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EVENTS in East Lancashire and surrounding areas on Sunday, September 16th
Pirates of Penzance, Royal Court Theatre, Bacup, 7.30pm. Charity Bungee Jump, Park View WMC, Bayley Street, Clayton-le-Moors, 4pm-6pm. Bingo, Nelson Old Brass Band Club. Good Shepherd Walk from Bispham to Fleetwood. Meet Bispham Tram Station, 12.15pm.
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The Saturday Message
This week with the Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington STUNNED silence -- casualties too horrific to contemplate. Soon, emotional waves ripple then rage across the mental replays of those TV pictures -- horror, revulsion, anger, anxiety
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Found! A woman from yesteryear
One Fort In The Grave - sixtysomething Keith Fort's sepia-tinted take on life JUST when I thought I'd got everything sorted out at home so that I could leave for the hols with peace of mind, I seemed to develop a strange form of the Midas touch. It wasn't
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River cuts path through history
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy - this week, the River Calder NOT long ago the Calder was one of the most polluted rivers in Europe, with the run-off from the coal mines and mills of East Lancashire polluting it -- not to mention the human sewage
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'Surprise' police struggle
WILLIAM John Francis had to be handcuffed when he was arrested during a disturbance outside the Grapes pub on Northgate, Blackburn. The town's magistrates were told that Francis and another man were seen fighting outside the pub. When a police officer
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New anti-drugs role for top policeman
A TOP Blackburn police officer is heading a multi-agency task force to combat drug misuse in East Lancs. Chief Insp Andy Pratt has left his role in charge of community relations in Eastern Division on a three-year secondment to Blackburn with Darwen Borough
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Deadwood Stage almost ready to roll!
AN award-winning theatre group is now in the final few weeks of preparation for its next musical production 'Calamity Jane'. Todmorden Hippodrome Youth Theatre (formerly known as TOYS) - is ready to set toes tapping and hands clapping with popular songs
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Manhattan honeymoon nightmare
A COUPLE spoke today about their honeymoon from hell after finding themselves caught up in the New York terror attack. Newlyweds Duncan and Ann-Marie Dewhurst, of Ridgeway Avenue, Blackburn, said they had to run for their lives as the second tower of
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New boy Neill hoping for international rescue
AMBITIOUS Aussie Lucas Neill has set his sights on an international recall in time for next summer's World Cup following his whirlwind move to Ewood last week. Rovers' new £600,000 signing made just a handful of appearances for the Australian national
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Souness keen on French defender
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness is weighing up a move for Sedan left-back David Di Tomasso. The French defender has impressed on trial at Brockhall this week after being recommended to Rovers by a third party. But Souness wants another look at the player before
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Ewood Beat
'Tiny' can become a true giant ROVERS' Academy chief Bobby Downes believes Martin Taylor can go on to win full England honours one day after the towering centre-back has made giant strides over the last six months. Taylor is already firmly established
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Decision due on barn window
CONCERN has been expressed about plans for a rooflight window at Spencers Barn in the centre of Hurstwood village. A ward councillor is worried about the effect on the character of the listed building and Burnley Civic Society has said it is "not happy
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Friends give helping hand to hospice
A GROUP of fund-raisers from Foulridge who have supported the Pendleside Hospice since its formation raised £600 for the charity during the last 12 months. The people of Foulridge Friends of the Hospice clubbed together and organised various money-making
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Have your say to shape village life
AN event which could help shape the future of Salterforth and support the community in their bid for extra funding will be held in the village next month. The exhibition was originally planned for June 17 this year, but due to the spread of foot and mouth
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Who's playing where in the North West
SATURDAY (September 15th) Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DAMIAN LEE, 9pm-2am. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 10pm to 3am. West Coast Cafe, Blackpool: Aziz and Depon Eye TUESDAY
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Raider strikes for midnight haul
A RA"AIDER caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to the shop front of Winfields in Haslingden and got away with footwear valued at £280 in a midnight attack. The raider drove on to the car park off Blackburn Road just after midnight on Thurdsay in
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Chemists on Duty
