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Wrong priorities?
I SEE Blackburn Cathedral's hierarchy wants a fence to keep the ungodly out, (LET, May 30) perhaps, so they can preach to the well-off and well-behaved in comfort. Jesus went out into the multitudes to take the word of God to the sinners and less fortunate
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Has the subway been overlooked?
THE subway leading into Penny Street, Blackburn, is a regular target for vandals and has been highlighted by the council for being one of the worst areas in the town for graffiti. A few months ago the subway was repainted but the stairs are still closed
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Grass verges in a sorry state
AS a regular user of Buncer Lane, in Blackburn, it has become apparent to me over the last few weeks that the verges have become an eyesore, due to the sheer length of the grass. It was only last year that the council declared that long grass was unacceptable
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Drugs death anger
THE mother of a teenage girl who died from a drugs overdose after taking refuge at the home of a self-styled white witch today blasted sentences given to two people in connection with the death. Sue Strickson spoke out after Sally Corkhill, 41, and her
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A touch of samba magic
BRAZIL strolled past China with a 4-0 win over the World Cup new boys to keep the South Americans' hopes of glory alive. The Brazilians were too strong for a China team full of running and some neat tricks, but who lacked a real killer instinct in the
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Croatian double sinks Italians
A TWO goal blast in three second half minutes gave Croatia an unlikely victory over the highly-fancied Italians in the second set of Group G matches. Despite going a goal down to a Christian Vieri header, Croatia were able to keep the unambitous Italians
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Struggle pair spared jail
TWO men involved in a night-time melee in which one of them had a knife have escaped custody. Leigh Smith, 21, and Daniel Pearce, 26, were both given community sentences at Burnley Crown Court. Pearce told Judge David Pirie: "Thankyou very much" and promised
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CS gas used to break up pub brawl
A 40-YEAR-OLD man got involved in a pub brawl after his girlfriend was attacked, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Kevin Fallows ended up being sprayed with CS gas and was arrested. Fallows, of Joseph Street, Barrowford, admitted threatening
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A finals flourish for florist Janet
NELSON florist Janet Boast will be hoping to impress the judges as she takes part in the finals of the International Florist of the Year 2002 competition. Mrs Boast, of Going Dutch Continental Florists, in Broadway, is one of 10 florists to reach the
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Showpiece garden must be removed
PLANNERS at Hyndburn Council have declared themselves vindicated after government inspectors upheld a decision to remove a showpiece garden. Frank and Rosemary Jackson appealed last year when the council said they had to remove a summerhouse built on
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Costs for CCTV 'budgeted for'
A DISABLED training group has sparked a £23,000 CCTV row after revealing Hyndburn Council had known for years that its funding was coming to an end. Councillor Ian Ormerod, leader of Hyndburn Borough Council, said the first he knew of the deficit in funding
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Chemists on Duty
Saturday, June 8 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers Ltd, Cleaver Street. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Emeric Eccles, 198 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle; noon-1pm
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Chemists on Duty
Friday, June 14 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
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Chemists on Duty
Monday, June 10 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
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Chemists on Duty
Tuesday, June 1 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
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Workmen find time capsule
AN East Lancashire church has become the focal point for local historians after the discovery of a 120 years old time capsule in its foundations. The find has created a flurry of excitement at Chatburn Methodist Church. The time capsule, dated 1883, was
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IMAGINE Batistuta and Ortega had scored late goals to beat England in Sapporo yesterday - that's how
To compound their agony it was their fourth in a semi final in the last three years. "It's bitterly disappointing," was all Hegg could bring himself to say when he was interviewed by Paul Allott on the pavilion balcony after Warwickshire's last man Neil
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Croatian double sinks Italians
A TWO goal blast in three second half minutes gave Croatia an unlikely victory over the highly-fancied Italians in the second set of Group G matches. Despite going a goal down to a Christian Vieri header, Croatia were able to keep the unambitous Italians
