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Soccer: Boro cash in
RADCLIFFE BORO striker Paul Mullin, brother of Burnley star John, joined Accrington Stanley this week for a five-figure sum. Mullin who hit 22 goals for Boro last season, got off the mark in the 1-1 home draw with Stocksbridge PS last Saturday, then immediately
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Museum is worth its salt
Drive and stroll, with Ron Freethy. THESE days we all take salt for granted. If you want to know more about the history of salt making in Britain then you should visit Northwich, close to the M6 motorway. Here is the only salt museum in Britain and close
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Soccer: Bowman aims to shoot Rams to success
Ramsbottom Utd...1 Atherton Collieries...0 RAMSBOTTOM UNITED look to have unearthed a diamond in midfielder Darren Bowman. The former West Bromwich Albion professional has Football League experience with the Baggies, and it showed as he ran things for
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FRI-bury cycling
BURY CTC UNUSUALLY there were three rides last Sunday. The hard riders of the A group's run went to the Manifold Valley in North Staffordshire and the B group's ride was to Scorton via the Trough of Bowland. Meanwhile a small group travelled to Inglewhite
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Vote opposed road closure
IN REPLY to Mrs Vaughan (Letters, August 18), there have been a number of meetings involving Blackburn Chamber of Trade on the issue of Church Street. In September 1999 the Chamber's policy was agreed that Church Street must be made more pedestrian friendly
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Mystery bug strikes at store
By Mark Donaghy AN investigation is under way at a Leigh DIY store after 10 members of staff were struck down by a mystery bug. The workers at Wilkinson, on Silk Street, were hit with a stomach upset at the beginning of the week and were sent home to
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Man in Black lives again
BLACKPOOL will be celebrating the life and music of one of pop's biggest legends this December when it pays host to the "Big O". The sensational tribute to "Man in Black" Roy Orbison comes up from the West End where it has seen a successful two-year run
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Bury is on the telly
BURY'S Woodbury adventure will be featured on Granada TV this evening (Fri Aug 25). The 20-minute programme, From Bury with Love, goes out at 6pm and will include lengthy footage of the visit to Philadelphia by 400 local people in July. "Sailing into
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Getting to the art of the matter!.
LOOK what I've made! Eight-year-old Amy Warburton (right), Brooksbottom Close, Ramsbottom, proudly displays her animal-inspired art work, created with the help and expertise of Sue Smith (left). Textile artist Sue was host at a special workshop at Bury
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Victory for Para's sister
THE Burnley sister of an ex-paratrooper who died in police custody today declared "justice is now seen to be done" after a jury returned a verdict he was unlawfully killed. Five police officers said to have laughed and chatted while Christopher Alder
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Baby Joe is the toast of the town!
FAMILY and friends will wet the head of baby Joseph Holt this weekend in a pub which bears his name! And it was sister who came up with the Christian name for her brother when she read it on a beer mat. Joseph is the fourth child of Samantha and Glyn
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Circus fun at church.
THERE was fun for all when the circus came to town. But forget the Moscow State Circus. For it was the youngsters of Bolton Road Methodist Church in Bury who stole the show with their acts. And pictured walking tall are nine-year-old Rebecca Edwards of
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Police pioneer deaf plan
POLICE are pioneering a plan to help deaf people in Bury in an emergency. Greater Manchester Police are circulating a special form to make it easier for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and who have fax machines to contact the police urgently. Apart
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MEP gets low down on hi-tech.
CONEY Green High School pupils who wanted to keep their brains busy over the summer holidays met up with Euro MP Gary Titley in Radcliffe Library. As part of a Summer School for Gifted and Able students, the selected teenagers have been involved in a
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Centurions start moves to strengthen Hilton Park squad
THE Centurions are angling for a prize Salmon! Leigh are hot on the trail of Barrow's flying winger Paul Salmon. They've put out the bait, contract talks are underway, and they now hope to reel him in. Leigh see the teenage speedster as one possible solution
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Cash freeze
CASH for major council house improvements will be frozen to make sure that housing association schemes can continue. Bosses are expecting ministers to grant them a 12 per cent rise in spending under the annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP) budget
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Diawara set for place on the bench
BLACKBURN Rovers new boy Kaba Diawara is set to start on the bench against Norwich City tomorrow. But Ewood chief Graeme Souness is hoping the 24-year-old striker can provide the missing fire-power necessary to lead his side to promotion once he has settled
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The final word on Norwich
BIG MONEY MAN: Iwan Roberts: City have only ever paid £1 million once in their history and that was for John Newsome from Leeds United. Newsome is no longer on the books now so Iwan Roberts, a £850,000 signing from Wolves, is their most expensive player
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Going to plan?
WELL here we go again those planners of St Helens Council, now they are going to allow 12 flats in two storeys on Newton Hall, which is a heritage site. Newton's Heritage site, not St Helens. I thought that St Helens Council "were" going to ask the voters
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Where's the passion?
WHILST St Helens and Wigan may be wondering where all the spectators are for two teams who are giving terrific entertainment, it is worth looking at the Australian press to see how things are fairing down under. The average gates for NRL is 14,372 which
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Nothing to do with snobbery
AFTER reading Chris Alexander's 'All for McDonald's' letter (Letters, July 27), I had to write in to tell him it's nothing to do with snobbery. Where are all the McDonald's across the UK placed at the moment? They are all placed in the central business
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Young artists summer project
BUDDING young artists from ten summer playschemes across Preston are to take part in an exciting project to get their "Message for the Millennium" across. The project, run by the Harris Museum and Art Gallery and sponsored by Booth's Supermarkets, encourages
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Estate without roads
ANGRY residents living on the Squires Wood and Teil Green estates in Fulwood are protesting that they have been forced to live with inadequate drainage systems and unfinished road surfaces. According to the council, the top surface of the road cannot
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A survivor against all odds
PRESTON student Sharon Fraser has beaten the odds to achieve her dreams of a university degree. After seven years of part-time study and sheer determination she graduated with a 2:1 in Employee Relations and Women's Studies rom the University of Central
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Exam success adds up for courageous Luke
LUKE Bryan, who was left paralysed from the neck down at the age of 17 following an accident while playing rugby, has beaten all the odds to pass his AS Level Maths through Carmel College. And it couldn't have come at a better time for courageous Luke
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Tide turning for Morecambe
MORECAMBE has come under fire again from a national travel commentator. Daily Mail travel editor Frank Barratt compared tourism officer Ron Sands to King Canute as he slammed the resort for trying to compete with foreign package holidays rather than finding
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Council in dog house over pet regulations
LANCASTER pensioners may soon be able to enjoy the company of their four legged friends even while living in sheltered accommodation. And the city council could face some wuff justice if they don't ease up strict rules on pet ownership in its properties
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Jail for pair who mugged pensioner in street
TWO men who planned and executed a street mugging in a bid to feed one of them's heroin addiction have been jailed for three and a half years. Their victim, a 67-year-old woman, fell to the ground and was dragged along as her handbag was stolen. A judge
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Art thieves grab £40,000 painting
A £40,000 painting taken from a house in Pendle may have been stolen to order by an unscrupulous collector, according to the police. Thieves broke into a house in Newchurch-in-Pendle and stole the painting of five cockerels in a barn by Edgar Hunt and
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Daf run chase
Fleetwood 221-7 dec. Leyland DAF 188 Leyland DAF lost their ninth match of the season when they were beaten by 33 runs at Broadwater. Putting Fleetwood in to bat, the home side rattled up such an impressive total that they declared after 46 overs. Opener
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Thanks for signing our petition
MANY thanks to all the people who signed the petition to keep the 560 bus in service. Also, my thanks to councillors Yvonne Wright and John Walsh, to whom I presented the petition. They are busy people but they took the trouble to attend. BARBARA BEDDOWS
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Town's hedges are a mess
FURTHER to my recent letter regarding the height of the hedges along Peel Way, Bury. Now that local authorities are to be given powers to limit the height of hedges, does this mean that Bury Council will be able to force the highways department to reduce
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Royals crowned cup kings
Blackbrook Royals under 13s 18 Wigan St Pats10 AN inspired performance saw Royals lift the Fred Hilton Trophy at Leigh Miners on Saturday. A first-half blitz saw them score tries from Chris Brown, captain Paul Clough, Kurt Haggerty and man of the match
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Saints deliver birthday treat for coach Ian
Saints 58 Warrington Wolves 18 BACK on track in some style! That was 10-try second-placed Saints at skid-pan Knowsley Road on Sunday night. As in politics, a week can be a long time in Rugby League. The point was amply demonstrated by Saints in shaking
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Local cricket: Darwen double
DARWEN face a Northern Premier League double-header with trips to Kendal tomorrow and local rivals Chorley on Monday. John Cordingley comes in for Mark Hadfield and Mark Emery replaces Mark Bennett for the game at Kendal. Bennett will return though in
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All-star results simply A-maze
CLEVER Charlotte Bell enjoyed "star studded" success as she notched up 11 A*s in her GCSEs. Charlotte, 16, of Keighley Road, Colne, had exam results that were among the best in the country. "I never expected to do as well as this," said Charlotte, a pupil
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Town gets blues and it feels great
A SEA of tents, crowded pubs and an echo of 'One Two, One Two' throughout the area -- the Great British R&B Festival must be back! Thousands of rhythm and blues fans have begun arriving in Colne for the four-day celebration of their favourite music
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Boyhood flashback
CLIFF Edwards dips his net into the pool of boyhood memory in providing a fishy little puzzler which he hopes members of the angling fraternity might be able to solve. Formerly of Windle, but now living in Orrell, Cliff says: "As a boy I used to catch
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Come on, let's get it right!
