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We're in this war together
AS the funeral pyre at Withnell of a thousand slaughtered sheep today brought home to East Lancashire the horror of the foot and mouth epidemic, it is vital the community realises that the battle against this disease has to be fought be everyone, not
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Sculptures are a grim sight
THE proposed Church Street, Blackburn, sculpture, is precisely what one would expect of a council responsible for the metal trees and which has previously demonstrated all the aesthetic sense of a minor communist functionary in one of the grimmer Iron
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Britain has good reason to tremble
SOLDIERS with rifles that won't work in cold weather. Bombers that can't drop their bombs accurately. What few ships we have are kept short of fuel and have to steam slowly and we can't muster enough for the Queen to review the fleet at her jubilee. Our
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Put all lottery funds into health
WHY doesn't the Government pay proper salaries to doctors and encourage medical students properly and, therefore, give the public a satisfactory health service? Italy has only a third of the number of patients per doctor and Germany half those of our
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Hunting ban will be unenforceable
MRS Irene Fogarty (Letters, February 19) claimed to welcome moves to eradicate hunting with hounds "along with the majority of the population." Where is the evidence for this statement? Perhaps, living in a relatively rural area, my own impresions are
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Budget crisis to hit major venue
BURNLEY Mechanics will be partly closed to save cash as Labour bosses hit Burnley with a triple-inflation council tax rise. The decision to run down the flagship arts and entertainment centre into a weekend and evening only venue to save £90,000 a year
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Popstar's lunchtime treat for pupils
POPSTAR Suzanne Shaw was greeted with deafening applause from excited pupils at her old school in Bury. She was joined by fellow Hear'Say band member Kym Marsh. The pair, who shot to fame on the TV show 'Popstars', were visiting the North-west. They put
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My dad had great treatment
I THOUGHT I would put pen to paper and write a letter about the National Health Service. Recently my father was unfortunate to suffer quite a severe stroke. Everyone I seem to talk to about it seems to have the opinion that they did not get enough care
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We are tackling health issues
I AM writing in response to a letter published in the Star on February 8. The Health Authority is aware of the feature in the Sunday Times which does, as your letter suggests, show that St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust (Whiston and St Helens Hospital
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Speed posters warning
A POSTER campaign aimed at motorists speeding through a village has been unveiled. Members of the Huncoat police team from Accrington Police spent an afternoon in the village putting up the signs after residents expressed concerns about speeding traffic
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Budget crisis to hit major venue
BURNLEY Mechanics will be partly closed to save cash as Labour bosses hit Burnley with a triple-inflation council tax rise. The decision to run down the flagship arts and entertainment centre into a weekend and evening only venue to save £90,000 a year
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Seventies way to fitness
AN aerobathon with a difference will be held at Barnoldswick Civic Hall next Monday to raise money for the Starlight Challenge. Fitness instructor Kim Salisbury wants everyone to dress up in 70s gear before they start their half hour sessions of step
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Workers could get green loans
IN a bid to go green, Pendle's councillors will be asked to consider providing council employees with a loan to convert their vehicle to run on Liquid Petroleum Gas. Members of the Personnel and Equal Opportunities Sub-Committee will discuss the idea
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Show off hidden treasures, says MP
EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice wants some of Britain's hidden art treasures to be put on display -- possibly in the area. The Pendle Labour MP tackled arts minister Alan Haworth, on the issue. He told him that the Tate Gallery in London and Liverpool
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Show off hidden treasures says MP
EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice wants some of Britain's hidden art treasures to be put on display -- possibly in the area. The Pendle Labour MP tackled arts minister Alan Haworth, on the issue. He told him that the Tate Gallery in London and Liverpool
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Clock stopped by high flyers
Clock Face 2 Leigh East A 18 DESPITE missing a cluster of key players, Clock Face put in a spirited performance against their high-flying visitors. Their only points came from an Anthony Wall penalty goal but there were good displays from Garden Barber
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Hounds' put up brave show
Burtonwood Bridge 52 Parr Hare & Hounds 20 HOUNDS were again hit by cry-offs and had to make the short journey to Burtonwood with just 14 players but the final scoreline flattered the title-chasing home side as the visitors produced a spirited display
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Finch out of luck
