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Keyhole op for Brass
CHRIS Brass has had keyhole surgery to cure his stomach muscle injury, ruling him out of the start to the new season on Saturday week. Brass, who has been the sole casualty of Burnley's pre-season programme, picked up the injury during training a couple
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Events in East Lancashire on Friday, July 30th
Writer's Circle, meet Peter Birtwistle Centre, Colne, 7pm-9pm. St Bartholomew's and St Andrew's Churches Charity Shop, Lord Street West, Blackburn, 10am-4pm. Organ Recital, King George's Hall, Blackburn, 12 45pm-1.30pm. Blackburn and District Association
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Smells stopped
THE Environment Agency served an enforcement notice on Castle Cement's Ribblesdale works at Clitheroe yesterday after complaints of smells. The firm was given four hours to sort out the problem. An agency spokesman said the problem was put right by the
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Opening time!
NEW gates have been unveiled at Downham Hall, the home of Lord and Lady Clitheroe. The gates, crafted by Downham blacksmith Stephen Marshall, replace the original set which were stolen two years ago. Lord Clitheroe said he was delighted with the new gates
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GOLF: Ged and Ralph go close
GED Furey's dream of another Lombard Grand Final victory to match his achievement of three years ago, came to an end this week when the Pleasington pro and 13-handicapper Ralph Scholey were pushed into runner-up spot by David Brunton and Andrew Fairlie
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ATHLETICS: Race calendar - August
Sun 1: Fleetwood half marathon - road; Welcome Tavern, Walton-le-Dale 10k - road; Barnoldswick Weets Hill 6m/800ft - fell. Tues 3: Crow Hill 5m/1,000ft, Mytholmroyd - fell Wed 4: Trawden Celtic 7m (GP7) - road/cross country; Chorley 4m - road; Ratcliffe
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ATHLETICS: Trusty young Stead-Clarke
DARWEN Dashers attracted 30 runners to the Lychgate for the annual club handicap. Although only 4.5 miles long, the course across the moorland paths is testing, and includes the obligatory climb to Darwen Tower. Nonetheless, runners of all abilities were
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Miners not buried
THE clock is ticking for Burnley darts captain Jimmy Tricket. For Jimmy has one last chance to retain Burnley Miners WMC spot at the top of the darting tree ... and he knows time is fast running out. With one game remaining in the Burnley and District
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ATHLETICS: Running for Chernobyl
THE Welcome Tavern 10k in aid of the Children of Chernobyl is on Sunday at 11am, with a two-mile fun run at 10am. The Tavern is on Hennel Lane, Walton Park, Walton-le-Dale, Preston. The Fleetwood half marathon is also on Sunday at 11am, with a 3k fun
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SUPERBIKES: Foggy keeps title in focus
CARL Fogarty has sounded a rare note of caution in the build-up to his showpiece World Superbike Championship round at Brands Hatch this weekend. Around 100,000 Fogarty fans are expected in Kent to worship their hero as he bids to extend a 49-point lead
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The Spain barrier!
WHEN Hyndburn Council staged their annual Just For Fun athletics course they expected youngsters from across the borough to take part - but not from as far away as Spain! But that is exactly what happened when Fiona and Ferdi Ribes turned up for the two
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'Naked man' no big deal
IN reply to the comments of Mr K Sowerbutts (Letters, July 7) regarding the 'naked man' sculpture by the M65. I find it quite easy to handle - it being only as trivial as the drivel exuded by cinema and TV these days. I consider myself a very broad-minded
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Clubs told to clean up their act
CRICKET clubs have been warned to clean up their act by league officials or face disciplinary action. The warning comes from Burnley and District League secretary Arthur Sagar whose own club Burnley College was reported after the conduct of two players
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ATHLETICS: Holding on to age-group first
CHORLEY Harriers, involved in the Inter Club Grand Prix, fielded 20 runners in the Haigh Hall five-mile road race. Carl Holding was first under 18, Dave Lee third M50, John McDonald third M55, Jeanette Coleman third L40 and Keith Johnson was sixth overall
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COUNTY CRICKET: We were outplayed, says defeated Crawley
JOHN Crawley made no excuses after Lancashire's bitterly disappointing NatWest Trophy defeat by Yorkshire at Old Trafford yesterday. "We were outplayed in every department," said the Red Rose captain after a disastrous batting collapse saw his team crumble
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Information, so important
REGARDING your article, 'Council house vote a year late - claim' (LET, July 19), Conservative councillor John Williams was indeed correct in accusing Blackburn with Darwen Labour councillors of having their priorities wrong over the transfer of the council's
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Heroin netted in new drug raids
HEROIN and cannabis were found in the latest police raids in the Burnley Wood area of Burnley. The search warrants were executed by police during Operation Owl, an exercise aimed at fighting the drug scene in that part of Burnley. Two people were arrested
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E.coli food bug victim is sent home
A FOOD poisoning victim from the Padiham area is now back home after spending two and a half weeks in hospital, part of the time in intensive care. The 21-year-old woman's parents kept a bedside vigil as she was being treated for E. Coli 0157. Her father
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Rovers close in on Everton defender
EVERTON central defender Craig Short has been lined up as another transfer target by Blackburn Rovers manager Brian Kidd - and talks are ongoing between the two clubs about a possible deal in the region of £2 million. In a whirlwind couple of days of
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It's hard to talk!
