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Schools mass for choir concert
MORE than 3,000 school children will take part in a massed choir concert at Ewood Park, Blackburn. Primary schools from across the Blackburn with Darwen Borough have begun rehearsals and secondary school children have formed an orchestra to play at the
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Petition calls for fairer TV licenses
A PETITION calling for fairer TV licences and bearing the signatures of 3,500 people from all over East Lancashire will be handed to MPs at the Commons on July 7. One of the founders of Rossendale-based CROPS, the Campaign for the Restoration of Older
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One-day the cricket revolution will come
IT was the finest sporting spectacle this side of Anna Kournikova's locker room door - the World Cup semi-final between South Africa and Australia. The game had everything, tension, pressure, excellence, human fallibility, comedy, farce and tragedy -
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Suicide verdict on hanged man
A 25-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man was found hanging in the garden at his parents' home just five days after being released from prison. And coroner Andre Rebello questioned the attitude of society to people with problems and called for greater tolerance and
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900 aerospace jobs axed
UNIONS were left reeling today as Lancashire's biggest employer, British Aerospace, dropped the bombshell news that it was seeking 900 redundancies in the county. The company is planning the voluntary job losses at Samlesbury and Warton - the headquarters
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Sutton 'is hurt' by binge talk
CHRIS Sutton has been devastated by stories of drinking binges following his decision to leave Blackburn Rovers. And the hurt felt by the £12 million-rated striker has been heightened by the fact that there is still a chance Sutton could be around to
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Learn to surf the Easy way
Valerie Cowan Surfs the Net WHAT is claimed to be the world's largest internet cafe, easyEverything, opened for business this week. The former bookshop opposite London's Victoria Station boasts 400 terminals on two floors, divided into sections for experts
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ATHLETICS: Race diary
GOOD luck to the hundreds of women who will be running the Race for Life at Witton Park Blackburn on Wednesday, June 30 in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. The race starts at 7pm. Entry hotline is 0990-134314. Race Three of Chorley AC's On the
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GOLF: Cooper's Classic
DERRICK Cooper stormed to victory in the Bradford and Bingley Manx Classic for the second time in three years despite a valiant effort from Burnley-based professional Paul Carman. The Birchwood-attached European Tour stalwart beat the elements in the
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ATHLETICS: Chew wins at Barley
TONY Chew recovered his composure to win the six-mile Barley Fell race in 27.44 after a crashing fall on the descent of Pendle had wiped out his 200m lead. Clayton team-mate Simon Thompson was a close second in 27.51. The next four were covered by seven
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COUNTY CRICKET: Watkinson breaks Herts
LANCASHIRE made mincemeat of Hertfordshire yesterday and will continue their defence of the NatWest Trophy against Hampshire in Southampton on July 7. The gulf between first class cricket and the Minor Counties looked wider than ever as Lancashire piled
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ATHLETICS: Lobo sets sights on AAA defence
JASON Lobo ran an impressive 49.6 seconds for the 400m at Blackburn Harriers Open Meeting in what may be his only local track appearance of the summer. After the race, which he treated as a time trial, the former Blackburn Harrier told me that he felt
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Hospital delay unacceptable
THE future of hospital care in the Blackburn region received a severe jolt with the news of further delays over a decision to develop a "super hospital" at Queen's Park. Staff at Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust expected a decision by the
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Traffic review is welcome
THE article in the Evening Telegraph regarding traffic-calming, and in Henry Street, Church in particular, is welcome news. It is to be hoped that the review will be thorough enough to satisfy all opinions. There is, however, one serious draw-back with
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COUNTY CRICKET: Lancs to start new coach hunt
LANCASHIRE will start their search for a new coach to succeed Dav Whatmore at a cricket committee meeting tonight. Yesterday's news that Whatmore had been approached to return to his native Sri Lanka took the Old Trafford club by surprise - it had even
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Frauds will be probed
I REFER to the letter from Michael Fox (LET, June 16) concerning housing benefit fraud and related issues. Obviously I cannot go into any detail about the individual case highlighted by Mr Fox, but I can reassure him that all claims for housing benefit
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Trust to return cash
AS a member of the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Community Health Council I have to announce, with regret, that we were unable to prevent the NHS Trust from taking £140,000 from the fund intended to finance the care of the mentally ill, elderly people
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Clarets to kick-off league season at Wycombe