Haresfinch 3 Spotland Rangers 8 FINCH were unlucky not to take the points in an exciting and bruising encounter. The homesters more than held their own against the title-chasing visitors and were only denied victory when the referee ruled out what looked
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Bold bounce back
Wigan St Cuthberts 12 Bold Miners 18 BOLD recovered from conceding a try virtually from the kick-off to record another hard-earned success. The visitors quickly hit back from that early blow when a break by Paul Rigby gave Darren Anders the chance to
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Haydock cup hopes dashed
Haydock 1 Halton Simms Cross 4 HAYDOCK'S hopes of National Cup glory ended for another season as they finished up on the wrong of a soccer-type scoreline in this defence-dominated encounter. The Yickers found it hard to produce the free-flowing rugby
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Improved display by spirited Recs
Pilkington Recs 26 Roose Pioneers 12 RECS showed a vast improvement on recent displays with a spirited all-round performance. The home side got off to a great start when veteran scrum-half John Smith and full-back Alan Fletcher combined to put Keiron
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Crusaders on target for National glory
Eastmoor Dragons 8 Thatto Heath Crusaders 46 CRUSADERS cruised into the fifth round of the League Express National Cup with this comprehensive defeat of National Conference Division One team Eastmoor Dragons without ever really having to move out of second
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No fooling Nellie the knocker-up
NELLIE the knocker-up was a lass who couldn't be conned. Conscientious about her crack-of-dawn duties, Nellie Kaye would remain rooted to the front of her clients' terraced cottages until she received a rap of response from inside the bedrom window pane
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THE Compagnia d'Opera Italiana Di Milano are welcome visitors to Blackburn and this production shows
An international cast were accompanied by the Orchestra of the Budapest Opera, under the baton of Tamas Bolberitz. The outstanding performance came from a young singer we are going to hear more about, Sung-Eun Kim, who played Violetta. The yardstick by
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10 years ago
UNION Jacks were flying across East Lancashire as the families of servicemen and women celebrated the end of the Gulf War. Thousands of Lancastrians were serving in the Gulf and were due to return to their base in Germany where their families were visiting
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Five years ago
DARWEN Health Centre became so overcrowded that staff were forced to treat patients in the kitchen. A visit by members of the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Community Health Council also revealed that a specimen box for urine and blood samples
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Sad loss as well known actor joe dies
TALENTED teacher, musician and actor Joe Roberts will be sorely missed by a community he loved to help and entertain. Popular Joe, 63, and a former deputy high school head, died in the early hours of last Tuesday at his Beechfield Drive home in Leigh
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Star in her own write
A MUSICAL with attitude is set to hit the stage in Clitheroe at the beginning of April with a 50-strong cast of talented and enthusiastic dancers and singers. An 'L' of a Do! was created by Gladys Sutcliffe, who runs a theatre and dance school at her
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MP's free gym ticket on register of interests
POLITICAL heavyweight Nigel Evans is hoping to improve his lightweight frame -- by pumping iron in a Westminster gym. East Lancashire's lone Tory, who represents the Ribble Valley, once again has one of the biggest entries in Westminster's register of
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Give us the facts
MUCH has been reported on the decision to close Leigh Magistrates' Court by the powers that be in Westminster, yet a letter to the Daily Telegraph contradicts this statement. Jane Kennedy (Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, London)
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Reserves clash
SOCCER: Burnley reserves are in action tonight when they travel to West Brom in the Avon Insurance Premier League, weather permitting. Manager Stan Ternent will give triallist Paul Bernard, from Aberdeen, a run out and also some of the senior squad. The
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Discount forWatford match
CLARETS: Burnley Football Supporters Club are offering a £2 reduction for the people who went to the original Watford game, for the rearranged match at Vicarage Road on Tuesday, March 13. Otherwise the cost is £16 for non members, £14 for members and
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Claridge in Clarets link
STEVE Claridge has become the latest player to be linked with a move to Burnley. Sources in the south have said the Clarets are one of the names connected with the 34-year-old striker who is currently considering his future after losing out on the manager's
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Dennis leads the way
THE cross country season came to a close at the weekend with the blue ribbon event, the National Championships staged at Maiden Castle, County Durham and five members of St Helens Striders travelled north to compete. In the mens race, over 12k, Dennis
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Candle left in bathroom started house blaze
A FIRE destroyed a bathroom at a house in Bury after a candle was left burning throughout the night. Mr Peter O'Gordon was taken to Bury General Hospital suffering the affects of smoke after the blaze which happened at 3am this morning. The 34-year-old
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Wheelie idea needs binning
