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Skaters in noise and drugs row
POLICE were called to a new skateboard park after neighbours complained it attracted drug-users. Officers patrolled in and around Alkincoats Park, made an arrest and are satisfied that the problem has been resolved, councillors have been told. But the
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Nurse rode bike at 96mph
A PSYCHIATRIC nurse was warned that he would never come so close to being disqualified without actually losing his licence after he admitted speeding on his motorbike. Jonathan Scot Storey, 35, of Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, pleaded guilty at Blackburn
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Late for work driver over the drinks limit
A DRIVER who began speeding because he was late for work was over the limit because he had been drinking the night before, a court heard. Barry Steven Robinson, 22, who hopes to be an army driver, was told by Burnley magistrates he should have been banned
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Match winner Davis
CLARETS defender Steve Davis will start the new campaign as the Nationwide's Division Two Player of the Season for last year, after pushing team-mate Glen Little into third place. Davis has won the award from Match magazine thanks to the ratings he picked
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Fitness boost for Flitcroft
GARRY Flitcroft had his first match action for 10 long months last night and immediately declared: 'I want more.' The midfielder, expected to be a key part of Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd's plans this season, made his long-awaited comeback as a substitute
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Lover's lethal cocktail
SPURNED lover Rosemarie Gregson died after taking a fatal cocktail of drugs - washed down with two bottles of wine. An inquest heard that the 43-year-old grandmother had been exerting emotional and psychological blackmail on her estranged boyfriend James
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Lifting animals ban welcomed by ex-MP
FORMER Ribble Valley MP Lord Waddington has welcomed government moves to scrap the quarantine system, which he blames for the death of his pet dog. The ex-Tory Cabinet Minister blames the death of Basil, a Norfolk Terrier, on the six months the animal
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NON-LEAGUE: Darwen have an attractive pre-season tester at the Anchor Ground tonight (kick-off 7pm)
Darwen's squad includes: Boardman, Bright, Durkin (N), Derbyshire, Keefe, Khan (J), Douglas, Cook, Lynch (S), Barker, Khan (D), Wood, Smith and Cordingley. Last night's pre-season friendlies included a 5-2 success for Accrington Stanley away at First
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Dead animals seized
DOZENS of dead animals were seized from two East Lancashire homes in a swoop by RSPCA officers and police. More than 70 animals - including otters and badgers - were taken from taxidermist Jack Crewdson's home, at Tockholes. Scores of stuffed animals
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SOCCER: Morecambe magic
ALL Star Boys FC's Under-16s side won Morecambe Youth's annual tournament and also only narrowly missed out in the All-England five-a-side competition. Around 500 lads took part in the London tournament which took place at Hackney Marshes. All Star Boys
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CRICKET: Jennings Ribblesdale League results
DIVISION One: Earby 107, Salesbury 108-2 (C Hall 51), Salesbury won by 8 wickets; Burnley Belvedere 142, BGSOB 145-3 (P Blakey 51), BGSOB won by 7 wickets; Great Harwood 153 (T Braithwaite 5-51), Ribblesdale W 156-6 (M Wrigley 89), Ribblesdale W won by
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Councillors should resign
YOUR comments (LET, July 22 and 26) on the fiasco of Blackburn Councillor Mohammed Khan's appointment as a racial harassment supervisor sounded a ring of truth. Members of the council's Labour group were quite obviously out of touch with the protocol
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CRICKET: Shantanu's Cliffe-hanger
GREAT Harwood may have professional Shantanu Sugwekar back in their ranks next season. And the Indian all-rounder hopes that he may yet return to a side that has won the Jennings Ribblesdale League title. Harwood were due to hold talks with the player
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Reasons still stand
IN answer to Philip Congdon (Letters, July 21) I suggest all the reasons he gave earlier (Letters, September 3, 1998) for supporting the Safeway supermarket application still stand. I quote: 1) "The news that Safeway is thought to be considering Great
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CRICKET: Hyndburn Mayoral Challenge
SUPREME Frames reached the semi finals with a two-run victory over close rivals Millennium at Accrignton Cricket Club. Batting first, Supreme Frames reached 116-3, thanks to opener Waqas Ali, whose 68 included 10 fours and two sixes. At the end of Millennium's
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Out of tune with times
WHAT a fantastic day out I had at Preston - at Summerfest '99 put on by the council. It was free and had live local bands on all day from 11.30am-10pm. We also had a good day out at Chorlton Park, Manchester, a couple of weeks ago. Again, it was a free
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Fractured skull for victim of resort attack
A BURNLEY holidaymaker was today undergoing emergency surgery after being pistol-whipped in a fight with two men. The man, aged 25, whose name is not being released until police have been able to contact his parents, suffered a fractured skull and other
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Caroline walks tall to win modelling chance
BLONDE beauty Caroline Shuttleworth beat thousands of young hopefuls to win a chance of a top modelling contract. The 5ft 10in teenager from Higham was selected as the regional winner of Storm model agency's Highland Springs Originals competition, after
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Spending freeze set to be lifted