A FORMER councillor has slammed a telephone company's repair system, claiming phones were left out of order for more than a week. Sheelagh Delaney, who was a member of Hyndburn Council for eight years, blasted British Telecom even though the company has
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GOLF: Academy date
EARNS Sport and Leisure Centre, Stacksteads, are holding a golf academy in association with the Golf Foundation, from Monday, August 9 to Friday, August 13. Young golfers are able to work towards the merit award scheme and receive rewards for their achievements
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LOCAL CRICKET: Lancs League consider CLL merger move
LANCASHIRE League clubs are considering an official approach from the Central Lancashire League about a merger. A letter from the CLL, proposing talks, was handed to club representatives at last night's monthly meeting. "Each representative was given
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GOLF: Burnley pair bow out
BURNLEY pro Bill Tye and 14-handicapper Steve Chambers shot a level par 72 in the penultimate Lombard Trophy Northern Regional Final at Pannal, Sunderland yesterday. Tye and Chambers finished in 12th slot, and 42nd position overall, behind winners and
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We can't Banks on World Cup bid success
BOOK your flights for Cape Town in 2006. For the latest brainwave in England's attempt to secure the World Cup, in the face of competition from South Africa and Germany, is about as ingenious as smoke signals in a force nine gale. Tony Banks has quit
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Bomb hoax allegation
A YOUTH has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with making a bomb hoax to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph shortly after the Brixton and Soho nail bomb attacks. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged that on May
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Murdered man's brother under strain
A MURDERED man's brother committed crime and took a drug overdose under the pressure of his personal problems. Blackburn magistrates heard that Anthony Leecy had been killed in April and since then Darren David Vincent Leecy's life had been in turmoil
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Stores on raid alert
STAFF at Asda stores across East Lancashire have been put on red alert following a second armed raid in six weeks. Two masked robbers escaped with a large amount of cash, believed to be around £10,000, when they swooped on the Asda store in Grimshaw Park
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Fire cash cuts 'risk lives' - warning
LIVES will be put at risk if Home Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw insists on Lancashire fire brigade saving £875,000 over two years, claim fire chiefs. Savings targets have been set for every brigade in the country, but in Lancashire, officers say
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Rovers close in on Short
EVERTON central defender Craig Short has been lined up as another transfer target by Blackburn Rovers manager Brian Kidd - and talks are ongoing between the two clubs about a possible deal in the region of £2 million. In a whirlwind couple of days of
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Six struck down by food bug
A FOOD outlet in the Ribble Valley is at the centre of an investigation into the latest E.coli outbreak to afflict East Lancashire. Six people have been struck down by the potentially deadly food poisoning bug and public health experts are linking three
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ATHLETICS: Are you up to the Challenge
ENTRIES for the Blackburn Corporate Challenge on Sunday, August 8 are due to close tomorrow, Friday, July 30. The 5k race at Witton Park, Blackburn, is for teams of four, and must include a woman and a member over 36 years old. All finishers receive a
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TEN YEARS AGO: Town hall strikes
MEMBERS of the white collar union Nalgo at council offices throughout Pendle took lightning action after voting 100 per cent for an indefinite strike in support of pay demands. Selected staff in Blackburn began an indefinite strike including switchboard
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Belt-up message
EDUCATION chiefs were challenged to reveal what steps they were taking to ensure Lancashire schoolchildren "belt up" on coaches and mini-buses. Requests for the information were issued by Shadow Transport Secretary Frank Dobson and Shadow Education Secretary
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Bell rings for young skiers
YOUNG hopefuls have been picked for bigger and better things after attending a week-long ski camp under the watchful eye of one of Britain's greatest ever skiers and a current European champion. For Martin Bell, a former World top 10 skier, brought his
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Lives before cost
HOME Secretary Jack Straw has set fire chiefs tough targets for saving money - nearly £1 million over two years in the case of Lancashire's brigade. It looks certain that he will spare part-time firemen from the axe. And as the brigade won't risk lives
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Support for memorial
FOLLOWING the observations of Mr J A Marsden (Letters, July 9) regarding the plaque erected at the Darwen Street Bridge in Blackburn to the memory of George Dewhurst, as his great-great-granddaughter I should be very pleased if something could be done
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GOLF: Dwyer is top 10 high flyer
PROFESSIONAL Paul Dwyer, who plays out of Clitheroe, recorded his third top-ten finish on this season's Mastercard Tour to win a place at next week's Challenge Tour event at Bowood, Wiltshire. And finishing joint sixth at Whitekirk's East Lothian Classic
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Non-event makes Tony look weak
AFTER weeks of build-up and speculation over Tony Blair's Cabinet reshuffle - and with the names of ministers marked out for being moved being written in ever-thicker pencil strokes - the occasion, when it at last arrives, turns out to be a non-event.
