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Hero bus driver to get bravery award
A BUS driver is in line for a bravery award after making an unscheduled stop to rescue an elderly man from a burning house. Andrew Hubbard, 27, of Heather Bank, Burnley, dragged the 83-year-old from the smoke and flame-filled house without a thought for
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Ambulance crews top the response table
AMBULANCE crews in Lancashire have proved to be among the quickest and most efficient in the country. League tables released by the Government show that the Lancashire Ambulance Service is the very best at responding to life-threatening calls. More than
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Schoolgirls start learning to avoid pregnancy
TEENAGE pregnancy rates across East Lancashire are falling faster than anywhere else in the country, it was claimed today. District health promotion officer Peter Lewenz said pregnancy rates among the under 16s had dropped by 19 per cent in the past five
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Road scheme pay-outs cost extra £300,000
HIGHWAYS chiefs at Blackburn Town Hall are asking for more than £300,000 extra to cover an unexpected set of compensation claims. Council bosses inherited the claims from Lancashire County Council when Blackburn with Darwen Council became a unitary authority
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Farmer, 81, bound and battered
DETECTIVES were today hunting for two hooded robbers who bound and battered an 81-year-old farmer in a terrifying attack at his isolated home. John Hanson was left tied up and semi-conscious in a pool of blood by the raiders who hit him over the head
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HIGH HOPES
THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW with ROB BROCKLEBANK by Andy Neild THE SILKY skills of USA World Cup star Roy Wegerle once inspired young fans to hone their talents on street corners surrounding Ewood. But it was the efforts the American once put over the bar
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Arson suspected in marquee blaze
POLICE and fire officers were today.investigating a fire which destroyed a marquee in the grounds of a sports centre. Around 450 chairs and 24 tables stacked up ready for Rossendale Rugby Club's presentation ceremony at Marl Pits Sports Centre, Rawtenstall
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Go-ahead firm reaps reward
VIKTOR Achter Ltd at Burnley, the UK's leading manufacturer of automotive seat and door fabrics, has achieved the prestigious QS 9000 standard. Ten years ago when it was established in Burnley, Viktor Achter Ltd employed 30 people making woven fabrics
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11ft lolly on charity tour
A GIANT lollipop will be in Burnley next week during a Round the UK in 80 Days charity tour. The 11 feet high lolly is stopping at each What Everyone Wants store raising money for Radio Lollipop, the charity that broadcasts to children's wards throughout
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Furious estate objectors in County Hall rumpus
FURIOUS villagers stormed out of a Lancashire County Council meeting after losing their long-running battle to block plans to build 57 houses near their Ribble Valley homes. Developers Holden Homes caused a storm of protest when they unveiled plans to
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Anti-fluoride group in search for volunteers
A GROUP calling for a full public inquiry into the fluoridation of water is hoping for support from the people of East Lancashire. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley branch of Fight Against Fluoridation is looking for volunteers to help collect
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Hundreds of speeders caught on camera
MOTORISTS in East Lancashire were today given a stark warning after almost 2,000 drivers were caught breaking the speed limit on the M6 in four days. Cameras were set up for the first time ever at motorway roadworks in Lancashire at Forton, near Lancaster
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Street's sex-swap Hayley goes to market
CONTROVERSIAL Coronation Street character Hayley Patterson - the transsexual shop worker played by East Lancashire actress Julie Hesmondhalgh - makes her return to the soap tomorrow. And while her character has been off in Amsterdam undergoing a sex change
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M-way is the new route to jobs success
BUSINESS leaders today revealed that thousands of new jobs had been created across East Lancashire since the opening of the new M65 extension. Tens of millions of pounds had also been invested in the area since the motorway linked the district to the
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Rovers closing in on French ace Perez
BLACKBURN Rovers will step up their bid to sign Bastia defender Sebastian Perez next week. Rovers are leading the chase for the highly-rated Frenchman who had also attracted the attention of Marseille. Since Marseille pulled out of the race Rovers, who
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Tangled love life of blaze victim
A YOUNG father with a tangled love life burned to death after he doused himself with petrol following a row with his girlfriend, an inquest heard. Mohammed Saqib Bashir was taken to hospital with 90 to 100 per cent burns after he was found on a track
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Hospital's new block open day
THE doors of a new £7m development at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, will be thrown open to the public on July 4 and July 5. It includes two wards for general medicine, two for elderly and rehabilitation patients and a rehabilitation department including
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Last-ditch bid to save art centre
A LAST-minute appeal against the threatened closure of a Todmorden arts and crafts day centre has come from Calderdale MP, Mrs Chris McCafferty. She is asking Calderdale Council not to shut down the Roomfield Activity Centre. The centre is targeted in
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Burley denies move
for defender Harrison IPSWICH Town boss George Burley has denied any interest in Burnley defender Gerry Harrison. Harrison had been linked in some quarters with a move to the First Division club. But Burley dismissed such speculation with Ipswich already
