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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Saturday, November 17
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Craft Fair, Pendle Hippodrome, New Market Street, Colne, 10am-5pm. Until November 25. Christmas Fair, Pembrook Court, George Street, Darwen, noon-3pm. Refreshments available
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A warning that must be heeded
WHEN the head of a school held up by the Prime Minister as a shining example of good practice describes a pillar of government policy as a recipe for classroom disaster everyone should listen. Such is the importance of today's criticism of schools being
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Grandmas are catching up
PUPILS at Arnold School, Blackpool, took their grannies and granddads to a "grandparents day" where they could take part in lessons. Geography teacher John Ashcroft organised the event to help grandparents understand modern education, including technological
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Wizard show!
A LYTHAM school will prove that wizard fever extends beyond the bounds of Harry Potter and Hogwarts Academy as they perform a spellbinding play based on a novel by best-selling author Terry Pratchett. A magical cast of 30 pupils from King Edward and Queen
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Owling success!
OWLS about that then! Pupils at Lytham St Annes High School came face to face with five feathered friends recently during a week of seasonal activities. The birds were taken to the Worsley Road school one lunchtime during Hallowe'en week by owl sanctuary
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Dot.com whizzkids
SIX whizzkids from Palatine High School have achieved national recognition for their work involving blind people. In a pioneering venture lasting more than two years students from the South Shore school worked on a project to bring access to computers
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Just Jamie: Visitors send me clean around bend
I SEEM to spend a lot of time cleaning up nowadays. An awful lot. And it seems to be always for someone else's benefit. It's not that I begrudge living in a tidy house, but cleaning duties are usually confined to once a month. On the given day (usually
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Boro's big test
UNIBOND Division One leaders Radcliffe Borough face a real test of character when they take on second in the table Ossett Town at Prospect Road on Saturday (kick-off 3pm) without leading goalscorer Jody Banim. Ossett have lost just one game in their last
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Five alive for Rammy
MARSDEN TROPHY ROUND ONE: Colne 2 - Ramsbottom United 5 RAMSBOTTOM'S lack of firepower up front was temporarily forgotten as five different players gave United a handsome win at Colne. However it was the North West Counties League Second Division side
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It's even steven at the top
North West Counties League Division Two Norton United 1 Stand Athletic 1 THE league's new boys met for the first time in a highly competitive game at Norton's Community Drive ground. Both these sides were champions in their respective leagues last season
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Lights shone but the rugby didn't
Bury 33 - Calder Vale 8 CALDER VALE are languishing at the bottom of the division having already been demoted from North Lancs South Cumbria, writes MIKE JONES. Judging by their performance on Saturday, this is not the team that Bury played in the pre-league
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Today's the day
1848: Chopin gave his final public performance. 1869: The Suez Canal, which had taken ten years to build, was formerly opened. 1937: The House of Commons voted to erect air-raid shelters in British cities. 1938: Footballer Willie Hall scored the quickest
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This week in 1976 25 years ago
EMPTY PURSE: Bury Council decided that in view of the financial climate it would not be spending any money to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee. LOST IN FOG: Passengers on board a double-decker bus were treated to an all-expenses paid mystery tour down
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Police track teens for sex attacks
POLICE are hunting two teenage attackers following two separate indecent assaults on 11-year-old schoolgirls. The first incident happened around 4pm on Wednesday when an 11-year-old girl was travelling on a 50a bus near Witton Park High School, in Buncer
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Lights action
BURY'S mayor and mayoress will switch on the Christmas lights at the town's Mill Gate centre next week. Councillor Paul Nesbit and Mrs Shirley Nesbit will attend the ceremony at the popular shopping complex next Wednesday (Nov 21) at 5pm.
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The Mikado marks society's 65 years
THREE little maids from school are they! Thornton Cleveleys Operatic Society take to the stage of Fleetwood's Marine Hall for a production of The Mikado. The Mikado was the society's first ever production in 1938 after forming in 1936 and to celebrate
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Festive fun starts early
"I WONDER what's in this goodie bag," ponder Isabel Smith (6) and Ashleigh Birtwistle (9). The youngsters, pictured, were just two of the many bargain hunters at Radcliffe Parish Church's Autumn Fayre on Saturday, for a spot of early Christmas shopping
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Housing forum warden agenda
BURY Housing Forum meets again on Thursday (Nov 22), beginning at 9.15am in Bury's Elizabethan Suite. The council's housing spokesman, Councillor John Smith, said: "The forum was established to let local people express their views and already attracts
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Mad about motors?
BIKE-CRAZY Bury man Steve Berry is gearing up for a new TV series. Steve, a former Top Gear presenter, is set to host a new series called "Mad About Motors" and is on the lookout for likely candidates to feature in the programme. The seven-part series
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Singalong
COMMUNITY singing took on a new meaning when a popular residents' association staged its annual concert. Around 50 people attended the event which was held by the Brandlesholme Residents' Association. Singer-comedian Mark Stead and pianist Ada Finch entertained
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Suzanne's a hit when it comes to music lessons
BURY'S Suzanne Shaw, newly-crowned spectacle wearer of the year, has just been named as the celebrity schoolchildren would most like receive a music lesson from. The former St Gabriel's High School pupil, who found fame when chosen to become part of the
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Entertainers need more help for hospice
A NEW list of venues and the recruitment of new singers would certainly be music to the ears of Sunnybank entertainer Ted Selby. For Ted, whose concert party recently presented Bury Hospice with £1,000, is anxious to raise even more cash for this worthy
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Pudsey beer, Sir?
YOU'VE heard of Pudsey bear, but how about Pudsey beer? That's the name of a brew which bears the name of the Children in Need mascot which is going down a treat at a Bury pub. Pudsey is being brewed by the landlord of the popular Lord Raglan at Nangreaves
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Signal cash for railway
A CASH boost of £20,000 has signalled the continued success of a top Bury attraction. Popular East Lancashire Railway (ELR), which runs steam and diesel trains on the restored line between Heywood and Rawtenstall, has been awarded the grant by Pilsworth
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Peel Brow: MP wants full details
MP David Chaytor has joined the calls for the findings of an investigation into allegations of exam irregularities at a Ramsbottom school to be made public. As revealed in last Friday's Bury Times the head teacher of Peel Brow Primary School, Mike Duce
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Friends honour 34-year pledge
AS four-year-olds, Kay Myers, Velma Jackson, Freda Ashworth and Pat Devereaux struck up a friendship when they started at the old Radcliffe Parish School. Little did they know that the friendship would still be going strong 56 years later, and would take
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It's nothing personal
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today insisted tomorrow's high-noon showdown between Rovers and Liverpool is not a grudge match between him and Phil Thompson. Souness controversially sacked Thompson as reserve team boss during his reign as manager at Anfield
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Souey's eye is on Fowler
ANFIELD assassin Michael Owen may be the golden boy of English football at present. But ask Blackburn boss Graeme Souness who he fears most as Liverpool prepare to descend on Ewood tomorrow and there's only one name on his lips -- Robbie Fowler! If anyone
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Move over JK!
