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How the helpers must be helped
IT is, of course, appalling and lamentable that health workers in the community are coming under increasing attack from people they are trying to help. But in the face of the grim reality of escalating attacks -- physical and verbal -- against ambulance
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Shoppers go sales crazy!
HUNDREDS of shoppers queued from 5am today as East Lancashire went sales crazy. Three hundred people were outside the Next store, in Victoria Court, Blackburn, ready for its 6am opening. Sisters Debbie Kennedy, 35, of White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle and
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Woman driver killed in two-car crash
A 21-year-old woman died yesterday after her car skidded on a long-left hand bend into another vehicle. Lucy Eleanor McKeown, of Tinklers Road, Chorley, was driving towards Blackburn on the A674 at Withnell, when she lost control of her Ford Fiesta at
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Flats to disappear in puff of smoke
THREE blocks of empty flats in Blackburn are scheduled for demolition in three weeks time at a cost of more than £1million. Queen's Park flats, which have stood empty for more than a year, were approved for demolition on January 13 by Blackburn with Darwen
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Cops in bid for 'copter cash
LANCASHIRE Police are due to find out in the next few weeks if a funding bid for a new £2million helicopter has been successful. The constabulary has submitted a bid for £1million to the Home Office to help with the cost of replacing the existing helicopter
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Stamps appeal
IAM collecting used stamps and picture phone cards for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Would readers would be kind enough to send me theirs. DIANA ASHTON, 66 Highbank, Roe Lee, Blackburn BB1 9SX.
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Was map drawn up on the hoof?
Like many others, I received a map of Blackburn's new orbital route so kindly distributed by the council. If you look at the map properly, as Councillor Ashley Whalley orders us to do (LET, December 21), you will see that it denotes two-way traffic along
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Thanks for all your kindly help
IWOULD like to thank the people at Blackburn College who kindly came to my assistance when I fell on December 14, especially the Asian first-aider who not only gave me a dressing for my face, but went to tell my son I had fallen. He also ordered a taxi
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Grey matters for OAPs
ELDERLY people in Leigh will come together to discuss "grey power" in the New Year. Around 100 older people are expected to attend "Issues and Opportunities: an Agenda for 2002", organised by Age Concern and Wigan Social Services. MP and Minister for
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Signs to blame, not the drivers
SO Councillor Ashley Whalley blames the drivers for the confusion on Blackburn's new orbital route (LET, December 21). There was only one sign just on the Darwen side of Freckleton Street directing traffic over the bridge unless, of course, more have
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Clamping won't encourage visitors
WHAT on earth is happening to our beautiful countryside? After all that's gone on in the world this year, especially with the foot amd mouth disease that has hit all of the tourist industry, what has happened to people working together? On a weekend visit
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Fire safety warning for festive period
RESIDENTS are being warned to stay safe from fires over the festive period. Last December there were 227 accidental domestic fires at homes in the Greater Manchester area including Bolton. Most importantly, they are being advised to make sure their homes
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Spinster death riddle
A BURGLAR may have discovered the body of a pensioner found dead on Christmas Day, police revealed today. Spinster Marjorie Smith was found in her home in Bank Street, Brierfield, after a worried friend failed to raise her when she went to her house.