THE mis-naming of streets - after replacement signs are erected - is not, it seems, confined to Parr and Billinge. I've quoted a couple of glaring instances recently, in expressing annoyance at this sloppiness. Now, Walter Fletcher from Rainhill has become
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A dog-collared Romany legend
THE nation went into mourning when gipsy broadcaster Bramwell Evans, one of BBC Radio's best loved personalities, died. Even now, almost 60 years later, reader Eileen Travis clearly remembers that sad day. In picking up on earlier mentions of the children's
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Souvenir snapshots from across the Pond
THE search is on to reunite three elderly ladies with their former selves ...as viewed by the camera lens! For three photographs from the 'forties have been forwarded from America, featuring the feminine trio whose identities are given as follows: Elsie
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Ten years ago: Freak lightning strikes
EAST Lancashire was left reeling after an incredible electrical storm ripped through the region leaving a £1m trail of devastation. The freak fork lightning sparked fires and floods. Lancashire County Fire Headquarters was jammed with emergency calls
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Five years ago: M6 delayed again
RED faced motorway bosses were driven to apologising for yet another delay in the widening of the M6. The project to make the road a four-lane stretch between junctions 30 and 32 had so far taken two-and-a-half years to complete due to unforeseen jams
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Moment of madness costs trucker job
LORRY driver Geoffrey Paul Fedden lost his job as a result of a drink-driving related conviction. Blackburn magistrates were told that after driving for a living for the past 13 years, Fedden knew nothing else and was still kicking himself for a moment
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Disco bus mayhem
TEENAGERS from Leigh are being accused of putting lives at risk by causing mayhem on a late-night bus service. Drivers on the 594 Arriva service claim they are being threatened by gangs of youths travelling home after a disco for under-18s in Wigan town
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Boulevard blaze destroyed my life
By Mark Donaghy A MAN who lost his livelihood when the Boulevard shopping arcade was destroyed by fire is desperately seeking a new job. Steve Westwood, 32, is appealing to bosses in Leigh to employ him after the blaze wiped out Eddie's Shoe Repairs,
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Where home is a Tibet style shrine
STEP inside Russell Clarke's home in Rishton and you could well be forgiven for thinking you had been transported to Tibet. For Mr Clarke is one of a small group of Buddhists in East Lancashire and he has set up a shrine and Tibetan-style meditation room
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Shaky future for Hindsford Church
THE ravages of time and falling numbers have again put a question mark over the future of a Hindsford church. Parishioners and school pupils are being asked for their views on whether Sacred Heart RC Church should close, should be refurbished at a cost
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Old soldier forgives 'traumatised' burglar
AN 84-year-old former Leigh soldier forgave a traumatised young guardsman who broke into his house. A Journal cutting reporting how Harry Rigby had found burly Grenadier Guardsman Lee Hulmes asleep in his back bedroom was shown to Bolton Crown Court.
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Big Sister: Clarissa's internet soap breakPIC:bigsister
ASPIRING actress Clarissa Howarth has landed a round-the-clock role in an internet soap opera which is already being compared with smash hit Big Brother. Clarissa, 20, from Sydney Avenue, Pennington, is one of four fame-hungry women whose lives will be
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£17,000 cheating mums
By Mark Donaghy THREE benefit cheat mums appeared in court this week after fleecing the system out of more than £17,000. The single parents all pleaded guilty when they appeared in front of magistrates at Leigh and will now have to pay back the full amounts
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Royal treatment!
CAN someone please tell me, preferably someone in authority, why the 'on-the-street' drinking ban only affects respectable law abiding citizens? My wife and I were sitting on a seat provided outside the Royal Hotel, Morecambe having a quiet and minding
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More bobbies but how will they be deployed?
IT is heartening to hear that the Lancashire Constabulary are to recruit an extra 100 officers over the next two years. Will it be a real increase in numbers or will it turn out to be more spin from the Government like its NHS figures? When, rather than
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Mr Hill's a poor deluded individual
HAVING crossed swords with Mr Hill before I think I am duty-bound to deliver the coup-de-grace in another duel, the latest drivel attacking the 'trendy McPherson report.' A better example of the collapse of the British middle class mind in this post-imperial
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Squires Gate on road to Wembley
SQUIRES Gate FC will make their way into teh history books on Saturday when they play in the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history. And to mark the occasion competiton sponsors AXA will bringing the famous old trophy to the club making sure
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Simpson signs
STEVE McMahon's squad strengthening programme was boosted this week when Paul Simpson confirmed his future at Bloomfield Road by signing a two year contract with the club. The skillfull midfielder, signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers, has impressed manager
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Saints Hunted down
ST ANNES 196-7 KENDAL 255-4 KENDAL were put into bat and Russ Bradley must have regretted his decision. David Barnes and Terry Hunte featured in a second wicket partnership of 136 before Barnes was run out for 69. Prolific run scorer Terry Hunte scored
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Resort's golf festival plan
PLANS have been announced for a new festival of golf in the Morecambe Bay area. City councillors will consider plans for the festival, due to kick off in September 2001, at a meeting next month. The event would take place at Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham
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Deputies stand in for home holiday fixtures
LANCASTER and Morecambe have two home games over the August Bank Holiday. This Saturday, Lancaster travel to Blackpool for a tough match while Morecambe play host to Fleetwood. The seasiders beat current league champions Darwen last Saturday, while Fleetwood
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Conference aims to boost disabled jobs
A BURY organisation will be championing the disabled next month. And Bury Employment Support and Training (BEST) will be urging companies to discover the advantages of employing people with disabilities. BEST is organising a one-day practical conference
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Workplace security under spotlight
BURY business leaders were able to count the cost of the threat of crime and fires in the workplace at a special seminar held on Wednesday (Aug 23). Representatives from local companies received key advice on what important steps they should take to ensure
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Pamela finds her feet in new career
SHE'S got the world at her feet! That's Radcliffe mother-of-two Mrs Pamela Bann who has combined a busy family life with her work as a chiropodist. And the 31-year-old's success in looking after two young children while holding down a full-time job is
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Cook can't wait for Molineux return
PAUL Cook will be warmly welcomed back to Wolves but plans to give the Molineux faithful little else to cheer as Burnley look to extend their unbeaten start tomorrow. Cook was a big favourite in the Black Country during a five-year stay at Wolves from
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Bowls found
HAVE you lost a bowling bag and balls in the Conder Green area? Police are keen to re-unite the bag, three balls, a waterproof jacket and photo of a bowling team from the Boot and Shoe pub, with its rightful owner. For more details, contact the inquiry
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Granted
A LANCASTER playscheme has won its first ever grant from the county council under a new initiative to help disabled children join play groups. The Lancaster District Children's Integration Group receives £22,500 under the county's annual carers grant.
