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Footwear firm's step up
ROSSENDALE entrepreneurs Mark Whitfield and Craig Ritson have put their heart and "sole" into their thriving business. Rossendale based R and M Footwear Components makes more than 10,000 pairs of insoles and shoes soles every week while many other footwear
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Shaun scores World Cup treat
LUCKY England fan Shaun Trower was on his way to watch tonight's World Cup clash with Romania in style today after scooping a ticket on Chris Evans' Virgin Radio breakfast show. Shaun, who introduced himself on air as Tucker, beat off thousands of callers
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Boom for breweries as Cup fans quench thirst
EAST Lancashire folk are doing their best to drink the area's pubs dry during France '98. Bosses at Whitbread Brewery say they have been staggered by the amount of beer being consumed in pubs and bought from off-licences up and down the land. But they
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Town hall clampdown on drug den pubs and clubs
POLICE and licensing officials have been given tough new powers to help them drive the drugs trade out of Blackburn and Darwen's pub and clubs. Landlords and club owners who turn a blind eye to drugs dealers and users face losing their licences thanks
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10 YEARS AGO: Teenage job 'carrot'
'DON'T skip classes and we'll offer you a job' was the carrot being dangled before East Lancashire teenagers. Education bosses in Blackburn and Burnley were chasing up to £400,000 in Government cash to pioneer a scheme which promised to guarantee youngsters
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Traders face tighter rules on street displays
A TIGHTENING of rules covering A-boards and street displays is to be considered by councillors tomorrow. A guideline which allows council officers to turn a blind eye to obstructions is to be removed from Blackburn with Darwen Council's code of practice
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Council defends traffic-calming measures
A CORONER'S call for action following a fatal road accident in Accrington has justified work to provide traffic calming measures, says a Hyndburn councillor. Coroner Andre Rebello wrote to the council suggesting calming measures in Plantation Street following
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Scanner: Well done, everyone
I WAS delighted to read (LET, June 11) that the SuperScan appeal has reached its £1 million target thanks to the generosity of local people. The scanner will really be a lifesaver to a lot of people, detecting illnesses before they have a chance to develop
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Tree final fling
CHERRY Tree went through to the final of the Ramsbottom Cup in a last-ball thriller at The Cliffe. The Blackburn side looked to be well in command after setting a total of 229-8 with Naeem Ashraf 95 and Andy Holroyd 58. But the home side staged a spectacular
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Estate scheme set to get go-ahead amid fears for village identity
THE FIRST phase of a massive retail and residential development on the outskirts of Blackburn looks set to go ahead despite a storm of controversy. Residents in the Fishmoor area of Blackburn and Guide village are furious at plans to build a housing estate
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Children's lifeline
THANK you for the publicity that you recently have ChildLine's new report, "Unhappy families: unhappy children." We have had a number of calls as a result from people asking where they can buy it. Copies can be obtained, price £7, including postage and
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Don't miss out on benefits
ACCORDING to government figures, one in five older people is missing out on Income Support to which they are entitled. Even if you qualify for only a small amount, this benefit will assist you in obtaining other help like housing and NHS costs, and grants
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Keep footpath open
BLACKBURN Golf Club has applied for the diversion and closure of existing footpaths in the open area between Revidge Road and West Leigh Road on the pretext of protecting public safety. This area is well used by local residents and there is some concern
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Lancs League round-up
NEIL Smith was run out from the last ball of the game as Colne and Todmorden tied in a thriller at the Horsfield. Chasing 118 to win from a rain reduced overs total of 44, Todmorden were pegged back by Joe Scuderi and Nick Moulding. Scuderi moved the
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Crash landing
TWO years ago, the then Shadow Scottish Secretary, George Robertson, angrily denounced Tory plans to privatise air traffic control as outrageous and disgraceful. Now, the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has announced New Labour's plans to privatise 51 per cent
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Pie and tripe, pure delight!
