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Butties n' brew charity double
A KIND couple are using bacon butties and hot mugs of coffee to raise cash for charity. Peter and Mary Caswell raised £451 for the Christie Hospital in Manchester by cooking 72 breakfasts at their home in Harrow Drive, Blackburn. And another session,
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Hospitals staff in 'two-tier' pay demo
HEALTH staff staged protests outside hospitals across East Lancashire calling for fairer pay deals. The Pay Review Body Groups have agreed to increases for doctors, nurses and professions allied to medicine and the overall increase is 4.7 per cent. But
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Rising concern over empty homes
THE number of empty council houses in Rossendale is on the increase and Bacup is the Valley's empty home blackspot. Since the beginning of the financial year the number of empty council properties has increased by 16 per cent - and 93 of the 139 empty
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Clarets land tough tie with City
Worthington Cup 1st round draw BURNLEY have been handed one of the toughest possible draws in the first round of the Worthington Cup after being paired with newly promoted Manchester City. First Division City will entertain the Clarets in the first leg
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The McIlroy years
Pete Oliver looks back at the Turf Moor legend after whom a stand at the ground has been named: JIMMY McIlroy is recognised as the greatest player ever to pull on the famous claret and blue shirt. A member of the great Burnley side of the late 50s and
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Holiday island couples in spy scare
TWO Blackburn couples were grilled by police and accused of spying after stopping to video a roadside church while on holiday in Cyprus. Friends Frank and Ann Woof, of Tiverton Drive, and Roy and Brenda Marsden, of Heys Lane, were quizzed by police about
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Anger at hospital delay
THE Government was today accused of "dragging its feet" over a decision which will shape the whole future of hospital services in Blackburn. A verdict on a £60million proposal to close Blackburn Infirmary and transfer beds and services to develop a single
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Woman arrested after row
SUSAN Morgan, 43, of Ripon Street, Blackburn, was bound over in £50 to be of good behaviour for 12 months by Blackburn magistrates after admitting conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. Paula Grogan, prosecuting, said police were called to Morgan's
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Collection raises Red Cross cash
A STREET collection in Clitheroe town centre raised £714.45 for the Red Cross. The fund at the organisation's Ribble Valley centre to buy a defibrillator now stands at £2,700. Organiser Jeff Entwistle said the centre was now just £300 short of its £3,000
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Gardens help in cash aim
GARDENS enthusiasts can enjoy an open day with a difference and help to raise cash for a village's millennium project. An open gardens day will be held in Newton and Slaidburn in the Hodder Valley from 10.30am to 6.30pm on July 11. The event is being
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Parents win school places battle
JUBILANT parents were celebrating today after winning their battle for Ribble Valley school places for their children. Parents in Ribble Valley villages on the outskirts of Blackburn have been protesting since they were allocated secondary school places
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FIVE YEARS AGO: MP's Sunday plea
AN impassioned Commons plea by Burnley MP Peter Pike persuaded MPs to restrict DIY stores and garden centres to six hours' Sunday opening. He warned that to allow them to open for longer than supermarkets would be a step towards a Sunday "free for all
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TEN YEARS AGO: Tractor hits house
JOE Skeen got an extra "window" he didn't bargain for when a runaway tractor embedded itself in the front of his home. The accident happened at tea-time, when Mr Skeen was in his back garden at his home in Laxey Road, Blackburn. He said after he heard
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CRICKET: Peter Benson Ribblesdale Youth League
RESULTS - Brian Morris Cup first round: Cherry Tree 155 (M Burrows 55, R St John 5-29), Read 157-8 (O Newby 69no, M Haworth 3-29, M Rigby 3-15); Great Harwood 78-5, Blackburn Northern 77 (C Bentley 3-9, C Jackson 3-11). Under 18: Cherry Tree 64-4, Blackburn
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Stick with Mo
THE timing of David Trimble's demands for the replacement of Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam could not have been worse. With only seven days to go to the deadline for reaching agreement on forming an executive in the province it was the last thing
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NETBALL: Burnley Junior League
PAUL and Louise Shufflebottom of Jobsearch, Burnley, have sponsored Burnley Junior Netball's Under 11 team. The girls rewarded their sponsors this weekend in Leyland by winning their age group in the Lancashire Youth League. They won 11 out of 12 games
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LOCAL CRICKET: Baigent defiant
A DEFIANT knock from stand-in skipper Richard Baigent has left the Lancashire League's match against a Central Lancashire League XI delicately poised at the halfway stage. The Todmorden opener, who is deputising as captain in place of Nelson's Duncan
