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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, October 18
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. 'Weighing of the Heart' -- arts activity based on the ancient Egyptian custom, for children, Blackburn Museum, Museum Street, 2-4pm. Half term family learning event,
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Cutting the cost of boozing
COINCIDENTALLY as the government announced an easing of the law on cannabis Judge Raymond Bennett has highlighted some of the dire consequences that another drug - alcohol - has on East Lancashire. At Burnley Crown Court he spoke of the high number of
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NATURE WATCH: Canadian cousins
I HAVE just returned from Canada as part of my work for the Mersey Basin Campaign. This organisation is a world leader in dealing with water problems. Canada has more than 20 per cent of the world's fresh water but the problem is that much of this is
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Rammy match off
RAMSBOTTOM United's home game against Newcastle Town was postponed due to a water-logged pitch.
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Chance to make your e-plea
THANK you for publicising the petition I have set up on behalf of Michelle Hilton (Letters, October 11). I forgot to include my e-mail address and, as a lot of people aren't letter-writers, anyone who wants to add their name to my petition demanding that
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Too much of our heritage lost
THE restoration of the Exchange Arcade in Fleming Square, Blackburn, is a transformation to which we can look forward, but the loss of several lovely buildings in or near the town centre is saddening. I refer mainly to the "Congregational Cathedral,"
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Judge slams booze towns
A JUDGE, MPs and health workers today called for action to curb East Lancashire's spiralling drink problem -- as it was revealed to be one of the worst in the country. The move came as it was revealed that more than 10,000 men and 8,000 women regularly
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Clement 'not for sale'
WEST BROM Albion have slapped a "not for sale" tag on Neil Clement's head after rejecting an inquiry from Blackburn. And his manger Gary Megson has warned the 23-year-old wingback, who has yet to sign a new Hawthorns deal, he needs to shape up following
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Gazza's a pain in Rovers' side
A BRIEF appearance by Martin Taylor was the highlight for a strong looking Rovers side who crashed to a Paul Gascoigne inspired Everton at the Auto Quest Stadium last night. Rovers included the likes of John Curtis, Craig Hignett, Alan Mahon and Marcus
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EWOOD EYE: Rovers England hopes
"ARE you watching Sven-Goran Eriksson?" OK, it's not the most catchy of tunes, certainly not as good as the current one going around in praise of the Swedish saviour, but the answer, most undoubtedly, is that he is. After witnessing Rovers' 7-1 demolition
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Missing father: Anguish goes on
THE family of a Burnley man missing from home for four days have still not heard any news of his whereabouts. Derek Horne, 54, was last seen at his home in Irene Street last Thursday evening. The last person to see him was his daughter Michelle. Michelle
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Youth in hospital after hammer attack
TWO hammers and a crowbar snatched from a nearby shop were used in an attack on a man in Burnley, police revealed today. The 22-year-old victim is now recovering in hospital following surgery on a broken shin. He has also had more than 50 staples inserted
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Welcome for law change on use of cannabis
CAMPAIGNING East Lancashire MP Gordon Prentice today welcomed Home Secretary David Blunkett's promise that cannabis was to be reclassified making the drug available for medicinal use. Currently it is a class B drug and cannot be prescribed by doctors.
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Fight over woman cost 4 pints of blood
A JUDGE'S appeal for action to curb drink-related violence was prompted by an incident which left a man with a ruptured blood vessel and requiring three nights in hospital. Burnley Crown Court and judge Raymond Bennett heard how Tony Dean, 34, was attacked
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Golden Jubilee grants up for grabs
COMMUNITY groups in East Lancashire will be able to apply for special grants of between £500 and £5,000 to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee year. Many councils in the region have teamed up with the lottery distributer Awards for All which helps to
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Wildlife programme pays off
RARE species of birds are flourishing above the Bowland Fells thanks to a five-year programme to maintain wildlife in the area. Internationally important birds of prey have been supported by an enhancement scheme of the fells, carried out by the United
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WHO SAID WHAT: We deserved something, says Bruce
"WAS it a good goal, did he mean it? I thought he was just trying to put it back across the goal," said Palace boss Steve Bruce. "But we have had a terrific run and I think you can see the huge progress we have made and the spirit amongst the players.
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Stats and facts...
