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Let the sun shine and beat the yobs
AFTER a weekend of almost non stop rain it's difficult to take the idea of encouraging householders to install solar panels on their homes with much seriousness. But the idea is serious - and it works - and just over the Lancashire/Yorkshire border in
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'Dingle' praises Rovers' Andy
MAY I say well done to Andy Cole after reading about his trip to Zimbabwe this summer (LET, May 13)? While I am self-confessed 'Dingle,' Andy Cole has certainly gone up in my estimation. Not short of critics over the years, he has shown great resolve
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Police have lost public's respect
REGARDING the speed traps and fines imposed on drivers by the police, I think it is absolutely disgusting that they cannot spend their time doing more worthwhile duties, such as attending to serious criminal damage caused by burglars, rapists, muggers
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Rapid rethink, or the elderly will suffer
THE new national standards for care homes illustrates how our government has a wish for Utopia but does not give enough thought as to how to achieve it and to what cost. To bring the care homes up to the standard of room sizes in both the private and
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Workers in factory blaze drama
TWO tonnes of compressed waste paper was set alight at the Kennedy Asphalt plant in Astley. Staff at the Chaddock Lane factory had been using cutting equipment when a piece of hot metal fell on to the paper sparking the fire. Staff started to fight the
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Patient found dead in A&E
HOSPITAL bosses have launched an investigation after a patient believed to be suffering from depression was found dead in the casualty department. Police said the man was admitted to Accident and Emergency at Blackburn Infirmary on Saturday night after
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Ridings quits RMI
THE mass exodus at Leigh RM continued as midfielder Dave Ridings became the third high profile player to leave Hilton Park. Ridings cited the need for a 'new challenge' for the move - which will unite him with former Leigh assistant Dave Miller at Unibond
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Injury worry over Turley
Swinton Lions 6, Leigh Centurions 40: THE Centurions are anxiously waiting for medical reports on star full-back Neil Turley who was rushed to hospital after suffering a suspected fractured knee-cap. Turley was hurt after sliding into a perimeter advertising
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Keane feels 'betrayed' by Rovers keeper
DISGRACED Republic of Ireland skipper Roy Keane today said he felt 'betrayed' by Rovers keeper Alan Kelly following his bust up with manager Mick McCarthy. Keane was sent home in disgrace from the World Cup last week after a heated argument with the Republic
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Italian giants come to Ewood
BLACKBURN Rovers will put the finishing touches to their pre-season preparations with a mouthwatering friendly against Lazio in August. Ewood chief executive John Williams had promised to arrange a game against a top European side as part of Rovers' preparations
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Woman victim of water con
POLICE have issued descriptions of two thieves who stole cash and keys after sneaking into an 85-year-old woman's house in Brunshaw Road, Burnley. The pair asked if they could fill a bottle of water before distracting her and stealing her purse. The first
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Pupils to brush up on teeth
CHILDREN in Burnley will have something to smile about this week when a supermarket donates hundreds of toothbrushes for youngsters. Organisers from Asda in Burnley will be visiting Rosegrove infants school in Owen Street to hand over 200 Disney toothbrushes
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Warehouse plan pause
COUNCILLORS have deferred an application for outline planning permission for a storage and distribution warehouse in Burnley until their next meeting. The plans to erect a new trade warehouse on land off March Street were opposed by residents at a meeting
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Areas to get their own police officer
AN area which has been without its beat bobby for 18 months is to get its own patrol officer. Former rural beat officer PC Glynn Grey will become community beat manager for Cliviger with Worsthorne, in a move agreed with local councillors five weeks ago
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Soldier who beat up pub landlady jailed
A SOLDIER who beat up a pub landlady has been given a three month jail term. Michael Clough, 24, who now faces dishonourable discharge from the Army after an eight year career, could remember nothing of the attack on Michelle Cawtherly or smashing her
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Culinary delights past and present
THE North West's favourite weatherman and cook Fred Talbot launched the fourth annual Nelson Food Festival with some of his favourite Lancashire recipes. The event, at the Place de Creil, Nelson on Saturday, was the biggest in the festival's four year
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Folk get say on cinema site plan
A NEW plan to redevelop Nelson town centre and encourage more businesses into the town is to go out to public consultation. Since the fire and subsequent demolition of the former Grand Cinema almost two years ago the town centre has been blighted by a
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Leisure centre scheme surges ahead
A £2million extension to Nelson's Wavelengths pool took a step nearer to fruition after Pendle Borough Council submitted an application for planning permission. The council want to see a sports hall and gym and car parking developed on the Wavelengths
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Peer steps up battle for clamp on voting fraud
LIBERAL Democrat peer Lord Greaves has tabled a series of new questions to the Government relating to postal and proxy votes after what he claimed was a "lily-livered" reply to his question about postal vote irregularities in the House of Lords on Tuesday
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Ten years ago
JACK Walker received a hero's welcome when he led home Blackburn Rovers after they beat Leicester to win a place in the premiership. The team was given a civic welcome with thousands of fans filling the town centre.