FORGET JK Rowling's Harry Potter -- a new children's fantasy adventure story of a journey back in time has hit the bookshelves in time for Christmas. Author Gerald Rigby, from Crossfield, Hutton, got the inspiration for his book, The Ring to Rebellion
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Clampdown on violent hospital patients
VIOLENT and abusive patients will no longer be treated by the NHS under guidelines published this month. Health Secretary Alan Milburn has given the go-ahead for Preston hospital staff to deny patients treatment if they attack staff. Bosses at the Royal
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Ken's solo career begins at home
THERE'S no place like home for musician Ken Nicol as he returns to solo performances after four years in a group. A gig at the University Arts Centre, Fylde Road, Preston, on Saturday will mark the launch of his first album, The Bridge, since leaving
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Fearless sisters are golden girls
MOVE over Indiana Jones -- you've got nothing on this intrepid sister act! For Jane Gould, 21, and her sister Kate, 20, from Moorcroft, Broughton, collected their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards from Prince Philip at St James' Palace in London yesterday
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School chalks up stronger report
A PRESTON primary school has been taken out of 'special measures' following a two day progress check by Ofsted inspectors. The results of the June inspection, released this month, found Fishwick Primary School, Downing Street, Preston, now provides an
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Youth found guilty of violent attack
A 19-YEAR-OLD youth said to have inflicted "sickening violence" on a club bouncer is awaiting sentence. Martin Carroll was found guilty of wounding Carlos Alberto Torres after a three-day trial at Burnley Crown Court and was remanded in custody until
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Financial probe at gas firm
THE Serious Fraud Office has been called in to investigate the affairs of Alta Gas plc, the Merseyside firm with a major depot in Burnley. The police investigation was confirmed by receivers Grant Thornton who were called in following the discovery of
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Race trouble questionnaire delay
HOUSEHOLD questionnaires into the summer racial disturbances in Burnley are still being sent out two weeks after the original deadline. Villagers in Hapton will receive the questionnaires about the June troubles in the next day or so. They are being asked
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Bankrupt hid sale of his flat in Malta
A BANKRUPT who didn't come clean to the Official Receiver about a flat he had formerly owned in Malta, has kept his freedom. Burnley Crown Court heard how former builder Anthony Holian, 40, had got rid of the property to a Maltese neighbour he owed cash
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Man dies in M6 collision
TWO separate crashes on the M6 motorway left one man dead and another seriously injured this week. On Monday, an 18-year-old man understood to be from the Lancaster area, was hit after walking on to the north bound carriageway in the Caton area. The man
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'Release Burnley Taliban fighter'
A COMMUNITY leader today called for Burnley Taliban fighter Anwar Khan to be released in a gesture of co-operation between the British government and his captors. Shahid Malik, the son of Burnley's deputy mayor and a member of labour's National Executive
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Step closer for urban village
LONG-awaited plans for redevelopment at the Luneside East site in Lancaster took a step forward this week. The Northwest development agency is applying to Lancaster City Council for outline planning permission to build an 'urban village' with up to 350
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Building ideas?
IDEAS are being sought for the future of a large building in Morecambe's West End. The building on Regent Road is empty at the moment but the owners of the building, United Norwest Co-op have given local organisations 12 months to come up with suggestions
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Plans to revitalise Carnforth
A RURAL regeneration officer is to be appointed by Lancaster City Council to help drive through a project which aims to revitalise the market town of Carnforth. The council's cabinet has approved plans to recruit someone to co-ordinate the Countryside
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It's the great outdoors
MORECAMBE'S punk festival could have an outdoor future after councillors agreed it should run side by side with the festival market. The punk festival organisers had demanded the market hall and threatened to pull out of the resort if it was unavailable
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Council plans to chew the fat!
THE owners of Lancaster's controversial Nightingale Hall Farm are to be the subject of legal action from the city council. The hugely controversial animal rendering plant, which was used to dispose of carcasses during the foot and mouth crisis, has been
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Town hall makes grade!
