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Burglar out of trouble
A CONVICTED burglar has been given another chance for the future after proving he could stay out of trouble. Sentence on James Cruise had been deferred for several months, to see whether he could behave and remain in a relationship. Preston Crown Court
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Fair trade shop bites the dust
A COMMUNITY co-operative in Pendle selling Third World and environmentally friendly goods will close at the end of the month because of a lack of customers. Just Dust, one of the best-known shops in Colne, specialises in fair trade products which pay
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Sappi to axe 60 jobs?
A MILL looks set to axe up to 60 jobs after bosses decided to end production of a type of paper. Workers at Sappi Europe's Blackburn mill have been told the company intends to close its cast-coated paper operation at its Feniscowles site. Although no
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Extension cash for tourist rail station
EAST Lancashire Railway have received £4,600 Lancashire Tourism Partnership funding towards a £40,000 Rossendale Council scheme to extend the platform at Rawtenstall station. The 60-metre extension will allow the terminus to accommodate mainline excursion
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Super nursery is top of the tots!
A NURSERY in Blackburn has been praised in a glowing report by inspectors. Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education - did not have a single negative comment about Hancock Street nursery, which provides early years support for children in need aged
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Mystery of suspect 'bomb'
BOMB disposal experts were called to Bacup yesterday after a man found what he thought was an explosive device outside his house. He found the piece of copper pipe with wires sticking out if it outside his home on a new housing development on the outskirts
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That's the right way to do it!
Sports Editor Neil Bramwell on the Ian Wright signing IT seems like donkey's years since Burnley Football Club could claim to have upstaged their local rivals Blackburn Rovers. But, with Ewood Park gripped by depression and Turf Moor gearing up for promotion
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Drug hauls by police tripled in ten years
DRUG seizures in the North West have more than tripled in 10 years - with one in four being made by Lancashire police. Home Office statistics today revealed that in 1998 there were 15,272 in the region, of which 4,039 were in the Lancashire force area
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Ingleby justifies cash
BURNLEY vice-chairman Ray Ingleby believes the sensational capture of Ian Wright will pay for itself on the back of the clamour for Turf Moor tickets and the exposure his signing will bring to the club. The Clarets are only committed to paying Wright's
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Arson attack church back to its full glory
A 200-YEAR-OLD church which was damaged in an arson attack will re-open this month, with a blessing by the Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Alan Chesters. St James Church, on a hill above Haslingden, will re-open with a weekend of commemorative events
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Vinegar works set to close
A VINEGAR works in Pendle is to close ending a tradition of brewing on the site that spans two centuries. All nine staff at UNIQfoods, Wheatley Lane Road, Barrowford, still best known locally by its former name Hammond vinegar works, will be made redundant
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£200,000 grant aid for clubs
HUNDREDS of extra places are to be provided at before and after school clubs in East Lancashire thanks to grants totalling more than £200,000. The money is part of a £1.8million windfall to be distributed throughout the North West by the National Lottery's
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Stan can tame Ian, says Mackay
FORMER Blackburn Rovers boss Don Mackay is backing Stan Ternent to get the best out of fiery striker Ian Wright. The 36-year-old striker has earned himself a reputation as one of football's more tempramental characters after a series of controversial
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My mum was treated worse than an animal
RELATIVES of an elderly woman who died just two weeks after being forced to leave the home for the elderly where she had lived for eight years have called for a change in the law after claiming she was treated worse than an animal. Ivy Booth, 89, had
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Hotline to save heat and cash
ENERGY firm Norweb is urging people to keep warm this winter by investing in insulation. Glyn Trumper, the company's energy efficiency manager, said: "Poor insulation means you're paying for heat seeping out through the roof, walls, windows and doors.
