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Youth jailed for handling stolen goods
A TEENAGER who handled the £4,000 proceeds of a raid on a designer clothes shop, is behind bars for four months. Cade Costello, 19, a father-to-be, was one of six people spotted in a van by the police after the attack on Sunday Best, in Bank Street, Rawtenstall
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Successful student's fatal drugs slip-up - inquest
LAW student Stephen Thompson was found dead from a drugs overdose the day after telling family and friends he felt he had done well in exams, an inquest heard. Mr Thompson, 30, of Sandfield Road, Bacup, died from an overdose of methadone, sleeping tablets
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Residents had been moved out of home
A ROW surrounding the closure of a Rossendale nursing home escalated today as it was revealed that all 16 elderly residents had been moved out within two days of hearing the news. Rowell Grange Nursing Home in Woodlea Road, Waterfoot, was closed yesterday
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Rovers form guide (v West Brom)
KELLY: Never particularly stretched and always in command of his area...7 KENNA: Handed a chance because of Simon Grayson's illness and comfortably won his personal battle...7 TAYLOR: A few key interceptions but occasionally guilty of ball-watching...6
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Armstrong set to face brother
IT MAY be the season of goodwill, but brotherly love will be put on hold at Gigg Lane on Boxing Day for a potential clash of the Armstrong family. Burnley skipper Gordon Armstrong will be one of half-a-dozen pla yers in the Clarets squad who have played
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A Duff is enough as Rovers set up Anfield showdown
FA Cup 3rd round replay: Blackburn Rovers 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 - Neil Bramwell's match verdict THERE has been much debate on the Ewood Park terraces over the pros and cons of selling Jason Wilcox. One camp argues that the £3.7million received from
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Events in East/West Lancashire on Chrsitmas Eve
Carols Around the Christmas Tree for children and families, Blackburn Cathedral, 4pm Blackburn and District Association of Mental Health, Mind Centre, Regent Street, 9.30am-5pm. Women's Centre offers health information, library, drop-in, listening/counselling
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It's a whole new world of shopping
IF the chaos Christmas brings to the High Street has put you off ever shopping again - help is at hand. A new service has been launched which means you can bring the shops into your own home. Shoppers' World is a new online shopping service from Newsquest
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TEN YEARS AGO: Marine battle won
ROYAL Marine recruit Keith Armstrong, 22, of Darwen, fought long and hard in his battle to achieve his greatest ambition. It took years of trying, three operations on his nose, and then seven months of training, but all his efforts paid off when he finally
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Authorities condoning law-breaking
TIDY Britain chief Professor Graham Ashworth states a manifest truth today when he says our streets are full of litter because litter louts are allowed to get away with it. For, as new Home Office figures show, set against an annual clean-up of £320 million
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EQUESTRIANISM: Cara's thrill at Olympia double date
BURNLEY rider Cara Howarth enjoyed her second appearance at the famous Olympia International Horse Show, where she was among 32 select qualifiers for the Baileys Horse Feeds Mountain and Moorland Ridden Showing Championship. The ponies, representing all
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Keep libel accessible to the poor man
THE government must beware of knee-jerk impetuosity as it signals that it will outlaw fighting funds of the sort which backed the disgraced Neil Hamilton's ill-fated libel action against Mohamed Al Fayed. For while it is unjust for a litigant's anonymous
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Party went down a treat
I THANK the employees of Imperial Home Decor for providing a superb party for children of Darwen's Sudellside area on December 11 and all the people who donated presents and food and gave of their time so freely Special thanks to Liz Harwood who co-ordinated
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TABLE TENNIS: Hyndburn League
IT'S Standen-room only in Division Two with the leaders 28 points in front after totally crushing SAS 10-0. High-flying Hollands were brought down to earth in the First Division with a 7-3 defeat against Old Masters, unbeaten John Thornber in excellent
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Song no gain for Cliff
IN reply to K Sowerbutts' comments (Letters, December 20) about Sir Cliff Richard's song 'Millennium Prayer,' I neither hate nor like Cliff, but I do think he has had his day, yet, obviously, a lot of people still love his work, which is fair enough.
