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Idea has right ingredients
HAVING had plenty of controversy stalking their £11million proposals for the redevelopment of Church Street in Blackburn town centre, town hall chiefs are bound to welcome the positive interest shown today by top chef Nigel Haworth in opening a restaurant
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Pupils take pride in Lions prize
LISA Isles and six of her St George's classmates are celebrating their success in the Lions' Annual Peace Poster Competition. A voucher worth £15 and certificate were presented to first prize winner Lisa in a school assembly last week and a further six
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Littlejohn saves the day for Bury
Bury 1 Notts County 1 THE fact that Ady Littlejohn - on the pitch for a mere 18 minutes - won man of the match for his point-saving goal speaks volumes about the quality of this match writes Steve Canavan It was a dour struggle between two uninspiring
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Non-league round up: Boro's good run falters
RADCLIFFE Boro's charge up the Unibond League Division One table faltered on Saturday in a rather dour 1-0 defeat at Kendal Town. Five wins on the bounce had hoisted Boro from the bottom two to just below midway but the victory sequence ended against
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First, you have to find a prison!
THERE is a Labour Party leaflet doing the rounds saying that if the Tories win the election, Hyndburn will lose 30 prison officers. Now, unless we have prison officers walking the streets keeping an eye on the thieves and rapists who have been let out
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Church doing its share for the community
WHEN councillor Jean Battle protests about a nominal amount of town money going to Christ Church, Accrington (LET, March 12), she must not be aware that the church has already set aside half its building to give to the community as a family centre, not
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Blitz on mobile phone muggers
POLICE have launched a crackdown on mobile phone muggers after a series of attacks over the last few months. Officers are marking phones with secret identity codes as part of a drive to reduce street robberies. Several people, many of them youngsters,
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Family flee arson house blaze
A FAMILY of five were recovering today after a suspected arson attack on their home. The two adults and three children were woken by a smoke alarm at about 3am but could not escape because the fire was by the front door of their home at The Pastures,
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Lethargic Rovers side need their Dubai break
ROVERS 1 WIMBLEDON 1 DURING his 12 month tenure at Ewood, canny Scot Graeme Souness has often shied away from talking up his players to the Press in a bid to keep their feet firmly on terra firma. So when the Rovers boss does decide to heap praise on
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Fans to play at the Cavern
THE Beatles may be long gone but few can deny their music lives on. And two young lads from Preston are determined to recapture the band's memorable music. Brothers Philip and Eddy Gillespie, from Penwortham, have their hearts set on being top of the
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Couple's street attack horror
A WIFE watched in horror as her husband was beaten up by four men in a motiveless street attack. The 36-year-old victim lost two front teeth and suffered multiple cuts and bruises in the assault which happened at 10.45pm on Saturday in Brownside Road,
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Mental patient in gas tower drama
A MAN who went missing from Burnley General Hospital's psychiatric ward had to be led down from the top of the huge gas tower in Oswald Street after threatening to jump. The psychiatric patient, who was not wearing a coat, was said to be lucky he had
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Byers trip to university
TRADE Secretary Stephen Byers will visit Lancaster University next Friday to see how £21 million of Government money will be spent. The University has attracted the extra funding from a series of Government initiatives as the guest of Lancaster MP Hilton
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Welfare group folds
A WELFARE group has disbanded after nearly 30 years of raising money to provide thousands of grocery vouchers to people in Hapton aged over 70. Hapton Ladies' Welfare Group has been forced to wind up after struggling to recruit younger members. It is
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Welcome home!
SHE'S spent three weeks in the lap of luxury, stayed in a hotel suite next door to Arnold Schwarzenegger and become a familiar face on TV. But quiz show winner Sarah Walker never lost touch with her colleagues at St Martin's College. Wherever she went
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That's just grand for the Dukes!