A SPENDING freeze on the transfer of council houses to a public company looks set to be lifted by town hall bosses following assurances from the government. The move comes after councillors were told that action was being taken to solve the £21million
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Fitness boost for Flitcroft
GARRY Flitcroft had his first match action for 10 long months last night and immediately declared: 'I want more.' The midfielder, expected to be a key part of Blackburn Rovers boss Brian Kidd's plans this season, made his long-awaited comeback as a substitute
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Unfair to delay inquest - coroner
AN inquest into the death of Steven Donald will be held on August 19 and 20 in Blackburn Town Hall. Acting coroner Michael Singleton has fixed the date despite the lack of a decision from Hyndburn Council as to whether there will be a prosecution under
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Pair show they're tops
AN engineering firm is celebrating success for two young managers. Simon Strachan and Anthony Haworth, who work for automotive component manufacturers Earby Light Engineers, have both been awarded masters degrees from Manchester Metropolitan University
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Sporting chance that helps asthma kids
CHILDHOOD asthma is on the increase, and research estimates that one in seven UK children aged two to 15 - more than 1.5 million - currently have the condition. Asthma and wheezing in children under five has almost doubled in less than a decade. The National
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Health chief receives CBE
IT was a family affair when health supremo Bill Ashworth was presented with his CBE medal at Buckingham Palace. Mr Ashworth, chairman of East Lancashire Health Authority, was among those honoured in the Birthday Honours List. He was accompanied to the
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Firefighters face gas bottle peril
A FIRE officer has warned that his men could be injured in one of an increasing number of fires involving gas cylinders. Sub officer Shaun Naughton, of Nelson fire station, appealed to householders to be more aware of the dangers of keeping cylinders
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Lake rescuer raps parents
A GALLANT grandad who helped to pluck a terrified youngster from a lake today blasted the boy's parents after a day out nearly ended in tragedy. Quick-thinking John and Irene Baines, of Cavendish Street, Darwen, were enjoying a picnic on the banks of
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Aerospace double boost
AEROSPACE workers were celebrating a multi-million pound double boost today with news of a major new contract and a massive investment programme. Kelbrook-based Euravia has struck a deal with the Ministry of Defence which will see it carry out repairs
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Prentice to question heli-cops
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice is to quiz county police chiefs over their use of the force's helicopter when he visits its base on Tuesday. The Labour backbencher is alarmed about the possible excessive use of the helicopter at night. He is to visit the Lancashire
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Brian chats with Prince on parade
A BLACKBURN man was given the Royal seal of approval at his Royal Navy passing-out parade. Brian Cross, who has just finished his basic naval training at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall, was inspected by Prince Charles on his big day. And he was one of
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'Battling Barbara' backs city status bid
FAMOUS people who have strong links with Blackburn and Darwen are backing the area's bid for city status. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph has contacted well-known people ranging from sports to stars and politicians to community leaders. During the lead
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No escape from reality
Down by the Riverside with Phil Lloyd APPARENTLY, we all do it. I know because I read it in a book (one with big words in). We do it whenever something seriously shocks us, like the trauma of redundancy. Or the sudden death of a loved one. Or relegation
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Grant and Smith handed short-term contracts
MARTIN Smith and Stephen Grant are to be offered short-term contracts at Turf Moor as Stan Ternent sizes them up as potential permanent members of his squad. The duo have both been involved in the Clarets pre-season preparations and will now be available
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Residents to get e-mail address
RESIDENTS who live in deprived areas of Blackburn are to be given their own e-mail addresses as a millennium gift from the council. Council chiefs will be using part of a £25million grant they recently received from the government to fund the project.
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Barry's buried the bungling
Cumings and Goings by Stephen Cummings CAST your mind back to March. Burnley had just come off the back of successive Turf Moor humiliations at the hands of Gillingham and Manchester City. The players had lost the supporters. The manager appeared to have
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Short comes in off the post
ALAN Kelly is ready for "cut-throat" business as usual as he prepares to battle with John Filan for the first-team keeper's jersey at Ewood Park. But for central defender Craig Short, there is one significant change as he gets ready for a new challenge
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What's On is compiled by SUSAN SMITH. If you have any events to be included in this column, please p
What's on tomorrow, Thursday, August 5 "Rabbits Revels" - games and craft session for three-five year-olds, Livesey Library, Blackburn, 2pm-3pm. Activity Day, Fearns Sport and Leisure Centre, Fearns Moss, Stacksteads, Bacup, 9am-5pm. National Osteoporosis
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Height of passion!
