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Nature Watch: Friendship takes root
LAST week I helped a group of children from Chatburn School to plant trees which will demonstrate a wonderful friendship with the children of Chernobyl. Each year local man Brian Davies organises a visit of around 20 children from the Chernobyl district
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Poverty is the enemy and we're fighting it
THE Sudell and Central Darwen Sure Start scheme is described as a "trailblazer" among services in East Lancashire aimed at tackling deprivation and poverty among children. It is just one of the projects set up in the area to try and reduce some of the
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Looking for a penfriend
IAM a 16-year-old Ghanaian boy hoping to acquire teenage penfriends. My hobbies are reading novels and preparing dishes of all kinds. KYEI-BAFFOUR, Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, PO Box LG 98, Legon, Accra, Ghana, West Africa.
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Parking plea has been ignored
ISEE that Hyndburn Council employees have been awarded certificates after completing a course on how to deal with disabled clients (LET, November 19). I wonder if this course was extended to employees in Hyndburn's highways department? I ask because I
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Think again on gay adoptions
REGARDING gays being allowed to adopt children (LET, November 19), to me it is disgusting and irresponsible of Lancashire County Council to even consider adoption by gay couples of either sex. Yes, children need love, but they also need the right environment
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We've never had it so good
J YOUNG (Letters, November 20) states that the current Labour Government, "is the most right wing . . . we have had since the time of Oliver Cromwell." Unfortunately, most people cannot remember back to 1658, but let us look at the record of the Labour
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Internet homes problem never mentioned
REGARDING Neil Farrar's remarks about the project to connect homes in Whitebirk, Blackburn, to the Internet (Letters, November 14), at no time did I mention the problem concerning NTL. Indeed, this was not made known to me as a councillor for part of
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Huge pay hike for county councillors
COUNTY councillors are preparing to award themselves huge pay rises in excess of 23 per cent. A report due to be discussed by councillors today recommends that everyone gets a raise. It will place them among the best-paid in the country. An MP condemned
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Keegan looking forward to game
MANCHESTER City boss Kevin Keegan believes Rovers' slick passing style will suit his Blues' down to the ground tonight as he looks to take another step on the road to Cardiff. City have a reputation themselves for playing quick attacking football and
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Volunteers reveal vision for listed building
PLANS have now been submitted to Burnley Council to turn a disused listed building into a community support centre. Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Services along with several local groups will transformation the three-storey building
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Turf Moor's useful 'signing'
BURNLEY Football Club may be riding high at the top of Division One but there are still no signs at motorway junctions directing visitors to Turf Moor. That is scheduled to be put right by the end of the season following a long-time campaign by one of
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Cash crisis at hopitals
TWO MPs are seeking an urgent meeting with Burnley Health Care NHS Trust over its plans to axe £500,000 from the budget. In a report to be presented to the Trust's board, financial director David Meakin will recommend that half a million pounds be cut
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Advice centre lures recruits
PENDLE Citizen's Advice Bureau held a successful open day for prospective volunteers, who were given the opportunity to look around the Nelson premises, in Every Street, and watch a video on volunteering for the CAB. They were also given the chance to
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Employees have their awards all wrapped up
A SKILLED and enthusiastic workforce is the key to remaining competitive in the world of contract packing, according to Nelson-based Strategy Group. The dedication and commitment of its staff has led to the company, on the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate,
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Talking paper needs helpers
A TALKING newspaper which serves Pendle and District is appealing for new volunteers. Pendle Voice needs three people to help handle incoming mail on Monday morning and on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. One person is also needed to become the cassette
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Five years ago
WATER and electric giant United Utilities reported a 34 per cent leap in profits to more than a million pounds a day. The firm, which included North West Water and Norweb, saw profits before tax rise to £223.9 million in the six months to October.
