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'Don't join up', soldier warns Asians
A SOLDIER who is due to make legal history today advised East Lancashire Asians not to join the Army. Nasar Khan, 33, has spoken out after claiming he was subjected to a decade of racial abuse. He is due to break legal ground when an industrial tribunal
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£100,000 fraud probe at council agency
TWO senior officers from a council-owned agency have been suspended as part of a a police investigation into an alleged £100,000 fraud. Police have confirmed they have interviewed a man and a woman who work at Lancashire County Enterprises Ltd. Both have
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Customs man was over drinks limit
LATE-night celebrating after England's World Cup match against Colombia cost a Blackburn man his driving licence and promotion at work. Kenneth Ian Goodliffe, 22, was stopped by police at 2am following the match. A breath-test showed 94 microgrammes of
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Airtours raise prices in summer washout
THE WASHOUT summer is swelling the coffers at holiday giant Airtours. A surge of last-minute holiday bookings has been reported by the Helmshore firm as thousands of fed-up Brits try and escape the downpours. And Airtours Holidays have decided to cash
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Kids uncover drugs hoard
CHILDREN playing near a Blackburn school playground uncovered what is believed to be a drug users' illegal hoard. Adrian McPhee, nine, and his sister Kelly, eight, were playing in trees close to St Mary's and St Joseph's RC Primary School in Bennington
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Gas blast fear mum pleads for safety checks
A WORRIED mum is living in fear of history repeating itself unless the gas pipes in her street are checked out for leaks. More than 20 years ago Mary-Ann Johnson's mother escaped death when her home blew up in a gas explosion which destroyed two houses
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Straw to have last say over illegal immigrants
HOME Secretary Jack Straw is entitled to refuse applications from illegal immigrants to remain in this country despite what is stated in the European Convention on Human Rights. British Government policy had to remain supreme, the Master of the Rolls,
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Starlets in Stan's plans
YOUTH may get its chance for Burnley tomorrow when Stan Ternent takes a glimpse into the future by blooding youngsters Carl Smith and Matthew Heywood. The pair have been added to the Clarets' squad for their final pre-season work-out at Rochdale. "They
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Ingle-bye!
RAY Ingleby today insisted that his decision to pull out of the battle for control of Burnley Football Club was no bluff, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. The tycoon's right hand man, David Parry, stressed: "He is totally cheesed off. "He cannot keep banging his
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The heroin downfall of an articulate, positive man
A SHOPLIFTER who has spent much of his adult life in prison was given a chance by magistrates and told it was up to him to take it. The Blackburn bench heard that Edward Ward was an intelligent, articulate man, 'positive and upbeat' when off drugs. He
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Airport mugging terror
A HOLIDAYMAKER feared for his life when he was attacked by knife-wielding muggers outside a Portuguese airport. Glynn Anderton, 27, of Ribchester, was left badly cut and bruised and said he had to sleep in a police cell until the British Consulate opened
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Babies are God's gifts
REGARDING your story (LET, July 28) on the surrogate mother having a baby she and its biological parents do not want, how very sad it is for this to have been allowed in the first place. I am not a fuddy duddy, old-fashioned or narrow minded - quite the
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US 'Pzazz' could replace voters' apathy
AS WELL as giving a dash of pzazz to dull local government, with proposals for US-style mayors and electronic voting booths in supermarkets, Labour's planned shake-up of the town halls evidently recognises the need for more democracy inside them. For
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GOLF: Rostron facing 'winning' Jenny
KIM Rostron is set to face the women's equivalent of Justin Rose in the highlight of the amateur golf world's calendar. Jenny Chausiriporn set last month's tournament alight when, playing as an amateur, she forced professional Se Ri Pak into an 18-hole
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Animals use vital
SHELLEY Simmons, of the National Anti Vivisection Society (Letters, July 17) attacks the use of animals in research as "unreliable, unethical and unnecessary." Mainstream medicine and science would certainly disagree with this extreme view. Any serious
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Raw deal for disabled
THE Taylor Report changed the whole aspect of football grounds, making them all-seater stadiums. It also made clubs make provisions for wheelchair-bound supporters and, for those with great difficulty walking, for parking spaces to be sited as close as
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Scrapyard death inquest opened
CAR dismantler Sean Gregory died after being crushed under the wheels of a lorry in a scrapyard accident, an inquest was told. East Lancashire Coroner David Smith opened the inquest in Burnley yesterday so that Mr Gregory's family can go ahead with the
