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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, July 12
Sequence Dancing, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Livesey WI, Livesey Parish Community Hall, York Terrace, Feniscowles, 7.30pm. "The Amish People." Summer Concert by Haslingden Choir, Manchester Road Methodist Church, Haslingden, 7.30pm. Exhibition of Paintings
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Welcome cash to cut heart toll
THE announcement today of a £110million government cash injection to fight heart disease is sure of an extra welcome in East Lancashire where it is the No.1 killer. And the disclosure that health services in our region are in line for a special slice
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Our outdoor art galleries
A FEW years ago the idea of enjoying what is now known as environmental art would have made most naturalists laugh. Thankfully things have changed. Many nature reserves, schools and industries, have allowed artists working in wood or iron to brighten
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£1.5m bid to stop floods
A CASH injection of £1.5 million is set to safeguard a community in East Lancashire from the threat of serious flooding. The grant has been awarded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to improve defences at the confluence
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Library help appreciated
ON a recent visit to Blackburn, I used the Reference Library for family history research. The range of resources was impressive a nd the staff very helpful. May I offer my thanks and congratulations to all concerned? JOHN ELLIOTT, South Knighton Road,
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Grave mystery of fallen soldier
WHILE in West Sussex recently, I discovered in Boxgrove Priory church yard a military-type grave of the 1939/45 war of 3385266 Corporal E T Roberts of the East Lancashire Regiment. Why was a member of a northern regiment buried so far south? Was he a
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Driver with a mean streak
ISAW the lowest of the low on Monday afternoon (July 2) in Mosley Street, Blackburn. An old man in his eighties was struggling to make it to the bus stop as the bus approached. He signalled the bus to stop just 20 yards away as he could not make it quickly
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Our lionhearts are more like pussy cats
THINGS have got so bad we're going to have to rely on the Super Swede to save our national pride. After a painful weekend when the roaring English lion was reduced to a pussy cat, it's going to be left to Sven Goran Eriksson and the boys to salvage a
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Robin reunited with his Nigerian bride
A MAN who has spent a year fighting to get his Nigerian bride into Britain today welcomed her into the country and said: "This is the best day of my life." Robin Howarth, 54, of Elmfield Street, Church, hugged his wife Justina, 38, when she touched down
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Washing machine and oven destroyed in blaze
CARELESS disposal of smoking materials has been blamed by fire chiefs for a blaze which damaged a house under renovation in Leyland Road, Burnley. Fire crews were called by neighbours who saw smoke coming from the kitchen area. Station Officer Brian Rees
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Task force leader to be named
THE name of the man or woman who is to lead Burnley's task force investigation into the recent racial disturbances in the town is expected to be announced early next week. Whoever is chosen is expected to be a person of national status who will command
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Asian drug abuse blitz
A NEW project was launched today to keep young Asians off drugs and get them into work. The Empower project, which received a £60,000 funding from Pendle Partnership for the scheme, will provide ethnic minority teenagers with the chance to learn about
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Prince makes the Clarets fans' day
'UP the Clarets!' were the last words uttered by Prince Andrew as he left Burnley after a memorable visit to Burnley College's hi-tech computer suite at Turf Moor. Pensioner Ken Sanders who has supported Burnley FC for 50 years suddenly shouted from the
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Move It, to enjoy summer
YOUNGSTERS will find there is fun in store for them for the rest of their school break. Pendle Leisure Trust has organised the annual summer holiday programme, Move It! Activities will run every day at Pendle Wavelengths in Nelson, Pendle Leisure Centre
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MP demands ban on fur
A BAN on the trade in dog and cat fur in the UK has been demanded by Pendle MP Gordon Prentice. Speaking from Westminster, Mr Prentice said there was an urgent need for action because of a recent ban in the United States on the import of products made
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Bride throws tradition aside
A DEVOTED bride tossed tradition aside on her wedding day when she raffled her bloomin' gorgeous bouquet. And the lucky winner who came up roses was a man -- her father-in-law. Fundraising officer Helen Stansfield, 23, just couldn't miss the opportunity
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Teenagers attacked
TWO 13-year-old boys were assaulted within a day of each other at a Pendle school. Police said the first boy was attacked by two boys of a similar age and suffered a broken cheekbone, broken jaw and broken nose. The incident occured at 3.20pm on Thursday
