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Women banned for shy guys in undie world
LINGERIE shop owner Maria Mulhall has banned women for one hour each week...so they don't make fun of men buying sexy underwear for their wives and girlfriends. Sales have soared as dozens of men have been streaming into Aphrodite Lingerie, Union Road
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Snooker ace - at 13 years old
WHEN it comes to potting the black, snooker fan Peter Mercer is a force to be reckoned with. The pint-sized 13-year-old is the youngest ever player in the Clitheroe and District Senior Snooker League. The Ribblesdale High School pupil, who lives in Chaigley
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New store to bring 100 jobs
A NEW store is set to open in Blackburn town centre, bringing with it 100 full and part-time jobs. Liverpool-based discount chain T J Hughes is to open in the former Xceptions and Woolworths store at the corner of Church Street and Ainsworth Street. It
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TEN YEARS AGO: Maternity units campaign
COUNCILLORS from across the political divide united to fight any plans to axe their maternity units. A meeting behind closed doors decided on the first steps in the campaign to keep open the units at Accrington Victoria Hospital and Bramley Meade, Whalley
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NHS bosses scoop rare top award
HOSPITAL bosses in Blackburn have scooped a rare award for promoting staff health. Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust is one of just 15 organisations in the UK to achieve the top level award for its Health at Work strategy. During a visit
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Heroin 'brick' found in wall
A SOLID slab of heroin worth up to £100,000 has been found hidden in a wall near a busy main road. The one kilo "brick" of the raw drug was discovered by council workmen clearing out rubbish in a back yard just a few feet from Barbara Castle Way in Blackburn
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Flats plan to help hospital
ELDERLY patients could be moved out of hospital into empty sheltered accommodation to prevent "bed blocking" at Burnley General hospital. Council bosses have unveiled plans to offer patients places in sheltered housing to free hospital beds over the winter
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Birthday boy's lethal late-night chip pan
A MOTHER and son died in an early morning blaze probably caused by a chip pan left on by the teenager after a night out. Joyce Winchester, 36, and Lee Haythornthwaite lost their lives on Lee's 19th birthday, as thick smoke poured through their home on
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Nicholas a boy who would swim with the dolphins
A MAJOR campaign has been launched to send an eight-year-old Haslingden boy to swim with dolphins in Florida. Despite numerous tests over his short life, doctors have been unable to identify what Nicholas Cosgrove is suffering from, but his constant epileptic
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Where's the bus sense?
WITH reference to the accident involving a double-deck bus and the Plane Street railway bridge at Little Harwood, Blackburn (LET, December 8), why on earth do Stagecoach currently operate the 214 Blackburn-Little Harwood service, albeit by minibus, under
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ICE HOCKEY: Adrian's broken finger agony
ADRIAN Lomonaco will play through the pain barrier this weekend as Lancashire Hawks go in search of more festive cheer. Lomonaco has a fractured finger, but it won't stop the Canadian sharpshooter facing up to Fife Flyers - home and away - in the Christmas
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Fall of 'Roman Empire' theme pub plan
MAGISTRATES have sparked the fall of the Roman Empire by calling time on a £1 million scheme to create Burnley's largest pub in a decaying former theatre. Former nightclub owner Michael Cookson wants to convert the Empire Theatre, St James Street into
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Public will pay for European Union
FOREIGN Secretary, Robin Cook, said recently he is in favour of the European Union being enlarged. And, indeed, there are a number of smaller countries which would have to be accepted. That is because they would benefit from large hand-outs which would
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CRICKET: Church sign Guyanan
GUYANA all-rounder Neil McGarrell will be Church's new professional in the EW Cartons Lancashire League next summer. A right-hand bat and orthodox slow left-arm bowler, the 25-year-old McGarrell comes highly recommended by former Church pro Chester Watson
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Road humps stop accidents
ADRIAN Shurmer (Letters, December 8), seems perturbed that his excellent driving skills are inhibited by measures to slow drivers. The County Council's Road Casualty Report for 1996 would show him that, in the areas where it has been introduced, traffic-calming
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Show you mean peace Adams - give up arms
IT WAS a moment in history, all right. And, for many, it will have been a stomach-churning one to see the apologists for murderers welcomed into No.10 Downing Street. But if in meeting Sinn Fein leaders Tony Blair was taking a risk to keep the Ulster
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Too late for Stanley
I FOUND Eric Leaver's article 'Poor Stanley' (LET, November 24), most interesting because I remember the year, 1962, very clearly - the year that Accrington Stanley went out of existence, and the year that Burnley missed doing the double in the last match
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NON-LEAGUE: Lady not for turning at Darwen
THE lady has decided - and she's not for turning, which is welcome news for Darwen FC boss Steve Wilkes! Kath Marah, chairman of the NW Counties League First Division strugglers, has no plans to give the order of the Boot to her young manager - who works
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ROVERS: Blackburn can't duck skilled Platty push!
Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers - Peter White's big match preview DAVID Platt scored against Blackburn Rovers for Arsenal only last April in a 1-1 Highbury draw which had a dramatic effect on both ends of the Premiership table. A point for Rovers put them
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Royal guessing game
THE Princess Royal was marrying Commander Tim Laurence - and keeping the world guessing as to exactly who would witness the event. Strict secrecy - on direct instructions from the Princess - surrounded arrangements for the wedding at the tiny Crathie
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Human chain halts danger road traffic
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to carry on disrupting traffic on a busy main road they say is a danger to pedestrians. About 30 residents in Cherry Tree, Blackburn, blocked Preston Old Road for the second time yesterday in their long-running battle for a pedestrian
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Right medication may be answer
I AM a bit late with my views on the child Naomi Tyrie, who was banned from school because she has epilepsy (LET, November 27). This ban was likely to do more harm than good, as it could have caused Naomi great stress and therefore have her fits increase
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Sir Humphreys will try to blunt freedom act
MANY people will be disappointed that, rather than a Bill to bring in the Freedom of Information Act envisaged in Labour's manifesto, they have taken the longer White Paper route to at last blowing away the culture of secrecy that surrounds government
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Article ill-informed
REGARDING the article 'Special schools get nil out of 188' by Mark Templeton (LET, December 3), I am amazed that such an ill-informed and highly insulting article was allowed in your newspaper. Has Mr Templeton ever been in a special school in his life
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In the footsteps of fugitive king Henry
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy - Bolton-By-Bowland IN RECENT times a car park, information centre and toilets have been set up on the outskirts of Bolton-By-Bowland and this has provided a much-needed focus for this delightful village. There are
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The blunders that rocked Labour
Political Focus, with Bill Jacobs WEDNESDAY night's massive rebellion over cuts in lone parent benefits has rocked the Government, left the Whips split down the middle, and called into question New Labour's reputation for competence. The whole affair
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Christmas carol con-kids snatch wallet
TWO boy carol singers ran off from a house in Burnley after snatching a wallet with £328 cash. Police said that at about 6.15pm yesterday a 31-year-old woman answered her front door in Heather Bank, off Cog Lane, Burnley, to two boys who were carol singing
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ROVERS: United Beatt-en
Pontin's League: Blackburn Rovers Reserves 3 Manchester United Reserves 1 JAMES Beattie gave watching Rovers boss Roy Hodgson two more timely reminders of his phenomenal flair for scoring at Ewood last night. True, they were only a couple of tap-ins but
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CLARETS: Waddle's striking problem
CHRIS Waddle hinted today that he is considering a recall for striker Andy Cooke in tomorrow's crunch Second Division game against Wigan Athletic at Turf Moor. It is the first home game for Burnley since the war of words between Waddle and the Burnley
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ROVERS: Hodgson ready to spend big
ROY Hodgson is ready to spend - and spend big - for Blackburn Rovers but only the best will do. And the Rovers boss revealed that, thanks to Jack Walker's benevolence, he can afford the top players in the world. Hodgson, given a tremendous ovation by
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CLARETS: Wigan boss Deehan has cash to spare
Burnley v Wigan Athletic - Peter White's big match preview WHISPER it quietly, especially in Chris Waddle's presence, but Wigan Athletic manager John Deehan readily admits he has money to spend in the transfer market. It seems a little ironic but the
