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Defence is commendable
JOHN Blunt's defence of the capuchin monkey Joe (LET, August 23) is commendable. I have never understood why some people wish to own an exotic pet. The main concern is the welfare of any animal in captivity and it should be illegal to own one. It's doubtful
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No rustings at hustings
REGARDING John Blunt's piece, (LET, July 26) featuring Jack Straw with a 1947 Alvis car, 'old clunker' indeed? Let's be fair, please, and in proper context -- at a time when scrapyards are full of cars under 10 years old, a jibe is written about a car
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Odds increasing?
HAVE we to believe now that Richard Branston is to front another national organisation? Claims that he is going to make it easier to win the lottery do not stand up to scrutiny when he proposes to increase the numbers to 53. That must increase the odds
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Get in trim for marathon
AS the running enthusiasts among you may remember, last spring I pounded the streets of London to achieve one of my lifetime ambitions -- running my first-ever marathon. Getting round those 26.2 miles was one of the hardest things I have ever done, but
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TEAMS;
Rovers (4-3-3) from right to left Kelly Curtis, Short, Broomes, Bjornebye McAteer, Flitcroft, Dunn Jansen, Blake, Duff Subs; Taylor (for Short, 42), Diawara ( for Duff, 68), Johnson (for McAteer, 87), Not used: Dailly, Filan (gk) Wednesday: (4-4-2) Stringer
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1
Westwood 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 Taylor 44 No kidding around ALAN Hansen's theory that you cannot win anything with kids has already been destroyed by Alex Ferguson. Now his former Liverpool team-mate Graeme Souness plans to put it to the test again with
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Daredevils line up for bungee special
A BURNLEY pub was packed with regulars helping to raise money for the DJ Autism Fund. Landlord of the Dugdale Arms Martin Mulrooney said: "Last time we held an event three months ago we raised £2,000 so we are hoping to raise a similar amount. "We had
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N-ice change for a Bank Holiday!
THEY slid, they bumped, they crashed and they glided - there wasn't any ice but youngsters in Burnley had a super slippery time yesterday! A synthetic ice rink was set up on St James Street as part of a four day shopping festival and youngsters turned
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Ideas to make health centres better
COMMENTS from patients about the care they receive in health centres are already being acted upon. As part of NHS week Burnley Healthcare Trust undertook a consultation exercise asking patients and carers what they thought of the services and if any improvements
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MP's call for action on ex-para's killing
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike is calling for the Crown Prosecution Service to "urgently review" what action is necessary following the death of ex-paratrooper Christopher Alder. Mr Alder's sister Janet, 38, who lives in the Manchester Road area of Burnley, attended
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Music festival to beat the blues
THE Great British R & B music festival rediscovered its blues roots as more than 50,000 fans enjoyed a holiday weekend of top tunes and great entertainment. Last year's problems with overcrowding and under-age drinkers littering the streets were forgotten
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Teenage girl in car horror
A TEENAGER was seriously ill in hospital today after she was in collision with a car on a unlit country road. Louise Mullarkey, 16, suffered a fractured skull and serious chest and internal injuries in the accident in Kelbrook Road, Kelbrook, near Barnoldswick
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Proposals rejected
FIVE YEARS AGO CLERGYMEN from across East Lancashire turned their backs on a "sexual Ten Commandments" drawn up for vicars after allegations of sexual abuse were made in the Sheffield raves-for-Jesus scandal. The proposed code of practice for ministers
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Desert flight
TEN YEARS AGO A DARING desert flight from the Gulf crisis brought a distraught mother news that her son had survived Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Rishton teacher Andrew Whitcombe was found to be safe and well in Kuwait City with fellow escapees Katrina