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Neglected assets must be unloaded
THE anger and frustration of people who live on Blackburn's Roman Road Estate is understandable. Conditions there are so bad that residents have drawn comparisons with Kosovo. But councils throughout Britain face similar problems. And they are huge problems
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CRICKET: Six-a-side spectacular
THE draw has been made for the preliminary competition in this year's Hyndburn Mayoral Six-a-Side Challenge. The first games feature an intriguing clash between two local pubs, Peel Park who have a team in the Accrington and District Cricket League, play
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COUNTY CRICKET: Whatmore quits Old Trafford
DAV Whatmore will leave Lancashire at the end of the season to take over as head coach of his native Sri Lanka. The approach came out of the blue on Sunday and Whatmore told the Lancashire player last night as they prepared for today's NatWest Trophy
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Nothing funny about graffiti
GRAFFITI is on the increase in Lower Darwen. How can anyone get a laugh out of writing their name on a wall? It is not very funny or amusing - it is just more work for the persons whose wall has been written on. People would not do it to their own property
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SOCCER: Knuzden's Valley high
KNUZDEN Youth Under-15s have entered three five-a-side competitions so far this year, winning two and losing in the final of the other. After winning the Blackburn with Darwen competition and losing in the final of the Akzo Nobel competition they won
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LOCAL CRICKET: Graham's six of best
RUN-MACHINE Shahid Nawaz has understandably been grabbing the headlines as Ribblesdale Wanderers chase a league and cup double. But while the Pakistani professional, who made 131 not out against Earby on Saturday, blazes away at the top of the run-scoring
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Was Barbara also wrong?
AS Phil Riley, secretary Blackburn (New) Labour Party, obviously scans your pages searching for any criticism of the Government, I find it curious that he chose to respond (Letters, June 11) to the earlier comments by David D'Arcy, of Blackburn Liberal
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Making life a misery
THE committee of the Roe Lee Area Residents' Association in Blackburn would like to know why council officials show so much apathy in dealing with tenancies and complaints passed on to them by their members who, after all, work in a voluntary capacity
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House-breakers strike twice on same day
A BURGLARY victim shocked by a break-in at her house was left reeling when thieves targeted her home again later the same day. Maureen Askew said: "This is the third burglary we have had in less than a month. "It is no joke to find that people have been
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Burglar jailed for driving offence
A BANNED driver with police in pursuit got out of his car, but left the handbrake off - causing it to roll down a street and smash into two vehicles. Burnley magistrates heard how burglar Joseph Farrelly Phillips, 29, was worried thieves may target the
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Teenage trio facing wounds charge
THREE teenagers accused of assaulting a 13-year-old girl have appeared before Hyndburn youth court in relation to a late-night incident where a girl suffered extensive injuries. A 16-year-old unemployed girl from Oswaldtwistle and a 17-year-old girl from
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New wait for remembrance wall
BEREAVED families will have to wait longer before they can lay ashes to rest in a Hyndburn cemetery. Plans to build a memorial wall and lawn for burying ashes at Great Harwood cemetery have been altered after being considered over-ambitious by prospective
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Pioneer resource centre is unveiled
A PIONEERING educational resource centre has been unveiled to tackle the problem of academic underachievement in Hyndburn's Asian community. The Itefaq Centre, in Fountain Street, Accrington, will provide homework support for students. Advice about school
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Lancs cricket coach to quit Old Trafford
DAV Whatmore will leave Lancashire at the end of the season to take over as head coach of his native Sri Lanka. The approach came out of the blue on Sunday and Whatmore told the Lancashire player last night as they prepared for today's NatWest Trophy
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'Trapped man' alert in flat blaze
TWO youths broke down the door of an Oswaldtwistle flat today in a bid to save a man they believed to be trapped inside. Fire broke out in an upstairs flat in Union Road at 8am and firefighters received a report that the occupier was trapped inside. Two
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Town hall plan axed
AN ambitious £6million plan to build Britain's most energy-efficient town hall in Accrington has bitten the dust. The planned solar-powered Hyndburn council office development near the town centre would have won the borough national recognition, a report
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Family feud erupts into mob violence
