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I don't want to ring the changes!
One Fort in the Grave, with KEITH FORT THE other day while looking round a store I discovered a young woman talking to a rack of undies. I moved on feeling rather sorry for her until I passed her blind side and realised she was speaking into a mobile
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Diamond wedding: An enduring romance
AN office romance, thwarted by the Second World War, blossomed into a 60-year marriage for a Blackburn couple. Dora and Norman Lee, of Preston Old Road, met while working for Birtwistle's Mill, Darwen, in the late 1930s. They married in 1941 Norman --
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Sex probe church man quits
A SENIOR churchman arrested as part of an internet child pornography investigation has resigned - despite being told he will not face criminal charges. The Venerable Dr John Marsh has quit his post as the Archdeacon of Blackburn and left the area. The
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It's all Greek for us!
BURNLEY Football Club's trio of Greek players had a taste of home when they visited The Original Greek Restaurant in Church Street Colne. Goalkeepers Greek Nikoloas Michopoulos and Greek/Italian Luigi Cennamo met up with Greece's under 21s striker, Dimitri
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£3m windfall for deprived areas
ALMOST £3million is on the way to tackle crime and improve public services in deprived areas of Burnley. Government funding of £2.8m will go to Burnley Borough Council's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund for projects in Barclay, Bankhall, Trinity and Daneshouse
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Son's fury over council tax 'blunder'
BURNLEY Council has been accused of making "a dreadful error" by sending a court summons for non-payment of council tax to an 81-year-old woman who left the town nearly two years ago. The demand to Emily Davies for payment and order to appear in court
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Mental health trust has Prentice support
LOCAL MP Gordon Prentice is supporting the setting up of a new Mental Health Trust in Lancashire. He hoped the new trust would bring about a new focus on the quality and range of mental health services, their availability and accessibility. Mr Prentice
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Action call on mobile false alarms
EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice is urging Cabinet Minister Patricia Hewitt to order a redesign of mobile phones to prevent the flood of "inadvertent" 999 calls which are causing major problems from the emergency services. The Pendle Labour back bencher
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Anti-war group's gathering call
ANTI-war protesters have been asked to gather at the war memorial in Nelson at 5pm on the day that an attack is made on Afghanistan. The call has come from an anti-war coalition formed in Pendle following a public meeting of various groups this week.
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Reviews of the latest sounds
Singles ELBOW: Newborn (V2) -- If ever there was just cause to re-release a classic track, this is it. Guy Garvey's mix of enchanting vocals and heart-=wrenching lines creates any almost mystic cocktail. First released last year on tiny Manchester Uglyman
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Farewell to Sir
CHILDREN said their goodbyes to head teacher Cliff Cohen who has retired after 13 years at Gibfield special school, Colne. There were presentations to Mr Cohen as a special afternoon assembly and at an evening party at the Great Marsden Hotel, Nelson,
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Jailed carer loses sentence appeal
A HARD-up carer jailed for six months and seven days after helping herself to a manic depressive's property when he was in hospital, must serve the full term behind bars. Burnley Crown Court heard how Isabel Nield, 44, who sold the haul to raise cash,
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Former partner jailed after assault
A 31-year-old man who given community service after attacking his then partner did less than a third of it - and is now behind bars. Burnley Crown Court heard how Nicholas Couldwell had been depressed and agoraphobic when his world "stopped" after his
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Police warn users over 'pure' heroin
POLICE are warning drug users to be on their guard following fears that a batch of extra pure heroin may be in circulation in Hyndburn. The warning comes after one death and four drug overdoses in the last nine days in the area. Police believe the drug
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Abuse claims teen goes missing
A TEENAGER who accused a teacher of sex abuse has gone missing after the man was cleared. Police are no longer investigating claims made by 15-year-old Gary Hunneybell that he was sexually abused by the teacher. Now his parents just want him to come home
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Chemists on Duty
Sunday, September 30 BLACKBURN: 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 62 New Chapel Street, Mill Hill. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boots Chemists, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON
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Chemists on Duty
Thursday, October 4 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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Chemists on Duty
Friday, October 5 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, Oakenhurst
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lChemists on Duty
Wednesday, October 3 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: The
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Chemists on Duty
Monday, October 1 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, Oakenhurst
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The little lizards show how to have some fun
KIDS at the new Leaping Lizards playgroup in Clitheroe have been showing the adults how to have fun. Babies and toddlers from the Ribble Valley have been enjoying weekly play sessions at the Trinity Centre, in Weslyan Row, each Tuesday, from 9.30am to
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Asbestos death of former council worker
RETIRED council worker Frederick Billington died of asbestos related cancer. An inquest heard that Mr Billington, 78, of Tudor Close, Langho, had worked for Blackburn Council as a roofer and labourer for 32 years, prior to his retirement at the age of
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'Union' of Methodist churches
TWO Methodist churches have combined their midweek events because of dwindling attendances. The Wilpshire and Langho churches will now meet once a month for a joint fellowship. The idea is that by sharing resources they will help each other prosper. Only
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Now French ace wants to be known as NO-AIR-EE!
