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Super weekend for young Recs
Langworthy Reds 16 Pilkington Recs U18s 26 PILKS got their season under way with a well deserved victory against a physical Langworthy side. Recs opened the scoring within the opening five minutes with an excellent try from Ste Rawsthorne from acting
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Valley must stay the best for all
NOT for the first time, East Lancashire's renowned Ribble Valley is rated one of the best places in Britain in which to live. For in a new national survey to find the localities offering the best quality of life for the 21st century, it ranks an elevated
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Boss will not quit after ninth straight defeat
Oldham 4, Shakers 0 IT'S still early days but Bury's hopes of avoiding the drop look doomed to failure if this wretched performance is anything to go by writes Phil Thorp Andy Preece's men may have racked up their ninth consecutive defeat but it was the
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Fears grow for missing bouncer
POLICE are concerned about the safety of a man who left his home on Wednesday night after having a row over the telephone. Bouncer Peter Eddleston, 31, is reported to have 'stormed out' of his home in Hancock Street after the call. He also left three
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Bins back to normal
BIN collections will return to normal in all areas of Blackburn and Darwen from Monday, council bosses revealed today. Following the Government's decision to ease foot and mouth restrictions in the borough, bin men will be allowed back on to rural roads
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Something new to chew over
PEOPLE will have something to get their teeth into after a new dental service opened its doors at Queen's Park Hospital in Blackburn this week. The Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust has opened the long-awaited service after investing £45,000 on
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Mankind is threatened
THE continuity of mankind is in jeopardy. We all must pray to Almighty God that He permits mankind to go on existing. Also, we must love one another or we face annihilation. CHRIS DICK WRIGLEY, Ballantrae Road, Blackburn.
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A passport to freedom!
MR A Qwaishi uses the word 'freedom' in relation to India's independence (Letters, September 14), so I assume he means freedom from British control. If so, would be explain why the right to have British passports was insisted on and why so many people
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Confined to leering -- occasionally
MS Rowena Mitchell (Letters, September 20) conjures up a vivid picture of a lady attiring herself prior to appearing in public and saying to herself: "I must take care to look shabby, lest I be verbally attacked by groups of youths or leered at by dirty
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New group to aid of strays
ADEDICATED committee of dog lovers, including a dog warden, international championship show judge, canine studies student, owners of a boarding and rescue kennels among, others, have put their knowledge and love for dogs together to form Hyndburn Stray
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Vandals have hit park once again
LAST Saturday (September 22), as a member of Blackburn's Corporation Park supporters group, I was involved in a 'litter pick' organised by the Revidge Community Association. My 'team' focused attention on the park and m, while others went elsewhere in
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Volex to axe 100 jobs
ALMOST 100 jobs are to be lost at a Hindley Green factory. Nearly one-fifth of jobs at Volex Accessories Limited, Leigh Road, will be axed because greater competition has meant the selling prices of goods have had to be slashed. A redundancy programme
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Tales from the touchline with Michael Black
AS THE early season glut of fixtures finally subsides, the Combination is gradually taking shape and the challengers and strugglers are slowly being established. With practically every team in the league already having dropped points, the season promises
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Burnley Sunday League
A LOOK at the local soccer scene in Burnley. DIVISION ONE Park View...4 Redrose...4 Cheetham 2, Waldron, Stacey Craven H...2 Havelock...3 Anderton, Dumon Gill, Beaumont, Barger Boys Club...1 Ighten Leigh...2 Lomas Fildes, Harrison Ashworth ARms...8 Paradise
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Accrington Combination Football League
ROUNDING-UP the results and tables from the soccer scene. DIVISION ONE Boot & Shoe...2 Peel Park...1 Grey, Harrison Crown Rvrs...1 Cross Guns...0 Cook Whinney Hill Res...2 George Wdrs...2 Latham, Ruggieri Oaklea Ath...1 Enfield 3rd...1 Brady Walmsley
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Wood rise from ashes
BURNLEY Wood under 15s are still looking for their first win of the season -- but it doesn't matter. And it doesn't seem to worry manager Gary Evans that his young side might not even win for the rest of the campaign. But what does matter for the manager
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Mapping it out!
