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KARIM MURDERS: Haunted forever by evil
THE distraught family of murdered jewellers Mohammed and Bilquis Karim say they will be haunted forever by the teenage killers who have shown no remorse for tearing their family apart. The Karim family vented their full feelings about cold-blooded and
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Wilcox in shock move to Leeds
JASON Wilcox was set to join Premiership leaders Leeds United today in a shock £3.7 million deal. Rovers' longest-serving player was at Elland Road for a medical and talks over personal terms after the two clubs agreed a fee that will rise to £3.7 million
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KARIM MURDERS: Killers in cold blood
MOHAMMED and Bilquis Karim were brutally butchered to death in their shop simply because a teenager wanted money to marry his girlfriend. And the two youths who carried out the murders spent the night after the savage killings celebrating in Blackburn
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Peacock struck by Ewood bug
DARREN Peacock is the latest member of the Rovers squad to be hit by illness and could be ruled out of Sunday's televised clash at Sheffield United. The central defender missed training today after going down with the bug that laid low Damian Duff. And
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ICE HOCKEY: Haig hopes for triple boost
HAWKS coach Bobby Haig is hoping for a triple boost ahead of this weekend's action in the English League Division One. Haig is keeping his fingers crossed that Paul Mahon, Wayne Whitby and Danny Mackriel all get the green light after a variety of injury
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Good news at BAe
BRITISH Aerospace gave a warm welcome to news that it was back in the European Future Large Aircraft pack. It had the prospect of orders for 40 or 50 of the big European transport aircraft early in the next decade. The cost of a deal, that could mean
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TEN YEARS AGO: Computer 'virus' alert
AN urgent warning went out to computer users after a firm of accountants received a postal timebomb in the biggest swindle the high-tech world had seen. Other computer users were being told to watch out for the deadly computer 'virus' - disguised as advice
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SOCCER: Bolton Wanderers v Stockport County
BOLTON could blood new recruit Darren Holloway against Stockport tomorrow - but boss Sam Allardyce won't make any guarantees to the Sunderland defender. The 22-year-old right back could lose out to youngster Dean Holden who made a highly impressive full
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We still want justice done, Jack
HOME Secretary Jack Straw is right to take time to consider the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that the two boys who murdered toddler James Bulger nearly seven years ago did not get a fair trial - and so could be free in as few as three
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Europe is a cartel
THE refusal of France and Germany to accept our beef, is proof that the European Union is in reality a cartel. Our beef will never be accepted. The illusion has existed that contintentals like and respect us has now gone. Let's hope that the Prime Minister
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Be a good neighbour
CHRISTMAS is almost upon us. For most people it is a happy time, but for some it is a sad and lonely time. So may I appeal to readers who know of anyone on their own, no matter what their age, to call on them - with a card or a small present if you can
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: In the firing line
FIREFIGHTER Gary Stones is used to answering emergency calls, writes ANDY NEILD. So when Ramsbottom United boss Ken Bridge needed helping out of a crisis earlier in the season, Gary was more than happy to lend a hand. United have been plagued by goalkeeping
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Thank you to our regulars
WE read with interest Graham Riding's request (Letters, December 7) for information on opening arrangements for pubs in the Blackburn area on New Year's Eve, Our pub, the Feilden's Arms at Mellor Brook, along with many other "local" pubs, will be open
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Weekend team news
CHORLEY boss Ken Wright will give Darren Calderbank the chance to fill the void left by the departure of leading scorer Keith Evans from Victory Park. Evans is yet to sign for a new club but is set to sever his links with the Magpies. However, Wright
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Time for a fitting memorial
BEFORE any more money is spent on sculptures and metal works of art in Blackburn and Darwen, the next priority must be to erect a new memorial to the memory of the men killed in the two World Wars. The present one in Blackburn Corporation Park, is too
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Worshipping false idols
I WAS saddened by the news that a statue has been made of Diana, Princess of Wales, portraying her as the Madonna, the mother of Jesus. As a whole, we seem to be a lost society - having no direction, no foundation, and being blown by the winds of change
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Cancer fear for schoolchildren
YOUNGSTERS could be exposed to cancer risks after a decision to allow a telecommunications mast to be erected near an Accrington school, claims a headmaster. BT Quadrant has permission to build a 15-metre high mast 200 metres from St Anne's and St Joseph's
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Blaze inquest
AN inquest report in this newspaper on Wednesday describing the death of a pensioner after an ember from his pipe set the inside of his car ablaze incorrectly named him as James Green. The dead man was in fact Joseph Heaton. We apologise for the error
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£20 million bid to 'Wake Up' a town
THE "Wake Up Bacup" campaign to revitalise the area for residents will move into top gear in the New Year with the launch of bids to attract up to £20 million in new investment. Bacup and Stacksteads Community Partnership are putting the finishing touches
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Union anger over Rolls