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Care home crisis as owners fold
A NURSING home crisis in East Lancashire deepened today after it was revealed that three more had gone into receivership. The news comes as relatives called for a change in the law after the deaths of three elderly people who were forced from homes in
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McKinlay set for return boost
BILLY McKinlay is almost ready to put a nightmare year of injury heartache behind him and challenge seriously for a first team place again with Blackburn Rovers. The Scottish international midfielder played a full 90 minutes for the reserves against Manchester
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Charity helps those facing poverty
A NATIONAL charity which helps out people facing poverty as a result of debt has opened a branch in Blackburn. Christians Against Poverty's Blackburn operation has been set up by Stephen Roberts, 47, who has spent 30 years in finance, 23 of which were
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Canal link 'realistic'
WITHIN a decade, canal boats will be able to sail to Cumbria from Blackburn and Burnley, for the first time in 200 years. North West Euro MP Chris Davies, says that once the Ribble Link in Preston is built to connect the previously isolated Lancaster
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Events in East/Central Lancashire on Friday, February 18th
Blackburn Citizens Advice Bureau advice and information session, Audley Community Centre, Blackburn, 1.30pm-4pm. Salvation Army Band and Songsters, Hollins Grove Congregational Church, Hawkshaw Avenue, Darwen, 7.30pm. "Sing On," Arts Club Theatre, Gibraltar
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I'm the woman who cement bosses blame
A CAMPAIGNER today admitted she was the person cement firm bosses have blamed for delaying a multi-million pound investment but insisted: "I have no regrets." Angry Castle Cement managers accused protesters of scaremongering and causing a planned expansion
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Citrus hopes to bear fruit
Val Cowan's Web World A NORTH West record company and one of the bands it is backing are pinning their hopes on new technology. Manchester-based Citrus Communications is planning to offer its products on a sale or return basis to any independent record
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Promise broken
DESPITE Labour's pre-election promises to half cruel tests in animal experimentation by 1998, latest Home Office figures reveal a drop of only four per cent in animal tests from 2.8 million to 2.7 million. It is an abandonment by a party which claims
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SGL Seat Cars West Lancs League Division One
Padiham 1 Whinney Hill 0 A SHOCK 1-3 home defeat against mid-table Hesketh Bank the previous Saturday should have been enough to remind Padiham that the title race is far from over. But the warning seems to have been ignored as they stumbled through this
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The happiest of holidays
WE have just returned from a two-day break in London which we booked through the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, the trip being organised by IGT Holidays. What a fantastic time we had. We could find no fault whatsoever. We had the service of the driver,
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League pitches hopes dashed by council delay
A JUNIOR football league faces fixture uncertainly because of a council cash delay. The Accrington and District Junior League has been told that it will have its small sided soccer pitches - but not in time for the start of next season. There had been
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£4,066, a princely sum
MAY I express my thanks to the people of Blackburn, on behalf of Blackburn 83 Round Table, for the money we raised during our Christmas float collection? Despite some very nasty weather, we managed to man the collection team with Tablers Ladies' Circlers
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COUNTY CRICKET: Scuderi in Lancs tour squad
JOE Scuderi is in line to make his Lancashire debut on the club's pre-season tour of South Africa. Scuderi, Lancashire's new Aussie all-rounder who does not count as an overseas player because of his Italian roots, is included in a 16-man squad for the
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New look for town
THE new-look Burnley town centre has been given the official go-ahead. Burnley Council has granted outline planning permission for the redevelopment of Burnley bus station. And at the same time councillors discussed the detailed application for the new
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Route to disaster
IF Darwen were renamed Damascus, would we car drivers, as citizens of the world, be any more likely to see the light? The evidence of the effect of our traffic on health, the environment, global warming and the nature of our society, is telling us ever
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'Angel' artist's work on show
MID PENNINE Arts has scored a major coup for East Lancashire by bringing an exhibition by nine of Britain's leading artists to the area straight after its London debut at the Tate Gallery. At Home With Art features work by Antony Gormley, creator of the
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Arsonist risks couple's lives
