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Art for all on show
VALLEY artists have created a gallery full of artwork ranging from paintings and pastels to a tapestry and a bust. One of the most unusual entries in the Rossendale artists' spring exhibition is a denim jacket with a fabric painted picture of singer Billy
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Children rescued from smoke-filled house
FIVE children were rescued by firefighters after a blaze in a kitchen swing bin filled a house full of acrid smoke. Fire crews said three young members of the Perry family, of Tunstead Mill Terrace, Stacksteads, and a friend were being looked after by
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Prayers for peace
PRAYERS for peace and justice in Kashmir are being said in mosques across East Lancashire. Secretary of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, Rafique Malik, today expressed his fears about the escalating hostilities between Indians and Pakistanis in the
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Missing mum fears grow
THE HEARTBROKEN husband of a depressed 58-year-old mother who disappeared four days ago, today issued an emotional plea: "Please come home." Fred Ashbolt has not seen his wife Beatrice since he waved her goodbye as she left their bungalow in Waverley
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Dunfermline chase Reid
BRIAN Reid remains on Dunfermline's wanted list as they plot an instant return to top-flight Scottish football. But manager Dick Campbell fears that their relegation from the Premier League last month will cost the Pars the chance to sign the former Burnley
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Events in East Lancs on Wednesday, June 1st
"A Flavour of Lancashire" Bacup Leisure Hall, 7.30pm. Open Fellowship, Woodlands United Reformed Church, Blackburn, 8pm. Rossendale Aviation Society meet Haslingden Cricket Club, 8pm. "Glider Pilot." Lupus Support Group meet St John's Centre, Victoria
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Freight train set to take strain
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has welcomed a decision which will see more goods transported to Castle Cement in Clitheroe by rail rather than road. The company has decided to have deliveries of iron oxide from the North East to its Ribblesdale works transported
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Solicitor accused of forging will
A TRIAL date has been set at Liverpool Crown Court for a Lancashire solicitor accused of forging a will, fraud and theft from client accounts. John Burrows is jointly charged with Thomas Webb with conspiring between July 1992 and June 1996 to defraud
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GOLF: Nick's matchplay target
NICK Dougherty was three shots off the pace going into the second round of the Amateur Championship at Kilkell today. The Shaw Hill ace fired a one-under-par 70 in the opening round to put himself in with a great chance of finishing in the top 64 at the
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10 YEARS AGO: Pay action vote
AMBULANCE drivers were set to take industrial action after rejecting a 6.5 per cent pay offer. The majority were members of the National Union of Public Employees, which had already announced a three-to-two "no" vote on the offer, which would have increased
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MOTORSPORT: Hodgson record
NEIL Hodgson claimed two third places and set a new British Superbikes lap record at Donington Park. The Burnley rider averaged 101.55 mph on his INS Ducati, lapping the Leicestershire circuit in 1min 9.388 seconds. John Reynolds (Reve Red Bull Ducati
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Reference point Darwen
COUNCILLOR Dave Hollings (Letters, May 25) said that there were no Conservative councillors in Darwen. Well, where does he think Minster Crescent, the home of Coun Fred Slater is? Somebody should buy Coun Hollings a map of Darwen. L GEE (Miss), Richmond
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No doom - just a hangover
WHAT is it about the new millennium that makes its arrival fill so many with dread as they fear that awful epochal events may be triggered by this momentous turn of the calendar? But now, it seems, the government is joining seers who are filled with foreboding
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Students to be admired
THE staff and students of Blackburn College (Letters, May 20) are to be congratulated for their courage in standing out for the cessation of the bombing of Yugoslavia - something I have wished to do. I am amazed that there has been no comment in this
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HORSERACING: Harry's Stable Whispers
ALL attention will be on the Derby and Oaks at Epsom this weekend. Also there are plenty of meetings up north this week - Chester, Newcastle, Beverley and Haydock have some very good racing. I have Swan at Whalley entered at Newcastle and Chester on Wednesday
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Flat response to accordion
I WAS asked if I could sell an old piano-accordion for a neighbour. It was placed in an easy-chair for safety. One of our grandchildren, Dianne, aged 10, was visiting us and as soon as she came into the house, she was drawn to it like a magnet. "Can I
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SCHOOLS CRICKET: County selection for Andrew
ANDREW Bentley from Mount Carmel High School, Accrington, has been picked in a 13-strong Lancashire Under 15s squad for their annual tour to the South West this week. The young all-rounder represented Lancashire at Under 14s level last season and he has
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CRICKET: Lancs back on track
LANCASHIRE coach Dav Whatmore today reflected on four precious National League points - and a captaincy headache for tomorrow's Championship match against Gloucestershire. Whatmore was delighted by his team's performance against Leicestershire yesterday
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Press trickery abhorrent
