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Fine Art cash joy
HAMPERS and home shopping group Fine Art Developments delivered a profits boost today. The firm, which employs hundreds at its East Lancashire sites including Express Gifts, reported operating profits up 13 per cent to £27.9 million in the year to March
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Faulty hire cars
TRAFFIC police uncovered alarming faults on taxi and private hire vehicles in Blackburn and Darwen. Twenty cars were taken off the road, some with defective brakes and suspension, and one vehicle was found to have four defective tyres. Action against
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TEN YEARS AGO: ICI plant go-ahead
CHEMICAL giant ICI gave the go-ahead for an all-new multi-million pound plant which was expected to create almost 100 jobs in Darwen. The company board approved plans for a factory to produce Perspex and associated acrylic products on a site at Chapels
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CRICKET: Crawley blast for selectors
LANCASHIRE skipper John Crawley yesterday fired a message to the England selectors - and followed it with a warning to Surrey ahead of next Wednesday's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter final. Crawley hit a glorious 98-ball century, his first in the Sunday
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Diners see bike rider killed
HORRIFIED pub diners fought in vain to save a motorcyclist's life after a crash and petrol tank explosion shook an East Lancashire restaurant. Gisburn-bound rider, William David Nutter, 36, was thrown along the road after losing control on a bend outside
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CRICKET: Leaders Padiham slip up, then recover
Ribblesdale League PADIHAM let their 100 per cent record slip on the first day of a hectic double header weekend for the Vaux Ribblesdale League. Champions Cherry Tree and Earby are hot on their trail after two wins each. Clitheroe took the honours after
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Grin and bare it - tattoo show in the sun
AT times it resembled a walking art gallery. Acres of colour-impregnated flesh went on show as crowds of enthusiasts flocked to Rossendale's Phoenix Tattoo Convention. And many didn't need sizzling sunshine as an excuse to doff off as much clothing as
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Trees fit for scrap heap
SPRING is here again, and I see Blackburn's newest "trees" are growing well. In fact, they are increasing as there are three of them now. But as a bit of a gardener myself, I would like to know who to see for permission to take cuttings. The "trees" are
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CRICKET: Harper's sharper
Lancashire League: Todmorden 152, Nelson 153-4 THE battle between the sheer aggression of pace ace Vasbert Drakes and the subtle skills of his Caribbean counterpart Roger Harper was always going to be intriguing. And so it proved at sun-soaked Centre
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Hello after 53 years
REGARDING my appeal (Letters, April 30) for the whereabouts of my pal in the services Sam Smith, whose home in Wrigley Street, Blackburn, was demolished around 1982, I would like to thank readers for the information I received. I was contacted by Sam's
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Waiting lists are Labour's open sore
HAVING, so far, seen every potential setback disappear like water off a duck's back, the government is this week again confronted by one that may well start to harmfully sink in - the dreadful NHS waiting lists. Already, for its failure to deliver on
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NIPA Laboratories: 'Fudge' not good enough
I HAVE been following with interest your coverage of the NIPA Laboratories incident in Oswaldtwistle, which happened on May 6. As someone with strong connections with the National Asthma Campaign, being a chronic asthma sufferer myself, I think the constant
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The real Dad's Army: Enthusiasm of wartime volunteers made up for the weapons they lacked
Looking Back, with Eric Leaver IT IS hard now to imagine the tension that gripped the country that May night 58 years ago when the Secretary for War, Anthony Eden, came on the radio as Hitler's onslaught raged across the Channel. In only four days, Holland
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SOCCER: Hodgson aims for the top
ROY Hodgson has money to burn as he bids to get his summer spending plans off the ground. And he intends to use it to fuel his ambitions of taking Blackburn Rovers - and himself - to the top. "We really are in a nice position now where we can go after
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A £6m deal for news group
NEWSQUEST plc, the largest regional newspaper publisher in England and owner of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire Review Free Newspapers Limited for £6.07 million which will be satisfied as to £4.87
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Curate Steve tests faith, rope and charity
A DAREDEVIL curate proved he has a head for heights when he abseiled 35 feet down his church tower. More than 100 people watched as the Rev Steve Cooper donned a red helmet and safety gear then launched himself down a rope from the old tower at St James
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Shops face £100 fee to beat bug
BUTCHERS shops across East Lancashire will have to be licensed following the wave of E Coli cases across the country. The licensing fee is likely to cost around £100 per year and will affect at least 50 firms in Blackburn and Darwen. The Department of
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Scenes of delight as Scanner arrives
THE SuperScanner has finally landed in East Lancashire! The life-saving piece of medical equipment arrived at Blackburn Royal Infirmary yesterday. Residents living close to the infirmary were amazed to see the huge magnet lifted into the hospital by cranes
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RUGBY LEAGUE: Sharp Lynx power to big win
Workington 6 Lancashire Lynx 40 LANCASHIRE Lynx returned to winning ways with a comfortable victory over Workington at Derwent Park. Lynx looked the much sharper outfit from the start and they opened their account in the fifth minute with a try from Steve
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Woman, 21, fights for life after roadside fire horror
A WOMAN was fighting for her life today after she was found in flames on a country road in Rossendale. Azia Khan, 21, of Grandle Street, Rusholme, Manchester, was found at Helmshore near to the Greater Manchester county boundary late last night. Police
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Rescuers pull boy, 10, from river mud trap
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy trapped up to his waist in a muddy river bed was rescued just moments before he passed out from the cold. Christian Wheadon, of Fair View Road, Burnley, was playing on the banks of the River Calder at Padiham yesterday afternoon with
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CRICKET: Lancs League sides dominate cup clashes
Inter-league cup LANCASHIRE League sides were in red hot form in the first round of the Lancashire League and Central Lancashire League Knockout Cup. No fewer than 11 teams booked their place in round two with only Burnley, Enfield and Colne biting the
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Petty officialdom by traffic managers
I READ with interest the views of three of the town's councillors, defending the new traffic management scheme in Duckworth Street, Darwen. (Letters, May 13). Have they really been to Duckworth Street? They mention "two lanes of fast-moving traffic" and
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Time for a peace gesture from IRA
NOW, with just four days remaining, Ireland approaches the most momentous day in a lifetime - whether it will say Yes or No to the Good Friday peace deal for Northern Ireland. And equally crucial is how clearly that verdict is delivered. Thus far, opinion
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'Whistle-blowing' OK
AS a Labour councillor in Burnley, I am fully committed to Tony Blair's attempt to raise standards and probity in local government and I think that the housing allocation review and the standards panel we set up was a very important part of pushing that
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Why I held hands for the Third World
Reporter THERESA ROBSON took part in Saturday's "human chain" against Third World Debt with worshippers from throughout East Lancashire. Here is her personal view: OK, I hold my hand up. I'm the wally who got up at 6.30am on Saturday to travel to Birmingham
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CLARETS: Board hope to move swiftly in hunt for new manager
BURNLEY could have a new manager in place within a fortnight. The club has been sifting through the names in the frame since Chris Waddle's departure and will move swiftly to install their new man in plenty of time to prepare for next season. "The club