A 79-year-old man used a hosereel to fight flames after an arson attack at his home. Richard Slater and his wife, Elsie were watching television at home in Partridge Walk, Burnley, at about 10.15pm last night when the smoke detector went off. Mr Slater
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Wright news for our town
THE signing of soccer and media star Ian Wright has given a shot in the arm to the whole of Burnley. Chamber of Trade secretary Rita Walsh said the signing had attracted national publicity worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. And it has also been revealed
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Milliennium day success
THE Accrington millennium fun day attracted 10,000 visitors to the town centre it has been revealed. The day, on January 9, included an array of children's attractions and finished with a spectacular fireworks display. Members of Accrington town centre
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McKinlay set for Rovers return boost
BILLY McKinlay is almost ready to put a nightmare year of injury heartache behind him and challenge seriously for a first team place again with Blackburn Rovers. The Scottish international midfielder played a full 90 minutes for the reserves against Manchester
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Ternent eyes extension for Wright
BURNLEY manager Stan Ternent believes the Ian Wright fairytale could run to another chapter as he bids to keep the former England striker beyond the end of the season. Ternent completed the most dramatic transfer in Burnley's recent history when Wright
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Andrew adds polish to his skills
A CENTRE set up to equip East Lancashire employees with management skills has welcomed its 200th member. Design manager Andrew Rhodes (pictured), from Nelson-based Graham Engineering, is studying for an NVQ level four through the ELTEC NVQ centre at Clayton-le-Moors
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Tories blasted for 'tax on dead'
A 25 PER CENT increase in cremation and burial fees in Hyndburn was slammed as "a tax on the dead" at a meeting last night. The price hike was among proposals unveiled by Hyndburn Council's ruling Tory group at the budget meeting. Conservatives plan to
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Ee by gourmet! Lancashire's finest delicacies are waiting to be sampled
Food News, with Amanda Killelea IF traditional tripe and black pudding tickle your tastebuds or if curry and naan bread make your mouth water then a showcase of Lancashire's finest foods is the place for you. The third Lancashire Food Festival is coming
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Caravan dealer tows in record results
CARAVAN group Barrons has announced record results. The Chorley based firm sold more than £30million worth of caravans, motorhomes and accessories during 1999 - a jump of more than 50 per cent over 1998. During the year the firm also bought Awning World
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New chief steps up at Airtours
HOLIDAY group Airtours has named its new managing director. Tim Byrne, finance director, will take up the post in March taking over from Harry Coe. David Jardine, a partner with consultant Arthur Andersen who has been working with Airtours since 1993,
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Golden touch of generous couple
YOUNGSTERS at a children's hospice will benefit from the wit of talented dialect poet Jim Atherton. The 74-year-old and his wife Edna, 71, have been selling leaflets featuring his work to raise money for Derian House. The couple, of Waterfield Avenue,
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Funds from festivities
NEW year celebrations at a Chinese restaurant helped raise £1,650 for the East Lancashire Hospice appeal. The Ocean Palace, Darwen, was fully booked for the three-night special celebration heralding the Year of the Dragon earlier this month, when dancers
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Labour man suspends himself from party
MYSTERY surrounds a decision by a Labour councillor from Blackburn to suspend himself from the ruling party at the town hall. Little Harwood with Whitebirk councillor Jan Virmani (pictured) has confirmed he has suspended himself from the party and has
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Spotlight on learning disability day centres
A CONFERENCE for people from Lancashire who have learning disabilities was held at Bamber Bridge. The event was one of a series of conferences aimed at giving users of the county council's services the opportunity to put forward their views and make suggestions
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New look for eyesore site
A MODEL of how an eyesore site in Pendle will look after it has been transformed into a nature area is being created with the help of schoolchildren. A community group plans to turn the area off Hill Street, Colne, from a dumping ground to a place for
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Clarets hope for ban sense
NEW Clarets signing Ian Wright is optimistic that his impact at Burnley won't be dulled by any punishment from north of the border. The former Celtic striker is due to face a disciplinary hearing in Scotland on March 20 to answer a misconduct charge relating
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Drinker's car left leaning on a lamp post
POLICE who found a car smashed into a lamp post also found the driver - still nearly twice the limit seven hours after the crash. Antony Sunter, 29, was banned for 16 months and told to pay £255 in costs and fines, and Burnley magistrates heard how he