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Council promise over centre safety
COUNCILLORS have pledged to do all they can to improve safety in Accrington town centre, following the revelation the borough has missed out on cash to reinstate the area's community wardens. And it has emerged that the possibility of bidding for funding
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Youth killed in train horror
A YOUTH was killed after being hit by a fast-moving train as he used a well-known short cut. The victim, who has not yet been identified but is thought to be between 16 and 19 years old, was struck by the 9.27am York to Blackpool train on the Rishton
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Legal challenge to burn Cemfuel
CASTLE Cement has launched a legal challenge in an attempt to relax the tight controls on the burning of controversial Cemfuel. Bosses at the firm's Ribblesdale works, Clitheroe, are to seek a judicial review to try to change the legal status of the fuel
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Ashby (own-goal) 70mins Gillingham 1 Asaba 66mins ANDY Hessenthaler may be new to the management game but he's had a good teacher and this result could have been Taylor-made for Burnley's bogey side. Peter Taylor, Hessenthaler's predecessor in the Gills
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Burnley (3-5-2)
Crichton; (from right) Thomas, Davis, Cox; Weller (Mullin 51), Little, Ball, Cook, Briscoe; Gray (Payton 51), Cooke (Branch 51). Subs not used: Armstrong, Mellon. Gillingham (4-5-1 player/manager Andy Hessenthaler) Bartram; (from right) Hope, Ashby, Butter
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Training boost call for workers
BUSINESS leaders have called for improvements to the Modern Apprenticeships scheme to help boost workers' skills. Hundreds of East Lancashire teenagers take part in Modern Apprenticeship courses which combine a job with training. The Institute of Directors
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Eight new faces after dispute
EIGHT new directors have been appointed to the board of a business support group. The move comes two months after seven directors quit Business Link East Lancashire in a dispute over the debate on the future of services for small and medium-sized firms
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Tory's anger over advert board blight
PICTURESQUE East Lancashire countryside is being sold out by Labour's "vandalism", it was claimed today. George Lee, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Darwen and Rossendale, has attacked proposals by the Government to relax restrictions
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Churches unveil their colour labour of love
FLORAL pictures adorned every corner of St Mary's Church in Haslingden in stunning celebration of the new millennium. The event took 18 months to arrange and involved churches of every denomination in Haslingden and Helmshore. The simple painted white
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Threat to mum who skipped court
A MOTHER-of-two who failed to show up at court or for bail assessment has six months to prove to magistrates she is the reformed character she says she is -- or simply "scheming and conniving." Former addict Angela Wallace, 27, said to have been "embroiled
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Rise of the Empire, now the Royal Court
A SELL-OUT gala performance marked the completion of a transformation of the former Empire Theatre in Bacup. The Victorian theatre has been renamed the Royal Court, which was its original name when the former iron foundry opened as a theatre in 1896.
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Any colour is green in paint giveaway
GALLONS of paint were given away by Blackburn with Darwen Council under an award winning recycling scheme. The paint was donated to the council and is passed on to worthy causes at the recycling centre in George Street, Blackburn. People in the borough
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CRICKET: Darwen keep title hopes alive
DARWEN kept their slim chances of retaining their Northern League title alive with a comprehensive win over third placed Chorley. A delayed start and then a heavy downpour reduced the Chorley innings to 39 overs. Darwen's bowlers were always on top from
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Superbikes: Cad-swell!