HOSTILITIES between two families erupted into "mob violence" on an Accrington street. Burnley Crown Court heard how about 50 people, some brandishing sticks or bars, met police on Willows Lane, and one officer was "extremely frightened" at the horde before
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Boy in river drama
ACCIDENT prone Christian Wheadon, 11, was today back in hospital for the third time in a year - after his latest escapade ended with him being rescued from a river. Christian, of Fair View Road, Burnley, was looking for fish in the River Calder near to
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Rovers score with Kosovars
KOSOVAR refugees got the chance to try out their soccer skills during a special day at Ewood Park. They visited the club for two hours, and had football coaching as well as a tour of the ground. There were 25 refugees who each received a Blackburn Rovers
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Crime purge pays off
POLICE have revealed they are delighted with the results of a crackdown on known criminals in Blackburn. The clampdown labelled Operation Tango has been in full swing since the start of June and more than 80 people have been arrested. Police in charge
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Valley to forge twinning links with Russia
ROSSENDALE could be twinned with a Russian town, thanks to links made between a languages lecturer and a local school. Mr Ivan Svistunov, the Mayor of Engels, is visiting the area and Rossendale Council hopes to forge links with their town in Russia.
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'Massive rise' in cases of racism
POLICE chiefs say there has been a massive increase in the number of racist incidents in Lancashire over the last 12 months. In the first six months of the year the number of reported incidents stands at more than 130, an increase of nearly 80 per cent
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Residents kick up stink over parking
FURIOUS residents are kicking up a stink after council binmen refused to take away their rubbish because the refuse wagon couldn't get past cars double parked on the street. People in Reading Close, off Audley Range, Blackburn, have been campaigning for
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Hopes high for tennis complex grant
BRITAIN'S next Tim Henman could hail from Haslingden if the town's lottery bid for a tennis centre is successful. Hopes are high that lottery chiefs will think the £1.4 million scheme for Haslingden Leisure Centre is smashing and give it the backing it
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Tudor tunes
PROFESSIONAL musician Catherine Emett was due to strike the right note as half a duet entertaining visitors to Speke Hall, Liverpool, today. Catherine, 28, of Albert Road, Colne, was to play her Glastonbury pipe with Anthony Croft, of Liverpool, on the
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Lawyer's nightmare ends as case dropped
A SOLICITOR from Blackburn today spoke of her delight and relief after criminal proceedings against her were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. Liz Parker said she was delighted to have been exonerated on all counts but angry that her integrity
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'War zone' estate protest march
ANGRY residents who claim their estate looks "more like Kosovo than Blackburn" marched on the town hall to protest about their problems. More than 60 people took part in the Roman Road Homes in Crisis protest, supported by church leaders Rev Dick Cartmell
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Turf Moor stand named after legend McIlroy
BURNLEY legend Jimmy McIlroy will be immortalised at Turf Moor after the club today named the East Stand after their finest ever player. McIlroy was delighted at the accolade as he graced the ground again today and said it was like "re-signing for the
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Drunken man's shock for kids
MICHAEL Hope, 21, of Ripon Street, Blackburn, was fined £30 with £50 costs by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to being found drunk. Paula Grogan, prosecuting, said police were called to a piece of land in Carluke Street, Blackburn, were they
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High-tech homework
PUPILS are using the very latest in computer technology both in and out of the classroom in a ground-breaking link with industry. Our Lady and St John's RC High School, Blackburn, is one of just 20 schools nationwide to get the use of laptop computers
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Events in East Lancs on Thursday, June 24th
Blackburn Flower Club meet Trinity United Reformed Church Hall, Brownhill Road, Blackburn, 7.30pm. 'Variety is the Spice Of Life' - demonstration by David Fawcett Ropner. The 5th Accrington Beer Festival, Town Hall, Accrington, noon-3pm and 6-11pm. Live
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Cuffed youth knocked out police officer
A HANDCUFFED teenager who left a police officer unconscious after a struggle has received community service and a probation order. David Hillary, 19, of Henthorn Road, Clitheroe, was in pain as an officer held on to his arm, which had been previously
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School probe arrests
POLICE investigating allegations of sex abuse at a Catholic college and a top preparatory school today arrested three more men. The men, believed to be priests, were detained after attending Accrington police station voluntarily with their solicitors.
