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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Monday, June 24
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. MONDAY Sports Personalities Exhibition, Mid Pennine Arts Gallery, Yorke Street, Burnley. Until July 20. Midsummer Mosey (three miles), meet Whitehall Park, Darwen, 7pm
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Wednesday, June 26
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Spring Vale Ramblers meet Roddlesworth Information Centre, Tockholes, 7pm. Shakespeare's Richard III, Wycoller Country Park, 7.30pm. Race For Life, Witton Country Park
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Watch Out! - Beware of doorstep salesman
TWO incidents reported in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph have highlighted the dangers of buying things from strangers at the door. An 87-year-old widow lost several hundred pounds after a man conned his way into her home claiming to be a builder and
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Birth problem boy has a £2m payout
A FAMILY today agreed to accept a £2million compensation payout after medical errors during his birth resulted in their son developing cerebral palsy. The long-running battle on behalf of Craig Walsh, now aged 11, ended when lawyers representing Blackburn
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Win for home grown talent
ATHERTON'S incredible post-professional success continued with a three-wicket triumph over Darcy Lever writes Chris Hall The club, without a pro since they dismissed Greg Dimery for disciplinary reasons earlier this season, are now unbeaten in three matches
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Impressive Leigh recover to hit 50
Leigh Centurions 52, Keighley Cougars 16 by Mike Hulme STILL smarting from their first half horror show at Featherstone the previous week, the Centurions got back on track with a 10-try demolition of the Cougars running up a half century of points writes
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Homers - a history lesson
ACCORDING to more than one national newspaper, we should not be supporting South Korea against the Germans tomorrow as they have cheated their way into the final. What a load of absolute stuff and nonsense. Of course they have had the rub of the green
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Writer Andy is top man
THE Telegraph's Blackburn Rovers man has been voted Newsquest's Sports Writer of the Year. Andy beat off competition from scores of other sports reporters to land one of the most presigious awards in British regional journalism. The judges praised the
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Action urged on skateboarders
CALDERDALE Council has called for action to turf skateboard fans out of Todmorden bus station. Coun Tony Martin argued that the authority should be urged to spend money on providing a skateboard area, which the youngsters had requested. It was agreed
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Landlady overdosed after argument
AN overdose of drugs and alcohol led to the death of a Burnley landlady, an inquest was told. Annie Walsh, of the Town Mouse Pub, Brown Street, died on April 15 after taking a cocktail of propoxyphene -- a painkiller -- and alcohol equivalent to three
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Refugee groped me, wife tells court
AN asylum seeker allegedly twice molested a frightened young wife and told her he wanted sex with her, a jury was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how Kurdish Kafi Mohammed Hussain, 30, fondled the woman and put his hand over her mouth to stop her screaming
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Raider's broken bottle threat
A 'DANGEROUS' shop raider who threatened two assistants with a broken bottle has been detained in hospital. Burnley Crown Court heard how young dad Zaffer Hussain, 25, had absconded from Burnley General Hospital where he had been detained under the Mental
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Mum's anger as death driver is freed
A DEVASTATED mother has said "the law stinks" after the farmer who knocked down and killed her seven-year-old son walked free from court. Joanne Taylor, 31, of Burnley Road, Colne, said she felt let down by the sentence handed to farmer Stephen Crossley
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Mystery hospital death of four-day-old baby
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a four-day-old baby girl from Nelson who died in hospital. Sanah Hussain died at 5.20am on March 22 after going in to an irreversible shock at Burnley General Hospital. A verdict of death from natural causes was recorded
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Floods left trail of destruction
THE clean-up is still going on more than a week after the flash floods havoc brought by the downpour of two and quarter inches of rain on East Lancashire in under an hour. But horrendous as the Friday evening deluge was, it does not compare with unforgettable
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Five years ago
LONG-suffering theatre fans received a £100,000 boost from the National Lottery. The grant given to Blackburn's Red Brick Theatre was among the latest Lottery handouts.
