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Meat cleaver man kept out of trouble
A 52-YEAR-old man who brandished a meat cleaver in a Blackburn taxi office was given a chance to show that he could keep out of trouble. And Blackburn magistrates heard that during the six months of his deferred sentence, Leonard Roy Tonge's behaviour
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Gun fired in police station
A POLICE officer has been suspended from firearms duty after a gun was accidentally fired at the floor in Rawtenstall police station. No-one was injured in the incident. Armed officers were at Rawtenstall last Tuesday to hunt for three men believed to
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Back to school as new term starts
KOSOVAR refugee children are to have special classes set up for them in Blackburn schools so their education does not slip behind while they are in England. Thirty three youngsters aged between five and 15 arrived in Blackburn earlier in the summer as
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Off your bikes call
BIKERS who ride until 9pm on a field behind specially adapted homes for elderly people have been accused of making residents' lives a misery. The residents in Peel Close and the surrounding area have sent a 70-name petition to Home Secretary and Blackburn
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Simon Grayson is the model professional
WHEN it comes down to men behaving badly, professional football never seems to be short of a few candidates for the casting couch, writes PETER WHITE. Nicolas Anelka has filled the national tabloids with his extraordinary behaviour this summer and Stan
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MP in call to close kilns
RIBBLE VALLEY MP Nigel Evans today urged the Environment Agency to shut down Castle Cement's controversial Cemfuel kilns - if the firm failed to prevent further leaks of noxious smells. And Pendle MP Gordon Prentice has also called for tougher measures
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Stiff competition
EARLY arrival is recommended for tonight's (Saturday) comeback gig by major-label punks The Stiffs. The four-piece, originally from Blackburn and Clayton-le-Moors, will play their first public gig together for 14 years at Cob Wall Working Men's Club,
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Border raid
RUGBY LEAGUE: Lancashire Lynx face another difficult fixture tomorrow at Craven Park against Barrow Border Raiders. Despite putting up one of their best defensive displays of the season against Featherstone last Friday, Lynx still slipped to another narrow
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CRICKET: Atherton dilemma
MIKE Atherton is set for an England recall this weekend - but probably not as an opener. The Lancashire star, out of the international picture all season, could make his comeback at number three as a straight replacement for the injured Nasser Hussain
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SUPERBIKES: Heat is on for Foggy
CARL Fogarty was today attempting to cope with an unusual phenomenon in preparation for tomorrow's blockbuster at Brands Hatch - the heat of the British summer. Track temperatures in yesterday's qualifying sessions reached an amazing 41C - 105F - and
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CRICKET: Chilton's hundreds of runs
MARK Chilton (pictured) is leading the race to become the first Lancashire batsman to reach 1,000 first class runs this season. The 22-year-old has scored 692 from 21 innings, putting him almost 200 ahead of nearest rivals John Crawley and Graham Lloyd
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ANGLING: All buoyed up to dispel myths!
ANGLING: With just about all local fisheries providing decent sport, anglers of all persuasions must continue to take full advantage. Even though the weather is set to become much more unsettled over the weekend and beyond, there is no reason why prospects
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Nude son faces a dressing down
THE shocked parents of a Burnley art student prosecuted for walking naked through the centre of London today promised to give him a good talking to when he came home. Richard John Chaffer, 22, of Southern Avenue, was bound over for 12 months in the sum
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Ajay has big plans
AJAY Srivaftava is 21 years old. He has written 700 songs over the last five years. And he believes the strength of his music could hold his band together forever. Ajay, brought up in Accrington, formed his band Ajay And The Maya (left) as a train for
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Seaside trip for Swedes
SWEDISH children spent a day beside the seaside thanks to generous charity workers from Church and Oswaldtwistle Rotary Club. The youngsters were visiting Oswaldtwistle from twin town Falkenberg, in Sweden. Club president Colin Furey, who has visited
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SINGLES
PET SHOP BOYS: I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More (Parlophone) - Once again, its the tried-and-tested mix of Neil Tennant's wry, dry vocal and Chris Lowe's 80s-tinged electronic sounds. It would be impossible to mistake this record
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Ban shame of woman who lost proud record
A PENSIONER with an unblemished driving record for almost half a century has lost her licence after police found her slumped in her car with a wine bottle. Burnley magistrates heard how Kathleen Elizabeth Peters, 74, slurred her speech, but claimed she
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Chemists On Duty
Sunday, August 1, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: L Mossop Ltd, 193-195 Accrington Road; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. Accrington: 11am
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Chemists On Duty
Thuraday, August 5, 1999 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre,
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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, August 4, 1999 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur
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Chemists On Duty
Monday, August 2, 1999 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels Chemist, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
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£70,000 boost to cut class sizes
A £70,000 grant will ensure no five to seven-year-old children are be taught in classes of 30 or more after 2001. Blackburn with Darwen Council schools bosses bid for the cash after discovering that five schools in the borough were unlikely to meet government
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Chemists On Duty
Friday, August 6, 1999 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
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Day out bowls 'em over!