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£1,500 property goes in break-in
POLICE in Colne are appealing for information about a burglary in which £1,500 worth of property was stolen. Thieves kicked in a back door panel at an unoccupied semi-detached house in Stanroyd Road, between 9am on Saturday and 11.50am on Sunday, and
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Five years ago
A DECISION to present Clitheroe-based Castle Cement with an environmental award for burning controversial Cemfuel was branded a joke. The firm was chosen from among 70 entries by the Green Organisation but Pendle MP Gordon Prentice said he was "astonished
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Inquest opened into holiday death
A FULL inquest into the death of grandfather Joseph McCaughran who died after tackling burglars at his Spanish holiday home will be held later this month, in Blackburn. At the opening yesterday, Blackburn, Hyndburn, and Ribble Valley coroner Michael Singleton
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CRICKET: Murali confirms he will not return
MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN has confirmed that he does not expect to be back with Lancashire next season. The little Sri Lankan signs off for 2001 at Old Trafford today in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy tie against Sussex. He is still hoping to return
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LOCAL CRICKET: Walton has sights on triple success
CRAIG Walton is enjoying his time back in the Jennings Ribblesdale League with Earby as he chases silverware on three fronts. The former Nelson batsman, who has returned to the Applegarth side this season, is not only doing well for his double-chasing
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Faceless bureaucrats
HANDS up those of you who know the name of your county councillor. All right, me neither. But if the shrug that Lancashire County Council's new leader, Hazel Harding, says is the response people give to the body she heads is a typical reaction, I am not
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Shifting a problem is no solution
ANYONE seeking to write a pantomime in many acts could do worse than draw on the saga of the drunken young yobs plaguing Oswaldtwistle. The police force's 'success' in slashing juvenile incidents and nuisance on the street -- Ossy's Union Road main drag
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Mac's pledge to the Clarets
NEW Turf Moor hero Mark McGregor is ready to play his part in a second Burnley promotion assault after joining the Clarets as part of a twin swoop by boss Stan Ternent. Ternent launched his pre-season campaign by signing Olympiakos goalkeeper Luigi Cennamo
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Client team is strengthened
LANCASHIRE law firm Forbes has strengthened its private client team with the appointment of Gary Rycroft. A specialist in the law relating to wills, trusts, administration of estates and inheritance tax planning, Gary will be based at the firm's Rutherford
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Survey warns of a double whammy jolt
MANUFACTURING industry is on the brink of recession with export orders falling and profit margins being squeezed. And according to the quarterly survey undertaken by the Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Bank of Scotland, the service sector is being badly
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With a little help from a friend
LEGENDARY rock star Joe Cocker is coming to the aid of the Shakers writes PHIL THORP. Bury supporter Don Hale, editor of the Matlock Mercury newspaper, has released a previously unheard recording of Cocker's and the CD features seven tracks from a recording
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Under the hammer
GENEROUS celebrities helped ensure that a school summer fair raised more than £2,000. The event at St Edward's Primary School in Darwen featured a celebrity auction and raffle. Donated items included Daniel O'Donnel's waist coat, Eamon Holmes's umbrella
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Meditate for your well-being
MEDITATION is the key to a successful well-being according to staff at a Darwen therapy centre. For workers at the Raphael Holistic Centre, in Belgrave Square, Darwen, have launched a new 10-week meditation course designed to heal the mind, body and spirit
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Owner slams thieves who stole birds
BURGLARS who broke into a shed and stole a man's pet birds, have left the owner devasted. Raymond Haworth, 47, of Pole Lane, Darwen, hit out at the offenders who made off with the 30 quails from their hut just off School Lane, Edgworth, last week. Mr
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Fire gas cylinder vandals warned
FIREFIGHTERS today warned youngsters they did not want a repeat of an accident that almost killed an officer six years ago after discovering a gas cylinder caught up in the middle of a blaze. The incident happened at the back of a row of shops in Ashgrove
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Alert as prisoner goes on the run
PEOPLE across East Lancashire were put on alert today after an escaped convict remained on the run. Police today warned people in Darwen and Accrington to be on their guard as Lee Holden, 24, spent his eighth day at large. Holden, of Vernon Street, Darwen
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Mystery death of young man with a liver problem
A BLACKBURN man who developed a liver problem when he was just nine months old died of sclerosis at the age of 20. But an inquest heard that it was still not clear exactly when the problem had been and why Martin James Greenwood eventually lost the unequal