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Hot food takeaway rejected
A PLANNING application for a hot food takeaway which would "liberate Asian women from having to make chapatis" has been rejected - but only by the casting vote of a committee chairman. Councillors were split when it came to voting on whether to approve
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Retired cook died after falling into empty bath
RETIRED cook Margaret Harrison died from head injuries after falling into the empty bath at her home in Springfield Bank, Burnley, an inquest was told. The hearing was told she had been drinking and that probably caused her to lose her balance. Geoffrey
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Ruby is a real jewel
CANINE beauty Ruby has won one of the highest accolades in the puppy show world. The 11-month-old German Shepherd came first in the puppy section at the two-day "Joint National Show" held at Weston Park in Staffordshire. Ruby's proud owners, former Hyndburn
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Meet the people call to racial equality bosses
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding that racial equality bosses get out into the community and meet the people before coming to any decision about the future of local racial equality councils. Protesters gathered outside the Accrington office of the Hyndburn and
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Clarion call is a treat
Drive and Stroll, with Ron Freethy THIS column is entitled Drive and Stroll, the idea being to find somewhere to park close to a network of footpaths. A bonus is to find a place for a brew. Clarion House is on Jinny Lane, between Roughlee and Newchurch
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Victory in sight in taxi battle
RESIDENTS appear to have won their battle to stop part of a factory being used as a taxi base. Letters from 22 houses, a 30-name petition and a letter from a local residents' association opposing the plan to use part of the former G-Plan premises in Railway
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Literacy school a monster success
A PIONEERING summer literacy school in Pendle has proved such a monster success that organisers today rounded off the project with a cinema trip to see Godzilla. Over the past three weeks, 30 children preparing to start classes at Edge End High School
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On her bike for Three Seas cycle
ENERGETIC Elaine Mansfield plans to pedal 350 kilometres through Israel to help raise money for the fight against drug and alcohol abuse. Elaine, 37, of Brunswick Street, Nelson, is one of 30 people from across Britain who will take part in the Three
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Rovers' jumbo screen on soon
BLACKBURN Rovers bosses say they hope to have the club's big screen operating by the end of August. Work has already begun on the foundations for the framework which will hold the screen between the Darwen End and the Walkersteel Stand. Rovers plan to
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Cabbie jailed for failing to stop after accident
A TAXI driver who failed to stop or tell police after he knocked down a pensioner in a hit-and-run accident has been jailed for the "despicable" act. Falak Sher drove on after hitting pensioner Robert Holden early on New Year's Day, a court heard. He
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Prodan permit buys time for Rangers
THE pressure has been taken off Rangers in their pursuit of Colin Hendry, after they were granted a work permit for Romanian central defender Daniel Prodan. Rangers, who have so far refused to budge on their original £2.5 million offer for Hendry, seem
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Weekend events in East Lancashire
Saturday, August 1st Outing to the Police Helicopter at Warton, for ages 11 upwards. Meet Ivy Street Community Centre, Blackburn, 9.30am. Packed lunch needed. 50/50 Dancing with MC's Jack and Olive, Tony's New Empress Ballroom, Town Hall Street, Blackburn
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Dogged bid to change rabies rules
TORY MP Nigel Evans has urged the Government to move speedily to scrap the quarantine laws that his predecessor Lord Waddington believes cost the life of his pet dog. In the House of Commons, Ribble Valley member Mr Evans said the laws were outdated and
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TEN YEARS AGO; Cowboy builder fight
MP David Trippier launched a charter designed to combat cowboy builders. The Rossendale and Darwen Tory was spearheading government moves to provide a better deal and more protection for householders. The working party's recommendations included guarantee
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CRICKET: Lancs weather threat
LANCASHIRE's Championship challenge is being threatened by a familiar adversary - the weather. The first day of their crucial clash with second-placed Leicestershire at Old Trafford was a complete washout and today's start was delayed. Meanwhile leaders
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ATHLETICS: Lobo eyes Euro time
JASON Lobo has targeted Sunday's Grand Prix meeting at Sheffield for an all-out assault on the European Championships qualifying time. The Blackburn 800m star needs to shave just over half a second off his season's best time of 1min 47.07 secs to meet
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'Fors' overwhelming
ON Monday, the BBC1 programme 'Watchdog Healthcheck' included a feature on cannabis. This was followed by a viewers' phone poll on whether or not they were in favour of legalising cannabis for medical use. More than 42,000 responded, of whom a staggering