A UNION leader has attacked Rolls-Royce bosses after the aero engine giant confirmed it was looking for up to 100 job losses at its Barnoldswick site. The firm said it expected to reduce its workforce by between 80 and 100 in its fan systems unit on the
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Murder case decision defended
THE Crown Prosecution Service today defended its decision to drop the murder charge against a man accused of killing Lancashire woman Janet Murgatroyd. A statement came after a charge of murder against Andrew Philip Greenwood, 25, of The Maltings, Lower
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Mosque gets green light
A NEW mosque for Shia Muslims is to be created in the Bastwell area of Blackburn despite protests from nearby residents and other Muslim groups. Blackburn with Darwen Council's planning committee has approved a project to convert a photographic studio
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We have to stay Card sharp, says Mellon
MICKY Mellon believes Cardiff City could present the Clarets with an even tougher test than Derby County when league points are up for grabs again at Turf Moor tomorrow. Burnley knocked Derby out of the FA Cup last Satuday in an exciting, open third-round
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Stan targets play-off zone
STAN Ternent is determined to get Burnley back into the play-off zone by making a victorious return to Second Division duty against Cardiff City tomorrow. The Clarets can't afford to rest on their laurels after dumping Derby County out of the FA Cup last
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Events in Lancashire/Greater Manchester on Saturday, December 18th
Rossendale Festival Choir and Greater Manchester Police Band, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, 7.30pm. Music for Medieval Christmas, Haworth Art Gallery, Howarth Park, Manchester Road, Accrington, 7.30pm. Rossendale Lions Club's Christmas Sleigh, opposite
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BOWLS: Golden contest
A WINTER bowling competition is to be held at the Golden Ball, Pilling on Sunday, December 19 with a 10am start. The competition will be run on a round robin pairs basis with an entry fee of £5 per pair. For further information, ring: Mike Duckworth on
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SOCCER: Preston North End v Blackpool
HUDDERSFIELD winger David Beresford will be thrown into the lion's den as Preston take on arch rivals Blackpool at Deepdale tomorrow. The former Oldham man, 23, joined North End on a month's loan this week and goes straight into the squad for the West
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SOCCER: Scunthorpe United v Bury
BURY'S cash flow crisis could see acting manager Andy Preece keeping the job longer than planned with his latest test a trip to Scunthorpe. And if his pledge to play the ball on the ground and give the youngsters a chance, holds good, the fans may well
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Coleman 'tear' blow
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman will have to drop the 'player' part of his player-manager role for the next few weeks after tearing a hamstring in the mid-week draw with UniBond League Division One title hopefuls Witton Albion. Coleman will therefore
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EQUESTRIANISM: Cara carries East Lancs Olympia flag
BURNLEY 19-year-old Cara Howarth will be among the performers at one of Britain's most famous equestrian events, the Olympia International Show-jumping Championships, now being staged in London. Cara, from Simonstone, has gained a highly prized place
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Sixth form gulf must be bridged
IT IS extraordinary that a government, whose stated top priority is giving every young person the best education possible, should preside over a system that denies many an equal opportunity of seeking that ideal. Yet we find that a glaring gulf exists
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SOCCER: Stalwart Fred still searching for talent
Book review SCOUTING FOR GLORY, written and published by Fred O'Donoghue, with a foreword by Sir Alex Ferguson, £9.99 FRED O'Donoghue must be due a long-service medal for services to North-West football clubs. Instead he is still pounding the scouting
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Millennium cash 'waste'
AT a time when schools, housing, social services, etc. are suffering from the shortage of money, what do our 'responsible' councillors do but decide to squander the best part of a million pounds on frivolous activities to celebrate a meaningless change
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Horror and revulsion
I HAVE been an ardent, life-long opponent of fox hunting, hare coursing, vivisection and any form of cruelty to animals, but Helen Whittaker's description (Letters, December 6), of the disposal of unwanted day-old male chicks by shredding them alive filled
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Car overturns
A 56-YEAR-OLD Burnley woman had to crawl out of her car after it struck railings and overturned early today. It was raining heavily when the woman was driving on Yorkshire Street, Burnley, at 12.30am and her car hit railings near the Brickmakers Arms.
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Clarets target play-off zone
STAN Ternent is determined to get Burnley back into the play-off zone by making a victorious return to Second Division duty against Cardiff City tomorrow. The Clarets can't afford to rest on their laurels after dumping Derby County out of the FA Cup last
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Anything could happen here!
Wright On! - A wry look at life, with Shelley Wright LAST night I spent two hours arranging and rearranging people and plans with the kind of military precision only previously seen at my brother's wedding - and why? Because I couldn't bear the thought
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Rail track flooded
HEAVY rain caused minor flooding on the rail track at Sough Tunnel, Darwen. Trains were ordered to run slowly through the affected areas but no services were cancelled. The 6.25am from Manchester Victoria to Clitheroe was cancelled due to staff shortages