ALEX Willis is the early leader in Pendle Forest Orienteering Club's autumn series despite finishing in fifth place at Thompson Park. The Cloughfold pupil completed the 2.2km 'hand rail orienteering' course in 29.41 minutes to take his five race series
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Happy Hartley makes it a double
LAKE Vyrnwy has been a happy hunting ground for John Hartley this year. For the Clayton Harrier completed a unique double finishing as the first over forty at the annual half marathon -- just as he had in the full marathon a couple of months ago. And
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Igniting Cultual Revolution
AN ambitious £2 million-plus programme which aims to ignite our own cultural revolution is taking shape. The aim is to stamp the word culture across a whole range of activities and pastimes for townspeople. The George Street area, which roughly takes
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Wolves maul Saints
ST Joseph's must be kicking themselves for not making all their early good work count. The Saints dominated the opening 15 minutes but failed to score the goals their final build up play deserved. The impressive Callum Grimshaw did find the net but Wolves
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New restrictions hit county
LANCASHIRE farmers face an extension of foot-and-mouth restrictions after a fresh outbreak of the disease. Tough guidelines were imposed upon farmers in Lancashire and North Yorkshire after another farm tested positive for the disease in Penrith Spur
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Sex abuse nightmare killed my wife
A DISTRAUGHT husband today spoke of the sex abuse nightmare which tormented his wife and ended with her dying after sniffing gas to blot out her past. Thomas Cummings opened his heart after an inquest was told Dawn Cummings was sexually abused by her
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Appeal for bomb-blast memories
DOES anyone remember when the Huntsman area of Haydock was hit by German bombers? The question pops up from my old chum Steve Abbott, the former Doncaster, Earlestown and St Helens Town soccer striker, now living in retirement at Lytham St Annes but a
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Dog clue to theft
POLICE want help in tracing a Burnley shoplifter who was accompanied by a black and white dog. The man was caught on CCTV cameras in the town centre. A short time earlier at about 10.30am on Friday, September 7, it is believed that he had been into Big
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Cabbies welcome cowboy crackdown
BURNLEY Council is to crack down on cowboy cabbies who do a roaring trade picking up passengers from outside town centre pubs and night clubs. People who travel in bogus taxis or private hire vehicles touting for business in the street are uninsured if
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Prescott: We must learn from the riots
DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott has pledged that the government will learn lessons from the Burnley riots. He visited Burnley yesterday to throw his weight behind the task force examining the cause of the disturbances in June. And after meeting representatives
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Terry fires bus broadside
A PUBLIC meeting has been called for today (Thursday, September 27) starting at 7pm in St Helens Town Hall to focus on claims that bus company Arriva are putting profits before passengers. Councillor Terry Hanley, St Helens Council's representative on
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Five years ago
CABLE company Nynex tuned into the long-running row over poor TV reception around Turf Moor, Burnley. The company approached the soccer club and was to draw up a special installation package to provide TV services direct to local residents' homes. Householders
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Ten years ago
POLLUTION control officers carried out tests on water in the Blackburn stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal after it was discovered that a large number of fish had died because of low oxygen levels. The oxygen-starved fish were found an Eanam Wharf
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Minister to visit Leigh
CABINET minister Stephen Byers will be visiting Leigh to help regenerate the area. Leigh MP Andy Burnham invited Mr Byers to come to town after the collapse of the Xanadu project to discuss other ways Leigh can be regenerated and jobs can be created.
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Ten year nightmare of sex victim
THE mother of a young woman who stayed silent for 10 years about the sexual abuse she had suffered said today: "She still lives the nightmare." Pensioner Fred Whittaker was this week starting a two-year jail term for performing sex acts on two little
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Anti-busway protesters mobilise forces
OPPONENTS of Leigh's guided busway plan are mustering forces to fight the scheme. The Busway-Noway campaign is gathering pace with the announcement of two public meetings in Leigh and Tyldesley next month. They will be at Leigh Harriers' Charles Street
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New year promise on parking dream
DISABLED people pleading for parking spaces outside a lifeline shop have been told their wish may come true early in the new year. The ShopMobility charity store provides free motorised scooters and wheelchairs to disabled shoppers in Accrington town
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Police station gets the OK
A NEW police station planned for an old mill site has been given the thumbs-up. Part of the prime Howe Bridge Mills site alongside Gloucester Street has been earmarked for a station now a supermarket scheme has been shelved. Wigan Council and Greater
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Leigh Infirmary is 'improving', new ratings show
LEIGH Infirmary has been awarded two stars out of a possible three, in new government performance ratings. Leigh NHS Trust has been awarded two star status - meaning the hospital is performing well overall, but some improvements have yet to be made before
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Sex offender flees home
A PETROL bomb thrown at a house in Hindley Green is thought to have contributed to the resident's departure. Convicted sex offender, Alan Rhoden moved out of his Hawthorn Avenue home last Friday, after a demonstration by neighbours made it clear he was
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Ribble Valley a great place to live - official!
