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Barnet promise proper cup tie
THE Clarets are in for a "proper cup-tie" in their FA Cup first round clash at Barnet, according to Bees' manager John Still. Still, whose side are top of Division Three having lost for the first time on Saturday, said: "Burnley are a 'big club'. Barnet
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Insect bite turned Sarah's life upside down
JUST over a year ago, Sarah Hill had a promising career ahead of her as a ward councillor, housing spokesman for the Labour Group and a youth worker in Pendle. In August 1998, she took a group of young people to France for 10 days, with one week in the
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Clarets form watch
JOHNROSE: Excellent return to the starting line-up, gave some extra drive and bite to the Clarets midfield...8 SUBSTITUTES MELLON: Came on for Little on the right hand side in the closing stages BRANCH: Late replacement up front for the tiring Cooke 1
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Traffic changes worry
A FORMER Blackburn mayor and council leader says he is worried people in the town are still unaware of massive changes to the road network which are planned for the town centre. Coun Peter Greenwood said most of the people he speaks to still do not know
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Ref got it right admits Kidd
BRIAN Kidd refused to hide behind excuses and condemn referee Kevin Lynch for sending off two Blackburn Rovers players against Grimsby on Saturday. The Ewood boss felt the ref had got it right. And, in fact, he even suggested that if Mr Lynch had made
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Taylor pleads his innocence
TEENAGER Martin Taylor pleaded his innocence after collecting the first red card of his career in Blackburn Rovers' dramatic draw with Grimsby at Ewood on Saturday. And the man he was sent off for fouling - Grimsby striker Jack Lester - sympathised with
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'Local' ambulance service under threat
MPs and health watchdogs today united against plans which could sign the death warrant for the county's ambulance service. Proposed changes in the North West look set to result in Lancashire Ambulance Service being merged with other districts to cover
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Rovers 1 Grimsby 1
THE season really started here was the message that Brian Kidd had been preaching to his Blackburn Rovers players. Unfortunately, some of them appeared not to have been listening. For, while the Lynch mob bayed for blood from all four sides of Ewood Park
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What's On Tuesday, Octoner 18
Blackburn and District Stamp Club meet Feilden Room, Blackburn Central Library, 7.30pm. Jack Emblow, The Rhythm Station, Rawtenstall, 8pm. Blackburn Home Organists meet St Stephens Conservative Club, Robinson Street, Little Harwood, 8pm. Accrington Flower
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TEN YEARS AGO: Hospital closure fight
COMMUNITY health council members threw out moves to close Ribchester Hospital early. The council's general purposes committee rejected a plea for a change of mind from health authority chairman Ian Woolley. He asked them to drop their fight for the hospital
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Stocksbridge PS 1 Chorley 2
TWO opportunist first half goals by Keith Evans set up Chorley's third away win in the UniBond First Division in an exciting match on an excellent playing surface. But the Magpies had to soak up considerable pressure from the home side before pocketing
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Woodley Sports 2 Darwen 1
DARWEN lost for the first time in the league this season after Michael Douglas missed a late penalty. And manager Steve Wilkes was furious with his side after they crashed to Woodley for the second time in seven days following last weekend's Challenge
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Bigger might not be better
THE pulling apart by Labour of the Tories' market-led organisation of the NHS seems to have unleashed a merger mania in the North West - with "bigger is better" as its keynote. Already, we have seen proposals for the amalgamation of the trusts providing
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BLACKBURN HAWKS 3 FLINTSHIRE FREEZE 4
ICE HOCKEY: Hawks twice tasted defeat this weekend with defeats at Kirkcaldy in the Border League on Saturday and at home to Flintshire in the English League Division One (North) last night. Saturday's 6-5 defeat by the Kestrels was food for thought for
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A sad end to search
FURTHER to my request in the Evening Telegraph concerning the whereabouts of the young lady I had known while we were at school together, I would like to thank those who responded to my search. Among the many letters and telephone calls I received was
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Join me down on the farm
HAVING accused farmers of being greedy and grasping, I would like to know if J Uttley (Letters, October 7) has any knowledge of the farming community. Has he ever had to work a seven-day week, 52 weeks a year, I bet not? As for subsidies, the Government
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Masked robbers threaten shop assistant
TWO women shop assistants were threatened by a well-spoken robber armed with a crowbar. Two masked men got away with a substantial amount of cash and 800 Lottery scratch cards from Healds Day and Nite store in Colne Road, Duke Bar, Burnley. They entered
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Rethink defence cuts
EDUCATION, training and career opportunities for all were part of the message from Bournemouth, and even the word 'prudence' emerged from the lips of the PM. Yet there is a range of activities that meets all the above criteria that I did not hear mentioned
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Thief raided home as owners slept