THE wheelie-bin juggernaut rumbles on, with councillors in Hyndburn being urged to 'catch up' with neighbouring Blackburn with Darwen and Rossendale and issue 'wheelies' to residents. The lure, evidently charming council officials pushing for the change
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Crisis is down to Europe
AS a worsening foot-and-mouth disease crisis turns the countryside into a no-go area, need we look any further for the spread of this pestilence than Brussels? I wonder because, at the weekend, though the North West was then still free of confirmed cases
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Computer bosses warned of 'bugs'
SMALL businesses in East Lancashire are at risk of losing thousands of pounds by not protecting their computer systems against deadly viruses. Company bosses have been accused of "burying their heads in the sand" every time a new strain like the Anna
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Jason's 'home' movie show
WHEN Jason Potter decided to put together his first short film, there was only ever going to be one location -- his home town of St Helens. For 32-year-old Jason, originally from Laffak but now based in London, came back to his roots to make his first
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Roots put down for woodland
WORK has started on the creation of a new woodland area on the site of the former Sutton Manor colliery. Over the next two months work will take place to prepare the heavily compacted soil for new tree planting and habitat creation later this year. The
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Shakers showing 'fighting' spirit
FightingBOSS Andy Preece might not have been too pleased when two of his team almost came to blows at the weekend but loan striker Colin Cramb thought it wasn't too much of a problem. Keeper Paddy Kenny and defender Sam Collins "exchanged views" shortly
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Boss is dragged along road
A COMPANY director had an amazing escape as he wrestled with a thief trying to make off with his car. The 62-year-old man was dragged along the busy Rainford by-pass, thrown into traffic and then hit by his own car as the crook sped away. But, incredibly
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Neighbours celebrate cell block victory
NEIGHBOURS in a residential area are celebrating after learning that plans to build a police custody suite on waste land near their homes have been abandoned. A front-page story in the Star highlighted residents' oppposition to the proposed 22-cell 'mini
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Paul's appearing as if by magic!
AS if by magic Paul Daniels is all set to appear at the Theatre Royal, Corporation Street, St. Helens on Saturday, March 10. For Paul (63) will be visiting St. Helens with 'An Audience with Paul Daniels' as part of his whistle-stop 40 date plus tour of
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Tribute to ex-MP Sir Charles
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular former Darwen MP who died at the weekend. Sir Charles Fletcher-Cooke, 87, died at his home in the Oxfordshire village of Clifton Hampden on Saturday. Sir Charles was MP for Darwen for more than 30 years until the constituency
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Soldiers' club members stole part of band's fee
TWO members of an Atherton club were each fined £75 after underpaying a cabaret act and pocketing the difference. Geoffrey Cleworth, 56, and Trevor Worgan, 44, who were both members of the Atherton Sailors' and Soldiers' Club, were given the task of paying
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Driver dead in crashed car is named
A DRIVER found dead in his up-turned car following an accident on a notorious blackspot has been named as Blackburn man Rizwan Mitha. Mr Mitha, 20, of Whalley New Road, was discovered by officers following a report from a passer-by that a car was lying
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Objectors fail to halt mosque plan
COUNCILLORS have given the go-ahead for a mosque to be built from a former tyre depot in Blackburn despite planners' warnings it could lead to traffic chaos. The scheme will convert the single-storey building on the corner of Copperfield Street and Dorrit
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Terraced houses prices take a dive
THE price of terrace houses in Blackburn and Darwen has fallen by five per cent over the past 12 months -- bucking the national trend which has seen a 10 per cent rise in property prices. And, according to a leading Blackburn estate agent, the slump is
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Post chiefs get wind of foul play in the office
POSTAL workers have got a whiff of a potential problem in the office -- after being warned that bosses could create a stink over their foul smells. A stream of workers in Blackburn's delivery office have told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph that the
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Lampkin forced off the top spot in Spain
MONTESA master Dougie Lampkin had to settle for an uncharacteristic second place when he was forced off the top spot at the opening round of the Spanish Championship held in Almeria. In preparation for the forthcoming outdoor World Championship, Lampkin
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'Ban' extended to three more rivers
THE foot and mouth 'ban' on anglers fishing local rivers has been extended to include three more locations. The Hyndburn and Blackburn Angling Society issued a warning yesterday that anyone fishing the Calder or Ribble rivers could inadvertantly spread
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Vikings too strong for battling Lynx