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Quit firm defends its decision to shut down
BOSSES at a company which announced it will be pulling out of Hyndburn as soon as a council grant runs out' today defended their decision to quit the borough. Leoni Wiring Systems, formerly Lucas Rists, originally intended to close its factory in Pickup
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Jingle tills for festive store
A SUPERMARKET is to be allowed to open for longer over Christmas -- despite objections from local residents. Three letters opposing plans for Sainsbury's in Clitheroe were received by Ribble Valley Council's planning and development committee, which met
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Little keeps Irish smiling, says Hamilton
GLEN LITTLE may be a current star at Turf Moor but he is also a hero on the other side of the Irish Sea. But while Clarets fans are hoping his exploits will fire the club into the Premier League, his former followers at Glentoran just hope that his form
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Roadshow will help business
EAST Lancs company Lanway are offering businesses a window to future technology at a Microsoft Roadshow. It will include a 40ft custom built trailer at their offices on Network 65 business park, Hapton, on December 7. Lanway was established in 1994 and
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Union pledge over job losses at BAe
UNION chiefs today pledged to avoid compulsory redundancies following the latest job blow to hit BAe Systems. The announcement of 140 job losses at the Samlesbury came on the same day as Airtours axed 1,700 jobs nationwide and a Hapton-based distribution
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Double penalty agony for star striker
Bury 1 Lincoln 1 (Lincoln won 3-2 on penalties) CROWD hero Jon Newby turned to villain missing two spot kicks as the Shakers crashed out of the FA Cup writes Steven Canavan Newby missed an extra time penalty which would have won the match then had another
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Choral treat
CHORAL Evensong will be at St Cuthbert's Church on Earnsdale Road at 6pm on Sunday. Preacher will be the Venerable Colin Williams, Archdeacon of Lancaster. Herbert Sumsion's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis set in the key of A and two choral works by Herbert
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Drugs awareness event postponed
A DRUG Awareness Day in Darwen scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until the new year. Darwen Central and Sudell Community Associations had joined forces with Twin Valley Homes to put on the event at Darwen Community Centre -- but due to staff illness
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Cash squeeze shuts post office
A FAILED delivery of cash meant that Darwen's main post office on The Circus kept its doors closed yesterday morning -- and some pensioners had to go without. A spokesman for Consignia apologised to customers for the cash shortage but admitted it had
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Shopping help for old folk
ELDERLY people who need help with their Christmas shopping are invited to pop into Asda in Rawtenstall next Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm. Last year the event was extremely popular and more than ten residential homes and care homes took advantage of the extra
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Nadia loses part of her sight
A TEN-year-old girl has suffered permanent damage to her right eye after being struck in the face with a brick. Nadia Butler, of Birch Street, Bacup, has spoken to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph about the incident while recovering at the home of her
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New arm on order for vandal-hit work of art
ONE of Blackburn's best-loved statues is to be restored -- four months after thieves sawed off its arm. The grandmother and child statue on Blackburn bus station became the victim of an elaborate trick in the summer when pranksters sawed off its arm.
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Towns on marks for Queen's baton
A 50-day baton relay race to mark the Queen's Jubilee will take in parts of East Lancashire as it travels around the UK. The Queen's Jubilee Baton Relay -- the Commonwealth Games equivalent of the Olympic Torch Race -- is set to pass through Blackburn
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A grand entrance for new piano
IT was an uplifting experience when a new grand piano arrived at the Blackburn School of Music. The Steinway, worth almost £40,000, was bought by the Preston New Road school for students, teachers and visiting pianists to tickle the ivories, but there
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Huge pay hike for county councillors
COUNTY councillors are preparing to award themselves huge pay rises in excess of 23 per cent. A report due to be discussed by councillors today recommends that everyone gets a raise. It will place them among the best-paid in the country. An MP condemned
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Midwife suicide - another victim of September 11
A MIDWIFE who had been left distressed by the New York tragedy hanged herself two days after the September 11 atrocity. A coroner said that Mary Kelly, 58, was yet another victim of the events in America that had sent shock waves around the world and
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England miss out on Cup seeding
ENGLAND will have a further hurdle to overcome in the World Cup finals after missing out on a valued top seeded place for the draw. FIFA today confirmed that the eight seeded countries would be hosts Japan and South Korea, holders France, Brazil, Argentina
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James sent off in UniBond League Cup clash
A RED card shown to Lutel James was a bitterly disappointing end to an otherwise great game of football between Rossendale United and Accrington Stanley at Dark Lane last night. Stanley boss John Coleman characteristically remonstrated with the referee
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, November 29
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Ga Ga perform Queen's greatest hits, King George's Hall, Blackburn, 8pm. Railway Correspondents and Travel Society meet Claremont Hotel, Blackpool Road, Preston, 7.30pm
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County pay rises way out of line
IT will be a huge insult to taxpayers and working people in Lancashire if today county councillors vote for the 23 per cent pay rise pencilled in for themselves. And it will be an even greater outrage if County Hall leader Hazel Harding, is awarded the