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Pity the 'Gruntles'
SOME of your letter writers are clearly terminally disgruntled by Labour winning the last election. These 'gruntles' believe they can make their calamity go away by contriving grievances against the Government and pretending the 18 Tory years didn't happen
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CRICKET: Ashraf signs new deal on eve of league title showdown
PROFESSIONAL Naeem Ashraf has handed Vaux Ribblesdale League champions Cherry Tree a major boost on the eve of their title crunch match with Padiham, writes PETER WHITE. The popular Pakistani all-rounder has signed for his third season at the Blackburn
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Workmate set adrift
ITHOUGHT I was down on my luck, having to exist on incapacity benefit with a condition that shows no signs of improvement. But my perspective of life was changed when I bumped into a former workmate. Why? Blackburn Council evicted him from Mill Hill flats
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Funnyman Jim fails to win but has the last laugh
FUNNYMAN Jim Pickles had people rolling in the aisles when he took part in the national finals of a pensioners' talent contest. The Accrington comedian fulfilled a lifetime ambition when he brought tears to the eyes of an audience of 1,800 at Southport
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Agents impressed after a grand tour
PROPERTY agents have been given a guided tour of East Lancashire in a bid to sell the area to the outside world. Representatives of the leading commercial and industrial firms in Manchester visited some of the area's main sites including Shadsworth Industrial
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Dream job for Janet
AS a lass growing up on a Newcastle council estate, Janet Anderson's holidays consisted of the occasional week camping in the Lake District. But now the Rossendale and Darwen MP has landed one of the most glamorous jobs in government, which gives her
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Holiday places at the Manor
SUMMER holidays are available for children at Chaigley Manor, near Clitheroe, where places are still being offered for subsidised five-day adventure breaks. Costing £30 each for Hyndburn youngsters and £60 for others, the holidays include activities such
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How can they sleep?
IF EVER there was an argument for the abolition of capital punishment, it is the clearing of teenager Derek Bentley of the murder a police officer for which he was hanged 45 years ago. It has taken all this time and a long legal judgment to recognise
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Welcome awaiting
I WONDER how many people believe that Miss V Smith (Letters, July 23 and 24) is a genuine Labour supporter. I must, however, agree with her comments on spending at No 10 Downing Street, but maybe that's because Labour have more friends to entertain than
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SUPERBIKES: Hodgson hopes for Brands new start
THE British racing Mecca of Brands Hatch will decide the immediate destiny of Superbikes superstars Carl Fogarty and Neil Hodgson. Fogarty is set to decide whether to continue racing bikes after Sunday's round nine of the 12-round world championship series
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Women attacked by bus stalker
TWO women have been attacked by the same man in separate incidents in Burnley, police have revealed. One was indecently assaulted as she waited at a bus stop and the other was punched in the face when getting off a bus. The first attack happened at 4.45pm
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Ingle-bye!
RAY Ingleby today insisted that his decision to pull out of the battle for control of Burnley Football Club was no bluff, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. The tycoon's right hand man, David Parry, stressed: "He is totally cheesed off. "He cannot keep banging his
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Work on homes 'to start soon'
TENANTS on a troubled Rishton council estate have been told to expect big improvements to their crumbling homes. Hyndburn housing bosses revealed a fresh repair strategy at a meeting with Sands Estate residents in the town last night. But some were told
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New bakery plan rises
A NEW bakery could be built in Nelson if councillors agree to sell a parcel of council-owned land. Bannister's Bakery, which has three shops across Pendle, wants to buy the site at the corner of Netherfield Road and Southfield Street, Nelson, so that
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Centre's future to be decided
THE full cost of a blaze which badly damaged a Pendle community centre earlier this month has been revealed. Councillors have been told that it would cost £75,000 to replace Walverden Community Centre, Brunswick Street, Nelson, which was severely damaged
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Tragic dad saw daughter, 4, killed by car
A DISTRAUGHT father re-lived a parent's worst nightmare when he told an inquest how his four-year-old daughter left his grasp and was killed after running into a busy road. Jo-Anne Sainsbury died after colliding with a car, leaving the elderly driver
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'Pay back time' killer gets life
A VENGEFUL woman who murdered a man she believed had abused her as a child was jailed for life when she appeared at Preston Crown Court today. Margaret Copeland stabbed Thomas Hunter through the heart in a Christmas Day attack fuelled by a drink and drugs