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Support is appreciated
ON behalf of Oxfam, may I thank the people of East Lancashire for their continued generous support and kindness? The response to our emergency appeals in response to the crises in Kosovo and in the aftermath of the cyclone in India was truly heart-warming
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Christmas Claret
BURNLEY FC players provided a welcome tonic for youngsters in Burnley General Hospital with a Christmas visit to the children's wards. The annual fixture again proved a winner with the kids, who gave an enthusiastic welcome to the visitors. The Clarets
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Tributes are paid to solicitor
SCORES of dignitaries from the legal profession and the world of sport attended the funeral of solicitor Peter Lawson. Mr Lawson, 61, of Grange Road, Cliviger, was buried yesterday at St John the Divine, Holme-in-Cliviger, where he was a church warden
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Sergeant tells of smiles after Timor terror
AIR Force Sergeant Alec Aspen is delivering vital relief - and a few smiles - to the homeless and sick people of devastated East Timor During the last few months Alec, 31, from Burnley, has had to spend a lot of time apart from his wife Kathryn and children
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13 police officers under probes
FIVE police officers in Burnley have been charged with disciplinary offences relating to the alleged operation of a taxi business. The four detectives and a uniformed constable are among a total of 13 police officers at Burnley under various investigations
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Rovers star a doubt after cup injury
JASON McAteer is a doubt for Blackburn Rovers' return to league action on Boxing Day after being stretchered off in last night's FA Cup replay victory over West Brom. The midfielder had seven stitches in a gash on the inside of his thigh and was stretchered
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Work on new store starts next year
BUILDING work on the new supermarket planned for the centre of Great Harwood looks set to start next summer after Hyndburn Council said its deal with property developers was as good as done. Retail chain United Norwest Co-op will to build a £5million
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Survival on the bare necessities
AN EAST Lancashire firefighter blazed her way on to the small screen when she fought to survive primitive conditions. Erika Crockford, of Commercial Street, Oswaldtwistle, spent a weekend in a remote part of Cyprus with only basic provisions in a survival
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Expedition dream is sadly dashed
AN EAST Lancashire teenager's dream of exploring an island near Antarctica this Christmas has been dashed - after his expedition group travelled half-way round the world to be told their research trip could not go ahead. Linden Davies, 18, of St John's
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Record profits
A CHARTERED surveyors has announced a 25 per cent jump in turnover and record profits. Chorley-based shm Smith Hodgkinson now employs more than 50 people and has expanded its operations in the North West with a new office in Manchester and overseas with
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Meal for the millennium
Food News, with Amanda Killelea HOW will you be celebrating the millennium? That is the question on everyone's lips at the moment, with once-in-a-lifetime trips, parties and events being organised across the world. But 57 per cent of us are planning to
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Green team
TOTEM poles will brighten up the surroundings of St Joseph's RC School, Stacksteads. Pupils have been painting the poles as part of a project to develop an outdoor teaching area in the school grounds. Groundwork Rossendale and its Environmental Task Force
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Firm's liquid asset
A COMPANY has hit the mark with its environmental efforts. Philips Components, at Simonstone, is the second Lancashire firm to receive a Water Mark award. The Water Mark scheme is co-ordinated by the Mersey Basin Campaign's REEL (River Enhancement East
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Man, 41, dies in chip pan tragedy
A 41-YEAR-OLD man died after the house in which he was staying filled with smoke when a chip pan caught fire early today. Firemen found the man unconscious at the foot of the stairs in the terrace house in Ewood, Blackburn, shortly after 4am and dragged
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Mum jailed for CS gas attack
A WOMAN who CS gassed another mum in a row over a children's football, has started a three-month jail term. Burnley Crown Court heard how Julie Bradley, 29, in the grip of a drink problem, was depressed and had health worries. She turned up at Collette
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Mother and son flee house fire
A LAST minute change of heart saved a family's Christmas presents from going up in flames when a fire gutted their living room. Jan Johnson and her 13-year-old son Ben escaped unhurt as thick smoke from the blaze swept through their home in Talbot Street
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Tories claim a climb in crime rates
CONSERVATIVES are claiming crime rates across the country are soaring, despite government claims that the war against crime is being won. But research commissioned by the Tories has revealed that crime rates in the county are continuing to plummet. The
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Little blames defending
WEST Brom manager Brian Little felt Damien Duff's goal was more down to poor defending than the Irishman's impudence. Little had no complaints about the result of the game, believing that Rovers deserved to take their place at Anfield next month. But
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MPs tear United off a strip