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Phone fury as partners split up
JAMES Deary bombarded his former partner with abusive text messages on her mobile phone after she broke off their relationship. Blackburn magistrates heard that Deary was upset after his girlfriend admitted she had been involved with other men during
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Excitement in drag hunting
JANET Kirkham (Letters, November 19) claims 'antis' like myself are unconcerned for the welfare of foxes. The excitement of the hunt can be reproduced by the drag hunt which chases the scent without the fox. If the thrill of the chase without killing
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Pregnancy a poor reason
REGARDING the comments about use of the orange badge and the dreadful attacks about disabled people being qualified for these, I agree entirely with Sandra Murphy and Peter Watson (Letters, November 15). As for Nicholas Holt, his remarks about pregnant
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Surely it's merit, not money, that counts
STAN Ternent has spent three and a half years getting Burnley to a position of strength on the pitch. Tomorrow club chairman Barry Kilby will be making every effort to see it is not weakened off it. The stories surrounding a new league system are not
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Dad on New York hitman charge
A FATHER of six has been accused of being a hitman following a brutal street murder in New York in 1996. Mansoor Qadar, 40, of Linden Avenue, Blackburn, has been charged in connection with the drive-by shooting of his cousin five years ago. He has now
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Eyal is back
ISRAELI international Eyal Berkovic is often singled out as the man opposition fans simply love to hate. But the explosive midfielder can at least be sure of a hero's welcome in Blackburn tonight when he runs out at Ewood in the colours of Manchester
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Will the next target please stand up
NEWS of Robbie Fowler's impending move to Leeds won't just be greeted with disappointment on the streets of Liverpool today. It's a fair bet the majority of Blackburn will be in mourning, too, as they dream about what might have been. Following the sale
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Choir's full of praise for singing date
YOUNGSTERS from Heasandford Primary School, Burnley, will be taking part in a special BBC Songs of Praise programme. Forty-two members with of the upper junior choir took part in the Young World Young Voices in concert at the MEN Arena in Manchester.
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Shoot-out thrills are promised
A SURE shot basketball shoot-out competition will be held at the Thompson Centre, Burnley on Saturday. The event is being run by Burnley Sports Development and Burnley Basketball Club and is open to both boys and girls. Elaine Shallcross, principal sports
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Anne's ay crusade
ROAD safety campaigner Anne Ravenhill believes she may have made a breakthrough in her drive for motorway tuition for new drivers. For 10 years she has been hammering home the message in her Learn2Live campaign. Mrs Ravenhill of Brunshaw, Burnley, said
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Racist taunts lead to court order
A YOUTH who shouted racial abuse to Anti Nazi League protesters on Burnley town hall steps was conditionally discharged for 12 months by magistrates - who told him to keep his comments to himself in future. The Burnley bench had heard how labourer Matthew
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Hard work pays off for charity centre
FIVE years of hard work and determination has finally paid off for the Pendle and District Multiple Sclerosis Society as they prepare for the official opening of their new resource and information centre. The centre, which has been funded mainly through
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Ten years ago
A BEAUTY spot in the Ribble Valley was officially named as the centre of Britain. Ordnance Survey pinpointed the old Hodder Bridge, at Chaigley, near Clitheroe, as the authentic central point of Britain.
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Thugs grab beer cans
TWO men punched a man on Nuttall Street in Accrington last Friday after grabbing cans of lager from him. The assault happened at 8.10pm after the men blocked the man's path and took three cans of lager from him. One of the men then punched him in the
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Row over wallet led to fracas in restaurant
A LEADING martial arts expert said to have attacked the wrong man by mistake in a restaurant brawl told a jury he did not intend to hit or hurt anybody. Registered osteopath Martin Dixon, 50, whose alleged victim was his former patient Terence Robinson
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Go private, council is urged over waste
A COUNCIL is being urged to join forces with other Lancashire authorities to bid for £308 million and hand their waste management services over to the private sector. Despite reservations of committing the area to the scheme for the next 30 years, members
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Car park sex pest stayed and was caught
A MAN indecently exposed himself to two women in separate incidents on a Clitheroe town centre car park. Blackburn magistrates heard that the offences took place in broad daylight and within a few minutes of each other. And when police arrived at the
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A classic Euro thriller
HAVE you ever yearned for a taste of a bygone football era - well Burnley FC has just the video for you. "When We Were Kings - Burnley in Europe" is not just an impressive record of the Clarets greatest days, it is an evocative reminder of the way things
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Wickets tumble against second-string
ENGLAND capitulated on the second morning of the three-day match with India A at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium. Having started the day on 37 without loss, the tourists slumped to 100 for seven at lunch with all hopes of a respectable reply to the Indian
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City tumble out
LANCASTER crashed out of the FA Cup, and a lucrative home tie with Darlington in the Second Round, with a 4-1 defeat at home to Altrincham. Despite taking the lead early-on, a Lee Poland hat-trick and a penalty from Rod Thornley, saw the south Manchester
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Nice art - but is it worth it?
