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Litter-busters clean up
LITTER doesn't stand a chance when John Macaulay is around. Mr Macaulay wages war on any rubbish which finds its way into Burnley. He enlists helpers from the community, schools and Burnley Council to help tackle the town's grotspots. Mr Macaulay, of
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Brick terror for bus driver
A DRIVER and passenger narrowly escaped serious injury when a gang of youths hurled bricks at a minibus last night. The vandals aged eight to 16 years missed the driver and passenger by inches with a brick which shattered a five-foot window on the minibus
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Community set to honour achievers
MORE than 30 university and college graduates from Burnley's Bangladeshi community will receive special certificates as the community honours its achievers. Around 2,000 Bangladeshi-origin people live in Burnley - most in the poorest Daneshouse area of
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Former mayor dies, aged 91
THE flag at Accrington town hall was flying at half mast today as a mark of respect for former mayor Mrs Alice Haines who has died in hospital at the age of 91. Mrs Haines MBE and her late husband, Wallace, moved to Parbold, near Wigan, 17 years ago to
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ICE HOCKEY: International tester for Hawks
LANCASHIRE Hawks are icing up for the performance of a lifetime at the Arena. Forget the National League, forget the Northern League, welcome to the International Arena. Tomorrow night Hawks face the cream of British talent when they ice up against the
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Bristol cream: But best of the West defy labels
PULSE - music and more, with Simon Donohue PORTISHEAD burst on to the scene pigeonholed as another of the Bristol trip-hop outfits made famous by Tricky and Massive Attack. Tomorrow the West Country wizards will take the stage at Blackburn's King George's
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CLARETS: Turf Moor notebook
BURNLEY have already cashed in on the FA Cup, even though they have yet to get through their first-round tussle with Rotherham United. With Sky TV deciding to screen Tuesday's replay against Rotherham 'live', it means that £37,500 will roll into the Turf
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Clean-up bid for borough's streets
A COUNCIL is waging war on dog dirt. A series of no-fouling zones is to be created in Blackburn and Darwen with the aim of forcing dog owners to clean up after their pets. Blackburn with Darwen Council will launch a high-profile publicity and education
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Husband killed wife and himself
DISCHARGE arrangements at an East Lancashire hospital are expected to be heavily criticised in a damning report into how a mental patient killed his wife and then himself. The inquiry into the deaths of Michael Horner, 52 and his wife, Hazel, 54, will
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ROVERS: Ewood Park notebook
HAVING progressed in the Lancashire FA Youth Cup for professional clubs by beating Blackpool 2-1 at Ewood on Monday, the Rovers youngsters' next big date is Tuesday, December 2. That's when they entertain Manchester United in the second round of the FA
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CLARETS: Be patient, pleads Waddle
CHRIS Waddle today asked for patience as he attempts to rebuild Burnley into a force capable of challenging to climb out of the Second Division. Turf Moor fans saw their team outplayed for 45 minutes by promotion-chasing Millwall on Tuesday night. And
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ROVERS: Skipper Sherwood set for his 200th appearance
TIM Sherwood was set to celebrate a special milestone against Chelsea at Ewood this afternoon - his 200th full League game for Blackburn Rovers. And the skipper can also be rightly proud of the fact that he has played more Premiership matches for the
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Arnie fits the bill
The Saturday Interview, with fitness guru Arnaldo Longaretti IF ARNALDO Longaretti had been unveiled to the world's press as Blackburn Rovers' new Italian striker, not a single hack or snapper in the Ewood Media Theatre would have batted an eyelid. He