MORECAMBE town hall has become a listed building after an appeal from local heritage campaigners. Members of the Morecambe Neighbourhood Council called for the town hall to be protected in April, and heard this week that it was to be given grade two listed
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SOS -- Save Our Sheds
A SCHEME which provides free shed alarms to some of Nelson's most vulnerable people has been launched by Pennine Police as part of Lancashire Constabulary's county-wide crime crackdown, Operation Reassure. The move follows an increase in the number of
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Final stages
Nick Dougherty lies joint 63rd after the second day of the final stage of qualifying school at San Roque, Spain. The 19-year-old Shaw Hill-attached pro was one of the leaders after a 69 on the first day, but now lies one over and outside the top 35 after
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Last 32 bid for Blackburn
BLACKBURN Under 15s bid to make it into the last 32 of the English Schools' Wizards Trophy when they take on Liverpool in their third round clash at Plessington on Saturday, kick off 10.30a.m. The local youngsters have never reached the final of the prestigious
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Nelson's reply
NELSON hope to bounce back from Wednesday night's 3-1 FA Vase second round defeat to Clitheroe by getting their NWCL Division Two season back on track. The Blues, after five wins in their first six games, have not won in the league in seven matches. They
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Christmas Cracker boosts the hospice
THE annual Christmas Cracker event organised by the Colne and Nelson Fundraising Group raised around £1,000 for the Pendleside Hospice. Held at the Colne Golf Club for the second year running, the event featured cake and bric-a-brac stalls, a tombola
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Public's chance to see Rights of Way
DRAFT maps released by the Countryside Agency to show new areas of open countryside are available for public viewing at Nelson and Colne Town Halls and the borough's main libraries. The maps have been drawn up in a bid to increase access to England's
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Chippy wins award
COLNE'S Cemetery Chippy has been named runner-up in the race for the 2001 Fish and Chip Shop of the Year title. Les and Val Scott travelled to London for the finals of the competition after winning a place as North West regional winners. They were denied
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Probe over schoolgirl hit by car
THE headteacher of Park High School in Colne has urged pupils to be more aware of road safety after a 16-year-old pupil collided with a car on the way to school. Samantha Houston, of Carr Road, suffered a cut head, concussion and a sprained wrist in the
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Take in the view
AMY'S view on the world, which gives the play its title, is one of unshakeable belief in the giving of unconditional love and loyalty. The story centres around the relationship between Amy (Sara Griffiths) and her mother the popular West End actress Esme
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Crowd braves the chill as town lights up
HUNDREDS of people braved the November weather to welcome in the Christmas period in Accrington's biggest civic event of the year. The 2,000 strong crowd gave a cheer as singer, comedian and radio personality Norman Prince flicked the switch to illuminate
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Villagers have their say on transport
VILLAGERS can have their say on local transport issues at a meeting at Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley village hall on November 26. The meeting, which starts at 7.30pm, has been called to discuss the future transport requirements of Hurst Green and surrounding
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Woman three times over the limit
THE manageress of a Clitheroe wine bar was more than three times the legal limit when she was breathalysed on her way home from work. Blackburn magistrates heard that Vanessa Anne Howling's car ended up on the grass verge after she clipped the kerb. She
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Hospital is open after long wait
A HOSPITAL, eleven years in the planning, has finally opened its doors. CommuniCare NHS trust chairman Sheila Maw, who officially opened the Longridge Community Hospital building, said it was an emotional moment for her, after such a long build-up. She
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Women's war
I AM currently studying history at Lancaster University and have just started my third and final year. As part of my assessment I have to do a 10,000 word dissertation and I have chosen to research the role of British Women in the Second World War. An
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Stabbing at bowling showdown
A WOMAN whose world was turned upside down when her marriage ended later snapped and stabbed her estranged husband as he played bowls. William Whitehead sustained a wound to the back as a result of the attack at the British Legion club in Longridge, near
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Smith deserves credit for political courage
I'M very pleased that Geraldine Smith MP is prepared to support the Northern bypass. She deserves credit for her realism and political courage. She will recall the recent letter to me from our colleague the Transport Minister Sally Keeble. In that letter
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Lancaster City 1 Runcorn FC Halton 1
LANCASTER City suffered a frustrating afternoon as they sought to close the gap at the top of the Unibond Premier League title. City were confident of victory in the game against Runcorn FC Halton, a side they had already beaten once this season. The
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View from the fans
THE first loan spell of Scottish international central defender Stephen Caldwell is now complete. While he has returned to Newcastle for the moment, we are encouraged that Macca is to speak to Bobby Robson about a new deal in the next few days. Since
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College shows the way forward
STUDENTS at Bury College certainly know where they're at by having the future mapped out for them. And it's all thanks to a programme involving cybernetics, which is fast emerging as a new and positive study topic. Students are working with the cybernetics
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Converting teamwork into success
ENGLAND's most-capped fly-half Rob Andrew will host a special event on teamwork later this month. But Rob will be be tackling the world of business, rather than the sport of rugby when he takes part in the function at the Village Hotel in Bury. The Making
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Scheme gives businesses the advantage
THIS week saw the launch of a major initiative, designed to pump £5million a year into the local economy. Business Advantage, a new division of Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce, intends to act as a sophisticated "dating agency", linking companies that
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Owling success!
OWLS about that then! Pupils at Lytham St Annes High School came face to face with five feathered friends recently during a week of seasonal activities. The birds were taken to the Worsley Road school one lunchtime during Hallowe'en week by owl sanctuary
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Coventry set sights on Clarets
THE Clarets arrive at Highfield Road to face a side eager to put their climb up the table back on track. Tomorrow's opponents, Coventry City slipped to a 3-2 reverse at Millwall in their last outing before the break for international fixtures, but the
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Late, late show frustrates pointless Shrimps
MORECAMBE lie just five points above the Conference relegation zone after another defeat at Farnborough in the Conference. Cynics would argue that Morecambe should start getting used to seeing Brentford players scoring against them and, with just five
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Local man charged with rape
A MAN has been charged in connection with a sexual assault in Blackpool on November 2. Paul Broad, 47, of Devonshire Court, Blackpool, has been charged with rape and assault and is appearing before Blackpool magistrates this morning (Fri Nov 16). A 19
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Neighbour to rescue in fire
A VILIGANT neighbour saved a man from his burning Blackpool home by banging on windows to wake him up and then leading him to safety. Susan Mezyan, 30, alerted fire services after smelling smoke from her neighbour's home at Smithy Mews, North Shore, on
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New care unit opens at Vic
CRITICALLY ill patients across the Fylde are to benefit from a new high dependency unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The eight-bedded unit, which was revealed in last week's Citizen, opened in the former intensive care unit this week and will significantly
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Unveiled: our new link to the Internet
THE information superhighway opens its brand new "junction" in Radcliffe Library next week. The Radcliffe Link IT Centre, the first of its kind in the borough, will officially open its doors to the public on Monday (Nov 19) offering instant access to
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Pupils pass green test
PUPILS have been establishing their green credentials by taking part in an environment awareness competition. The aim of the event was to highlight everything from recycling to litter and general green issues. Twelve schools took part, with more than
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Robbie needs a sponsor
BURY are appealing for a new sponsor for their world famous mascot and media star Robbie the Bobby! The seven foot ginger-haired peeler's costume is looking the worse for wear, especially after his recent much-publicised exploits and now his sponsorship
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It's nothing personal
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today insisted tomorrow's high-noon showdown between Rovers and Liverpool is not a grudge match between him and Phil Thompson. Souness controversially sacked Thompson as reserve team boss during his reign as manager at Anfield
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Preece waits on FA Cup line-up
FOUR first team players are struggling to be fit for Bury's vital FA Cup clash tomorrow. Paddy Kenny, Jason Jarrett, David Borley and Paul Reid are all rated at just 50-50 to start at Lincoln's Sincil Bank. The injury news is a huge blow because Bury
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Man on rape charge
A 36-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with raping a girl under the age of 13. Alan Mee, of Railway View, Darwen, faces four charges of rape, four charges of having unlawful intercourse with the girl and 10 charges of indecently assaulting her
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Safari for special kids
WATERFOOT has its very own 'zoo' and special needs children from all over the North West love it! The Horse and Bamboo Centre, in Bacup Road, has opened an unusual and unique zoo for its latest production The Magnificent Mountain Menagerie. A multi-sense
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Anger at bid for grounds
CAMPAIGNERS fighting a bid to purchase a section of Trickett's Memorial Ground in Waterfoot have collected nearly 200 letters of objection in just nine days. Feelings are running high in Waterfoot and the neighbouring villages and districts where campaigners
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The traffic is driving me mad!
