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On the ball! Soccer all the way down the line
Mark Templeton Surfs the Net SOCCER is on the Internet in a big way...just ask Kevin Keegan! Fulham players will be wearing the Demon Internet logo on their shirts from next season after the club and the firm announced a £1.5 million sponsorship deal.
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Don't be cynical (though it's hard not to be)
The John Blunt column EMERGING as Minister for Integrity out of the business of his son's alleged selling of cannabis in a London pub, Jack Straw finds himself put by Tony Blair in charge of the relaunch of government presentation. And he began the task
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ROVERS: Double boost for boss Hodgson
LARS Bohinen and Gary Croft have given Roy Hodgson a timely boost, as the Blackburn Rovers boss waits for an exact diagnosis of injured winger Stuart Ripley's knee problems. Both Bohinen and Croft have been given the all clear from calf and ankle injuries
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Sister firms' double celebration
SISTER firms Riva and Denise Fabrics are enjoying the fruits of their family's labour. The two Blackburn companies have been awarded the Investors in People standard and joined forces for a double celebration. Riva Fabrics is a textile convertor mainly
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School's polite pupils must brush up on maths
PUPILS at an infant school have been praised by inspectors for their behaviour and for reaching national learning standards. Youngsters at Rosegrove Infant School, Owen Street, Burnley, were described as showing a consistent and genuine interest in their
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Julie leaves police cells to be a bride
A WOMAN who spent two nights behind bars after a row with her boyfriend patched things up when she was released - by marrying him. Julie Daniels, 38, of St Mary's Close, Blackburn, was arrested on Saturday after an incident which left her boyfriend Michael
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Gold stars all round in school report
THERE were gold stars all round for staff and pupils at Hippings Methodist Primary School, Oswaldtwistle, after a visit from education watchdogs. A report by inspectors from Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education - said the school had many strengths
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Fire safety first as new councils look for cuts
FIRE chiefs in Lancashire have pulled back from making £2.5 million-worth of cuts in the county's service. The decision was made as councillors insisted that public and fire fighters' safety has to be given priority ahead of making savings. Lancashire's
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Government backing for bail hostel
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a new bail hostel in Blackburn town centre has won the backing of the Home Office. Moves to open the hostel yards away from a youth club in Clayton Street and a junior school have been met with a storm of protest. Campaigners
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Space in abundance
WHAT right has Blackburn Council to destroy the Lewis Textile Museum which was gifted to the people of the town for their benefit, not that of councillors? The reason proffered - saving £10,000 - is nothing if you compare it with the expenses councillors
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Trader vows to fight on in knickers stalls war
MARKET traders and officials have been accused of getting their "knickers in a twist" over a stall selling posh undies. Maria Louise Jeys trades as Peggy Louise Quality Lingerie on Clitheroe Market on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Now she has been told to quit
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Low in priorities
FOLLOWING your articles about the closure of the Lewis Textile Museum in Blackburn, it raises the issue of luxuries, necessities and priorities. It is about time the Labour Party on a national, regional and local level took some serious responsible decisions
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Lottery syndicate loses out after oversight
A PUB lottery syndicate was today drowning its sorrows for missing out on a £92,000 win ... after a member forgot to buy the ticket. The 11-strong gang from the Hare and Hounds, Clayton-le-Moors, could hardly believe their eyes when their five numbers
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Memories of museum
I WAS greatly upset to read your articles (LET, January 19 and 20) about transfer of the Lewis Textile Museum for council offices. My memory took me back to the day the museum was officially opened and several juniors from Ida Shaw's School of Drama dressed
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Path a part of heritage
REGARDING the flooded footpath from Mill Hill to Witton, does Mr H Haworth (Letters, January 19) realise that the path is part of the Mill Hill heritage? That footpath was flooded in the 1930s. In fact, the adjoining streets were also flooded and the
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Lottery lesson
IMAGINE the mental roller-coaster ride - from the heights of joy to the depths of gloom. One minute, you're a big-money lottery winner; the next, you find out you're not. It's the awful experience an East Lancashire pub lottery syndicate shared when their
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Pits winner for lawyers
THE success of a group of South Wales miners in their high court claim of negligence by the National Coal Board in not doing enough to protect them from the hazards of airborne coal dust and related gas emissions in the ventilation of the mines, was a
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Minimum wage warning
THE minimum wage could spell problems for smaller East Lancashire firms if it is set too high, a pressure group today warned. The North West-based Forum of Private Business joined forces with care home owners in the region to voice their fears to the
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Youth robbed in Cathedral grounds
A YOUTH was scratched and beaten by two robbers who escaped with £120 after asking him for money in the grounds of Blackburn Cathedral last night. Blackburn CID's Detective Sergeant Joe Kellet said the 18-year-old victim was walking alone through the
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FIVE YEARS AGO: MP calls for more police
A LACK of policemen and decent lighting were to blame for East Lancashire folk being too scared to go out after dark, claimed Burnley MP Peter Pike. The Labour MP told the Commons: "There are a lot of women and elderly people throughout East Lancashire
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TEN YEARS AGO: Families in blaze rescues
TWO East Lancashire families were dramatically rescued from their homes as fires started in foam filled furniture. A Burnley couple and their three year old daughter were rescued after police officers spotted the blaze in their home on Elm Street. And
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Council plans crackdown on benefit cheats
CHEATS who claim housing and council tax benefits they are not entitled to may face prosecution in a crackdown on fraud in Burnley. Officers investigating overpayments and fraud currently recover excess payments but do not take legal action against culprits
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Next step now begins
BREAKTHROUGH Breast Cancer has now fulfilled its initial goal of raising £15 million to establish the UK's first breast cancer research centre. Launched in 1991, the charity has inspired major companies to raise millions and at the same time encouraged
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Pensions next in line
THE people of Middle England who voted to let Blair and his bunch try their hand at running this country must be wondering what has hit them. Benefits are coming under fire and it looks like those who pay the highest taxes and contribute the most will
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Mr Straw's four R's test
WITH the personal experience of his teenage son being cautioned for supplying drugs adding to his already-manifest concern about youth crime, Home Secretary Jack Straw today stepped up his drive against it by drawing up a new 'Three R's' for the juvenile
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Winter wonderland: Lakeland treat on a frosty morn
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy AFTER several weeks of dull, mild weather, a cold morning with the threat of snow and frost sent me hurrying for binoculars and off I went to the Lake District. Derwentwater, with the town of Keswick huddled around it, looked
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CLARETS: Let's have lift-off, says jubilant Waddle
BUOYANT Burnley boss Chris Waddle has set his sights on getting off the foot of the Second Division table with a win over York on Saturday after his side collected their third straight home victory last night. A comfortable 2-0 Auto Windscreens Shield
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CLARETS: Burnley ease through to quarter-finals
Auto Windscreens Shield (North) 2nd rnd: Burnley 2 Notts County 0 - Pete Oliver's big match report MISSION accomplished, give or take a goal or two, as Burnley swept aside Notts County with great ease and no little style at a sparsely populated Turf Moor