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Laura, 22, is flying high
AN East Lancashire woman is flying high in Dubai after getting a royal seal of approval for a career change. Laura Clarke, 22, of Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors, beat hundreds of competitors from around the world in a rigorous selection process to become
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Teenager fights for life after 'attack' at club
A TEENAGER was fighting for his life today after an alleged attack in a club. Three men have been arrested in connection with the incident in Churchills, Cannon Street, Accrington, at about 1am yesterday. Gavin Tattersall, 18, is on life support at Blackburn
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Clarets putting in the work
THE World Cup may be only four days away but at Gawthorpe today the focus has been on next season's first division campaign. Several of Stan Ternent's first team squad were being put through their paces as the preparations for the big kick off on August
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Rare bird at park
BIRDWATCHERS from across Britain are flocking to a Leigh nature reserve for a glimpse of a rare feathered visitor. More than 1,500 enthusiasts have already descended on the Flash Country Park after the arrival of a whiskered tern. The bird is usually
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Clarets putting in the work
THE World Cup may be only four days away but at Gawthorpe today the focus has been on next season's first division campaign. Several of Stan Ternent's first team squad were being put through their paces as the preparations for the big kick off on August
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Can you assist with pictorial history?
A DARWEN woman is hoping residents will help her add something new to the town's history. Jane Wareing is gathering photos for a pictorial history of her home town, due for publication before Christmas. She has been researching for three months and said
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Cock-a-doodle won't do!
A COCKEREL which turned up in a family garden has got neighbours in a flap -- because he is waking them up at 4am. The cockerel, nicknamed Henry, doesn't want to budge from a 200ft garden in Tockholes Road, Darwen and has made a new friend in Vicky Walter
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Forces' favourites revived
A 1940s Wartime Weekend is featured on East Lancashire Railway's summer programme and will take place at Bolton Street station, Bury, from Saturday, June 1, until Monday, June 3. Highlights include a Naafi Party and Blitz Ball with a 40s big band and
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Care homes move
A HOME for the elderly in Ramsbottom could be developed as part of a larger scheme affecting all the ten homes owned by Bury Council. Hazelhurst is proposed to become a resource centre retaining a number of long stay beds and developing as a home care
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Woman, 92, died after fall from bed
A PENSIONER suffered a brain haemorrhage after she fell out of bed at a Rossendale rest home, an Burnley inquest heard. The inquest heard how Dorothy Kershaw, 92, had been at the Deerplay Residential Home in Weir for three weeks and was put to bed as
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Appeal for more helpers to spare a few hours
THE Blackburn with Darwen Volunteer Bureau is appealing for more people to become registered volunteers to help their local community. The bureau, based at 61-63 James Street, Blackburn, acts as a recruitment agency for organisations wishing to employ
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Good luck message from Sven
RACIAL harmony was the winner as 250 schoolchildren competed in a unique football tournament of mixed Asian and white teams. The 11 and 12 year old pupils played for their secondary schools at Blackburn Rovers' Brockhall training ground on Saturday. The
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Muslims celebrate Prophet's birthday
ORGANISERS of a march which saw 10,000 Muslims brave the rain through a town centre want to treble its size in the future. They are inviting local people of all cultures to join them in Blackburn next year for the annual celebration of the prophet Mohammed's
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Hospital 'angels' deliver big tonic
MEMBERS of the WRVS helped to get the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Magic Eye Cancer Scanner Appeal off to a flying start by making a £10,000 donation to the fund. The generous sum towards the £200,000 appeal for a "magic eye" scanner to diagnose stomach
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Health care trust falls £1.8m short
SPECIAL health projects may have to be delayed because of a £1.8 million budget shortfall. A board meeting of the Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust heard that the trust was nearly £2million short of the £134 million it needs to carry out programmes
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Fleetwood boy dies during school trip