PATRICK Vieira may have advised Arthur Gnohere to make the move to Burnley but he admitted it was his wife who gave him the courage to do it. And despite only being in the country for a very short time he admitted: "If I could become English I would."
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Long haul for Clarets youngster Dimitri
DIMITRI Papadopoulos is the only Burnley player to have been given an international call-up for next week after being named in Greece's Under-21. The Greek youngsters will take on their English counterparts at Ewood Park next Friday but Burnley's young
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Name game star in town
A BLACKBURN nightclub has scored a real coup next weekend -- welcoming man-of-many-names Joey Negro onto its turntables. Negro will be playing at Cubes in the town centre next Friday night. It will be one of his first gigs since returning from Ibiza.
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Top support slot for band
HBLACKBURN indie band The Burn join the highly-rated Haven for the October dates of their UK tour. The two bands first worked together at Manchester's Night and Cafe, where they played regularly before being discovered. The tour takes in Leeds, Liverpool
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Stipe types earn their stripes
JUST over two years ago, Witness emerged from Wigan with their first single, Quarantine, a song that sounded like a deeply blue Michael Stipe trading blows with prime-time Neil Young guitars. Then came their melancholic debut album, Before The Storm,
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Music envoys showing some Eastern promise
EAST LANCASHIRE group Fi Lo Radio are set to represent Manchester's resurgent music scene -- in Hong Kong. The Chorley-based three-piece have been lined up to take part in a music convention being held in the former British colony in November. The group
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Woman dies after car crash
A WOMAN involved in a road accident on Monday has died from her injuries. Police named her as Karen Blackburn, 28, of Woodburn Drive, Smithills, Bolton. She suffered serious head injuries in the accident on Belmont Road, Belmont, when her Fiat Cinquecento
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Dust-plagued car owners offered free wash
RESIDENTS have been promised free car washing facilities because their vehicles are constantly covered in dust from roadworks. People in the Broadhead Road area of Turton say they have endured dirt and disruption as Transco dig up the road. At a public
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Heritage preserved
A PLAN to save and manage the South Pennines is being launched this week in Todmorden Town Hall. The 10-year strategy will help preserve a dramatic and distinct upland area which forms part of the backbone of England. Surrounded by West Yorkshire, Greater
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10-hour journey to justice
JOHN Howard Whalley spent 10 hours travelling in a prison van and two nights in cells because of a shoplifting offence committed eight months ago. Blackburn magistrates heard that Whalley, 21, of Oak Hill Close, Bristol, lived in Blackburn at the time
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Spotlight falls on artists
A VENUE to promote local artists work in Chorley opens next month. The council and local traders are to launch a new arts and crafts centre every Thursday in the towns marketplace. The attempt to revitalise the market comes about after many requests by
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Ex-partner threatened to use knife to kill himself
LAVINIA England feared for her safety and that of her baby after her ex-partner refused to leave her home. Blackburn magistrates heard that at one stage Colin Fairbrother armed himself with a bread knife and threatened to harm himself. Fairbrother, 22
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Stop dog before someone is killed
PEOPLE being terrorised by a Rottweiler dog on the loose in a park have warned "a child could be killed". The warning came after a man out walking his own dogs was attacked by the dog in Witton Park, Blackburn, suffering a serious cut to his arm. Electrical
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Survey says tots are little terrors
CHILDREN in nursery schools are becoming increasingly abusive -- and even threatening their carers, an East Lancashire teachers' leader has warned. And parents have been blamed for bringing up their youngsters badly. Three and four-year-olds are displaying
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Town pilots urban revival plans
BLACKBURN with Darwen has been chosen to help pilot a Government scheme aimed at breathing new life into towns and cities. It is one of just three boroughs in the North West - and 23 across the country - to take part in the renaissance programme. The
