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My goal says Jansen
MATT Jansen was sure of two things after Saturday's win over Wimbledon - he was claimingthe second goal and Blackburn Rovers will not go down, writes Peter White. Jansen was adamant that he had got the vital touch to send the ball goalwards, whatever
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Brewery pumps up beer prices
THE price of a pint of some of East Lancashire's favourite beers could rocket by as much as six pence today after brewing giants Whitbread slapped 2.5 per cent on their wholesale cost. The latest hike comes less than a year after Blackburn-based brewery
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We have talent to beat drop says Clarets goal hero
GOAL hero Micky Mellon is confident that Burnley's new-look side can hit it off sufficiently to keep the Clarets up after his equaliser stopped the rot at Wrexham. Only four of the Burnley side that beat the Welshmen last October were engaged at the Racecourse
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Form watch
McATEER: Some would say he is in his best position at right back and his performances, especially in the last two matches, are evidence to back it up. Even when team standards slipped after the break, he was still making great runs - too often unnoticed
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Ternent faces striking deadline poser
STAN Ternent is facing a deadline striking poser as the Clarets gear up for a final assault on Second Division safety, writes Pete Oliver. Ternent has until Thursday's tea-time transfer deadline to reinforce his squad with a move for a new goalscorer
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KARIM MURDERS: Diamond clue to jeweller's shop killings?
ARMED attackers who stabbed to death a Blackburn jeweller and his wife could have been searching for a valuable gem, it was revealed today. The disclosure came as the family of murdered Mohammed and Bilquis Karim offered a substantial reward in a bid
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Peter White's Big Match report
Rovers 3 Wimbledon 1 THE smile on Jack Walker's face as he left Ewood Park was worth a million dollars. And, if Blackburn Rovers can repeat the standards of their stunning first-half performance on a regular basis, he could be laughing all the way to
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Tomorrow's events in East Lancashire
''Salad Days" - musical, Revidge Fold UR Church Hall, Shear Brow, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Blackburn Home Organists' Club meet St Stephens Conservative Club, Robinson Street, Little Harwood, Blackburn, 8pm. Quiz Night. Visitors welcome. Friends in Bereavement
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Former council chief's son found hanged
THE teenage son of a former council boss has been found hanged at his home. Marc Hopkins, 16, was found by his parents at the family home in Slaidburn Road, Grindleton, on Saturday morning. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding
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Secrets of a longer life
REACHING the age of 92 made old Roger Haydock the oldest man in Blackburn in 1902, a feat which was held up as an example to hundreds of youngsters - because, a long time before, his wife had got him to give up drink. And the cocktail of his longevity
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Spy cameras' target
POLICE spy cameras aimed to catch more than 1,000 speeding motorists within three months after they were switched on at Blackburn. Tests carried out at five sites caught hundreds of motorists going too fast. Police thought the cameras could easily nab
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TEN YEARS AGO: Brewers face changes
BREWERS in East Lancashire studied a report which could bring massive changes to the industry. The damning report by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission found that the price of beer was too high because of the stranglehold of the "big six" on Britain's
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Brewers shoot themselves in the foot
THE Chancellor left the duty on drink untouched in the Budget this month - a tiny crumb of comfort for a trade that's so battered by bootlegging that it wants alcohol taxes slashed so UK prices can come down. Yet, what have the wailing brewers done now
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Service a success
MAY I thank the people of Hyndburn and surrounding districts who attended the Accrington Pals Memorial service on Sunday, February 21? It was a tremendous success and did proud the memory of the brave men of the 11th (Service) Battalion of the East Lancs
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Robeson Ode was a joy
I WAS lucky enough to see that great bass singer, Paul Robeson, in concert at King George's Hall, Blackburn, on two occasions, some time around the late 1950s to late 1960s. In the first concert, he sang 'Ode To Joy' from Beethoven's Choral Symphony,
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Pets carers dedicated
IN reply to Linda Green (Letters, March 9), the reason that Pets in Need is not in the telephone directory is because their service is entirely voluntary and they use their own phones, paid for out of their own pockets. I am a carer with Pets in Need,
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'Special' setbacks
IN connection with Blackamoor School and Blackburn Council's review of special schools, one of your correspondents drew attention to the setbacks which special children suffer all too often. My son attended Broadlands School in Blackburn and did well
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Fresh strategy to beat burglars
DOMESTIC burglary has been identified as Burnley's greatest single crime problem. Details on how Burnley will battle to beat the burglary epidemic are contained in the borough's crime and disorder strategy. Councillors will be asked to approve the second
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Power to the people
A CELEBRATION of 'people power' has been held by residents of an area of Burnley who threatened to lie down in their streets during a long-running battle over traffic-calming measures. A party was held at offices in Daneshouse to welcome the introduction
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John is Designer of the Times
BUSINESSMAN John Wilman has been named in the birthday honours list! But it wasn't the queen the boss of the wallcovering giant Nelson went to collect his accolade from. John was named as the 'Designer of the Times' in the list compiled by House Beautiful
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Keeping secrets safe
A NEW service to help firms keep their secrets safe. Neales Waste Management of Blackburn have launched a new service to dispose of confidential letters, records, data and documents. "In the wake of incidents such as the Queen's medical records ending
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Tribute to fire safety staff
VIP visitors paid tribute to a fire safety firm's staff. More than three quarters of the Protec Fire Detection firm's 140 manufacturing plant works have obtained or are working towards NVQ qualifications. And Lord Trefgarne, chairman of awarding body
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Publisher's profits soar
NEWSPAPER publisher Newsquest plc, owner of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph and Citizen titles in Lancashire, today announced record operating profits. The group, England's largest regional and local newspaper publisher, made profits of £81.4 million
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KARIM MURDERS: Diamond clue to jeweller's shop killings?
