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Nature Watch: 2001 -- tragic year for countryside
NOBODY will forget the foot and mouth outbreak and enough has been said and written about the disease. It is now time to reflect upon the few positive features of the outbreak. All sensible ramblers and naturalists kept away from the countryside and this
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Road rage terror over yobs' threat
AFTER the terrifying experience my father and I were subjected to recently in the alleged 'road improvements' at the top end of Darwen Street, Blackburn, might I suggest that a new test be introduced for car drivers -- a psychiatric one to ascertain whether
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Policies win support for BNP
THE Burnley task force expressed concern at the level of support for the British National Party in the town. The committee seemed perplexed that so many people could support a political party that consistently gets such a negative press in the local and
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Refuse collection stops for Christmas
MOST residents in Bury will have no refuse collection during Christmas week, the council says. Tuesday's collection will be done on Saturday, December 29, and Tuesday, January 8; Wednesday's collection will be on Wednesday, January 2; Thursday's collection
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Eye on target over Christmas
FORGET the "Twelve Days of Christmas" - what matters to Clarets fans are the "Twelve Points of Christmas". Starting with the visit of Millwall on Saturday, the table-toppers have two games at home and two away as they aim to keep up their relentless pace
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Rovers staff quizzed over sex claim
TWO members of Blackburn Rovers staff have been questioned by police over an alleged sex offence. The men, who have not been named, were quizzed after attending Blackburn police station voluntarily following the allegation. The alleged incident, believed
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Goldline Trophy Quarter-Final by Martyn Hindley
Hindsford reach last four HINDSFORD became the final qualifiers for the Goldline Trophy semi-finals last night beating Atherton Town 2-1 in an often bad tempered game at Crilly Park. Hindsford got off to a flying start when Darren Briggs opened the scoring
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Lucas aid for boss
BLACKBURN defender Lucas Neill believes he can save Rovers a fortune by providing the answer to Graeme Souness's problems at left-back. Ewood chief Souness has spent the last six months looking for extra cover for Stig Inge Bjornebye after failing in
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It was a smog on the Tyne
IT wasn't a fog, it was more like a dense black cloud which hovered over the Tyne on Saturday night. For if crashing to a third straight Premiership defeat wasn't bad enough, then losing star striker Matt Jansen in the process felt like the ultimate kick
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Further remand on bail
FOUR young cricket fans -- including one from Burnley -- arrested in an outbreak of hooliganism during the presentation at the end of the National Westminster one day international between Australia and Pakistan at Lords, were further remanded on bail
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Pictures released in Lesley suspect hunt
TWO new pictures of a Todmorden man police want to talk to about an infamous child murder have been released by police. Detectives investigating the murder of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed have launched an international search for 56-year-old Raymond Hewlett
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'Pay up or else' threat on homes debts
A HOUSING company today warned residents - pay up over Christmas or we'll evict you. Burnley and Padiham Community Housing said that evictions would soar if families did not pay up over the festive period. But an MP today said the timing of the letters
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Play area for toddlers
YOUNGSTERS in Colne could have somewhere new to play by the end of March with the £20,000 development of West Street playground. Councillors approved plans for a toddlers' playground on spare land between Colne Lane and Midgeley Street and change of use
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Borough honours voluntary workers
TWO voluntary workers have been awarded Hyndburn's new title of Honorary Freeman. Dorothy Ann McGregor, of St Leger Court, Accrington, and Eunice Whittaker, of Fernlea Drive, Clayton-le-Moors, received their awards at the civic carol service at St James
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Teenage boozers spreading terror
RESIDENTS in a cul-de-sac say their lives are being made a misery by teenage drinkers who hang around their street and vandalise property. Monica Brierley, 60, of Chapel Street, Oswaldtwistle, said seven wing mirrors had been kicked off cars on the street
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Drunken mum drove car over best friend
A MOTHER-of-two who ran over her best friend in a drink-induced psychosis has walked free from court -- after a judge said the case was "unusual in the extreme." Andrea Clayton, 48, had fought back tears in the dock as Burnley Crown Court heard how seriously
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Club-goer challenged bouncer
ELLIOT Reed was arrested after challenging a nightclub bouncer to fight and refusing to leave when requested by the police. Blackburn magistrates heard that the incident occurred because of a case of mistaken identity and it had left Reed feeling embarrassed
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Mats the way to stop pub rowdies
FESTIVE drinkers will be given a reminder to behave every time they finish a drink in the pub this Christmas. Clitheroe and Whalley Pubwatch, Clitheroe Police and a local company are joining forces in a beer mat campaign to raise awareness of the clampdown
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Zoom in with some real action on yobs
IF the recurrent reports in this newspaper are any guide, a major bane of so many people's lives in East Lancashire are young yobs kicking up a nuisance in the streets and public places. What they are, of course, short of is the deserved clout round the
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Cresswell offers festive boost
RICHARD Cresswell is set to provide PNE fans with a Christmas boost by recovering from his injury more quickly than anticipated. The sharp-shooting striker pulled a hamstring in the opening minutes of North End's lop-sided defeat against Burnley a fortnight