DESPITE putting up a much improved performance, Chorley Lynx slipped to yet another defeat, this time at the hands of championship chasing Widnes Vikings. Lynx certainly were not 34 points worse than Widnes, having put the visitors under pressure for
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Virus threat to rallying
MOTORSPORT faces the bleak prospect of a complete shutdown in the wake of the current foot and mouth crisis. Motorcycle trials and stage rallying have been the first to suffer as the disease spreads throughout the country. Virtually all trial competitions
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St Helens McDonald's JOL
RESULTS Under 16s: Rainford Rngrs 3 Penlake Jnrs 4. Under 14s: Rocket 0 Alder Athletic 6, St Annes 4 Young Gate 3, Rainhill Utd 2 Rainford Rngrs 2, Wilmere Hawks 0 Pilkington 2. Under 12s: Young Gate 5 Ravenhead Jnrs 1, Blackbrook Jnrs 0 Whiston Jnrs
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Park back on form
Penrith 0 West Park 31 WINTERS Park has always been an awkward ground to visit, especially in the season which bears its name, but West Park took full advantage of playing with the chill wind at their backs in the first half to build up a 26-point half-time
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Rainhill Junior League
RESULTS Sunday, February 25 Under 15s: Denton Athletic 9 Eccleston United 2, Rainford Rangers 3 Seneley and Garswood 1. Under 13s: Haydock Juniors 1 Whiston Juniors 9, Knowsley South 3 Bleak Hill Rovers 3, Pilkington 8 Aventis JFC 0, Rainhill United 3
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Cables hit rivals for six
Prescot Cables 6 Cheadle Town 1 PRESCOT got their title bid back on course with this comfortable success, their second victory in the space of three days. It took Cables just seven minutes to unlock the Cheadle defence when Jensen's pace took him past
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St Helens Combination
PILKINGTONS A team rose to the occasion to progress into the Garswood Trophies Hospital Cup semi-finals. Their mixture of young talent and experienced former Mid-Cheshire league stalwarts, outlasted Combination Premiership title chasers, Billinge FC,
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Green gang in tree-mendous effort
THERE was a good response to the Council's call for St Helens people to recycle their Christmas trees and cards this year. A total of 210 tonnes of trees were taken along to recycling centres across the Borough and 2.85 tonnes of cards were deposited
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Cheeky thieves steal caravan
POLICE are investigating the theft of a luxury cream and maroon coloured caravan from Vista Road, Newton-le-Willows. The Eldis Hurricane GTX model with a Sydney Opera House sticker on the back was stolen on Friday, February 23, between 10am and 1pm. Anyone
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Arts get cash boost
THE Citadel Arts Centre has been given a cash boost after winning £60,000 of lottery funding . It is planned to use the windfall to fund a range of youth-orientated activities, including a Youth Theatre, a Saturday Arts Club and weekly workshops. A summer
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Police seek robbery witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses who saw an attempted burglary in Rainhill Road, Rainhill, on Friday, February 23. The incident happened at about 5.15pm, when a man entered the premises and was confronted by the occupier. The 50 year-old female was
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Cadets' happy landing
FOLLOWING the recent success of the squadron in the BTEC examinations, the cadets of 969 Sqn (St Helens) have come up trumps again. All five who entered for the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award have passed with flying colours. They are Flt.Sgt. Ian Wikberg
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Class funds face test
PRIMARY schools will be reviewed by St Helens Council so that money can be used more effectively to improve resources. The move follows a 14 per cent drop in the local birth rate since 1992, combined with an overall fall in the population, which has led
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Science whizz kids score
GIFTED St Helens pupils who excel at science and technology kicked off a new initiative at Liverpool Football Club. A total of 120 Year Nine pupils from all secondary schools across the borough worked in teams to tackle problem-solving exercises and construct
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Angry father's syringe discovery
AN angry father has accused St Helens Council of ignoring the dangers posed by discarded syringes. John Donlon contacted the local authority after discovering two used hypodermic needles in the garden of his council home in Queens Drive, Newton-le-Willows
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Deli sisters tuck into business
ST HELENS business K and S Quality Foods tasted the sweetness of success when it opened its third delicatessen premises within just 18 months of setting up. K and S have opened a new outlet within the Spar store in Dam Lane in Woolston, Warrington and
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Charity groups to get helping hand
Charities and community organisations in St Helens have the chance to receive a big helping hand as the B&Q 'You Can Do It' Awards 2001 are launched on March 1. The awards aim to regenerate local areas, giving new life to buildings and landscapes
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Partners against crime
MERSEYSIDE Police have joined forces with Safeway in an attempt to promote personal safety and reduce crime throughout St Helens. The police have organised an innovative leaflet campaign and, with the help of the Safeway store in Chalon Way, will ensure
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Ted's mates are a cut above
