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Clean air contract
CLEAN air firm Interfilta, of Burnley, has won a contract at one of the North West's biggest factories, supplying filters to the British Aerospace site at Chadderton for the air conditioning system. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on
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Company assessments
STOCKBROKERS Henry Cooke Lumsden have issued their latest assessment of East Lancashire companies. The firm rates shares in Crown Eyeglass as a 'hold', Scapa as a 'recovery buy', Silentnight as a 'buy', TDS Circuits as a 'speculative buy', Wardle Storeys
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Paints appointments
TWO new appointments have been made by paints giant Akzo Nobel, Darwen. Stephanie Knowles has taken up the post of retail marketing director and Rob Burton is the new retail sales director for the firm which markets the Crown Paints brand. Stephanie has
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Walking tall
A GROUP of Swedish visitors met the Mr Big on a visit to Accrington! Product manager Hakan Molden and fellow representatives from Stora Paperboard had to look up to Hambledon Studios finishing manager Laurence Okelo, who stands at 6ft 8in, as he conducted
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Newsquest's two-fold rise in profits
ENGLAND'S largest regional and local newspaper publisher, Newsquest, today announced a sharp rise in profits, reflecting its rapid expansion. The group, which owns the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, reported profits before tax of £17.3 million for the
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TEN YEARS AGO: Loan sharks spread misery
CRUEL loan sharks were causing misery for poverty-stricken families in East Lancashire. Local and national surveys showed that many people were too scared to report the lenders, who sometimes threatened people with violence if they failed to pay up. Lancashire
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Latest drink-drive blitz will think Australian
A TRIAL scheme which could lead to a soaring number of prosecutions against dangerous driving in East Lancashire is set to receive government approval. The major crackdown, inspired by a scheme in Australia, will aim to cut the number of deaths caused
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CRICKET: Enfield chief quits
ENFIELD Cricket Club chairman Geoff Dixon has resigned after losing the support of his committee over an alleged incident of racism. Vice-chairman and league representative Andy McMinn and committee member Ulrich Alexander have also stepped down. Milton
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Cup Final singing a turn-off
WEMBLEY Stadium the showpiece of the world, Cup Final, 1998 - what did we get? The desecration of 'Abide With Me,' and the national anthem in the idolatry of modern music. A red card, indeed. Substitution? Bring on the Salvation Army - who can sing. I
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Our heritage is crumbling away - grim warning
A CATALOGUE of decay and neglect in East Lancashire's historical buildings was revealed today by heritage bosses. English Heritage announced that buildings at risk included Shuttleworth Hall at Hapton, and the Gateway and garden at Shuttleworth Hall,
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Safer to drain the canal now!
ATTENTION all you pro-traffic-calmers - especially Councillors Dave Hollings, Sue Reid and Dave Smith of Darwen (Letters, May 13) and stalwart council leader George Slynn of Hyndburn. You are all consistent in your thoughts, so here's something 'right
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CLARETS: Merrington relishes chance of Turf Moor return
DAVE Merrington would love the chance to return to Burnley and restore the club to its former glory. The former Clarets defender is currently the chief scout at Wolves but is a contender for the Turf Moor managerial vacancy. And he has no doubt about
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Tears of a 10-year-old
A 10-YEAR-OLD tearaway who committed 26 criminal offences played with a teddy bear and fought back tears as a youth court told him he needed medical attention. The boy's mother told the court how he had tried to hang himself at school because he did not
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Letter touches the heart of tragic Nicola's family
THE parents of a Blackburn woman crippled in a car crash days before she was due to return home from New Zealand with her family have been touched by the kindness of a Lancashire Evening Telegraph reader. The heartbreaking story of how mother-of-two Nicola
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Travellers' camp isn't cricket, say council
THOUSANDS of pounds of damage has been caused and a cricket match cancelled after a group of around 100 travellers set up camp on a sports field. Pendle Council was due to go to a magistrates court today to get an eviction notice to kick the unwelcome
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Mosque plan brings split
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a mosque that have divided a town's Asian community were given the thumbs-down by councillors. Clitheroe Town councillors voted by five to three to recommend Ribble Valley's planning committee to refuse the application to
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Firebug attack closes school
A SMOKE-LOGGED school has been forced to close for a week after arsonists set a classroom on fire causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Firefighters believe something was thrown through a classroom window at St Stephen's Infants, Little Harwood
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CRICKET: Injury niggles hit Lancs preparations
LANCASHIRE have a treble injury headache ahead of Thursday's Championship match against Essex at Chelmsford. Mike Atherton, Peter Martin and skipper Wasim Akram all returned from the matches at Kent with niggling worries which threaten to keep them out
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HORSE RACING: Harry's Stable Whispers
SUNDAY was probably one of the best day's racing I have ever had! Swan at Whalley ran the race of his life. And that performance (second at Ripon at 25-1) came just two weeks after I was going to retire him. He was fantastic. Swanny has attracted a lot
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Energy conscious!