THE Ribble Valley has been voted the 11th best place to live in Britain, according to a national survey. Experian, the global information solutions company, ranked all of the 376 local authorities in the UK to find which offers the best quality of life
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SS get the elbow
TRAFFIC warden uniforms with the initials SS are to be changed after complaints in Southend-on-Sea. They're most appropriate, I should have thought.
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Canaries watching Ormerod
NORWICH are the latest club said to be interested in Blackpool striker, Brett Ormerod. The 24-year-old has scored 11 goals this season for the Tangerines and is grabbing the attention of several scouts. Canaries boss Nigel Worthington has confirmed he
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Stan opens door to ex-Clarets star
JUST hours after parting company with Wrexham, Brian Flynn was being invited to help out at Burnley's Gawthorpe training ground by his old friend Stan Ternent. "Stan has invited me down and that was brilliant of him," admitted Flynn who, until Monday,
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Those scary folk of the night
THE mysterious Galosher Man, who cast his shadow across the lives of the kids of bygone times, is also remembered by John Foxton of West Park. He writes:"Once again your column (September 16) revived childhood memories going back 60 years or more. While
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Town face tricky trip
WITH the Carlsberg FA Vase still at the second qualifying round stage last Saturday, St Helens Town's exemption until the second round 'proper' meant a blank weekend for Jimmy McBride's charges. On the NWCL league front their hundred per cent record from
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Miners edge a thriller
Leigh Miners Rangers 19 Siddal 16 LEIGH Miners Rangers continued their winning ways with a hard-fought victory over spirited newcomers Siddal. But it was a nerve-jangling second half for Warren Ayres' team as Siddal threatened to overturn an 18-8 interval
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£300,000 boost for canal plans
THE Government has pledged £300,000 to help with the regeneration of the historic Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal . The cash injection will finance a tunnel to carry the canal under the final section of the Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route which
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Ternent happy to keep making points
"FORTUNE favours the brave," claimed Clarets boss Stan Ternent as he reflected on the club's electrifying start to the season. With 27 goals scored and 17 conceded Burnley are the great entertainers in the first division, even keeping Kevin Keegan's much
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PNE clip Canaries' wings
DAVID Healy cooked up a first half treat against Delia Smith's Canaries, setting up three goals which really cut the mustard! The former Manchester United youngster's efforts were matched by every other white-clad player in what was by far their best
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A health check, and it is free!
A FREE health check day for the over 55s has been organised in Darwen. The event, which is part of Age Concern Week 2001, will take place at Derwent Hall from 10am to 2pm on October 5. Age Concern and Darwen Old People's Welfare Committee are working
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Stone shock of woman driver
A WOMAN was left shaken when a stone was hurled at a car while she was waiting at traffic lights outside a school. And Marie Smith claims it was one of the pupils who did the damage. The concerned school, Darwen Vale, in Blackburn Road, Darwen, is now
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Victorian organ to be shipped out to Africa
METHODIST Church elders from Sierra Leone armed with a budget of thousands spent months scouring the world for their perfect organ -- and located it in Lower Darwen! And soon the Victorian organ from the Lower Darwen Methodist Church in Fore Street will
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Special celebration for Age Concern milestone
A SPECIAL event is to be held to mark the 10th anniversary of Age Concern's care and repair project in Rossendale. The title for the event is improving housing, improving health, improving lives and it will be held at the A, B & D Centre, in Bacup
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Armed raiders witnesses appeal
POLICE are renewing their appeals for any witnesses who saw a white H-registered Volvo 440 used as a get-away vehicle from an attempted armed robbery in Crawhsawbooth. Brave sub-postmaster Philip Boyd foiled the raiders, intent on stealing cash from his
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Tributes to John the developer
DEVELOPER John Ashworth, whose company Hurstwood Developments was responsible for building many parts of Rossendale, has lost his fight against cancer. Hurstwood built Medex Medical on Carrs Industrial Estate, Haslingden, which brought an American company
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Close shave for charity
WHEN Sharon Thomas was diagnosed with breast cancer it came as a great shock to all her family, but loyal sister-in-law Sue Ingham decided to do more than offer words of comfort. Sue, from Gresham Street, Waterfoot, told her: "When you start losing your
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Shed fire
AN empty shed at the back of a Tyldesley house was set alight by children playing with matches. The shed, at the back of property in Sale Lane caught fire at around 7.30pm on Monday. It took Atherton firefighters half an hour to put out the blaze.
