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Partners on the road
A ROADSHOW came to East Lancashire to highlight how English Partnerships will invest in the area in the future. The agency, which invested £78 million in the North West last year, will become part of the North West Regional Development Agency when it
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Cement fuel 'errors' claim wins unanimous backing
COUNCILLORS have backed claims that major errors were made in allowing Castle Cement to burn controversial Cemfuel. Ribble Valley Council's community committee last night supported claims by chief executive Dave Morris and chairman Graham Sowter that
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Dental checks vital in fight against mouth cancer
A LEADING dentist has issued an urgent warning to patients to have regular check-ups in the fight against oral cancer. Oswaldtwistle-based Dr Geoffrey Garnett, who was recently appointed president of the British Dental Association, says at least one visit
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Straw's delight in multi cultural service to town
HOME Secretary Jack Straw today told his European counterparts how much strength and experience he had drawn from representing multi-cultural Blackburn. Addressing a conference of European home affairs ministers in Manchester on the need to tackle racism
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Monty to the rescue
CELEBRITY gardener Monty Don was set to return to a Blackburn family's garden - to put right the mess his workmen made while building a pond for the "This Morning" show. Householder Karen Reilly said the programme failed to show her and 11-year-old daughter
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Moves to ban booze in town centre streets
MOVES to ban the drinking of alcohol in public in a town centre are continuing, despite doubts the scheme will get Home Office approval. Pendle councillors have asked officers to press ahead towards introducing a by-law banning drinking in public places
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Brook pollution costs company £22,000
A GREAT Harwood haulage company has been fined £8,000 after polluting Knuzden Brook in Blackburn and poisoning fish. CSH Transport and Forwarding Ltd, of Back Heys Lane, admitted polluting the brook with sodium bisulphate and poisoning fish on September
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Pollsters in a spin
I SEE Labour's 'spin doctors' have been at it again, rating Jack Straw's popularity at 40 per cent (LET, May 21). The source of the poll was not disclosed. ITV's Poll the same week put Mo Mowlam top with 29 per cent, followed by Tony Blair at 26 per cent
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Parents pressure Straw for paedophiles details
HOME Secretary Jack Straw is being urged to give parents details on paedophiles who move into their district. The Blackburn MP has been put under pressure by the influential National Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations. This follows a series
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No justice for accused
WHILE I am in favour of any new legislation making it easier for rape victims to relive their ordeal in court, I would also like to see new laws which protect men who are wrongly or maliciously accused of sex crimes. As it is now, men who are accused,
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CRICKET: Daniel is a danger
Ribblesdale League WITH the burden of captaincy lifted from his shoulders Daniel Cheesbrough has weighed in with the runs to keep Great Harwood pushing for honours on two fronts. Cheesbrough has been the model of consistency so far this season, never
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Good way to can litter
AS the opening credits roll, sharp-eyed viewers of the American TV series, NYPD, may spot a man carrying an enormous bag of empty drinks cans on the streets of New York. He is one of the city's army of can collectors - who pick up a few cents' money-back
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Our roads are saturated by traffic
REGARDING the work on Darwen's main road, planners and councillors have been accused of being in various degrees of insanity, ranging from them being bird-brained idiots to anti-driving dolts. The traffic lights near that hideous edifice astride the A666
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Chancellor faces rough austerity ride
UP TO now Gordon Brown's fiscal policy has been, in effect, written for him by his predecessor as Labour's election tax pledges tie the government to the Tories' spending plans for two years. But yesterday the Chancellor signalled his intentions to keep
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Pay up, tenants
WHY should the tenants of council houses in Burnley 'have the last say' over what happens to their houses, as the town's director of community services, Ian Saville, suggests (Letters, May 22)? He goes on to present a very plausible case for the proposed
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Down by the riverside
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy ALTHOUGH the weather has turned a bit cooler in recent days the spell of hot weather which preceded it has brought nature to its late springtime best. I enjoyed several strolls alongside the banks of the River Ribble and
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Get set for kick-off: All the World Cup facts at your fingertips
Valerie Cowan Surfs the Net THIS time next week there will be no escape - World Cup '98 will have started. In the meantime there is plenty on the web to keep the most ardent fan happy. The official site, in French and English, has information on all the
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High tech centre zeros in on jobs hunt
A NEW high-tech learning centre to help businesses and the unemployed opened its doors this week. More than £100,000 has been invested in equipment for the Lifetime Learning Centre which has set up at the Globe Centre in Accrington by Enterprise plc.
