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Ian, 83, gets his teeth into bytes
SIX months ago 83-year-old Ian McGowan had never even switched on a computer, let alone mastered the art of spreadsheets. But now the pensioner has learnt a wide range of computer skills which have opened up a whole new world. Ian, of Pleckgate Road,
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Money talks in people's game
THE Manchester United FA Cup saga goes on and on, but there's one thing that, in my view, has been overlooked - there is the possibility that Wembley might not be available for FA Cup Finals, etc, next year. Is it just a coincidence that Manchester United
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Davies: I'm making a fresh start
KEVIN Davies, determined to show Blackburn Rovers that they made a wise investment when he became the club's record signing last year, said today: This is a fresh start for me. The £7.25 million striker grabbed his first two goals of the pre-season programme
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Ternent turns his back on Nielsen
STAN Ternent looks set to step up his search for a goalkeeper after deciding not to pursue his interest in Danish trialist Nicolas Nielsen. The Burnley boss ran the rule over Nielsen in two friendly outings against Sheffield Wednesday and Northwich Victoria
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The empire strides back!
YOUNG and old gathered to step back in time for the annual Roman weekend in Ribchester. The colourful event featured displays by Portsmouth-based re-enactment group Legio Secunda Augusta. Visitors took part in the impressive military drills which included
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Deputy mayor stripped of office
A DEPUTY mayor has been stripped of office after being accused of "obstructive, abusive and aggressive behaviour" following a row with his town clerk. The behaviour of John McGowan, Deputy Mayor of Clitheroe, was said to be below the standard expected
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Riddle of body find
WORKMEN carrying out ground development work at Ewood Park had a shock when they dug up the body of a young man. Detectives investigating the grisly find on Nuttall Street believed the body may have lain undiscovered for up to 15 years. A post-mortem
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EQUESTRIANISM: All eyes on Skipton for trials tester
YOUNGSTERS from all around the region will be locked in competition tomorrow at Skipton in a bid to claim a place at the Eqvalan Pony Club Horse Trials Finals. Teams from East Lancashire pony clubs including Pendle Forest and Craven Hunt, Blackburn, Chipping
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Spellbound at the sight
ON this historic day, my husband, myself and two friends were on holiday in Bournemouth and, as we were friends of the management of our hotel, we were invited to see this historic event on their television. So there was no sea and sand for us then while
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SWIMMING: Flyer Sam hits gold standard
YOUNG Sam Dunderdale took pride of place for the Pioneer '79 club at the Holywell Sprint Meet in Wales. Sam's main success came in the 50m butterfly girls 11-12 years age-group when she took the coveted gold medal position, but she also gained a silver
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Proud to be an American
I WILL never forget the date. It was one of the proudest times of my life - for I am American by birth. We were on holiday in Scotland - in a caravan park and as we did not have TV I asked the people in the next caravan if I could see the moon landing
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COUNTY CRICKET: Lancs ground fears
LANCASHIRE were today urged to take one-day matches away from Old Trafford as groundsman Peter Marron explained the problems he is having with the square. A bizarre-looking pitch was the main talking point in last night's rain-ruined CGU National League
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Birthday present
JULY 20, 1969, was the day after my mother's birthday and also the first week of Blackburn holidays. My parents and I went to Butlin's at Skegness. It was a warm summer and both TV rooms were full and I could only see a blurred picture. Every now and
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A missed opportunity
I REMEMBER vividly the night of the moon landing - even though, in fact, I missed the event. It was during the school holidays, so my parents allowed my brother and myself to stay up past our usual bedtime, so we could watch it on TV. However, the preparations
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World gets a buzz
IN 1969, I read with interest of your Lancashire Evening Telegraph souvenir issue of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Even as a nine-year-old boy, I realised the importance of the event and I kept this special edition and still treasure it today. It may now
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Bleach boys are a hit for hospital
CAR showroom colleagues amazed their customers by having their hair bleached blond. Everything was normal at Lookers VW, Burnley, as Dave Demetriou, Jason Whittaker, Nigel Armstrong, Paul Southern and John Rushton all sported dark locks - until hairdresser
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I'm making a fresh start, says Rovers' £7m striker
KEVIN Davies, determined to show Blackburn Rovers that they made a wise investment when he became the club's record signing last year, said today: This is a fresh start for me. The £7.25 million striker grabbed his first two goals of the pre-season programme
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Body found under bush
POLICE searching for a wife missing for almost two months were today trying to identify a body found under a hedge about a mile from her home. The badly decomposed body was found in a field in Oswaldtwistle last night and police were hoping to identify
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Pledge to put brake on traffic calming
MOTORING campaigners in Hyndburn have welcomed a pledge from the Conservative Party which says it is committed to stopping local councils using traffic calming measures as an anti-car measure. Conservative councillors who swept to power in Hyndburn earlier
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Tribunal costs warning
