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Pedantic remarks made me guffaw
HOW I chuckled at your sports letters page (LET, May 18) especially the comments of Philip Holden and J Aspinall - for, as Neil Bramwell wrote regarding possibly the greatest club manager this century, their "arrogance is beyond contempt," especially
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Caustic Cummings adds to tension
WITH regard to Stephen Cummings' column (LET, May 11), I am surprised you allow such provocative articles to be printed. The theme of hatred within this piece only adds to the tension between our two local football clubs. His use of the word "hate" should
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Plane facts reveal childish tendency
RE: JARRETT, Holden, Aspinall (LET, May 18). Mr Jarrett objects to Stephen Cummings "drivel" appearing in the Darwen edition of your paper. We in Accrington have to put up with the constant drivel of whingeing Rovers fans appearing every week Mr Jarrett
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'Reps' row lasts two hours
COUNCILLORS spent almost two hours arguing over who should sit on outside groups such as Earby and Salterforth Internal Drainage Board and the Forum on Health and Well Being for Lancashire. Members of Pendle Council ploughed through 16 pages listing the
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KOSOVO: Elderly homes poised for new role
CHECKS have been made on two former homes for the elderly in Blackburn to make certain they are fit to house the refugees. Residents who live near the Shadsworth House home in Dunoon Drive and the Laneside home in Shorrock Lane have seen Blackburn with
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Special schools marked to close
STAFF and parents from special schools which are set to close within two years say teaching expertise will be lost forever. Blackburn with Darwen Council's education committee last night approved plans to merge Dame Evelyn Fox and Blackamoor Schools in
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KOSOVO: Flowers, balloons, a ball - little things that mean a lot
THERESA ROBSON reports on the dawn arrival A HUGE sign saying "Welcome to Lancashire" in Albanian hung over the doors of the reception centre at Calderstones Hospital. As volunteers from the Women's Royal Voluntary Service and the British Red Cross nervously
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Manager's outburst hides real problems
AS A truly awful season at Ewood comes to a close, may I, as a long-time supporter, make a few comments? I was really disappointed by our manager's outburst two games before the end. He slated the players for lack of effort and later he, in effect, stated
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KOSOVO: Refugees find a welcome and a haven
REFUGEES from the nightmare of Kosovo were today settling down to a new life in East Lancashire. Five coachloads of refugee Kosovar Albanians arrived at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley, in the early hours in the area's biggest emergency operation since
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Kidd cracks the whip on discipline
BRIAN Kidd will bring in a new code of conduct for Blackburn Rovers as he aims to crack down on a lack of discipline both on and off the pitch. The Ewood boss has pin-pointed Rovers' awful disciplinary record as one of the reasons behind their headlong
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Indifferent view
I FELT so indifferent towards how indifferent Rovers fan Philip Holden feels towards Burnley Football Club (Sports Letters, May 18), that I had to write to the newspaper about it. Yours . . . er . . . indifferently M EGAN, Bury Road, Rawtenstall. Converted
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Salivating Stephen has little to cheer
COME August, Stephen Cummings says he'll be dribbling down his replica top and mumbling incoherently after watching Burnley's last season highlights(!) video for the 239th time (LET, May 18). Watching a one-second-long video 239 times would turn anyone
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Rovers drum still beats out of Africa
I OFFER my commiserations on Rovers being relegated from the Premier League. I am sure that it will not be long before they are back. I was born in Accrington and have been in South Africa for 36 years. My father, Tommy Taylor, was a great fan of the
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SCHOOLS SOCCER: Burnley's end-of-season blues
BURNLEY Under-15s failed to lift the North West Alder Cup when they went down 2-1 to Preston in the final at Gawthorpe. It has been a disappointing finale for Burnley, who also lost the Lancashire Cup Final 1-0 to Preston last month. Burnley Under 14s
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SOCCER: Blackburn and District Combination
LEAGUE honours list includes - Premier Division champions: Ewood Amateurs, runners-up: Griffin Celtic; Second Division champions: Centurions, runners-up: Railway Hotel; Third Division champions: New Gardeners, runners-up: Anchor Hotel; Fourth Division
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Men are the more sickly sex
MEN are the more sickly sex when it comes to health - dying sooner than women and more like to suffer cancer, commit suicide or takes drugs, according to a report today. And one key difference is the amount spent by the NHS on their health than on women's
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Thanks for Table help
ON behalf of our members, I would like to thank Blackburn 83 Round Table for their generous gift of £100 towards our trip to Blackpool's 'Ice Show' in June. We are really grateful for their help. ALICE PHILLIPS (Mrs), (Secretary, Blackburn and District
