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EVENTS in East Lancashire on Wednesday, November 20th
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Blackburn and District Probus Club meet St Silas Parish Rooms, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 10am. 'Master Thatcher' by Mr B Milne. Lunchtime recital with Bjorn Bantock
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Family shouldn't have to lobby
IF there was any consolation for the friends of brave East Lancashire mother-of-two Michelle Hilton who died seven weeks ago after losing a six-and-a-half year battle against breast cancer, it was that the expensive drug she fought to be treated with
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Expel Taliban sympathisers
REGARDING your front page story "Pro Taliban March Blasted" (LET, November 12), I don't always agree with Jack Straw, but I must with what he said about this march. For people to support the evil Osama bin Laden and the now ex-rulers of Afghanistan, the
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Protest is the cowards' option
IT was quite disturbing to see the photograph and report on the Taliban supporters' demonstration (LET, November 12). Why were these protesters not fighting for their cause instead of plying their support on the people of Blackburn, or at least trying
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Teachers' helpline
IT seems almost a daily occurrence to read stories about the difficulties and problems that affect education in this region and the country in general. Having worked many years within education myself, it was a pleasant and welcome surprise to learn of
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Laws are there - so we should use them
JANET Anderson's wish to bring in a new law regarding using mobile phones while driving (LET, November 15) would probably be a good idea except for one thing -- there are already laws against it. Driving without due care and attention, not being in full
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Peel Tower is on the agenda
PEEL Tower is top of the agenda at Thursday's (Nov 22) meeting of Ramsbottom and Tottington area board. There will be a debate on completing its restoration, attended by the council's conservation planning officer and the National Trust. Also on the agenda
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Garsdale is among the best inn the land
PUB couple David and Gill Heyes are toasting their success, after being shortlisted for a top hospitality prize. The pair, who run the Garsdale Country Inn and Restaurant, Brandlesholme, have been selected as one of the three North of England finalists
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Police hunt pair after "kidnap" bid
TWO men tried to drag a terrified woman into a car at Pilsworth. But their victim broke free and sprinted to a nearby pub for help. Police say that the 25-yearold had just left the Megabowl complex at Pilsworth on Friday night (Nov 16) to walk home. She
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Switch votes to stop BNP, leader urges
A LIBERAL Democrat leader today sent out a message to supporters in a bid to keep the British National Party from winning seats in Burnley -- VOTE LABOUR! The move is designed to minimise the chances of the British National Party, which is contesting
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Body found after eight weeks
A MAN lay dead in his home for eight weeks before he was discovered, it was revealed today. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans said the death of John McPhee, 48, had struck at the traditional values which had helped rural towns such as Clitheroe survive. Mr
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Labour has a cunning plan. . .
LABOUR came up with a cunning plan to woo the voters before next week's two by-elections in Burnley. The party enlisted the actor Tony Robinson, formerly known as Baldrick, the long-suffering sidekick of Blackadder in the BBC's hit comedy show. He visited
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Now they know what's going on
COUNTY councillors have approved plans to spend nearly £500,000 on employing staff to tell them what is going on in four districts of Lancashire. District Partnership officers are to be employed in Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and Preston as part of a pilot
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Ex-caretaker punished 25 years after assaults
A FORMER school caretaker who sexually abused a girl 25 years ago has been sent to jail for 15 months. Bruce Roper, 64, whose victim said she had been terrified of him and had been afraid to tell her mother what had gone on, only went to the police last
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'Save our play' plea to council
PARENTS, volunteers and staff will take part in a "Save Our Play Sessions" candlelit vigil outside Burnley Town Hall tonight. They are opposing any budget cuts to the service, prompted by a reduction in money allocated to the council by the government
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Politicians target next generation
YOUNGSTERS living in areas hit by last summer's street disturbances are to visit Downing Street -- and might be able to tell their story to Tony Blair. Shahid Malik, the son of Burnley's deputy mayor and a member of the Labour party's National Executive
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Manager's pride rewarded
A NELSON-based site manager has been recognised in the 2001 National House Building Council's Pride in the Job campaign. Jonathan Connelly, who works for Wm Bowden Quality Properties, has won a Seal of Excellence award for the development at Woodfields
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Council may cut taxi driver's age limit
PENDLE Borough Council is considering lowering the age limit of taxi drivers from 21 to 20. The move follows an appeal from a 20-year-old Nelson man who was refused a licence from the council last year. At the appeal the council put forward evidence which
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Traffic lights will be fixed
MOTORISTS in Barnoldswick who have come across delays at the town's Fernlea traffic lights have been assured the lights will be fixed next week. Signal controls at the busy Barnoldswick junction have been stuck on their basic 'timed' setting since workmen