FIRMS are being warned to make sure they don't fall foul of employment laws. The warning comes as an increase in compensation from £12,000 to £50,000 is about to come into force for workers who win their cases at employment tribunals. And recent changes
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Boy, 3, dies in canal tragedy
A TODDLER has died after falling into a murky canal as he played with his brother and a friend - at a place where local people predicted a tragedy would occur. Three-year-old Usman Ghani, of Hargreaves Street, Nelson, died in hospital despite the efforts
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Brewer brings bingo cheer
BINGO fans at Darwen's Earcroft Community Association have hit the jackpot thanks to a donation from Blackburn-based brewery Daniel Thwaites. Thwaites' Charitable Trust has handed over an electronic calling machine for the group to use while playing at
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Pupils' posters hammer home noise message
YOUNGSTERS from a Darwen primary school believe noise is something to shout about. And, to prove it, they have taken part in a series of events aimed at highlighting noise nuisance. The 10-year-olds from Sudell Primary School acted out a short play about
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Royal card for diamond duo
A TELEGRAM from the Queen brought an extra sparkle to diamond wedding anniversary celebrations. Wilfred Smith, 86, and his wife Clara, 83, were thrilled to receive congratulations from Buckingham Palace on their 60th anniversary. The couple, who have
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Easy booking plan to tempt tourists
MORE tourists are expected to visit Blackburn and Darwen after moves to make it easier for people to book overnight accommodation in the borough. Blackburn with Darwen Council is to encourage accommodation providers in the area to take part in new quality
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Parents warned of water dangers
A CAMPAIGN to warn people of the dangers of inland water has been stepped up after two tragic drownings in Blackburn this year. Blackburn with Darwen Council is acting following the deaths of a toddler found in the canal behind the Moorings pub in Bolton
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Marje's paper moon walk on Apollo anniversary
MARJE Williams has marked the 30th anniversary of man's first trip to the moon - by brushing the dust off a scrapbook she compiled when history was made. Marje was just 16 when she watched in awe as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps
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First female vicar for Rossendale
ROSSENDALE is to get its first female vicar when Wendy Oliver takes over the helm of the joint benefices of St Mary and All Saints Church, Goodshaw, and St John's Crawshawbooth in October. For the past year the curate of the parishes the Rev Eric Lomax
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Phone pest's 'cheap thrill' sex calls
TELEPHONE sex pest Stephen Bufton was caught literally in the phone box thanks to the use of sophisticated tracing equipment. But Blackburn magistrates heard his calls to Julie Yarwood at her health and beauty clinic were far from sophisticated. The court
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Blades keeper Kelly eyed as potential replacement for Flowers
SHEFFIELD United keeper Alan Kelly is believed to be in the frame as one of the potential replacements targeted by Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd if Tim Flowers finally gets his wish to leave Ewood. But, after weeks of inactivity, there were still no
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Force hunts for £2m in sponsor deals
CASH-STRAPPED police chiefs in Lancashire aim to rake in almost £2million a year in sponsorship to help cover the cost of tackling crime and patrolling the county. Top-ranking officers are looking at a series of new ways of increasing revenue from sponsors
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Time to dive into transfer market
IT'S time for some incoming activity down at Ewood Park, or are we to start the season like last year? There are players moving clubs, contrary to what certain people keep saying. Only recently we have seen players moving - ones who, when they came to
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Cash-strapped police in plea for sponsors
HARD-UP police chiefs in Lancashire are aiming to rake in almost £2million a year in sponsorship to help cover the cost of tackling crime and patrolling the county. Top ranking officers are looking at a series of new ways of increasing revenue from sponsors
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Strom troopers! Duff and Davies at the double
Lillestrom 1 Blackburn Rovers 5 - Peter White reports DAMIEN Duff's deadly first-half double left Champions' League hopefuls Lillestrom feeling more like InterToto Cup also-rans at the Arasen Stadium in Norway last night. The young Irishman, who seems
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Voice of reason must prevail
THE word "fan," in a sporting sense, is short for "fanatic." It strikes me there is a thin line between a football fanatic and someone close to losing his reason - when you hear of one group of supporters hating their neighbouring team for no valid reason
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Events in East Lancashire on Wednesday, July 21st
"A Big Book Tale," presented by Booster Cushion Theatre, Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, 2pm (ages five to nine years). Blackburn and District Probus Club meet St Silas's Church Hall, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 10.30am. "Armed Response and Police
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Kitchen plan protest
COUNCILLORS are to visit a semi-detached house in a row over a proposed kitchen extension. Ribble Valley Council's planning committee deferred a decision on plans for Westfield, Beechthorpe Avenue, Waddington, after complaints by a neighbour. Chris Stockton
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Three become first aldermen of Valley
THREE former councillors are the first honorary aldermen of the Ribble Valley. Former Ribble Valley Mayors Myra Clegg and Ted Boden and lone Labour man Bert Jones received their awards in the council chamber. Honorary aldermen will be appointed following