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M65 closures warnings as bridges get a paint job
MOTORISTS are being reminded that lane and road closures will be the inevitable results of giving the new M65 bridges a lick of paint.. Roman Road, Lower Darwen, and the M65 junction at Guide are both affected. The Highways Agency has pointed out that
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TEN YEARS AGO: Firemen cheat death
FIREFIGHTERS cheated death when falling masonry from a blazing building crashed on to the ground where they had been standing just seconds earlier. Two firefighters were hit by debris as a section of the roof of a former Blackburn pub collapsed. Fire
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Hospital hanging inquiry 'full details' call
A HEALTH watchdog today called for a public inquiry into the death of teenager Christopher Saunders at Calderstones Hospital - unless the hospital's bosses release the full report of its internal investigation. Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Community
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Threat to special needs project
A £176,000 lottery grant to boost facilities at a riding therapy centre for the disabled could be lost if the scheme fails to get planning permission. Tonight's meeting of Hyndburn Council development services committee will be recommended to refuse proposals
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New man - good choice
CONGRATULATIONS to Home Secretary Jack Straw for giving voice to the North West by selecting Adam Patel to the new national race relations forum (LET, May 23). Mr Patel has got the experience, ability, and commitment to the Asian community, whose trust
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CRICKET: Akram ruled out of Lancs game
WASIM Akram was ruled out of Lancashire's Championship match against Northants today. The Pakistan star has still not fully recovered from the shoulder problem he first sustained in the last Championship game at Essex. He played with the injury in the
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Gulf War sickness sufferer blasts 'too late' probe
A GOVERNMENT probe into Gulf War sickness was today blasted as "ten years too late" by a sufferer. Scores of Gulf War veterans from East Lancashire were today urged to come forward and help a major investigation into the mystery illnesses suffered by
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Shame on the media for trivial stories
I FEEL a total and absolute sense of anger. I listened to the afternoon news on May 31 when the first (lengthy) item dramatically informed the country of the departure of a Spice Girl from the 'band,' followed by the second item which announced, in a
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Plants a big hit
COULD I thank everyone for the marvellous support given to me over the past five years with the sale of plants for Burnley and Pendle Hospice? Who would have guessed when I bought the first packet of seeds in 1993 that it would grow so big? That year,
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Four claret gold! Burnley's soccer-mad pop anarchists who fly first-class
The Entertainers - this week, Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon THE PAST year has seen Burnley-born anarchist popsters Chumbawamba rise higher than they ever expected. But their sudden, if belated, success has caused even their most loyal fans to ask whether
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Benefit draw so unfair
The John Blunt column WITH Mr and Mrs Tony Blair earning, at a conservative estimate, at least a quarter of a million pounds a year between them, the admission that they top it up by another £1,562 by drawing child benefit for their three children highlights
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Helen's house is Home 'Tweet' Home for rescued birds
FIREFIGHTERS in Blackburn proved they could charm the birds from the trees after rescuing a young crow thought to have been trapped for days. The bird, which is being cared for by Helen Adsett at Wildcare North West, was spotted by a neighbour in Conway
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Honour for PC set on getting his man
A POLICEMAN who remained doggedly determined to get his man, despite being injured and threatened by a hammer-wielding robber, has been commended for his bravery. PC Brian Strickland, 33, was cut with a kitchen knife as he struggled on the ground with
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George goes AWOL with last of his nine lives!
A CAT missing for more than a week may have exhausted his nine lives, thinks his owner. Linda Fothergill of Garnett Street, Barrowford, last saw her pet George on Bank Holiday Monday. At first, she thought his disappearance was the latest in a long list
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CLARETS: Shackleton in cash plea claim
A WEALTHY businessman today revealed that Peter Shackleton wanted cash help with his bid to buy Burnley Football Club. The prominent Burnley businessman did not want to be revealed. But he claims to have met with Shackleton two weeks ago following an
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ROVERS: It's no go for Staunton
BLACKBURN Rovers are not about to line Steve Staunton's pockets with £6 million in wages over the next four years, despite reports in some of today's national newspapers. The Republic of Ireland defender is not on Roy Hodgson's current hit list as the
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CLARETS: Ternent's team effort is the way forward
FRANCE 98 may be around the corner but Stan Ternent could have made his entry to the Euro 96 anthem 'We're in this together' as he made his return to Turf Moor as Burnley's new manager. In a career that has gone full circle since he started out with the
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CLARETS: About Tern - fighter Stan the family man
YESTERDAY Stan Ternent took over the Turf Moor hot seat to the general acclaim of the Clarets faithful. Few, however, know what makes the new Burnley boss tick. So tonight we give you the chance to get a little bit closer to the real Stan Ternent. In