FOR the last two Fridays, I have left my office in Winckley Square as usual at 4.30pm. By 6pm, after spending half an hour getting out of Avenham car park, I was still in Avenham Lane. Last Friday, November 9, people were abandoning their cars in restricted
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Wrong place for new homes
I READ in The Citizen that Redrow Homes had applied to South Ribble Borough Council to build 20 detached houses on the old Dever coal yard land in Cowling Lane. This is such a tiny strip of land and surely not big enough to build 20 detached homes. But
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What about vandalism in Bamber Bridge?
AS a parent of a child who attends Bamber Bridge Methodist Junior School I want to know what is being done to stop the mindless vandalism that is taking place on a regular basis each Friday evening around the school and church premises? The police are
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Club boosts AIDS battle
HIGH jinks at a Blackpool nightclub have helped fund a major sexual health initiative in the town. Since it opened in 1999, the Mardi Gras nightclub in Talbot Road has raised more than £30,000 to help Blackpool-based charity Body Positive to provide support
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Lest We Forget
HUNDREDS of people lined Blackpool's North Promenade and bowed their heads in respect for the brave soldiers who fought and lost their lives in two world wars. This year's remembrance day was especially poignant with memories of the disastrous events
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Nag-nificent!
THIS was one Oscars ceremony where Versace frocks and Manolo Blahniks gave way to straw hats and wellies. The donkey oscars, awarded this month at Blackpool Town Hall, may have lacked the glamour of the Hollywood version but it dispensed with the hee-haw-ful
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Help us to spread Christmas joy
MAKE this Christmas Day one in a million for needy children across the Fylde Coast with The Citizen Care For Kids Christmas Appeal. Your community-minded Citizen has joined with former columnist Dr Feelgood (aka Joe Curran) to support Care For Kids. CFK
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Rubbish crackdown
A NEW campaign has been launched to stop Blackpool town centre becoming a cesspool of rubbish. Illegal dumping of bags, rubble, furniture and other rubbish is causing a potential health hazard to residents. And the refuse-ridden back streets of the Talbot
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Elderly living in fear for homes
PENSIONERS living in a sheltered accommodation block fear they could be forced to leave their homes if a local housing association presses ahead with plans to close it. The 36 residents at Hennel House, Beechwood Avenue, Walton-le-Dale, are fuming with
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Market ban man breached order
DAVID Pickup, 51, of Ciceley Court, Blackburn, was bound over in £200 to keep the peace for 12 months when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates and admitted a breach of the peace. Pickup was ordered to pay £100 for being in breach of a previous binding
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Square is on the way to full capacity
BLACKBURN'S rundown Lord Square is almost fully occupied by new tenants, shopping centre bosses revealed today. Council bosses today welcomed the announcement, but said that it was only a short-term solution for the shopping square. Just two units within
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Jobs bonanza is bang on schedule
THE first phase of a multimillion pound shopping and leisure complex is set to open in March, bringing with it the start of a jobs bonanza for Blackburn. Council bosses say the redevelopment of the old steelworks in Lower Audley running to schedule. Peel
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Hair's another £200 for John
MORE than £2,500 has now been raised for the fund to help four-year-old John Mark Riding travel to America for pioneering drug treatment which could save his life. The latest boost came when Blackburn woman Lillian Foulds had a close shave and raised
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Clitheroe bid for Swailes
CLITHEROE have put seven days on Darwen striker Matt Swailes. The former Chorley and Salford City striker has scored four goals in his three games for the NWCL Division Two side and has attracted the interest of Blues boss Lee Sculpher. "I know him from
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Lanns has bright future
BACUP boss Brent Peters think he has a star for the future in striker Jason Lanns. Lanns has just picked up the Second Division Player of the Month award after joining the West View side at the start of the season. The 19-year-old has a good pedigree,
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Callon's back
COLNE will have Ben Callon back for the visit of NWCL Division Two strugglers Bootle as they look for their first win in five matches. Manager John Lister admitted he has missed the attacking right wing back who has been out injured for the past four
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Dale ease into next round
ROSSENDALE eased themselves into the second round of the Lancashire Marsden Trophy in a mismatch of a game that was virtually over after 10 minutes. Steve Cunningham had two good chances in the first minute, the keeper saving the first, and the second
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I want win for fans, says Neil
NEIL REYNOLDS wants to win the FA Vase this year - and dedicate it to half of Clitheroe. The 24-year-old wants to win it for the manager, the club's groundsman, his teammates and the fans. Especially the fans. They watched their side storm through to
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Sleaze-buster was too good
IT is with some dismay that I learned of the demise of Elizabeth Filkin, the Government sleaze-buster. This astute lady did a good job, perhaps too good. There have been numerous scandals in the government of late. The BSE crisis, foot and mouth scandal
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A cheap Labour sham
ONE can well understand the reluctance of the local Lib Dems to criticise their Labour bed-fellows, but why does their chairman turn on the Town Hall's real opposition party in Blackpool Town Hall to express his anger? (Citizen, Nov 1). He complains that
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Junction is crying out for crossing
CARPETBAGGER is a word normally used to describe an investor in a building society who does so in the expectation of a windfall. A look at a dictionary will give its meaning as "a candidate for office with no local connections", i.e. a councillor representing
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Conservation is about saving animals...