YOUR Food News article (LET, June 18) b brought back memories... "Tripe, what a beautiful sight Is a plate of tripe I wish I'd a ton It would soon be done Same to you Wi' some aliker (vinegar) on." As children, we would chant this as we gazed in the tripe
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Odd logic over age of consent
IN VOTING tonight, by the clear majority that has long been forecast, to lower the age of consent for homosexual sex to 16, MPs are no doubt out of step with the public. For the most recent opinion poll evidence suggests that only 35 per cent of voters
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Cancer cure false hopes
BARBARA Davies, of the Research Defence Society (Letters, June 10), is misleading in her opinion that major advances in cancer treatment have depended on animal experimentation. She should show caution in riding the current bandwagon of false hope. She
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Trio's 10,000ft plunge for charity
THREE work colleagues are nervously preparing for a sky-dive from 10,000ft to raise cash for cancer care. Nina Breckell, 21, of Whalley Road, Sabden, Gill Lomax, 27, of Brownhill Road, Blackburn, Rob Heys, 21, of Devonshire Street, Accrington, will strap
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Have-a-go heroine,12, saves pal from attack
A TWELVE-year old bit an attacker on the hand to save her best friend when she was grabbed by a man on a footpath. The girls were walking between College Close and Malvern Avenue, Padiham, when one was grabbed by the man who put his arm around her. As
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Top award for chemical company
CLITHEROE chemical company ICI Katalco has been presented with an Investors in People award. The firm, which makes and sells chemical catalysts and gas purification absorbents, successfully developed a system of policies during 1997 with the help of ELTEC
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Brothers join their dad on the board
BROTHERS Andrew and David Mitchell have followed in their father's footsteps to become members of the board of directors at the same furniture firm. Andrew has been made commercial director and David works director at Todmorden-based Sutcliffe furniture
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Masked robber's iron bar attack on pensioner
A PENSIONER was hit five times over the head with an iron bar by a masked burglar who burst into his Rossendale home and attacked him as he lay in bed. The intruder then fled empty-handed leaving the badly shaken 68-year-old man bleeding from head wounds
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Canalside rally
A FLOTILLA of canal boats docked in Blackburn for a major rally. Eanam Wharf became a hive of activity during a weekend of celebrations for Industrial Heritage Year 1993. Visitors take a short narrowboat trip along the Leeds and Liverpool canal to Asda
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Mission mystery
CAN readers supply information regarding the old St Andrew's Mission at 338 Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn - the building recently occupied by Livesey Amateur Boxing Club? If anyone can remember attending the mission, has any mementoes or knows when it
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FLINTOFF GIVES SELECTORS A NUDGE
DOES English cricket have the guts to give Andy Flintoff his Test debut at Old Trafford in a fort- night? That was the question being asked by anyone lucky enough to see the Lancashire batting sensation's latest memorable innings yesterday. On a day when
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Dancing in the streets as the carnival comes to town
CARNIVAL fans crowded into Bacup to enjoy the town's biggest fun day of the year. Sunny Rossendale Carnival bounced with visitors soaking up the music, street dancing and fairground festivities. The grand parade from Stacksteads, headed by town crier
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Foggy loses ground
CARL Fogarty lost vital ground in his pursuit of a third World Superbike crown after Castrol Honda's Aaron Slight and Ducati's Troy Corser dominated round six at Misano. Slight romped to a double victory, winning two races in a day for the first time
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No mercy for banned drinks shame football fan
A SELF-confessed football fanatic who has followed his team for 32 years today appealed for a reprieve after being banned for life from Turf Moor. But Burnley director Clive Holt has said there will be no change of heart for Burnley FC supporter Jim Pye
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It's not wise to ruffle Russell!
RAWTENSTALL made one crucial mistake in their match with Rishton at the Worswick Memorial Ground - they wound up the wrong man in Russell Whalley. The Rishton skipper is at his most dangerous when the going gets tough. And so it proved when a small shandy-fuelled
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Campaign to protect children
A MAJOR campaign was launched today to educate parents about the perils of leaving children home alone as it was revealed almost 6,000 youngsters were treated for head injuries in East Lancashire hospitals last year. The shocking figures mean an average
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French expulsion orders about time
IT IS of small comfort that German football hooligans on the rampage in France have shown an appalled world that violent louts are not exclusively English. But what is encouraging are the moves now afoot to purge soccer of this scum - even if they should
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Charity says thank you
WE want to say a big 'thank-you' to the people of the Darwen area for their magnificent support in recent weeks. They are those who gave and helped with our house-to-house collection which raised £1,860; Arnold Duckworth who gave half his recent concert
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Private Pike and the armoured saloon
Looking Back with Eric Leaver MEMORIES of the wartime Home Guard continue to come in since our peep last month at the Rolls-Royce hearse turned into a three-ton armoured car. Now, here's the Blackburn Home Guard's home-made panzer division of that era
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Royal message for centenarian
SPRIGHTLY centenarian Elizabeth Heywood tucked into her 100th birthday cake as she read her telegram from the Queen. The former weaver celebrated her big day with family and friends at Great Harwood Lodge, Great Harwood. She has lived in Great Harwood
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Tall story's a tear-jerker
Looking Back with Eric Leaver THE sight of a grieving figure, death certificate in pocket, sobbing by a graveside is one that would hardly strike a cemetery stroller as unusual. But how about 80 years after the funeral? Yet, unashamedly shedding tears
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Digger crushes quarry worker
A QUARRY worker is recovering in hospital after being crushed by a digger. Michael Creighton, 44, was seriously hurt when the miniature digger he was driving went underneath a metal storage container at Tarmac Roadstone, Pimlico Link Road, Clitheroe,
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McKinlay feels the strain
BILLY McKinlay will be urging on his Blackburn Rovers team-mates in Scotland's do-or-die World Cup showdown with Morocco tomorrow night. McKinlay is set to miss the game through injury so will be relying on others to extend his World Cup dream. It's rough
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Clarets ace Robertson gets Aussie call
BURNLEY midfielder Mark Robertson could miss the first game of the new season because of international commitments. Robertson is part of the Australian squad building towards the Sydney Olympics. And the Olyroos will be holding a training camp for their