THE newspapers' underhand trickery and corrupt representation, carried out to try and catch an off balance English rugby captain Lawrence Dallagio, is to be abhorred. Whether or not he is guilty will be a matter for rugby authorities and maybe the police
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Hospital sale inappropriate
REGARDING the sale of the former Park Lee Hospital in Blackburn, which is to become a boarding school for Islamic scholars (LET, May 20), statements have been made that the land and buildings were sold to the highest bidder. Do readers think that £360,000
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Dunfermline chase ex-Claret Reid
BRIAN Reid remains on Dunfermline's wanted list as they plot an instant return to top-flight Scottish football. But manager Dick Campbell fears that their relegation from the Premier League last month will cost the Pars the chance to sign the former Burnley
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Assault charges
THREE teenagers have appeared in court charged with assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Two girls, aged 16 and 17, were accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. And a 17-year-old boy was charged with causing grievous bodily harm. Neither
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Joining the team
A CLITHEROE-based public relations consultancy has taken on a 21-year-old graduate from Nelson as a new account executive. Amanda Westgate PR appointed Helen Stansfield after she completed a successful university placement with the firm and subsequent
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Flower power raises hospice cash
GREEN fingered John Whitford and Brenda Ellis are taking a well earned break after raising 530 trays of seeds for a hospice plant sale. John, of Appleby Drive, Barrowford, has been raising money for Pendleside Hospice since his wife died five years ago
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Kids going potty over sunflowers
YOUNGSTERS from the Bank Top Activity Club in Blackburn will be watching in wonder as sunflowers they planted burst into bloom. The children planted the sunflowers in terracotta pots which they painted during Blackburn with Darwen Council's GreenWeek
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Focus on weight watchers
MORE than a third of adults in the North West are watching their weight according to a poll commissioned by the international development charity ActionAid. The study of eating habits and food budgets was carried out by the charity as part of its annual
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Church to get a new lease of life
A 200-year-old church in Haslingden is set to become a multi-faith community centre to secure its future at the start of the new millennium. The £200,000 "Prospect St James Initiative" seeks to broaden the use of historic Grade II CofE building, off Church
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Let us entertain you!
BLACKBURN posties Michael Ashton and Gail Bean stepped out of the sorting office and into the limelight to celebrate the launch of a new set of stamps. The pair, who both work at the Royal Mail's sorting office in Canterbury Street, were transformed into
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Cut class sizes fast
EDUCATION bosses are facing problems a bid to meet government targets to have 30 or less pupils in primary school classes. The Government has told councils all over the country that they have a deadline of September 2001 to make sure all children aged
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Crime-busting 'joint force'
A CRIME fighting council boss has called for a CCTV headquarters to provide round the clock monitoring across East Lancashire 365 days a year. Ribble Valley Council chief executive Dave Morris wants local authorities to work together to provide a centralised
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Sutton can't go on the cheap
BLACKBURN Rovers are adamant that Chris Sutton will not be allowed to quit Ewood Park on the cheap. The club's position was underlined by Rovers today, despite the fact that no-one has so far come up with a firm offer, let alone the £12 million fee on
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SOCCER: Jack's jumping for joy
COLNE Clarets Under 10s had a magnificent Cup Final victory over Readstone, finally running out 8-0 winners. Jack Mansfield will not forget this final in a hurry after scoring four goals and taking the match ball home with him. As well as Jack, striker
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Tycoon sells out
BUSINESS tycoon Dr Brian Mercer sold his booming Blackburn firm in a multi-million pound deal. But he was understood to have turned down a bigger offer in favour of a management buy-out that should have secured hundreds of jobs. Dr Mercer, who founded
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SWIMMING: Manhattan test
MARK Blewitt hopes the icy waters of Liverpool's Albert Dock will provide ideal preparation for the annual Manhattan long distance-swimming race. The 32-year-old, who works for Accrington-based holiday firm Tradewinds, will fulfill a long-term ambition
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COUNTY CRICKET: Flintoff faces palace dash
LANCASHIRE will rush Andy Flintoff from Buckingham Palace to Bristol tomorrow, but will still be deprived of the services of Ian Austin and Neil Fairbrother as the incompetence of the English Cricket Board hits a new low. Amazingly, England's World Cup
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LOCAL CRICKET: Northern League
DARWEN made it six wins from six completed Vaux Northern League games but were given the fright of their lives in an exciting low scoring encounter with Leyland DAF. In conditions which helped the bowlers all day, DAF were soon reeling at 32-5, the Birch
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LOCAL CRICKET: Accrington sneak through
ACCRINGTON pulled off the shock of the round in the last 16 of the Inter League Cup with a dramatic one-wicket victory over Central Lancashire League outfit Walsden. Five Lancashire League teams made it through to the quarter final stages but Accrington's