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Town's new Asian peer makes history
BLACKBURN'S latest peer - Lord Patel - today spoke of his delight and pride at becoming a member of Parliament's Upper House. Supported by the town's Baroness Castle and Lord Taylor, he was inducted into Westminster's reformed Second Chamber wearing his
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A Wright old commotion
IT HAS been compared to Maradona's move from Barcelona to Napoli. And for the two hundred or so Burnley fans who braved the elements to catch their first glimpse of new terrace hero Ian Wright yesterday, Turf Moor suddenly felt like the San Paolo. After
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Tyres slashed in row over cash
A CONVICTED thief who twice slashed the tyres of a friend's car following an argument over money has been ordered to pay £305 in fines, compensation and costs by Hyndburn magistrates. The court heard David Hargreaves, 33, vandalised a Ford Escort belonging
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Penalty seals Rovers win
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 2 Manchester United Reserves 1 WAYNE Gill's double strike gave Rovers victory over Manchester United on a very satisfying night at Ewood. It was an entertaining game, with a couple of fitness bonuses for Rovers who had to defend
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Ternent eyes extension
BURNLEY manager Stan Ternent believes the Ian Wright fairytale could run to another chapter as he bids to keep the former England striker beyond the end of the season. Ternent completed the most dramatic transfer in Burnley's recent history when Wright
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Cheque in to wheel champ
GENEROUS pupils raised money for a cause close to their principal's heart. Youngsters at Oakhill College, Whalley, collected £500 for the charity Get Kids Going. Principal Phil Mahon's nephew David Alcock, who competed in the Leyland Marathon in his wheelchair
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Challenge on to name doll families
TWO families of knitted dolls are helping the Mayoress of Clitheroe raise cash for charity. Mayoress Susan Yearing (pictured) is running a competition to find family names for the dolls, which were knitted by an elderly friend. Whoever thinks up the winning
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FIVE YEARS AGO: 80 new jobs boost
EIGHTY new jobs were to be created at one of Darwen's oldest companies, the new owner announced. Shaws of Darwen Ltd had been bought by Shires Ltd from its previous owner, the Decorative Products Group. Shire immediately promised a major £3.5 million
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TEN YEARS AGO: Gas 'time bomb' alert
A TIME bomb was left after Acid House revellers tampered with a gas pipe and left it leaking, it was revealed. The leak was discovered at an empty warehouse in Fort Street, Blackburn, where a fortnight earlier thousands of partygoers gathered to dance
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No option
REGARDING your report headlined 'Gay law outrage' (LET, February 11), the Conservative group on Blackburn with Darwen Council are mistaken in claiming "adults can make informed decisions about their own sexual orientation." People can no more make decisions
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Why are all these homes in trouble?
AS three more East Lancashire nursing homes plunge into receivership, bringing the total which have hit financial trouble to five in only the past few weeks, do we glimpse a more sinister problem than just a cash crisis for their owners? Hopefully, the
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Memorial Sunday League Division Two
Little Crown 1 Duke of Wellington 6 JOINT manager and Blackburn Rovers star David Dunn may have been missing but the Duke of Wellington's promotion charge is still on course thanks to uncle Stuart. For Dunn senior scored a memorable hat-trick even his
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SWIMMING: Stacey's Olympic goal
OLYMPIC hopeful Stacey Houldsworth is aiming to make a big impact at Sydney 2000 - providing she can shave a few seconds off her personal best. The 18-year-old from Great Harwood has made staggering progress over the last six months to force herself into
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Physio points to remember
IN response to your article on bogus physiotherapists (LET, February 3), I think it is of the utmost importance that your readers make sure that they only consult registered physiotherapists. Upon arriving at the clinic patients should always ask to see
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Lancashire Sports Hall Championships
At Hyndburn Sports Centre THERE was a dramatic climax to the Lancashire Sports Hall Championships when the Hyndburn under 11s girls team defied the odds to lift the overall title. Such were the overwhelming odds stacked against them that organisers had
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Euro, the only way to go
LATEST opinion polls suggest that a clear majority of people is opposed to Britain joining the European single currency. So let me antagonise all the euro-sceptics by saying that the majority is simply wrong. I am not surprised by the poll findings. People
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WRIGHT: Blair's PR man fan scooped by his son!
