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Bus station is a priority
I HAVE just received my copy of Blackburn with Darwen Council's Shuttle newspaper and see they mean to spend millions again 'improving' our poor town. I see no mention of one thing this town is sadly in need of, and that is a proper bus station on the
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A question of respect
I THINK that E Hogan (Letters, June 16) must watch a different Prime Minister's Question Time than I do. I have only once seen William Hague cause Tony Blair any discomfort. Of course, it might be that Mr Hogan thinks that rhetoric, bluster, and finger
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Let's crack down
ONCE again, we have witnessed the usual violence which follows the staging of England's games abroad. No amount of pre-planning by the football authorities here, and in other countries, has managed to quell or control the morons whose sole aim is to disrupt
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Wife, 55, dies in crash
TWO people were killed and a third was left fighting for her life after their car was involved in a crash. Jacqueline Lewis, 55, of Mill Lane, Great Harwood, was killed when a motorcycle ploughed into the side of a Hyundai Sonata being driven by her husband
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Stig's lined up
BLACKBURN are hoping to wrap up their second signing of the summer in the shape of Norwegian international Stig Inge Bjornebye. The Liverpool full-back, who ended last season on loan with Danish club Brondby, was expected to have a medical at Ewood today
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Afghan prison man's ordeal
A MAN from Burnley has been imprisoned in Afghanistan -- but his family today will not say why. Relatives of Anwar Khan, 23, have refused to comment on reports that he had been jailed while fighting for the Taliban, the Islamic movement fighting a civil
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Girl may lose eye
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl is likely to lose the sight of her left eye after she was struck in the face with a stone. Sarah Wolfenden King was outside her home on Harold Avenue, Burnley, at 7pm yesterday when the stone was thrown by a young boy, believed to be
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Good year thanks to cash boost
DETAILS of how more than £18 million of Government and private investment has been spent in Pendle over the past year was outlined during the AGM of regeneration consortium Pendle Partnership. The cash boost helped over 18,000 people get access to job
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Five years ago: Harford takes charge
RAY Harford was named Blackburn Rovers' team manager after Kenny Dalglish stunned fans by becoming director of football at Ewood. The news came as part of a triple whammy by the club. Apart from Dalglish's move upstairs chairman Robert Coar also announced
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Baths emptied in smoke alert
SWIMMERS were evacuated from the pool at Hyndburn Leisure Centre when staff smelled smoke from an overheated pump. More than 35 people were asked to leave the pool at the council-run complex in Henry Street, Church, at 10.30am on Saturday, when attendants
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Asylum anger over unanswered letter
THE leader of an East Lancashire council has blasted Home Secretary Jack Straw for failing to reply to a cross-party letter asking him how many asylum seekers will be housed in Hyndburn. And Coun Peter Britcliffe, who sent the letter on behalf of Hyndburn
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Clarets set for £1 million net profit
BURNLEY have signed up to a new internet deal that could ultimately bring over £1 million into the club's coffers. The Nationwide League is forming a joint company with new-media giants NTL to further develop the web-sites of 70 League clubs. NTL are
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Bradford join chase for Frandsen
BRADFORD City have joined FC Copenhagen in the chase for Rovers midfielder Per Frandsen. The Danish international (pictured) has been told he can leave Ewood Park this summer if the price is right. And Bradford and new boss Chris Hutchings are believed
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Heading to be in the gutter!
A MILLION-pound plus investment aims to make a fortune out of being in the gutter! A group of East Lancashire businessmen have joined forces to develop a PVC troughing product for buildings. Troughing -- a more substantial version of guttering used in
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Propane blast fear in blaze
A MAN has revealed how he was lucky to escape with his life after a blaze started in his Blackburn home close to a potentially lethal propane gas cylinder. Edward Collins, 27, said he was "lucky to be alive" following the fire at his home in Shakeshaft
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Traders march against street scheme
TRADERS went on the march to condemn council plans to close a busy road in an £11million Blackburn regeneration scheme. Members of Blackburn Chamber of Trade marched through the town centre and collected hundreds of names on a petition as the council
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Wife, 55, dies in crash
TWO people were killed and a third was left fighting for her life after their car was involved in a crash. Jacqueline Lewis, 55, of Mill Lane, Great Harwood, was killed when a motorcycle ploughed into the side of a Hyundai Sonata being driven by her husband
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Wife went on run with sex offender
A WOMAN went on the run with her former boyfriend after meeting him by chance at the mental health unit where he was being detained with their son. Jacqueline Cox and her current husband hatched a plan to free Peter Wedge, a schedule one sex offender,
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British superbikes: Hodgson misses out
A MISSED gear on the final straight cost Neil Hodgson a deserved victory in the British Superbikes at Snetterton. The Burnley rider was just yards from the finishing line when his mistake let in arch-rival Chris Walker for a surprise win. "I did everything
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County Cricket: Lancashire's Roses boost
LANCASHIRE Lightning will be facing a below-strength Yorkshire Phoenix team in tomorrow night's floodlit National League match at Old Trafford thanks to the England selectors. Coach Duncan Fletcher and his team have called up young Yorkshire paceman Matthew
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Local Cricket: Northern League