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LibDem target is control of council
REGAINING control of Pendle Council will be the first priority of the borough's Liberal Democrats during the coming months. They stated this clear aim at their annual meeting when it was said that the council was becoming less and less democratic. Liberal
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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
SIBELIUS' Fifth Symphony was inspired by the sight and sound of 16 swans circling overhead then flying off into the Sun. However as it was written between 1914 and 1919 it could be interpreted as an allegory of the War. Opening happily, gradually growing
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Five years ago
A HOUSING association reassured residents that they would be protected during a £2million plan to either renovate or demolish their homes. Worried families living at Brandy House Brow, Blackburn, had feared they would be moved out to develop new properties
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Deputy faces the loss of mayoralty
A DEPUTY mayor has expressed his disgust at a decision which may rob him of the chance to be mayor next year. Coun Derek Scholes was informed he had been de-selected by the Tory party as a contender for Baxenden ward in next April's elections. Baxenden
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Bus scheme's awards drive
RIBBLE Valley Quality Bus Initiative was hoping to scoop top honours at the national bus "Oscars" today. The project is among three Lancashire County Council nominations for the national Bus Industry Awards at the London Hilton. The awards were to be
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Cyclist in van crash dies
A CLITHEROE cyclist who suffered serious head injuries after being involved in a road accident in the town has died. William Lakin, 54, of Whitewell Drive, was injured when his bike was in collision with a van at the junction of New Lane and Chipping
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Woman aged 89 duped by 'oriental' thieves
THREE people who could be of Chinese origin are being hunted after conning their way into the home of a Ribble Valley pensioner and stealing her handbag. Two women and a teenage boy were described as "of Oriental appearance" by an 89-year-old woman who
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In-form Clarets take their revenge
THE Clarets youth team continued their good form in the league when they hit Carlisle United for six at Gawthorpe on Saturday morning. It was a complete reversal of fortune for a team that had lost 2-0 to the Cumbrian side earlier in the season in a match
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Three rescued from blazing flats
THREE people were rescued by fire crews and eight others evacuated from their smoke-filled flats above a blazing Prestwich shop. And detectives say that the cause of the weekend fire, which initially broke out at the rear of the Spar store in Heywood
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Grabbi on the move?
ITALIAN hitman Ciccio Grabbi has been linked with a move back to Italy, with Napoli reportedly ready to make a £6million bid. Rovers chief executive John Williams confirmed today. "We have had a couple of enquiries from Italian clubs through third parties
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Pupils wear it well
THE ties have it - as pupils proved at a school market. Youngsters at Ashleigh Primary School in Darwen formed trading companies so they could take a week-long look at the world of industry. One class formed the Wacky Tie Company and sold their products
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Free theatre tickets for library recruits
YOUNGSTERS under 15 are invited to discover a whole new world of books, sounds, knowledge and activities - as well as receiving a free ticket to their local Christmas production - when they join libraries across Blackburn and Darwen. For youngsters joining
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Girls sent home... for wearing uniforms!
A MOTHER has accused a school of being uncharitable after her daughter and four other pupils were sent home from school after dressing as St Trinian's girls to raise money for Children in Need -- on a non school uniform day. Julie Cockburn, of Ouseburn
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Veterans oppose land sale
A NORMANDY veteran, Dunkirk veteran and Waterfoot resident handed in 170 letters of objection to the sale of part of a memorial ground in Waterfoot. Normandy veteran Peter Cooke, Dunkirk veteran Jack Saunders and Christine Lomax, of Burnley Road East,
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Plea for art not homes at river source
A PRIMARY school from Salford is backing a campaign to keep a former mill site in Weir, the source of the River Irwell, free from housing. Friar's Primary School, Canon Street, has been sending parties of children to see the start of the river for about
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Comedian Ted to kick start town's revamp
COMEDIAN and Stacksteads resident Ted Robbins officially opens the new premises of Bacup and Stacksteads community partnership on Saturday. The single regeneration budget project has taken over the former Norweb offices at the roundabout in the centre
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Brothers stole taxi driver's cash
TWO brothers convicted of stealing a taxi driver's takings have both been given community type sentences. The pair had been aquitted of robbery but found guilty of theft following a trial at Burnley Crown Court. Martin Shaw, 22, and his 17-year-old brother
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Conman 'linked to two more crimes'
POLICE are appealing for help from Rossendale residents after an 81-year-old man was conned out of £300 by a man possibly linked to two other crimes. The pensioner, of West Street, Waterfoot, answered the door between 1pm and 3pm on Friday to a man described
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Come and join the tree planting
A COUNCIL is looking for volunteers to help with planting during National Tree Week, which starts tomorrow. Blackburn with Darwen's Countryside Services will be planting hundreds of tree saplings with the help of local volunteers. Volunteers are needed
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Serial crime: Is drink the link?