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Park plans
PLANS are in the pipeline for a ball court at Firs Park. Wigan Council's Leisure and Cultural Services Panel is seeking the go-ahead for a court with goal ends and fencing and the installation of two 10m high floodlights and 10 six metre high lighting
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'Help us' plea over sky firms
THE reverberations of the terrorist bombing of America are still being felt by East Lancashire's aerospace companies as the industry takes stock of what is feared to be a global slump. Thousands of East Lancashire engineering jobs depend on the aerospace
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Bag snatch
POLICE are appealing for information after a 90-year-old woman had her bag snatched in Hindley. The woman was walking down Algernon Street at 11.30am on Sunday when a man, about 20-years-old and wearing a grey hooded top, snatched her handbag. Anyone
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Guild's busy time
LEIGH Townswomen's Guild have a busy October ahead. On October 2 Mrs P Townsley will talk about Quarry Bank Mill and the following day brings the group's birthday dinner at Leigh Conservative Club. Jennifer Bamford will speak on lace making on October
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Hi-tech for jobseekers
LEIGH jobseekers have a new hi-tech Jobpoints service to make finding work - all over the world - easier. The traditional rows of display boards and cards at Twist Lane have been replaced with electronic touch terminals which have access to every Jobcentre
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Rob is world champ
EUROPEAN stock car racing champion Robert Speak has added a world title title to his name. After only the second lap, Tyldesley-ite Rob led the 36 cars in the decisive race at Hensford, near Birmingham and there he remained until the finishing line. Eight
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Where are the early deliveries?
WHAT has happened to our early morning mail deliveries? Over the past few months the first post has dropped on our doormat around midday. When I questioned the postman he showed me not one but THREE items of junk mail that he had to deliver. Come on,
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Unlucky Wilf, the human spear
UNLUCKY Wilf Grundy was a kid who always seemed to be getting into scrapes. And on one memorable occasion he became a real-life 'stick in the mud' when he was speared head-first into a polluted pond. At the time, Wilf, a tall, wiry lad, was a key member
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Joynt's deal gives Saints a boost
SKIPPER Chris Joynt has given Saints a massive and timely boost by agreeing a new deal which will keep him with the club until 2004. Great Britain international Joynt has been one of the club's longest serving and most consistent performers over the last
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Farms need 'young blood'
FORMER Pendle councillor Lord Tony Greaves has called for government cash payments to attract young people into farming. Speaking at the Liberal Democrat Party conference in Bournemouth, Lord Greaves said the industry was dying, especially in upland areas
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Council pledge on park yobs problem
COUNCIL chiefs have admitted that strategies to rid a park of vandals have been unsuccessful after three attacks inside a week. But Blackburn with Darwen Council officials have pledged to find a solution with the police and rid Corporation Park of yobs
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Band to support top rockers Oasis on tour
A BAND from East Lancashire are set to support Oasis at the hottest gigs of the year -- only a year after they paid to get in to see the megastars play. Just over 12 months ago unknown musicians Danny Davidson and Mick Spencer were among thousands of
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Grant will double museum displays
VISITORS to an East Lancashire museum are set to see twice as much thanks to a £374,000 National Lottery grant. The money will enable staff at Blackburn Museum, in Museum Street, to totally refurbish their exhibitions, creating space for twice as many
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Attacked PC vows to carry on work
A BOBBY who suffered brain damage after a vicious assault today vowed not to let the attack keep him from the job he loves. PC Wayne Curness, 33, could have died after the attack on Boxing Day last year. He suffered 13 brain haemmorhages, lost his hearing
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We're three star and proud of it
AT a time when some believe the National Health Service needs a check-up itself, services in Blackburn have been given a thorough check up. As the service nationally struggles to cope with over-stretched staff and resources and more patients than ever
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LOCAL SOCCER: Molyneux off as Blues grab point
NELSON were held to a draw at Victoria Park by second-placed Formby in North West Counties Division Two. In the opening stages the visitors lost midfielder Howard Ruberry with a nasty facial injury, but then took the lead with a Mark Wilson goal, in off
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LOCAL SOCCER: Stanley fall to spot kick winner
FORMER Stanley man Danny Mills struck a second-half penalty to tip the scales in favour of Chorley in this UniBond League Cup Group Four clash. Premier side Stanley went ahead through David Robinson before Chorley, of the First Division, had even touched
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ATHLETICS ROUND-UP: Bronze for Clayton
CLAYTON'S Senior Men won the bronze medal at the North West Counties Road Relays on Saturday. In the six stage event held at Stanley Park in Blackpool, Andy Black, Mark Brown and Andy Stubbs took them to halfway in eighth spot, before Mark Aspinall, pictured
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ATHLETICS: John's in seventh heaven
UNTIL this year John Hartley had only run three marathons, but on Sunday he ran his seventh of the season at Manchester - and he is planning to do another this weekend! What is most surprising is that he can maintain such a high standard. At Manchester
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Fury over axing of bus service
NEIGHBOURS are up in arms following a decision by bus company Arriva to withdraw a vital community bus service because it was not "commercially viable". Two weeks ago Arriva axed the daytime service of bus 37/38, Prescot to St Helens. Angry bus users
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New stadium hoped dashed?