THE long-term future of Lancaster's Dukes Theatre has been assured following a massive 104 per cent increase in funding. North West Arts, bolstered by millions from the Government, has given £810,000 in funding to the local theatre over the next two years
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We'll bring back people and cash
A MULTI-MILLION pound retail leisure complex on the Frontierland site in Morecambe has been given the go ahead by planners. But the ambitious Morrison's project, which could create up to 150 new jobs, now has to go to the Secretary of State for final
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Latest foot and mouth news
THE Citizen rounds up the latest news on the foot and mouth epidemic. Now lambs face slaughter too THE foot and mouth crisis in the district worsened this week with animals at two more farms contracting the disease. Lower Highfield Farm in Halton and
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Fed-up couple clear up dirty street
A RETIRED couple got so fed up with their dirty street they donned gloves, rolled up their sleeves and tidied it up themselves. Harry and Jennifer Purcell voted Pendle Council the weakest link after they attended a meeting at Barnoldswick Town Hall and
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Green Watch gets soaked
FIREFIGHTERS and members of Hyndburn Rotoract were pelted with hundreds of wet sponges to raise cash for Comic Relief. Accrington fire service's Green Watch took their turn in the stocks on Broadway, Accrington, at a Comic Relief event organised by the
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Exam chances hit by theft of notes
A STUDENT has been left facing an uphill battle to pass exams after his notes were stolen. Thieves smashed the passenger side window of Pedron Soltani's green Nissan Micra and took a blue Reebok bag which contained every note he had taken for his accountancy
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Baby organ mum greets probe plan
A MOTHER who found herself embroiled in the Alder Hey baby organs scandal has welcomed plans to make hospitals double check stores to see what body parts they still have. For Wendy Bury, of Oswaldtwistle, the decision by the newly-formed Retained Organs
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We're not stumped for ideas
(Copy of a letter sent to the town clerk) I READ today in the 'Citizen' that someone has taken a chainsaw to that 'work of art' on the Lancaster to Caton cycle path. Whilst I do not agree with any kind of vandalism, I can understand someone wanting to
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Upsetting the apple cart
THE former traveller who wrote to The Citizen on March 8 attempts to change my opinion of travellers and their way of life. He/she puts forward a convincing case but the realities are somewhat different. Since March 5 there have been three caravans parked
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This land is your land
IN my view the inauguration of the new playing facilities on the Marsh - as outlined in the Citizen - amount to a crude con trick that is an insult to this area. The fact is that welcome though these facilities are, the Marsh area has just lost more than
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Gymnasticsuccesses
NORTH West Grades Championships of Young Gymnasts held at Blackpool Sports Centre on March 3. Results: -- Grade 6: Chelsey Malin (aged 7)first overall; second vault; second bars, first beam; second floor. Eleanor Collins, third overall and first bars.
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Divers still top Rossall League
IN Division A of the Rossall Monday Sixes Blackpool Area Divers stay out in front after they hammered Athletico 6 by 13-0 while Boca Juniors move up to second following their 4-0 win against Blackpool Charity. Fleetwood Flyers had a good win, they beat
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Otstanding Lytham win again
Lytham St Annes 1st XI 2 Leeds 0 LSA's outstanding first half performance gave them a well earned 2-0 win over Leeds. The first 10 minutes and first goal were crucial and the LSA effort was rewarded when Craig Nuttall pounced on a rebound to put his side
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YMCA tough it out
YMCA A U9s 0 FLEETWOOD GYM A 3, YMCA B U9s 3 FLEETWOOG GYM B 3 (6-3 aggregate) Gym always had the edge in the 'A' game and coasted to victory. The 'B' side should also have won but defensive errors proved costly. Christy Barlow and Conor Griffiths both
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Good and bad for Thornton
THORNTON CLEVELEYS SHARKS U9s 0 SOUTH SHORE 6 ALTHOUGH the opposition played well, the scoreline does not reflect the improvement Thornton has made throughout the team, where some individual performances are beginning to blossom. Man of the match Chris
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Hoping to bring eyes to the sky
