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Steve's in tune with the planet
ENTREPRENEUR Steve Reid is hoping to put Burnley on the music map this year. Steve has launched his own production company and studio in the town to put together tunes ranging from advertising jingles to pop songs. It has already produced an anthem for
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Fury over 'crazy' health delay
WATCHDOGS today blasted NHS chief Frank Dobson for the "ridiculous" two-month delay in the appointment of a health supremo in East Lancashire. Sheila Maw has been anxiously waiting to hear if she has been re-elected as the £17,000-a-year chairman of the
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TEN YEARS AGO: Hospital hit by jobs fear
A COST-CUTTING blueprint bombshell to axe most major services at an East Lancashire hospital was dropped on stunned staff. More than 100 workers at Rossendale General Hospital faced redundancy if health chiefs' plans to close four wards, the operating
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Christopher's friends help in hunt for killer
FRIENDS of tragic teenager Christopher Hartley have been helping police build up a picture of his lifestyle. The dismembered body of 17-year-old Christopher was found in a rubbish bin outside a Blackpool hotel a week ago. Detectives, who are still searching
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Bus boss rapped for 'beer and chips' slur on North
A MILLIONAIRE bus boss was today slammed by East Lancashire MPs after describing his Northern passengers as "beer-drinking, chip-eating masses." Brian Souter, whose Stagecoach Holdings company operates services in Burnley, Pendle and Hyndburn, made the
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Walkers lose latest battle in river path war
A SCENIC footpath popular with walkers and tourists could be closed following a shock ruling. Landowners in Sawley are said to be delighted by an Environment Department ruling that a two-and-a-half mile stretch of the Ribble Way was included on the definitive
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CRICKET: Akram stands down after threats
NEW Lancashire captain Wasim Akram has stepped down as skipper of Pakistan because of repeated death threats. Akram was due to lead his country on their tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe at the end of this month before taking the reins at Old Trafford
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Loyalists face dilemma
THE Northern Ireland peace process teeters on the brink again as loyalists threaten to pull out of the negotiations. It may be that these are the focus of Protestant fears that the peace process has become ever more accommodating of republican aims. But
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Tracing the family Watts
THE family whose history I am researching is named Watts and I have traced some members to East Lancashire in 1881, so perhaps descendants are still in the area. John Watts married Sarah Ashforth in 1804 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire. Their children were
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Young Hague looks like old Michael Foot
AS THE rift among the Tories gapes wide open again, the immediate question for the country is not so much where it is going over the issue of the single currency, but whether there may be a Conservative Party left if this feud rips it apart completely
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Popular tourist spot scores on cleanliness
EAST Lancashire's closest national park is the second cleanest in the country, according to a new survey. The Yorkshire Dales, visited by thousands of East Lancashire people every year, scored the joint second highest cleanliness rating in the Tidy Britain
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Chris battles back on road to recovery
A KARTING ace who broke his back in an horrific 100mph smash is determined to defy the odds and speed his way back to the top. Chris Cattermole, 33, cheated death when he was thrown from his 400lb machine which then landed on top of him at Oulton Park
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Killer bug rise 'no cause for panic'
PUBLIC health chiefs have revealed that the incidence of meningitis in East Lancashire rose by 18 per cent last year - despite a national reduction in cases. During 1997, 53 cases of the deadly disease were reported to East Lancashire Health Authority
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Council tax bills to rise by 15 per cent
COUNCIL tax bills in most areas of Lancashire look set to increase by more than 15 per cent next year to help pay for the shake up of local government. County Hall leaders claim they are facing a financial crisis triggered by the decision to allow Blackburn
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Yule be sorry! Misery as Christmas debts pile up
Tuesday Topic, by Christine Rutter CASH-STARVED folk in East Lancashire are struggling to cope with the spectre of debt in 1998. Scores of people have spent the first days of the New Year pleading for help as the financial hangover of the festive season
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Roofer plunges 30ft on to concrete
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has fallen 30ft from a house roof on to a concrete floor. David Graham of Royds Street, Accrington, had been carrying out repair work on the roof of a terrace house in Charter Street, Accrington. He suffered a fractured pelvis and a
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School choir joins Abba tribute
CHILDREN from Whittlefield County Primary School, Burnley, are getting ready to appear on stage with the Abba tribute band Voulez Vous. The band, which has performed Abba hits such as "Dancing Queen", "Money Money Money'', "Waterloo'' and "Mama Mia''
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Soaraway pair among leaders
TWO East Lancashire companies have been named as being among the North West's top performers in the City in 1997. Airtours and Gaskell both saw their stock market values soar during the year. Helmshore-based Airtours came third in a market capitalisation
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Orders up but profits steady
DESPITE growing order books Lancashire firms are struggling to increase profits, a survey out today reveals. Although 33 per cent of companies questioned reported an increase in sales in recent months, only six per cent of firms said they had seen any