THE nigh-on £500,000 that Blackburn with Darwen Council has spent on public art in the past four years could hardly be called a waste of council tax, since the brass has largely been stumped up by taxpayers nationally and in Europe. Nor could it be branded
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Falling into a speed trap
ANY day now, we will be greeted by the launch of the seasonal crackdown by Lancashire Police against drink-driving - an overkill exercise that usually entails thousands of drivers being stopped to net the tiny handful of idiots who still drive over the
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Time to even the score
BLACKBURN Rovers are intent on revenge tonight as Manchester City prepare to descend on Ewood in the fourth round of the Worthington Cup. The last time the two sides met in May last year, City staged a party at Ewood after clinching promotion back to
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Quit firm defends its decision to shut down
BOSSES at a company which announced it will be pulling out of Hyndburn as soon as a council grant runs out' today defended their decision to quit the borough. Leoni Wiring Systems, formerly Lucas Rists, originally intended to close its factory in Pickup
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Organic taster
FREE organic food tasting takes place at Manic Organics on Bridge Street every Saturday. Bread, cakes and cheese will be available and on Saturday there will be a special selection of festive fare. The shop is open on Saturday between 9.30am and 4pm.
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Moorland ramble
RAMBLERS can enjoy a guided walk around the moors of Tockholes on Sunday. The walk, organised by the First Sunday Rambling Club, will be led by Eric Hatton. Members should meet at 12.30pm at the Roof Top Car Park in Darwen or at 1pm at the Information
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Festive fair will boost cardiac appeal
A CHRISTMAS fair in support of CRY -- Cardiac Risk in the Young -- will be held on Saturday at the United Reformed Church on Bolton Road. Attractions will include gift stalls, a tombola, face painting, hair braiding, a cake stall and Santa will also be
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Hospice seeks entries for new logo
THE 15th anniversary of Rossendale Hospice will be celebrated next year with a host of different activities throughout the year -- and a new logo! The registered charity is looking for a new logo to mark its anniversary and will be inviting anyone aged
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Cap will help historic tower dry out
HISTORIC Peel Monument is to be capped to keep out the wet weather... and the pigeons. The monument to Sir Robert Peel proudly sits on Holcombe Moor looking out on to Ramsbottom and has been open to the public since 1985 following the restoration of the
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Appeal for witnesses to 'kicking'
A 24-year-old man is still off work after suffering a broken cheek and double fracture in his wrist, when he was jumped on and kicked by two men in Rawtenstall town centre. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack which happened at about 2am on
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Race to finish resurfacing and mains job
A MAIN street into Blackburn was closed in a bid to ensure roadworks were completed before the Christmas rush. Lower Audley Street was closed to traffic but will re-open today. The closure enabled resurfacing works and the diversion of gas mains to be
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Lose the car, lose your spare tyre
CAR owners are to be urged to go green and get fit as part of the biggest healthy living project ever undertaken in the North West. Lancashire County Council's 'Lose the Car, Lose the Spare Tyre' campaign aims to encourage people to improve their lifestyle
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Shops sisters plan charity double sale
TWO sisters have teamed up to raise money for a charity giving help to the hospital that treated their fatally ill brother. Claire Vause and Elaine Lishman, daughters of former Blackburn Rovers' chairman Bill Fox , both run shops within doors of each
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Mouth-to-mouth PC a heroin hero
A POLICEMAN has been hailed a hero after he brought two heroin users back to life after they overdosed at a house in Blackburn -- just hours after being released from rehabilitation. PC Geoff Warburton administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the
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Road works force trader into move
A TOWN centre trader claims he is being forced to move his business because the congestion caused by the closure of Blackburn's Church Street is making his life a nightmare. Bob Turner, who runs Toplex, in Penny Street, has moved into Blackburn's Lord
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Cup joy for City
FORMER Burnley and Blackburn players took centre stage as third division strugglers York shocked Colchester of the second division by sneaking through on penalties after taking the lead twice at Bootham Crescent. York skipper, and former Clarets favourite
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Missed tries scupper Dale plans
A QUESTION of not taking their chances resulted in Rossendale slipping to their second successive defeat in the league. Their somewhat low key preparation saw them concede a try as early as the fifth minute. Rochdale's left winger finished off a basic
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Best laid plans...
IN theory is was the perfect solution. Appoint a young vice captain to work under a captain for a few years, pick up some valuable experience before stepping in to his boots. However, in practice things do not always work out as planned. Just ask Matthew
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Mascot Robbie sent off again
BURY Football Club's mascot added to his reputation as the worst behaved in Britain after being sent off for the third time in four matches. Robbie The Bobby got a lecture from stewards before two police officers escorted him from the pitch during last