LEYLAND town centre could be all set for CCTV coverage if South Ribble Council's bid for more than £200,000 funding is successful. Department of Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) minister Beverley Hughes was in Leyland to help launch the town's
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New minibus is just the ticket
THE first of a brand new fleet of minibuses designed to upgrade travel to day care centres in the Wyre area was launched recently. Blackpool North and Fleetwood MP Joan Humble and local councillors were present at the launch which took place at the Chatsworth
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Outshining their rivals
A BLACKPOOL firm put challengers in the shade this week and won a unique commission to build the huge centrepiece chandelier for the auditorium of the new Chelsom Ltd, manufacturers of high quality and bespoke lighting, outshone competition from throughout
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Paul hopes community will pitch in for Pakistan match
A FORMER Bolton councillor and fanatical supporter of Bury FC has taken on a new role as his club's unofficial mascot. Bury fan, Paul Perry, is travelling the country to attract a large crowd to Gigg Lane for the historic clash with the Pakistan international
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Shape up says Stan
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent has warned his players to shape up or risk being shipped out. Ternent was furious with his side's performance in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. And he insisted that he won't be afraid to show players the door if
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Gregan special seals North End win Norwich City 1 Preston North End 2 IN FOOTBALL as in any walk of life, from time to time there comes a moment when an individual will produce something special, something different. Preston skipper Sean Gregan did that
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Solution revolution!
A SMALL company based in Colne is at the forefront of a revolution in the multi-million-pound corporate information market. Dynamic Solutions Inc is producing a CD ROM business card that is capable of holding enough data for a five-minute video, hundreds
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Collins a Wrexham doubt
BURY defender Sam Collins is likely to miss tomorrow night's clash at Wrexham after injuring his achilles. Collins limped off at half time and was replaced by youngster Nicky Hill, who slotted into the back three alongside Chris Swailes and Steve Redmond
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Super craic at Irish night
A FUNDRAISING night took on a distinctly Irish twist as members of Darwen's Macmillan Cancer Relief committee got into the swing of St Patrick's Day. The committee had organised the fundraiser at Astley Bank anyway but when they realised it clashed with
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School gives 'good value for money'
GOOD, good, good is how inspectors summed up Emmanuel Holcombe C of E Primary School in Ramsbottom. They said: "This is a good school. The pupils' attainment in the national tests for 11 year olds is well above the national average in English and mathematics
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United's on the up thanks to rub down
A PROMOTION-hunting football team have found a soothing secret weapon -- and it is helping them to fire on all cylinders. The lads from Rossendale United have been queuing up for massage treatments from students at Accrington and Rossendale College to
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Excellent reporting
REGARDING the report on Leyland Festival by Jane Willis (Citizen, March 8). In the past I have been quick to complain at inaccurate reporting of events so it is only right that I compliment you when a report reflects an accurate account of a situation
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People don't seem to care
LIKE many people I enjoy a little stroll through Worden Park in Leyland, it's great for the circulation. But during the foot-and-mouth crisis I have abstained from wandering too far in any rural area. So you can imagine how shocked I was that people are
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Sunday chemists
Blackpool: Boots, 28-38 Bank Hey Street, 10.30-4.30pm; Co-op Pharmacy (in Asda), Cherry Tree Road, Marton, 10-4pm; Moss Chemist, Morrisons, Squires Gate Lane, 10-4pm; Lloyds Pharmacy, 110 Talbot Road, 10-5pm; Superdrug, Hounds Hill Centre, 10-4pm. Cleveleys
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Spy cameras take to road
BIG Brother could be watching you... Two new mobile CCTV units were launched this week to help crack down on crime in the Wyre area. The Wyre Community Safety Partnership secured £120,000 of central government funding for the two transit van units. The
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Marathon man's agony... and ecstasy