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Traditional Christmas
A CAROLS by Candlelight Concert at Yate and Pickup Bank Chapel attracted more than 200 carol singers. Chairman of the chapel trustees Harry Taylor said: "The annual concert was very well attended and most enjoyable." He added the chapel is unique in that
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Last Dickens market
THE final Dickensian Christmas market will be held in Ramsbottom on Sunday. Ramsbottom and Tottington Area Board chairman Coun Dorothy Gunther said: "There has been a wonderful atmosphere in the town on each of the Dickensian day and I am sure that will
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Care centre cash
STALLS held at Rawtenstall Asda during the Rossendale Valley Motorbike Show helped to raise cash for Ewood Day Care Centre in Haslingden. The supermarket organised a barbecue, tea and coffee stall, second-hand book stall and helmet park on the car park
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Learning project combats vandals
VANDALS have targeted a horticultural project for adults with learning difficulties -- destroying a £700 polythene tunnel greenhouse. But the project and its clients are determined to fight back -- environmentally. Horticultural project manager Stuart
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The surprise pop hitman is coming
THE surprise pop act which could pip Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman to the coveted Christmas Number One spot will be coming to Blackburn in the New Year. Gordon Haskell, whose single 'How Wonderful You Are' is hotly tipped to make the top slot in the
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New faces on conduct panel
LANCASHIRE County Council has announced the appointment of three independent members of the Standards Committee. The committee, set up in 1999 to promote high standards of conduct by members and co-opted members of the authority, will also advise the
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Rovers staff quizzed over sex claim
TWO members of Blackburn Rovers staff have been questioned by police over an alleged sex offence. The men, who have not been named, were quizzed after attending Blackburn police station voluntarily following the allegation. The alleged incident, believed
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Justin tops bill at laughs club
JUSTIN Moorhouse is the latest big name lined up to top the bill at Blackburn's Lock 'n' Load Comedy Club. The club, based at the Wharf pub, Eanam, began hosting comedy gigs in November and is already developing a loyal following and attracting top talent
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What MPs got - the official account
EAST Lancashire's lone Tory MP Nigel Evans has been dropped from having free membership of Peter Stringfellow's London club. Mr Evans said he had only been to the club once in the last year and thought Peter Stringfellow did not believe it was worth renewing
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Part-timers still on lower pay
PART-time workers are still earning significantly less than full-time workers per hour, even within the same occupation. That's according to the annual survey of JobCentre pay rates carried out by Greater Manchester Low Pay Unit. The survey of JobCentre
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, December 20
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Origami Christmas decorations -- drop in workshop for everyone, Blackburn Museum, 11am-4pm. A traditional Christmas afternoon with entertainment, sherry and mince pies
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Good move to enter winter woe
THE problem of the surge in demand for hospital beds during the winter months is a difficult one for health chiefs with limited resources. For failure to keep pace with need leads to crisis situations that have been too familiar in previous years -- sick
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Labour delivers on its promises
MRS J Cottrell (Letters, December 7) claims to be a spectator of the manoeuvres of Hyndburn Council, but shows a poor understanding of how it was both innovative and strategic in its operations and policy when under Labour control. Does she know, for
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Payout battle to be stepped up
A CAMPAIGN to secure compensation for former miners who have contracted serious illnesses through their work will be stepped up in the New Year. Lancashire's branch of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) say former coal face workers are dying before
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Santa will arrive with a bang...
SANTA officially arrives in Leigh tomorrow (Thursday)and will celebrate with a fantastic firework display for all the family! The town centre fun starts at 6.30pm when Santa will be parading down Bradshawgate in a decorated Victorian horse drawn carriage
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Pictures released in Lesley suspect hunt
NEW pictures of a Todmorden man police want to talk to about an infamous child murder have been released by police. Detectives investigating the murder of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed have launched an international search for 56-year-old Raymond Hewlett
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No-go for Macken
JON Macken's agent has poured cold water on fresh reports linking the Preston striker with a move to Ewood. Rovers boss Souness is known to be in the hunt for a new forward, with an injury to Matt Jansen adding to the pressure to bring in reinforcements
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Latics fine after Rovers Cup clash
OLDHAM have been fined £2,000 and warned as to their future conduct at a Football Association disciplinary hearing. The Latics were handed the punishment after being found guilty of not controlling their players by an FA Disciplinary Commission in Manchester
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Station to have new look
THE East Lancashire Partnership is about to give Burnley's Central Railway Station a fresh new look. Along with partners Lancashire County Council, Burnley Borough Council, First North Western and Railtrack, the Partnership has commissioned Strzala Associates
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Armed robber disturbed by customer
AN armed robber threatened a member of staff at the Marsden Building Society offices in Burnley Road, Padiham. The robber who was thought to have a handgun left empty handed when a customer walked into the premises which are also the offices of solicitors
