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Train guard hurt in laser pen attack
A TRAIN guard was taken to hospital after a laser pen was shone into his eye as his train travelled through Blackburn. The incident happened on the Blackburn side of Mill Hill station at about 4.15pm on Christmas Eve. The Blackpool South to Colne train
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Christmas chaos of E Lancs storm damage
A GALE force battering brought Christmas chaos and destruction to East Lancashire. Widespread damage was reported, but no-one was seriously injured as a savage storm lashed the area. High winds toppled trees, ripped off roofs and gable ends, and blew
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ICE HOCKEY: Hawks dig deep
LANCASHIRE Hawks boss Mike Cockayne is asking his players to dig deep in their Christmas stockings this weekend, ahead of a testing double assault on high-flying Peterborough Pirates in the Christmas Cup. And Hawks will be looking to continue the festivities
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Judgment not misplaced
REGARDING Janet Anderson's comments (LET, December 11) concerning Labour MPs who voted against cuts in long parent benefits, I am unaware that it was explicitly stated before the election that there would be cuts in these benefits. As to Harriet Harman's
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ROVERS: Fettis is standing by for Flowers
TIM Flowers faces a late fitness test on a groin strain before Blackburn Rovers take on Crystal Palace at Ewood tomorrow. The keeper was a last-minute withdrawal at Hillsborough yesterday, leaving Alan Fettis to make his senior debut for Rovers. And the
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ROVERS: Herman's huffin' 'n' puffin
CONTRARY to the impression given by most Premiership defenders, Crystal Palace's Herman Hreidarsson doesn't train on raw meat, writes PETER WHITE. He prefers a plateful of smoked puffin! But Rovers striker Chris Sutton - the man in Hreidarsson's sights
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ROVERS: Sheffield Wednesday 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
ROY Hodgson peered into the not too distant future and declared his Blackburn Rovers team were bang on schedule for their ultimate destination - Europe, writes PETER WHITE. The Rovers boss, who rightly felt a little disappointed at a Hillsborough draw
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Little Chloe's a late 'saver'
A CHRISTMAS day bundle of joy was delivered to proud mum Audrey Hines. Chloe Amelia tipped the scales at 9lb 13oz and made her appearance at 6.10pm at Burnley General Hospital's Edith Watson Maternity Unit. She was expected on December 20 but Audrey said
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Sorry, your dinner's in the fire!
TWO hours before Christmas dinner was to be served to 250 customers, a fire broke out at Valentino's Restaurant in Burnley. But manager Carla Gentile said the firefighters were excellent, the staff great, the emergency gas man from Colne prompt, and the
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Murder: Mum of two charged
A MOTHER of two appeared before magistrates today charged with murder after a man was found dead on Christmas Day. Margaret Copeland, 27, of Ivinson road, Darwen, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court for the short hearing, charged with the murder
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Deprived areas lined up for Euro funding boost
A EURO cash boost is being lined up to help the job hopes and lives of residents in the five most deprived areas of Pendle. Brierfield, Whitefield and Bradley in Nelson, and Vivary and Waterside wards in Colne are eligible for community economic development
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Happiness is a new set of gnashers
MONTSERRATIAN John White will receive the best present he could ask for this Christmas - a new set of teeth! John left his gnashers behind in the rush to flee from his home on the volcano-ravaged island of Montserrat to East Lancashire. He spent months
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Watch out, Tony
WHAT'S all this about - getting people off benefits and back to work? What work? If there was plenty of work, we wouldn't have people on the dole. The government should leave the vulnerable people alone and look at the alternative that your Opinion gave
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Thanks for the show, Kids
THIS month I attended a fundraising event on behalf of the Daniels Charitable Trust, set up by the parents of Rhys and Charly Daniels, who are in the later stages of a condition called Batten's Disease, a life-shortening condition. The event I attended
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CLARETS: We need self-belief says Waddle
CHRIS Waddle urged his side to restore their self-belief in time for tomorrow's crucial Lancashire derby at Oldham tomorrow. The Clarets player-manager had seen his side grind out a 0-0 draw against a physical Chesterfield at Turf Moor on Boxing Day.
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CLARETS: Teasdale opens door for takeover
BURNLEY Football Club chairman Frank Teasdale has opened the door for a takeover at Turf Moor, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. Mr Teasdale told a stormy annual meeting that he was willing to stand down if "serious money" was offered to buy control of the club.
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ROVERS: Huge profit
BLACKBURN Rovers made a profit of more than £8 million last season, writes PETER WHITE. And that's despite finishing in their lowest position since becoming founder members of the Premier League in 1992. It compares with a loss of £8,391,534 on the previous
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CLARETS: Burnley 0 Chesterfield 0
A SENSE of humour is an essential part of the Burnley supporter's make-up at the moment, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. So the ironic standing ovation which greeted Burnley's first attempt on goal minutes before the interval demonstrated that the majority of Clarets