I READ with interest and incredulity the letter from Clinton Keeling (Citizen, Nov 1), explaining that a "lay person" had no right to criticise a zoo. I reject this assertion completely! I live in a democratic society and enjoy freedom of speech. When
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Where people don't come first
AS a result of an incident which occurred earlier in the summer, may I venture to suggest that the legend 'Blackpool -- Where people come first' included in the Borough Council's letterhead logo, puts Blackpool surely in line for the title of the "most
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Fatal flaws in Area Forums structure
I ATTENDED the public meetings to launch the Area Forums and the Blackpool 1st Alliance wholeheartedly supports the concept in principle. We urge all residents to seize the opportunity to make a real contribution to council affairs which the forums offer
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No way back for Ryan
NORTH End have been dealt a massive blow as they prepare to return to league action -- Ryan Kidd's football career is over. The lionheart leftback, who has been at the club for a decade, was given the devastating news by a top neurologist on Tuesday.
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Girl, 4, in swim pool tragedy
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl tragically died after getting into difficulties during a swimming lesson at a Blackpool school, it emerged yesterday (Wednesday Nov 14). Emma Farrar, of Nuttall Road, Blackpool, was one of eleven pupils from Park Special School having
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Turning tragedy into a circus
AFTER watching ten minutes of the recent tribute concert for the people of New York I turned off the TV in disgust. There were people with the date of the bombing tattooed on their bodies and women, who were quite obviously not firefighters, wearing fire
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People right to complain
WHEN Radcliffe had its own council it got things done, but now we are under Bury Council they do not want to know. What do we pay our council taxes for? I went to a Labour surgery in May to ask what was happening to Hutchinson's Goit since East Lancs
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Help them, don't condemn them!
COUNCILLOR Derek Boden's outburst (Oct 19) against benefit cheats is really an attack on the poor. Asking residents to identify and "shop" cheats is not a recipe for good community relations. He must know that it is only the poorest residents who suffer
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European inefficiency
TO join the European single currency would be madness. For centuries Britain has enjoyed democratic government almost unique in the world for its probity. That civic virtue is in marked contrast to some other European countries where public corruption
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Arabs were glad to be rid of it
D. HOLDEN (Your Letters, Nov 6) seems to have fallen for the Arab lies and propaganda. I would suggest that he reads up on the region's history from unbiased sources before he passes judgement. A great deal of the land, now being claimed by the Arabs
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Smaller classes mean better results
SMALL class sizes had contributed to a school's "excellent" GCSE results, the principal told parents at a prizegiving evening. Janet Harrison said teachers at Moorland School in Clitheroe had been able to spend more time with each pupil. "We are a non-selective
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Junior Rugby League round up
A LOOK at the Warriors games. Bradford Bulls U15s Girls 26 Leyland Warriors 14: TRIES came from Kirsty Barrett, Charley Naylor and top tackler Steph Boardman. Player of the match Jennie Coulshed had an excellent game at scrum half until she picked up
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Care homes could shut
FIVE old folks' homes and several sheltered housing schemes in the Bury area could be closed in a huge shake-up of social services. Councillors have been presented with reports proposing drastic changes in the way Bury looks after its senior citizens.
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It's a modern vision of hell
TODAY, Blackburn MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw writes in-depth for the first time about his visit to New York's devastated Ground Zero site. Here he gives his account of his visit to the rubble in New York. "I HAD seen it so many times, on the television
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Rams target Blues player Jones
RAMSBOTTOM have put seven days on Clitheroe's Jason Jones. Manager Mike Kelly can speak to the left-sided midfielder next Thursday. "He has been in and out of the side at Clitheroe and he would have been one of the first names on the teamsheet last year
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Allen's award could be Darwen's prize
TOMMY Allen's immediate reaction in winning the 'Safe Hand's' award for October was 'Oh no.' The Stand keeper has helped to extend the NWCL Division Two pacesetter's lead to 13 points at the top of the table with some top class saves. But past experience
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Denis asks fans: Be patient
DENIS Underwood is asking the Great Harwood fans to be patient as his side look to stop a run of six NWCL Division One defeats. His side crashed out of the Marsden Trophy to Second Division Darwen on Tuesday night and they hope to bounce back at high
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Back the players call
IAN Pilkington is calling on the Padiham fans to encourage the team back towards the top of the NWCL Division Two. The 32-year-old striker has been disappointed with some of the criticisms he has heard from a small number of the supporters especially
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Jamie and the magic touch
JAMIE Speare is fast becoming the king of the penalty saves. The 25-year-old has faced two over the last few weeks and saved them both denying Radcliffe Borough in the FA Trophy and Castleton in the Lancs FA Marsden Trophy on Tuesday night. "I'm just
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Time to settle an old score?
FOLLOWING a spell of two games a week we now find we have a nine day break between matches. It's not just the players who will benefit from this, I think the fans may also be ready for a short rest. The games were certainly coming thick and fast and if
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Social club sold off
A SOCIAL club which has served Leyland workers for 76 years is to close. BTR Sports and Social Club, Centurion Way, Farington, has been sold to an unnamed buyer by Hampshire-based firm Unipoly. It is understood the building will cease to be used a social
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Overwhelmed by award
MY sincere thanks go to Margaret Robinson of Bury Hospice and her committee members for another superb "Woman of the Year" luncheon recently. There was excellent organisation, delicious food, a wonderful atmosphere and lovely company. I am honoured to
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Museum is beautifully simple and elegant
COUNCILLOR Roy Walker (Nov 8) would not win any prizes for tact and diplomacy judging by his comments about the new Radcliffe market/museum. For him to doubt whether Radcliffe is ready for international tourism is an insult to residents and businesses
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Traders deserve police support
I AM writing to express my anger and frustration at the lack of support which we appear to be receiving from the police in relation to on-going problems in the Ramsbottom and Holcombe Brook area. I attended a meeting at the Hare and Hounds, attended by
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Protect children from A&E drunks
I WRITE with anger, concern and frustration over Fairfield Hospital's new A&E department. I had the misfortune to take my two-year-old daughter there in the early hours of Saturday morning. After triage we were directed to occupied children's cubicles
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Britain's promise to the Arabs was broken
A. P. TOBIAS ("Blair is Arab champion", Yours Truly, Oct 19) continues to parade his ignorance and, worse still, his utter contempt for the Palestinians. But let me take up just one point in his long letter. Jordan is not Palestine. The British enlisted
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'So few want to be teachers any more'
IT WAS a sad fact that fewer people wanted to be teachers, a Darwen head told parents and staff at a presentation evening last night. Richard Bridges, of Darwen Moorland High School, said that last year Estelle Morris, now Education Secretary, had claimed
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On the road to learning
LYTHAM pupils with a driving ambition were able to get behind the wheel recently - without actually going anywhere! Students at St Bede's RC High School, Talbot Road, tried out a unique driving simulator when instruction company BSM's national road show
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Sally's design is a card winner