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Thieves in rug raid
POLICE are asking the public to watch out for a series of unique handmade rugs stolen from a Lancaster shop last month. Rugs worth £6,000 were taken from the Fired Earth Shop on Sir Simons Arcade and anyone who is offered such a rug, other than through
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Biker crash
A LANCASTER motorbike rider is in a serious condition in hospital after an accident on Sunday. The 35 year old man came off his bike on Willow Lane on Sunday night, suffering serious head injuries. Police are investigating an eyewitness report that the
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House burgled
A HOUSE on Marlton Way, Haverbreaks was burgled between 3pm and 5pm on Sunday. The thief entered the house while the owners were gardening and stole jewellery worth £1,400. A description has been issued of a man seen acting suspiciously in the area. He
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Burglar in raid on OAP's house
CASH was stolen from a house on Hala Hill, Lancaster, while the elderly resident was in another room. The thief took £30 in cash and bank books from the home before being disturbed by the 80 year old householder. The burglar is described as male, white
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Student silent killer warning
LANCASTER'S students are being warned to watch out for a silent killer as they move in to rented flats and houses over the next few weeks. British Gas says University and St Martin's college students should ask landlords to ensure gas appliances have
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Charities benefit more from Lancastrians
A NEW survey has proved what every Lancastrian has always known -- we're much more generous than our Yorkshire neighbours. The study, produced for the Irish Lottery Bet revealed that those of us from the western side of the Pennines are five times more
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Chance to sit on Bench
LANCASHIRE County Council is inviting ordinary folk to apply for the chance to become a lay magistrate. A spokesman said for the Lancashire Advisory Committee said: "Magistrates must be of good character and have personal integrity, as well as a good
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High-speed action in store
NATIONAL power boat racing will be coming to Carr Mill Damon Saturday and Sunday, September 2 and 3. The highlight of the weekend, hosted by Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club will be the Excel Securities Millennium Trophy. The race for national points
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Nurses step out for charity
NURSES from Victoria Hospital's Coronory Care Ward (pictured) are putting on their walking boots and stepping out in support of the British Heart Foundation. They are to take part in the charity's annual walkabout 2000 raising money to help fight heart
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Sizzling start by Sidac
TWO goals from Graham Mitchell gave champions Sidac a flying start to the season as they beat Eagle Sports 2-0 in the Warrington and District League. It sets them up nicely for this Saturday's champion of champions cup semi-final against the Wigan League
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Excitement in the air
AVIATION enthusiasts are in for a real treat next month as Blackpool Airport opens its doors to give the public a closer look at the planes. The RAF's Red Arrows aerobatic team will be in town with their nine scarlet Hawks, along with swing-wing Tornados
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Four men in court on rape charge
FOUR men have appeared in court charged with raping a 33-year-old woman in a Clitheroe pub. The four include the former landlord of the Swan and Royal, where the offence is alleged to have taken place, Steven Latus, 59, currently landlord of the Black
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Town centre shops get 'pay TV'
BLACKPOOL Borough Council has denied accusations that it plans to shelve plans for CCTV cameras in the town's car parks. In fact it says that the next phase of extending CCTV coverage of the town -- including the car parks and South Shore -- is now under
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Police issue another warning over raffle ticket scam
POLICE have again warned of a raffle ticket scam which is now targeting members of the public. Two businesses have been stung by the con, but a householder in the Memorial Village area was conned out of £5 on Sunday, August 13. The victim offered to buy
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Weekend fear factor
THE fear factor looks set to kick in as Lancaster City and Morecambe hope to continue their impressive start to the season over the Bank Holiday weekend. Saturday's action sees Morecambe's record signing, Steve Walters face his former club Northwich Victoria
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Magistrates turn down bid to cut sentence
A MORECAMBE man has failed in his bid to have a six month prison sentence cut. The jail term was imposed on Terence Coulton for stealing from two shops in the town. The 41-year-old of Green Street, Morecambe, had pleaded guilty before Lancaster Magistrates
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Leigh still want Street
SPECULATION in the rugby league trade press that pack star Tim Street wants to leave Leigh is well wide of the mark, according to Football Director Steve Blakeley. "Nothing could be further from the truth," he says. "It's true Tim hasn't signed a contract
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Tyldesley start season in fine style
TYLDESLEY RU kicked the new season off in style with a comprehensive 26-0 victory away at Ormskirk. Early pressure from the home side was met with some solid defence from the Tyldesley side. The Tyldesley back row of Harrop, Berrisford and Worsfold snuffed
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RMI plan more of the same at Kettering
ENCOURAGED by Tuesday night's unexpected win at Southport, Leigh RMI are planning for more of the same at Kettering Town tomorrow. Life in the Nationwide Conference has been an uncomfortable experience so far, but the 2-1 win at Haig Avenue lifted them
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More bus strikes planned
BOSSES of bus company First Manchester, which has been hit by a series of strikes, stress they "remain committed" to a negotiated settlement. Their pledge comes in the wake of the latest action by the company's 1,750 drivers which halted services in Bury
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Police play tough over toy gun threat
POLICE have issued a warning to children playing with imitation guns that they could find themselves at the centre of an armed siege after two serious incidents in Whitefield. Bury police had to arrest six teenagers over the past week after officers were
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Dream off to a flying start!
CRICKETER Michael Ramsbottom is flying high after achieving his childhood dream. Although an accomplished player for Radcliffe, the 26-year-old has had his head firmly in the clouds since he was a boy and harboured ambitions to become an airline pilot
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New Flintstones film rocks
I'VE always been a fan of the TV series, but like so many others, I was disappointed with the first movie, writes Richard King. So I'm glad to say that while this is still nowhere near as funny as the cartoon it is a million miles nearer than Flintstones
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Fame? A blast from the past
YOU must remember Fame... "I'm gonna live forever, I'm gonna learn how to fly -- high!", writes Peter McLean. If you do, then you'll remember the characters like Leroy, Julie, Dwight with his sousaphone and most of all you'll remember the trend of leg
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Streets ahead...
