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MOTORSPORT: Pressure on Fogarty before German showdown
CARL Fogarty would have preferred to have given the Nurburgring the elbow - but not literally! The famous German track stages its first World Superbike Championship races this weekend with round five of the competition. And the lay-out of the track is
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Dreams of a bygone age
I AM writing to say how much I enjoy your 'Looking Back' articles. Reading the story (LET, June 1) that carried a photograph of an old knocker-up, as I gazed at him, I thought how little did he realise when the picture was taken what longing it would
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Keep it quiet, life's so good up here
THE news that people were scrambling to buy property in the well-heeled area of Beardwood, Blackburn, should come as no real surprise to people who live in East Lancashire. There are many such spots right across the area which help to give us such a great
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Time is past for Luddites
THE 24-hour action by members of the technicians' union Bectu, which caused wide spread disruption of the BBC's live radio and television coverage, was dismissed by listeners and viewers as an irritation. But now the men who hold all the technical aces
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Heritage in ruins
REGARDING the article concerning our heritage 'crumbling away,' (LET, May 19), the catalogue of decay and neglect described by English Heritage is somewhat misleading. In fact, some of these buildings are deliberately forced into disrepair by the very
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NON-LEAGUE: Shocked Britton gets axe from Nelson
FORMER Burnley star Ian Britton has been sacked as player-manager of North West Counties League side Nelson. The club decided at a board meeting this week not to retain Britton next season after Nelson finished the last campaign 13th in Division Two.
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ROVERS: Hodgson gunning for Bolton ace
BLACKBURN Rovers have sensationally entered the race for Bolton Wanderers' highly-rated midfield star Alan Thompson. Reports that there was a straight head-to-head battle between Aston Villa and Leeds United for the former England under-21 man have been
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More cash at the double
VENTURE capital firm 3i has doubled the value of its new investments in the region. During the year to March 31 3i invested more than £107.7 million in companies in the North West. 3i has investments in a number of East Lancashire firms including Ultraframe
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Bosses' Oxford classics
A GROUP of bosses are setting the standard for colleagues across East Lancashire. A total of 17 managers and directors have just achieved level five NVQs in management through a link between ELTEC and the University of Oxford. "In order to create local
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Complaints after travellers camp at factory
STAFF at a Burnley firm today claimed they had been stoned and intimidated by a group of travellers who have set up camp. The families moved from a site off Accrington Road, Burnley, to Brencliffe Ltd after it was understood their caravans were attacked
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TEN YEARS AGO: Poll backs death penalty
"BRING back the rope" demanded thousands of East Lancashire folk in a staggering response to a Lancashire Evening Telegraph death-penalty phone poll. Nearly 90 per cent of callers pressed for the restoration of the noose as more than 4,000 people called
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CRICKET: Chopra blow for Darwen
DARWEN have run into more professional problems with Nikhil Chopra still in India and facing the prospect of missing another big chunk of the season. Chopra returned home to play in a tournament which is now finished. But India are due to announce a squad
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TUC dismay at minimum wage
TRADE union leaders in Burnley have expressed dismay at plans to introduce a national minimum wage of just £3.60p per hour. And they are calling on the TUC to organise a national demonstration and concerted campaign to change the Government's proposals
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Eat meat, it's a treat
I AM getting sick and tired of health nuts acclaiming the demise of meat and urging everyone to go vegetarian. Meat - of all kinds - has been devoured since the beginning of time. And the Bible tells us that meat was eaten by Jesus and His Disciples on
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Firm gears up for £50m investment
PLANS to float off a high-tech firm have been announced. Inventions group BTG plc is planning to de-merge Torotrak, a Leyland based firm which specialises in the development of a special transmission system for cars. The flotation of the firm, which employs
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Don't be shy over Queen's Awards
THE dismal performance of East Lancashire companies in this year's Queen's Awards for Industry has prompted a rallying call. Despite success in previous years, not one local firm won an award in the 1998 batch of awards for export, technology or environment
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Family summer fun in town centre
SUMMER fun comes to Blackburn town centre tomorrow with the first in a series of "It's Happening" extravaganzas. Following on from last year's successful "Blackburn by the sea" festival, traders and shopping centre bosses have teamed up with Blackburn