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Joy at first World Cup win
HAVING just taken over the job in March, South Africa coach Jomo Sono used recent events to help inspire his team to its first ever World Cup victory. Siyabonga Nomvethe recorded his seventh goal for South Africa, which rarely was threatened by Slovenia
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We are 'very, very, good' - Sven
ENGLAND manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has told his players they are "a very,very, good team." He was commenting on the 1-0 win over Argentina in Sapporo yesterday which put England within a point of the knock-out stages. Click HERE for all the latest news
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Drugs death anger
THE mother of a teenage girl who died from a drugs overdose after taking refuge at the home of a self-styled white witch today blasted sentences given to two people in connection with the death. Sue Strickson spoke out after Sally Corkhill, 41, and her
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Skaters kick off a week of sports
A SKATE and bike event kicked off Ramsbottom's sports week today at Bolton Road West playing fields. The event was formulated by Carole Crompton and was run in partnership with sports week organisers Ramsbottom Sports Council and national company Tribe
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Religious details bring a rap for council
A COUNCIL was criticised for including information about an applicant's religious background on a planning application. At the development control committee, Brenda Wilkinson, secretary of the Rossendale Chartists, spoke on behalf of the applicant who
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Gear troubles car park chaos
An elderly man suffering gearbox trouble on his Vauxhall Corsa caused chaos on the Tesco store car park in Hill Street, Whitebirk,Blackburn Firefighters, who were called to the scene but not required, said the problems caused the man to plough into five
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Avalanche terror on mountain
A CLIMBER broke down in tears as he relived an accident which killed his friend. Roy Townsend, of Pleckgate, Blackburn, described the incident in the French Alps during an inquest into the death of mountaineer Freddie Snalam. Mr Snalam, 55, and Mr Townsend
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Armed post office raid man sentenced
A man who took part in an armed post office raid in Whalley has been sentenced to seven years custody. Preston Crown court was told that the family who run the post office were terrified as the £23,000 raid took place in September last year. Zabir Issa
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MY FIRST
JEFF STONE Blackburn hairdresser and businessman MEMORY: The look of horror in my mother's eyes when my brother got his call up papers for the Suez crisis when I was eight. HOLIDAY: To celebrate my mum and dad's 25th wedding anniversary we went on a family
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SATURDAY PEOPLE: Hats off to Sarah's head for business
Sarah Rhodes knows how to get ahead in business -- she started selling hats. PAULINE HAWKINS meets the farmer's wife who is brimful of ideas THE winding lane to Sarah Rhodes' home in Great Harwood is lined with trees covered in leaves and blossom -- a
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We are 'very, very, good' - Sven
ENGLAND manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has told his players they are "a very,very, good team." He was commenting on the 1-0 win over Argentina in Sapporo yesterday which put England within a point of the knock-out stages. Click HERE for all the latest news
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Joy at first World Cup win
HAVING just taken over the job in March, South Africa coach Jomo Sono used recent events to help inspire his team to its first ever World Cup victory. Siyabonga Nomvethe recorded his seventh goal for South Africa, which rarely was threatened by Slovenia
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We're Beck on Song
THERE was jubilation in the streets as the final whistle blew on England's win over arch-enemies Argentina in the World Cup. Hundreds of fans were dancing and singing in the pubs and flowing out into Burnley town centre after the victory sealed by David
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MP's temperature test
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice will take the temperature of the Aerospace industry in July, at the Farnborough International Air Show, where is the guest of Rolls Royce bosses -- who have an engine components factory at the Barnoldswick. Mr Prentice said he
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Residents fume as school trees felled
RESIDENTS of a quiet suburb of Blackburn today blasted Blackburn with Darwen Council for lopping more than 20 trees in primary school grounds. Neighbours close to Longshaw Junior School in Park Lee Road claim the move will disrupt wildlife in the area
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Chemists on Duty
Thursday, June 13 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook
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lChemists on Duty