BLACKPOOL'S own marathon man, Gary Harrison, overcame personal injury to run the London Marathon and raise £350 towards a computer and printer for Norbreck Primary School which were delivered earlier this week. Generous Gary, who owns Norbreck Car Parts
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On the right lines
A FAMILIAR Blackpool sea-front sight will soon be trundling into the 21st century -- thanks to a tram-tastic cash bonanza. Nearly £3 million of Government and county council money will be spent on the town's century-old tramway over the next three years
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Support for regeneration cash
THE Deputy Leader of Lancashire County Council, County Coun Frank McKenna, has pledged his full support for a bid for regeneration cash for the deprived wards of Waterside and Vivary Bridge in Colne. Coun McKenna offered his support during a meeting with
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Teachers get cash to share
TEACHERS at a school in Colne have been praised for their hard work by the Minister of State, the Rt Hon Estelle Morris MP, and have been told they will receive a bonus of £17, 410 next month to share between them. The money has been allocated as a School
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4,000 back garage's alcohol bid
A GARAGE has collected 4,000 customers' signatures on a petition asking for it be be allowed to sell alcohol. Ian Cox, owner of the Prestonway Service Station, Preston New Road, Blackburn, said he collected the signatures in only a week and very few customers
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Bird saves blushes
ROSSENDALE 1 LEEK CSOB 1 DALE stuttered in their fourth match in seven days against NWCL Division One strugglers Leek. Manager Jim McCluskie was forced to reshuffle the pack with the strike force of David Gray and Paul Heavey on the treatment table. And
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Rams rout
FLIXTON 1 RAMSBOTTOM UTD 5 THE blustery conditions were far from perfect and it was fast and furious in the opening stages with neither side able to get the ball down. The passing was poor with little invention, but gradually Ramsbottom improved and were
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Gregan astonished by wonder goal
NORWICH 1 PRESTON 2 PRESTON skipper Sean Gregan was 'astonished' when his 45 yard 'Beckham' chip moved North End into the play-off spots at Norwich. The midfielder saw Canaries keeper Andy Marshall off his line and, just inside the Norwich half, hit the
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Principles are for sale
SPORTING events have been cancelled, footpaths closed and all manner of inconvenience caused to many people all because of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Why must almost everyone suffer because of the livestock farmers' misfortune? Who asked
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Pure fiction
AT last an apology from the Lib Dem spokesman. He apologised for stating that neither Gordon Marsden nor Joan Humble lived in Blackpool. He admits that he was wrong as they both live in the resort. He was misinformed, so he claims. Perhaps he would consider
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Lesser known facts on organ transplants
ACCORDING to Radio Lancashire organ donor cards are to be put into wage packets. Apparently the never adequate supply of donors has been dwindling. Perhaps it has not occurred to the medical profession that more people are coming to regard organ transplants
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Why Fylde ratepayers are furious at increases
RECENT correspondence shows that ratepayers in Blackpool are furious at the proposed rate increase with the possibility of D band properties increasing from £662.57 to £762.57, plus £67 for the police authority. This means that the total for Blackpool's
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Saddled with undemocratic system
I AM absolutely astounded that despite my having responded to the earlier Peter Wood letter asking why we are saddled with the undemocratic executive style council, The Citizen has chosen to print a further misleading letter from him. The facts behind
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Fresh fun for town
LEYLAND'S annual festival may have hit the wall but the town should be ready for a fresh injection of fun! Organisers of the new Leyland at Leisure 2001 aim to pull in the crowds following the demise of the town's annual June festival. It is a collaboration
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Getting away from it all!
THE ILL wind of the foot and mouth crisis has ironically blown Blackpool a lot of good with tourists heeding Government warnings and opting for a trip to the seaside instead of the countryside. As Fleetwood and Great Eccleston's Farmers Markets close
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They're record breakers!