A BURGLAR who helped himself to a family's property as they slept has been sent to jail for two years. Heroin addict Shane Johnson, 28, was the sort of young man who would hold down a job and have interests but for his habit, Burnley Crown Court was told
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Landmark hotel on the market for £1m
BURNLEY's landmark town centre hotel is up for sale at an asking price of £1million. The Comfort Inn, the former Keirby, was bought in 1987 by London-based Friendly Hotels for £915,000. It is now being advertised for sale along with four of the company's
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Former mayor dies
FORMER Burnley Mayor Jesse Bradshaw died suddenly after collapsing outside his son's home. Paramedics and hospital staff fought to revive Mr Bradshaw, but he was pronounced dead at Burnley General Hospital on Thursday evening. He was 66. His widow Mary
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Residents draw up plan of action
RESIDENTS in Accrington have drawn up an action plan to improve their neighbourhood, which includes turning waste land into playing fields. The Spring Hill Tenants and Residents Association (STARA), together with Hyndburn Council, has drawn up an improvement
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The future in view
FIRMS got the lowdown on how to make the most of technology at an open day. Northern Technologies in Nelson staged the event to demonstrate facilities available to local manufacturing firms such as 3D simulation systems used to help improve manufacturing
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Group sales jump
OUT-of-town discount stores group Matalan reported a massive leap in sales. The group, which has 90 stores including one in Accrington selling clothing and household goods at knock down prices, saw sales jump 37.4 per cent in the latest six weeks of trading
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Broken China!
FIRMS are being warned to beware of Chinese take aways! A number of companies have been contacted by a organisation in China offering to help exploit patents in their country. The organisation offers to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds for the use
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Thwaites cheer as new centre opens
A £1.8million brewery distribution centre built to handle millions of pints a year has opened. More than 50 staff are now based at the purpose-built Thwaites centre in Sett End Road, Shadsworth. The distribution depot, built by Rossendale-based Hurstwood
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Roaring success
HUNDREDS of Brownies from across East Lancashire travelled to Darwen to take part in an annual fun day. The event on Saturday at Darwen Vale High School attracted packs from Rossendale, Burnley, Pendle, Blackburn, Ribble Valley and Darwen, with fun based
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Church plea to forget debts in 2000
CHRISTIANS are being asked to forget their grudges and forgive their debtors to make a fresh start for the Millennium. Canon Richard Cartmell is supporting the Jubilee 2000 campaign for banks and wealthy governments to cancel third world debt. And he
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Man punched and kicked girlfriend
A "MAN of violence" broke his girlfriend's nose - but she still wanted to be with him and had forgiven him. Burnley Crown Court heard how Lee Bailey, 23, who had previous convictions for wounding and wounding with intent, kicked his victim in the face
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'I had a feeling I would score' says goal ace Cooke
ANDY Cooke continued to wage his one-man scoring crusade against Millwall to help the Clarets claim a valuable point in the Lions' Den. Burnley completed the double over Millwall last season when Cooke weighed in with three goals. And the striker felt
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Junior stars make it happen
IT was all happening in Haslingden as 1,000 visitors packed the town's public hall to see what it was all about. This year's Haslingden's Happening, the fourth annual event, concentrated on youth, giving youngsters the chance to get on stage to act, dance
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Five fires at the same time
FIREFIGHTERS today issued a grim warning about children lighting bonfires after crew from three East Lancashire stations were called to tackle five simultaneous fires. Blackburn firefighters tackled 24 separate incidents yesterday, and the main problem
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Rovers form watch
WILCOX: Rovers' most dangerous player, he deserved at least one goal for his efforts. Also set a battling example as skipper when the heat was really on...8 OSTENSTAD: In and out but set up Blake with one of the game's best chances just after the break
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Buying not an option for Stan
BURNLEY'S current crop of players will be charged with keeping the Clarets' promotion challenge on course, continuing at Cambridge United tomorrow night. Manager Stan Ternent is not in a position to raid the market for reinforcements with the Turf Moor
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Councillor explains his part in complaints rumpus
A TORY councillor from Blackburn today distanced himself from a petition he handed over to town hall bosses which people later said they had not signed. Coun Abdul Bhikha handed the petition to the council on behalf of residents who had been complaining
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Millwall 1 Burnley 1
NEVER one of the smoothest journeys to negotiate - even when letting the train take the strain - the price of reaching the Den was a cup of scalding coffee in the lap just south of Crewe. Some Burnley supporters were even less unfortunate and were forced
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Car ring cracked
POLICE uncovered a massive car theft ring based in East Lancashire thanks to a high-tech tracking device. More than £80,000 worth of dismantled vehicles were discovered in a Blackburn lock-up garage after officers managed to trace a high-powered car,