SAINTS' plans for a new ground at the former United Glass works site appear to have been dashed after a joint statement was issued this week by the club and St Helens Council. The statement reads: "The council was first approached in October 1998 by directors
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WHO SAID WHAT: Hard to hide delight, says Moyes
THE thumping victory over one of the early pacesetters could be just the tonic for Preston as they bid to climb up among Division One's title contenders. After an indifferent start, North End have defeated Birmingham and the Canaries in the last four
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Council House transfer
I refer to the letter from Mr Hesford, council tenant (Star September 20) alleging that I have painted a rosy picture of a council house transfer. My role as Independent Tenants Adviser is to ensure that tenants are presented with a true and balanced
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Horror 'tache
COPS are being paid an extra 21p a month in India to grow moustaches because police chiefs believe they strike horror into criminals. I don't think so. The only fear I can see is if they're 70s Zapata types, a symbol I'm led to believe of being a bit
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Sorry Corrie
THAT'S it. I've never seen such a pile of rubbish as Corrie recently. It's lost the plot. Last week's edition in which the girls got drunk was sickeningly awful. I was ashamed to be watching it. Then the touch of Dallas this week when Edna died and was
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Elvis love letter under the hammer
A LOVE letter from Elvis, sent in 1958 and swearing undying love for girlfriend Anita Wood, could fetch thousands when it is auctioned at Christies next month. Written in 1958 from Germany, where he was serving with the US Army, it said: "I haven't dated
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Memories of jam roly poly
I PICKED up some fantastic 1930s magazines at a car boot. A February 1937 advert declared: "How the kiddies love jam roly poly, and remember for success make it with Borwick's Baking Powder, the best in the world. Thanks to Borwick's you can make the
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Power-packed holiday fun
I DECIDED to prepare the house for winter during my holiday last week. Unfortunately it needed more work than I thought. I started by borrowing a water power cleaner to wash 15 years of ginny green teeth off the patio, It's not as simple as shown on telly
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First aid plan for all fender benders
DRIVERS who crash their cars will do anything but blame themselves. A survey has revealed that a quarter of all motorists accuse others for scrapes which are their own fault. Almost two thirds have left minor damage unfixed hoping it will go unnoticed
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Brook pay the penalty
Blackbrook 10 Bold Miners 16 BROOK suffered their first home defeat at the hands of local rivals Bold who thoroughly deserved the victory. The home side gave away too many penalties and lost far too much possession and they must rectify these faults if
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'Ducky' school given glowing report
ST JOHN'S Stonefold Church of England Primary School, Rising Bridge, has received a glowing report from OFSTED. Following an inspection in June, the school has been praised for the very good attitude of the pupils, the high standards of behaviour and
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LR find goals hard to come by
ATHERTON LR emerged undefeated from their two games in the past week, but struggled to find the net. On Tuesday LR were at home to a Fleetwood side still looking for their first win of the season. Although Steve Powell was called on to make an excellent
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What a difference a week makes!
Leigh RMI 3 Farnborough Town 0 LEIGH RMI started the week in disarray. They were due to play the top of the table club away from home, having taken just four points from eight games to put them at the bottom of the Conference pile. Eight days on, and
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Friday, September 28
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Motown, Soul, Stax and Atlantic Music, Longshaw WM Club, Bryan Street, Blackburn, 8pm. Proceeds to Neilcliffe Cancer Care Centre. Quiz Night, St Gabriel's Church Hall
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What protection from ID cards?
EXACTLY how are compulsory identity cards going to protect me against terrorist attacks? Are they going to be so big that we will be able to hide behind them if we are under threat? Exactly who will be able to demand that we produce them and will the
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Church hit by vandal attacks
THOUSANDS of pounds may have to be spent on a 125-year-old Howe Bridge Church to protect it from being vandalised. Members of St Michael and All Angels Church on Leigh Road are at the end of their tether after the latest in a long line of vandal attacks
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Politicians have lot to answer for
JOHN Eddleston (Letters, September 20) was spot on. But we all know that the blame for the recent riots in Burnley and elsewhere will be laid at the doors not only of the BNP but anyone who dares to support even the tiniest fraction of indigenous nationalism
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Whistle Blower with Neil Yates
AT 4.25pm last Saturday at Gresty Road, Crewe, I became conscious that I had an acute headache. This was not due in any part to over-indulgence on the previous evening, neither had I been the victim of incessant nagging from my nearest and dearest. It
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Blackburn Sunday Football League
A ROUND-UP of the local results and tables. DIVISION ONE Darwen Alex...7 Lord Raglan...0 Atkinson 3, Rasul 3, Durkin Ewood Arms...0 Lammack...1 Servicemaster...0 Old Toll Bar...5 Mashiter 3, Andre, Foulds Station...3 New Gardeners...0 Curley, Riley, Eastham
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Judge dread spot kicks!