REFUGEES from devastated Kosovo took time out from re-building their shattered lives to try out a new sport. More than a dozen refugees, who witnessed the horrors of ethnic cleansing, visited Megabowl on the Capitol Centre complex in Walton-le-Dale to
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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, August 3, 1999 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy. 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
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Rare species under threat
A WILDLIFE Trust is calling for tougher laws to protect threatened species after claiming current regulations are woefully inadequate. Lancashire Wildlife Trust says rare species such as the great crested newt - found in many East Lancashire mill lodges
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End of road for racism watchdog
BURNLEY and Pendle's only race harmony group is to disband after Racial Equality Council leaders admitted defeat in their long battle for funding. The last straw for the beleaguered group was the recent decision by new Labour and Conservative bosses to
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Battle with the 'big boys' over
RESIDENTS in Guide today reflected on the climax of their "battle with the big boys" to stop a huge development 'swamping' their village. A public inquiry finished yesterday into a project to build a hotel, pub, offices, a petrol filling station, a sport
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Rovers seek compromise in Blake bid
THERE is still an outside hope of a compromise in Blackburn Rovers' bid to sign Bradford City striker Robbie Blake. It will involve Bradford backing down from their demand for a figure approaching £5 million for the 23-year-old striker. And Blake is unable
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Gone with the vind!
RUNE Vindheim's Nationwide League adventure could be over following his departure from Turf Moor. The Norwegian defender has left Burnley after it became apparent that he wouldn't figure in Stan Ternent's plans again. "He's gone. He's looking for another
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No-cash chaos in student loans crisis
THOUSANDS of East Lancashire teenagers bound for higher education could be left without cash at the start of term after it was revealed that the system for processing student loans was in chaos. Lancashire County Council confirmed today that the procedure
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What's On: Events in East Lancashire
Sunday, August 1 Blackburn Lions Gala, Witton Country Park, Preston Old Road. Royal Lancs Show, Astley Park, Chorley. Antiques and Curio Fair, Hoghton Village Hall, Blackburn Old Road, 10am-4pm. Garden Day, Downham Village Hall, 2pm-4pm. Sponsored Dog
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FOUR bands will get together for a pre-eclipse gig in Burnley on Friday. Pendle's Earl, fresh from l
The event, at Burnley's Comfort Inn, has been dubbed Pre-Clipse. Entry is £2.50 and it runs from 8.30pm to 2am. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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ATHLETICS: Lobo chance
A rematch of last weekend's AAA Championships 800 metre final will see winner Mark Sesay and runner-up Jason Lobo attempt to gain the World Championship qualifying mark at Thurrock tomorrow. Although both beat Curtis Robb in last Sunday's final, the Liverpudlian
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MOTORSPORT: Cool dude Casey Cascades to victory
A COOL head in a scorching Fiesta Challenge race gave Richard Casey a well-deserved victory at Oulton Park, writes NEIL JOHNSON. The Whalley-based driver executed a brave overtaking manoeuvre on the inside of the high-speed Cascades corner to take the
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MOTORSPORT: Sweet-rolling Meadows
MARTIN Meadows survived an attack of stage fright on the Quinton Rally to record his third BTRDA win of the year, writes NEIL JOHNSON. Meadows and co-driver Ian Oakey slid off backwards on the first test in Crychan forest - parking his Proton next to
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BOWLS: Great Harwood and District League
GREAT Harwood maintained their four point lead at the top of Division One with a good home win against third-placed Globe A, who bounced back with a win over lowly Haslingden. Antley, in second, kept up the pressure with a victory over Rushton St A, who
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CRICKET: Bailey's cream of the crop
YOU can almost sense the relish in Mark Bailey's voice as he contemplates the prospect of playing on what has been something of a paradise for batsmen in the EW Cartons Lancashire League this season. The free-scoring Accrington professional heads for
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Mosque is reaching for the sky
A NEW £1million mosque, as high as the Keirby Hotel, will dominate the skyline in Stoneyholme, Burnley - but nobody in the local community is complaining! The Bangladeshi mosque and teaching centre in Burns Street will be by far the biggest in East Lancashire
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Christians use their songs to spread the word of God
A POP band, whose songs are written by a husband-and-wife team of former punks, hope their music will inspire listeners to think about the spiritual side of life. SMVB, formed by singer and guitarist Sam McVey, 32, of Oswaldtwistle, are all committed
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Folksters get futuristic
CELTIC CROSS: Folk and LI -Sometimes it's worth judging something by its cover. The sleeve of this 16-track CD, with inanely grinning faces, psychedelic patterns and penguins gives the distinct impression that this is not your average folk band. Celtic
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MOTORSPORT: A Classic down your way
LANCASHIRE Automobile Club's Coast-to-Coast Classic Tour takes to the road next Saturday, writes NEIL JOHNSON. This year's event looks set to be one of the best ever, with entries from as far afield as Inverness and London. "The entry list reads like
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CRICKET: Samuel Cooke Burnley Amateur League
FIXTURES for Saturday, July 31 - A Division: Hussainia v Byerden House (St Andrews), Stoneyholme v Briercliffe, Burnley College v RVCC. B Division: Al-badr v Lomeshaye, Wattan v General Gordon, Whalley Range v BGSOB. Sunday, August 1 - A Division: Briercliffe
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MOTORSPORT: Steve dusts cobwebs
HISTORIC rallyman Steve Entwistle dusted off the cobwebs in his driving gloves when he made a welcome return to the sport on last weekend's Westmorland Rally, writes NEIL JOHNSON. Entwistle, whose last competitive outing was the 1998 Welsh Retro, tackled
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Thousands flock to Royal show
VISITORS flocked to East Lancashire from across the country yesterday as the 1999 Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show got under way. And those harbouring memories of last year's wet weather and sodden, muddy showground seemed to enjoy themselves all the
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Nude son faces a dressing down
THE shocked parents of a Burnley art student prosecuted for walking naked through the centre of London today promised to give him a good talking to when he came home. Richard John Chaffer, 22, of Southern Avenue, was bound over for 12 months in the sum