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Disabled artists in arts festival
AN arts festival with a disabled theme started in the Ribble Valley yesterday. The "No Barriers" festival is featuring workshops, exhibitions, dance and music performances by disabled artists from throughout the North-West. The event has been organised
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Unfit housing shocker
A SHOCK report revealed that 20,000 families in Blackburn and Darwen were living in homes unfit for human habitation. Council house building in the borough had ceased, waiting lists were soaring, and poor families could not afford to repair their homes
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Water pollution is the worst in the North West
NEW figures today reveal Lancashire as the water pollution capital of the North West, with more than four times as many serious incidents than any other county in the region. Figures released by the Environment Agency show there were 621 incidents of
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Grumble sheet bid to ban street drinkers
PEOPLE have been urged to report incidents of drunken behaviour to the police and the council to back a bid to get public drinking banned in Colne town centre. Complaint forms will be available from Colne Town Hall from Monday so that people can officially
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Fiver charge for rat catcher chewed up by new councillor
A HEALTH hazard warning has been sounded over a new council charge for ridding houses of vermin like rats and mice. Conservative councillor Brian Walmsley claims the £5 fee will deter residents from calling in Hyndburn Council and has attacked the ruling
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Historical barn's decay blamed on red tape
A HISTORIC barn's owner today claimed red tape was scuppering her plans to secure the future of the building. The Great Barn, opposite Hurstwood Hall, Worsthorne, was identified by English Heritage chiefs as under threat from decay and given top priority
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Youngsters dismayed as yobs vandalise two school gardens
MINDLESS vandals have launched a double strike, wrecking gardens which children helped to create at two East Lancashire Primary schools. A total of £1,000 worth of damage was caused at St James CE Primary School, Haslingden and Helmshore County Primary
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CRICKET: Lancs left to face the music
FORGET Billy Joel's throat - what about Wasim Akram's shoulder? Lancashire had a double reason to curse illness and injury today. Joel's throat infection may have forced them to cancel his lucrative Old Trafford concert with Elton John last night after
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CRICKET: Bold Briggs eyes top four finish
Ribblesdale League preview IN-FORM batsman Martin Briggs believes Ribblesdale Wanderers can make a genuine push for a Lancashire Cup place this season. And a top-four spot in the Vaux Ribblesdale League will certainly be within their reach if the amateurs
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RSPCA seize hundreds of animals in sheds raid
A SECOND raid on property used by the bosses of a Rishton pet shop has revealed another 800 animals being kept in "appalling" conditions. RSPCA inspectors took away nearly 400 rabbits and other rodents belonging to the owners of Creature Comforts in High
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Fun again in fireworks
I AM pleased that the more extreme measures and regulations to ban remaining Category 3 display fireworks on sale to the public have to go through consultation with the House of Lords and Commons before extra legislation can be passed. This is because
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Laugh at adversity
A FEELING of deja-vu has come over me, for it seems the modifications to the A666 in Darwen have done nothing to calm residents, who have had Hyndburn's up-to-now-unique style of main road scheme imposed on them. Darwen folk find themselves in the position
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Secret delights of the Dales
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy - beyond Skipton into a tourist-free zone! A SUMMER Monday at Skipton market is a joy well known to many folk from East Lancashire. The old "Gateway to the Dales" is easily reached via the A59 through Clitheroe and
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Political bruisers in head to head
Politcial Focus, with Bill Jacobs THIS week's Cabinet reshuffle has set up the first real confrontation of the new parliament. By bringing back Ann Widdecombe to the Tory front-bench as Shadow Health Secretary, William Hague has lined up an intriguing
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Queen of the desert: Mum's Middle East bike adventure delivers a £2,000 charity
Friday Folk A SUPERFIT mum has completed a gruelling 255-mile cycle trip in the Middle East to raise more than £2,000 for charity. Maureen Nixon, of Ontario Close, Blackburn, had sticks and stones thrown at her in one part of northern Jordan, but still
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CLARETS: Ingleby share delay
RAY Ingleby is not yet in a position to call an extraordinary general meeting of Burnley Football Club. The New York tycoon has bought nearly 30 per cent of the issued shares in the club. But the certificates have not yet been issued. Supporters yesterday