BURNLEY will need to end their Adams Park hoodoo if they are to get their new season off to a winning start. The Nationwide League's fixture computer has sent the Clarets to Wycombe Wanderers on the first day of the 1999/2000 campaign which kicks off
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Rover star 'hurt' by binge talk
CHRIS Sutton has been devastated by stories of drinking binges following his decision to leave Blackburn Rovers. And the hurt felt by the £12 million-rated striker has been heightened by the fact that there is still a chance Sutton could be around to
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Shut-down company's boss says customers didn't understand
INSIGHT THE BOSS of a homeworking company accused of charging for information about non-existent work today claimed that greedy customers had raised their expectations by reading too much into his firm's advertisements. Homeworker Services Bureau (HSB
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GOLF: Roses rivals raring to go
LANCASHIRE will be aiming to prevent Yorkshire from wrapping up the Northern Counties Women's Golf Championship today when they meet in the fourth round at Clitheroe. Having already beaten Cheshire, Yorkshire could virtually seal the title for the second
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CYCLING: Boothman comes out tops on hills
TWO road races will be held on roads close to our own area during the next few days with the first of these being held this evening when the Cycling Club of Lancashire, who are sponsored by Barkers Primrose Nurseries at Clitheroe, will be holding a 33
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Schools red tape costs shock
BLACKBURN with Darwen Education Authority spends almost three times as much on administration per pupil as its Lancashire counterpart, new figures show. Tables published today by the Department for Education and Employment reveal Blackburn with Darwen
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Holiday pupils hit by minibus raid
PUPILS from an East Lancashire high school had an idyllic Lake District holiday spoiled when thieves stole hundreds of pounds worth of goods from their minibus after they stopped for a 15-minute food break. Two teachers and 13 Year-11 students from Norden
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Central heating bill £590,000
NEARLY 250 Rossendale council houses still do not have central heating systems and council bosses don't know where the money will come from to pay for their installation. Councillors have been told it would cost more than £590,000 to fit heating systems
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The torture of missing family man
THE wife of a man missing for five days said today she was tortured with worry but still believed he would return. Mrs Doreen Yates, of Kings Road, Blackburn, said: "The longer it is, the harder it's getting. I haven't slept since he left. I can't even
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Thumbs up for school
PUPILS at a special school earmarked for change in a major education review have received the thumbs-up from government inspectors, despite being taught for less than the recommended time each week. But the governing body and senior management team at
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Clarets to kick-off at Wycombe
BURNLEY will need to end their Adams Park hoodoo if they are to get their new season off to a winning start. The Nationwide League's fixture computer has sent the Clarets to Wycombe Wanderers on the first day of the 1999/2000 campaign which kicks off
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Events in East Lancs/North West on Friday (June 24th, 1999)
St Peter's Church Children's Night, on the football field, Mill Hill, Blackburn, 7pm. Accrington Camera Club meet Rishton Prime Centre, 7.45pm. Practical Night - still life. Bring cameras, tripods etc. Jack Straw MP Advice Surgery, Ivy Street Community
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FIVE YEARS AGO: War on rail vandals
ALL-OUT war was declared on East Lancashire's railway vandals. Railtrack North West and British Transport Police announced a pioneering "get tough" clampdown to ban the yobs from the lines for good. The two-pronged attack would see police and railway
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TEN YEARS AGO: Bird gangs strike
A GANG of professional bird thieves was thought to be behind raids on parks in Blackburn and Darwen. Exotic birds were stolen from the aviary at Corporation Park, Blackburn, and the gang later struck at Bold Venture Park in Darwen. More than 40 budgerigars
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LOCAL CRICKET: Late heroics clinch stunning victory
JEZ Hope and David Ormerod bowled the Lancashire League to a stunning victory in their Inter League clash with the Central Lancashire League at Church last night. Chasing a target of 166, the Central Lancashire League were bang on course for victory needing
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ATHLETICS: Lewis's triumph
ROSSENDALE'S Dave Lewis won the Harry Kelly 5M Trail Race at Littleborough in 26.06. Ron Hill (Clayton) was 71st. Darwen Dasher Jim Taylor was 72nd with junior Leon O'Toole 78th. Another Dasher, Nigel Dewhurst finished eighth of 127 in the Wigan 10K trail
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Cash must get to the classrooms
TODAY'S government report on the amount spent on education administration leaves the Blackburn with Darwen authority in a relatively poor light. It spends three times as much on central administration as its Lancashire counterpart and is 15th highest
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Invite to join fight
A REMINDER that Crosshill special school will close in 2001. It is ridiculous because all the children will have to go into bigger schools with bigger classes and they just won't cope. They need more support, which they won't get. Anybody who agrees with