Thursday, September 20 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive
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lChemists on Duty
Wednesday, September 19 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm:
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Chemists on Duty
Tuesday, September 17 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
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Jepson hopes he's plenty in reserve
RONNIE Jepson knows he has a lot to learn as a coach but he claimed: "I have got some great teachers." The 38-year-old, who took over as Clarets reserve team coach this week, said: "With the gaffer, Sam Ellis, Mick Docherty and Terry Pashley I know I
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Rovers are keen on David
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness is weighing up a move for Sedan left-back David Di Tomasso. The French defender has impressed on trial at Brockhall this week after being recommended to Rovers by a third party. But Souness wants another look at the player before
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Vintage dance hit set to step back into charts
A BLACKBURN record company is hoping for a serious case deja vu this weekend after re-releasing a five-year-old dance tune. Set Your Free by dance act N-Trance sold 580,000 copies when it was released back in January 1995, giving label All Around the
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Gangs are making our lives a misery
YOUNGSTERS on an estate in Darwen are making residents' lives a nightmare, locals claim. A pensioner in Birch Hall Avenue, on the Birch Hall Estate, says that her life is being ruined by gangs of children 'running riot'. She says about 15 children, aged
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Art alive at museum
THE work of more than 80 members of Pendle Artists is featured in a new exhibition which is opening at Rossendale Museum today. Museum curator Sandra Cruisem said: "The exhibition features flower pictures, paintings on silk, batik painting, landscapes
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Residents unite to put an end to drink problem
STREET drinking in areas of Rossendale could be banned -- but not until councillors have more information. A petition was handed in from residents in Haslingden asking for a by-law to be introduced at a meeting of the Rossendale Community Safety Partnership
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Wait goes on for local woman
A BLACKBURN woman was today still on tenterhooks as she waited for news that relatives living in disaster-hit Manhattan were safe and well. Advertising production worker at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Sophia Jones said she had frantically been trying
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Silence falls across area
SILENCE fell across East Lancashire yesterday as the area joined the rest of Europe in remembering the thousands of innocent people who died in the terrorist atrocities in New York and Washington. For three minutes, shoppers, workers, traders and civic
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Manhattan honeymoon nightmare
A COUPLE spoke today about their honeymoon from hell after finding themselves caught up in the New York terror attack. Newlyweds Duncan and Ann-Marie Dewhurst, of Ridgeway Avenue, Blackburn, said they had to run for their lives as the second tower of
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Former head Syd dies at age of 81
A FORMER Blackburn headteacher has died suddenly in Queen's Park Hospital aged 81. Arthur Sydney Nicholson, known to everyone as Syd, was head of Daisyfield Primary School between 1973 and 1984. Previously he was deputy head of the old Moss Street School
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Man, 23, held for hat-trick of theft offences
A MAN aged 23 was arrested for a hat-trick of shoplifting offences on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Blackburn magistrates heard that the third was committed just two hours after Kelly had been released on bail. After spending another night
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'Heroin' sold to drugs police was soil
AN undercover police officer involved in the Operation Hurricane purge on drug dealers in Blackburn bought a bag of soil for £10. Blackburn magistrates heard that Keiran Chatburn had "seized the opportunity" when he overheard a targeted dealer refusing
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Three-time trap of speed campaigner
A COUNTY councillor has been caught speeding three times -- by a camera he petitioned for. Coun Alan Whittaker now faces a ban if he is captured again. But he believes more cameras will serve to make the county's roads safer. He spoke out as the debate
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Getting to GRIPs with youth crime
YOUNGSTERS committing crime in Lancashire are set to feel the tough 'grip' of the law under a new scheme being launched this month. The police, fire service, Railtrack, Lancashire County Council, Barnardos and the county's youth justice teams have come
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Change our looks say coffee house
A FORGOTTEN corner of Blackburn could hold the key to linking the town's historic quarter to its retail heart, it was claimed today. Plans have been unveiled to revamp the Exchange Arcade, Fleming Square, a hidden part of the town centre between Darwen
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My First. . .