A SQUAD of hard-tackling rugby chums showed real plucky team spirit when they took part in a sponsored head-shave for team-mate Ted Rawsthorne who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Ted, a pupil at Rainford High School, was diagnosed with testicular
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Town is rife for TV licence dodgers
THE TV Licensing League of Shame has exposed Bury as a town rife with licence dodgers. In the top 40 areas in England where evaders have been caught, Bury as well as Bolton have been named the 23rd worst. In the BL postcode areas, which embraces both
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Events in East Lancashire on Thursday, March 1
The Lancashrie Food Festival and Craft Fair, Accrington Town Hall, 11am-4pm. 'One Man's Lakeland' -- illustrated lecture by Don Austin, Blackburn Central Library. Hyndburn Local History Society, Accrington Library, 7.30pm. 'Knotted Handkerchief to Bowler
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Icemen hit the road with true grit
AFTER commuters slammed council bosses over Christmas for failing to keep the roads clear of snow the local authority showed it was ready and waiting for the next downfall. Lancashire Evening Telegraph reporter Liam Murphy went out with the gritters to
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Demolition offers the chance to rebuild
IN response to Councillor Edmund Critchley's remarks (Letters, February 14), we would also like to thank everyone involved with the demolition of Mill Hill flats, Blackburn, on February 11. Though we are pleased they are down at last, it was quite an
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Council an honour not a gravy train
SO Burnley councillors vote for a big rise in their expenses. Why? The council is writing off debts of £60,000, which includes pre-paid salaries to the Burnley and Pendle race equality councils which went bust and Pendle Aeroform, which went into receivership
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Quality care choice fast disapearing
AFTER the recent closure of another care home in the Blackburn area -- something becoming all too common -- we are likely to see many more, driven primarily by the Government's directive to social services departments that the number of frail, elderly
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Train crash horror: 13 dead
THIRTEEN people died and dozens more were injured, many seriously, after an horrific 125mph train crash in North Yorkshire. A Land Rover and trailer careered off an icy motorway bridge into the path of a high-speed InterCity train travelling at 125mph
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Sheep farm's killing fields
THE FARMER at the centre of East Lancashire's outbreak of foot and mouth disease today urged other people to heed warnings and stop the deadly virus spreading. Arthur Pooley spoke as one of his fields in Withnell, near Blackburn, was set to become a funeral
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Machine horror
A TEXTILE worker had to be pulled free from machinery after an accident in Bury yesterday afternoon. The man, who has not been identified but is said to be aged in his late 30s, was rushed to Bury General Hospital's Accident and Emergency Unit for treatment
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Jansen's premier ambition
BLACKBURN striker Matt Jansen will cast an envious eye over England's clash with Spain tonight as Sven Goran Eriksson prepares to lead the nation into a new dawn at Villa Park. The 23-year-old hit-man has been touted as an England star of the future after
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Bringing back the memories
THANK you for publishing my letter for help, to put my war years spent in St Helens straight in my mind. The response has been very good and the help has been great. Once again, thank you. TONY Bougourd, St Saviours, Guernsey.
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I call that really rich!
REMEMBER, how, when you see a beggar in the street and they ask if you have some spare change for a cup of tea, you immediately think: 'Oh they are helpless and they really have no money'? Well, here is the shocking truth about beggars of this town. After
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New store unveiled
GERMAN cut-price food giant Lidl was due to open its store in Nelson today. The 1,100 sq metre store will operate from the former Ford Seed car showrooms and former Royal Mail sorting office site in Rigby Street and was expected to create 20 new jobs
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Still on course for Twickers!
Whitehaven 22 Saints 34 BOOKIES' favourites Saints stand just two games from a Cup Final date at Twickenham after this thrilling fifth round tie at the Recreation Ground -- but only after true Cumbrian grit had given them a real fright! Pace, power and
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Gala will still be going ahead
THE Barnoldswick Gala will go ahead this year on August 4 despite doubts over its future after it was discovered the usual road closures during the event were illegal. Organisers of the gala have had meetings with the police and Pendle Borough Council
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Council in bid for cash to help deprived areas
RESIDENTS in areas of Colne are hoping to benefit from a new government scheme that could bring £7.6million into the area for services such as cleansing, housing and leisure. The Pendle Borough has been identified as one of 83 authorities eligible for
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Farewell to a dear old pal
ONE of the last of the 'good neighbour' breed has been lost to us. Joe Jones, from Irwin Road, Sutton, whose regular nostalgic contributions so often helped to brighten this page, was buried in the nearby St Nicholas's churchyard last week. He was 79.