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Stand up and be counted
DARRENERS reading the debate over school places in Blackburn might think it has little to do with them. On the contrary, the result will affect the ability of Darwen children to go to Darwen secondary schools. At present, the council's policy takes into
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I want out - of Europe
IT is to be hoped that people will not be deceived by Conservative leader William Hague's statement that we should be "in Europe but not run by it." He doesn't tell us how he proposes to achieve this miracle. Will he revoke all the treaties signed by
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Kitchen fire
EIGHTY-FOUR year old John Tindall was taken to hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire at his sheltered accommodation home in Woodbine Gardens, Burnley. The fire was caused when Mr Tindall left a plastic tray on a cooker hob which
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Attacker may have befriended other boys
DETECTIVES investigating a sex assault on a teenager in Burnley believe the attacker may have tried to befriend other young boys. Police today appealed for anyone who may have been approached by the attacker to come forward. The assault happened at 8.20pm
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Votes probe could take months
IT could be months before police in Burnley conclude their investigations into the local elections proxy votes row in Daneshouse ward. Det Chief Insp Gary Stephenson, who is leading the inquiry team, said they were investigating a "significant" number
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They're great sports
READING, writing and maths have taken on a sports theme for students at a Rossendale high school. Our NIE Sport Extra workbook is being used by pupils in year nine at Fearns High School, Stacksteads, as an alternative textbook, along with a delivery of
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Time to get in holiday mood
WHAT do you do during the summer holidays where you live? Do you have great ideas or hobbies, games or holiday activities? Our latest competition to support the National Year of Reading, calls on junior journalists to submit articles for publication in
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Vote for 'common sense'
THE 'rotating chairs' decision by Pendle Council has been welcomed by the Liberal Democratic group as common sense, forcing the three parties to work together. No party has overall power and it has been decided to rotate chairmanships. "It is very clear
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Slap 'em on the transfer list!
I AM very disappointed to see Rovers in the First Division again. I think certain players must be to blame for they have not tried hard enough. At least eight players should be put on the transfer list and better players brought into the club. Players
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Not vintage year for our teams
WHAT a dreadful year our East Lancashire teams are having. Blackburn Rovers, despite spending millions of pounds to retain their status - relegated. There had been a steady decline, since Kenny Dalglish moved on, followed by an exodus of Alan Shearer,
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I thought we were too good for the drop
AS A lifelong fan of Blackburn Rovers, and, until moving, a regular at Ewood Park, I am stunned and can't believe it has happened. I really did think we were too good to go down. But looking back on this disastrous season, I think the changes made at
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My solution is to sack the Board
IN GETTING back to the Premiership, Rovers have got to make sure that they are sufficiently geared in all departments so they stay there and build on the success which will come their way. Jack Walker, Brian Kidd, and some of the players, have already
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Season leaves us with hope
THE picture of two fans with a 'We Will Be Back' placard used with Peter White's article (LET, May 17) was of my daughter, Helen, and her friend, Rosemary Thorpe, whom my wife and I took to watch Rovers play Newcastle. I am surprised that there was no
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Ternent in the hunt for Smith
BURNLEY are one of three clubs to have expressed an interest in Sunderland's out-of-contract midfield player Martin Smith. The 24-year-old Wearsider has decided to leave the Stadium of Light because of a lack of opportunities in the first team. And Burnley
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Police ejections just not warranted
I AM writing to you regarding the events of Sunday, May 16, in Blackburn Rovers' final Premiership fixture (temporarily). I have supported the team since my early teens, I go to both the home and away fixtures. I am opinionated about the team, as with
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Events in East Lancs/North West on Wednesday, May 26th
Blackburn and District Probus Club meet St Silas's Church Hall, Preston New Road, 10.30am. "The Pacific North West." Parkinson's Disease Society meet Temple Street Resource Centre, Burnley, 7.30pm. Speaker: Alison Bibby - Dietitian. Painting Group for
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Show's success is no illusion
MYSTIQUE, at The Horseshoe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, until November 13 AMANDA Thompson's powerful production, excitingly choreographed by Antony Johns, combines glorious illusions and spectacular Gothic costumes with intense ballads and off-beat comedy