A PRIZE-giving with a festive flavour took place recently for primary pupils at Thornton Cleveleys. Blackpool North and Fleetwood MP Joan Humble met with budding artists from ten local primary schools to award them competition prizes for their effort
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Students' summit meeting
LEADING students from six of the Fylde's senior schools put their heads together at a special working lunch recently. Head boys and girls and their deputies from Rossall School, Lytham St Annes Technology College, Arnold School, Kirkham Grammar School
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Open House: It's such an empty feeling
THIS week Burnley MP Peter Pike was able to play at being his great friend Foreign Secretary Jack Straw as he guided Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf round Westminster. The busy Labour backbencher was shepherding the West's most important ally in
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Batts big chance
CREWE ALEXANDRA have come in for Radcliffe Boro wing-back Richard Battersby and are taking the 21-year-old on a week's trial writes STEVE BOTT. Battersby has been in outstanding form for Radcliffe Borough in recent weeks and Nationwide First Division
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Scot cracks the tough nuts
UniBond Division One: Belper Town 0 Radcliffe Borough 1 WITHOUT leading scorer Jody Banim, Radcliffe Borough found the Belper defence hard to unlock at Christchurch Meadow on Saturday. A single second half goal, together with some solid defending and
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Sedgley bury a bogey
Rugby Football Union National League Two STOURBRIDGE...17pts SEDGLEY PARK...29pts IN four attempts, Sedgley had never won at Stourbridge, but this record was laid to rest in emphatic style as the team ran in five tries; an impressive performance. The
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Musical story of the Plague
THE story of the brave children during the Great Plague of 1665 will be told in the musical A Ring of Roses performed by Thornton Cleveleys Youth Theatre. The year is 1665, the time of the plague. Alone on the hill stand the children, isolated from their
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Bottom is simply the tops
A PACKED and roaring Opera House proved that Bottom was top in Blackpool! Fans of the cult television show, starring Ade Edmondson and Rik Mayall as Eddie and Rich, were treated to a memorable one-nighter of hilarious slapstick violence, rude behaviour
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Woman mugged
AN 82-year-old woman suffered a broken arm and hip when she was pushed to the ground by muggers who stole her handbag. The incident happened on Rush Acre Close, Radcliffe, just before noon on Wednesday (Nov 14). Anyone with information should contact
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Musical challenges the audience
WHATEVER pays the rent may be true for some jobbing actors. But Damien Flood's leading role as New York city dweller Roger in the controversial rock musical Rent -- which blasts into Blackpool Grand Theatre this month for the first time -- is worth much
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Handbag snatch
A 52-year-old woman had her handbag stolen as she walked along a Prestwich street. The woman was approached in Chapel Street by a man who ripped the handbag from her shoulder, before jumping into a red car at 7.10pm on Thursday (Nov 8). The thief is described
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Man injured in accident at works
A MAN was rushed to hospital with serious back and neck injuries after pallets fell on top of him at Cussons (UK) Ltd, soap manufacturers, in Prestwich. The 23-year-old who is not being named was taken to Hope Hospital. The Health and Safety Executive
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Hooded thief grabbed bag from front seat
A HOODED thief grabbed a handbag from a car at a Whitefield service station. He opened the front passenger door as the owner, a 36-year-old woman, sat in the driver's seat. The theft happened at 5.15pm on Thursday (Nov 8) at the Total Service Station
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Pupils' cash boost for RNIB
PUPILS certainly came up with all the right answers when they set out to raise cash for the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). Youngsters at Holcombe Brook primary school collected the impressive sum of £561 after completing sponsored quiz
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Thieves take woman's £50,000 saloon
A WOMAN five months pregnant was taken to hospital after she was forced to hand over the keys to her £50,000 BMW after being confronted by two men. The woman had just parked outside her home in Windsor Road, Prestwich, and was getting out of the vehicle
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Race trouble questionnaire delay
HOUSEHOLD questionnaires into the summer racial disturbances in Burnley are still being sent out two weeks after the original deadline. Villagers in Hapton will receive the questionnaires about the June troubles in the next day or so. They are being asked
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Recycling goes green to stop jams
BURY'S "green" waste paper kerb-side collection scheme is about to go even greener: literally. The white bags, which are collected every fortnight, have been getting jammed in the recycling plants along with the newspapers. Council bosses are now to send
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'Release Burnley Taliban fighter'
A COMMUNITY leader today called for Burnley Taliban fighter Anwar Khan to be released in a gesture of co-operation between the British government and his captors. Shahid Malik, the son of Burnley's deputy mayor and a member of labour's National Executive
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Pupils are well versed for balloon race
YOUNGSTERS who took part in National Poetry Day discovered it was anything but a load of hot air. About 160 children set off helium balloons at four of the borough's libraries, each bearing a poem and the name of the sender. And their literary efforts
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Pathfinder status for child scheme
A BURY scheme to help "problem" children and families has been chosen as a "pathfinder" for the country. The Family Group Meeting Service is one of only six projects in Britain to be selected by the Local Government Association (LGA). Staff will now be
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Thumbs up to market scheme
THE people of Radcliffe have given an "incredibly positive" reaction to the proposed £6 million market/museum development. Internationally renowned architect John Pawson unveiled a model of his design in Radcliffe Library to a very favourable response
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Gerrard and Flitcroft set to battle
FEW players have ever worn the red of Liverpool with greater passion than Graeme Souness. But midfield dynamo Steven Gerrard must come mighty close after some all-action displays in the Anfield engine room over the last 12 months. Aside from Roy Keane
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Time to reflect
YOUNG and old stood shoulder to shoulder on Sunday as the country united to remember the men and women who lost their lives while serving their country. Hundreds turned out at services in Preston and South Ribble where veterans from the two world wars
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ChildLine charity champs
BUSINESS brains at BNFL Westinghouse, at Springfields, near Preston, have donated £700 for the children's charity ChildLine after winning the cash in a top competition. The ten business graduates, who work at the Springfields UK Fuel Business, entered
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Slim Sheila in tasty TV treat
A PRESTON weightwatcher, who is fanatical about food, has been cooking up a storm on television as part of the hit BBC show Ready Steady Cook. Sheila Jones, of Fairways, Fulwood, and her friend Pauline Boulton, beat off 500 cookery hopefuls to win a place
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Turning on the talent
IT was the turn of the teenagers and adults this week in the latest round of the Pines Citizen Talent Contest. Dancers and singers tapped the boards in their bid to win a chance to sing alongside Preston soul star Stephen Bayliss in a special evening
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Dawson to get anti war petition
PROTESTERS opposed to the war with Afghanistan will present Lancaster MP Hilton Dawson with a petition on Saturday. The Lancaster District Coalition Against the War (LDCAW) says it is deeply concerned about the US and UK continuing the war into other
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Mugged for just £8
A WOMAN was robbed in an alleyway in Lancaster city centre on Saturday evening - for just £8. The 35-year-old woman was walking along King's Street between 6.45pm and 7pm on Saturday evening when she noticed a man waiting in Bashful Alley. She was grabbed
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Train bosses say get the bus!
