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Norman is new marketing boss
A NEW head of marketing has been appointed at Interfilta. Norman White is currently senior manager at the Burnley firm. Interfilta recently expanded production facilities at its Burnley factory by 12,000 sq ft, and purchased new state of the art production
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Why going Dutch really pays off
LANCASHIRE is expected to benefit from investment and job creation by going Dutch. UK subsidiaries of Dutch companies will generate hundreds of new jobs by the year 2000, predicts a survey for leading accountants and business advisers, KPMG. Almost 120
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Glass shattered by flying cobble
SHOP staff were lucky to escape serious injury after a freak accident shattered two of their windows. A stone cobble was caught by the wheel of a bus and hurled through the windows of Nobbut Lads menswear shop on Bank Street, Rawtenstall. "It came through
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Rude awakening
IT WAS tap, cackle and pop when the Big Breakfast Show and millions of viewers burst into the bedroom of Mark and Kate Shaw. Mark detested his wife's favourite hobby - tap dancing. So presenter Paul Ross woke him up and challenged him to tap dance live
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My son is no World Cup thug
THE mother of a teenager caught on camera during the riots in Marseille today said: "I want everyone to know my son is no thug." Jackie Wilkinson, of Lanehead, Burnley, said she was shocked to see her son in the background of a photograph on the front
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10 YEARS AGO: Soccer surrender
ENGLISH football surrendered to mob rule by deciding not to apply for re-admission to European club competitions. The move followed hooliganism at the European Championships in Germany and a season of trouble on the terraces in England. Blackburn Rovers
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Jill's home is where her heart is
PENSIONER Jill Taylor has been longing to return to her roots since she first left Darwen in 1954. The 72-year-old finally made the nostalgia filled journey from Australia this week after a kind offer from her younger brother who lives in Birmingham.
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Explosion terror in huge mill blaze
TERRIFIED residents ran for their lives as an asbestos roof exploded and showered their streets with burning debris during a massive mill blaze. Motorists abandoned their cars in the Highfield Road area of Clitheroe as the former Sun Street Mill caught
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Soccer thugs go on rampage
WORLD Cup thugs went on the rampage last night as a series of running battles erupted in Blackburn town centre. After the final whistle blew on England's victory over Tunisia, scuffles broke out in and around town centre pubs and 14 people were arrested
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GOLF: Gary does it the hard way
ANDY NEILD reports on the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Harold Ryden Trophy GARY Phillipson won the battle of Darwen in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Harold Ryden Trophy at Pleasington - but if he goes on to win the competition for the first time he'll
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Debate a waste of time
WHY is the Rev John Corbyn of St Gabriel's vicarage wasting his time and energy on a theological debate with the Masons? I subscribe to neither Freemasonry or religion, but I do know a little bit about life. Any organisation that goes out into the real
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Death knell for trade
AFTER establishing that the proposed supermarket development, Redearth Road, Hardman Way, Darwen scheme is likely to be given the go ahead, I have already sold my premises in Bridge Street and expect many others to follow suit. I can only foresee a rapidly
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Cars are here to stay
I WAS very interested in the letter from Raymond Nicholson (Letters, June 3), saying "our towns and cities are being choked to death" (by traffic) and that eventually we may all be forced to return to the era of horses and shanks' pony. The views are
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Science day is a real gas
WHO said that girls are not interested in science? That old theory was disproved by Walshaw Girls' High School, Burnley, during their recent Industry Day for year nine students. Joanne Glover, a pupil who took part in the event, has sent us her own account
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CLARETS: WInstanley's high hopes
MARK Winstanley has agreed a new deal at Burnley which he hopes will see him return to First Division football with the Clarets. The first contract Winstanley signed at Turf Moor was as a Division One player following Burnley's promotion and his move
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Hendry happy to go with Flo
SCOTLAND captain Colin Hendry was aiming to repeat his command of Ronaldo against the man Norwegians know as Flo-naldo in Bordeaux tonight. Chelsea forward Tore Andre Flo is the striking talent compared favourably with the Brazilian whose side beat Scotland
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Jump man talked down
POLICE officers managed to talk a middle-aged man out of jumping from the multi-storey car park above Nelson Bus Station early today. The 38-year-old local man, who has not been named, was taken to Burnley General Hospital for a check-up and treatment
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Local man in Spanish drugs swoop
A BACUP man arrested as part of a major drugs swoop by the newly formed National Crime Squad has been released on police bail. Operation Feral has centred on drug smuggling on the Southern Spanish coast around Malaga and led to the arrest of five men
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A-board row ends in deadlock
TALKS to try to resolve the dispute between traders and councillors over A-board signs and street displays have ended in deadlock. And while Blackburn and District Chamber of Trade says it is encouraged by the fact that talks have taken place, a leading
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Planners lead fight to bar 'school in the park' plan
PLANNERS at Rossendale Council are leading the fight to prevent a primary school being built in a public park. County education chiefs want to build a new school for Bacup St Saviour's in Moorlands Park next to the present children's playground. The £1.3
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Against nature
I GET the impression that we have abandoned our belief in a Creator (who created all things, including nature itself). How else can we explain our interest in genetic engineering (altering crops by introducing genes which where not there in the first
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Piggy tempts a veggie
A KENYON of Blackburn (Letters, June 5) is not on his own at being sick and tired of "health nuts" acclaiming the demise of meat and urging everyone to go "veggie". My daughter works for a large holiday firm and while having morning break, one of the
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'My year of hell' by Jehovah's Witness
A JEHOVAH'S witness has told of his year of hell after being accused of a string of sex offences against a young girl. Keith Lowe, 59, said he was threatened by vigilantes and received hate mail after he and and six other Jehovah's Witnesses were arrested
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What a clanger!
EVER since the spread of metal trees in Blackburn, from Greenbank to Philips Road, two things have puzzled me. Firstly, are they propagated from seeds or cuttings? Secondly, in Autumn, can the fallen leaves be used to make razor blades? However, walking
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CRICKET: We can destroy teams - Wasim
BRING on Surrey! That was the message from Lancashire skipper Wasim Akram after yesterday's dramatic nine-run victory over Somerset at Old Trafford. Lancashire made hard work of their second Championship win of the season, dropping three chances as Somerset
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A refreshing change
FOR a long time now I have been absolutely fed up with the moaners and whingers of all political beliefs who continually carp on in this Letters page about the faults and mistakes of the other parties, while never admitting to any errors of their own.
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Meter worries
THE instant corollary that strikes the consumer's mind when water metering is mentioned is bigger bills. What, then, of the report today that suggests that most households with low incomes would be better off if their water supply was metered? The fact
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How did thugsn get there in the first place?
AS ENGLAND'S triumph over Tunisia is overshadowed by yet more violence by so-called fans, a question is repeated on millions of lips. How did these mindless morons get to France in the first place? It is one that Home Secretary Jack Straw must answer.
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Rodaway makes first swoop
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss Billy Rodaway has swooped to make his first signings since taking up the managerial hotseat at the Crown Ground. The Reds' boss has raided Welsh League side Caernarfon Town to secure the services of ex-Altrincham and Runcorn pair