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Forget Big Brother, we want CCTV
IT WAS 50 years ago that the notion of people being spied on everywhere by TV cameras was first presented as part of an Orwellian nightmare of state thought control and the end of individual freedom. But now it is an everyday reality, and though its supposedly
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Blair's not a leader
REGARDING the plight of the Kosovars, Tony Blair is a coward if he continues to support NATO's air attacks with their increasing disregard for the safety of refugees, in preference to the deployment of ground troops. Tony Blair is not a leader. He is
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JUNIOR SOCCER: Jack's jumping for joy
COLNE Clarets Under 10s had a magnificent Cup Final victory over Readstone, finally running out 8-0 winners. Jack Mansfield will not forget this final in a hurry after scoring four goals and taking the match ball home with him. As well as Jack, striker
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COUNTY CRICKET: Lancs back on track
LANCASHIRE coach Dav Whatmore today reflected on four precious National League points - and a captaincy headache for tomorrow's Championship match against Gloucestershire. Whatmore was delighted by his team's performance against Leicestershire yesterday
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Spitting is disgusting
PEOPLE who let their dogs foul the pavements and don't clean up the mess afterwards are disgusting, as are people who spit on pavements. Tuberculosis is on the increase and reaching high proportions. The TB bacillus lives in sputum and when this is spat
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Purse snatch so sick
IF anyone has found a black leather purse, which has a small brass bit on the front, please take it to the police station. It contains a small photo of my late husband, my bus pass, gas card, Tesco card and irreplaceable rosary beads. The purse was stolen
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Bells ring out for 'honest' John
A WREATH was laid at the old Unitarian Sunday School, in Todmorden, to honour the 150th anniversary of the death of mill owner and MP John Fielden. To mark the ceremony, the bell at the nearby Unitarian Church chimed 65 times - one for every year of "
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Rovers won't let Sutton go on the cheap
BLACKBURN Rovers are adamant that Chris Sutton will not be allowed to quit Ewood Park on the cheap, writes PETER WHITE. The club's position was underlined by Rovers today, despite the fact that no-one has so far come up with a firm offer, let alone the
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'Extension' plan for farm estate
A FURTHER 89 homes look set to be built on the edge of a 244-home estate which is under construction in Clayton-le-Moors. Beazer Homes has applied for permission to build 89 homes with garages on land bordering the Barratt development at Sefton Farm,
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The ferret fan club!
PUTTING a wager on racing ferrets was a new attraction at the 133rd Great Harwood Agricultural Society Show. But with overcast skies for much of the day, few would have gambled correctly on the weather - the event was totally rain-free. The event at Great
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Mayor's reverse role
HAIRDRESSER Carol Cottam swapped roles when the mayor popped in for a cut and blow dry. Carol, who runs Roots Hair Salon in Hancock Street, Blackburn, invited the Mayor and Mayoress of Blackburn with Darwen round to help her celebrate her 10th birthday
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The dream detective: How subconscious thoughts can hold the key to your waking life
HAVE you ever wondered what your dreams mean, or why they often seem so strange? Students at an East Lancashire college are being encouraged to delve deeper into their dreams to help them explore and face up to problems in their lives. Reporter IAN McCAWLEY
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Joining forces to add strength
A MARKETING firm has joined forces with two North West names. Kielder Newport West, of Blackburn, has linked up with Roy Meredith and Clive Hewson former partners of a marketing firm in Warrington. "The two businesses have combined on several occasions
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Fact-finding tour
MORE 50 youngsters made two trips from their school in Rossendale to see for themselves some of the many jobs involved in newspaper production, thanks to funding towards the cost of transport from East Lancs Education Business Partnerships. Pupils in
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Clean-up clears way for £5m site
A £5 MILLION new business park to create up to 300 jobs has moved a step closer. A clear-up scheme on the site of the new park at the former Holden Vale bleach works in Haslingden has now been completed. Now it is hoped work on the new Trans-International
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Everyone's a winner
SPORT has been both the inspiration and the pride of one Hyndburn school this term. Children in Year six at St Charles RC Primary School, Rishton, are not only using our NIE Sport Extra material to improve their literacy and numeracy skills, but have
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Family flee for lives
THE family of a Nelson man had to flee for their lives over mountain paths at night to escape the shelling of their village as fighting in Kashmir escalated. Mohammed Aslam, secretary of the Kashmir Welfare Association in Pendle, received a telephone
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Fund-raiser makes £300
AN ambitious project to transform a disused water lodge into a community space for the young and old is £300 better off. The Lodgeside Trust, made up of residents from the Whitehall area of Darwen, held a fund-raising night at the Top Con Club in Darwen