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SOCCER: Eight-goal thriller
JETSUN Sunbeds and G&G Plumbing served up a feast of excellent football in a pulsating match which culminated in a 4-4 draw, in the Barden Community Association Senior Seven-A-Side Summer League. Jetsun's striker Mark Barnes was on fire, he opened
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GOLF: Top o'th world, Nick
NICK Dougherty has the world at his feet after his stunning finish in the World Boys' Team Championship at the weekend clinched the biggest victory of his career so far. After a season of near misses, all eyes were on the 17-year-old as he went into the
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Leave special schools alone
ON the proposed amalgamation of Dame Evelyn Fox and Blackamoor special schools, we say - if it's not broken don't try to mend it. As parents of one of those special children we agree that Blackamoor does cater for very different children than Dame Evelyn
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Democracy at work
ALLOW me to thank those readers who voted for my party on June 10, electing me as the first Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West of England. It is a huge privilege to have the chance to represent the whole of the region I love. No doubt I shall have
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Pair carried loaded rifles near swans
A WAREHOUSEMAN was found with a loaded air rifle near water where a swan had recently been shot, Burnley magistrates heard. Robert Hacking, 21, and a youth hid their weapons when spotted by a police officer and told him they had been rabbiting. Hacking
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Co-op accused of breaking principles
THE Co-op has been accused of breaking with its own principles in a pay-off deal with staff at the Living Store in Burnley, which is due to close next month with the loss of 44 jobs. Union officials today revealed that ordinary shop workers nationally
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Schools red tape costs revealed
A LANCASHIRE education boss has welcomed the publication of league tables which show exactly how much money is spent on teaching pupils across the country. The league tables, published today by education secretary David Blunkett, break down authorities
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Ex-Mayor Clifford has heart op
A FORMER Mayor of Hyndburn was today in intensive care after undergoing heart surgery. Coun Clifford Westell, who represents Spring Hill ward in Accrington, was in Blackburn Royal Infirmary following an operation yesterday afternoon. A hospital spokeswoman
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Primary school expels girl, aged nine
A SCHOOLGIRL with serious allergies, who is on a special diet to curb her bad behaviour, has been expelled from school - angering her family who say she needs help rather than punishment. Lindzi Hill, nine, was permanently excluded from St Wulstan's RC
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Adviser John's full circle
FINANCIAL adviser John McGregor has moved jobs by moving next door! John started his career with Haworths Chartered Accountants 20 years ago before joining insurance brokers Carduc Robinson which is based in the same Accrington building. Now John, who
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Savoury strawberries: Now you can give a refreshing new tang to those summer favourites
Food News, with Amanda Killelea YOU'VE eaten strawberries and cream, made strawberry milkshake and struggled over strawberry pavlova - so maybe it's time to take a fresh look at summer's favourite fruit. Strawberries actually make a great accompaniment
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Bridge not too far to move
A £500,000 move to new premises is expected to create dozens of jobs. Bridge Computer Systems has moved onto the Network 65 business park in Burnley from its existing three sites on the Lomeshaye estate in Nelson. The move is to cope with expansion at
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Boss praises graduate recruit scheme
INVESTING in graduate recruitment has paid off for Nelson-based computer software company PSE Ltd. The firm doubled its turnover to £500,000 this year and that figure is set to double again next year, thanks to the hard work of its nine staff - including
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MP at the 'sharp end' of textiles
LABOUR MP Gordon Prentice is to seek advice on what the Government can do to help the textile industry in East Lancashire when he visits a factory in his Pendle constituency this week. He will discuss the matter with management and workers at Albert Hartley's
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High school to get security fence
NEW security measures were due to get the go-ahead today in a bid to cut down on vandalism and crime at a Pendle high school. . County councillors were recommended to grant permission for an eight foot high metal security fence at Walton High, Nelson,
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CYCLING: Fraser storms home in Clitheroe
IN THE midweek 10-mile time trial on the Clitheroe course, one minute covered the first four riders with the rest at least a further full minute adrift. Winner was Fraser Snape of the North Lancs Road Club in the fast time of 22mins 37secs, second was
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CYCLING: Spot on Jon bags record
BLACKBURN resident Jon Purdy claimed a long-established record last week when he re-set the standard for the Bolton to Hawes (North Yorkshire) and back again ride. Jon rides for the Bolton-based Lancashire Road Club and between Bolton Town Hall via Darwen
