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Murder story: Shotgun carnage in Brewery Street
HENRY KING gunned down his wife and the head of Blackburn CID in cold blood, a double killing that became known as "The siege of Brewery Street." In the second of his six-part series retracing the steps of some of East Lancashire's most notorious killers
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Thanks due
RIDERS everywhere owe a huge debt of gratitude to Lady Mary Towneley who died on February 13. A Fellow of the British Horse Society, she was the founder of the Pennine Bridleway. She rode the existing routes in the 1980s to reseach them and then put the
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Safety bosses to prosecute firm
A PAPER and board company is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive following the death of a worker. The parent company of the former Smurfit UK, based at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, is being prosecuted for failing to ensure the safety of its
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Evil rapist jailed for life
A DANGEROUS sex beast who subjected his middle-aged victim to a terror attack has been sentenced to life in prison. Burnley Crown Court heard Ian Black, 39, had previously attacked women in the street and appeared to enjoy his reputation as a "monster
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Privilege Nightclub, Darwen: COMMERCIAL AND CLASSIC DANCE ANTHEMS, 10.30pm to 3am, £4.
Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ GILLY, ANDY B, house and garage, 9pm to 1am, free. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 10pm to 3am. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: REPLAY, '70s,
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Teenager dies in crash
A TEENAGER died and another was left fighting for his life after a head-on collision involving two cars on a main road. Fire crews were forced to use cutting equipment to release 18-year-old Kieron Ryde, of Skipton Road, Gisburn, from the wreckage of
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Moore's loan link hopes
By Dany Robson IAN Moore hopes his strike partnership with loan man Gareth Taylor is a dream team for Burnley. Both are staking a claim for a regular starting place, battling with 14-goal top scorer Andy Payton who has spent the last two games on the
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Gleebok
By Andy Neild BLACKBURN fans started to dream of a Premiership return last night after rampant Rovers thumped promotion rivals Bolton Wanderers 4-1 at the Reebok. Goals from Marcus Bent, David Dunn, Matt Jansen and Craig Hignett slashed Wanderers lead
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Lib Dems' new face to stand against Anderson
A FAMILIAR face around Darwen has been given the nod as the man chosen by the Liberal Democrats to stand against Janet Anderson at the next general election. Brian Dunning, a former professional footballer, will try to repeat his success in the 1997 election
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'Put more bobbies on rural beat'
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at the policing in her ward, claiming that the few officers that do patrol there are moved to cover for other areas. Coun Jean Rigby, whose North Turton and Tockholes ward is made up of the rural villages of Edgworth, Entwistle
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Death threat from outer space
LOOK to the skies -- a new government report has revealed that East Lancashire could be destroyed by an asteroid within our lifetimes. Experts say that among the "near earth objects" that they know about, a hunk of rock capable of destroying an area of
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LICENSING: Extensions allowed despite police closing time claims
Pubs' extra hours LICENSING chiefs have allowed six town centre pubs to extend their opening hours despite police claims it could lead to greater violence and crime after closing time. The Jubilee, Grapes, Malt and Hops, Bentleys Cafe Bar, Sir Charles
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Events in East Lancashire, Sunday, February 25
North and South of the Centre -- a 5-10 mile walk with north and south circuits, Groundwork Rossendale, Newhallhey, Rawtenstall, 10.30am or 1.30pm. Finding Your Ancestors, Central Library, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, 12.30-2.30pm. Blackburn Ramblers:
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Give us the facts
LIKE most "townies" I know little about countryside activities, but out of common sense, I accept that both sides of the hunting and shooting lobbies are exaggerating their arguments. So can some unbiased person tell us exactly what goes on on the hunting
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Huntsmen love dogs
I THOUGHT your Comment on the interview with the master of the Holcombe Harriers was hugely unfair (LET, January 16). It is a shame that no one thought to ask Arnold Greenhalgh how he makes a living. He operates a boarding cattery and livery stables -
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Evil rapist jailed for life
A DANGEROUS sex beast who subjected his middle-aged victim to a terror attack has been sentenced to life in prison. Burnley Crown Court heard Ian Black, 39, had previously attacked women in the street and appeared to enjoy his reputation as a "monster
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Gleebok
By Andy Neild BLACKBURN fans started to dream of a Premiership return last night after rampant Rovers thumped promotion rivals Bolton Wanderers 4-1 at the Reebok. Goals from Marcus Bent, David Dunn, Matt Jansen and Craig Hignett slashed Wanderers lead
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Rovers
FRIEDEL: Had little to do as the men in front of him sniffed out most of the danger...6 CURTIS: Blotted his copybook with a sloppy backpass for Ricketts to pull one back...7 BERG: Simply awesome at the back. Didn't miss a trick all night at the heart
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Just Sven-sational
By Andy Neild BOLTON WANDERERS 1 Ricketts 84 ROVERS 4 Bent 45, Dunn 74, Jansen 81, Hignett 89 ENGLAND boss Sven Goran Eriksson was treated to a vision of the future last night as Rovers young guns David Dunn and Matt Jansen destroyed Bolton in a stunning
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SINGLES:
MUSE: Plug in Baby (Mushroom) --The first single new of the year for Muse isn't as full-on as their debut album. But with plenty of the usual Bellamy vocal surfing, the hardest-working trio in pop have have lost none of their intensity. (8/10) CL I AM
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MP raises hospital assault worries
NIGEL Evans is to raise at Westminster fears over security at Calderstones Hospital after a second patient in six months was placed under a restriction order for assault. Chief executive Russ Pearce said Calderstones did not publish the numbers of assaults
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Race is on to stop spread of disease
BELEAGUERED East Lancashire farmers face the prospect of another crisis with threat of foot and mouth disease. News that the outbreak could have begun on a Northumberland farm, now surrounded by a five-mile exclusion zone, was another blow, meaning the
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We will survive!
GLAMOUR girl trio Bliss revealed their new line-up exclusively to Pulse this week and talked about their expectations for the coming year. After founder members Abigail Jackson and Laura Heyworth sensationally walked out in December, the Padiham band
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'Stay put' warning as farms probed
TWO farms in East Lancashire are being investigated for evidence of foot and mouth disease after they supplied meat to an Essex abattoir where the disease was discovered. The news came as people were warned to stay away from the countryside and major
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Attack on 'too full' prisons
CONCERNS about the running of Preston Prison have been highlighted after it was revealed that it is one of the most overcrowded in the country. The problems at the jail, which has 539 inmates and holds most of East Lancashire's convicts, have been highlighted
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Killing: Link to raiders
AN ELDERLY couple today described how masked raiders tried to break in to their block of flats on the night a man was blasted to death with a shotgun. The couple, who asked not to be identified for fear of revenge attacks, spoke as police continued to
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Kevin's dream for nearly-Popstars
WOULD-BE popstar Kevin Simm today vowed not to lose touch with reality if his new group hits the big time and said: "We could even play my parent's pub!" Kevin failed to reach the final five in the hit ITV show Popstars --who have now become hit band