SOCCER-loving East Lancashire MPs have enthusiastically backed a call for tight restrictions on replica strips. And they branded Manchester United as the worst culprits for profiteering. The Government's Football Task Force has said new rules should stop
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McAteer in doubt after cup injury
JASON McAteer is a doubt for Blackburn Rovers' return to league action on Boxing Day after being stretchered off in last night's FA Cup replay victory over West Brom. The midfielder had seven stitches in a gash on the inside of his thigh and was stretchered
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Man,41, dies in chip pan tragedy
A 41-YEAR-OLD man died after the house in which he was staying filled with smoke when a chip pan caught fire early today. Firemen found the man unconscious at the foot of the stairs in the terrace house in Ewood, Blackburn, shortly after 4am and dragged
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Irish charmers turn in a stunner
Boyzone, at Manchester Arena THE catchy tunes and unique brand of Irish charm that have seen Boyzone top the charts time and time again made for a stunning live show. A packed house watched on in awe as the carefully choreographed spectacle unravelled
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FIVE YEARS AGO: Trade looking good
THE tills were ringing out all the right notes as shops reported a season of good trade which was expected to continue until Christmas Eve. Secretary of the Burnley and District Chamber of Trade, Rita Walsh, said any fears that trade would not take off
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ICE HOCKEY: Downie out of action
COLIN Downie is set for an unhappy New Year after injuring a hamstring in Hawks' 4-3 win over Sunderland on Sunday. The Hawks netminder will be out of action for two to three weeks, meaning he could miss the first weekend of the new Millennium, including
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Thanks to a stranger
I WOULD like to extend my gratitude to the lady who took such great care of me on Wednesday, December 14, in Darwen and drove me home. I don't know her name, only that she lives with her invalid father near Bold Venture Park. My grateful thanks, to a
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BASKETBALL: UMIST 65 Burnley 75
BASKETBALL: An improving Burnley travelled to the middle of Manchester to play the students of UMIST and returned with a hard-fought 10-point win. The home team, who were comprised of virtually all Greek and American players, have had a poor start to
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NON LEAGUE SOCCER: Storks bow out of Shield
PADIHAM FC's last senior games of the Millennium brought disappointment to their first team as they went out of the Hollands-sponsored Lancashire Amateur Shield competition, going down 4-2 away to fellow West Lancashire League opponents Garstang FC. It
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No sense in planning
REGARDING your report (LET, December 16), that Hyndburn Council has deferred a decision on plans to build houses on land on Mill Street, Clayton-le-Moors, to assess the possible impact on traffic in the areas. As this is at the already-overloaded junction
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Licensed TV absurd
IN recent months, we have had the murmurings about free television licences for the elderly. More recently, we have your articles about shame of licence dodgers (LET, December 8 and 17). We make criminals of people who, for whatever reason, have not paid
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Cannabis was for friends, man claimed
A MAN who was set to share cannabis worth almost £700 with friends, has been fined. Christopher Stonehouse, 20, who also had £220 in cash in his room at a workingmen's club, was told by a judge that whatever he may think about the drug, it was against
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Romantic evening turned violent
A YOUNG dad who planned a romantic night in with his girlfriend ended up throwing flowers and a curry at her - closely followed by furniture and ornaments. Burnley Crown Court heard how William Esdale, 30, threatened to kill the woman, said he wanted
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Praise as debt burden is lifted
HYNDBURN churches and community groups have been praised for supporting the campaign to cancel Third World debt. The borough's MP Greg Pope paid tribute to them and welcomed an announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown that will see Britain
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Armstrong set to face brother
IT MAY be the season of goodwill, but brotherly love will be put on hold at Gigg Lane on Boxing Day for a potential clash of the Armstrong family. Burnley skipper Gordon Armstrong will be one of half-a-dozen pla yers in the Clarets squad who have played
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A different view of Eurofighter
AEROSPACE firms have been given a view from the cockpit of the new Eurofighter Typhoon. Burnley-born Shaun Hughes, navigator for the two-seater development aircraft being built in Lancashire was a guest speaker at the North West Aerospace Alliance meeting
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Take a chance with Trust's help
BUDDING entrepreneurs are being urged to take advantage of an offer of help. The Prince's Trust provides assistance to young people setting up businesses. As well as substantial financial support to buy equipment, the Trust also offers marketing help.
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Millennium landmark is Dutch tree-t!
A TWENTY-foot Millennium Oak has put down its roots in Pendle after being transported to its new home from Holland. The new addition to the landscape in Brierfield is part of local celebrations to mark the year 2000. The five-year-old tree was carefully
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Best Christmas ever for little battler Jake
A YOUNG leukaemia sufferer who spent last Christmas in hospital is revelling in festive fun after his dream came true - and he was flown to Lapland to meet Santa Claus. Jake Scott, four, broke his arm last Christmas Eve and spent most of the night in