POLICE are praising the public for their support in tackling violent crime during a weekend operation in St Helens. Officers have hailed Operation Calm, which took place on Friday and Saturday nights, a success. The action was well received by the public
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Boss hopes for double
BURY boss Andy Preece is looking for a holiday double from his side over the next four days. The Shakers travel to Rotherham United tomorrow and follow that up by entertaining Northampton Town at Gigg Lane on Bank Holiday Monday (3pm). Both are newly
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John urges tougher action on gipsies
'A ST HELENS councillor is calling for tougher action to be taken against travelling gipsies who illegally set up camp on land in the area. John Beirne, the Liberal Democrat councillor for Marshalls Cross, believes Travellers should face court action
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Chance to quiz town hall chiefs
WANT to know about the big decisions that affect your way of life? Now is the chance to find out for yourself. For St Helens Council is setting time aside at the beginning of future full meetings for the public to put their questions. If you live or work
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Tonic for children
ST HELENS Council has successfully bid for £124,000 to fund out-of-school learning projects to help children develop their learning potential. The council says that the three-year programme, funded by the Government, will be especially beneficial for
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Those first steps to a new life
ORGANISERS of a course designed to boost the self-esteem and confidence of women who have been victims of domestic violence, are urging more women to put their names forward. St Helens Women's Aid have been running the First Steps project since March
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New drive to cut deaths on 'peril road'
A UNITED campaign has been launched to curb the number of deadly accidents on one of the most dangerous roads in the North West. Six people have been killed in just one blackspot section on the St Helens stretch of the East Lancs since 1997. Now local
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Estate wins award for crime fight
EFFORTS to cut crime on a troubled Darwen estate have received national recognition. Youth Works Sudellside has reached the premier league in this year's British Community Safety Awards, organised by Norwich Union and the national charity, Crime Concern
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Dorothy rides into the record books
HORSEWOMAN Dorothy Haunch is helping to revive an almost forgotten art. And at the same time she's setting standards many others can only aspire to. For Dorothy, from Kings Moss, Crank, is an exponent of side-saddle riding - a style rarely seen today.
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Mum's the word for £105,000 winner
A FULL house could mean a new house for a lucky bingo family who scooped a £105,000 jackpot. A 56 year-old mother of four from Leigh is the second big winner in less than a month at Shipleys Club in Windermere Road. The latest winner, who, like the first
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Police pioneer fax contact with deaf
PEOPLE with hearing defects can get a faxed response from Police. GMP has pioneered a scheme to help the deaf or hard-of-hearing with emergency and non-urgent calls. They are circulating special forms which will enable those people with a fax machine
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Bus boss accuses union
TRANSPORT union T&G has been accused of foiling efforts to end the industrial dispute with First Manchester bus operator. After negotiations stalled when the Union refused to accept an offer of binding arbitration, First Manchester claimed the Union
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Saddique should resign
IF WPC Reehaina Saddique was allegedly upset by a relatively minor remark, what is she doing in the police force? Surely she must have to deal with far worse situations during the course of her duties? If she does not have the mental ability to cope with
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Tory raps meeting switch
CONSERVATIVE leader, Councillor Peter Callow, has condemned Blackpool Borough Council after the postponement of a meeting to discuss the proposed closure of the eight care homes until after the Illuminations switch-on. Coun Callow said that it has been
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Conman robs woman of 89
A CALLOUS thief burgled an 89-year-old lady living on Station Road, Kirkham, after distracting her at the door. A man knocked at the door at 4.50pm on Sunday August 20, and asked to use the toilet. But while the lady was distracted he headed for the bedrooms
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Streets of shame
TERRIFIED residents in a trouble-plagued area of Blackpool town centre have joined forces in a bid to put an end to its decline. The newly-formed Victory Residents and Tenants' Association are meeting with police, environmental health officers and councillors
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The Wizards of Oz!
A BLACKPOOL business man has just returned from an epic journey through forest, across desert and sweltering tropical heat. Peter Swire, managing director of Moreland Motors, Ansdell Road, pictured along with along with colleague Mark Bowie (right) at
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Future outlook seems golden
HOUNDS Hill shopping centre has announced its plans for expansion in a £70 million scheme which would more than triple the size of the complex. The plans, including space for more than 20 new shops and a major new department store and an upgraded central
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Rebel two back with their pack
TWO councillors who spoke out against controversial moves to hold Town Hall meetings in secret have had a party suspension overturned. Former Labour group leader, and Blackburn with Darwen mayor, Peter Greenwood and fellow councillor Don Rishton voted
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Local cricket: Chorley face busy three days
Chorley stage three important matches in three days at Windsor Park over the weekend. Title favourites Netherfield are the visitors tomorrow in the Northern Premier League while they take on second placed Darwen on Monday. But the match that matters most
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Soccer: Padiham's ups and downs
PADIHAM manager Graham Howarth has already made progess along the North West Counties learning curve. Having revelled in their 4-1 opener at Alsager, the Storks came crashing down to earth with a bang at Catleton Gabriels with a 5-1 defeat. Manager Graham
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Soccer: Spice it up for Sam
SAM Allardyce has added extra spice to Bolton's eagerly anticipated derby with Preston at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow. Allardyce, once a player and then a caretaker-manager at Deepdale, has left no one in any doubts how much it will mean if he can put
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County Cricket: It's all in the spin
LANCASHIRE faced a defiant Leicester today knowing they must produce one of their best bowling displays of the season to stay in the title chase. Leicester, pounded into the Grace Road dust by Lancashire's batsmen, hauled themselves up and came out fighting
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Soccer: No point in Mullin it over
PAUL Mullin needed no second invitation to leap at the chance to join John Coleman's Accrington Stanley revolution. Radcliffe rejected Stanley's initial bid of £10,000 last season but found the upped bid of £15,000 too good to turn down for their star
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Soccer: Non League round-up
CHORLEY are in need of a home tonic against Lincoln having picked up just one point from their first two outings in the UniBond First Division. Michael Wallace is back in contention despite being withdrawn through injury in the first half of Tuesday's
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Sutton sent crashing
RUBEROID Sutton CC suffered a crushing defeat in their top-of-the-table clash at Wavertree on Saturday. They lost the toss and were invited to bat on a lively wicket. And they were soon in trouble at 12-4. But as the innings wore on, the wicket eased
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Give police more authority
I WAS very sad to read in The Citizen what a low and degraded state to which dear old Blackpool has sunk. We moved here in the late 30s to South Shore. Families would come here with their children from the cotton towns. Kiddies with smiling faces carried
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Spartans surge to rounders glory
PILKINGTON Spartans have been crowned champions of the St Helens Rounders League. But the runners-up spot is still up for grabs. TNT have staged a late surge and are pushing Windle to the wire. And Grasshopper and UG have locked horns for the Division
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Historic date at Haydock
A RACE for a trophy that was last awarded 150 years ago is being revived on Saturday, September 2, as part of the richest ever day's racing at Haydock Park. Since racing moved from Newton to Haydock at the end of the 19th century, the memory of the former
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Don't make the old people suffer
AT LAST! We have the new government guidelines for the improvement of all care homes for the elderly. It is stated that room sizes are important, also "individual space", which means a large home, such as the eight council homes we already have in Blackpool
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Blackpool needs jolly good clean-up
I READ your article regarding the decline of Blackpool with great interest, although tinged with sadness. I am originally from the South of England but have lived in the area for the last 13 years and, as the daughter of northern parents, have been coming
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Cables off to a cracker
Prescot Cables 2 Fleetwood Freeport 1 PRESCOT, under the guidance of Tommy Lawson, produced an overall team performancethat deserved the ovation the players received as they left the field. Paul Smith twice shot over the bar in the opening five minutes
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Recs claim derby victory
ST HELENS Recs claimed a great derby victory at neighbours St Helens. And it lifted them off the bottom of the Division One tabel at the expense of their hosts. Surprised to be asked to bat first, Recs made a solid start with Ford (22) and Lyon (48) batting
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A dumping ground
THE problems highlighted in your editorial about disgusting behaviour and litter strewn streets are not confined to the Promenade and town centre or, sadly, to the behaviour of visitors. The slip road leading to the West Park Drive entrance of Stanley
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P&O cruise to success
PRESCOT and Odyssey CC earned a convincing win at Cheshire Lines on Saturday. After winning the toss P&O skipper Carl Oughterson asked the home team to bat first, despite having only three recognised bowlers in the team. The first wicket fell in Cartmel's
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Home residents are very upset
I would be grateful if you would print my letter in your newspaper. This is because I would like your readers to realise that although things might appear a bit quiet regarding the eight homes for the elderly that are threatened with closure, we the residents
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Rainford halfway to paradise
RAINFORD lifted the Sandhurst Shield for the first time in their history with a 91-run victory over Croston on Sunday. And with league results going their way, they are on course for the double. But skipper Ste Harrison warned: "We're still only halfway
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Warning goes out to clubs
THE big St Helens Combination kick-off could be severely curtailed this Saturday. For by last Saturday a total of 41 clubs had still not submitted evidence of their insurance cover to league secretary David Watkins. And no insurance means no play. And
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This council is incompetent and uncaring
I AM writing in response to the Labour council's decision to shelve plans to spend money on car park security and not to replace the community safety officer. Why anyone should be surprised at this latest revelation is beyond me in view of the fact that
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Early Laird gets the goals
Maine Road 1 St Helens Town 2 IT was mission accomplished as St Helens Town opened their new season at bright and breezy Chorlton-cum-Hardy where hosts Maine Road showed dogged resistance after almost being over-run in the early stages. Injuries, and
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Mystery illness for glamour finalist Sarah
A LYTHAM girl's dreams of winning the Miss Blackpool final have been dashed after she came down with a mystery illness while topping up her tan on holiday in Benidorm. Sarah Clark, 18, from Lytham, was due to take part in the Miss Blackpool final at the
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Is hospital penalising me?