A LYTHAM school stormed to victory in the Top of the Fylde Quiz last week scoring a record breaking score against a record breaking number of opponents! St Bede's winning team, formed only three days before the event, was captained by John Hatjouillis
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Skipper's sadness over cash plight
BURY skipper Nick Daws has spoken about his disbelief over the Shakers current financial plight. The long-serving midfielder is as saddened as anyone about the situation but even he couldn't believe it when he was told he would have to play at Accrington
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Wolves rocked as coach heads home
WARRINGTON boss Daryll van der Velde will leave his club's problems behind him when he returns home to Australia because his mother is seriously ill. The Wire have been hit by the shock decision to quit after only a month by Aussie Kevin Walters and one
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'Nukes' set of quake reaction
THE spate of destruction by earthquakes seems part of a chain reaction across the world. I am convinced that the biggest contributing factor was when India and Pakistan each detonated seven underground atomic devices. It doesn't need a Brain of Britain
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Coffee mornings will help hospice
IWONDER if readers would be willing to invite their neighbours and friends in for a coffee or a cuppa as part of The East Lancashire Hospice Coffee Morning Week -- all this week. Last year's event was a huge success and raised much-needed funds for the
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Pensioner's knife terror
A PENSIONER was terrorised by two burglars who broke into his home. The 75-year-old man was threatened with a knife and assaulted when he confronted the men who had forced their way into his home in Diamond Street, Leigh. They fled with cash, leaving
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Moors blaze
A CIGARETTE thrown from the window of a train may have sparked a fire that destroyed acres of grassland close to Bolton. Firefighters from Atherton were called to the grassland close to Mort Lane, between Little Hulton and Tyldesley at 10am on Saturday
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A wonder-Grand!
THINGS get curiouser and curiouser as Blackpool Grand Youth Theatre gears up to present its fifth annual production on the main stage this April. Gone are the "youth issues" which have dominated recently and in their place is a return to the magic of
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Squad strength cheers Terzis
Leigh Centurions 52 Gateshead Thunder 4 COACH Paul Terzis had the luxury of leaving out seven of his frontline stars and still see the Centurions pick up their 12th successive NFP win and increase their lead at the top of the table to three points writes
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Early risers rewarded with three points
Dover 1 Leigh RMI 2 CHORUS creation has been a well noted occupation of the Leigh RMI faithful during their maiden Conference voyage writes Martyn Hindley Having already received the accolade of seasons' best away fans from Millwall supporters in November
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FORM GUIDE:
*FRIEDEL: Rovers would have been dead and buried but for the big American. Another excellent all-round display...8 CURTIS: Full of running down the right but his distribution let him down on occasions...6 BERG: Given the slip by the gangly Agyemang a
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Pig farmer faces ruin
A PIG farmer near Preston has been left distraught after MAFF bosses ordered him to shoot his livestock following an outbreak of foot and mouth at a nearby farm. Now farmer Raymond Binks of Friths Farm, Hoghton, has had a three week restriction order
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Band comes home to play
THERE must be strum-thing in the water in Preston. Hot on the heels of the town's Popstars-wannabes Jessica and Kevin, comes a new group of musicians who are setting their musical sights high. Rock three-piece Bed are hoping to strike the right chord
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On target for success
PRESTON'S own Olympic archer is on target for even more Olympic success -- provided she can get the funding. Keen-eyed Vladlena Priestman of Delta Park Drive, Hesketh Bank, already has the Sydney Olympics under her belt, plus a silver medal from the European
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Blitz on mobile phone muggers
POLICE have launched a crackdown on mobile phone muggers after a series of attacks over the last few months. Officers are marking phones with secret identity codes as part of a drive to reduce street robberies. Several people, many of them youngsters,
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Council pledge action for John
A LANCASTER pensioner has spoken out about the terrible state of the pavements which makes it difficult for him to get about in his electric buggy. Mr John Walker of Priory Walk claims that the area close to his home has paving slabs that are missing
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Bid to save art deco hotel
MORECAMBE'S Midland Hotel could be saved by setting up a trust to attract funding to turn it into to a working art deco hotel, complete with staff in 1930s costume. That's the idea currently being suggested by Independents at the city council following
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Funding remains cut for homeless
A PLAN to restore funding to Homeless Action and other housing charities has been rejected by city councillors, despite protests from the public. Homeless Action, along with five other charities, is to lose out from June after MBI, Conservative and some
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Can you help put Barbara back in picture?