POLICE are investigating the death of a 10-year-old Fleetwood boy who died during a school trip at the weekend. Max Palmer was with an outward bound school trip on Sunday (May 26) when he got into difficulty in water at Glenridding near Penrith, Cumbria
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Parents' guide to... Head lice
HEAD lice - or nits, as every schoolchild refers to them - are more common than ever, despite all the advances in modern medicine. Experts says there are even more of the tiny creatures around, and a recent survey revealed one primary school child in
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Toddler's finger trapped in chair
A TODDLER almost lost part of her finger after it became trapped in a large reclining chair. The girl, aged one, had crawled under the leather seat while her mum was watching television at their home in Walshaw Road, Bury. When her mum stood up to see
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Class acts in their own right
AT first, I was quite amused at the indignation Simon Kenyon felt at the assumption that Hyndburn's Conservative leader Peter Britcliffe, was casting aspersions on our retiring mayoress (Letters, May 20). Anyone who has had any contact with Ms Lesley
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Picture delight from the past
OUR son, who lives in Clitheroe, saves the Lancashire Evening Telegraph each day for when he comes to visit us. He knows we love to keep up with all the news, as we were born and bred in Blackburn. As we were looking at recent editions, my husband saw
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Fed up being taken for mugs
IT must be good to be an MP in cloud-cuckoo-land. I and lots like me object to being called racist for wanting to get our priorities right, because we are fed up of being taken for mugs by so-called asylum seekers, who are scroungers and illegal immigrants
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Gas blast couple have new home
AN elderly couple who escaped death after their house was damaged in a gas blast two weeks ago today said they were delighted they were able to move into a new home. Joan and Dennis Nancarrow's terraced house on the corner of Burns Street and Scott Street
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Fire crews make bid for fitness
FIREFIGHTERS showed they are determined to get in shape after snapping up exercise equipment so crews could train at the fire station. Burnley Fire Brigade bought the gym and weights equipment from the former Michelin company's Sports and Social Club
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Mayor must walk without his chain
FOR the first time in 28 years Padiham had its own Mayor taking part in the annual Trinity Sunday Walks -- but without his chain of office because insurance cover has yet to be arranged. Coun Granville Lord and his wife, Pat, the Mayoress, walked with
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School solar panels vandals warning
A COUNCILLOR is warning that plans to put solar panels on schools could attract vandals. Education chiefs are trying to find an affordable way of ditching traditional forms of heating water in favour of solar power. Schools look favourite to benefit from
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Bright day at fair
A MAGIC show, country dancing and a balloon race were just some of the entertainments on offer at St Thomas' summer jubilee fair in Barrowford at the weekend. Organisers said they hoped to raise up to £2,000 from the event at St Thomas' Church. Hundreds
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Man, 35, cleared of attack with garden spade
A 35-year-old man has been cleared of attacking his neighbour with a garden spade in a row over loud music. Colin Gilbert was found not guilty of wounding Dominic Gilmartin with intent to do grievous bodily harm, after a three-day trial at Burnley Crown
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Gas blast couple have new home
AN elderly couple who escaped death after their house was damaged in a gas blast two weeks ago today said they were delighted they were able to move into a new home. Joan and Dennis Nancarrow's terraced house on the corner of Burns Street and Scott Street
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'Relief for town' as burglar jailed
A JUDGE said residents in Nelson may now sleep a little more safely in their beds after one of its long-time criminals was put behind bars. Drug addict Jason Davies, 29, who struck at a home and nine commercial premises and has a lengthy criminal record
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Pictures 'riddle' is finally solved
LOOKING Back's glimpse a fortnight back at the huge wealth enjoyed a century ago by the land-owning Feilden family, of Blackburn's Witton Park, blew away the bewilderment over these 'mystery' pictures found covered in dust in a town-centre attic only
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Five years ago
COUNCILLORS at Blackburn Town Hall were set to vote themselves massive increases in their expenses. The changes meant the basic allowance claimed could sore from £380 to £3,060 per year.