WITH so much being said about the NHS, I wonder how many other people are in the same situation as me. In March I was referred to a consultant at Bury General Hospital and an appointment arrived for the beginning of August. Three days before my appointment
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They will outwit the wardens
"RESIDENT" (Your Letters, August 18) is not on her own. Many other people suffer similar harassment from playing children and not just on council estates. The estate I live on is partly warden-controlled sheltered accommodation and the elderly people
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A gun pointing at our heads
THIS letter is directed specifically at the chief executive of Bury MBC, to East Ward councillors Byrne, Connolly and Holt, and the steering group involved in the East Ward Regeneration Scheme. It should be no surprise to any of them that I am aggrieved
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Big Mac meet
WINDLE Residents Association will be holding a public meeting at Liverpool St Helens RUFC, Moss Lane, on Monday, September 18, to clarify issues arising from the planning application submitted to St Helens Council for a McDonalds fast food restaurant
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Digging our roots
THE Introduction to Sources for Local History course is starting up again from the middle of September and aims to give people an idea of the various documentary evidence available for studying local history in St Helens. The course uses original 18th
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Anyone lost their Yorkie?
A MAN is appealing for the owners of a Yorkshire Terrier, found in the Toll Bar area, to contact him. The dog, which was wearing a brown collar but no identifying tag, was found wandering along Roby Street on Sunday, August 13. Ray Pownall said: "My neighbours
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Police hunt muggers
POLICE believe two handbag snatches within 30 minutes of each other in the same area could be linked. The first happened in Eccleston Street, Newtown, at about 2.20pm on Sunday. A 53-year-old woman who was walking along the street when two men ran at
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Neighbours demanding firework ban
RESIDENTS in Parr and Blackbrook are supporting a campaign to stop the misuse of fireworks in the area. Over the last 18 months a cash injection from the European fund has enabled the development of cycle paths and gardens into the community. However
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Let's clean up this town!
ST HELENS Council has pledged to clean up polluted land that could be a risk to health or cause damage to the environment. The council, together with Merseyside Environmental Service and Knowsley and Sefton councils, are to prepare a comprehensive strategy
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Bike crash boy is dead
A TEENAGER, seriously injured when his cycle was in collision with a bin wagon, died the day before he was to return to Poland to continue his studies. Sixteen-year-old Polish national Mariusz Mazurek, who was staying in Prestwich, died on Wednesday evening
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East Lancs events tomorrow, August 26
50/50 Dancing with MC's Duncan and Margaret, Tony's Ballroom, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 7.30pm-11pm. DIsplay of Crafts and Hobbies, St Mary's Church, Gisburn, 10am-noon and 2pm-6pm. A Musical Evening with Blackburn Gilbert and Sullivan Society, St
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We salute courage of councillors
COMMON sense has prevailed. The two councillors who spoke out against controversial moves to hold Town Hall meetings in secret and as a result were suspended from Blackburn with Darwen Council's ruling Labour group have been reinstated. Councillor Peter
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Chess: Grindrod shines against Rochdale
IN the last week, Bury's teams in the Manchester Summer League have had two very good results . Playing in A Division the first team followed their marvellous win in the cup against White Swan by holding a strong Rochdale side. Roger Howley & John
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Rugby Union: Sedgley signings can light up the Lane
FORMER South African back row forward Tim Fourie and Welsh stand off Colin Stephens have arrived to boost Sedgley Park's push towards the top of the Rugby Union league ladder. Fourie will also be occupied as the Whitefield club's student development officer
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Cycle speedway: Steve's traffic nightmare mars Edinburgh jaunt
IT was a weekend of mixed fortunes for Bury-Border Flooring riders on their trip to Edinburgh. Saturday's British Veteran's Individual championship saw Bury's Fred Rothwell and Steve Mann qualify for the final while Derek Garnett, a multi champion in
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Angling: Bream full to the Gill-s
REPORTS continue to be good from all local waters in the excellent weather conditions. Last Wednesday evening the Bury Society Junior Section fished the Gill Trophy on the Island Lodge. Ian Gough fishing peg 27 on the streamside, won his third match of
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Rounders: Final week was just knockout!
BURY Ladies Rounders League's final week got under way at Goshen on Sunday with the year's secondary competition the Pattiman Plate. This showdown was contested between the third and fourth placed teams from the top division, Ramsbottom Ladies and Ainsworth
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Soccer: Useful result on opening day
DUKINFIELD TOWN...0 ELTON FOLD...0 A SCORELESS draw on the opening day of the season away from home is generally regarded as a reasonable result. When it is against the side that finished runners-up last season, and at a venue where Elton Fold have never
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Cricket: Round-up
LANCASHIRE League title chasers RAMSBOTTOM cruised through their weekend games with two superb displays. On Saturday Mark Dentith's first 50 in the league plus a half-century from skipper Mark Price kept Ramsbottom at the top of the table. They collected
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Today's the day
1930: Every thinking woman's crumpet, Scottish actor Sean "007" Connery was born. An ex-coffin polisher and muscleman, he made his stage debut in South Pacific and changes his name from Thomas to Sean in 1953, the same year Ian Fleming wrote his first
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This week in 1975 25 years ago
JOBLESS: Bury's jobless tally was continuing to rise to new record levels since the end of the Second World War. The total number of people unemployed stood at 1,374 which comprised 1,030 men and 344 women. The number of vacancies improved slightly to
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I didn't fight for this Europe
I WOULD like to reply to MEP Chris Davies (Letters, Aug 22) on European "goals." I went to France in 1940 as a boy of 19, I returned as a man of 20 via Dunkirk. I also fought from Normandy to Hamburg. What for, Mr Davies? To defeat the Germans, not to
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Wrong to use pigs' organs
RECENT media reports that the Roslin Institute has halted tests using pig organs for transplant comes as no surprise to the National Anti-Vivisection Society. For many years we have warned of the potential dangers of transplanting animal organs to humans
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UK loses out in Euro 'union'
LET's get things in perspective following MEP Clive Davies' views (Letters, Aug 22). The people of this country did not vote to join a union, but a market. We are now controlled by unelected failed politicians such as Patten and Kinnock in their role
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Joe is well cared for
AS THE main 'do-gooder neighbour' mentioned by John Blunt (LET, Aug 23) I suggest that he researches his subject thoroughly and ascertains the true facts as his account of Joe, the monkey and the Stanton family is 99 per cent fictional. All us 'do gooders
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Minor leg injury
A DRIVER suffered minor leg injuries when he lost control of his car on Sunday evening (Aug 20). Mr Alan Diggle of Bank House Road, Bury, was taken to Bury General Hospital for treatment after the 10.30pm accident. It is believed the 19-year-old's Vauxhall
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Rhythm of Africa
YOUNGSTERS swayed to the rhythms of Africa during an action-packed activity week. They attended an Afro-Caribbean dance class at the Met arts centre as part of BRAG (Bury and Rochdale Active Generation) week. People aged from 11 to 15 bought a £5 passport
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Former pupils plan reunion
EX-pupils of Bury's former Wellington Secondary School are invited to meet up again after an absence of almost 30 years. Those who attended the school between 1966-71 can attend a reunion being held on Friday, September 1 at 7.30pm. Venue is the Waterloo
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Clouds on Sunny jobs horizon
MORE than 70 workers at a factory producing the Sunny Delight soft drink have been told they will be out of a job within the next five months as production is moved to Somerset. A union today blamed the decision to axe around 25 jobs at Gerber Foods,
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Taxi driver robbed
A PRESTWICH taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint when he was asked to take three men to Salford. The 24-year-old cabbie picked up the men from the George Hotel in Bury New Road, Whitefield, shortly after midnight on Saturday (Aug 19). He drove to Pyramid
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More in jobs
MORE people than ever are in jobs and unemployment is at its lowest for 20 years. New figures show that there are 27.93 million people in work, the highest ever level. Meanwhile, the dole queue shrunk last month by a further 22,700 taking it to 1.07 million
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Garden of remembrance undergoes facelift
BURY Parish Church's garden of remembrance is undergoing a facelift. And Rector of Bury, Dr John Findon, is inviting local people to attend a meeting to be briefed about the work. The garden of remembrance, located at the rear of the church, is used for
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Prestwich primary is top of the form!