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McAteer speaks out
FORMER Blackburn favourite Jason McAteer last night insisted he had no option but to call time on his Rovers career in a bid to keep his World Cup dreams alive. McAteer made a triumphant return to Ewood yesterday as his new club Sunderland secured a priceless
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Form Guide
A LOOK at the key stats and figures from Rovers defeat against Sunderland. *FRIEDEL: Stood between Rovers and a hiding thanks to a string of top saves, particularly in the first half...7 SHORT: Never looked comfortable in a back three before his frustration
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'Work for harmony' plea by peace group
AN organisation formed to promote peace, reconciliation and cultural harmony in the wake of the summer riots in Burnley and Oldham and the events of September 11 has made a Christmas appeal to the people of the North West. Professor John Ashton, regional
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Ejaz gains experience
STUDENT Ejaz Ahmed swapped his desk at Brierfield's Mansfield High School for a place at Burnley and Padiham Community Housing. The Pendle pupil spent a fortnight at the housing company's Princess Way offices in Burnley learning about all aspects of their
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Graves can chart village's history
THE graveyard surrounding St John's Church in Worsthorne includes the graves of some very important people associated with the history of the village. Past the lychgate, one of the graves to the right of the path is that of the Rev Henry Stephens. He
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Ten years ago
A SCHOOL sent a pupil home when he arrived sporting a perm hairstyle. He was told to lose the curls before returning to St Wilfred's High School, Blackburn. Stephen Houghton, 15, was told he would be isolated from other pupils if the curls were visible
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Kids get stars in their eyes
IF you want to keep the kids occupied over the festive period get them looking at the stars at www.kidsastronomy.com. The site is highly interactive which makes it great for introducing your children to the world of astronomy. Plus, its accessibility
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Festive net weight loss
MOST probably we've all over indulged a bit this Christmas but you can turn to the net to help you lose a few pounds. One interesting site is nutrio.com (http://www.nutrio.com/servlet/nutrio) which offers a more holistic approach than most dieting and
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Log on if you dare
THERE is plenty to keep you occupied on the Dan Dare site which brings the famous cartoon character bang up to date. Colonel Dan Dare, Eagle comic frontman and professional Treen-botherer, is back in his own animated TV series, accompanied by his chums
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Frozen Clarets still in the clear
BURNLEY'S promotion push had to be put on ice after their Boxing Day match was cancelled before kick off because of a frozen pitch. But their lead at the top of the table remains four points because Manchester City were held to a goalless draw by West
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Frozen Clarets still in the clear
BURNLEY'S promotion push had to be put on ice after their Boxing Day match was cancelled before kick off because of a frozen pitch. But their lead at the top of the table remains four points because Manchester City were held to a goalless draw by West
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Boro well beaten
Radcliffe Boro 1 Rossendale Utd 3 THE Stainton Park pitch was almost unique in the North West in beating the Boxing Day freeze but the end result backfired on Boro. Rossendale boast the best away record in the Unibond League and this latest three points
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Sixty years of chapel life in couple's history book
TWO members of Pickup Bank Congregational Old Chapel have written a book chronicling 60 years of the church's history. The tiny chapel, which has no electricity or other mains services, dates back to 1835. Harry Taylor, who wrote the book with wife Agnes
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Warning to bomb hoaxer
A POLICE inspector has warned people who make prank and nuisance calls that they will be caught. The warning follows a 15-year-old local youth receiving a police warning after he was found to have made prank calls to Mangiamo's restaurant in Darwen. Inspector
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Schools venturing into zone
BLACKBURN with Darwen has been given the go-ahead to set up another Education Action Zone to improve literacy and numeracy standards. Darwen Vale High School and its eight 'feeder' primary schools will receive £1million over three years following government
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Cycleways 'a waste of more than £m'
A COUNCILLOR criticised cycleways in Rossendale which have been introduced at a cost of £500,000 but can't be used because of parked cars. Coun Lawrence Forshaw, a keen cyclist, asked the chairman of engineering and planning committee Coun Christopher
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Corsa couple's £286 trolley dash
A FREE trolley dash couldn't have come at a better time for Rossendale couple Steven and Diane Keen -- just before Christmas. The Keen family, of Hill Crest, Stacksteads, bought a second-hand Vauxhall Corsa from CD Brammall in Blackburn while a promotion
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Village local highlighted in new national guide
A ROSSENDALE pub which offers praise and prayer alongside pints is highlighted in a national guide promoting the way forward for village pubs. The report, 'The Pub is the Hub, sponsored by the Countryside Agency, highlights how village pubs are often
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Guide dogs allowed in private hire cabs
PRIVATE hire drivers in Blackburn will have to carry guide dogs when driving blind people as council bosses try to get tough on discrimination. Amendments to the conditions of licence are being drawn up by Blackburn with Darwen Council which will mean
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Service to stay open for the holidays
A BEREAVEMENT service is to stay open over the festive holidays to offer its help. Cruse Bereavement Care Service has branches that cover Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley and Burnley Pendle and Rossendale. Across the next few days both help-lines
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Season off ill-will for lots of families
A family law expert has warned that the Christmas holidays will be a time of ill-will for many families living in East Lancashire. And Blackburn-based Barbara Crook said that the stresses of the festive season will prove too-much for many couples, leaving
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New phones link to foil assaults
LONE community workers like district nurses who face potential danger in their jobs are to be continually tracked to within five metres by control room staff. The pinpoint assistance comes via a revolutionary new mobile phone introduced by the Lancashire
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Protest flats given green light
A GARDEN centre is set to make way for an apartment block and house despite fierce opposition from residents. Councillors have backed plans for the redevelopment of Beardwood Garden Centre, Preston New Road, Blackburn. Three separate petitions were submitted
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Dale's awayday delight
RADCLIFFE...1 ROSSENDALE...3 ROSSENDALE United travelled to neighbours Radcliffe for this top-of-the-table clash and on a pitch only passed fit for play just before kick off took the points with a sterling display. The opening exchanges were fairly even
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Cole still has a lot to offer
DESPITE being 30 and having a record of virtually a goal every two games for Manchester United, the jury is still out on Andy Cole. He has been unable to command a regular first team spot this season following Ruud Van Nistelrooy's arrival from Holland
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Rotary Club saves the day
THE seasonal spirit is alive and well in Radcliffe, and kindness and generosity can spring from even the most brutal act. Radcliffe Rotary Club demonstrated this when they presented 91-year-old mugging victim Gertrude Dockery with £100 to replace cash
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Accident info appeal renewed
A NEWSPAPER delivery girl injured in a mystery road accident remained in hospital today. Police have renewed their appeal for information into the accident. Roberta Almond, is in intensive care at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury .