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Passenger, 17, cut free from crash car
A 17-YEAR-OLD was cut free from a car after a road traffic accident in Park Lane, Great Harwood and two others were badly injured. Firefighters from Great Harwood worked for an hour to free Steven Brunt, of Blackburn Road, Great Harwood, who was a passenger
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An extra two months added to term
A PRISONER who did not do his community punishment has had two more months added to his term of detention. Burnley Crown Court heard how Rocky Johnstone, 18, had earlier been given 60 hours after admitting threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour
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Credit card fraud sisters stay in jail
A PETROL station cashier and her sister jailed for a credit card scam which resulted in more than £8,000 being stolen from the garage, must stay behind bars. Burnley Crown Court heard how single mother Amanda Clements, 31, then working at Dill Hall Lane
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Estate hit by rise in youth crime
DEMOLITION work on a troubled estate is being blamed for a 400 per cent rise in juvenile nuisance. Overall crime in Huncoat has fallen by 78 reported offences but juvenile nuisance has increased from 14 to 65 offences compared with last year. The figures
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Health rebel will speak at Mytton Farm
AN international health researcher and author with controversial views on conventional medicine will speak at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel on Wednesday. Phillip Day is a thorn in the side of orthodox medicine and pharmaceutical companies with his theories
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'Bridge bashing' appeal
HIGHWAYS Agency engineers have appealed for an end to "bridge bashing" after it was announced that £507,000 is to be spent to replace the Elker Lane bridge over the A59 at Billington. The bridge was demolished in September after being hit by an excavator
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Holiday homes 'no' may spark appeal
PLANS for 62 holiday homes in the Ribble Valley to boost tourism after the foot and mouth outbreak have been rejected. Members of the Ribble Valley planning committee gave the thumbs-down to the proposal by Gisburn Park Estates for holiday homes at Deerhouse
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LETCRICKET: A lesson is handed out to the pretenders to the throne
CHAMPIONS Bacup made light work of the challenge from one-time leaders Enfield as they cruised to a 10-wicket victory. Once again the men from Lanehead were indebted to the deadliest double act in the Transco Lancashire League Shaun Young and David Ormerod
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LETCRICKET: Clarke onslaught sees Rams to final
THE boys from New South Wales decided the outcome of the Worsley Cup semi-finals in emphatic style. Ramsbottom's professional Michael Clarke plundered 178 as their opener in a 182-run win over Todmorden, while Church's paid man Mark Higgs set a new club
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Greenmount upset title favourites
INCONSISTENT Greenmount upset Kearsley's title ambitions with a seven wicket win. Kearsley were skittled out for 129 with Dave Leonard on 44. Paceman Mark Stewart did most of the damage with 5-37. In reply pro Robin Morris finished unbeaten on 92 to see
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Youths activated burglar alarm
ANTHONY Healey and two youths fled from a friend's house when they activated a burglar alarm after breaking in through a door. But the consequences of their "joint enterprise" were very different for the three burglars. Blackburn magistrates committed
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Parents' rage over sentence
THE parents of tragic teenager Melissa Strickson have complained to the Attorney General over the handling of their daughter's case. Sue and Vic Strickson, of Tythebarn Street, Darwen, are unhappy at what they call "lenient" sentences handed out to two
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Lancashire artist gives art insight to school
STUDENTS at Tor View School in Haslingden have four sculptures after the visit of artist Ben Sharman from Longridge. He worked with the secondary school and further education students to produce three sculptures and a life-size free-style figure in wood
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Bag-snatch attack on pensioner, 70
A 70-YEAR-OLD woman had two weeks' pension and her shopping snatched by a man as she walked home through a ginnel. It happened near the post office in Newchurch Road, Stacksteads at 11.10am on Friday. Police saidthe victim wsshocked by the attack but
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Crowds thrilled by carnival sparkle
THOUSANDS went carnival crackers in Rossendale as the borough celebrated a host of anniversaries. The theme was flying the flag and people were asked to celebrate the many milestones in the borough and nationally this year, including the Queen's Jubilee