TRAVELLING in Lancaster will be easier on a Sunday morning after a local rail company gave in to pressure to provide a bus service. The city's Green Party had revealed that southbound services in Lancaster started later on a Sunday than at any other mainline
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Labour MP at party fundraiser
LOCAL MP Gordon Prentice will join Pendle Labour Party members at their annual autumn fair this weekend. The event tomorrow at the Civic Centre, Stanley Street, starts at 11am. Mr Prentice said: "This is one of the biggest events in the local Labour Party's
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Sloppy defending costs Hoppers dear
A DISAPPOINTING result for Hoppers saw them fall to a narrow defeat to their visitors from Yorkshire. The first quarter of the game produced no points with both sides unable to put together a prolonged passage of play. Wharfedale skipper Hodgson was first
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Preston put bogey to rest
PRESTON extended their unbeaten league run and opened up a two point gap at the top of the table as fellow contenders Bebington could only draw. Winnington have been regarded as a bogey team due to their uncomprising style of play. But this revamped Preston
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Davies opener
BLACKBURN Under 15s beat South Ribble 3-2 in their Lancashire Schools' League match at Plessington, last week. The local youngsters made a dream start when Aaron Davies raced clear to fire them in front in the first minute but South Ribble hit back to
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Real love, real decisions
LOVE, family and ambition pull two young men in different directions in this world premiere production by the English Touring Theatre of The York Realist, by Peter Gill. Middle class Londoner John (Richard Coyle) meets Yorkshire farmer George (Lloyd Owens
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Donohoe shines in a dark world
CONSTRAINED by society, like a bird in a cage, Amanda Donohoe brings a passionate fragility to her performance of Hedda Gabler. In her struggle to break out of the mould that the world is keen to place her in, Gabler is a woman desperate to gain the power
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Ten years ago
DAIRY farmer Robert Bethell demanded a £270,000 motorway bridge to link his split farm because he reckoned a 12-hour day was enough for anyone. His Head O'th Marsh Farm, Brindle, was to be severed by the extended M65 and he did not want to spend extra
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Five years ago
PLANS were in the pipeline for a new superstore for Booths to be built on the site of long-standing Longridge company Carefoot's. The new supermarket was predicted to create dozens of jobs for local people. In addition to extra jobs there would also be
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Find out more at hall
AN OPEN day has been set for the Huncoat neighbourhood project which was set up with more than £4,000 area council money. Donations were also received from Huncoat's Methodist Church, Ladies' Club and Youth Club, to go towards converting a room at Huncoat
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Town given cash to improve its image
STRUGGLING businesses in Great Harwood are to decide how to spend a £20,000 grant from the local area council to make the town more attractive. The Great Harwood Business Forum was set up last month after the area council offered cash to promote the town
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Moving presents for gifts group
THE historic building of Accrington's Scaitcliffe House is to see a major change at the end of the month. SDL Trophies Group, one of the country's leading promotional and business gift suppliers, is moving out of the former canteen for Howard and Bullough
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Wizard show!
A LYTHAM school will prove that wizard fever extends beyond the bounds of Harry Potter and Hogwarts Academy as they perform a spellbinding play based on a novel by best-selling author Terry Pratchett. A magical cast of 30 pupils from King Edward and Queen
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TV man Julian is VIP guest
TV archaeologist Julian Richards will be one of the speakers at the next literary event at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn, on Wednesday, November 28 at 7pm and Thursday, November 29 at noon Julian's latest BBC2 series Blood of the Vikings began on BBC2
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Mobile phones can turn into money
A RIBBLE Valley charity is hoping to turn unwanted mobile phones into cash to raise funds for the Cancer Research Campaign. The Ribble Valley Ladies Luncheon Club is hoping to receive £5 from each phone donated, which will be used to fund vital research
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Crackdown on car crime
MOTION detectors, panic alarm buttons, almost 200 CCTV cameras -- it may sound like the world of big brother, but a £640,000 refit at a Lancaster car park has made it one of the safest in the country. The Mitre House multi-storey, once dogged by crime
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Ladies hold on to top spot
FOR the first ten minutes, Lytham's defence was stretched almost to breaking point until a really good passing movement out of defence and through mid-field gave Ann Preston the chance to put her side in the lead with a well-taken goal. They then continued
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Scorpions get sloppy
SCORPIONS built up a commanding lead by half-time then, in the second half, did their best to lose the game with an awful display. They had six regular first team players missing, but took the lead via a Chris Pearson penalty after two minutes. Then Dave
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The road to power?
