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Rebirth of derelict sites brings jobs boom
WORK has begun on a £4.8 million scheme that will create up to 275 jobs. The project, due to completed before the turn of the Millennium, will transform derelict sites at Knowsley Park Way and Charles Lane in Haslingden. New industrial units and a high
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Hard-up police bosses face cuts battle
POLICE chiefs will meet today to discuss plans to get backing from business to combat future budget cuts. Chief Constable Pauline Claire has warned Lancashire Constabulary, which spends £175 million each year, to prepare for possible cuts. Despite the
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Tears of joy as gran wins heart operation date
A GRANDMOTHER who feared she would die while she waited for major heart surgery has been told her operation will go ahead in July. Mary Duxbury's husband Eddie, who has campaigned for her immediate treatment, wept tears of joy when he heard that doctors
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Drink-driver jailed for m-way dash in stolen taxi
A FRANTIC father stole a taxi and set off down a motorway after a row with his partner. Paul Manley, 31, who was almost twice the drink drive limit, was worried that his girlfriend, who has "emotional problems", was going to harm herself. He was stopped
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CYCLING: Smithson's dream shattered
PHIL Smithson's dreams of winning the World Enduro title have been shattered by an horrific accident in France. The 31-year-old Clitheroe rider will miss the next two rounds of the championship after breaking three ribs in a high speed crash. Amazingly
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Article not amusing
REGARDING 'Women Behaving Badly' - 'Tuesday Topic' (LET, May 26), isn't there enough loutish behaviour already, without you encouraging more by writing 'amusing' articles about these obnoxious women? Is there a shortage of news, or interesting people
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Let's wait and see about election results
PETER Billington, secretary of Hyndburn and Rossendale Trade Union Council, states (Letters, May 25) that the local election results 'sent a clear message to new Labour' and that people were not prepared to support the Labour government. However, the
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What's in a name?
REGARDING the Co-operative Bank's survey about changing the name of the bank holidays and the disagreement over what to call them instead, why all the fuss? The banks serve their customers 365 days per year, we are told, but only one public holiday has
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Youngsters flock to bird sanctuary
CHILDREN in the infant department at Brunshaw County Primary School in Burnley wrote their own report of a school trip to Martin Mere bird sanctuary. This is their account of the visit: WHEN we got to Martin Mere we saw lots of stones on the path. There
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ROVERS: Davies 'has the world at his feet'
KEVIN Davies has what it takes to go all the way to the top of his profession, according to his former Dell strike partner David Hirst. And Roy Hodgson also believes he has signed a player whose attitude is spot on - "He's not a big-time Charlie," declared
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ROVERS: Shades of Shearer from record signing
Peter White meets Blackburn's new £7.25m striker KEVIN Davies had to pack an extra piece of baggage as he flew out of Manchester last night for a family holiday - a skipping rope! It was a novel introduction to the now-famous 'work ethic' which Blackburn
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Moore clout for David
DAVID Moore, 34, has been appointed deputy managing director of Ultraframe. David was previously finance director at the Clitheroe-based company. In his new role David will oversee the finance department at the company and will also be responsible for
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Appeal for witnesses to pub assaults
POLICE today appealed for witnesses to two serious assaults in the Sun Inn, Rawtenstall. Inquiries are still being made to establish whether the two assaults are linked. So far police have not released details of the two victims. The first attack took
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FIVE YEARS AGO: 'Pool of mud' shock
TELEVISION gardener Monty Don promised to create a pool of paradise for Karen Reilly...and left her with a muddy eyesore. While millions of "This Morning" viewers watched Monty's men create a pond in Mrs Reilly's back garden at Thornton Close, Blackburn
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Rare birds fall prey to nest thieves
BIRDS of prey in East Lancashire have been prevented from breeding successfully because of thefts from nests. Figures released by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds showed the number of reported egg thefts in the North West doubled between
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TEN YEARS AGO: Charles breezes in
A RIGHT Royal seal of approval was bestowed on East Lancashire when Prince Charles arrived to declare that Blackburn was big business. The Prince of Wales, who was in town to inspect multi-million pound development projects, soon won the public's seal
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Number's up for the bird-brained caller!
THEY'RE getting the bird in Fairfield Avenue, Edgeside. When their telephones ring, they are never sure whether it's a genuine call or a brilliant starling mimic which regularly perches on a nearby telephone pole. The confusion started on the Waterfoot
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Back to booths to improve election turn-outs
TOWN halls across East Lancashire are planning a series of campaigns and pioneering schemes aimed at getting voters back to the polling booths. Ideas on the drawing board include electronic polling stations, weekend elections and voting booths in supermarkets
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Organisers slam closure of trailblazer education scheme
THE organisers of a trailblazing adult education scheme have hit out after being forced to shut down due to lack of funding. The Skillshare scheme at the Trinity Youth and Community Centre in Clitheroe is to close with the loss of four jobs, after losing
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CRICKET: Crawley in the firing line
LANCASHIRE will ask John Crawley to step into the firing line at Northampton tomorrow. Mike Atherton is missing on Test duty for the clash with the new Northants pace pair of Devon Malcolm and West Indies ace Franklyn Rose. But rather than calling up
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Readers miss point about traffic
UNFORTUNATELY, Nigel Nuttall (Letters, May 25), like the rest of the traffic-calming enthusiasts, totally misses the point. I am not against traffic-calming in principle, only the methods used to implement it. Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been
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Time is running out for the Tories' big O
IN A shift to the Right that will please Euro-sceptics, Conservative leader William Hague shakes up the Shadow Cabinet. It can hardly do worse that its predecessor in trying to raise the Tories' profile as the party of Opposition. For though Labour's
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Shake-up at CPS is long overdue
THE REPORT by former judge Sir Iain Glidewell into the Crown Prosecution Service could hardly be more damning - for as crime rose relentlessly during the 12 years since it was set up, convictions fell considerably. In short, many criminals, caught and
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Some forget the lessons about union opower
COUNCILLOR Don Rishton (Letters, May 27) complains about the Government's proposal that trade unions must gain a 40 per cent 'yes' vote in workplace ballots before they are entitled to recognition. Many people won't remember, but part of the reason why
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Hand to hand combat: Arm wrestlers aim to conquer the world
Tuesday Topic, by Christine Rutter THE TWO women were locked in a battle of wills. The arm of East Lancashire contender Elaine Pickup was close to snapping as she struggled not to buckle under the brawn of her burly 6ft 3in, 14 stone adversary. Thousands
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CLARETS: Have 'no fear' - Ternent's here!
Burnley's new manager spells out his hopes and plans STAN Ternent walked into Turf Moor as manager today with two words to warm the hearts of Burnley fans - "No Fear." Ternent, who faced the Press with his assistant Sam Ellis, refused to make any predictions