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Keyboard wizards debate lingers on
NOSTALGIA fans certainly pulled out all the stops in response to the cinema-organ memories of Haydock reader Stan Roberts. But the jury's still out as to whether the two Horaces (Bagott and Finch, local keyboard wizards) both played at the recently demolished
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Rolling back the boyhood seasons
THREE readers were on the ball with answers to our soccer puzzle picture (February 15) featuring an 'unknown' team of kids, submitted by John Harvey who found the photo among his late father's effects. John was curious to know who the team was and when
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Fondly-recalled characters of yesteryear
NOTHING grabs the attention of customers of this column more than little anecdotes about the colourful characters who used to grace the St Helens scene in bygone years. Most gloried under the most intriguing of nicknames and the list seemed endless. Yellowbird
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'Nomad' stole so he could see dad
A MAN who had spent a large part of his life as a "nomad" stole from a store to raise funds to find the father in Accrington who was said to have abandoned him as a youth, a court was told. Christian Lee Barnes, 27, of no fixed address, was fined £100
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Freedom near after battle
CONVICTED double murderer Peter Fell could be a free man today after the battle to clear his name returned to the Court of Appeal. The former Great Harwood photographic salesman and soldier's appeal was listed for three days at the Old Bailey in central
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Bellringers in church ap-peal
BELLRINGERS are ap-peal-ing to ceilidh fans in the Leigh area for help. The Newton St Peter's Church group are aiming to reach a target of £60,000 to prevent their ring falling silent. They have organised a fun-d raiser at Lowton Civic Hall on Saturday
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susan's story aims to give hope to others
SUSAN Ashurs is a W.I.L.D. woman who has battled through troubled times -- and is about to tell her story to the world. She hopes it will help others in the same position. Susan, a Leigh member of the Women In Learning Disabilities Group, has contributed
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Booked up
CLARETS: The Shooters Arms Clarets' coach to Stockport is fully booked and will depart from Great Marsden at 6pm. For the game at Sheffield Wednesday on March 17, voucher 24 is needed. For further details contact Mick Kimber on 01282 693250.
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Honours shared
THE St Helens Schools under 14s team held Wirral to a goalless draw at Ruskin Drive at the weekend. Meanwhile, the Primary A team had a cracking match against Liverpool before going down 4-2 to two late goals. St Helens took the lead when Martin Seddon
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Driver died in crash on way home from work
A BURY worker died as he travelled home when his car crashed through a stone wall and smashed onto its roof. Rizwan Mitha, who was employed by a Bury firm, died after suffering serious head injuries after his Hyundai saloon car had lost control on a bend
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Council 'pay' rise a bit rich
IF it was cocooned from everything else, the case for Burnley councillors giving themselves a 50 per cent pay rise -- already on the slipway with a three-to-one vote in favour ahead of next week's decisive budget meeting -- might just stand up. After
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Claridge in Clarets link
STEVE Claridge has become the latest player to be linked with a move to Burnley. Sources in the south have said the Clarets are one of the names connected with the 34-year-old striker who is currently considering his future after losing out on the manager's
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Jansen's premier ambition
BLACKBURN striker Matt Jansen will cast an envious eye over England's clash with Spain tonight as Sven Goran Eriksson prepares to lead the nation into a new dawn at Villa Park. The 23-year-old hit-man has been touted as an England star of the future after
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Dividend is down 61%
LANCASHIRE-BASED Snackhouse plc has announced disappointing results for last year with profit before tax down 43 per cent to £2 million. The company owns the Bensons crisps brand which used to be made in Great Harwood before production was switched to
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Building industry rap over deaths
THE construction industry has been challenged to improve its record on health and safety after it was revealed that 85 people had died on building sites in the past year. The Health and Safety Commission says construction workers were six times more likely
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A world first for electronics firm
A BLACKBURN company has scored what it believes to be a world first with the delivery of a state-of-the-art computer system. Northern Industrial Electronics, of Glenfield Park, took centre stage at the launch of the new Microsoft business server and is
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Mums gain key skills
UNEMPLOYED mothers can now develop their computer skills, secure in the knowledge that their children are being well looked after -- thanks to a new scheme at Ravenhead Foyer. The free childcare service at Grosvenor Housing Association's Ravenhead Foyer
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Students net new data bank
STUDENTS at a new learning centre will be able to log on to the Internet for all their lessons - and have their own e-mail addresses. The Prescot and Whiston City Learning Centre, opened by Malcom Wicks, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Lifelong
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Salute for our Super Six
THE sheer splendour of century-old Holy Cross church, along with the civic grandeur of the town hall, have provided the backdrop for many grand occasions in the past, and none more so than on Friday. For the Mayor, Councillor Pat Robinson, and members
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Teenager pockets jewellery
MORE than £60 worth of jewellery was taken by a shoplifter from a stall at Darwen Market on Monday. The thief, believed to be a teenager, came up to The Jewellery Store in the market and engaged the shopkeeper in conversation. He then distracted her before
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Vandals strike again at primary school
A PRIMARY school which was targeted by vandals at the start of the half term holidays has fallen victim again. Two windows were smashed at St Peter's Primary School, Turncroft Road, as youngsters were on holiday. Now, someone has tried to set fire to
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It's a musical milestone!