NEIL Hodgson's season-long duel with Chris Walker for the British Superbike crown looks set to go down to the wire after the pair shared the honours at Cadwell Park. The 26-year-old Burnley rider drew first blood by taking victory in the opening race,
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Harry Barlow's Stable Whisper's
Ribble is on the run I AM hoping for a big run from Ribble Assembly today who has won first time out for the last two seasons. He has been on holiday since he last ran in a good class handicap hurdle at Doncaster, but has returned in good form and will
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WIMBLEDON 1 Basham desperate for a goal PRESTON striker Steve Basham is desperate for a goal -- and must believe one will come soon, writes DANY ROBSON. The 22-year-old, signed for £200,000 from Southampton last summer, only found the net twice last season
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Trip around the world in 10 days
AN AMBITIOUS project to take youngsters "around the world in ten days" came to a very successful conclusion in Darwen. The epic "journey" was the brainchild of teacher Julie Butterworth, as the theme of this year's summer literacy scheme at Darwen Moorland
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Young mum a litter lout
WHILE waiting for a bus in a shelter on Blackburn Boulevard, I saw a young mother with two children allow them to deposit a can and a bottle on to a shelf in the shelter. A carton of juice they were drinking from was then thrown on the floor. This young
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Freedom, a misery for Joe
IT is interesting that John Blunt (LET, August 23) should so quickly change his stance on Mrs Mary Stanton's capuchin monkey, Joe. Hardly giving us time to forget his previous remarks, he now employs the soppy, romantic reasoning of an animal liberationist
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Teenage girl in car horror
A TEENAGER was seriously ill in hospital today after she was in collision with a car on a unlit country road. Louise Mullarkey, 16, suffered a fractured skull and serious chest and internal injuries in the accident in Kelbrook Road, Kelbrook, near Barnoldswick
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Youth killed in train horror
A YOUTH was killed after being hit by a fast-moving train as he used a well-known short cut. The victim, who has not yet been identified but is thought to be between 16 and 19 years old, was struck by the 9.27am York to Blackpool train on the Rishton
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Jewell praise for his Wednesday walking wounded
SHEFFIELD Wednesday boss Paul Jewell was delighted with the way his patched-up side matched Rovers all the way at Hillsborough last night. Missing the likes of Wim Jonk, Gilles De Bilde and Kevin Pressman, Jewell was forced to name a clutch of teenagers
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ROVERS: CRAIG WILL BE BACK SHORTLY
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Craig Short could be fit to face Rochdale in the Worthington Cup next week -- despite fears he had swallowed his tongue during last night's 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. The former Everton defender sank to
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ROVERS STAR RATINGS:
KELLY: Made a couple of cracking second half saves to keep Rovers in the game...8 CURTIS: Not quite as convincing as in his four previous appearances and one slip nearly proved costly...6 BJORNEBYE: Struggled to cut out the supply line from the impressive
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Teen sex shame man gets six months
A 40-YEAR-old man who got a schoolgirl on her own and twice molested her has started a six-month jail term. Burnley Crown Court heard how the 15-year-old victim of David Tattersall was very upset by what happened and a judge told him he had to go to prison
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Charity's birthday bash
EVENTS galore are being organised in Pendle to celebrate a charity's 60th birthday. During Age Concern Week, local charity volunteers have organised events including a grand raffle on September 4 at the Earby Pop-In and Barnoldswick Pop-In centres and
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Cyclists' cash will help keep Lauren smiling
FRIENDS and family raised over £1,500 for a little girl who suffers from a rare and crippling disorder. Lauren Haworth's parents Stephen and Shirley, from Church, have been told their daughter will be confined to a wheel chair by the time she is 10. The
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Fizz pop 'was no flop'
ORGANISERS of the Clitheroe Festival 2000 insisted the three-day event was a success, despite concerns over a low turn-out. The festival was originally due to take place in May but had to be postponed because of worries over security. Ribble Valley Council
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Legal challenge to burn Cemfuel
CASTLE Cement has launched a legal challenge in an attempt to relax the tight controls on the burning of controversial Cemfuel. Bosses at the firm's Ribblesdale works, Clitheroe, are to seek a judicial review to try to change the legal status of the fuel
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Hessenthaler delighted with Turf Moor mission
GILLINGHAM came to Turf Moor apparently looking for a point and were happy to head back to Kent with mission accomplished. The First Division debutants lost 3-2 in their previous away game and made sure they wouldn't concede so readily again by packing
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Clarets hoping for keeper work permit
BURNLEY were today trying to cut through the red tape to allow new signing Nikolaos Michopoulos to make his first appearance for the club tonight. The Greek goalkeeper requires a work permit to play in English football and the Clarets were hoping to have
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Cicero to take on the world
A MAJOR marketing push is set to get underway at a software firm. Blackburn based Formfill has recruited PR agency Cicero to spearhead a new worldwide campaign. Formfull develops software which helps firms transfer paper-based administration work into
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A cucumber giant 'grand'
GREEN fingered grandad Harry Round thinks his bumper crop of giant cucumbers is "just grand." The proud 64-year-old of Anchor Grove, Darwen, has been nurturing the vegetables since April and one of them has grown to weigh a staggering 5.75Ibs. Retired
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Bosses get the OK for £48m buy-out
A MANAGEMENT buy-out of one of Darwen's biggest employers is set to go through. More than 90 per cent of Wolstenholme Rink shareholders have now agreed the £48.7million buyout. The firm's shares will be taken off the stockmarket following the deal. Last
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Blade runners at the ready!