IT'S top marks for a Prestwich primary school. For St Mary's CE aided primary school in the town's Rectory Lane has achieved Investors in People (IIP) status. The school has a strong family tradition. Headteacher Brian Richards can look back on 22 years
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Norwich boss swoops for City misfit Whitley
NORWICH City boss Bryan Hamilton has responded to his side's stuttering start to the season by recruiting Northern Ireland international Jim Whitley. The 25-year-old Manchester City midfielder has been signed on a month's loan with a view to making the
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Souey's pledge
GRAEME Souness today pledged to give Jack Walker the best send-off possible by beating Norwich tomorrow. Rovers will bring the curtain down on a traumatic week by saying an emotional farewell to Mr Walker at Ewood. And Souness has vowed to pull out all
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Bryan needs a goal feast
NORWICH City owner Delia Smith has spent the summer beefing up the club's catering requirements thanks to the help of Holland's Pies. But, while City supporters can now look forward with relish to a half-time feast East Lancashire-style, Bryan Hamilton's
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Travellers trauma
I HAVE a question to ask our caring council on behalf of all the residents of St Helens borough. Why, why, why, do we have to suffer travellers? During the last couple of years we have had to put up with these people on our school fields, in close proximity
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Success on a plate
PRESTON Borough Council has been judged as one of the most environmentally friendly authorities in the country. In this year's prestigious Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice, the local council fought off competition from 180 other authorities
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Dangerous building used as launch pad
DEEPDALE residents are being plagued by youngsters who are using a neighbouring building as a launch pad for dangerous missiles. Families living in St James' Road, Deepdale, are living in fear as children as young as five climb 70ft up the adjacent British
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Park pond 'risk to lives'
FEARS have been raised that a duck pond poses a life-threatening risk to children in a Preston park. Concerns about the pond, near North Lodge in Moor Park were first raised when a regular park visitor, Jo Bolton, of Blundell Road, Fulwood, complained
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Heysham's power to train
MORECAMBE MP Geraldine Smith opened a new state-of the-art training facility at Heysham power stations yesterday (Wednesday). Heysham 1's central control room simulator was relocated from its previous home in Gloucester. The move involved hundreds of
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Wheels of fortune!
MORECAMBE tourism chiefs hope a casino revolution in Blackpool will have a knock-on effect for the ailing resort. They believe the expected £1 billion investment in the seaside neighbours will be a boost to tourism across the North-West. And hopes remain
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Victory for Para's sister
THE Burnley sister of an ex-paratrooper who died in police custody today declared "justice is now seen to be done" after a jury returned a verdict he was unlawfully killed. Five police officers said to have laughed and chatted while Christopher Alder
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It's pennies from heaven!
MESSAGES of goodwill from across the area have been winging their way to Heysham's historic St Peter's church after The Citizen revealed its cash plight. Around £750 has been donated to the church since our exclusive front page story two weeks ago revealed
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Party member subjected to hard Labour
A LABOUR party member who campaigned against his own local leader at last year's elections has been suspended from the party for three years following a private hearing this week. Labour party notables Judith Blake, Rose Burley and Bernard Dooley were
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Jobs go at Port Vale
AROUND 30 jobs are to go at one of Pendle's largest engineering firms. The 250-staff at Fort Vale Engineering, Nelson, were given a letter yesterday outlining their plans for the job losses. Further details of exact numbers and who will be affected will
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Newy back to face Red Devils?
TEST centre Paul Newlove is set to return to Saints' team facing Salford Reds at Knowsley Road on Sunday, kick-off 3pm. Newlove has been sidelined with an hamstring problem sustained at Wakefield on June 11, and his reappearance would be a huge boost
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On ball for skills
PRESTON youngsters wanting to improve their dribbling skills are being invited to join a new soccer camp. Ex-Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool footballer, Andy Fairman, is holding a week-long soccer tournament starting on Monday, August 28. Children will
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Nowhere to spend a penny
EVERY week I obtain books from my local library at Sunnybank and this week I needed to use the toilet. "Oh, there's no toilet here sir," I was told. "But I saw a dozen children here the other day for half an hour. What would they do?" I inquired. "Oh,
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Big rugby day out
SOME of the top young Rugby League stars in the county will be on show when booming Blackbrook Royals stage their 10th annual seven-a-side and mini league festival at their Boardmans Lane Headquarters on Bank Holiday Monday. Merton Bank signmakers Vinyline
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THE following duty chemists will be available for dispensing services on Sunday, August 20, between
AN emergency dental service is available seven days a week from 6 to 10pm on weekdays and 9am to 10pm at the weekend and on Bank Holidays. Call 0403 643 710. Emergency dental treatment is also available at the Central Dental Clinic, College Street, St
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Ale by the jugful
THE old Limerick pub was demolished for runway development at Burtonwood air base during the 1939-45 world war. And senior citizen Tommy Ashton wonders if anyone else can remember that old watering hole. Tommy, from Hard Lane, St Helens, recalls that
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Pleasures of a downtrodden breed
THERE was precious little to brighten up the existence of our hard-working forebears. They were condemned to slog out their working lives under the iron hand of the taskmasters within coal mining, chemical factories, glassworks and iron foundries. The
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Driving out car crime
CAR crime in Britain costs a staggering £3 billion a year. And the battle to beat it begins on Saturday in Leigh. A 'Drive out car crime' campaign is being launched at Halfords store with expert security advice (11am-3pm) from Greater Manchester Police
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Blaze family looks to future
A HEARTBROKEN father today said his family could finally look to the future -- four months after his wife and one of his sons died after a blaze which wrecked their home. Brian Stoddard has moved his family into their new terrace home in Accrington after
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It'll be a cracking paint job, Gromit
NICE colour Gromit! A planned phone mast could be painted by a company responsible for colouring Wallace and Gromit in an effort to win villagers over. Telecommunications giant Vodafone has already had one application to build a 15-metre-high phone mast
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Golborne school slams missing results fiasco
Exclusive by Paola Alvino AN EXAMS glitch that left 41 children without GCSE results in drama was yesterday condemned as "just not good enough." Golborne High School headteacher Stephen Turner refused to publish any results for the school until the missing
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Fire-hit traders make new start
By Brian Gomm THE future is looking much brighter for traders whose businesses went up in smoke in Leigh's Boulevard shopping centre inferno. Relocation opportunities being offered include indoor and outdoor stalls at Leigh Market, units in the Town Hall
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Drive-by bag snatcher gets five years
A JUDGE jailed a man for five years for snatching the handbag of a 72 year-old woman as he drove past her in a stolen car. Jamie Lee Benson appeared in the dock at Bolton Crown Court in handcuffs to listen to a catalogue of similar offences being read
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Mystery illness for glamour finalist Sarah
A LYTHAM girl's dreams of winning the Miss Blackpool final have been dashed after she came down with a mystery illness while topping up her tan on holiday in Benidorm. Sarah Clark, 18, from Lytham, was due to take part in the Miss Blackpool final at the
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Right up my nose
DID anybody actually take any notice of the recent scathing attack on Morecambe, dished up on Breakfast TV? I doubt it. To draw attention to the failings of our town is one thing but to totally ignore the improvements that have been and still are being
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Readers back security review demand
LANCASHIRE Evening Telegraph readers have sent a message to Calderstones bosses calling for a review of security. Eighty eight per cent of readers who rang our telephone hotline voted for a full and open review of security at the medium secure unit and
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Finale for Grand Cinema?