FOUNDED in1926 and poised once more to delight comic opera lovers with another colourful extravaganza of melodic music, sweet-sounding song and lively libretto! Such is the St Helens Catholic Amateur Gilbert and Sullivan Society, who celebrate their 75th
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Farmers on deadly virus alert
AS fear gnaws into the agricultural community nationwide with the relentless march of the foot and mouth epidemic, farmers in St Helens area are being advised to take severe measures to prevent the horror virus from infecting their livestock. A top tourist
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Recreation plans on forum agenda
PLANS to improve recreational facilities in Ramsbottom will be discussed at a public forum. People are invited to attend the next meeting of the Ramsbottom and Tottington area board committee meeting to discuss any local issues that are raising concerns
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Centre helps light up lives
A VILLAGE garden centre has helped to light up the lives of sick children. Bent's of Glazebury's Christmas charity campaign raised £2,000 which has been split between Claire House Children's Hospice and Manchester Children's Hospitals to provide maintenance
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Schools close but the roads stay open
S-NOW JOKE: Jeff Stewart, of Lord Street, Colne, clears the heavy snow off his car following blizzard conditions during the night BLIZZARD conditions on high ground caused traffic chaos as winter returned to East Lancashire with a vengeance. Minor accidents
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Pride returned to Ewood
I WAS lucky enough to be among the 5,000-plus Rovers fans who watched the games at the Reebok Stadium. Graeme Souness has had his critics since he was appointed and a few doubted the club's wisdom in appointing him as manager last March. But any doubts
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Recruit's ordeal is shared with viewers
THE fortunes of a rookie police officer from East Lancashire as he trained with the biggest force in the country will be shown in a TV documentary tonight. Mike Walsh was one of the recruits who joined the Metropolitan Police Service in October 1999.
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Rovers are on a roll since Turf Moor win
IN RESPONSE to Chris Birch's remarks (Sports Letters, February 20), I would like to reassure Rovers' supporters that not all Burnley's followers are so blinkered. Like many other Clarets living in "50-50" land, I work and socialise with rival fans --
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Redgrave has rowed into row
PARTICIPANTS in most sports use a wide range of skills. A footballer dribbles, kicks with both feet, heads, throws, tackles, traps feints, anticipates, copes with cheating opponents, abusive spectators and unfair decisions. A tennis player drives, smashes
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Events called off to halt spread
SCORES of events in East Lancashire have been cancelled and lives disrupted in a bid to halt the further spread of foot and mouth disease. Refuse collections have been changed with council workmen no longer picking up from farms, farmyards or cottages
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Claret may be eating humble pie in May
I WONDER why Chris Birch, of Burnley (Sports Letters, February 20) was so upset by the response of Rovers' fans to Derby supporter S Nightingale's remarks the week before. Talking about the Cup replay, which Rovers won 5-2, he said winning away at Derby
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'We all enjoy our sport but there are people's livelihoods at stake here'
THE axing of this weekend's Malcolm Wilson Rally has left several East Lancashire drivers sidelined. Slaidburn's John Thompson, ironically a farmer himself, was expected to be one of the contenders for overall victory in his Track-Tec Escort Cosworth.
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Gallant show by Vulcan
Vulcan 1st 5 Orrell 60 THE scoreline doesn't do justice to a plucky Vulcan effort against a strong Orrell line-up. Although 45 points down at the interval, Vulcan kept plugging away and they were finally rewarded with a well-taken try by Robinson after
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Rough justice for Ruskin
Ruskin Park16 Runcorn 22 THE game opened in predictable fashion with Runcorn playing eight-man rugby and Ruskin attempting to keep the ball out wide. Ruskin eventiually opened the scoring with a penalty by Stu Fisher but the visitors hit back almost immediately
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LSH fade after bright opening
Aspatria 30 LSH 19 BELOW-strength LSH were beaten by a struggling Aspatria team who appeared to have the greater will to win. Already without skipper Steve Cook, LSH suffered a further blow when centre Sean Casey went down with flu on Saturday morning
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Gary's late show nets points
St Helens Town 2 Newcastle Town 1 A GOAL by substitute Gary Laird less than a minute from time gave Town three vital points in this crunch clash at Knowsley Road. And a similar outcome in the swift return fixture at Newcastle's Lyme Valley Stadium on
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Bring on the Bulls!