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Looking for Biggles books
I WOULD like contact any readers who are collectors of, or have unwanted books, by Capt W E Johns, the author of Biggles, Worrals, Gimlet and Steeley, among others. As a keen collector of his titles and other authors who wrote boys adventure stories related
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Clitheroe 1 Leek CSOB 1
CLITHEROE manager Steve Parry will be at a loss to explain how his side did not take three points from Saturday's First North Western Trains League Division One clash. Parry's side allowed visitors Leek to take home a share of the points, although it
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Control call on cabbies
I AM writing in response to your article on taxis in Burnley (LET, October 5). Many in Burnley are falling to bits and drivers drive about as if they are on a race track. Not one of them wears a badge on his chest where it can be seen properly. So what
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Phoney spark turns on the Blarney
A BOGUS electrician conned his way into shops and offices in Burnley and Nelson and stole property. The crook, who has a strong Irish accent, went into a chartered surveyors on Manchester Road, Nelson, and stole cash. The next day he went into the Burnley
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NON-LEAGUE: Stanley goal romp
ACCRINGTON Stanley went goal-crazy at the Crown Ground on Saturday stunning shell shocked Lincoln United 10-1 to record their biggest ever win. Star striker Gary Williams scored four and six of his team-mates bagged a goal apiece as the Reds went on the
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Chaos easily sorted out
REGARDING 'More chaos on nightmare road' (LET, October 7), this has now gone far beyond a joke. Surely, all the different agencies wanting to carry out work on the A666 could get together and maybe come up with a carefully thought-out timetable of work
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National award for fire safety officer
A HEALTH and safety officer at a major Burnley company will receive a national honour tomorrow for his fire safety initiatives. Mike Sagar, who has worked for Michelin for 29 years, will receive the Lion Award for Fire Safety Management at the Fire Protection
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Accrington Stanley 10 Lincoln United 1
ACCRINGTON Stanley treated their supporters to an amazing goal feast to create a new club record - and on another afternoon it could have been more. The Reds broke their record number of goals scored in a game, set in April 1976 when they beat Ashton
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Teacher's death camp photo in national show
A PHOTOGRAPH of Auschwitz Death Camp, taken during a history trip, has earned Burnley teacher Alan Riley a place in a national exhibition. Head of humanities at Towneley High School, Mr Riley visited Poland with a fellow teacher in April to learn more
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'Witchhunt' disgraceful
YOUR article 'Shakeup for race group' (LET, September 28) sets out at length that the local Racial Equality Council is to proceed with a review of its present procedures, functions and membership. It briefly also informed readers that the National Lotteries
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Clarets fans caught in accident jam
MORE than 120 Clarets fans missed half of Saturday's match because of a motorway smash . Boundary Clarets, from Nelson, and Earby Clarets, were both caught up in the accident backlog on the M6 near to Cannock. Most of the other coach firms were notified
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Lib-Dem leader gets shirty over Marks imports
BUSINESSMAN Gordon Birtwistle got hot under his sixteen and a half inch collar when he went to the local Marks and Spencer store and couldn't find a British-made shirt. And he says he became really shirty when he found that many of the items on offer
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Grants for art work
PAPER makers Sappi have launched a new grants scheme to help graphic artists. The firm, which operates a mill in Feniscowles, Blackburn, has set up the 'Ideas that Matter' programme. It is aimed at backing graphic artists interesting in using printed
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Jump threat man is talked to safety
A MAN who threatened to jump from a third floor window in Accrington town centre was talked to safety by police. And three people were arrested during the incident in Blackburn Road for allegedly telling the man to jump. Police and fire officers were
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Vandals target disabled driver
A 62-YEAR-OLD man whose disability vehicle has been targeted five times in less than a month today made a heartfelt plea, saying: "Please leave it alone." Derek Hargreaves, of Hawksworth Road, Accrington, spoke out after the latest incident on Friday
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Coachbuilders give pair a fresh start
TWO new recruits have joined a coachbuilding firm thanks to a training programme. East Lancs Coachbuilders has taken on Jonathan Heard, 47, and Thomas Griffiths, 49, from Blackburn. Both men had completed Target Training programmes which are aimed helping
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Masked robbers threaten shop assistant
TWO women shop assistants were threatened by a well-spoken robber armed with a crowbar. Two masked men got away with a substantial amount of cash and 800 Lottery scratch cards from Healds Day and Nite store in Colne Road, Duke Bar, Burnley. They entered
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'Local' ambulance service under threat
MPs and health watchdogs today united against plans which could sign the death warrant for the county's ambulance service. Proposed changes in the North West look set to result in Lancashire Ambulance Service being merged with other districts to cover