LANCASHIRE Probation Service is spearheading a pioneering scheme aimed at reducing the number of criminals who reoffend. The Addressing Substance-Related Offending scheme will tackle offending linked to alcohol and drug misuse. Offenders sentenced by
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Straw's boy wins the hearts of voters
FOREIGN Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw has congratulated his son William for being elected President of the Oxford University Students Union. The post represents ordinary students and is not the more famous Oxford University Union which has spawned
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Well done to Dunny
AS AN "Arroder," exiled to sunny California, I'm delighted with the success of the lad from "Snuffy" and ask David Dunn to remember me to his Granddad David and Grandma Alice (nee Bolton). I played football with his Granddad went to St Mary's College
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'Don't let others suffer like Michelle'
FRIENDS and family of a cancer sufferer who lost her battle against the disease are planning to lobby the government to make a "wonder" drug more widely available. Michelle Hilton died in September following a six and a half year battle against breast
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Purge starts on road licence cheats
A HARD-HITTING crackdown on road tax cheats was launched today across Lancashire with dodgers warned they could lose their cars if they fail to pay. Wheel-clamping hit squads will be drafted into Lancashire for the launch of the campaign and tax dodgers
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Phelan was a true Claret
YOUR article on the life of Michael Phelan (LET, November 10) summed him up perfectly. I was there at Saltergate on a freezing day in January, 1981, when a young Phelan made his debut for the Clarets as substitute in a 3-0 defeat. So good was his contribution
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Price rises hit town hard
THE increases by Burnley FC were substantial in a town that is rapidly going downhill in terms of houses, jobs and population. The people they need to attract are leaving the town to look for work elsewhere. I know of 30 who used to visit Turf Moor last
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Hawks ready for Storm
BLACKBURN Hawks are gearing up for a real David v Goliath clash tonight when Superleague stars Manchester Storm blow into Blackburn Ice Arena for a 7.30 face off. The Hawks' select side will include members of the Storms' squad for this special exhibition
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Shakers are ready for the Robins
FORMER Shakers favourite Danny Wilson brings his Bristol City side to Gigg Lane, smarting from their shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Leyton Orient and anxious to get back to winning ways. Bury will be hoping to extend their run of home wins to five,
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Harwood aim to bounce back
GREAT Harwood lost their ninth NWCL Division One game on the trot after they slipped to a home loss against high flying Salford City. Boss Denis Underwood had hoped that his side could take something from this game following an improved performance in
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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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Hostel given the go-ahead
A NEW hostel for the homeless WILL be built in Bury town centre. Manchester Methodist Housing Association (MMHA) was this week given the go-ahead for the hostel and adjacent flats in Castlecroft Road. The association withdrew a similar application for
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Grief and determination after Ground Zero visit
THE tragic events in New York were made even more significant for Hyndburn MP GREG POPE as his daughter was just a mile away from the Trade Centre collapse on September 11. Fortunately she was okay. Now the MP has visited Ground Zero to see the devastation
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Charity brothers keep right on to the end
BROTHERS Kevin and Seamus Hamill got on their bikes to raise funds for youngster John Mark Riding. The pair set off on a journey from Ewood Park to Lands End to help the Lancashire Evening Telegraph-backed campaign to raise as much cash as possible for
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Badge has given me a new life
I AM so grateful for my disabled driver's blue badge, it has given me a new lease of life. I no longer have to stand in agony waiting for a bus. I can, hopefully, find a parking space near to the library or the shops. But you might see me get out of the
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Spare the rod - spoil society
RECENTLY, certain people attempted to pressurise the government into banning the smacking of children. One appeared on television with one of the weakest arguments I have ever heard, that "If we banned smacking, more people would be inclined to report
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Check it out
RESIDENTS in Bury East get the first chance tonight (Tues Nov 20) to check out the progress of their local Community Plan since it was officially launched. They are being invited to attend the latest meeting of the Bury East area board to be held at the
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Beryl knows her ABCDs
ASDA'S charity champ Beryl O'Brien has become the first Bury employee to be awarded the company's highest honour. The mother-of-three has been presented with Asda's ABCD (Above and Beyond the Call of Duty) Lifetime Achievement Award. And it's a fitting
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Head's "name and shame" threat
A HEADTEACHER is threatening to "name and shame" irresponsible parents parking outside the school gates after a near accident involving a pregnant woman and her child. Mr Stuart Birtwell, head of Hazlehurst Community Primary School in Ramsbottom, said
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Jerome takes centre stage again
ACADEMY starlet Jerome Watt again took centre stage for Rob Kelly's Under 17s after firing an impressive two-goal salvo in their 3-1 win over Everton at the weekend. Watt has chipped in with some vital goals already this season which has earned him a
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Grabbi on the move?
