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Early strikes sink reserves
Sunderland Reserves 2 Blackburn Rovers Reserves 0 MARLON Broomes made his comeback in the reserves last night but he could not prevent Rovers from slipping to defeat against a slick Sunderland side. Broomes came through a full 90 minutes after a long
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Taking good care at Ewood
THE CARETAKER ROVERS off to bad start, it's sad to tell Axe hovered over Brian's neck, then fell, Then Jack Walker in his wisdom reasons Time to recall his man for all seasons. Tony Parkes back in his role as playmaker Known throughout football as the
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999 - make way for the bed!
FIREFIGHTERS from Blackburn station went on a sponsored bed push through the town centre and raised £1,094 for Children In Need. Sub-officer Beau Gaskin said: "We have done something for the appeal for the last four or five years. This time around we
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I was wrong about Blake
AFTER last Tuesday's and Saturday's performances I eat my words! Well done Nathan Blake - easily his best displays for Rovers and hopefully we shall see more like that during the rest of the season. Whether it was as a result of my comments or in spite
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Mullin vows to take Cup form into league challenge
CUP kings Burnley are looking to their Pride Park heroics to stiffen up their promotion challenge over the Christmas holiday period. The Clarets slipped quietly out of the Second Division play-off places while they were knocking Derby County of the FA
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Unfair criticism hurled at Lewis
AS usual Neil Bramwell filled his column (LET, December 9) with a load of tosh. Firstly, Lennox Lewis was born in London on September 2,1965, and didn't move to Canada until he was 12. He was an outstanding athlete but took up boxing because the other
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FIVE YEARS AGO: £18m Lottery winner
BRITAIN'S £18 million Lottery-winning family lived in Blackburn, it was revealed - but they had left town to escape publicity. Neighbours claimed they had been harassed by reporters from national newspapers trying to get information and pictures of the
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Councillors a waste of money
THE other day, I chanced to read minutes of Blackburn with Darwen Council and although they gave little indication of what the Council discusses, one item caught my eye. Apparently, there is to be a "citizens' panel "to advise councillors of the electorates
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HORSERACING: Assembly's duel with Pipe is off!
Stable Whispers with Captain Harry Barlow I HAD a very busy day planned for tomorrow with two horses entered for races. Ribble Assembly was entered for the novice hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee at 2.40pm, but sadly that meeting has now been abandoned. However
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Keep hedgehogs safe at Christmas
THE rubbish collection after Christmas always seems massive, but what looks to us like the debris at the end of a feast is the ideal spot for a Christmas dinner to many a small mammal. Bin bags are easily torn and, once inside, a little hedgehog in search
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Community group goes on the Web
SURFERS can find out all about Barden Community Association, in Burnley, just by looking on the Internet. The web site has been put together for the benefit of all members of the association and it is hoped that individual groups will contribute news
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World to look in on crime action scheme
AN anti-crime initiative in Burnley will receive worldwide recognition at a major conference in London next month. The success of the Dordrecht scheme, a unique partnership between Lancashire Probation service, police and Burnley Council to clamp down
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New superstore plan heads for approval
TESCO is edging towards winning approval for a new superstore in Burnley, with councillors expected to give a guarded go-ahead tomorrow. And that could mean the town getting two new major stores - Tesco at Centenary Way and the already-approved new Sainsbury
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Rovers boss faces tough decisions
TONY Parkes is bracing himself for his first test as a full time manager after agreeing to take charge of Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season. The Ewood stalwart is delighted to have been given the chance to lead Rovers charge towards a play
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Schools pick a winner with new skills packs
IT'S in print and out in the classroom. Pick and Mix, the latest in our range of educational resources, is proving a hit with pupils and teachers alike in helping to develop skills in literacy and numeracy for KS2 and KS3. Pupils at Ashleigh Primary School
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Six years for thug who subjected woman, 88, to degrading ordeal
A DRUGGED up man who subjected an 88-year-old pensioner to a 30-minute terror attack of "humiliation and torture," was today behind bars for six years. Burnley Crown Court had heard how Stephen Price, 22, tied up his disabled victim, punched her, knocked
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Triple killer dead in cell
AN evil killer jailed for life for the murder of a former East Lancashire mother and her two young sons has been found dead in his prison cell, it was revealed today. Peter Christopher Hall,35, was found hanging from the bars of his cell window with a
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'Ski Everest' challenge
SKIERS are being challenged to ski the height of Everest for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The event is at Ski Rossendale, Rawtenstall, on February 5 from 5.30pm and everyone of all abilities is invited to take part. There will also be a treasure
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Honours for county's fabulous fellows
A LANCASHIRE university thinks actress Jane Horrocks is absolutely fabulous! Rossendale-born Jane was presented with an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Central Lancashire in Preston yesterday. She is one of several people being honoured this
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Christingle by candlelight
COLNE Parish Church was lit by candlelight as more than 200 adults and children enjoyed its annual Christingle service. The service was led by the Vicar of Colne, the Reverend Peter Mott who was helped by young members of the church. The Brownies made
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Down by the Riverside
A fan's-eye view from Ewood Park, with Phil Lloyd I FAILED a late fitness test and didn't make it to The Hawthorns. Nothing manly or football-related, like a groin strain or cruciate ligaments, just a lousy cold. Following the team without leaving the
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Cummings and Goings
A fan's-eye view from Turf Moor, with Stephen Cummings BRIAN Clough, Archie Gemill, Charlie George, users of the Derby County website, BBC Radio Derby, are you listening? Your boys took one hell of a beating. I said, your boys took one hell of a beating
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Death plunge from roof
A 60-YEAR-OLD man fell to his death from a roof in Manor Road, Blackburn, yesterday. James Green, of William Street, Blackburn, was working for a builder. A police spokesman said he was standing next to the chimney as another worker passed ladders up
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New boss faces immediate tough decisions
TONY Parkes is bracing himself for his first test as a full time manager after agreeing to take charge of Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season. The Ewood stalwart is delighted to have been given the chance to lead Rovers charge towards a play
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Force praised for year of progress
CHIEF Constable Pauline Clare has received a vote of confidence in Lancashire Police's annual inspection report- just 12 months after she was given a pre-Christmas roasting. But Mrs Clare, who has revealed she will bid for Home Office cash made available
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Suits don't suit Parkes!