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NON LEAGUE SOCCER: 'Dale start ball rolling
GREAT Harwood Town kick-off their pre-season programme with a friendly against a Rochdale XI at The Showground tonight (kick-off 7.30pm). And manager Denis Underwood's has also fixed up home games against Castleton Gabriels on Thursday and Lancaster City
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TEN YEARS AGO: Doctor shortage fear
SICK children were being turned away from a hospital because of a serious doctor shortage in the district. Health bosses heard that admissions to the children's wards at Burnley's Marsden Hospital were refused, and patients were sent to Blackburn hospitals
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JUNIOR SOCCER: League lines up for 41st season
VENDING Machine Ingredients Ltd of Blackburn have become the new sponsors of the Accrington and District Junior Football League. The League, which is about to enter its 41st season, still has a limited number of places left for the 1999/2000 season at
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COUNTY CRICKET: Muralitharan deal urgency
LANCASHIRE hope to finalise a deal to bring back Muttiah Muralitharan before the end of the month. The cricket committee met at Old Trafford yesterday and although their contract recommendations will now have to go to the general committee on August 1
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Moon landing was not futile
THIRTY years ago today, the world was in awe at what was arguably mankind's greatest accomplishment - his leaving the planet and setting foot on the Moon. It cost America £24 billion, though it was a bill it was happy to pay in the race for Cold War supremacy
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JUNIOR CRICKET: Inter-League action
THE Lancashire Junior Inter-League cricket competition gets underway tomorrow with teams from the Lancashire and Ribblesdale Leagues both in action. The Lancashire League Under 17s are set to take on a Palace Shield side in a 50-over contest at Rishton
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Stop giving to well off and help the poor
SET against the dire poverty of families in the Third World, the privation in which four million children in Britain are living, according to new research, is, of course, relative. But, considering that so many were found to be living in households whose
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Poor view of history
ON July 20, 1969, I was on holiday at Slofok on Lake Balaton, Hungary. To be blunt, Hungarian TV then was dire and on one day a week there was none. The best programme I had seen was Laurel and Hardy in 'Them Thar Hills.' But in the hotel lounge that
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HORSE RACING: Thirsk for winners is still my goal
Harry's Stable Whispers THIS will be the last column to be written from my Swan at Whalley pub in the Ribble Valley, writes HARRY BARLOW. Next week I should be installed in my new home at Hambleton on the top of Sutton Bank, Thirsk, which is handily-placed
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Sunshine shot in the arm
THEATRE nurse Lilian Routh will be able to enjoy a holiday of a lifetime after scooping the jackpot of a £1,200 travel voucher in the Burnley Health Care Trust lottery. Lilian, who has worked as a theatre nurse with the trust for 19 years, has been in
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Union call to save gas shops
THE closure of two British Gas centres in East Lancashire has been branded as a betrayal by union leaders. Centrica has announced it is closing all 240 British Gas shops - including ones in Blackburn and Burnley - with the loss of 1,450 jobs. The Energy
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Wife shopped drink-drive husband
A WOMAN rang the police after her estranged husband drove home after drinking, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Alan Perry, 52, a French polisher, had taken his wife out to the pub, but they had ended up having a heated row. Perry, who
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Clarets boss turns his back on Danish keeper
STAN Ternent looks set to step up his search for a goalkeeper after deciding not to pursue his interest in Danish trialist Nicolas Nielsen. The Burnley boss ran the rule over Nielsen in two friendly outings against Sheffield Wednesday and Northwich Victoria
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Date set for toxic leak case
THE CASE against a Hyndburn chemical company, which faces prosecution after a leak of toxic gas, has been adjourned. Representatives of Nipa Laboratories, of Nook Lane, Oswaldtwistle, were due to appear before Hyndburn magistrates yesterday to face charges
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Winners set for up, up and away!
THE search for our Literacy Achiever of the Year is over, resulting in not only one, but two winners of the title. We invited schools who had used our Super Story Search literacy project during the past school year to nominate up to three pupils who,
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Network is buzzing over merger bid
THE firm behind East Lancashire's cable television and telephone network looks set to change hands in a multi-billion pound deal. NTL is in exclusive talks to merge with Cable & Wireless Communications which has thousands of local customers. In a
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Full marks for the initiative that scores a resounding success
THE National Year of Reading has been a landmark in education, involving parents, businesses and members of the public in working alongside schools to help youngsters achieve their full reading potential. And it won't stop there; the "Read On" initiative
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Rubbish scheme REAPs benefits
ONE of the first community recycling schemes of its kind in the country will be launched in Pendle next month. The innovative scheme to cut household waste will be introduced in Earby and Reedley, where 2,000 homes will be provided with free compost bins
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Weapons charge man in custody
A WOOLWORTH'S security guard and member of the Territorial Army faced four further charges when he made a second appearance before Blackburn magistrates. Andrew Monk, 29, of Back Duckworth Street, Darwen, was charged with theft of military equipment and