DAVE Kelsall was saddled with a bizarre farmyard love story. The Bolton-by Bowland farmer's chestnut stallion Camelot could have had his pick of the field when he decided to horse around. But his roving eye fell on a black mare half his size. And the
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SOCCER: New clubs boost
THE Blackburn Philanthropic Youth League has 22 new clubs for the coming season, to add to the 18 existing members. Locally the new clubs are Akzo Nobel Juniors, Blackburn Boys, AC Blackburn, Blackburn Eagles, Darwen Boys, Darwen Town, Darwen United,
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Austin aims for one-day return
IAN Austin today set himself the target of playing in Lancashire's crucial CGU National League games against Gloucestershire and Yorkshire next week. Austin was ruled out of the Championship match against Derbyshire which started today by a knee injury
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£75 is still too little
REGARDING your report (LET, July 28) about senior citizens taking a petition to Downing Street, calling for a basic weekly payment of £75, I would like to see the powers that be trying to live on this small amount. These pensioners have worked hard all
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E.coli: Public need to know all the facts
TANYONE who read our report of the nightmare ordeal of food poisoning victim, 21-year-old Stephanie Hawke, of Padiham, who spent seven days in intensive care and needed 10 pints of new blood to fight a mutant strain of the deadly E.coli bug, would be
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CRICKET: Red Arrow Services Chorley and District Amateur League
RESULTS: Division One: *Darwen 91 all out (S Foster 33, S Barnish 3-29, S Croft 3-39), Whittle le Woods 94-1 (D Cowley 62no); *Feniscowles 206-6dec (B Officer 62, S Reid 46no, P Walmsley 40no, P Abram 3-43), Newburgh 154-8 (M Moss 53); *Hoghton 163-9
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Bitter end to sweets service
WITH reference your article "Hot drinks are off the trolley" (LET, July 16), mention was made of the closure of the sweet trolley operated at Blackburn Infirmary by the WRVS. This trolley has been in operation for many, many years. I, myself, have operated
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Calling their bluff
A 'YES' vote for a wish list idea for a supermarket is not the same as confirming public approval of the proposals presented by Safeway for a new store in Great Harwood. Yet isn't this the 'simplistic' way both the press and the Labour Party have presented
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Tax threat to jobs
PRIME Minister Tony Blair has claimed that the government "strongly supports small business, especially in the high-tech sector" and favours "lower taxes still for small business" (Federation of Small Businesses' First Voice magazine, July, 1999). Sadly
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Aerospace double boost
AEROSPACE workers were celebrating a multi-million pound double boost today with news of a major new contract and a massive investment programme. Kelbrook-based Euravia has struck a deal with the Ministry of Defence which will see it carry out repairs
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Flowers stolen from mum's grave
A HEARTBROKEN daughter found thieves had stolen flowers from her mother's grave - less than 48 hours after the funeral. Madeleine Hopkins is furious that more than 12 bouquets and floral arrangements were taken from Accrington Cemetery. The tributes had
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Split personality
Nature Watch, with Ron Freethy LAST week I briefly mentioned how birds moult. This takes place in August and once it has happened some birds begin to gather in flocks. These include the chaffinch, which is one of our most beautiful little birds but, because
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Top gear for truck firm
A TRUCK dealer has beaten off competition from across the country to win an award. JDS Trucks, of Blackburn, came runner-up in the Dealer of the Year contest organised by trade magazine Motor Transport. The awards were presented at the Royal Albert Hall
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Firms to be bitten by the bug?
MORE than a third of Lancashire businesses are putting their future and that of employees at risk by failing to tackle the Millennium Bug, according to a survey out today. An alarming 35 per cent of those questioned said they had taken very little action
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Silence is deafening
IF those involved in the dubious affair of the town's now-resigned housing chairman, Councillor Mohammed Khan, being illicitly offered - by a four-person interview panel including three Labour colleagues - a £22,000-a-year post with Blackburn's Racial
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Lake rescuer raps parents
A GALLANT grandad who helped to pluck a terrified youngster from a lake today blasted the boy's parents after a day out nearly ended in tragedy. Quick-thinking John and Irene Baines, of Cavendish Street, Darwen, were enjoying a picnic on the banks of