FOR once Downing Street press secretary Alastair Campbell wasn't first with the news when Ian Wright signed for the Clarets. In fact, the top Burnley fan, more used to leading the way on news stories, was scooped by his young son! In a personal message
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Services being destroyed
READERS need to be aware of the threat to democratically accountable local government services in Britain, resulting from government underfunding and privatisation measures. In town halls up and down the country, councils are wrestling with inadequate
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School band join top brass
MUSICIANS from a Burnley school struck up another winning performance at the weekend and returned home from a national competition with three trophies. Members of Towneley High School Brass Band competed against the country's top ensembles in the Action
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Kick-off action demand renewed by MP
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike has renewed his demand for action into the kick-off "fiasco" at the Clarets away game against Stoke, despite being accused of getting his facts wrong by the Potteries club. The town's Labour MP is not satisfied with the reply from
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Assaults denied
A COMPANY director accused of beating two women was granted unconditional bail when he appeared before Hyndburn magistrates. Ian Andrew Whalley, sales director of EW Cartons, Rishton, has denied assaulting Danielle Hughes and Christine Coldfield on July
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Sex allegations
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with sex assaults on two young girls. Michael James Aspin, of Plantation Street, Accrington, is charged with indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl in November last year and indecently assaulting another
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Action stations on bus wrangle
AN urgent review of bus stops has been called for in Accrington town centre to overcome congestion at the station in Peel Street. Proposals to relocate services away from Peel Street are now set to be drawn up. The space available at the station was described
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Councillor loses fight against cancer
A HYNDBURN councillor died last night after losing his seven month battle against cancer. The flag at Accrington Town Hall was today flying at half mast in honour of Coun Paul Taylor, of Banbury Close, Accrington, who represented the town's Milnshaw ward
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Doorstep thug attacks pensioner
A TERRIFIED pensioner was bundled over and pinned to floor in his own home by a robber who stole cash and items of great sentimental value. The 75-year-old man, who needed hospital treatment after the attack at his Accrington home, was so shaken by the
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Post Offices safe in our hands, says MP
PENSIONERS have been reassured that they will still be able to get their pensions in cash from the Post Office - despite big changes to the benefits system. Following a major shake-up, more benefits, including the state retirement pension, will be paid
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Winners yet again
FARAWAY travel specialists Tradewinds has scooped a top national award. The Airtours subsidiary, based at the Globe Centre in Accrington, has been awarded the Sandals Ultra award for being the most creative tour operator working with the resort group.
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Shoppers' views sought on development which could transform town
READERS of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph were today urged to help decide the future of a proposed multi-million pound development of Accrington town centre. People have been urged to vote in our special telephone poll on whether or not they support
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Danger goods rules warning
FIRMS in East Lancashire could get their fingers burned by new legislation, consultants warn. Rules coming into force covering firms who handle or transport dangerous goods will hit firms who fail to comply hard. Companies affected should have appointed
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Sex case driver's 'disgust' at offenders
A LORRY driver said to have sexually abused a schoolgirl told a jury how he was "shocked and stunned," to hear of the allegations against him. Keith Hawthorn, 35, said he just could not concentrate on his work and did not know how the complaints had come
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Rats plague brings misery
A PLAGUE of rats is making their lives a misery and putting children's health at risk, a group of fed-up residents in Nelson say. A dead rat was brought into a house in Rowland Avenue and left under a baby's highchair, while in another incident, Christmas
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Jaw broken by cricket bat
A TEENAGER who fractured another young man's jaw in two places has been sentenced to 150 hours community service. David Rees, 18, swung out with a cricket bat after a group of youths went to cause trouble at a house and he himself was hit. Rees, of Kay
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Rail station in darkness proves a hazard for passengers
TRAIN travellers who are being left in the dark at Darwen Railway Station have been promised there is light at the end of the tunnel. The Blackburn and Bolton Line Users' Group (B&BLRUG) say most of the lighting at the station has been out since the