CAN readers put local history enthusiast Barbara Riding back in the picture after her efforts to record the demise of a Blackburn building that played a large part in the lives of thousands went awry? Barbara already has an old photograph of the the original
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Smoke defences fog Bob's war memories
LIVING on Australia's sunny Central Coast a hundred miles north of Sydney, long-time East Lancashire exile Bob Pearson still has happy memories of boyhood years in wartime Clayton-le-Moors -- even though they include times when the night sky there was
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Plans to build 101 homes under the spotlight
MEMBERS of Pendle Borough Council's policy committee will be asked to make a decision tonight on the plans to build 101 homes off Knotts Lane, Colne. The application by Beazer Homes to develop the former railway sidings in the town was refused by the
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What has MP got to hide?
I SEE from your columns that Hilton Dawson is prepared to answer some questions but not the smoking gun, when did he find out that the Blobbygate side-letter hadn't been signed. Well, the longer he sits mute, the more likely he is to find the electorate
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Cake cut to celebrate success of interchange
CLITHEROE'S bus and rail interchange is celebrating its first anniversary. Members of Ribble Valley Council, Great North Western Railways and Ribble Valley Rail met for a cake-cutting and presentation ceremony. Held at the Old Post House, in King Street
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Who wants these trees?
WHAT! We have no money? But as I write this 4 workers, 2 vehicles and I think I can see 6 trees being loaded onto a digger destined for the green hill of Greaves Park behind the scout hut. Who wants them? Why is the council spending money on this zero
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Ladies end season in style
Lytham Ladies 1st XI 3 Leyland Motors 2nd XI 1 LYTHAM ended their season with superb victory over a strong Motors team. They started strongly with Lian Atkinson slotting the ball home from a Michelle Singleton pass across the face of the goal. Heidi Whitehead
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Rangers run wild
BLACKPOOL RANGERS U9s A 7 LYTHAM JUNIORS 0 RANGERS A team made a good start with an early goal from Jamie Silver. Rangers played some attractive football moving the ball well. Further goals from Jack Taylor (2), Adam Beaumont (1) and an own goal, and
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Scorpions fight back but it's just too late
St Helens Vine 19 Blackpool Scorpions 12 THE Scorpions went into this vital top of the table clash with six regular players missing. This really was a game of two halves as far as the Scorpions performance was concerned. Vine took a 10-0 lead after only
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A dazzling display by Pool
WHILE travelling back to Blackpool from Southend last Saturday, I was happily basking in the fact that we had managed to bag another three points, towards our automatic promotion bid. This time, it was not a wasted journey to the South, as the mighty
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Triple joy for Pool
Southend 0 Blackpool 3 Scorers: Wellens,Simpson, Walker POOL crushed play-off rivals Southend in ahuge win that has almost cemented Pool's place in the playoffs as well as increasing their chances of automatic promotion a huge boost. The win was made
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Shape up says Stan
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent has warned his players to shape up or risk being shipped out. Ternent was furious with his side's performance in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. And he insisted that he won't be afraid to show players the door if
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BURNLEY (4-3-3)
Michopoulos; (from right) Thomas, Davis, Cox, Briscoe (Payton 70); Weller, Ball (Smith 46), Armstrong; Mullin (Little 65), Taylor, Moore. Subs not used: Maylett, Crichton. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (4-4-2 manager Peter Shreeves) Pressman; (from right) Hendon
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Ternent fury at lacklustre Clarets
WEDNESDAY 2 Hendon 41, Sibon 70 (pen) BURNLEY 0 Sheffield Wednesday's demise could hardly have been more clearly illustrated than by Burnley manager Stan Ternent's blast at his own team. Ternent admitted that Wednesday had shown more desire for the points