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TV dodgers told 'the game is up'
TELEVISION licence dodgers in East Lancashire were warned today: "We know who you are and you're a sitting duck!" More than 1,400 were caught in the BB postcode area last year -- which covers Blackburn and Burnley - and nationally there was a rise of
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Photofit of shop fire suspect
THIS is the man who terrified an Asian family by setting fire to shelving at their newsagents in a racist attack. Aziza Patel was serving at her father Iqbal's M and I News, Hereford Road, in the Whitebirk area of Blackburn, when the incident happened
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Husband 'offered £2,000' to leave his wife
MICHAEL Murray claimed his mother-in-law had offered him £2,000 to leave her daughter during their stormy four-year relationship, which she alleged had deteriorated because of his drinking. But defence solicitor Adrian Williams told Blackburn magistrates
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Millions will help fight our biggest killer
HEALTH bosses today welcomed the government's announcement to fight heart diseases with a £110million cash injection. Health secretary Alan Milburn said the money would help to achieve key manifesto targets -- to reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke
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LOCAL SOCCER: Dale are all set to fly
ROSSENDALE United are preparing to 'give it a go' next season as they return to life in the UniBond First Division. After 12 years out, the North West Counties Division One champions are entering the unknown when they kick off at Matlock Town on Saturday
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Council Leader loses fight for life
BLACKPOOL Councillor Leader George Bancroft BEM JP has lost his brave fight for life. The 66-year-old councillor, who had been Leader since July 2000 and previously Deputy Leader from May 1991, died on Wednesday lunchtime at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
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Leigh on the edge
THE dream Grand Final between Leigh and Widnes is a non-starter. Leigh's shock home defeat in Sunday's Preliminary Semi-Final means that the two NFP heavyweights can now only meet in the Major Semi. The Centurions must now overcome Featherstone Rovers
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Ancient village bustles with life
THE hot July sun beat down fiercely on my head in Chipping, despite the fact that it was early morning. Swifts screamed overhead and were soaring to a great height. An old countryman once told me that when swifts and swallows fly high the weather is good
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Course points way to health
TEENAGERS are invited to a new summer activity in a bid to develop their skills and motivation and give them confidence to enjoy healthier lives. The sessions, which are due to start at the end of this month are being run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough
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Heading for fun in the sun
BLACKBURNIAN Paul Denial will be swapping his local baths for a pool in the sun with Airtours Holidays this week, after gaining his Royal Life Saving Society Rescue Test qualification. Paul was one of 16 Airtours representatives who took park in an intense
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First play to be staged in theatre studio
AUDITIONS for a production of The Diary of Anne Frank will be held in Todmorden on Sunday. Todmorden Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society's performance of the story of a Jewish teenager who recorded life in hiding from the Gestapo in an Amsterdam warehouse
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Call to all former cadets
ON a recent visit to Darwen, I met a friend who was a member of the Army Cadets company I served with from 1941-44. I would like to know of more and, if possible, have a reunion of ex-members. The company consisted of 2 Platoon from Darwen Grammar School
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Labour's got it wrong again
BURNLEY Labour Party has got it wrong once again -- they are not listening to the people. The problem is not the Asians -- it is the Burnley Labour Party, because they keep on spending more and more money in one or two areas of the town. Every time you
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No waiting for results of test
REGARDING the complaint by Mr William Coppack about having to wait three weeks for the result of his endoscopy examination (LET, July 3). I had one two months ago and I was told within minutes of having the operation that there was nothing seriously wrong
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Improved housing is falling back
IREAD with interest the largely correct analysis of Burnley's housing problems as outlined in your feature (LET, July 3) -- but I do also note the call from council leader Stuart Caddy and others for people in crisis-ridden parts of Burnley like Daneshouse
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Beauty spot targeted in battle against litter
A LOCAL beauty spot has been highlighted by the RSPCA in a new warning about the dangers of litter to wildlife. Westlake, in Swan Lane, Hindley, has been named on a list of shame of wildlife havens which are becoming rubbish dumps. The RSPCA has launched
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Double arson attacks drama