This week, with KEITH MACKLIN, veteran sports presenter, who is to join the team on Lancashire's newest radio station, The Burn, launched on Monday MEMORY: I remember being taken to my first football match when I was about three at a place called Vista
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From baby minding to belly dancing!
MOTHER-of-two Julie Kennedy thought she had few skills. But when her children started school she surprised herself when she re-entered the employment market. PAULINE HAWKINS meets a woman whose confidence has grown so much she lists belly dancing among
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Cash grant will offer pupil safety
PUPILS at Audley Infants School, Blackburn, feel safer crossing the street, after helping launch a £30,000 Government scheme. The town is one of 10 local authorities in the North West to receive a share of a £3 million initiative to provide road safety
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Child sex charges case
A 32-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man has appeared in court charged with 13 indecency offences involving an eight-year-old girl. Neil Anthony Pimblett, of Merchants Quay, faces six allegations of inciting the girl to commit acts of gross indecency with him, five
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Machine fault ruined snaps
A SHOP has told customers a faulty machine caused their holiday photos to be destroyed. And they apologised after film from weddings and holidays was 'irretrievably damaged' at Directfoto, Ainsworth Street, Blackburn. A drive chain had snapped causing
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Brian's a real trouper!
A LEADING theatrical figure, who has been involved with dramatic societies right across East Lancashire for more than 40 years, last night won the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Curtain Raiser award for his outstanding contribution to the amateur stage
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Concerns over mine 'haven't gone away'
A LEADING campaigner against plans to mine on the moors between Burnley, Bacup and Todmorden has questioned why a decision on the application has taken so long. Former Burnley Councillor and spokesman for Cliviger Parish Council Tony Harrison said: "Two
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Ewood open days a fans' favourite
ROVERS are staging another of their ever-popular Open Weekends at Ewood on Saturday and Sunday September 27-28. It's a great chance to get behind the scenes at Lancashire's only Premier League club. In addition to the fans' favourite features, there will
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Ice-man Hermann puts on cold front
Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers - Andy Neild's Premiership match preview IPSWICH ice-man Hermann Hreidarsson will put friendship to one side tomorrow as he attempts to put the big freeze on Rovers at Portman Road. The Icelandic international, who joined
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Outreach lectures on topical issues
A SERIES of lectures based on topical issues affecting East Lancashire will be held in Padiham. The lectures are an outreach activity by Lancaster University and will be given by leading authorities in their field. The timetable for the talks is: Wednesday
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Keep those ears clean!
CHILDREN who visit the accident and emergency department at Burnley General Hospital in future are advised to make sure their ears are clean because nursing staff will be using their ears for taking their temperature. The Children's Hospitals Appeal Trust
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Concerns over mine 'haven't gone away'
A LEADING campaigner against plans to mine on the moors between Burnley, Bacup and Todmorden has questioned why a decision on the application has taken so long. Former Burnley Councillor and spokesman for Cliviger Parish Council Tony Harrison said: "Two
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Reviews of the latest sounds
Singles HAVEN: Let It Live (Radiate) -- Massive guitars, very much in the Oasis style, open the track while the finale is more in line with The Verve. Yet another big guitar band but in Gary Briggs they have a frontman with a voice to die for. (8/10)
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Hello dollies!
