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Villagers face defeat in luxury homes plan battle
FURIOUS residents look set to lose their long-running fight to block plans to build an exclusive estate in a Ribble Valley village. Planning permission has already been granted for the exclusive development in Billington. Developers Holden Homes raised
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More 20mph zones in bid to save kids' lives
POLICE chiefs and county highways officials are to step up their crackdown on speeding motorists. Lancashire County Council is calling on the Government to give it the power to introduce 20 mph zones across the county. And police say there could be scores
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SUPERBIKES: Corser cruises
TROY Corser took provisional pole position for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Misano in Italy during Friday afternoon's opening qualifying session. The series leader was marginally quicker than Castrol Honda's Aaron Slight during
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CRICKET: Haslingden meet their bogey side
HASLINGDEN must lay their Todmorden bogey if they are to become the first Lancashire League club to put their name on the Lees Brewery Challenge Trophy. The Lancashire League champions and Worsley Cup holders travel to Centre Vale in the last eight of
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CRICKET: Paddy whack
PADDY McKeown believes his big breakthrough for Lancashire is only just round the corner. The 22-year-old is desperate to avoid the "nearly man" tag after grafting for a string of decent knocks without landing a huge score. He made 39 in the last Championship
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Booze alert after party death plunge
A CORONER has issued a summer booze warning to people who go to parties and barbecues following the death of woman who fell downstairs after a drinking session. Andre Rebello gave the warning after hearing of a party in Darwen where the only sober person
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CRICKET: Pickles versus Onion!
WHALLEY are hoping to be at their Sunday best tomorrow to pull off an upset against Earby and reach the final of the Vaux Ramsbottom Cup. Disappointing league form means Whalley go into the semi-final clash as underdogs. But that's a tag that suits opening
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Cup this you Little Tinkers!
TEAM-MATES Kathleen Tanswell and Susan Taylor have lifted their own cup... but it has nothing to do with football! For the two women run a stall in Colne indoor market which has scored a goal with judges during a "best dressed" market stall contest run
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Patriotic Stephen in flag rumpus
A FURIOUS football fan who feared he would be evicted for flying an England flag from the window of his eighth-floor flat has blasted the council for being "unpatriotic". But council officials have insisted they were only trying to ensure the high-rise
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Public can help smelly buses blitz
BUS OPERATORS are to receive letters asking them to remind drivers to switch off engines on parked vehicles at Accrington bus station. And councillors are encouraging the public to report any smoky exhaust fumes from coaches and buses by phoning a dirty
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Art project is wheelie wild!
WHEN art student Duncan Whittaker said he was bringing a car into school for his art project, little did his tutors know he meant a full-size mini! The 18-year-old A-level student bought the car from a scrapyard in Altham for £60, thanks to a donation
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ROVERS: Hodgson backs keeper to save England
ROY Hodgson believes England's World Cup hopes will still be in safe hands should David Seaman be forced out of contention, writes PETE OLIVER. Seaman continues as the undoubted number one choice in goal when England look to close in on the last 16 of
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Theme park get pupils' vote
CAMELOT theme park near Chorley has been voted one of the top days out in the North West by school pupils from the region. A total of 5,000 primary and secondary school pupils in the county were asked what their favourite day out was and most plumped
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Surprise hospital checks pledge
The past year had seen a change in government and a new administration with its own clear agenda for the NHS, with a greater emphasis on community services. Coun Clifford added: "Many changes in the health service will take place which will present our
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Health watchdogs pledge spot check visits
HEALTH watchdogs will make more unannounced visits to hospital wards and other NHS premises in the coming year, a health watchdog chief has vowed. Burnley community health council chairman Frank Clifford made the promise after settlement of the dispute
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'My dad could die' plea over closure-threatened home
A WORRIED daughter today claimed her pensioner father might die because of the impending closure of his county council-run home. Jackie Gaughan said she did not feel her father Robert Pincham, who needs 24-hours-a-day care, would be able to cope with
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Widow's funeral heartbreak
A WOMAN whose husband has died in an horrific car crash in South Africa says he will be given a pauper's funeral because she cannot afford to fly out and organise his cremation. Aileen Welsh, of Ravenglass Close, Blackburn, was told only yesterday that
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Crisis-hit school's new head
EDUCATION bosses have called in a new head teacher to take control at a crisis-hit East Lancashire high school. They have announced that Mansfield High, Brierfield, will be put "under new management" after the summer holidays as part of a re-shuffle of
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Council houses could be sold off
HARD-PRESSED housing bosses are to consider selling off empty and unpopular council homes to a housing association or private developer. The sell off plan will be considered by Rossendale's housing committee on Monday following a steady rise in empty
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Lottery winners toast of the pub
A PUB syndicate from Bacup scooped a £51,251windfall after sticking to the same National Lottery numbers for four years. Licensee Ritchie Hallinan's numbers came up and the drinks flowed at his pub, The Little Queen in Bacup town centre after the group
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Victor's big top tips for juggler Paul
BUDDING young circus act Paul Barbarel joined in the fun at Moscow State Circus when he got a lesson from a professional juggler. Amateur juggler Paul, of Preston, was put through his paces by circus star Victor Pilipovitch at their Witton Park base in
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Lessons break while 7-year-olds 'wed'
A WEDDING with a difference took place at St Paul's School, Hoddlesden, when two pupils took the plunge and got married at the tender age of seven! The mock ceremony, complete with best man, bridesmaids and guests, was part of a series of assemblies on
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Clothes thrown out after a fall-out?
POLICE suspect a domestic dispute could account for a man's clothes being found strewn across a field. Now they are appealing for the owner to come and collect his possessions - including a snooker cue which has been sawn and broken into pieces. Police
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CLARETS: Ternent fights to keep midfield star
STAN Ternent is fighting to keep Paul Weller at Turf Moor. But the new Burnley boss believes it's a battle he should never have had to face had Burnley moved sooner to agree a new deal with the player. "He is out of contract and that's a situation that