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Pupils get insight into special way of learning
SIX hundred pupils will visit an East Lancashire special school this month as part of a pioneering project to give them an insight into a different world of living and learning. Each morning a class of 30 children will turn up at Newfield School in Roman
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Our School - Edge End High, Nelson
SCHOOL REPORT: The school motto "Mente Manibusque" means "with hands and minds" and at Edge End we cater for all pupils. The school's emphasis on the needs of the individual is reflected in all aspects of the school. We have created an environment that
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Centurions let Sanderson and Price go on loan
LEE Sanderson and Gareth Price have both gone on loan to Super League clubs in a bid to help Leigh Centurions' promotion push writes Mike Hulme Scrum-half Sanderson and front rower Price will spend the next month with St Helens and London Broncos respectively
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Star ex-pupil backs battle to save school
CORONATION Street star Nikki Sanderson has gone back to school -- in a bid to save it from closure. The 18-year-old Bury girl, who plays Candice in the popular soap, is a former pupil of Affetside Primary School, which faces the axe in Bury Council's
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Delegates take care of business
TOWN Hall leaders have headed full steam for China in the drive to bring business and visitors to the borough. They left on Friday (June 21) on an eight-day trip to promote cultural exchanges and trade links. The visit is the culmination of a 13-year
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C & W music leading light dies
A LEADING light among country-and-western music fans in East Lancashire has died at the age of 68. Jack Caddens, of Albion Street, Blackburn, was one of the founders of the Oozebank Country-and-Western Charity Club in Whalley Range, and a member of the
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8 trapped in lift
EIGHT people were rescued from a jammed hospital lift after being trapped for 20 minutes. The lift at Queen's Park Hospital stopped short of fourth floor -- blocking the doors shut and trapping seven adults and one toddler inside. Fire crews were called
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Attacker fails in jail term cut plea
A GIANT of a man, weighing 23st and six feet five inches tall, who used a baseball bat to attack a terrified householder with whom his nephew had argued, has failed to get a cut in his four-year jail term. Paul O'Farrell, 33, of Spendmore Lane, Coppull
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Will lights up the crowd as Ewood goes wild to Feel the Noise!
MUSIC and sunshine came to Ewood Park for Blackburn's very own party in the park. Around 15,000 fans crammed the Jack Walker stand and soaked up the sounds and sunshine on the covered turf in front of the stage at the Feel The Noise Rock FM concert yesterday
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Terror ordeal of mum's walk home
A YOUNG mother today spoke of the terrifying moment when a man tried to drag her into a car as she walked home from work. And Sharon Green criticised police after they failed to visit her until 10.30am the following day. Sharon, 28, from Feniscowles was
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Harrowing, but we must fight this evil
A BLACKBURN man working for Scotland Yard's paedophile unit spoke today of his harrowing work featured in a controversial BBC documentary. Detective Constable Andy Ryden, whose mother and sister still live in Blackburn, has been on the high profile unit
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Birth problem boy has a £2m payout
A FAMILY today agreed to accept a £2million compensation payout after medical errors during his birth resulted in their son developing cerebral palsy. The long-running battle on behalf of Craig Walsh, now aged 11, ended when lawyers representing Blackburn
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Writer Andy is top man
THE Telegraph's Blackburn Rovers man has been voted Newsquest's Sports Writer of the Year. Andy beat off competition from scores of other sports reporters to land one of the most presigious awards in British regional journalism. The judges praised the
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MOTORSPORT: Hodgson finishes third in Misano
NEIL HODGSON celebrated a podium finish in the first race of the San Marino leg of the World Superbike Championships at Misano yesterday. But the HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing rider, who is from Burnley, couldn't repeat the achievement in the second race
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Tuesday, June 25
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. St John Ambulance Cheese and Wine Evening, Mayor's Parlour, Church Street, Clitheroe, 7.30pm. ALPHA Course, Lammack Methodist Church, Lammack Road, Blackburn, 7.30pm.
