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All Action to give homes a facelift
HASLINGDEN'S biggest single council house improvement scheme is under way at Broadway where 175 homes are being given a new lease of life. The facelift work includes more than 60 sheltered housing bungalows at Raven Park and Raven Croft. New double-glazed
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Gran's right on track
PENSIONER Doreen Aspinall is a true survivor - and now she is getting in shape to try to help others beat cancer just like she did. The plucky grandmother of Heathbourne Road, Stacksteads, is one of hundreds of people preparing for the 12-hour run or
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Cruelty probe clears police dog trainers
DOG trainers at Lancashire's police headquarters have been cleared of cruelty after a major investigation. The inquiry was sparked in the wake of a high profile case in Essex last November which saw two police officers jailed for cruelty. A police spokesman
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Baby boy survives meningitis
A GRATEFUL couple today praised medics for saving the life of their baby son who was struck down with the killer bug meningitis. Lee Lawrenson, 24, and Jessica Francis,18, were convinced they would lose nine-month-old Kyle when a rash developed on his
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Clarets linked with £2m man Akinbiyi
BURNLEY have been linked with an audacious swoop for Bristol City striker Ade Akinbiyi - even if its costs the Turf Moor men £2 million. The Clarets have been touted as shock bidders for Akinbiyi who scored 23 goals last season as City were relegated
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Fevre pitch
BRIAN Kidd is about to appoint Manchester United's Dave Fevre as the new senior physio at Ewood Park, writes PETER WHITE. The Blackburn Rovers boss moved in quickly on his old club after it was decided that England's Alan Smith, who only worked in a part-time
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Charity stroll with a Lord and Lady
LORD and Lady Waddington are stepping out on familiar paths to raise money for the Cancer Research Campaign. And they are asking people from across East Lancashire to join them. Lord Waddington, former Home Secretary and Ribble Valley MP, and his wife
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LOCAL CRICKET: Inter-league preview
PETER Sleep was set to turn out again for Rishton this afternoon, as substitute professional in their inter-league knockout cup game against Crompton at Blackburn Road. The Old Trafford second team coach and Read professional agreed to step in for Kiwi
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£295,000 property auction
TWO rundown farm properties in a "yuppie" nook of East Lancashire changed hands for £295,000. The old coach house and a barn at Pleasington, Blackburn, which needed total renovation, were sold at at auction by agents Mortimer, Gorse and Ross. Each property
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Haulage firm blaze
A COLD store of cod ended up smoked not frozen after a blaze and explosion at a haulage firm. A rubbish fire which went out of control, set fire to wooden pallets underneath two 1,000 gallon diesel tankers. The tankers were not full but the heat caused
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LOCAL CRICKET: Northern league
DARWEN's sensational start to the cricket season continued this weekend with a 39 run league victory over Preston to put Darwen 18 points clear at the top of the table followed on Sunday with a thrilling last ball win against Morecambe in the Vaux Samson
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LOCAL CRICKET: Ribblesdale League
PADIHAM sneaked above Ribblesdale Wanderers in the Jennings Ribblesdale League after an incredible game at Cherry Tree. And the top two are set for a ding-dong Ramsbottom Cup semi-final after safely negotiating their second round ties. Padiham limped
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Hang-ups over voting by phone
THE abysmally-low turnouts in the elections for the Welsh assembly and local councils earlier this month highlighted yet again, as no doubt will those in 10 days' time for the European Parliament, how endemic apathy is among British voters when they are
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LOCAL CRICKET: Saturday Lancashire League round-up
GLEN Barlow hit his 10,000th Lancashire League run on his way to 31 against Todmorden at Bacup Road. But it wasn't enough to save Rawtenstall from their fourth defeat of the season as the visitors wrapped up a comfortable 43-run victory. Todmorden openers
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CRICKET: Nash dash
Lancashire League: Todmorden 197-8 (12pts), Enfield 191 (5) - Andy Neild reports HOLIDAYMAKERS searching for thrills and spills will have descended on Blackpool Pleasure Beach in their thousands over the Bank Holiday weekend. But those looking for the
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Election price to pay
THE constituents of Netherton Ward in Great Harwood, are now realising the enormity of their error when they went to the polls on May 6. The electorate were led, like lambs to the slaughter, by a candidate in the guise of an "independent with no affinity
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LOCAL CRICKET: Lancashire League Sunday round-up
BARRY Knowles holed out on the boundary just one short of a magnificent century as Haslingden ran riot against Ramsbottom to move to the top of the table. Knowles was in commanding form as he dominated an opening stand of 158 with Mike Ingham. But after
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Teenager caught with cannabis resin
A "DISHONEST" teenager found with cannabis could have been cautioned by police, Burnley magistrates heard. Daniel Ross' solicitor told the court although the defendant had a number of previous convictions, all were for dishonesty and it was surprising