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Sex probe church man quits
A SENIOR churchman arrested as part of an internet child pornography investigation has resigned - despite being told he will not face criminal charges. The Venerable Dr John Marsh has quit his post as the Archdeacon of Blackburn and left the area. The
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday and Monday, September 30 and October 1
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Race Night and GB Auction, The Judge Walmesley, Whalley New Road, Billington, near Whalley, 7.30pm. The Rossendale Players present 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt,' Millennium
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The Saturday Message
This week, with the Rev Kevin Logan, of Christ Church, Accrington WE heard on the Christian grapevine that five million people faced starvation in Afghanistan. That, plus the news of Afghans arresting half a dozen Christian Aid workers for allegedly trying
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My First. . .
this week, with FATHER JIM McCARTNEY, Founder of the THOMAS charity in Blackburn MEMORY: I can remember my mum taking me to school at Bishop Bilsbrow School, in Moss Side, Manchester, on my first day. There was a mixture of excitement and worry and I
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Discover the magical Crags
Drive & Stroll, with Ron Freethy I LOVE Hardcastle Crags because it is one of the best places in England to see red squirrels. The only worrying feature is that the grey squirrel is now being recorded in the area and, as this is larger and more aggressive
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The odd couple!
NEVER grew up? Don't want to? Then do they have a show for you! Comedians RIK MAYALL and ADRIAN EDMONDSON will be in East Lancashire on Friday with their crazy stage show Bottom 4: An A**e Oddity, which is currently adding some vivid colour to the autumn
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£3m windfall for deprived areas
ALMOST £3million is on the way to tackle crime and improve public services in deprived areas of Burnley. Government funding of £2.8m will go to Burnley Borough Council's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund for projects in Barclay, Bankhall, Trinity and Daneshouse
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Dunn hoping for repeat of his first goal
DAVID Dunn scored his first goal for Rovers against Aston Villa - and he would love to repeat the feat tomorrow at Villa Park. The England Under 21 international is hoping to make his first appearance since he suffered medial knee ligament damage on the
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Pusher found with drugs stash worth almost £5,000
A PUSHER found with drugs worth almost £5,000 when police raided his home, today started a three-and-a-half-year jail term. Burnley Crown Court heard how new dad Kevin Donaghey, 28, who was on £135 per fortnight benefits, had cocaine, ecstasy tablets
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Couples' challenge in white
A WHITE wedding challenge has been made to Pendle couples intending to marry this winter. A wedding photography package is the prize to couple gambling on a idyllic winter wedding. The only stipulation is that the winning partners must have a literal
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Fears over 'upheaval'
EAST Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice has expressed concerns over government proposals to scrap Community Health Councils -- the patients' voice in the NHS. The Pendle Labour back bencher is challenging the government to spell out "in plain language" the
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Take-away owners given second refusal
PLANS for a hot food take-away in a terrace row in Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick, is being recommended for refusal. A similar application 11 years ago was refused for road safety reasons and officers will tell the West Craven committee that the situation
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Who's playing where in Blackburn
SATURDAY (September 29) 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. WEDNESDAY Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: HANDBAG, '70s
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Youth torched school
A YOUTH who torched an Accrington school, causing £250,000 worth of damage and an accomplice who raided it with him, are awaiting sentence. Burnley Crown Court heard how 30 firefighters tackled the blaze at Moorhead High School, Accrington, last December
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Terror attacks condemned