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Are 147,000 out of step?
REGARDING the confusion after the opening of Blackburn's new orbital route. The 'I blame the drivers' response of Councillor Ashley Whalley (LET, December 21) is completely typical of his attitude throughout the regeneration work in Blackburn after numerous
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Residents evacuated after crash gas leak
MORE than 50 people were evacuated from their homes for three hours when a gas pipe was fractured after a car accident. Police sealed off Millers Lane, Atherton, as gas workers attempted to seal off the supply last night. The drama began when a car fractured
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No end to the nightmare of ring road
IAGREE with all of Trevor Fishwick's comments regarding the 'new ring road' (Letters, December 20). I, however, have had 30 minutes added to my journey of three and a half miles into Blackburn. It has been a nightmare and I can see no end to it. I have
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Details of bloody past are revealed
DETAILS of East Lancashire's bloody past have been revealed in a new study into violent crime in the region at the turn of the last century. Dr John Archer, Reader in History at Edge Hill College of Higher Education, Ormskirk, has spent the last three
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RMI Conference clash postponed
LEIGH RMI's Conference clash with fellow strugglers Stalybridge Athletic was postponed yesterday because of a frozen pitch at Hilton Park. No new date has yet been arranged but the two sides will meet on New Year's Day in the reverse fixture. David Felgate
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Mystery over Morley scuffle probe
LEIGH Centurions still don't know if international back rower Chris Morley will face disciplinary action after being put on report during last week's landslide win over Hunslet. Morley was involved in a scuffle with Hawks' second rower Jonlee Lockwood
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Rovers to bid £9m for Cole
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to smash Rovers' transfer record with a big money swoop for England hot-shot Andy Cole. Ewood chief Souness last night admitted exclusively to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph that he would be interested in signing
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Cole still has a lot to offer
DESPITE being 30 and having a record of virtually a goal every two games for Manchester United, the jury is still out on Andy Cole. He has been unable to command a regular first team spot this season following Ruud Van Nistelrooy's arrival from Holland
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Souness seethes as his Rovers side surrenders
ANYONE still under the misapprehension that Graeme Souness has mellowed as a manager had better start thinking again. For it was quite clearly the Souness of old who sat smouldering in the post match press conference after witnessing this abject surrender
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Neighbours flee as flames destroy flat
A 26-year-old man needed hospital treatment after a fire destroyed his flat. Andrew Martin tried to fight the fire at his flat which is believed to have been started by carelessly discarded smoking materials and suffered a burn to his right thigh and
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Young see democracy in action
YOUNG people who travelled to London to see democracy in the wake of Burnley's disturbances, have all received a present from the town's Asda. The store decided to reward the young people with a present, to thank them for their initiative and hard-work
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Rejection for BNP's 'stand aside' letter(THUMBNAILtletter2612)
THE British National Party has been told to "forget it" after asking independent councillors to stand down at the next council elections in Burnley. A letter sent to all Independents asked them to "stand aside" at the elections, which are being held next
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Firm on course to expand
THANKS to help from the Asian Business Federation and Business Link, a Nelson businessman is now on line. Mohammed Arshad, of Star Electrical and Plumbing Supplies, in Manchester Road, took part in an action for business course run by Kingfisher on behalf
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Land may open up to public
LARGE areas of Pendle countryside could be opened up to the public because of new government legislation. Access to countryside, or the 'Right to Roam' is still in the consultation process, but Pendle Council is already discussing the implications for
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Five years ago
DOG owner Harry Dewhurst found to his cost that man's best friend is not always so faithful. After accidentally stepping on his pet pooch Benji, Sunday football league secretary Harry ended up in hospital, where he required micro-surgery for a gash in
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Mum tries in vain to speak to snatched daughters
THE mother of two young girls snatched by their father and taken to Jordan today told how she spent Christmas Day unsuccessfully trying to contact her daughters. And today, Josephine Bromley admitted that the only hope she had left was that Foreign Secretary
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New year, fresh hope for brave young Becky
THE family of a brave schoolgirl who has overcome cancer twice are hoping for a special New Year with the chance for her to live without the illness for good. The parents of 10-year-old Becky Baxter had to cancel her 10th birthday party after starting
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Stonyhurst gets £20,000 donation
THE Ribble Valley's claims that it inspired JRR Tolkien to write "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy has been boosted by a £20,000 donation from the Tolkien Trust. The cash has been donated to St Mary's Hall, part of Stonyhurst College, which is currently
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Great, super. . .