TONY Parkes plans to earn the respect of the players where it counts - out on the training ground. The 50-year-old Ewood stalwart may have stepped out of the shadows today to assume control of the club he loves. But he does not plan to throw away his
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Tony applies commonsense
IT IS not difficult to understand why the Rovers' players have responded so well to Tony Parkes when you hear him give a post-match assessment of a game. Tony speaks with more candour, clarity and good humour than practically anyone else I have heard
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Events in East Lancashire on Wednesday, December 15th
Lancashire Evening Telegraph Carol Service Blackburn Cathedral, 7.30pm. "Peter Pan," pantomime, Burnley Mechanics, 7.30pm. Russell Boulter, start of 'The Bill' presents "So Who Is This Jesus?" Elim Pentecostal Church, Park Road (near Asda), Blackburn,
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TEN YEARS AGO: Challenge to Straw
BRITAIN'S newest political party announced its intention to challenge sitting MPs to fight for seats on East Lancashire councils. The Islamic Party Of Britain announced that it saw Blackburn MP Jack Straw and Pendle's John Lee as potential targets. The
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Good news from police
ROASTED in last year's inspection for bad management, poor morale and an unsettling amount of change in the force, Lancashire Constabulary comes out of this year's review by the police inspectorate with glowing marks for improvement. This is not only
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Safety first must be cuts yardstick
NO matter by what yardstick it is measured, fire safety in several Lancashire towns - including those in the Accrington area in East Lancashire - looks likely to be reduced if part-time firefighters based there are sacked and fire engines are scrapped
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Elderly undervalued
THE contemptible increase of 75p in state pensions in the year 2000 seems hardly worth a mention. However, in view of recent reports of treatment of the elderly by the NHS, it all adds up to what we are worth to the powers that be - not much! Sir John
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JUNIOR SOCCER: Hyndburn and District Boys' League (sponsored by McDonald's, Accrington)
ONCE again the real winner in the League was the atrocious weather with only seven games surviving out of the scheduled 29. Of the ones which did survive, Blackburn Boys and Blue Star Under 12s fought out an entertaining fixture with Blackburn Boys coming
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Drugs firms rake in cash
IT is generally recognised that NHS funds are inadequate to meet the needs of the public. My recent experiences in obtaining medication have brought home to me part of the problem. My doctor, quite correctly, prescribes for me a drug using its generic
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Questions need answering
I RAISED concerns about the so-called independent Hyndburn councillor Adrian Shurmer, and his connection with certain individuals (Letters, October 28). Now it is revealed he was associated with a self-styled legal consultant, Mr Anthony Burton, who just
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Crash driver in fight for life
A MOTORIST is in a critical condition after a head-on crash in Lytham St Anne's on Sunday afternoon. Jerry Daw, of Applecross Drive, Burnley, was freed from his Jaguar XJ S by firefighters. He suffered multiple fractures to both shoulders, broken ribs
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Fan's plea over cup-tie arrest
A BURNLEY soccer fan, whose pal was arrested for affray after Saturday's FA Cup tie at Derby, is appealing for witnesses to come forward. Shaun Bell, of Lower Clough Street, Barrowford, said he had been told there had complaints about police action at
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'Racist' issue to be aired in council
THE deputy leader of Burnley Council today denied accusing anyone of racism when he attacked a decision to refuse permission for a take-away food shop. Coun Rafique Malik successfully argued for the decision regarding a property in town centre Hammerton
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Clarets aim to take Cup form into league challenge
CUP kings Burnley are looking to their Pride Park heroics to stiffen up their promotion challenge over the Christmas holiday period. The Clarets slipped quietly out of the Second Division play-off places while they were knocking Derby County of the FA
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Fog and ice bring havoc
FREEZING fog and black ice brought chaos across East Lancashire today as dozens of motorists were involved in crashes on the area's roads. Electronic signs on the M65 warned motorists to cut their speed to 20mph earlier today but a police spokesman said
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Jake's match nets £650 for charity
YOUNG leukaemia sufferer Jake Scott inspired regulars at the Ellenshaw Arms in Darwen to raise money in his name. A sponsored football match at Darwen Leisure Centre, brought in £650 for the Leukaemia Research Fund. Elly Vets lost 19-1 to Elly Lads. The
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Two services for industrialist
A PRIVATE family funeral will take place for industrialist Tony Rink on Thursday in Bolton. Friends and colleagues will pay their last respects at a memorial service on Friday at 11am in Bolton Parish Church in Church Bank. All donations in his memory