A LOOK at the key players from Burnley's hard fought victory ove Crystal Palace. Burnley Team NIK MICHOPOULOS: Careless handling allowed the visitors to have their first corner but was a virtual spectator...6 STEVE DAVIS: The captain led by example with
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Cook finds the winning recipe
STAN Ternent teams have always been noted for their ability to grind out 1-0 wins. They are the bread and butter results that helped him to lead both Burnley and Bury to the first division in recent times. So after the 5-2 win against Walsall and dramatic
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Vandals run wild at Bury General
SECURITY is to be stepped up at the defunct Bury General Hospital after vandals ran amok. Gangs of youths embarked on a weekend of mayhem and destruction by breaking into the hospital buildings. Police were called on a number of occasions on Friday, Saturday
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Tactics switch pays dividends
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent changed his tactics ahead of the match with table-topping Crystal Palace and was rewarded with a return to winning ways. And having opted to play a trio of defenders across the back he was delighted to see a fabulous display
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Preece fury as Shakers crash
Brentford 5 Bury 1 by Steve Canavan of the Bolton Evening News IF the team bus had broken down on the way home, it would have been completely in keeping with a horror night for the Shakers. In what was probably Andy Preece's worst ever game in charge,
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Diamond day gems
MORE than £300 for East Lancashire Hospice was raised by family and friends celebrating the diamond wedding of Darwen couple Jack and Alice Knowles. The party, which was held at Highfield WMC, Darwen, and organised by Bryan Barlow and his wife Sylvia,
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Police urged to cover all districts
A COUNCILLOR has spoken up for boroughs which may be overlooked in the allocation of police resources. Earcroft resident and ward councillor Mike Barratt made the plea at a police authority community meeting at Darwen Access Point. He said: "Police resources
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Blind Society 'sensory room' opened
BLIND youngsters in Blackburn will be feeling happy thanks to a new room at the Blackburn and District Blind Society. The society has teamed up with the local Princes Trust team to install a special new 'sensory room' for blind babies and toddlers, which
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Judge slams booze towns
A JUDGE, MPs and health workers today called for action to curb East Lancashire's spiralling drink problem -- as it was revealed to be one of the worst in the country. The move came as it was revealed that more than 10,000 men and 8,000 women regularly
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Trippier scores but Harwood trip up
GREAT Harwood slipped to their third consecutive loss in the NWCL Division One as they struggle to find the back of the net. Manager Denis Underwood has said he needs someone to support Graham Lightbown, who has scored seven times this season. But Harwood
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'Happy' Newby baffles Ritchie
OLDHAM Athletic boss Andy Ritchie has accused Jon Newby of "missing out" by deciding to stay at Bury. Latics had a big money bid for the player accepted but the striker opted to remain at Gigg Lane. It left the Shakers and their supporters delighted but
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Would it work other way?
I WONDER if Railtrack shares and dividends had grown by ten times since launch the shareholders would be paying part of the profits back to the public purse to compensate the public for losses incurred by the 'cheap' sell off of British Rail? I think
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The rot set in years ago
YOUR issue of October 15 came close to being a Labour Party propaganda sheet! Firstly, there was your article decrying the terrible state of affairs with both Conservative-run Hyndburn Council and council-owned property -- rotten window frames left unpainted
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Explanation makes no sense
THE fury about flats in Darwen being let to asylum seekers while long standing tenants are moved out (LET, October 16) is understandable. What aren't understandable are the comments by Twin Valley Homes chief executive Phil Richards. He claims that the
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Death theme park reopens
A LANCASHIRE theme park reopened today following the death of a maintenance worker. Camelot at Charnock Richard, near Chorley, closed yesterday as a mark of respect to Harold Mathews, of Merton Road, Highfield, Wigan. The 59-year-old was working on the
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No need for all this doom and gloom
IN "Traders' plea to allow free parking" (LET, October 16), Ron O'Keeffe, president of Blackburn and District Chamber of Trade, states: "Trade is down across the town." It would seem that Mr O'Keeffe and others were not listening at the last Chamber of
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Town's £20m sports complex dream
A £20 million state-of-the-art community sports complex is planned for Leigh. And the dream stadium -- catering for rugby league, soccer and athletics -- has come a step closer after a meeting of the town's major sporting representatives. The Leigh and