THE Duke of Wellington must be wondering what all the fuss is about when it comes to the so called dreaded penalty shoot-out. Having disposed of Low Moor in the first round in similar fashion the Duke cooly brushed Judge Walmsley aside in another spot
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Andrews wings in
DASHING young winger Eric Andrews has joined the growing exodus from the JJB Stadium to Hilton Park. Andrews, 19, is Wigan Warriors top try scorer at Alliance level this season but he sees his long-term career future with Leigh Centurions by agreeing
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Heath edged out of it
Eccles 23 Thatto Heath 18 HEATH tasted defeat for only the second time since joining the National Conference over 12 months ago, when they lost narrowly to Eccles in this close fought contest. Eccles stormed into the lead in only the second minute through
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Dunn back in action
DAVID DUNN is back in contention for Sunday's game at Aston Villa after starting full-time training again. The 21-year-old is keeping his fingers crossed he has fully recovered from medial knee ligament damage after resuming training on Saturday. Dunn
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Awareness day to highlight polio problem
A COLLECTION and awareness day will be held in Burnley on Saturday to help raise money for events and running costs of local branch of the British Polio Fellowship Group. From 10am to 4pm members of the North East Lancashire branch will be in the town
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Benefits book thief jailed
A thief who took a child benefit book from a car and tried to cash it was jailed for seven days by Burnley magistrates. The court was told how John William Holmes, 26, claimed the book belonged to his mother and he had the authority to cash it. Holmes
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Save our town centre
THE town centre management team which attracts hundreds of thousands of pounds of investment into Burnley is under threat unless businesses come up with cash support. For three years the project has been funded with £175,000 a year from European and Government
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Woman, 91, victim of thieves
AN elderly woman has become the latest victim of heartless thieves who target pensioners. The 91-year-old was at home in Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, when a man and woman knocked on the door. The female, said to be a 'look-alike' of television actress Lisa
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St Helens Combination round up
IN the Garswood Trophies sponsored Hospital Cup there was, for the first time a preliminary round.York did not upset the form book and consequently won 6-2 at Ramford. The First Round will now take place on Saturday, October 20.In the league games played
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Was there a Mum's army?
THE most obscure of queries pop up in the old postbag from time to time. And well within this category comes one from Fred Long of Whiston whose question concerns wartime Home Guard activities in St Helens. He writes: "We all know about Dad's Army (the
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Parents' appeal to runaway Gary
THE parents of a teenager who has run away three times in the last six weeks were today resuming a search of Manchester in a desperate attempt to find him. And 15-year-old Gary Hunneybell's father today appealed to his son: "Please come home and stop
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Gifted students praise summer school
SOME of East Lancashire's most talented pupils gathered yesterday for a celebration of their summer school achievements. Students from Norden High School, Rishton, and Fearns Community High School, Bacup, were among gifted students from across the county
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Champion - again
WAKEBOARDING champion Robert Moyle has added another two titles to his impressive list. Already Open Men's European Champion, 15-year-old Robert of Selwyn Street, Leigh is now also National Junior Wakeboarding Champion and UK Wakeboard Junior Champion
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Mill plan delay
THE Secretary of State will have the final word on a sawmill upgrade plan which, it is claimed, would provide a jobs boost and improve the environment. Timber merchants W Howard Ltd plan a massive refurbishment at Phillips Sawmill on Astley Moss to increase
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Golden show for green fingered
KEEN gardeners took up their spades and trowels and dug in for Culcheth Horticultural Society's Golden Jubilee Autumn Show. Trophies, cups and medals were given to the best entrants in classes ranging from chrysanthemums to fruit and vegetables at the
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Register Office 'closure' report was a false alarm
A NUMBER of Leigh councillors were gearing themselves up for a fight to save Leigh Register Office - but it turned out to be a false alarm. Cllr Kevin Anderson was horrified to discover proposals were being put forward to close Leigh Register Office,
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'Give us back our sculpture,' says upset school
THE removal of Leigh's pit pony monument to mining from its market hall site has upset the school that helped to sculpt it. Now Leigh CE Junior School, astonished that they were not told their impressive work was to be given away, wants it back. The pony
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Tune in and go for the Burn
IT can be hard work staring into your computer screen all day so take a break and listen to thisislancashire.co.uk's radio station. Following a link-up with the area's newest station, BurnFM, you can catch up with all the latest news and sport whilst