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Descriptions of bandit cash thieves released
POLICE have issued descriptions of two thieves who raided an Oswaldtwistle pub and stole cash from bandit machines. The incident happened at about 3pm on Monday December 10 when the thieves entered the pub and ran up behind a 47-year-old woman who was
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Jail for thief who took 21 vehicles
A TEENAGER who went on a car-stealing spree, helping himself to 21 vehicles, has been jailed for two years Burnley Crown Court heard how Nicholas Shaw, 19, who had earlier been on probation but didn't like mixing with alcoholics and heroin addicts- even
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Green scheme grants available
GROUPS planning environmental projects in the Ribble Valley can now apply for funding to get their schemes under way. The Green Partnership, made up of Lancashire County Council, United Utilities, the Environment Agency and, for the first time, Ribble
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Borough's future in your hands
RIBBLE Valley residents have been urged to have their say on how the area should be developed. Councillors have agreed to extend the deadline for residents' comments on Ribble Valley Borough Council's district-wide local plan review to January 4. The
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Ramblers shelve plans for name change
THE Clitheroe group of the Ramblers Association has voted against plans to change its name to include the wider area covered by its members. Proposals were put forward at the group's AGM to change it to the Ribble Valley group or the Clitheroe and Ribble
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Beds pledge for Christmas
HOSPITALS in East Lancashire are gearing up for the busiest time of their year by laying on extra staff and beds. Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust has been allocated £1.5million and Burnley NHS Trust has been allocated about £800,000 to
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Clarets call for fans support
BURNLEY Football Club is urging fans to get behind a supporter led campaign for fans to "Roll up for the reserves!" The Clarets second string has been providing sparkling entertainment this season, not least in last week's 5-2 demolition of Wolverhampton
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A question of worth
IT must truly feel like Christmas for County Hall queen Hazel Harding and her colleagues on Lancashire County Council, now that they have voted themselves pay rises of more than 23 per cent. Even the ordinary foot-soldier county councillors, with little
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Clarets call for fans support
BURNLEY Football Club is urging fans to get behind a supporter led campaign for fans to "Roll up for the reserves!" The Clarets second string has been providing sparkling entertainment this season, not least in last week's 5-2 demolition of Wolverhampton
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Lucas aid for boss
BLACKBURN defender Lucas Neill believes he can save Rovers a fortune by providing the answer to Graeme Souness's problems at left-back. Ewood chief Souness has spent the last six months looking for extra cover for Stig Inge Bjornebye after failing in
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Burscough 3 Radcliffe Boro 0
BORO'S interest in the Unibond League's cup competitions was finally laid to rest in the last of five group game ties at Burscough. The game was much closer than the 3-0 scoreline suggests with Boro having rattled the crossbar twice in the first three
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Pot of festive cheer for villagers
A 'COMMUNITY chest' is to be made available to groups in the East Rural Ward as part of the regeneration money awarded to the area. Chairman of the East Rural Community Zone Shadow Board, Councillor Fred Slater, said: "Small grants will be made available
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Goodbye, Edith
MEMBERS of Rossendale White Ensign, former soldiers, will form a guard of honour for the funeral of Edith Howarth. Mrs Howarth, 75, of Cemetery Road, Ramsbottom, died on Sunday after losing a long battle against cancer. Her husband John is a past president
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Junk art set to deliver ecology message
NEWLY graduated artists who are creating artwork for Bacup are getting busy with their projects. Lorraine Berry, from Chorley, is appealing for people to donate photographs which will be used to create a hardback book to be donated to Bacup library. Lorraine
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Woman, 68 treated after house blaze
A 68-YEAR-OLD woman was treated for smoke inhalation following a house fire in Blackburn early today. The blaze broke out in the kitchen of a house in Fowler Height Close, Livesey Branch at just after 7am. Two fire engines from Blackburn attended the
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Funding may not cover police salaries
THE latest provisional police funding settlement may not be enough to cover officers' salaries, the Association of Chief Police Officers has warned. Reacting to last week's announcement which gave Lancashire an increase of just 3.1 per cent on last year
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Mystery holiday death of man, 47
A MAN died after a mystery fall while on holiday in the Dominican Republic, an inquest heard. Joiner Alan Sweeney,47, and his wife Margaret were on their way up the stairs to bed when he fell for no obvious reason, banging his head on the tiled floor.
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The raving reverend!
A RAVING reverend joined clubbers for carols with a difference when he went to Heaven to spread the word of God. Clubbing curate the Rev Philip Chew of St Laurence in Chorley performed a rave version of carol Ding Dong Merrily on High as part of the opening
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'Ground Zero' heroes
THREE friends from East Lancashire today revealed their remarkable story of hope and generosity which has emerged from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre. And today, the mayor of New York heaped praise on the likes of Louise Demaine, Mick Baldwin
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Knife man robs off-licence
DETECTIVES are investigating a robbery in Ramsbottom. A man wielding a knife struck at 9.15pm last night at the Victoria Wine off-licence in Bridge Street. The raider walked into the shop and threatened the assistant with the knife before making off with