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Helping to save lives
WHO said Blackpool pub managers have no heart? Dave Robertson of Yates's North Shore was delighted to model one of the automatic defibrillators bought with the £1000 donated from the Yates's Foundation to the Heart of The Fylde Appeal recently. Chris
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Gill gets top job
SENIOR hospital bosses are preparing for a shake up as Blackpool Victoria Trust and Community Trust executive teams merge next week, ahead of a major re-organisation of Fylde health services due to take place in April 2002. A joint statement from the
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Souness attacks FA
GRAEME Souness today launched a blistering attack on the FA after David Dunn was forced to report for England Under 21 duty yesterday despite suffering from a toe injury. Dunn missed Rovers' 1-1 draw with Wimbledon on Saturday after he was advised by
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Murphy is staying says Oyston
POOL chairman Karl Oyston has denied rumours linking John Murphy with a move to West Bromwich Albion. Reports from the Midlands have indicated the club, now managed by former Seasiders boss Gary Megson, was interested in signing the big centre forward
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PRESTON NORTH END 2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0
The bulldozers will now move in to demolish the Town End terracing which has presided over the Deepdale scene since 1933, after North End cruised in to the top six in the division after this excellent victory over Wolves. The Town End fans danced on their
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Builders' champ
BUILDING companies in East Lancashire now have a new champion. Marie Ashall has been appointed North West Regional Director of the National Federation of Builders and has vowed to improve services provided for construction companies. "Running a successful
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A graduation day
A GROUP of around 50 East Lancashire company bosses have graduated from management training programmes designed to help their businesses. To celebrate, ELTEC has organised a presentation ceremony at Mytton Fold Farm Hotel on Wednesday when they will receive
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All geared up for Green Week
NATURE lovers and environmentalists are preparing all kinds of events for May's Green Week. Bird enthusiasts can learn more about bird song at Sunnyhurst Woods with local expert Mavis Smith at the first event on Sunday, May 20. Also on Sunday, Everton
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Bid to fit all homes with smoke alarms
FIRE CHIEFS are urging people to get smoke detectors fitted in the right places -- and with batteries -- after a string of potentially-fatal fires. Sub-officer Mark Doggart said the most recent incident, at a house in Ivinson Road, Darwen, could have
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Flats may switch to single homeless
A SUPPORTED housing scheme for young single homeless people in Bacup could be set up in Tong House. Rossendale's health and housing committee, which meets on Thursday, will hear the scheme is proposed for the council-owned Tong House block in the town
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Don't let Leyland Festival die
WE would like to add our voices to all the people calling for Leyland Festival to continue. As a family, we have been involved in the festival for more than 25 years either building floats, Morris dancing, street collecting, competing, dancing or as patrons
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U-turn on school bus services
THREATENED school bus services in Blackpool have been saved -- thanks to a U-turn by Blackpool Transport. The stay of execution came after talks between Blackpool Borough Council and the bus company on Monday (March 12) to save the loss-making services
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SIt's De-Lovely
IT'S all smooth sailing for marvellous musical Anything Goes if Monday's premiere at Blackpool Grand Theatre is anything to go by. Cole Porter's ocean-bound romance opened in all its glittering glory after just a couple of previews and it's been given
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Rent arrears crackdown
IT'S PAY up or pack up for council tenants who fall behind with rent payments, Blackpool housing bosses warned this week. But Tory group leader Coun Peter Callow has accused the council of "talking tough and acting weak" in the run up to the general election
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Charity cheer!