AN exhibition of porcelain dolls is on display to the general public at Colne library until the end of the month. The dolls are the work of ex-Earby teacher Hazel James of Knightsbride Avenue, Colne, who took up doll-making about four years ago, She attended
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New-look Earl girls explore the dark side
EARL, Cellar Bar, Blackburn EAST Lancashire all-girl group Earl found themselves an appreciative audience at Blackburn's Cellar Bar. Two sets of five songs late on a Saturday evening showed why record companies and audiences in London have taken to the
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Chemists on Duty
Sunday, September 16 BLACKBURN: 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; Moss Chemist, 314 Bolton Road, Ewood. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Geloo Bros Ltd, 14 Union Street. ACCRINGTON: 11am-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy
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Chemists on Duty
Friday, September 21 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy,
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Chemists on Duty
Monday, September 17 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy,
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Missing patient is re-admitted
MISSING patient Andrew Sutcliffe has been returned to Calderstones Hospital -- more than two months weeks after absconding and four weeks after police 'found him.' Trust bosses said he has been re-admitted to the West Drive Unit -- the hospital's more
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Parking fee fury
FURIOUS Burnley fans are complaining that they will be ripped off once more when they travel to Birmingham City next Tuesday. For the second successive season the Midlands club is charging £25 for coaches to park outside the goround and Paul Smith, from
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Table-toppers welcome added interest
THERE is nothing like the sweet smell of success to get the media pack sniffing around a football club. And following the Clarets blistering start to the new season there has been a surge of interest in the club. As Stan Ternent surveyed the press pack
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Clarets' Jepson hopes he's plenty in reserve
RONNIE Jepson knows he has a lot to learn as a coach but he claimed: "I have got some great teachers." The 38-year-old, who took over as Clarets reserve team coach this week, said: "With the gaffer, Sam Ellis, Mick Docherty and Terry Pashley I know I
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Tell us all about it
TELL us about your music news, gigs or forthcoming releases and we will tell East Lancashire. Ring 01254 678678, extension 235. You can send us news and demos at Pulse, Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Newspaper House, High Street, Blackburn, BB1 1HT or
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Unhappy smoker's wake-up rumpus
ADRIAN Turnbull could not wake his friend but managed to rouse everyone else in a block of flats after returning in the early hours because he had forgotten his cigarettes. Blackburn magistrates heard that police called to the flats of Blackburn Road,
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Longridge folk show support
CLERGY will join with the Town Mayor of Longridge, Coun David Moon, in praying for those caught up in the disaster in the USA. Vicar of Longridge Rev Simon Aiken with lead a short service of prayers and readings at St Paul's Church, Church Street, today
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Chippy duo keep rescuers well fed
AN EAST Lancashire couple are feeding exhausted New York firemen fish and chips as they toil to save terror victims still left alive in the aftermath of the onslaught which hit the city on Tuesday. And last night Michael Baldwin, who used to live in Rishton
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200 new nurses will ease crisis
HEALTH bosses are celebrating after 200 nurses qualified -- nine months after they had to bring nurses from Spain due to a staffing crisis. The recruits have just completed a three-year course from the University of Central Lancashire in either child
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Nigel ready to serve up a treat
TOP East Lancashire chef Nigel Smith will be cooking up a treat for listeners to The Burn 106fm. Nigel, executive chef at the Feilden Arms, Mellor, will broadcast on Wednesdays and Fridays and will include a wide range of dishes, from scrambled eggs and
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Court backs man's drugs battle
A COURT gave Farrakh Rashid a chance to continue the drug rehabilitation work he had started off his own bat. Blackburn magistrates heard that Rashid had made a promise to himself to get clear of drugs so that he could resume contact with his two young
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Man denied police entry
DAVID Goodwin objected when police entered his house uninvited after a scuffle broke out during his wife's 51st birthday celebration. Blackburn magistrates heard that Goodwin swore at the officers and ordered them out before lunging at one. But the court
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ICE HOCKEY: Rockets could be surprise package
BLACKBURN Hawks are boldly going where they have never been before tomorrow's into an ice hockey game with Birmingham Rockets (6pm). The Rockets, who are a brand new team in the League and a completely unknown quantity, pitch up at the Arena for an English
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ANGLING: Weather makes life unpredictable
By Kingfisher LIKE the weather, the form of any fishery is, at the moment, both changeable and unpredictable. Recent form is a guide as usual, but cannot be any more than that. It really is a case of pot luck for both pleasure and match anglers alike