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LOCAL CRICKET: Fuming Manville blasts his team after punch-up
JUSTIN Manville has played his last game for Jennings Ribblesdale League outfit Barnoldswick after punching team-mate Michael Lord in an amazing off-field bust up. The 22-year-old male model, who used to date Hollyoaks star and former girlfriend of Ryan
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Blair bubble has burst
WHAT a strange thing the elections for Euro MPs turned out to be, with Labour, who, according to repeated polls, had a 20 per cent lead over the Conservatives, being pushed into second place in the North West, holding on to only four seats out of their
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CRICKET: Accrington and District League
THERE was plenty of the carnival spirit in evidence at Bullough Park on Saturday as Millennium's Nadeem Ashraf took 122 not out off Manchester Road in the Accrington & District Cricket League. Sharing a second wicket stand of 152 with Khizer Rehman
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Police are taking action
YOUR comment and headline "Action needed to reduce this sickness bill" (LET, June 9), are misleading because both give the impression that sickness levels in the Lancashire force are rising and that nothing is being done to combat this. In truth, our
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Run-over Callum making steady progress
THREE-year-old accident boy Callum Heaton sat up in his hospital bed to eat breakfast today as he recovered from being accidentally run over by a van driven by his father. Callum suffered head and back injuries in an horrific accident outside their home
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Hotels strike silver
TWO East Lancashire hotels joined some of the region's top attractions to receive awards at the United Utilities North West Tourist Board Awards. The Sparrow Hawk Hotel in Church Street, Burnley, and Mytton Fold Hotel in Langho both received silver awards
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Boy in river drama
ACCIDENT prone Christian Wheadon, 11, was today back in hospital for the third time in a year - after his latest escapade ended with him being rescued from a river. Christian, of Fair View Road, Burnley, was looking for fish in the River Calder near to
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Wet and wacky summer fair fun
TEACHERS will be pelted with wet sponges as part of the fun at Moor End County Primary School's summer fair on Saturday. Youngsters from the school in White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle, will take part in Maypole and country dancing. Line dancing group Applejacks
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Animal haven appeal nears £20,000
A LAST-ditch appeal to save a popular East Lancashire sanctuary from closure has raised almost £20,000 in a year. Blackburn woman Sylvia Soltau set up the Land Purchase Fund in a bid to keep Only Foals and Horses open. The Oswaldtwistle sanctuary has
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Clarets name stand after Turf Moor legend
BURNLEY legend Jimmy McIlroy will be immortalised at Turf Moor after the club today named the East Stand after their finest ever player. McIlroy was delighted at the accolade as he graced the ground again today and said it was like "re-signing for the
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Living on the edge: Cliff dwellers are Britain's most common seaside species
Nature watch, with Ron Freethy ANYONE planning a summer holiday by the British seaside could do worse than take a boat trip along the coast and keep a sharp look-out for seabirds. I visited the Farne Islands to search for guillemots and kittiwakes. The
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INSIGHT: High school places row - council admissions policy explained
EVERY year some parents are left upset and bewildered as to why their child has not been able to attend the secondary school of their choice. This year controversy surrounded the admissions policy to Pleckgate School, Blackburn. Some decisions were overturned
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Anger at hospital delay
THE Government was today accused of "dragging its feet" over a decision which will shape the whole future of hospital services in Blackburn. A verdict on a £60million proposal to close Blackburn Infirmary and transfer beds and services to develop a single