LOCAL Tesco stores and schoolchildren have pulled out all the stops to help raise record-breaking amounts for Blackpool Victoria Hospital Macmillan Windmill Appeal. Macmillan Cancer Relief is set to receive £2.8 million nationally as Tesco's Charity of
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Post office raid foiled
A MAN walked into the post office on Cavendish Road, St Annes, on March 9 at 2pm and threatened a member of staff with a pointed and oblong-shaped object he said was a gun. Fearing for her life, the sub-post office mistress immediately pressed the panic
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Swell for teenagers
PREGNANT teenagers are to receive extra care and support with the appointment of two new posts in Blackpool dedicated to local young mothers. The vital new roles are being provided by Lancashire's Teenage Pregnancy Partnership and are a teenage pregnancy
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Seeing red over Orange
A MAJOR mobile telephone company is at the centre of a row over the effects of technology on Blackpool's skyline and fears about the health dangers of radio frequency radiation. Planning permission was sought by Orange for mobile phone masts on top of
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Thank you for the memories
LOUD and proud Preston North End fans said a tearful farewell to Deepdale's famous and historic Town End terrace at a emotionally-charged game on Wednesday night. Thousands of loyal Preston supporters packed themselves on to Deepdale's Town End to see
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Mum in petrol terror: man in court
A MAN was due in court today facing a number of charges after a mother was held at knife-point in her home on Friday. Joanne Trickett was found at her Stanhill Lane home, Oswaldtwistle just after midnight. It is thought her two young children were also
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Disease dip shock for mum and baby
A FAMILY were left shocked after armed police at an airport made them dip an eight-month-old baby in disinfectant to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease. Mother Dawn Coker said she was astonished when police at Tenerife airport made her son, Brandon
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Travellers ignore plea to stay put
TRAVELLERS told not to leave a site to prevent the foot and mouth virus spreading have now moved across Lancashire . The group of 12 families left Pleasington Park in Blackburn despite pleas from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to stay
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Bolton battle back
FOREST 0 BOLTON 2 BOLTON just won't roll over and die and Sam Allardyce believes such team spirit could be absolutely critical as the pressure mounts at the summit of Division One. Without a win in seven, few onlookers Wanderers much in the way of hope
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Wilkes: I'll stay
DARWEN manager Steve Wilkes has been delighted with the response of his players to his threats to quit. After defeat to Abbey Hey last week Wilkes to close to throwing in the towel, saying the players weren't playing for him, but after phone calls of
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Defensive lapses cost Stanley dear
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 0 WHITBY TOWN 2 ACCRINGTON STANLEY'S first home game in a month left their supporters disappointed as two second half defensive errors sent the Reds crashing to a UniBond Premier Division defeat. Stanley created the game's first scoring
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TAUNTON 5 CLITHEROE 0
Blues heroes self-destruct DAVE Burgess watched Clitheroe keep their finger on the self-destruct button for the entire first half of the FA Vase semi-final clash at Taunton and declared: "I don't know just what went wrong." The southerners scored five
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No-one is safe from this council
THE rot in the town goes deeper and deeper! Not content with abandoning the key bus routes which are so necessary for the townspeople, and especially for the less mobile, our town hall Labour bright sparks have now come up with another of their brilliant
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Do you really want Europe?
HAVING read Val Cowell (Citizen, March 1), stating quite correctly that Europe needs Britain far more than we need Europe, yes we would indeed survive and not have the financial drain of £1.4 million per hour if we did come out. As the predicted election
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Soccer player's romance story set to help leukaemia girl
A BURY FC player's kiss-and-tell story may help a five-year-old who is seriously ill with leukaemia. Paul O'Shaughnessy is believed to have sold his story about his relationship with Hear'Say star Suzanne Shaw, to a Sunday tabloid for several thousands
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Murphy is staying says Oyston
POOL chairman Karl Oyston has denied rumours linking John Murphy with a move to West Bromwich Albion. Reports from the Midlands have indicated the club, now managed by former Seasiders boss Gary Megson, was interested in signing the big centre forward