DARWEN continued their fine form as they dominated their Northern League encounter with Lancaster at Lune Road taking 12 points. Lancaster opted to bat on a variable wicket. Darwen's attack pinned them down with quick fielding and extremely accurate bowling
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Local cricket: Ribblesdale League
BARNOLDSWICK captain Michael Scothern is set to make an official complaint to officials of the Jennings Ribblesdale League after his side lost to Padiham on Saturday. The Victory Park club were beaten by just 0.6 of a run by Padiham after being brought
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Local cricket: Lancashire League round-up
RAMSBOTTOM stepped up their Transco Lancashire League title challenge thanks to a stunning century from professional Brad Hodge. The Victorian ended a recent lean spell with an unbeaten 122 asAccrington's total of 183-7 was overhauled for the loss of
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Straw must be more open
RESONANCES of William Hague's tough lock-them-up stance on asylum seekers are echoed in Tory-run Hyndburn Council's complaint that the government still has not said how many are coming to its area. But despite the opportunistic streak in council leader
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Overseas contrast
I TOTALLY agree with Susan Ingham (Letters, June 20). I've travelled extensively throughout Belgium over the years, only recently coming back from Overijse in South East Brussels, where my grandfather's family live. The town was a delight to see, and
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You are no warriors
WHERE did you come from -- you that besmirch this land so fair? Your pursuit of aggression and blood-letting does not make you the warriors you crave to be. You are looked at in utter distaste by us who remember those who died so that you and I may live
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The time for some action
THE policing in Bank Top, Blackburn, is abysmal. I say this after watching the area deteriorate over the last couple of years. Good luck to Peter Newton, chairman of the Community Association (LET, June 15), when he meets Jack Straw but I am afraid it
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Head faces new fraud charge
THE head and former deputy head of an East Lancashire high school have been charged with a conspiracy to defraud Lancashire education bosses by inflating pupil numbers. Ernest Pickup, 60, of Whalley Road, Wilpshire, who is technically still head of the
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Probe into overpaid grants
A COMPANY running an award-winning community development and jobs enterprise centre may be forced to repay thousands of pounds in grants which it was not eligible to receive. The South West Burnley Community Enterprise Company, which operates out of the
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Head on new fraud charge
THE head and former deputy head of an East Lancashire high school have been charged with a conspiracy to defraud Lancashire education bosses by inflating pupil numbers. Ernest Pickup, 60, of Whalley Road, Wilpshire, who is technically still head of the
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School weeps for death fall teacher
STUDENTS at Primet High School, Colne, wiped away tears as headteacher David Fletcher announced the tragic death of popular geography teacher Keith Ingham. Some of the youngsters arrived at school with flowers while other floral tributes have been left
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Ten years ago: Salmonella toll rises
THE salmonella toll in Burnley rose to 41 cases as a community health chief slammed hospital bosses for "undermining" public confidence. CHC secretary Geoff Haydock said he had had many inquiries from worried outpatients and people awaiting surgery at
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Cricket king Viv's back again
CRICKET legend Sir Viv Richards hit local fans for six when he returned to his old stamping ground. Sir Viv came back to Rishton Cricket Club, where he played as professional in the 1980s, as part of a television roadshow for Channel 4. During his weekend
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Cinema's scope is looking good
A £3MILLION cinema and bowling complex could be up and running in Accrington town centre by autumn next year, it has been revealed. The five-screen development, which would include a 20-lane bowling alley and a fast food outlet, is expected to be declared
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Nigel heads the team
NIGEL Brook has joined floorcovering giant Gaskell Textiles to head up their sales and marketing operation. Nigel, 45, joins the Accrington firm following five years as marketing director at Baxi Heating at Bamber Bridge.
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Retirement decision
THE chief executive of plumbing group Wolseley, which owns Broughtons of Accrington, has decided to take early retirement. John Young's decision follows a back operation that he underwent earlier this year. Richard Ireland, non-executive chairman, will
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Toxic play area closed
A POPULAR children's playground has been sealed off in a health scare involving contaminated soil. The play area off Northfield Road in Rising Bridge, Rossendale, was closed after environmental group Rossendale Groundwork found traces of mineral oil.
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'Hate campaign' firebug attack
A TERRIFIED mother who claims she has been the victim of a hate campaign woke in the middle of the night to find her front door in flames. Janet Walker (pictured) was alerted by her pet dog and managed to wake her 15-year-old daughter Karan and Karan's
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'Attack' by eight girls on train
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman said she was pinned to the floor of a train by eight teenage girls. The woman, from the Feniscowles area of Blackburn, complained she was attacked as she travelled alone on the 9.39pm service between Preston
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Superbikes: Bostrum's double rostrum
TROY Corser and Noriyuki Haga won a race each in the eighth round of the World Superbike championship at Valencia in Spain. But the real winner of the day was Carl Fogarty's former team-mate Ben Bostrum, who found his form to secure two second-place finishes
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Local Cricket: Worlsley Cup semi-final
EAST Lancs can find no hiding place from the Scud missile. For Joe party-pooper Scuderi holds a genuine Worsley Cup hoodoo over East Lancs whether he be a scheduled or unexpected opponent. Remember that Scuderi, then the paid hand at Colne, was the matchwinner