Wednesday, June 12 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy
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Focus on witches
THE Pendle Witches will be the subject of a history lecture at a country pub on Thursday. The Shireburn Arms at Hurst Green, near Clitheroe, will host the lecture from 10.30am to 4.30pm. The lecture, Quacks, Astrologers and Scientists -- Belief, Superstition
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Nigel has hunted out his sub professionals
TODMORDEN have solved their major headache for the rest of the season - finding sub pros. Australian Jerry Cassell was forced to go home last month with a broken finger after suffering with a hand injury throughout the early part of the campaign and only
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Lynx are looking for home comfort
CHORLEY Lynx face a crucial basement battle in the Northern Ford Premiership on Sunday when they entertain rock bottom Gateshead Thunder at Victory Park (3.0). This is Lynx's first home game for five weeks, when they defeated Workington Town in the National
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, June 9 and Monday, June 10
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Beatles Tribute, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Cancer Research UK Car Boot Sale, Nelson Health Centre, Leeds Road, Nelson, 9am-11am. Open Garden, Coppy House,
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Kick football out of church
I WOULD like to congratulate all the clergy who refused to change the times of their services or cancel them for the England v Sweden match. Worse still was for the match to be played on TV in church. A church is a holy place of worship and not one for
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Lack of sparkle in fireworks display
REGARDING the Jubilee fireworks display at Darwen Tower -- what a load of rubbish! Has this town lost everything to Blackburn now? We were promised 15 minutes of glorious fireworks and what did we get? -- three minutes of absolute rubbish. I, like many
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Think again about felling more trees
I READ with dismay that another 18 trees, if not more, are to be felled in the Castle grounds in Clitheroe. (LET, May 23). Never, to the best of my knowledge, has the Garden History Society been mentioned in previous newspaper reports. I hope that the
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Jansen injured in bike crash
ROVERS striker Matt Jansen has been hurt in a road accident whilst on holiday in Italy. He was admitted to a Rome hospital and is recovering after a motorcycle accident following a collision with a taxi. Jansen suffered concussion for two days and a deep
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Croatian double sinks Italians
A TWO goal blast in three second half minutes gave Croatia an unlikely victory over the highly-fancied Italians in the second set of Group G matches. Despite going a goal down to a Christian Vieri header, Croatia were able to keep the unambitous Italians
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Fact file
The key statistics and figures for the game in Sapporo that saw England get the win they were desperate for. Teams: Argentina: Cavallero, Sorin, Samuel, Pocchettino, Placente, Zanetti, Simeone, Veron, Gonzalez, Ortega, Batistuta. Subs: Aimar, Almeyda,
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The Beeb's England coverage was spot on
DON'T say I didn't tell you - the BBC did it again! Never mind Sven, Becks and little Michael Owen, thank God for good old Motty, Trev, Gary Lineker and even Hansen. It's the Beeb wot won it! The inter-play at the start was superb, the boys had a solid
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Minute-by-minute report
ENGLAND'S two truly world class players combined to keep the World Cup dream alive as Argentina were beaten 1-0 in Sapporo. Michael Owen won the penalty in the 43rd minute and Captain Marvel David Beckham duly converted it as the pain of defeats in 1986
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Council leader wants to relax dress code
THE NEW leader of Hyndburn Borough Council has revealed plans to relax the dress code for councillors and officers in a bid to attract younger blood. Coun Ian Ormerod said he planned to bring up the topic through the leader's policy board and that it
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Dad made threat to torch own kids
A DRUNK and angry father of two who threatened to torch a house full of sleeping children, including his own two, in the early hours,was today starting a 15-month jail term. Burnley Crown Court heard how roofer Steven Murray, 35, put accelerant against
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Skaters kick off week of sports
A SKATE and bike event kicked off Ramsbottom's sports week today at Bolton Road West playing fields. The event was formulated by Carole Crompton and was run in partnership with sports week organisers Ramsbottom Sports Council and national company Tribe
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Prize blooms destroyed as store shed is torched
A NATIONAL flower judge and respected grower has had hundreds of his prize blooms destroyed in an arson attack by vandals. Donald Kershaw, 67, of Hamer Avenue, Loveclough, has had an allotment off Burnley Road for five years with a former cricket club