WHILE leather clad bikers are busy polishing up their chrome for the motorcycle event of the year in Rossendale, organisers are hoping a novel race will prove an added attraction. Besides the hoards of gleaming two-wheeled machines which will fill every
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Longer hours at libraries include Sunday
LIBRARIES will be open longer hours for visitors and will run new homework help sessions for youngsters. And Blackburn Central Library will be open on Sundays for the first time from September 17, from 11am to 3pm. A Blackburn with Darwen Council spokeswoman
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Fernhurst aims for starring role
BREWERY bosses are almost ready to reveal the new £1.6million Fernhurst in Ewood, Blackburn. The first phase of the development, a pub and restaurant in Bolton Road, will open on Friday, September 8. The 30-bedroom Star Lodge will open in November. Blackburn-based
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Pledge to secure future
THE new chairman of an ethnic minority development group which has been plagued by in-fighting has pledged to secure the organisation's future. The Blackburn-based Ethnic Minorities Development Association has appointed Ibrahim Master as its new leader
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Cyber cafe bus is web wise
ALL aboard -- next stop's the information superhighway on the mobile cyber-cafe bus set to tour Lancashire. Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council are joining forces with the BBC to bring the worldwide web to local communities this
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Crime-hit flats to be demolished
A SET of unpopular and crime ridden flats are finally to be demolished, Blackburn Town Hall has announced. Mill Hill's three multi-storey blocks of flats will be razed to the ground and replaced by a new housing estate. The council is demolishing the
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Folk pull rug from under carpet plan
RESIDENTS were today celebrating a victory for people power over a company planning to build a warehouse close to their homes. Causeway Carpets submitted plans to build a factory and warehouse on land near Roe Lee Mill near Rosewood Avenue, Blackburn,
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Earth, wind and fire in Mardi Gras spectacular
EARTH, wind, fire, water and even green-eyed aliens swept through Blackburn as the town's all singing, all dancing, millennium Mardi Gras brought the August Bank Holiday to life. A colourful procession based around the four elements and including everything
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Girl attack man jailed
A FATHER-to-be who beat up his pregnant girlfriend, telling her he hoped she lost the baby, is behind bars -- even though she didn't want him to go to prison. Burnley Crown Court heard how Jason Taylor, who has since tried to kill himself by lying on
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SOCCER: Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy was keeping his eye on defender Colin Murdock in Pres
Murdock should pick up his fifth cap at the weekend when he misses North End's game against Portsmouth to take part in Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Malta in Belfast.
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Cox: We deserved to get victory
KEY defender Ian Cox felt Burnley had done enough to win the battle of the First Division new boys. "It was a hard-fought draw really, although overall I thought we deserved to get more than we actually did. "But it's a point gained and we've got to look
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BOLTON 1 Whitlow's sweet strike MIKE Whitlow isn't known for his goal-scoring feats but his winner at Tranmere was the sweetest of moments not just for the skipper, but also for his manager Sam Allardyce. Whitlow struck eight minutes inot the second half
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Stanley crash at Barrow
BARROW 3 ACCRINGTON ST 0 ACCRINGTON Stanley came crashing down to earth at Holker Street as they lost not only their 100 per cent record but suffered their first league defeat since Boxing Day. And only a magnificent goalkeeping display by Jamie Speare
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CRICKET: Lancashire's duo snubbed
ANDY Flintoff has been given another chance by England, but Chris Schofield and John Crawley were snubbed when the winter tour squads were named yesterday. Flintoff, who was dropped by England because of problems with his back and his weight after the
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BOOK REVIEW
SCHOOLS ordering our Super Story Search material also receive books from us to keep and review. This week's young reviewer, eleven year old Sarah Perry, attended the Summer Literacy Project at Moorland High School, Darwen... AFTER ten years of battling