ITALIAN hitman Ciccio Grabbi has been linked with a move back to Italy, with Napoli reportedly ready to make a £6million bid. Rovers chief executive John Williams confirmed today. "We have had a couple of enquiries from Italian clubs through third parties
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Bus station bites the dust
BURNLEY'S bus station was reduced to a pile of steel and rubble in a matter of hours after the bulldozers moved in at the weekend. Three excavators rolled in on Saturday morning and within a short space of time the first phase of the £3 million development
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Police station visit a real education
A VISIT to Burnley police station was a real education for college students. Eight public services students from Burnley College were given an insight into how police use IT to deal with telephone calls. They were given a behind the scenes tour of the
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Garden tribute to babies who died
A GARDEN of remembrance in Burnley for parents who have lost their babies during pregnancy or around the time of birth has been dedicated. The baby remembrance garden is in Burnley Cemetery on the site of the old Catholic Chapel, a circular piece of land
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Report highlights 'people migration'
THE first stage of a Cambridge University study, analysing the strengths and weaknesses of Pendle's economy, has been completed. Members of the borough's executive will receive the conclusions of the report on Thursday evening at Nelson town hall. The
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Police seek anyone who saw woman threatened
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a 36-year-old woman was threatened by two males brandishing a cigarette lighter and a hypodermic needle. The woman approached by two males, described as between 16 and 25 years of age, one each
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Times are changing for the upwardly mobile Clarets
HOW times change. A couple of seasons ago the Clarets travelled to Highfield Road hoping to continue their FA Cup run, which had already seen them take the scalp of Derby County, at Coventry's expense. On the day, it didn't happen for Burnley. And although
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RENT - The Grand Theatre, Blackpool
MULTI-award winning Broadway musical Rent is bang on course for a sell-out UK tour judging by Blackpool's response to this brand new pulsating production. Writer and lyricist Jonathan Larson has flattered Puccini with references to La Boheme throughout
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Ten years ago
THE Princess Royal braved wet and windy weather as she paid a 40-minute visit to Rossendale. Her visit was to officially open the extended Citizens' Advice Bureau offices, Market Street, Whitworth, which had undergone a £12,000 refurbishment.
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Where has the passion gone?
"WIMBLEDON without the passion." Grateful thanks to fellow posters on the Supporters internet site for succinctly summing up a lifeless performance devoid of ambition from the "mighty" Liverpool on Saturday. I was also asked in the pub after the game
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Quiz brains raise £2000 for charity
SUPER-BRAINS at an Accrington accountants have helped to raise more than £2,000 for BBC Children in Need. Staff from Mayes Business Partnership along with clients of the company and other businesses in East Lancashire held a charity quiz night at King
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UN chief urged to talk on issue of Kashmir
EAST Lancashire MP Greg Pope has urged United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to make efforts to settle the vexed question of Kashmir as part of any solution to the Afghan War. The dispute between Pakistan and India over the territory has caused
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Revellers' vehicles targeted
ONE car was stolen and two other vehicles broken into as their owners enjoyed a 21st birthday party at Burlington's restaurant, Barker Brow, Ribchester, on Saturday evening. The vehicle stolen was a green Audio A4, registration P960 YFC. Thieves then
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Messages going out to other children - in need
CHILDREN at Oakhill College in Whalley, from nursery through to Year 11, are sending their own messages this Christmas to children in desperate situations around the world. Their messages of love, caring and hope are wrapped up in shoeboxes -- some 50
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Nice gift for King Arthur
CLARETS star Arthur Gnohere is 23 today and the fact that his team is currently flying high at the top of the first division is the best present he could have hoped for. The big French defender has been a key factor in the run that has seen Burnley take
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Shaping the future
RESIDENTS in East Bury can take a peek into the future, or at least at some of the possibilities, when a special consultation event is staged tomorrow (Wed Nov 21). The town's Jinnah Day Centre in Alfred Street, will host the Planning For Real event,
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School is "outstanding institution", says head
A HEADTEACHER condemned the poor funding of Bury's schools describing it as "embarrassingly low" at his school's annual presentation evening. Mr Alan Scott, headteacher of Tottington High School, launched his fierce criticism of Bury's slice of the Government's
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Nice gift for King Arthur
CLARETS star Arthur Gnohere is 23 today and the fact that his team is currently flying high at the top of the first division is the best present he could have hoped for. The big French defender has been a key factor in the run that has seen Burnley take
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Cresswell form give moyes selection headache
SUPERSUB Richard Cresswell has given David Moyes a headache he is happy to live with - who to select upfront. His fifth goal in four games against Forest on Saturday gave North End the point they deserved, and was also the former Leicester man's first
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Your future is NOT written in the stars
IF you're chasing promotion at work, you could do worse than check your stars. Women planning career moves are placing their faith in daily horoscopes, in the hope that they'll unlock the key to their future. They are turning to star signs rather than
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Happy Bury go for a high five
BURY are aiming for a fifth successive home win against Bristol City tonight - the best run since Andy Preece took over as manager. Suddenly, inspired by the recent Shakers survival, all the talk has switched from doom and gloom to hopes of pushing up
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Fire warnings after hostel arson
A DARWEN fire chief has urged people to report all incidents following a spate of arson attacks at the Police Street hostel in the town. In the latest blaze, two people had to be rescued. Fire crews were called to the hostel, run by Twin Valley Homes,
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Murder on the menu
ROSSENDALE Players popular dinner theatre has sold out for its December 7 and 8 performances. The players will take to the stage at Bacup Leisure Hall as The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society presents a murder mystery.