A £15,000 caravan was destroyed and a car wrecked following two arson attacks in Bury this morning. Firefighters were called out at 2.40am to Trent Drive, Limefield, where the rear tyres of a Ford Fiesta had been set on fire. As crews raced to the scene
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Asian drug abuse blitz
A NEW project was launched today to keep young Asians off drugs and get them into work. The Empower project, which received a £60,000 funding from Pendle Partnership for the scheme, will provide ethnic minority teenagers with the chance to learn about
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Grabbi is set to strike it hot
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness is backing big-money signing Corrado Grabbi to deliver the goods on the Premiership stage. Souness has splashed out £6.75 million on the 25-year-old striker to spearhead Blackburn's Premiership return. And he is confident Grabbi
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Souey hoping to tie-up Tugay
SOUNESS will have to delay his departure for Rovers' pre-season trip to Austria and Germany next week after a delay in his bid to sign Rangers midfielder Tugay. The review panel which will consider Blackburn's appeal against the refusal of a work permit
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Man 'lucky to walk free' after assault on friend
A MAN who attacked his long-time friend has walked free from court -- even though a judge said he would have sent him to jail. Burnley magistrates heard how Lee Duane Alderson, 25, had earlier admitted the offence before a different bench who had told
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Rock fall Keeley on the mend
QUARRY fall teenager Keeley Knapper is recovering from her ordeal in hospital. Keeley, 14, of Harrison Drive, Colne, was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital after the incident at Bull Rock, Red Lane, Colne, on Monday. She suffered a fracture to a
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Make the most of the holidays
CHILDREN in Barnoldswick plan to make the most of their summer holidays by canvassing local companies for help in their bid to create their own wheely park. The youngsters in the town decided they would like somewhere to play and agreed a wheel park would
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Ten years ago
PUPILS from Accrington Peel Park County Primary School won the North West Home Safety Quiz held in Salford.
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Bus death tragedy probe
AN inquest has been opened into the death of David Mellelieu, who died after a collision with a bus in Blackburn Road, Accrington on June 21. Mr Mellelieu, 31, of Persia Street, Accrington, finally died in the Royal Preston Hospital last week after suffering
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School opens door to flats
LANCASHIRE County Council is applying for planning permission to pull down the former Accrington Technical School, which is now part of Rhyddings High School's annex building in Union Road. The council plans to sell the land for housing and work is due
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Sex attack patient 'demanded move'
A CALDERSTONES patient jailed last week for indecently assaulting a female nurse had previously demanded to be returned to high security Ashworth Hospital in Liverpool -- home to Moors murderer Ian Brady, the Evening Telegraph can reveal. The patient,
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Stan goes Greek again
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent hopes to have unearthed another Nik Michopoulos after signing his second goalkeeper from a top-flight Greek club. Luigi Cennamo has joined Burnley from Olympiakos as a replacement for Paul Crichton. And the 19-year-old Greek-Italian
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Mac's pledge to the Clarets
NEW Turf Moor hero Mark McGregor is ready to play his part in a second Burnley promotion assault after joining the Clarets as part of a twin swoop by boss Stan Ternent. Ternent launched his pre-season campaign by signing Olympiakos goalkeeper Luigi Cennamo
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CRICKET: Changes for Lancashire
LANCASHIRE rang the changes as they set their sights on Lord's in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy at Old Trafford today. Peter Martin and Glen Chapple passed fitness tests to return to the team against Sussex, with Mike Atherton and Graham Lloyd
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LOCAL CRICKET: Jennings Ribblesdale league, ful results
ROUNDING-UP the full results and tables from the four divisions. JENNINGS Ribblesdale League results -- Senior League: Barnoldswick 139-9 Great Harwood 142-6; Baxenden dnb Clitheore 39-0; Blackburn Northern 163-8 Read dnb; Cherry Tree 191 Settle 108-9
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CRICKET: It's getting better but we have games to win
RAMSBOTTOM'S in-form professional Brad Hodge has his sights set on helping his club to cup glory, as well as forcing his way into the all-powerful Australian set-up. Here he speaks to Lancashire Evening Telegraph reporter, Pete Oliver. "I always thought
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LOCAL CRICKET: Jennings Ribblesdale League
A LOOK at the scorecards from the local cricket scene. BLACKBURN NORTHERN 163-8 READ dnb match aban Blackb Northern 2 pts, Read 2 pts BLACKBURN NORTHERN N Knight c Marsh b Bennett ... 2 A Norse run out ... 3 I David lbw Bennett ... 1 M Chariwala c Marsh
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Tragic Linzi's fatal meeting