CLITHEROE Civic Hall could be flattened to make way for a new multi-million community arts centre, it was revealed today. The Grade II listed building in York Street, which reopened as the Grand Cinema earlier this year, may make way for a centre with
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Nowland fires cup hope
Stockport County 0 Blackpool 1 A SUPERB performance of composed football topped by an outstanding goal from Adam Nowland has put Pool in with an excellent chance of progressing in the Worthingtons Cup. Nowland's goal in the final seconds of the first
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Fleetwood Laird it over Daf
FLEETWOOD 221-7 Dec LEYLAND DAF 188 All Out IN an entertaining league game at Broadwater on August Fleetwood held on to third place beating Leyland Daf. Put in to bat Fleetwood made 221-7 before declaring after only 46.1 of their scheduled 60 overs. In
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Holiday heartaches?
COCKROACHES, rats, eternal building work, filthy rooms, party goers that keep going all night, even child biting crocodiles. Unfortunately these are just some of the disasters people have experienced on their longed-for holidays. Yorkshire Television
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Foxhall fox them all
A JUNIOR soccer team from Blackpool took a tournament at the Liverpool Academy of Football by storm winning every single game. Foxhall Under 8's won the tournament organised by Liverpool FC and Stuart Gelling, their director of coaching, in fine style
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Support us on trek to Peru
ALONG with 68 other intrepid trekkers we successfully took part in the fascinating Inca Trail trek organised by The Children's Society earlier this summer. We walked over high passes, through cloud forest and finally into sub-tropical vegetation culminating
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How to describe Wigan council?
I WAS watching a programme at the weekend and four words were dominant in the narrative. I decided to look up their dictionary references. This is what I found: Democracy: A form of society which favours equal rights, the ignoring of hereditary class
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In a league of our own
HERE'S a query for you. Lancaster City play in the Unibond League. Morecambe play in something called the Nationwide Football Conference, a competition in which all the teams play each other twice for points -- a league by any other name. Why, then, are
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Quiet before the storm as City open account
LANCASTER City's late opening to the season proved to be well worth the wait as Tony Hesketh's men outclassed newly promoted Burscough on Tuesday night. After a mediocre first half, Farrell Kilbane's goal on the stroke of half time gave City the impetus
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Deadline approaches for export awards
TIME is running out for Bury companies to showcase their export achievements. For September is the deadline for the Exporter of the Year Awards. Bury businesses are being urged to look closely at their individual export accomplishments and at how winning
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Training is praised
CLEEA Training, which has an important presence in Bury, has been praised in a top report. Its achievements have been recognised in the Training Standards Council (TSC) annual report of the Chief Inspector for 1999-2000. CLEEA was named in the document
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Stuart's the company's new face
B & Q customers in Bury could be forgiven for thinking they've seen management trainee Stuart Kay's face before. For when the giant company wanted to launch a nationwide TV advertising campaign they certainly did it themselves, and recruited the 26
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We're on for a big victory - Lee
COLIN Lee believes someone is due a hiding from his Wolves side and its new-look strikeforce of Robert Taylor and Temuri Ketsbaia. Wolves are yet to win a game this season and were beaten 1-0 at home by Oxford United in the Worthington Cup on Tuesday
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Lighting up time
BRITISH Gas and Help the Aged have been lighting up the lives of Lancaster pensioners. Representatives of the company and the charity handed out free energy efficient light bulbs as well as efficiency tips at a special information day at Marketgate shopping
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Keeping posted
A GOVERNMENT minister moved to reassure postmasters as he addressed a special meeting at Morecambe Town Hall. Competition Minister Alan Johnson insisted that the Government remains committed to the keeping rural post offices running. He urged the post
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College conference
LANCASTER'S St Martin's college is to host a major national conference for therapists working with children who have special needs. As part of the NAPOT conference, running from September 5 to 8, a special public exhibition on September 7, featuring an
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Man robbed
A 61-year-old man was robbed as he walked around Heysham at 3am on Saturday morning. A man approached him on the junction of Heysham Road and Whinnysty Lane, asking for cash. When he claimed he had none, the other man attacked him, punching him to the
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Dome date for pupils
STUDENTS from Skerton High School will be on stage in the Millennium Dome next month to take part in a special musical performance. The group of pupils will star in 'The Red Rose Story -- The story of Lancashire' on the Dome's 'Our Town' stage. Claire
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Rosebud fund cash boost
A LANCASTER theatrical agents has won a £9,000 boost from a County Council fund. The council's economic development arm, Lancashire Enterprise Ltd, has invested the money in Target Personal Management through its 'Rosebud Fund'. The cash will help the
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Manager Bob says farewell
BOB Bond, the well known local agricultural manager with the NatWest is retiring on August 31 after 34 years service with bank. He started working in the Church Street, Lancaster branch in 1966, remaining there for 20 years. After taking up appointments
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Lighting up the town
BREWERS Thwaites are helping to light up the town this autumn after donating £1,000 to the Illuminations fund. Thwaites, of Blackburn, are the first major brewers to support the lights fund and managing director Paul Baker said: "We have very strong links
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Shrimps bag four from six
Morecambe 3 Woking 0 FOUR points from two tough games have given Morecambe an early season boost as they look for another season of Nationwide Conference success. Tuesday night saw them travel to the side which finished a place below them last season,
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UNited off to a flier
GARSWOOD United made a flying start to their season in the Green Contract Services Mid Cheshire League. They won 3-1 at promoted Crewe. They went ahead after only five minutes through a Steve Starr penalty after Dave Donnelly had been brought down. Five
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Resort to house 100 refugees
AROUND 100 asylum seekers will be making their way to Blackpool after the council approved a three-year agreement yesterday (August 23). The Home Office approved plan will offer care, information and support to needy families. The council will be appealing
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College program has real byte!
A LOCAL college's pioneering computing in the community programme has proved a major success. Over 60 participants have taken part in the programme, run by Lancaster and Morecambe College, since it began in May. Funded by the city's Single Regeneration
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Return of the 'old wags'
THE sun shone on rescued dogs from all over the Fylde Coast which came to wag their tails and say a big thank you to the owner of a St Annes animal sanctuary. Mandy Leigh, who runs the Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary -- a registered charity which takes in
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By-election date set for city seat
A DATE has been set for the city council by-election in Lancaster's John O'Gaunt ward. Long-serving Councillor Paddy Kavanagh died two weeks ago, and an election for his replacement will take place on Thursday, September 28. Mr Kavanagh's widow Sheila
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The end of the world is nigh...snow kidding!