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Plea for art not homes at river source
A PRIMARY school from Salford is backing a campaign to keep a former mill site in Weir, the source of the River Irwell, free from housing. Friar's Primary School, Canon Street, has been sending parties of children to see the start of the river for about
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Emma's trek for charity leads to Peru
SPECTACULAR scenery made all the hardships faced by 20-year-old Emma Holmes while she walked the Inca Trail in Peru fade into insignificance. Emma, of Holcombe Drive, Rawtenstall, works in the corporate services department of Burnley Health Care NHS Trust
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Sunshine posting
A BLACKBURN-born soldier has been soaking up the sun in a life-saving operation in Cyprus. But it wasn't all fun and games for former pupil of St Mary's College, Nigel Whiteoak, pictured, who was part of a team of Royal Engineers, Navy divers and civilians
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Trainees pass property test
APPRENTICES from BAE Systems at Samlesbury had to pull out all the stops when they took on the challenge of refurbishing a property for the homeless young people's charity Nightsafe. First they had to find companies willing to donate the raw materials
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Memory of Burnley
side is just fine REGARDING Stephen Cummings' column (LET, November 13) talk about the pot calling the kettle black! For two or three years we have had to put up with him regularly having a pop at Rovers, so along comes Simon Leigh making no more than
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They wiped the floor with me!
A BURGLAR who was collared by two cleaning ladies at a Blackburn school has apologised to his captors and said: "I have never been so glad to see a policeman". Peter Howieson told a court he would never forget the day he fell foul of the battling women
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Memory
is there I STOPPED buying your Tuesday issues after not wishing to become embroiled in the weekly helpings of vitriol between not just supporters of Burnley and Rovers in Sport Letters, but now, it seems, the columnists themselves -- no more so than Simon
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Ewood ticket upset
IT'S November and the start of the "Can I get a ticket for BIG game at Ewood" time. The fans who travelled up from London the day before the Liverpool game, could they get a ticket? No. The fans who live locally and have ID up to their eyeballs, complete
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Going for glory on all fronts
IT BAFFLES me that Sven Goran Eriksson seems to think his squad represents the chosen few already in November, 2001 -- when the injury-prone winter season has yet to be slogged through. I reckon up to six players from the present England squad could be
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County's pledge on visits to children
A COUNCIL which failed to visit vulnerable children as often as it should has changed the way it reviews cases. Lancashire County Council officials have revealed children on the Child Protection Register will be visited monthly instead of the national
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Where are you now, Mr Lister?
A FORMER Blackburn schoolgirl who has invented a lifeline for DIY enthusiasts is trying to track down the teacher who inspired her to success. Ithiel Mogridge, formerly Aldred, was a student at Everton School, a comprehensive in Higher Croft, between
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Striker choice for Moyes
PRESTON will be looking to continue their run of form when Bradford City visit Deepdale tonight in their Division One clash. In-form striker Richard Cresswell, in the absence of the suspended David Healy, scored an equaliser in Saturday's game at Nottingham
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Clitheroe face higher league opposition in trophy
CLITHEROE for once will be the underdogs when UniBond First Division leaders Radcliffe Borough make the trip to Shawbridge tonight in the first round of the Lancs FA Marsden Trophy. The Blues, challenging for the NWCL Division One title, have been used