THE parents of a teenage girl from Radcliffe who died in an horrific road accident have told how she had only recently met the two friends who were killed with her. Linzi Gunning, aged 17, suffered fatal injuries when a Vauxhall Cavalier in which she
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Never too old to learn
NOT that the owners of old folk's homes are owed a living or automatic revenue from Social Services -- the taxpayer, in other words -- but if Blackburn with Darwen Council is assisting them by telling government officials to get lost after refusing to
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Grabbi is set to strike it hot
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness is backing big-money signing Corrado Grabbi to deliver the goods on the Premiership stage. Souness has splashed out £6.75 million on the 25-year-old striker to spearhead Blackburn's Premiership return. And he is confident Grabbi
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Firm's access to the market
A SMALL Great Harwood company is at the leading edge of the design and manufacture of high tech systems to control access to banks, building societies and office buildings. BSB Electronics has won a SMART award from the Department of Trade and Industry
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Bus stop on the move for three months
A TOWN centre bus stop will have to be relocated for up to three months while a road is strengthened. Work will begin on Peggy Brook Culvert, which runs underneath the A666 in Darwen, later this month. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council bosses say
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Trout show dirty river is improving
ENVIRONMENT chiefs are celebrating after a breed of fish, very choosy about the quality of water they live in, were found to be alive and well in the River Darwen. The discovery of the brown trout came as officials from the Environment Agency carried
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Red Army contest to dream up a song for Phil
THE Red Army faithful at The Royal Hotel in Waterfoot have set themselves a challenge -- to devise a song for Phil Neville. At the Manchester United Supporters Club Rossendale Branch meeting at the Royal 'El Presidente' as he is known to his pals, Crawshawbooth
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Bus service could be back on road
A BUS service on a Bacup council estate could resume shortly after being suspended following an attack on a vehicle. The 484 service, operated by Rossendale Transport and Blackburn-based Lancashire United Ltd, through the Pennine Road estate was stopped
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Give us a sign, say lost town's traders
TRADERS in the forgotten town of Waterfoot are making a desperate plea to the council to put them on the map. Stacksteads has a stone, Weir has a welcoming sign and even Newchurch has a nameplate but Waterfoot -- where's that? Greengrocer Steve Taylor
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Views sought
on Health Service revamp Health service faces revamp By Katie Ellis MENTAL health could feature strongly in a major overhaul of health services in the area. The local health authorities are planning a single NHS trust for Leigh, Wigan, Halton, Knowsley
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Sports arena will battle boredom
THE region's summer holidays for schools are fast approaching and every pupil will be dreaming of six weeks, free from lessons, uniforms, homework and timetables. However, freedom can very quickly lead to boredom if there is not enough activity to occupy
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New aid projects to help disabled children
TWO new projects have been set up in Lancashire to help disabled children and their families. Lancashire County Council launched a new "Database" and "Directory" for children with disabilities at the Woodlands Conference Centre, Chorley, yesterday. The
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Joy as schools get £1m 'growth' boost
JUNIOR schools in Blackburn and Darwen were today handed a £1 million windfall to build new classrooms. The local education authority will receive an extra £980,743 to put up the new accommodation by September next year. There will be two new classrooms
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Play area plan is put on hold
RESIDENTS have blocked plans for a new primary school playground -- for now. Planning chiefs have deferred an application to build a tarmac play area and basketball court at Roe Lee Park Primary School in Emerald Avenue, Roe Lee, Blackburn, after neighbouring
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Robin reunited with his Nigerian bride
A MAN who has spent a year fighting to get his Nigerian bride into Britain today welcomed her into the country and said: "This is the best day of my life." Robin Howarth, 54, of Elmfield Street, Church, hugged his wife Justina, 38, when she touched down
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LOCAL SOCCER: Rossendale's Unibond League fixture list
A LOOK at the season ahead for Dale. AUGUST 18 Matlock Town (A) 21 Gretna (H) 25 Stocksbridge PS (H) 27 Guiseley (A) SEPTEMBER 4 Ossett Town (H) 8 Farsley Cel (H) 11 Workington (A) 18 Gretna (A) 22 Harrogate Town (H) OCTOBER 2 Ashton Utd (H) 6 Witton
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LOCAL SOCCER: Chorley's Unibond League fixture list
A LOOK at the season ahead for the Magpies. AUGUST 18 North Ferriby Utd (H) 21 Workington (A) 25 Farsley Cel (A) 27 Radcliffe Borough (H) SEPTEMBER 4 Workington (H) 8 Ashton Utd (A) 11 Trafford (A) 18 Leek Town (H) 22 Belper Town (A) OCTOBER 2 Gretna