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Holiday wife in bite mystery
THE wife of a well-known businessman was left wheelchair-bound after being bitten by a mystery insect in South Africa. Anne Lethbridge, wife of Blackburn scrap dealer Ted, could not walk after the sting on her leg just days into their three-week holiday
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East Lancs actress Julie to join Coronation Street
ANOTHER East Lancashire actress is set to take up residence in Britain's best-loved street. Julie Hesmondhalgh, originally from Church, will join the cast of Coronation Street, which includes fellow Hyndburn-bred actress Vicky Entwistle, who plays Janice
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FIVE YEARS AGO: New Year jobs boost
A BADLY-needed New Year jobs boost for Blackburn was announced. Philips Components was to take over production of TV parts from a rival Dutch plant in a move that would create 50 new jobs. The production switch came days after the creation of the single
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Former Rovers manager dies, 80
FORMER Blackburn Rovers manager and Burnley player Jack Marshall has died after a brief illness in Rotherham General Hospital, aged 80. Mr Marshall had been living with his only daughter Patricia in Rotherham for the past eight years. He was in charge
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'Think before you shop your kids to the cops'
PARENTS who discover their children are using drugs have been urged to think carefully before following Home Secretary Jack Straw's lead and shopping their children to the police. The Blackburn MP has been revealed as the Government minister whose 17-
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Go-ahead for superstore to employ hundreds
A SUPERSTORE that could create hundreds of new jobs has been given the green light by councillors. Work has already started on demolishing the former J B Battye mill in Pendle Street, on the edge of Nelson town centre, to make way for the supermarket.
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Kathryn's baptism of fire in fight against hunger
A DETERMINED aid worker has spoken of the two years she spent battling to help people in war zones and some of the poorest areas of the world. Kathryn Ogden, whose parents, Peter and June, live in Castle Road, Colne, endured a 'baptism of fire' after
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Welcome greetings
THANK you for the Christmas greetings you relayed via the Internet in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. I sent one to my Mum and Dad and one to my brothers in Burnley and when I spoke to them, they told me they saw it in the paper. What a great idea!
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Great web-site!
AS an ex-pat of many years, may I say how impressed I am with the quality and content of your web-site. It allows me to be in touch with the comings and goings in my home town, and particularly with my constant love, Blackburn Rovers. Thanks, and keep
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An accident waiting to happen
IN reply to D Walton and J Beecroft (Letters, December 23), for a better understanding, I feel I have to simplify my comments regarding using children as a human barricade against traffic. I have neither written nor said at any time that I would not welcome
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Banishment of the bully: Don't let school be hell
THE subject of bullying often raises its ugly head, and most schools now have a policy of facing up to the situation before it gets out of hand. Pupils are encouraged to discuss the subject openly and to put themselves in the position of others by role
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New Year honour for QEGS 'old boy'
FAMILY and friends in East Lancashire are celebrating after a former Blackburn man was awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours. David Edward Bland, who now lives in Wapping, London, was honoured for his services to training in the insurance industry
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Flood plan gets green light
WORK looks set to start next month.on a £54,000 flood defence scheme, aimed at keeping the River Ribble at bay in Clitheroe. Residents of Riverside in Low Moor gave their backing to the scheme when it was unveiled last year. Several houses suffered damage
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Councillors call it a day
BURNLEY council finance vice-chairman Betsy Stringer has joined the growing list of Labour councillors who will not be defending their seats at May's municipal polls. Office worker Coun Stringer, who has represented the Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward
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NORTH END: Preston bid to avoid cup upset
UNDER-PRESSURE Preston boss Gary Peters will be anxious to avoid the potential humiliation of successive cup exits in the space of four days when North End make the short trip to Macclesfield tonight. Knocked out of the FA Cup by Stockport on Saturday
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CLARETS: Cummings and Goings
A fan's eye view of the season, with Stephen Cummings THEY say the darkest hour is just before dawn. It is to be hoped the maxim has the ring of truth about it, because to be perfectly honest it is difficult to see where any inspirational shaft of light
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ROVERS: Hodgson in line for boss award
ROY Hodgson is in with a good chance of claiming his second 'manager of the month' prize of the season. And that would be a remarkable achievement by the Blackburn Rovers boss who is enjoying his first season back in English football after a self-imposed
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CLARETS: I don't feel the pressure, says Waddle
Auto Windscreens Shield 2nd rnd: Burnley v Notts County - Peter White's big match preview CHRIS Waddle shrugs off any suggestions that the pressure of Burnley's precarious position in Division Two might be getting to him. And, as the Turf Moor player-manager
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CLARETS: Third man in Turf Moor power struggle
A MYSTERIOUS third party has joined the race to buy Burnley Football Club. Clarets director Bernard Rothwell today revealed that there are three contenders for control at Turf Moor. Apax Partners have already had one bid on behalf of a consortium of investors