MUSLIMS in Accrington have strongly condemned the suicide hijack terror attacks on the United States -- and their MP Greg Pope has passed their views on to the Prime Minister. The Labour back bencher reassured Muslims at Higher Antley Street Mosque that
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Star treatment may be answer for church
A CAMPAIGN to restore a church threatened with closure has raised more than a fifth of the cash needed to renovate the building. But despite the fund-raising efforts by members of the Church of St John's the Evangelist, Addison Street, Accrington, churchwarden
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Children threaten care worker with flames and knife
THREE boys who terrorised a child care welfare assistant in a 45-minute ordeal, leaving her traumatised, have been sent to detention. Burnley Crown Court heard how their victim, Joan Dewhurst, was trapped in a room and had a knife pointed at her throat
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Chemists on Duty
Tuesday, October 2 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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Festival of thanks to aid farmers
A SPECIAL festival of thanksgiving will take place in Clitheroe next weekend in a bid to support the Ribble Valley farming community. An exhibition featuring 30 local companies displaying details of their products, services and employment generated will
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Long haul for Dimitri
DIMITRI Papadopoulos is the only Burnley player to have been given an international call-up for next week after being named in Greece's Under-21. The Greek youngsters will take on their English counterparts at Ewood Park next Friday but Burnley's young
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Rovers ace hoping for repeat of his first goal
DAVID Dunn scored his first goal for Rovers against Aston Villa - and he would love to repeat the feat tomorrow at Villa Park. The England Under 21 international is hoping to make his first appearance since he suffered medial knee ligament damage on the
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Stab charge man in custody
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with stabbing Mark Winstanley outside his Darwen home. Gary Turner, of Snape Street, Darwen, was sent in custody for trial at Preston Crown Court charged with wounding Mr Winstanley,
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Chantelle combines the best of East and West
A FITNESS studio in Rossendale is the first in the North West to offer the latest work-out craze: K O BO. Instructor Chantelle Ashworth has just completed a two-and-a-half year course and held her first class last night at the Pioneer Health Studio, Alma
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A look at things to come
MORE than 200 primary school pupils 'invaded' Alder Grange High School in Rawtenstall for an action day. The event was organised by teacher Sarah Walmsley to give primary school children the opportunity to see what secondary life is really like. They
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Finance shock over pool repairs
COUNCILLORS will be asked to consider the future of Whitworth Pool after urgent repairs to equipment costing nearly £60,000 were highlighted in a health and safety report. Although the Rossendale Council has £29,980 in its repairs and maintenance budget
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PC tells of roof drama
A POLICE officer has spoken of the moment a man he was trying to rescue from the roof of a derelict building let go and almost fell 45ft to his death. PC Craig Illingworth was on the roof of the derelict former gym and factory next to Victoria Parade,
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Hospital revamp set to be unveiled
PLANS showing how Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital will look once it has been through an £80 million revamp are due to be unveiled next month. The plans will include services from Blackburn Royal Infirmary, which is due to close and merge with Queen's
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Coffee's the flavour
KETTLES have been working overtime across East Lancashire with fund-raisers taking part in the world's biggest coffee morning event. Pub-goers at the Inn on the Wharf in Burnley, urged on by organiser Helen Vanroose-Peer, swapped their usual tipple for
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Now lettuce see! County council experts make a three-year study into salad plant
FOOD experts have been carrying out an investigation over the last three years - to find out if lettuce is good for us! Lancashire County Council's Analyst and Scientific Advisers' Laboratory, one of six in the UK taking part in a monitoring programme