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Rovers must go back to go forward
I AGREE with Brian Kidd's sentiment that the Premiership is the place to be, but for the moment that is not possible. Maybe it is time for Rovers to go back to their roots and rediscover their values. My mind goes back to that tremendous 1987-88 season
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Stay of execution
THE doomed maternity unit of Accrington Victoria Hospital earned a stay of execution. North Western regional health chiefs were widely expected to rubber stamp a decision to close the unit, made by East Lancashire officials in March. But the authority
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TEN YEARS AGO: Storm wreaks havoc
EAST Lancashire was counting the cost after a massive storm brought torrential rain, floods, fires and power cuts. Within minutes of the rain starting, water poured into shops in Blackburn, and cars were "floating" as drains became choked. Lightning blacked
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SNOOKER: Champs find Jack's all right
UNCLE Jack's the giant-killers! The Lower Darwen side - with a dash of Hoddlesden - gave Darwen League champions Cemetery A a bloody nose in the knockout with a 5-2 win. Barry Barker, Phil Whipp, Paul Merryman and Sean Hilliard won their frames, and then
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Admissions system needs urgent reform
AMID the row over allocation of school places in Blackburn, the upholding of more than half of the 40 appeals by parents against their children being refused admission to Pleckgate High School surely signifies that the system is in need of urgent reform
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Make an old soldier happy
MY Dad, Lawrence Patrick Finnigan, who was born in Liverpool, served with the East Lancashire Regiment from 1937 to 1945. He was at Fulwood Barracks, in Preston, and also served in Northern Ireland - at Palace Barracks in Hollywood, County Down - and
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SOCCER: Overson made joint manager
WEST Lancashire League club Padiham have announced their new management line-up for the 1999-2000 football season. Former Burnley, Birmingham and Stoke City central defender Vince Overson is to team up with last season's first team manager Graham Howarth
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Stately stay for refugees
WHEN it was closed by the county council, my sister and others were moved from a good home at the Burnside Home for the Elderly in Blackburn and went to Shadsworth House, another good home. After Shadsworth House was closed by Blackburn Social Services
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TENNIS: Top pair open gap
SUNNYHURST A and Blackburn Northern A have opened up a seven-point gap at the top of the Slazenger East Lancs Tennis League Open Division One. Accrington A are struggling at the foot of the table with just one point gained this season following their
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It's only natural
IN making his exaggerated claims about sparrowhawks, Brian Tattersall of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association says that a few decades ago they "never had any problems with sparrowhawks (Letters, May 17). He fails to point out that the reason for this was
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SOCCER: Blackburn Sunday League
KING'S Inn, who completed the double of Division One championship and Blue and White Rosebowl, will be among the recipients when the league hosts its presentation evening on Thursday at Mill Hill WMC. Servicemaster will receive the Second Division championship
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LOCAL CRICKET: League merger ruled out
EW Cartons Lancashire League officials have denied a possible merger with the Central Lancashire League. Former secretary Rod Slater had stated he could envisage a time in the future when the two leagues might join forces. But the Lancashire League executive
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Let the pubs sing out
A LETTER has been sent to every licensee in Blackburn and Darwen, informing them that providing just about every form of valid entertainment on their premises without a public entertainment licence is illegal. By valid forms of entertainment, I mean the
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Clarets manager in hunt for Smith
BURNLEY are one of three clubs to have expressed an interest in Sunderland's out-of-contract midfield player Martin Smith. The 24-year-old Wearsider has decided to leave the Stadium of Light because of a lack of opportunities in the first team. And Burnley
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In the picture
YOUNGSTERS from a Darwen school discovered how words and pictures arrive on newspaper pages during a visit to our head office in Blackburn. More than 40 pupils in year 3 at Sudell County Primary School have become avid newspaper readers thanks to out
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Sizzling time for residents in new-look garden
A COMMUNITY garden has been given a makeover - with help from the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Grimewatch campaign. The garden, behind Roebuck Close on Blackburn's Galligreaves estate, had been neglected since it was created in 1993. But thanks to a
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Mill shot takes top spot
AN image showing how an old mill has been transformed ready for the year 2000 scooped first prize in Darwen Civic Society's annual photographic competition. The theme of the contest was Darwen in the Millennium and aimed to encourage all sections of the
