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CLARETS: Burnley pay penalty as keeper blunder turns game
Bristol City 3 Burnley 1 - Neil Bramwell's big match verdict FOR 71 minutes it was impossible to tell which side was struggling at the bottom of the league and which was flying high. But in one split second of impulsive stupidity, the answer was rammed
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Double talk by Blunt?
PLEASE tell me, are John Blunt and Walt Meadows (Letters, November 27) one and the same person? For they both spout the same sort of drivel. Mr Meadows tells us that Tony Blair's Labour party was elected with only a 40 per cent share of the vote. But
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Village shops' Dickens night could be last
A QUESTION mark hangs over the future of a popular Christmas event in Whalley after organisers were landed with a huge bill for road diversion signs. This year's Pickwick Party Night on December 11 will go ahead, but the future of the Dickensian extravaganza
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ROVERS: United strike late to deny Youth team a cup victory
FA Youth Cup 2nd round: Blackburn Rovers 1 Manchester United 1 AN equaliser five minutes from time by David Healy denied Blackburn Rovers the place they should have had in the third round of the FA Youth Cup at Ewood last night. After an evenly-fought
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Gaskell's introduce new faces
A NEW team has been appointed at Gaskell Textiles, Accrington, which manufactures carpet tiles and underlays. The company said the four new appointments were aimed at helping its expansion programme in the UK and overseas. Hazel Walker joins as marketing
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Savings bomb will be seen as broken pledge
THE Government wooed and won former Tory voters in so-called Middle England with its pledges not to raise income tax. But now it risks a swift divorce from hundreds of thousands of them with a surprise tax raid on their savings. For in launching its new
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Fight to save trees from the chop
RESIDENTS are campaigning to stop part of a local wildlife haven being bulldozed. Householders in Brownlow Street, Shadsworth, Blackburn, were horrified when they discovered that an application had been submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council for a
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Council tax hike - and cuts on way
COUNCIL tax bills in East Lancashire look set to rise next April by six per cent - but the news is not as bad as was first predicted. Finance directors across the area have given a cautious welcome to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announcement in
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SPD step in to save jobs
AN engineering firm has helped save 120 jobs by buying another business from the receivers. The Darwen tooling and composite materials company Brookhouse has bought the SPD Group, which has sites in Stalybridge, Mossley, Dukinfield and Hyde. Brookhouse
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Cold comfort: Winter chill brings interesting visitors
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy FOLLOWING a period of wind and rain, the last Sunday in November dawned brighter - but there was a considerable drop in temperature. This is usually a sign of an exciting period of birdwatching. At this time of the year
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Foals are up for adoption
READERS may be interested to hear about a novel Christmas gift or birthday present for people of all ages. They can adopt a foal, pony, horse, goat, sheep or pig from as little as £10 yearly. For this they will receive a certificate and colour photograph
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Head calls for fairer school funds deal
CHILDREN'S eduction should not depend on the success of a bid for school funding, a headteacher has said. Mr Allan Grey told parents of the importance of equal opportunities for pupils when he addressed the upper school presentation night at Moorhead
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Taxing job
ANDREW Stephenson has been appointed to the tax department at Blackburn and Accrington chartered accountants Pierce. He has worked for 15 years for the Inland Revenue. He will deal with corporate and personal tax and VAT planning, working closely with
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Vandals desecrate Christmas cribs
VANDALS have smashed the heads off all the nativity figures at the Christmas crib in Oswaldtwistle only days after it went up. And in another senseless act of desecration tomato sauce was poured over the crib in Accrington town centre. Hyndburn Council's
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Lancs hunters' dogged determination to fight ban
FIELD sports enthusiasts in East Lancashire have vowed to step up their campaign against a ban on hunting with hounds. After MPs voted overwhelmingly for a bill to ban fox hunting, the hunters have warned the move would put people out of work. Lesley
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CLARETS: Ward's backing Waddle despite Bristol defeat
JOHN Ward today tipped Burnley to play their way out of the Second Division drop zone. The former Turf Moor number two saw his Bristol City side beat Chris Waddle's side 3-1 at Ashton Gate. But Ward is convinced that Burnley have the quality to rise up
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Rings of steel around schools
TWO schools are set to get permission to build steel security fences around their grounds, in a bid to keep vandals and intruders out in the cold. Shadsworth Junior School and Darwen's Tullyallen Special School are both likely to get the go-ahead, following
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Cathedral's new crown gets its jewels
THE first of the jewels in Blackburn Cathedral's new crown have been unveiled. The first of 56 sparkling 20-foot stained glass panels are being tested in the crypt at the cathedral to ensure they are waterproof and windproof before work starts in January
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Surfing to the shops!
Mark Templeton surfs the net THINK of Christmas, think of shopping, think of the crowds, think...NIGHTMARE! People pushing into you, shops running out of items, road rage in the car park as someone nicks your space - the list goes on. That's why it makes
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High-flier Lisa's trip of a lifetime
A JET-SETTING schoolgirl turned up for work experience - and ended up flying to New York for the day. High-flying Lisa Thornton, 15, could hardly believe her ears when bosses at British Airways asked if she fancied a trip to the Big Apple. She clocked
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Terror bomb blitz on Manchester
MORE than 50 people were injured in a series of terror bomb explosions which brought fear and chaos to the heart of Manchester. Screaming shoppers ran for cover when the busy city was shaken by the first huge car bomb blast at 8.40am. A second explosion
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TEN YEARS AGO: Factory to boost jobs
PUBLISHING and packaging giant Reed International sealed a deal for a massive factory and site that would bring a "substantial" number of jobs to East Lancashire. The company, former owner of Crown Paints, was to take over the 100,000sq ft Haslingden
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Councils can't dodge blame for tax rises
HOUSEHOLDERS must brace themselves for a record rise in their council tax bills as the government eases the cap the Tories relentlessly kept on town hall spending. An average rise of seven per cent is forecast. But since council tax bills in East Lancashire
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Chip in plea for warden patrols
TRADERS in Accrington town centre have been called on to chip in towards the bill for community safety warden patrols. Hyndburn policy and resources committee last night pledged to lobby all possible sources of funding, to ensure the survival of the pioneering
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ROVERS: Ewood faithful warned - beware Blake!
BOLTON'S South African international Mark Fish today warned Blackburn Rovers - beware Nathan Blake, he's world class. Fish, remarkably, hopes to jet halfway across the world face Ronaldo and company in Johannesburg when South Africa take on Brazil around
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Special schools 'nil out of 118' criticised
SPECIAL schools in East Lancashire were today under fire after a report revealed none of them put a single pupil in for GCSE exams last year. The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education says it confirms fears they are not offering "appropriate educational
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Twisted thinking from New Labour
The John Blunt column WHAT an eloquent summary of New Labour's progressive thinking it is that the government is seeking to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes from 16 to 18 while a majority of its MPs are poised to lower the age of homosexual consent
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Let Rachel in school
REGARDING your front-page story (LET, November 27) - history repeats itself. There was no room at the inn when Jesus was born and so it is with lovely little Naomi Tyrie. How can the powers that be refuse to let her attend school with other children because
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Decision soon over rival to 'dominant' Asda
COUNCILLORS are expected to decide at the end of next month on whether to allow further supermarket expansion in Rawtenstall. A report on shopping habits in Rossendale has now been published and councillors are waiting for the results of a county council
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Polish delegation on aerospace visit
FOUR senior Polish trade union officials will visit British Aerospace in Lancashire this week. The delegation, including leaders of the Solidarity union, will be the guests of BAe's management and unions and will be briefed on the Eurofighter and Gripen