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Tough decisions for parents too
ANTISOCIAL behaviour by the young is a growing problem in East Lancashire and across the country as vandalism and juvenile nuisance increases. The wanton daubing and destruction suffered by street furniture, bus shelters, unmanned railway stations, public
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Our purpose is to campaign for you
TODAY marks the start of Local Newspaper Week -- celebrating the work of the industry and the important part regional papers play in the community. In the first of our series looking at the role of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph in the region, we highlight
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Mum's anger as death driver is freed
A DEVASTATED mother has said "the law stinks" after the farmer who knocked down and killed her seven-year-old son walked free from court. Joanne Taylor, 31, of Burnley Road, Colne, said she felt let down by the sentence handed to farmer Stephen Crossley
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Unsal in cup fight
ROVERS defender Hakan Unsal faces a race against time to be fit for the biggest game of his life, the World Cup semi-final against Brazil on Wednesday. Unsal missed the golden goal defeat of Senegal in the quarter-finals at the weekend with a knee problem
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Unsal in cup fight
ROVERS defender Hakan Unsal faces a race against time to be fit for the biggest game of his life, the World Cup semi-final against Brazil on Wednesday. Unsal missed the golden goal defeat of Senegal in the quarter-finals at the weekend with a knee problem
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Crash driver 'lucky to be alive'
A FATHER has been told he is lucky to be alive after his car smashed into a jack-knifed lorry at 70mph. Alan Dorrington, 33, of Rosehill Road, Burnley, was driving back from work in the outside lane of the Haslingden bypass when a lorry twisted across
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Judges uphold jail sentence
A "STRONG ARM" bouncer, who carried out a knife attack on a rival doorman at a Bolton club, failed to win a cut in his sentence at London's Court of Appeal. Mark Putterill, of Glen View Road, Burnley, was found guilty at Bolton Crown Court in November
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Sad day as standard is laid to rest
A MOVING ceremony to close an ex-Servicemen's association has taken place in a Burnley church. The Burnley and District branch of the Burma Star Association officially closed with the ceremonial laying to rest of their standard at St John the Evangelist
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Message of hope from communities
A YEAR since violent disturbances sent shockwaves through Burnley, Muslims and Christians united to send out a message of hope. The launch of Building Bridges in Burnley, a project to form an alliance between churches and mosques, was held at St Andrew's
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Reward for high school standards
A PENDLE Primary School has been awarded a prestigious arts award by the Arts Council of England. St John's C of E Primary School, in Higham, has been awarded the Artsmark Silver award, which recognises schools encouraging high standards in art education
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Break-in terror ordeal of mum and young son
A TERRIFIED mum and her young son screamed as two men burst into their home and the front door landed on their settee. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mark Shepherd, 48, and Damian Heyslop, 30, were said to be looking for drug dealers who had threatened
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June 21: Gutted
Not much to report and not much to say ... what a let down against Brazil! But must pass my opinion though. Against 10 men and they lose? And who said Brazil's defence was crap! Ah well, back to the day job. Job was pending in London, hanging on today's
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Judge's death warning to jailed addict
A DRUG addict who carried out seven robberies has been sent to jail and told by a judge that if he didn't change his ways, he would kill himself. Gareth Dwyer, 21, who had stolen from an elderly woman he regarded as an aunt as she made him a cup of tea
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Ten years ago
A RURAL beat bobby who chased a man for nearly two miles received a bravery award. Rugby-playing Gisburn policeman PC Colin Corlett chased the man through countryside until his quarry dropped with exhaustion.