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Police crackdown on speeding motorists
SPEEDING motorists will be the target of a countywide crackdown, launched to coincide with the annual pre-Christmas drink-drive campaign. The aim is to reduce the number of people killed or seriously hurt in road accidents. Seventy people lost their lives
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Anthrax alert over love letter
EMERGENCY services went on the alert after a woman's love letter sparked an anthrax scare. Police, fire and ambulance crews raced into action in Oldbury, West Midlands, on Saturday (October 20) after a man received an envelope containing a strange powder
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Tough test for Colls
Atherton Colls travel to St Helens Town tonight for a NWCL Division One fixture. Colls management pairing Tom Foster and Dennis Haslam's lads have been in splendid form recently clocking up a 2-0 home win over Newcastle Town and 2-1 away at Ramsbottom
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Faulty electric blankets feel the heat
NEARLY half the electric blankets taken for testing by their owners have been declared unfit for use. The worrying statistics have come from a survey carried out by Bury's trading standards staff, who offered residents a free blanket test. Some 170 blankets
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LR new boy's an instant hit
Atherton LR 3 Great Harwood 1 NEW signing Gareth Rowe made an impressive debut for LR scoring the opening goal in a fine win. Great Harwood had the better of the first half on a heavy pitch, but Rovers took the lead in the 20th minute when the new boy
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Taylor eases back
IT was a disappointing night for Rovers reserve side as they went down 3-0 to Everton at the Auotquest Stadium. But on the positive side England Under-21 Martin Taylor tasted competitve action for the first time in over a month, coming on as a second
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Police crackdown on speeding motorists
SPEEDING motorists will be the target of a countywide crackdown, launched to coincide with the annual pre-Christmas drink-drive campaign. The aim is to reduce the number of people killed or seriously hurt in road accidents. Seventy people lost their lives
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Sports area planned
PENDLE residents may get a new community sports area after the council's executive approved planning guidelines for the former Lucas Playing Fields complex in Reedley. Proposals for the redevelopment of the complex could lead to a new community sports
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Ten years ago
MEDIUM James Byrne took part in Britain's first psychic phone in radio show. During the Red Rose Gold radio programme Mr Byrne invited listeners to ring him for messages from the departed. People were also asked to call in with their views on his profession
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Five years ago
A SHOCK council report announced that crumbling schools in East Lancashire would take between 300 and 400 years to replace. Education bosses said that at least 30 per cent of the county's schools urgently needed repairing or replacing but that government
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Microchipping day for dog owners
DOG owners who want to keep track of their pets can take advantage of a microchipping day in Oswaldtwistle on Saturday. Owners are invited to the Pet Warehouse in Oak Street where they can get their animals fitted with an identity chip in just a few seconds
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Mum's the word as Phillipa wins 'name train' contest
SCHOOLGIRL Phillipa Mugan told train bosses "mum's the word" after winning a competition to name a diesel unit. And her mother Lesley had only one thing to say after being told of her daughter's tribute -- "I'm chuffed." Phillipa, 11, of Burnley Road,
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Round the globe, they back cause
LEUKAEMIA sufferer Mick Baines is set to mark the first anniversary of bone marrow transplant by raising £5,000 for the hospital which performed the potentially-life-saving operation. More than 700 celebrities from across the globe have responded to personal
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Farmers given advice in wake of disease
THE Environment Agency is to visit farms in the Bolton-by-Bowland and Gisburn areas to give pollution prevention advice in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis. Farms whose land drains into Skirden Beck and its tributaries will be visited as part of
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Late goal spoils Pool's efforts
POOL Manager Steve McMahon praised the side for their work rate and commitment but criticised "naive defending" as the Seasiders lost out to an injury time winner at Peterborough Utd. The Seasiders had taken an early 2-0 lead in the second half but after
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Pool secure valuable away point
TAKING into consideration the huge injury list faced by Steve McMahon before the game, the Blackpool manager would have been delighted to come away from North Wales with the point his side earned. But on the other hand, the make-shift Blackpool squad
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Disabled facilities given a lift!