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Clicking on to another language
THE web provides a wide range of resources for those who wish to take the plunge and learn a language. Frenchclasses.com offers you the chance to brush up on the language of our nearest neighbours. You can enjoy the convenience of online lessons coupled
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Protect them from net perils
ALTHOUGH the web can open up new worlds there are still some problems and pitfalls of going online. One of the greatest threats posed by the internet is how easy it is for younger people to access websites with sexual, violent or illegal content. Many
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Anger as UG Club closes
WORKERS and members of UG Sports Club Ltd, Eccleston, were left stunned this week when the club was forced to close following a decision by United Glass to stop subsidising the club. Management at the sports social club from Bobbies Lane say United Glass
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Yickers make light work of it
Roose 14 Haydock 26 ALL the Haydock team must take credit for this victory in Cumbria, despite missing five regulars the Haydock team played some brilliant rugby. The Haydock forwards took the game to the big Roose pack and players like Carroll, Connaire
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LSH bag fourth win in a row
Liverpool St Helens 45 West Hartlepool 17 LSH ran out easy winners of a game that had looked to be in the balance at half time. LSH made the best possible start when the two centres Alan Cross and Mike Hitchen combined for Hitchen to burst through and
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Dunn back in action
DAVID DUNN is back in contention for Sunday's game at Aston Villa after starting full-time training again. The 21-year-old is keeping his fingers crossed he has fully recovered from medial knee ligament damage after resuming training on Saturday. Dunn
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Saints march on
Saints 38 Leeds 30 ONE down - three to go - and after a showing like this you would not back against the Saints keeping the Super League trophy locked away in the Knowsley Road sideboard for a third successive year. With star duo Paul Sculthorpe and Keiron
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The access point for information
PEOPLE in Darwen have been able to visit an information and advice stand run by Darwen Access Point (DAP) in the town hall foyer this week. DAP is a free service which gives people advice and information on employment, education and training and is based
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Council to splash out on fountain repairs
A SURVEY of the fountain in the centre of Bacup has revealed it will not be as expensive as first thought to repair. The fountain, in the centre of the roundabout which connects, Market Street, Rochdale Road, Todmorden Road and Burnley Road, and has not
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Mum does gig then ends up in hospital
PREGNANCY complications nearly forced singing mum Helen Booth, who won more than £110,000 on a national TV talent show, to miss her son Jack's birthday. Helen wowed TV viewers of Mel C's This is My Moment when, at seven-and-a-half months pregnant, she
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Saints march on
Saints 38 Leeds 30 ONE down - three to go - and after a showing like this you would not back against the Saints keeping the Super League trophy locked away in the Knowsley Road sideboard for a third successive year. With star duo Paul Sculthorpe and Keiron
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Two drivers hurt
TWO cars collided on the East Lancs Road, Lowton during yesterday morning's rush hour, causing traffic congestion. Police, ambulance and fire crew attended the accident which happened on the westbound carriageway, between the Greyhound roundabout and
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Death appeal
POLICE are appealing for information about the death of a 47-year-old man in Atherton. Anthony Sergent was discovered last Thursday by his brother at their home in Milldale Close. He was pronounced dead on arrival at 1.30am at the Royal Bolton Infirmary
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Fire scare for driver
A FIRE crew were called to a burning car in Leigh on Monday afternoon. The H-reg Vauxhall Cavalier was being driven along Spinning Jenny Way at 2pm when smoke started to pour from the engine. The owner of the car, Marie Marsden, stopped the vehicle and
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£1m tip plan
A LEIGH tip, branded an 'eyesore,' is to have a £1m make-over. Ramsdale's Tip at Pennington Flash will be landscaped and have new footpaths as well as fencing, grassing and tree planting. Under the plans 400,000 tonnes of shale will be removed and used
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On top of the world - again
WORLD champion kick boxer, Danny Harrison has defended his title for the third time - and all in the name of his father. Danny, who has been boxing since he was six, fought off competitors from 75 countries at the three-day WKA World Championships in
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Calendar of delights
FOR decades the name Nestl has been synonymous with sweet and delicious. Now the company has produced a 2002 calendar featuring 15 recipes, showing the various ways milks can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes. All the recipes are easy to follow
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Ada, 100, toughed out move