EVERY now and again I hear someone say something or catch sight of something from the corner of my eye and think, sorry, but has the whole world gone completely mad? Do you ever do that? Come on, you must have if you live in East Lancashire -- because
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Celia saddles up for towers challenge
A PRESTWICH woman is getting on her bike to take part in a marathon "tower to tower" challenge. Mrs Celia Smith faces a gruelling cycle ride from Blackpool Tower to the Eiffel Tower when she embarks on the one-week journey next month. And she is being
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Teenage gunman targets nursery
YOUNG children were herded into a nursery as a teenage gunman opened fire on their premises. The boy, believed to be around 14-years-old, fired repeatedly at the Bright Sparks kindergarten building in Walshaw Road, Bury, as the youngsters played outside
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Frightened mum in dog terror
AN Unsworth woman has told of her terror after confronting two menacing dogs who had killed the family's pet rabbit. Mrs Elaine Camm was unable to enter the garden of her home in Swinton Crescent for fear of being attacked by the growling animals. And
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Was she murdered?
A HOME Office pathologist will today (Fri Aug 25) confirm whether a Whitefield woman was murdered. According to the results of a post mortem, Mrs Linda Southwood died as a result of pressure to her neck which was "likely caused by a third party". During
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Social services budget heading for the red
A HUGE demand for help is helping to send the social services budget hurtling into the red once more. Town hall chiefs are forecasting a £1 million-plus overspend as the demand for services outstrips the balance sheet. The department has drawn-up an action
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Local Census chief appointed
A FORMER Bury swimming champion and England internationalist is going to great lengths to glean as much information as possible about Bury and its people. For Mr Harry Campbell has been appointed as area manager for the Census which will take place nationwide
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Record breakers!
RECORDS have been broken at the borough's schools where jubilant pupils have been celebrating their GCSE successes. The nail-biting wait was finally over yesterday (Thurs Aug 24) as pupils learned the results of five years of hard slog. Across the borough
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Skipper aims to keep run going
WOLVES are yet to win a game this season, but Burnley skipper Steve Davis insists the Clarets' needs are just as great going into tomorrow's clash at Molineux. "They drew their first two games and got beat on Tuesday night so they will be desperate to
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Souey's pledge
GRAEME Souness today pledged to give Jack Walker the best send-off possible by beating Norwich tomorrow. Rovers will bring the curtain down on a traumatic week by saying an emotional farewell to Mr Walker at Ewood. And Souness has vowed to pull out all
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Preston's demolition men
Late arrivals at Deepdale will have to rely on video evidence to witness the two early goals as Preston performed a demolition job on a powerful United side. As a contest it was all over in six minutes as Preston produced some quite brilliant football
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24-carat gold kiddies!
THERE'S no business like children's show business. And at the Children's Tower Ballet this summer season there's no surer way of grabbing an audience's attention and heartstrings than with a rising star, a cute kid and a 24-carat gold cast. It's actually
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Walkers hit new heights
A TEAM of aerospace students and graduates are the tops! The group of 12 from BAE Systems at Samlesbury and Warton conquered Three Peaks in aid of charity. They raised more than £1,200 from the 27 hour 21 minute trek over Scafell Pike, Snowdon and Ben
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Homebase sale catches the eye
THE former boss of a fashion chain which operates in East Lancashire is eyeing a new challenge. Jim Hodkinson, the former head of New Look, is eyeing up Sainsbury's DIY chain Homebase. Mr Hodkinson, who left the top job at New Look in May after a dispute
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Link-up scheme a major success
A SCHEME available to firms in East Lancashire has been hailed a major success story. The Teaching Company Scheme acts as a broker between companies and universities and to date more than 2,000 businesses have taken advantage of it, inlcuding Lupton &
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Asian forum to have a voice
PLANS for a new 'club' to help East Lancashire's growing Asian business community have been given a huge vote of confidence. More than 100 businesspeople backed plans for a special forum at a major conference held in Blackburn. Leading figures from the
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Basil comes bouncin' back
THE power of the Star was in evidence yet again last week when a cat lover was re-united with her beloved pet thanks to your favourite local newspaper. Audrey Hartley, from Blackrod in Bolton, has been searching for her cream and ginger cat, Basil, since
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Life's a piece of cake for Jan
A FORMER school lab technician has gone from mixing chemicals to mixing the right ingredients for a business success story. Over the last 10 years, 54-year-old Jan Hegarty has gone from making finger buffets for a handful of clients to running a mini
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Inside minds of the young
MORE than 80 per cent of children do not think they will smoke when they are older; three quarters of them would like to speak primarily to their parents about puberty and growing up; and 79 per cent of young people enjoy physical activity a lot. These
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Razor wire starts 'prison' blast
A ROW is raging over the creation of a "prison" in a mill, as a result of security improvements. DHJ Weisters Ltd of Anchor Mill, Moss Fold Road, Darwen, has applied for permission to retain posts and razor wire on walls at the site, which is in a residential
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007 has licence to fill trolley!
SEAN Connery look-alike Brian Barnsley will don black tie and tuxedo to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Scottish Knight. Brian, who works on the delicatessen counter at Rawtenstall's Asda store, bears a striking resemblance to the most popular James
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Hawkers get the boot
STREET traders in Leigh are helping council officials kick illegal hawkers into touch. Only one person was prosecuted in the borough last year for failing to have the proper licence - compared to eight the year before. In a report to be presented to the
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Splash hits!
THE Famous Four from Astley pub Miners Arms are real splash hits. They banded together for a full-of-fun raft race -- earning £500 for Pendlebury Children's Hospital. And on Monday the four -- Gary Wall, Pete Hardie, Colin Harris and Christopher Daly
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Playtime theft misery for toddlers
CRUEL thieves have taken favourite playthings from a children's nursery. They broke in through the roof of a storage building at Stonehouse Day Nursery in Leigh and grabbed a toddlers' trike and ride-on cart. The distinctive yellow trike with passenger
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They only go underground
YOUR front page story last week hit a cord with me. I have two small children who I love with all my heart and I would hate anything to happen to them. It is so true we do have to protect our kids and we do get headstrong when these people move into our
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Prison is too costly
MONTHS spent on imprisonment, housing or registering paedophiles is a costly way of dealing with this evil and does not deter would-be offenders on children from evil. While offenders against the people know their only punishment, if or when they are
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Name and shame
Last week's front page was an interesting article conservatively written but with an element of teasing the public. By doing this you have created a two tier public. Those who are associated with the paper or courts or who happened to attend a public
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How did we get away with it?
THIS week it has once again been reported by certain members of the city's Labour group that this paper has an anti-Labour bias and was in full support of the election campaign by the MBI at the last local elections. These accusations are not new of course
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Fury over land sale
MEMBERS of one of Blackpool's oldest clubs have been shocked and angered by the announcement this week that part of it has been sold off. The Citizen has been approached by members of Marton Institute who say that the first they knew of the sale was when
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Model pupils
BLACKBURN youngsters took part in a sculpture project as part of the Summer Splash activities organised by Groundwork Blackburn and part funded by the Youth Justice Board. Helped by experts, they made moulds out of a variety of objects -- even their hands
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Heart op gran's road to recovery
A GREAT-grandmother is recovering at home after undergoing a gruelling eight-hour operation to replace two heart valves. Mary Alberts, 62 (pictured) waited more than seven months for the high-risk operation at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, despite being