IT'S a great, super, smashing, idea to drop by the Jim Bowen Appreciation Society website. The site (http://www.jimbowen.co.uk/) brings you all you need to know, and may not want to, about the star of Bullseye and countless mid-afternoon quiz shows. There
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Take a virtual trip to the countryside
VISITORS to the Ribble Valley can now take a virtual look at what's in store with a new interactive CD entitled "The Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom". It was launched alongside the latest Ribble Valley Visitor Guide at Clitheroe Tourist Information
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Rovers to bid £9m for Cole
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to smash Rovers' transfer record with a big money swoop for England hot-shot Andy Cole. Ewood chief Souness last night admitted exclusively to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph that he would be interested in signing
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Shakers starting to click
Wigan 1 Bury 1 by Steve Canavan of the Bolton Evening News WINTER is not normally associated with flowers blooming and the emergence of new life. Andy Preece's young squad could prove the exception to the rule. The average age of Bury's squad is barely
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New look for new year
NEW classes at Earcroft Community Base start in the new year -- and courses for 2002 include top tips for revamping your home on a budget. Changing Rooms For Women starts on January 14. The course is provided by the Women's Centre and there will be a
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A walk in memory of Rudy
WALKERS will take to the Rossendale hills in memory of the late Rudy Plummer early in the New Year. Rudy, 74, of Burnley Road East, Whitewell Bottom, died in August. The former teacher and keen cyclist was a volunteer who ran guided walks from Groundwork
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Delicious dish to beef up New Year!
FED up with turkey but still want a rich and delicious dinner for the New Year? Celebrity chef Nigel Smith, of the Feilden's Arms in Mellor Brook, has compiled a three-course menu to impress friends and kick-start your culinary capabilities in 2002. Fillet
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Eight in court after street attacks
EIGHT members of the same family have appeared before Blackburn magistrates following two incidents which resulted in people needing hospital treatment. In the first incident, in Audley, Yasser Ghalib was allegedly stabbed and in the second Afzal Parvaiz
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Speed limits fall in bid for safety
A RAFT of new traffic regulations are being proposed to help make Blackburn with Darwen's roads safer. Speed limits on the A666 Bolton Road in Darwen and the A675 Belmont Road, Belmont, are set to be dropped to 50mph in a bid to reduce the number of accidents
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Stolen chains hunt goes on the web
A HUNT for Blackburn's mayoral chains, stolen 20 years ago, has gone online. The Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen, Coun John Williams, has appealed through the council's website for information on the old Blackburn chains. He believes that they may have
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Estates' streets a safer place to play
CHILDREN playing in streets on two Blackburn estates are set to have a safer new year, after council bosses secured more than £200,000 to reduce accidents. About £180,000 is to be spent on the Shadsworth estate, while £50,000 will be pumped into the Openshaw
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Details of bloody past are revealed
DETAILS of East Lancashire's bloody past have been revealed in a new study into violent crime in the region at the turn of the last century. Dr John Archer, Reader in History at Edge Hill College of Higher Education, Ormskirk, has spent the last three
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Shakers fight back to get point
WIGAN...1 BURY...1 BURY were disappointed not to have won their third successive game away from home at the JJB Stadium, where they fought back from conceding an early second half Andy Liddell strike. However, manager Andy Preece's young side have a self
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Stanley stay third after derby win at Bamber
BAMBER BRIDGE...0 ACCRINGTON STANLEY...1 THIS was a game of two halves at Irongate with Bamber Bridge having the better of the first half but without capitalising on the chances on a hard surface that made it difficult for the Stanley defenders to turn
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Christmas stories to warm your heart
THE BT website is celebrating the festive season by introducing four heart-warming stories. Local author and dialect expert Ernest Ford has written three of them and our own Angela Kelly added her own personal interpretation. You can find all four by