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Jim, 87, back in barracks
ARMY celebrations for the Queen's Golden Jubilee will have added meaning for one Accrington man. Ex-service man Jim Pickles will join festivities at Preston's Fulwood Barracks on June 8, exactly 69 years to the day since he enlisted there. The 87-year-old
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Boy sees grandad die at the wheel
A GRANDAD died of a suspected heart attack in front of his grandson while driving. The 61-year-old man lost control of his Ford Escort Van and crashed into railings outside the skate park in Eagle Street, Accrington, on Saturday. Paramedics tried to resuscitate
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MP hits out over genetic chicken 'cruelty'
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope has launched a fierce attack at Westminster on the breeding of a featherless chicken. He claims that the move byt an Israeli geneticist is cruelty which will appal most British people. In a motion at the House of Commons he branded
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£150,000 forest plan is a reality
WORK to complete a £150,000 new forest has now been completed after two years work. And the latest addition means visitors will be able to take a trip back in time as they stroll through the woodlands, too. Local historian Mike Booth, who is chairman
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Animal waste plant protest
CAMPAIGNERS battling against a proposed animal incinerator which falls within 400 yards of a crematorium say they will fight the plans all the way. Residents, councillors and planning officers all expressed concern at a public meeting over the proximity
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Tea shop toast of the town
A TEA shop in Clitheroe is the toast of the town after being shortlisted for a top award. Cafe Caprice in Moor Lane is in the running for the Tea Council's Top Tea Place of Britain Award, following a visit by an anonymous tea-taster. The popular cafe
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Closing time as coach crashes into pub wall
LANDLORD Jim Cowie today relived the moment when a coach careered out of control into the side of his pub. Seven people received minor injuries in the accident which also involved two cars yesterday outside the Halls Arms in Stoneygate Lane, near Knowle
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Italian giants come to Ewood
BLACKBURN Rovers will put the finishing touches to their pre-season preparations with a mouthwatering friendly against Lazio in August. Ewood chief executive John Williams had promised to arrange a game against a top European side as part of Rovers' preparations
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Gearing up for festival
HELP The Aged in Darwen is entering into the party spirit for this year's Darwen Music Live festival on Saturday. Staff and volunteers are planning a whole range of activities to coincide with the festival, which was a roaring success last year. Shop
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Wartime Britain in song
A NOSTALGIC look at the lighter moments of war-time Britain is coming to Darwen Library Theatre. Tivoli Presentations will stage 'We were in the Forces' on June 20 as part of a national tour for the Somme Festival. There will be laughter, gaiety, music
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Win back our park from yobs
A RESIDENTS' group is trying to encourage a sense of pride in a Victorian park to force out persistent troublemakers. An exhibition celebrating Bold Venture Park will be staged at Darwen Library from Saturday, featuring old photos and historical information
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A grand award
A RAWTENSTALL based childcare consultancy has become the 1000th organisation in Lancashire to be awarded Investors in People. Keys Childcare Consultancy was recognised for their work with children who have had difficulties in early life. Investors in
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Attacker loses jail term appeal
A ROSSENDALE man who viciously beat a clubber as celebrations after England's Euro 2000 win over Germany turned sour failed to have his sentence overturned. Paul Haslam, of Wood Lea Road, Waterfoot, was convicted at Burnley Crown Court in January last
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Peter's ashore for a real fun time
HAVING sailed the world as part of his job, it may sound strange that Peter Vickerage has decided to finally drop anchor in Blackburn. And even more strange that he has taken up a job inside a former bingo hall. But for Peter, the lure of running the
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Liberty star's support
POPSTAR Kevin Simm today gave his backing to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Magic Eye Appeal and said: "I know what it is like to lose someone to cancer." The 22-year-old, who is a member of chart-topping group LibertyX, pledged his backing to the
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Solving a deadly puzzle
THE numbers of people suffering from stomach and oesophageal cancers has been rising at an alarming rate in recent years. And the north west, along with the north east, has seen the biggest growth in numbers of anywhere in Britain. Cancers in these areas
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Doubts are voiced over shock tactic
EDUCATION Minister Estelle Morris wants to shock local schoolchildren into staying away from drugs. She announced this week she is offering headteachers the chance to show their pupils a video featuring images of the blackened corpse of 21-year-old student
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Our School... Bolton-by-Bowland CE Primary School
A LOOK at one of the area's local schools. SCHOOL MESSAGE: Recognising its historic foundation, the school will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principals of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church
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One shot killed house murder victim
A POST mortem examination carried out on a 42-year-old murder victim revealed he died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Father-of-three Rupert Satchell was discovered at a house in Goldfinch Drive, Bury, on the "Dicky Bird" estate, in the early hours of
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£13m boost for river
BURY is to get a £13 million environmental boost. And fish and wildlife relying on the River Irwell will soon benefit from a substantially cleaner environment, thanks to the major works. The multi-million pound United Untilities scheme will take place