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Good old days at Locarno
I AM trying to trace a Blackburn girl whom I first met in 1963 - Rene Smith. She was a hairdresser and lived at Intack. I first met her at a dance at the Locarno ballroom, Blackburn and we went on holiday together with her mum to Blackpool. I would love
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BURNLEY AND DISTRICT LEAGUE 'B' DIVISION: Al Badr (5 pts) 159/8 Burnley Grammar School OB 90 all out
APART from a first game of the season hitch, Al Badr are living up to their name. For The Undefeated have remained so ever since then and are bang on course to win the league and promotion in their very first season - thanks to spin wizard Irfan Mirza
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Pleasure in litter-pick
AFTER watching a mechanical sweeper cleaning the road thoroughly the other morning and only a few hours later, seeing rubbish blowing about again, I got an idea. Why doesn't our local council, as part of its summer entertainments programme, organise a
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GIRLS FOOTBALL: Burnley Borough under 17s 2 Parkland (USA) under 17s 6
IT appears that nothing is sacred in football any more. The Americans can now come over here and beat us at our own game and are even ready for world domination - in women's football at least. Having already won the Women's World Cup, beating China in
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GOLF: East Lancashire results round-up
PERSEVERANCE CUP: 1 R Surtees (95-27-68); 2 F Eastham (95-26-69); 3 T Gair (94-24-70). Best gross B Taylor (74). Extra Medal: 1 P Wood (70-7-63). Junior Scratch Trophy: 18 hole competition - 1 J Pierce (86); 2 S Harrison (88); 3 D Cope (94). 9 hole competition
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MEPs on their toes
LAST week I cast my first vote as a new member of the European Parliament. Those who accuse the Liberal Democrats of being too close to Labour might like to know that on this occasion I voted to elect a president of the Parliament, Nicole Fontaine, who
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Looking to the future
REGARDING the proposed supermarket in Great Harwood, over the years I, and many of my contemporaries who have lived all our lives in the town, have watched with growing sadness and dismay the disappearance of so much of our industry and the closure of
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Flourishing park scoops green award
A BURNLEY park has been chosen to receive one of 40 national awards for its high standards of cleanliness and appearance. Thompson Park, which was also part of the recent North West in Bloom competition, will receive a Green Flag Award at a ceremony in
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Health cuts to pull £m out of red
A SPECIAL meeting of health bosses has been called to review urgent measures aimed at tackling an almost £500,000 deficit in Burnley Health Trust coffers. Trust chairman Brian Foster said the meeting on August 25 was a necessity to allow directors the
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Coshed guard's second 'carbon copy' robbery
THE security guard attacked and robbed at the Booker cash and carry store in Burnley this week was the same man who was assaulted in a carbon copy raid on the same premises last year. Police have confirmed that the Securicor guard has now suffered twice
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Girl's holiday rape warning
A TEENAGER recovering from a holiday rape ordeal has warned other young girls not to go out alone while enjoying trips abroad. The 17-year-old Burnley girl was beaten and raped while on holiday in Turkey and Burnley MP Peter Pike has stepped in to ensure
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Keyhole op for Clarets star
CHRIS Brass has had keyhole surgery to cure his stomach muscle injury, ruling him out of the start to the new season on Saturday week. Brass, who has been the sole casualty of Burnley's pre-season programme, picked up the injury during training a couple
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Experts check 'crumbling' roads on tip route
COUNTY highways chiefs have agreed to carry out tests on roads which are said to be crumbling under heavy traffic using a Hyndburn tip. Residents in Clayton-le-Moors, Altham and Huncoat have complained about the dangers of big wagons which drive to the
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Villagers turn back clock to wartime
THE people of a community which befriended enemy prisoners in the Second World War have re-lived their memories for a television documentary. A documentary crew working for BBC2 history programme Timewatch met people from the Stanhill area of Oswaldtwistle
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Don't freeze out the easy pastry option
Peake Practice, with Ray Peake THIS week's recipe may on face value sound like a pizza and look like a pizza but I can assure you the taste is far more interesting. That is not to say I have anything against pizza. In fact, I am a regular at a local true
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American visitors welcomed
A DELEGATION from Rhode Island, near New York, USA, visited East Lancashire in a bid to forge commercial links with the area. Bill O'Connor, chairman of GTECH brought representatives from Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce to visit Blackburn, Burnley and
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Historic fly-past to mark birthday
A 40-year-old plane will take to the skies over Burnley on Saturday. The HD34 survey aircraft will fly past as part of an open day marking the 10th anniversary of aerospace manufacturer Hurel-Dubois UK Ltd. The plane was built by Hurel-Dubois' French
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GOLF: Junior leaderboard hopefuls
NELSON is hosting a qualifying round for the Daily Telegraph/Center Parcs Junior Golf Championship tomorrow. Nelson will be one of over 1,000 clubs involved in the opening phase of one of British golf's most prestigious junior titles. Tomorrow's local
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ATHLETICS: Simon's golden glow
SIMON Bissell, pictured, won gold and silver medals at the North of England championships last weekend. Thirteen-year-old Simon, of Burnley AC, won the Under-15s discus with a throw of 43:60, then beat his personal best in the hammer by a massive four