ARMED attackers who stabbed to death a Blackburn jeweller and his wife could have been searching for a valuable gem, it was revealed today. The disclosure came as the family of murdered Mohammed and Bilquis Karim offered a substantial reward in a bid
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Abusive pair were drunk
ANTHONY Arthur Hope, 45, of Fox House Street, and Jill Richards, 41, of Ciceley Court, both Blackburn, were each granted a conditional discharge for 12 months by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Lord Square.
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Weather smiles on charity racers
CHARITY fun runners braced themselves for a soaking then, as if by magic, the sun came out for the start of the race. The four-mile event was organised by The Rotary Club of Blackburn Borough to raise money for the Children's Society and other good causes
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Karim murders: Jeweller tells of axe raid terror
A WOMAN who watched in horror as axe-wielding raiders smashed down her shop door just two weeks before the brutal murder of jewellers Mohammed and Bilquis Karim today spoke of her lucky escape. Carol Rich, of Arthur Barries jewellers, Queen's Square,
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Gentle giant's place in Barnardos history
A PHOTOGRAPH of 8ft 4ins Fred Kempster - 'The Blackburn Giant' - is among a host of old pictures held in an archive by childen's charity Barnardos. Gentle giant Fred died of pneumonia in Queen's Park Hospital in 1918 after taking part in a sideshow in
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Form watch
TOM COWAN: The Scot has breezed into Turf Moor like a breath of fresh air and his enthusiasm and commitment were a big factor in another improved defensive performance...8 MICKY MELLON: A priceless goal made up for a slip when Wrexham scored and Burnley
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Sowing seeds of a greener Valley
A MAJOR environmental scheme to make Rossendale a greener place to live to mark the new millennium is taking root at the area's Groundwork Countryside Centre. Hundreds of trees are being nurtured at the Rawtenstall centre for planting around the Valley
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Hero Ward dashes to mum's bedside
ROVERS goal-hero Ashley Ward dashed from Ewood to be at his mum's hospital bedside on Saturday night after showing great courage to put family problems behind him and play a major part in the vital win over Wimbledon. The striker had been offered the
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Karim murders: Family firm targeted 4 times
THE brutal murder of a jeweller and his wife was the fourth time the successful family business had been a victim of violent crime, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal today. It is believed the dead couple's son Shafiq Karim was attacked as he
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Karim murders: Community pays tribute
THE murders of Tony and Bilquis Karim have stunned family and friends in the tight-knit Little Harwood community where they lived. Next door neighbour and former Blackburn councillor Renee Greaves, 71, said: "I'm devastated. They were a lovely couple
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Rovers settle for Carsley
LEE CARSLEY was expected to complete a £3.3 million move to Blackburn Rovers today in what could be manager Brian Kidd's last throw of the dice this season, writes Peter White. Final talks were going on with Carsley before the Derby County midfielder
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Pete Oliver's Big Match report
Wrexham 1 Burnley 1 THE half-time on-pitch 'marriage' of Wrexham mascot Rocky Robin to his luckless fiancee must have been close to landing the Welsh club with a charge of bringing the game into disrepute. But Stan Ternent won't have minded the wedding
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Creaming off worthy of evaluation
IT MAY seem odd that while the government is enabling the demise of grammar schools, it now plans to bring creaming off of the brightest pupils to the state comprehensives with "master classes" in their best subjects in specialist schools. But while this
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Century saviours
CRICKET: Lancashire were saved by centuries from Nathan Wood and Chris Schofield after running into trouble against the Boland Academy in South Africa yesterday. The first day of a three-day match again exposed some fragile Red Rose batting after their
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GAINSBOROUGH TRIN 0 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 4
ACCRINGTON Stanley smashed four goals past bad-tempered Gainsborough in a stunning 12-minute blitz to set up only their sixth league win of the season. The first half onslaught by Wayne Harrison's men left high-flying Trinity totally shellshocked and
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RUGBY LEAGUE: Hampson's men draw Hornets' sting
ROCHDALE HORNETS 22 LANCASHIRE LYNX 27 LANCASHIRE Lynx recorded their first away victory of the season when they defeated Rochdale Hornets at Spotland. Lynx were 18 points to the good after 20 minutes, but they allowed the home side back in the game and
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Blight of the road
CONGRATULATIONS to the driver (that's debatable) who knocked down a black female cat at the junction of Wensley Road and St Mark's Road, Blackburn, on Tuesday, March 16, at about 8pm. The cat was still alive and is now in the safe hands of a vet. While
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Sticking to the limits
I CHARGE all the political parties, including the so-called Green Party, with hypocrisy. None of their politicians proposes a solution to reducing the greenhouse effect by realistic means. So far, it is that people should travel by public transport. What
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Terror baseball bat attack on boys, 11
MASKED raiders wielding baseball bats terrorised two young boys after smashing their way into a terrace house. Two men wearing balaclavas kicked in the front door of the house in Dall Street, Burnley, and forced Steven Howarth and his friend Simon Lampard
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Round the world triumph for Alan
A FORMER East Lancashire journalist was "flying high" at mission control after directing operations for the round-the-world balloon triumph of Breitling Orbiter 3. Alan Noble, who was a reporter on the former Evening Star newspaper before it became the