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Help for those intimidated by authority
AN East Lancashire charity is on the lookout for volunteers who can act as advocates for people who need help dealing with major services. East Lancs Advocacy wants good communicators who understand that many people find it difficult to speak up when
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Keiley's new way with words
HIGH school pupil Keiley Radcliffe has given her schoolmates something to talk about by buying them dictaphones. Keiley, 16, goes to Rhyddings High School in Oswaldtwistle, and was awarded £100 after being nominated for the Accrington Lions Youth Award
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Soldiers' march will shut town centre
ACCRINGTON town centre will come to a halt when the Queen's Lancashire Regiment is awarded the freedom of the borough. More than 400 soldiers are to march through the town centre accompanied by the Queen's Division Normandy Band in a historic procession
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Dads handed over teen shop robbers
TEENAGE robbers as young as 13 who raided a grocer's store were eventually caught -- after their dads handed them over to police. Now three of the four-strong gang who raided the shop -- one armed with a knife -- are starting terms of detention. A court
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Tales of real adventure
AUTHOR Billy Hopkins joined travel writer and younger brother of Camilla Parker Bowles, Mark Shand, at a literary event at Stirk Hotel, Gisburn. Mark recounted tales from his latest book River Dog, which details his epic journey along the Brahmaputra
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Tv fight goes on
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby believes that England's exit from the World Cup will signal a stepping up in the Football League's campaign against Carlton and Granada. And he also suspects that the transfer market that has been quieter than ever this summer
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LETCRICKET: Chorley win
CHORLEY recorded only their second Northern Premier League victory of the season in defeating Preston by five wickets at Windsor Park. Their success owed much to a determined unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 65 by their two senior players, Neil Senior
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LETCRICKET: Lancashire's one-day woes
LANCASHIRE will be glad to get back to championship cricket against Kent on Wednesday after one of the worst spells in their one-day history. Dumped out of the two knock-out competitions, they slumped to another National League defeat when rejuvenated
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LETCRICKET: Barlick climb back on top
BARNOLDSWICK climbed back to the top of the Jennings Ribblesdale League after a low scoring game at Victory Park. The league leaders were dismissed for just 83 by Whalley with Matthew Nutter top scoring on 35. But Barnoldswick hit back to shoot out the
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LETCRICKET: Darwen double
DARWEN enjoyed two impressive victories over Blackpool at Stanley Park this weekend. On Saturday in the Northern Premier League, Darwen put Blackpool into bat. A steady start saw Blackpool reach 12 without loss before Danson was caught behind off the
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Tv fight goes on
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby believes that England's exit from the World Cup will signal a stepping up in the Football League's campaign against Carlton and Granada. And he also suspects that the transfer market that has been quieter than ever this summer
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Unsal in cup fight
ROVERS defender Hakan Unsal faces a race against time to be fit for the biggest game of his life, the World Cup semi-final against Brazil on Wednesday. Unsal missed the golden goal defeat of Senegal in the quarter-finals at the weekend with a knee problem
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Anti-social order is only the start
A TEENAGER who has caused mayhem in Bacup has agreed to sign an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) to keep the peace. Bryan James Herbert, 17, of Clough Road, Bacup, is currently in custody, but when he is released he will be subject to a series of conditions
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Father, son make history
A BLACKPOOL rector and his son will make history in the Church of England when they sit together on the General Synod. It is believed to be the first time a father and son have sat together in the "parliament" of the Church of England since its creation
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Claimant stole purse from benefits officer
THE day after he was released from prison Martin Haggan stole the purse belonging to a DSS officer who was helping him make a claim for benefits. Blackburn magistrates heard that hours later he bumped into his ex-partner and her new boyfriend in a shop
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Cartoons 'sell-off' sweet for appeal
CARTOON fans are being given the chance to boost the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Magic Eye Appeal and get their hands on a comic original. And the sell-off of topical sketches by our cartoonist Eric Leaver was today boosted when Blackburn sweet firm
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GOLF: Miles glory
Miles Tunnicliff, whose mother died of cancer two weeks ago and whose last words to him were 'Go and win a tournament', won the Great North Open at Slaley Hall yesterday. For a player who had never finished higher than sixth in a European tour event,
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Star ex-pupil backs battle to save school
CORONATION Street star Nikki Sanderson has gone back to school -- in a bid to save it from closure. The 18-year-old Bury girl, who plays Candice in the popular soap, is a former pupil of Affetside Primary School, which faces the axe in Bury Council's
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Parents' guide to . . .Aiming higher
THE Government wants to see half of all youngsters going to university by 2010. And it is concentrating its campaign on teenagers from families and communities who do not have a tradition of entering higher education. Aimhigher is a new three-year project
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Win tickets to the Grand Prix
Two pairs of weekend trackside tickets to the Cinzano British Motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington Park are up for grabs in our latest competition. Click on the COMPETITIONS link to enter.