A WOMAN forced out of a nursing home when it closed at short notice has celebrated her 100th birthday. Ada Duckworth moved to White Cliffe Care Centre in East Park Road, Blackburn, last December, when she was among 13 elderly people forced to leave the
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No moans over the service Airtours provides
LANCASHIRE-BASED travel giant Airtours has come top of a poll to become Britain's least complained about holiday company. The one-time 'bad boy' of the holiday industry was the clear winner in a survey carried out by the BBC's consumer complaints programme
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Station security fails the standard
NO railway station in East Lancashire has gained "secure" status, it was revealed. First North-Western Trains, which owns 308 stations -- including all 19 in East Lancashire -- has failed to gain a single award under the official "Secure Station'' scheme
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Council pledge on park yobs problem
COUNCIL chiefs have admitted that strategies to rid a park of vandals have been unsuccessful after three attacks inside a week. But Blackburn with Darwen Council officials have pledged to find a solution with the police and rid Corporation Park of yobs
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GOLF: Putting troubles end Dan's dream
DAN Hollingworth missed out on the prestigious Portugolfe title after a tense decider on the 18th hole against a player whose handicap has fallen from 18 to eight in a year. The 19-year-old Darwen amateur, who plays off a handicap of one, always knew
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ATHLETICS: Paul's on a high after Tower run
A FASCINATING contest between Paul Thompson and Will Sullivan was resolved on the final descent from Darwen's Jubilee Tower in the Challenge of the Hills Fell Race. An unusual format which combined the mass start of a fell race with an orienteering event
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LOCAL SOCCER: Dale hope for success
ROSSENDALE'S management have plenty of FA Cup experience - and they are hoping they can transfer it to their team for the fame and the finances. Dale are in FA Cup second qualifying round action tomorrow when they make the trip to North East Counties
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PNE clip Canaries' wings
DAVID Healy cooked up a first half treat against Delia Smith's Canaries, setting up three goals which really cut the mustard! The former Manchester United youngster's efforts were matched by every other white-clad player in what was by far their best
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Ted's a double winner
TED RAWSTHORNE must have been the only player on the pitch who was happy to have picked up the usual collection of bumps and bruises after turning out for Pilks Recs U18s squad on Sunday. The scoreline will go on record as a win for Pilks, but it also
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Look at Parkside's positives
DAVE Watts has given his backing to a proposed plan for a new rail freight distribution facility in Newton. But the Rail Track planning application outlining the building of a new rail freight facility on the former Parkside Colliery site, has already
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Shake up teenagers of today
I WITNESSED a case of total bone idleness during a recent windy and rainy spell. I can't believe how pathetic some people are. I was walking behind two teenage lasses who were sharing an umbrella which blew inside out. What did they do? Looked at it in
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Go green at work
PLANTS are the best way to treat stress at work. A new probe by the Health and Safety Executive says workers in an office with plants showed less stress and a faster recovery rate from anxiety than those in a plantless environment. Work related worry
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Tough guy goes Dirty Dancing!
YOU can keep all your modern dancers. This week, for the first time in donkeys years, I watched the 1942 biography Yankee Doodle Dandy starring cinema tough guy James "You dirty rat" Cagney as Broadway entertainer, George M Cohan. It was made well before
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Saddle up to bring our pit pony home?
TWELVE years ago I was stunned by the beauty of the life-like pit pony sculpted by the artist Marjan Wouda and the children of Leigh CE Junior School. I loved the symbol of Leigh's mining past and admired it every time I went into the Spinning Gate mall
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"Shameful" attack on church
VANDALS have brought desecration and destruction to Radcliffe Parish Church. Seventeen gravestones have been uprooted and pushed over, leaving two of them smashed. The damage at the Church Green church is believed to have been caused on Tuesday night
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New boys hit top spot
SALFORD outfit Kersal Vale took over at the top of the Leigh League Division One table with an emphatic 4-0 away victory at the early season surprise package Three Crowns A. The last winners of the Bolton Combination Premier Division title before the
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Disappointing draw in LDV Vans Trophy
WHEN RMI finished fifth in the Nationwide Conference last May, it was more of an achievement than it seemed. The position became a gateway for a place in the LDV Vans Trophy - formerly the Auto Windscreens Shield - a competition for lower league clubs
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Canaries watching Ormerod
NORWICH are the latest club said to be interested in Blackpool striker, Brett Ormerod. The 24-year-old has scored 11 goals this season for the Tangerines and is grabbing the attention of several scouts. Canaries boss Nigel Worthington has confirmed he