CHAMPIONS Saints are expected to field a much stronger line-up than the one which faced Whitehaven in the Challenge Cup last week when they launch their Super League VI season against Bradford Bulls at Valley Parade on Friday, kick-off 8pm. David Fairleigh
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Man on drug theft charge
A MAN has been charged with the theft of a quantity of drugs from a pharmacy in Recreation Drive, Billinge, in the early hours of Wednesday, February 14.
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Green light for new homes
PLANS to build eight bungalows in Pocket Nook -- four at Parlane Street and four at neighbouring O'Keeffe Road -- have been approved by St Helens Council's Planning Committee.
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Hunt for surgery venue
A NEW venue is being sought to hold Blackbrook Ward councillors' surgeries following the closure of Haydock No.1 Club. The surgeries are normally held on the second Friday of each month at the club. They are now cancelled until a new site is found when
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Arrests after police halt car
POLICE have arrested two people in connection with the theft of a large quantity of computer equipment from premises in Haydock and Warrington. The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, February 23, when police officers in a high power marked
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Alarm scares off burglar
POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary at a home in Park Road South, Newton-le-Willows. The incident happened between 11am and 8.50pm on Saturday, February 24, when a man acting suspiciously entered the property using a small side window and searched
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Builder wins caring award
A LOCAL contractor working on a council housing scheme in Newton-le-Willows has won an award for considering the neighbours and environment. Contractor J. Yearsley and Sons Ltd. of St Helens won the award under the Considerate Constructors Scheme which
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Western crowd's fast draw for unit
A WESTERN Dance Night held at Haydock Social Club raised a total of £550 for the Cancer Day Unit at Whiston Hospital. Organiser Joe Rigby, from Sutton Leach, said: "We had a full house and everyone thought it was a brilliant night. I would like to thank
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Witness plea after robbery
POLICE are appealing for witnesses who saw a robbery in Elephant Lane, St Helens on Thursday, February 22. The incident happened at 8.10pm, when a 71 year-old woman was approached from behind by a youth aged between 12 and 13. The youth grabbed the woman's
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Arts taster project launched
PARENTS in Parr are being invited to develop their creative skills at a series of arts taster sessions being organised by the Sure Start Team. They will be able to enjoy pottery, glass painting, drawing, interior design, DIY, photography and local history
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Ken leaps into action again... at 72
PLUCKY septuagenarian Ken Taylor will take to the skies once again in August to raise money for the Cancer Research Campaign. The 72 year-old who lives in Gaskell Street, Parr, will leap into the blue yonder on a parachute jump at the Tilstock Parachute
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Bingo joy for Norman
A LUCKY pensioner from St Helens has scooped more than £109,000 and set a national record playing bingo. Norman Rawsthorne, won the National Bingo Game prize of £100,000, the Regional prize of £9,688, as well as the club prize of £57, having completed
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Belgians visit art of town
THE Citadel Arts Centre played host to a party of foreign visitors when journalists from Brussels visited the area to see for themselves that artistic talent is flourishing in the region. The journalists were shown around the newly-refurbished building
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A notable farewell for Emrys
MORE than a generation of dedication to a local ensemble has ended on a high note for a popular and melodious maestro. Emrys Jones (74) has laid down his baton for the last time after serving as musical director with St Helens Choral Society since 1968
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Help save the planet plea
A RAPPING robot dropped into lessons at a Rainford primary school to give some tips on saving the environment. Rainford CE Primary School played host to Cycler, the robot, who put on a show of dancing and singing including the 'recycling rap.' The recycling
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Ged 'nets' long-lost daughter
A FATHER has been reunited with his daughter after 21 years - thanks to the Star and new technology. Ged Harrison, from Rainford Road, Windle, finally managed to contact her after setting up a search for her e-mail address on the internet. Emma Mumford
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Romantic pair help smash record
WHEN romantic Sandra Hewitt and her Irish fiance couldn't decide which country to tie the knot in, they hit on the perfect compromise -- Scotland. And they became one of a record-breaking 50 love-struck couples who married in Gretna Green on St Valentine's
