British Telecom announced a further 15,000 redundancies. The National Communications Union said it feared up to 100 local jobs would go. BT chairman Iain Vallance announced the plans to shed
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Radiation meat tests
EXTRA tests on meat samples in Pendle were to be carried out after the discovery of a Chernobyl radiation "hotspot" in the neighbouring Craven district. Principal environmental health officer Mr Vernon Bird said the high deposits of radioactive caesium
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Pal remembered
I WONDER if Milton Whewell (LET, November 6), remembers me - Bob Balshaw, the fitter at Rolls-Royce? I am 84 now and haven't seen Milton for about 50 years but I would like to congratulate him and his wife on their diamond wedding, which you reported,
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It started with a kiss
COULD you believe it when Teddy Sheringham was reported to the police following his goal celebrations at Arsenal? The England striker kissed his shirt. Big deal! This was enough for some fans to claim he was inciting them. It's a ludicrous suggestion.
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Keep hitting them hard
BURGLARY is one of the major curses of our society. But in East Lancashire, our police are turning the tide. Inside six months, the force has axed the number of burglaries by 11 per cent in five towns in our region. And in some areas they have been cut
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Sutton: I almost quit Ewood
CHRIS Sutton revealed today that, during two depressing seasons, he had been forced to wonder if he had a future at Ewood Park. But, back on top of the world and in the England squad, the Blackburn Rovers striker is now happy he stayed put. And it is
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Trust board names new members
THE board of Bury's hospitals has three new members. Mrs Ana Inceman, an ex-nurse, leaves her post as chairman of Bury's health watchdog, the community health council (CHC) to serve as a non-executive director for Bury Health Care NHS Trust. She is joined
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Borough's silent tribute to the fallen
BURY Council will remember the fallen on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month this year - and they want the rest of the borough to join them. A flare will be fired from outside Bury Town Hall on Tuesday at 11am to publicly mark
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Ali breaks the Payne barrier
ACCRINGTON's Shokat Ali gained a 6-4 victory over Birmingham's Karl Payne at Preston Guild Hall yesterday in the first round of the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship. Ali, a first round casualty in last month's Grand Prix, rattled in breaks of 88 and
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MPs urged to back hunting bill
BURY'S MPs are being asked to back a ban on hunting with dogs - even though success looks unlikely. Councillors want David Chaytor and Ivan Lewis to support the move regardless as a matter of principle. Members want them to vote in favour of a bill put
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Tortured minds
IT was heartening to read of the work of Making Space (October 28) in supporting people's emergence from such a fearful illness. Even with support from Making Space, how much harder it must be for sufferers who do not have a family to welcome them back
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Council gives mixed welcome to Regional Agency
A REGIONAL boost to jobs and enterprise has been given the thumbs-up in Bury. Councillors have officially backed government plans to create a Regional Development Agency, as long as local people regulate it. The agency's aim would be to attract investment
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Care tragedy of death fall man
A MAN who plunged to his death from a shopping centre would have been receiving specialist help if the Salvation Army had more money, it was claimed today. Mohammed Azam, 39, died instantly from serious head injuries after falling to the floor near the
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Dennis the menace going for a song with Ewood faithful
MADCAP comedian Paul Kay - otherwise known as Dennis Pennis - is to help Blackburn Rovers fans beef up their barracking. Paul is the scourge of celebrities everywhere with his no-holds-barred interview technique. He once asked Demi Moore whether she would
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Vigilance the key to crime drop
POLICE and local people are working together to beat crime in Ramsbottom. Recently the crime rate in the town has been falling dramatically. And police say the welcome drop is a result of the vigilance of the local community. On average Ramsbottom police
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Jobs saved by major contracts
HUNDREDS of council jobs are safe following a multi-million pound success. The local authority's in-house team have won two major five-year contracts against private sector competition. It means that sports and leisure management, along with grounds maintenance
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ELR disabled scheme strikes gold
A PIONEERING scheme to give the disabled greater access to the borough's top tourist attraction has struck gold. Two years ago the Peel Lions in Ramsbottom donated a specially adapted railway carriage to the East Lancashire Railway. The coach featured
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Transplants are not the answer
THERE was one aspect of Councillor Frank Connor's reply (October 31) to my original letter which requires addressing, as it reveals a disturbing trend. Part of his reply stated: "It is conceivable that the applicants could put in measures to compensate
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Beattie double as Rovers are held
ASTON VILLA RES 2, ROVERS RES 2 TWO goals from James Beattie and another good performance by Blackburn Rovers Reserves at Villa Park last night helped them maintain their place among the Pontin's League Premier Division leaders. Rovers were the better
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No room for copmplacency - Stan
COMPLACENCY is a dirty word in the Shakers' camp after Tuesday evening's demolition of First Division leaders Nottingham Forest. That's the message coming out loud and clear from Bury boss Stan Ternent as his injury and suspension ravaged troops prepare
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World champ cues up at Duck Club!
STEPHEN HENDRY has reached a new peak in his snooker-playing career. For having mesmerised opponents and delighted his fans at the likes of The Crucible in Sheffield, Glasgow's Kelvin Hall, Wembley Arena and Preston Guild Hall, the World No.1 has just