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Carnival spectacular
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Todmorden to cheer the carnival procession as it made its way to Centre Vale Park. There were fewer floats but the regular gang of Erringden Street, Castle Hill School and the Weavers pub more than made up for
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Police fear sex attacker has struck again
A SEX attacker who raped a woman and tried to assault another is believed to have struck for the third time after a young victim was pounced on as she walked home from a night out. Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after the 22-year-old managed
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Clarets linked with £2m man Akinbiyi
BURNLEY have been linked with an audacious swoop for Bristol City striker Ade Akinbiyi - even if its costs the Turf Moor men £2 million. The Clarets have been touted as shock bidders for Akinbiyi who scored 23 goals last season as City were relegated
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Slump firm boss invests in shares
THE boss of one of East Lancashire's biggest employers has splashed out more than £220,000 on shares in the firm just days after the firm announced a profits slump. Keith Chapman, chairman of Fine Art Developments, bought 150,000 shares in the company
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Jail warning on hidden 'pen' blades
A SECOND judge has voiced concerns over "pens" concealing three inch sharp blades, said to have been on sale on Accrington market. Recorder Anthony Edwards was echoing the words of Burnley's top judge Raymond Bennett when he sentenced a man with a violent
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Real drama of Bill versus bad guys
Retiring detective looks back on 34 years' thief-taking ASK retired Detective Chief Superintendent Bill Hacking what he remembers most about his career in the police force and you might expect him to reel off a string of notorious murder cases from the
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Laugh - it will do us all a world of good
SOAPBOX - Keith Jackson, from Barrowford, argues that we all need a bit more humour in our lives. I THINK we all believe that, in life, comedy and tragedy are never far apart. Unfortunately, the pace of life has quickened so much stress is now a central
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'Concerned' agency goes to the top man
THE managing director of an East Lancashire employment agency has taken his concerns over proposed government legislation to the top. Richard Mellor, MD of Accrington-based Cummins Mellor and a partner in national agency Cooke and Mellor, met Hyndburn
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GOLF: Kim's final flourish
KIM Andrew fired a brilliant final round of 73 over the Old Course at St Andrews to claim joint-second place in the St Rule Trophy. The Clitheroe member finished two shots behind the overall winner after rounds of 80, 76 and 73 for a 54-hole total of
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Boy, 15, injured on motorbike
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy suffered serious head injuries when his motorbike crashed into a house. David Alexander Nichol-Thompson of Hazel Avenue, Darwen, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident on Anyon Street, Darwen, yesterday evening. He was
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Cultural exchange
EAST will meet west in an open day aimed at promoting awareness of different cultures. All sections of the community are invited to the "East and West" event at Bangor Street Community Centre, Blackburn, on Saturday, June 12, from 11am to 3pm. There will
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Hunt for 'depressed' missing woman
POLICE are appealing for information about a woman who has been missing from home for three days. Beatrice Ashbolt, 58, left her home at Waverley Road, Blackburn, at 2.30pm on Friday. Sergeant Andrew Barrow said: "We are very concerned for Mrs Ashbolt's
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Bandsman shot in head by airgun
A BRASS band member narrowly escaped serious injury when he was shot with an air rifle after taking part in the annual Whit Friday marches in Saddleworth and Tameside. Mark Gilbert, a bass player with the Haslingden and Helmshore Brass Band, was boarding
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Tuesdays top list for fun summer treats
TUESDAY evenings over the summer in Blackburn will be marked with a touch of culture with a series of special events. First Tuesdays is a celebration of the town's cultural heritage and various activities have been scheduled for the first Tuesday of every
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Smoke shuts m-way
AN industrial estate was sealed off and residents were warned to keep windows and doors shut during a massive blaze at a plastic packaging warehouse. Thick, black smoke could be seen pumping into the sky across East Lancashire from the Avalon Packaging
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Workmen's army on refugees' side
TRADESMEN are working around the clock to get two former homes for the elderly ready to house Kosovar refugees. Painters, decorators, plumbers, joiners and electricians are working flat out at the Laneside Home on Shorrock Lane, Mill Hill, and Shadsworth
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Events in East Lancs/North West on Tuesday, June 1st
Blackburn Breast Care Support Group meet Beardwood Hospital Preston New Road, Blackburn, 7pm-9pm. "The Way Forward" - talk about the future of lymphoedema treatment. Accrington and District Bonsai Club meet Thorn Inn, Church, 7.45pm. Blackburn Home Organists
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Village homes plan raised again