GIVE us a laugh, you said (LET, May 14). Then, let me tell you about my five-year-old niece, Alicia, who is a very finicky eater. After expressing her disgust to him for a meal she did not care for, her dutiful Dad explained what a lucky little girl she
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Boot out Japanese emperor
THE Queen awarding the Emperor of Japan the Order of the Garter is an insensitive, grotesque and obscene act. In World War Two the gross atrocities committed by the barbaric and inhuman Japanese on innocent, unarmed men, women and children makes them
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Don't be deflected, Jack
HOME Secretary Jack Straw comes under fire today from rank-and-file police officers over his plans to make it easier to sack corrupt members of the force. But he should not flinch, for this is clearly a case of the complainers protesting too much. For
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Arming is a must
FURTHER to my comments (Letters, April 21) concerning Bishop Alan Chesters' seeking an end to arms manufacture and suggesting production of civil goods in their place, the Bible says: "Blessed be the peacemakers," and I am sure the bishop is one. But,
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Duty free 'perk' will be only briefly mourned
SUDDENLY, as the end of duty-free shopping in Europe comes nearer to reality - in a little over a year - last ditch moves are made today to keep it. Yet it was as long ago as 1991 that finance ministers of the EU states all agreed to scrap it. And, after
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Malaysian games should be haze-free
AS I have family and friends in the Blackburn area, I occasionally read the Internet version of your newspaper. I was doubly disappointed to read that one of Britain's brightest medal prospects, marathon runner Marian Sutton, was unlikely to compete in
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Pages on the past
PAGES of five brand new newspaper titles are in production in a Blackburn classroom. Pupils in Year Five at St Matthew's CE Primary School (pictured below) have been hard at work during their Research Week, delving into the past to discover more about
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A friend lost, a life gained: New hope of girl whose emotional story moved celebrities to tears
Tuesday Topic, with Christine Rutter LOSING a friend was hard enough. Having to talk in front of hundreds of strangers, including many celebrities, about the circumstances leading up to that death was unthinkable. "My heart was pounding. I was scared.
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NON LEAGUE: Ground stunner as Darwen are sent down
DARWEN have been relegated to the North West Counties Football League Second Division because their ground does not come up to scratch. The League's grading committee sat last night and confirmed today that Darwen had been relegated for not carrying out
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ROVERS: Saints ponder move for winger Wilcox
SOUTHAMPTON are weighing up a move for Rovers star Jason Wilcox. The Saints are on the look-out for a left-sided player and Wilcox may fit the bill. And sources on the south coast suggest Southampton are ready to pursue the 27-year-old England international
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CLARETS: Hunt goes on for Mr Right
PETE OLIVER analyses the main contenders for the vacant Turf Moor manager's post "THERE IS no more important appointment than the new manager." Those were the words of Burnley chairman Frank Teasdale in the aftermath of Chris Waddle's sudden departure