THE UPS and downs of civic life at Bury Town Hall can now be experienced by more disabled people. A new lift has been installed to improve access for people with mobility problems. The eight-person capacity lift will run in tandem with the original which
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Clement 'not for sale'
WEST BROM Albion have slapped a "not for sale" tag on Neil Clement's head after rejecting an inquiry from Blackburn. And his manger Gary Megson has warned the 23-year-old wingback, who has yet to sign a new Hawthorns deal, he needs to shape up following
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Blades blunted by dynamic Preston
ANOTHER three goal thriller here at Deepdale - and Preston kept a clean sheet to boot. After the excitement and drama of Sunday against Manchester City, 14,000 fans braved the cold weather to watch a North End side unchanged from two days ago. And far
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Tidy-up plea for 'figure on slab'
THE base of a landmark sculpture in Darwen is in such a poor state, it "makes people turn back", a councillor claims. The controversial £27,000 'Arte et Labore' statue, at the junction of Lower Eccleshill Road link road and the M65, was officially unveiled
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'Free us of teen nuisance'
NUISANCE teenagers are plaguing residents in Darwen, police have been told. Concerns were aired at the police authority's community meeting for Blackburn with Darwen, at Darwen Access Point on Monday night. One resident, Mrs Man Wong, of St John's Street
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Straw flies to US to meet Powell
FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw was today in Washington meeting top US officials and politicians over the progress of the war against terrorism. It is the Blackburn MP's first visit to the States since the September 11th atrocities and during his stay he
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Legion's poppy appeal
THE Royal British Legion has made an appeal for army and sea cadets from Great Harwood who go to Accrington or Blackburn to be active in their own town's poppy appeal. Cadets and members of the public who wish to help in the build up to November 11 can
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Car ends up in field in early hours crash
A CAR carrying four people careered into a field, causing a road to be closed for nearly three hours early today. The Renault Clio crashed into a field off Preston New Road, near to Mire Ash Brow, Blackburn, at 2.30am. Three males were treated at the
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Alert over letter box fireworks
FIRE crews today appealed for vandals who have been throwing fireworks through letter boxes to think before they act. A crew was called out to a house in Skye Crescent, Shadsworth, Blackburn, at 10pm yesterday after a number of fire works were thrown
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Shoplifter vanishes after JPs adjourn case
A 24-YEAR-OLD man reached his own verdict after magistrates announced they were going to adjourn to another courtroom to pass sentence. Lee Suddick clearly believed the move meant an immediate prison sentence and when the hearing reconvened in court Number
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'Slimming clinic' exposed in 'sting'
A JOURNALIST has told a medical hearing how Lancashire Evening Telegraph reporters went under cover to expose a doctor running an illegal slimming clinic. Amy Binns, formerly the paper's health reporter, went to the County Hotel, Blackburn, to see Sudesh
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Trio of games off
CLITHEROE'S top of the table clash with Salford City in the NWCL Division One at Shawbridge fell victim to the weather last night as did Ramsbottom's home match with Newcastle Town. And Bacup's Second Division encounter with bottom of the table Castleton
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Dale re-find winning formula
ROSSENDALE chalked up their first win in the Group Stages of the UniBond Cup with a victory over fellow First Division opponents Marine. Jim McCluskie's side have lost to Burscough and Radcliffe in the early cup games but got themselves in with a shout
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Carden wants to join the goal club
ACCRINGTON STANLEY midfielder Simon Carden wants to get in on the goalscoring act with free-scoring forwards Paul Mullin and Lutel James. James and Mullin have scored 25 goals between them this season but Carden, who bagged an impressive 18 last season
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Blades blunted by dynamic Preston
ANOTHER three goal thriller here at Deepdale - and Preston kept a clean sheet to boot. After the excitement and drama of Sunday against Manchester City, 14,000 fans braved the cold weather to watch a North End side unchanged from two days ago. And far
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Two escape house fire
TWO people jumped to safety, and six families were led from their homes, as fire raged through a house in Boothley Road, Blackpool on Tuesday night. The fire, thought to have been caused by a faulty tumble dryer, began in a first floor flat shortly after
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Spy cameras for Metrolink
SPY cameras are being fitted to every Metrolink tram in a bid to stop a deadly craze. Thrill-seekers who risk their lives by jumping onto the back of trams will be spotted by the drivers, thanks to a new "bullseye" camera. It will give the driver a full
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Pool secure valuable away point
TAKING into consideration the huge injury list faced by Steve McMahon before the game, the Blackpool manager would have been delighted to come away from North Wales with the point his side earned. But on the other hand, the make-shift Blackpool squad