PROPERTY tycoon Gerald Hitman will have his bid to get the go ahead for his controversial development at Brockhall discussed by councillors on Thursday. Mr Hitman applied to Ribble Valley Council to reduce the number of homes at Brockhall Village from
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A bridge too far: When office types took a plunge, 'clumsy' mill folk were the fall guys
THEY are seldom heard now, but the countless funny - though usually fictional - tales about tacklers that were peculiar to Lancashire humour in the heyday of King Cotton everlastingly branded the poor chaps who maintained the mill looms as gormless galoots
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RALLYING: Step nearer history
CLITHEROE-BASED rally driver Martin Meadows took another great step towards making BTRDA Rally Series history by extending his Gold Star Championship lead on last weekend's Red Dragon Rally - no driver in the 25 year history of the championship has won
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COUNTY CRICKET: England trio bounce back for Lancashire
LANCASHIRE's England trio were set to shrug off their World Cup heartbreak, and show their commitment to the county, by playing in the CGU National League clash at Leicester this afternoon. Neil Fairbrother and Andy Flintoff, who were unable to get the
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SOCCER: Sellars wants Premier shot
EX-ROVER Scott Sellars is hoping to have another shot at the Premiership - even though he may not be in control of his own goal. Bolton ace Sellars went in search of Wembley glory today with Wanderers tackling Watford in the Division One play-off final
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SUPERBIKES: Monza magic
CARL Fogarty defied Superbike logic to snatch an amazing double at Monza. The reigning World Superbike champion sensationally pipped American Colin Edwards on the line in the second race to win by just five thousandths of a second in front of 65,000 fans
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Flag-wavers made £500
THANKS to the support of the people of Blackburn, we raised a magnificent £500 with our flag day on May 15 for the Leukaemia Research Fund. Could we also thank the landlady of the Fleece Hotel for allowing us to use a room in her pub as a base? DAVID
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Pear shaped when Oxo left
IN the early 1980s, the selfish minority in Great Harwood blocked the construction of a new Brooke Bond Oxo factory, resulting in the relocation to Worksop, with the loss of 500-600 jobs locally. The factory, mainstay of this town since 1939 and employing
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The facts on crossing
REGARDING the pelican crossing outside the Boota newsagent's shop in Blackburn Road, Great Harwood (LET, May 25), I think the true facts of this story have been deliberately withheld. Firstly, there was a several hundred-name petition demanding a crossing
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Slap-up meal made me sick
DURING the inauguration of Hyndburn Mayor in Accrington Town Hall, on May 20, the outgoing mayor, ex-Councillor Ian Ormerod, who had just lost the election and is now out of office, made a dreadful political speech - totally out of order as mayor - which
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Home Office proxy vote probe
THE proxy vote probe in Burnley is being looked into by the Home Office as part of the Government's plans for electoral reform. Police are investigating the situation in which 28 per cent of the council election votes in the Daneshouse Ward were made
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Fevre pitch as Rovers move in for Reds physio
BRIAN Kidd is about to appoint Manchester United's Dave Fevre as the new senior physio at Ewood Park, writes PETER WHITE. The Blackburn Rovers boss moved in quickly on his old club after it was decided that England's Alan Smith, who only worked in a part-time
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Three accused of attack on teenage girl
THREE teenagers were due to appear in court today charged in connection with an assault on a 13-year-old girl. The alleged attack happened near Oswaldtwistle War Memorial at around midnight on Friday. The girl, who was with two teenage friends at the
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Training putting firms on right course
A TRAINING initiative, aimed at helping East Lancashire firms, is turning the spotlight on the euro. Lifetime Training was originally developed by ELTEC just for local firms but is now sought after by employers further afield. Courses can be given at
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Career dream a reality
JOANNE Conlon is building a dream career - and wants other women to join her! Quantity surveyor Joanne, 26, is taking part in a campaign to try and change the image of building as a male-dominated industry. The former Westholme and Clitheroe Royal Grammar
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Extra rolls for Royce
WORKERS at Pendle's biggest firm will be able to pick up a snack without leaving the works if councillors give the go ahead for a portable cabin at Rolls-Royce's Bankfield site, Skipton Road, to be used as a site shop selling hot food. Pendle Council's
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RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull hell for Lynx
LANCASHIRE Lynx slumped to another crushing defeat in the Northern Ford Premiership as league leaders Hull KR maintained their advantage at the top of the table. Steve Hampson's men trailed 18-6 at the interval but the home side stepped up a gear in the
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Police fear sex attacker has struck again
A SEX attacker who raped a woman and tried to assault another is believed to have struck for the third time after a young victim was pounced on as she walked home from a night out. Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after the 22-year-old managed