THE Governments has denied a local MP's suggestion that a former minister backed Lancaster's Western Bypass bid partly because it affected two threatened parliamentary seats. In a letter to other Lancashire Labour MPs Hilton Dawson claims that the then
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Environmental champ reveals three-prong plan
BURY North MP David Chaytor outlined the Government's planned environmental policies during an address to more than 30 local business people. Mr Chaytor spoke to members of the thriving Bury Business Environment Association (BEA) during a special breakfast
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Roadshow helps firms sell themselves
A MAJOR UK marketing roadshow will roll into Bury next week. And it will underline how local businesses can afford to successfully market their companies without wasting precious budgets. The Biz Vision event is being staged at the Bolholt Country Park
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Cook calls on fans
BORN-AGAIN midfielder Paul Cook has sent out a message to Clarets fans - you can help us get into the Premiership. Cook was the target for the Turf Moor boo boys last season when he suffered a dip in form. But now he's a fixture in the Clarets starting
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Stan's show of strength
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent goes into tomorrow's crunch clash with Coventry bouyed by the knowledge that he has his strongest squad of the season at his disposal. Injury victims Steve Davis, Graham Branch and Alan Moore were all in contention for starting
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Hughes will be on goal hunt
DESPITE being upwardly mobile Coventry City are still looking to recruit as they seek to return to the Premiership at the first time of asking. Their recent winning form came to an with a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Millwall, but they are now well placed
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Another day, another big game
I DON'T know about you, but we seem to have been involved in some massive fixtures over the last few weeks. And matches don't come much bigger than Liverpool at home, especially with the likes of Michael Owen in their ranks. But when you dream about becoming
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Blackpool's golden era in sharp focus
RELIVE Blackpool's golden era through the superb photographs in a new local history book. High quality old photographs of the resort feature in Francis Frith's Around Blackpool, released last month by the Frith Book Company. The book, by Clive Hardy,
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Thanks, Lancs
NEW YORK firefighters have sent a thank you to their Fylde counterparts after crews across the county raised £54,000 in a fundraising walk last month. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters received an e-mail message on Tuesday (Nov 13) from
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Council backs ambitious scheme
IDEAS being floated about the future of Clarence Park Lido by two Limefield residents are receiving a steady stream of support. Gardener Shaun O'Reilly and landscape artist Andrew Williams have hit upon a scheme to restore water quality in the Lido, which
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Long service awards for teachers
THE head teacher of King David Junior School has been presented with a long service award for teaching, ten months before he is due to retire. Mr Eric Wilson was awarded the honour by Manchester City Council along with five colleagues from King David.
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Borough's fallen not forgotten
THOUSANDS of people throughout the borough paid tribute to the fallen during a series of Remembrance Day parades and services on Sunday (Nov 11). There were civic and military processions and services staged in Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Whitefield
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Fozzy eyes United clash
BURY skipper Martyn Forrest has revealed the Shakers FA Cup aim - a third round tie against Manchester United. The midfielder - who has taken over the captain's armband from out of favour Paul Reid - is fully aware of the importance of a good cup run.
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Rose and Crown as seen on TV
THE Rose & Crown FC of Ramsbottom, currently flying high in Division Four of the Bury and District Sunday League, are set to appear on TV this Sunday on Granada's Team of the Week - the main football showcase for all amateurs across the North West
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Win tickets for Rovers clash with Liverpool
WE'VE got three pairs of tickets to see Rovers thrash it out with Liverpool tomorrow in a match that promises to be a real northern thriller. Your footy fantastic Lancashire Evening Telegraph has teamed up with our friends at Wash & Go, a simply great
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Macken reward for wonder strike
PRESTON striker Jon Macken's 45-yard wonder-strike against Manchester City has been named as Nationwide League goal of the month for October. Seeing Nicky Weaver off his line, North End goal-machine Macken -- from 45 yards -- hit a tremendous chipped
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Shouting leads to court
PHIL James Barlow, 25, of Sarah Street, Darwen, was bound over in £50 to keep the peace for six months by Blackburn magistrates after admitting a breach of the peace. A charge of being drunk and disorderly was withdrawn. Tom Snape, prosecuting, said police
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Couples invited to return
A SPECIAL celebration is being organised for people who have married in a Darwen church. And now the people behind the event are urging happy couples to get in contact ahead of the bash next April. Darwen's Central United Reformed Church will be the venue
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Other people helped too
REGARDING the story Peace At Last, in The Citizen, November 8. We, on St Saviour's Close, wrote to the Highways Agency at the beginning of 1999. Their reply, dated August 5, 1999, states the road is due for resurfacing in April 2000-March 2001. A few
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Poorly puss needs a home...
PAWS for thought during this busy run-up to Christmas and ask yourself if you could give this poorly little puss the best present ever -- a loving home. Samantha would make a very cuddly, loving and playful little companion for anyone who is willing to
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Fylde bathing waters get thumbs up
COME on in, the water's just fine! That's the message to Blackpool residents and holidaymakers alike as all eight bathing water areas along the Fylde Coast are finally given the thumbs up by the Environment Agency. Bathing water from St Annes to Fleetwood
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Nipping youth crime in the bud(AUITHOR:Nikki Masters)
COMMUNITIES across the Fylde are getting ready to tackle the root causes of juvenile crime. Dozens of residents have already shown interest in volunteering for new youth offender panels in a bid to combat youth crime in Blackpool. Each of the new panels
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Lights before conferences
TURN off the conferences not the lights -- is the bold message that Blackpool 1st Alliance will be taking to council later this month, in a bid to keep Blackpool's Illuminations shining through to Christmas. Chairman of the Alliance Ken Coups is calling
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Toothache was almost fatal
A ROUTINE trip to the dentist could save your life according to one lucky Blackpool man who did just that -- and beat oral cancer. Peter Gentil, 63, had half his face rebuilt after eight-and-a-half hours of surgery at the Royal Preston Hospital to remove
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Help police catch serial mugger
POLICE are appealing for help to catch a serial mugger believed to be responsible for three attacks on elderly women in Blackburn before he strikes again. Two of the attacks happened in 10 minutes in the same street. All three women were approached from
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Ecology watchdog will monitor the moorland
RARE birds and plants on East Lancashire's moorland are to receive VIP treatment as a massive pipeline project marches across the county. Gas company Transco is laying a 30km pipeline from Samlesbury to Helmshore which will cross designated biological
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Worried mother's home ransacked
BURGLARS ransacked the home of a single mother-of-four while she raced to hospital after her father suffered a suspected heart attack. Tracey Greenall returned home after visiting father Garry, who also suffers from cancer, to find her home had been turned
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Head slams government policy
A HEADTEACHER has slammed the government for forcing schools to contain seriously disruptive pupils. "It is a recipe for disaster," Michael Humphreys, head of Our Lady and St John RC High School, Blackburn, told parents and staff at speech night last
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Strike over safety may spread to area offices
AN INDUSTRIAL dispute over staff safety at a new state-of-the-art job centre could spread to other offices throughout the region. Four weeks after 25 staff at Orchard House, Penny Street, Blackburn, joined colleagues throughout the UK in a national strike
