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A great town -- and great time at Mela
MY family and I enjoyed the Mela in Blackburn last Saturday and thought that Corporation Park was beautiful and that Blackburn is a great town. MOHAMMED (Mr), Wilson Wood Street, Batley, West Yorkshire.
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Action over BNP member not on
I WAS quite taken aback when I read about lecturers at Burnley College considering strike action over having to teach British National Party Councillor Carol Hughes (LET, July 16). They didn't have a problem with teaching her two years ago, so why has
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Who can blame council staffs?
WHO can blame council workers for wanting more money when they have seen Tony Blair's cabinet getting their snouts in the trough and the local politburo increasingly dipping their paws into the public purse. Yet, is it right that council employees inconvenience
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Where was bus cuts fanfare?
BARELY a week after Blackburn with Darwen Council's expensive extravaganza in the park, complete with fireworks and 'Land of Hope and Glory,' we learn of their plan to cut children's school bus services from September. Where were the fanfares and marketing
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Drivers are at fault, not the cameras
IN response to Stephen Sadler's remarks on speed cameras (Letters, July 17), I am perplexed by the blinkered views of motorists and motoring organisations who constantly complain about their use. There are signs along every road informing motorists of
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Rovers tour great for team spirit
EWOOD enforcer Garry Flitcroft today told his team-mates 'the hard work starts here' as Rovers prepare to step up their pre-season build-up on the continent. Flitcroft and the rest of Rovers' first team squad are due to fly out of England on Monday for
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Drink-driver, 53, is a 'dying man'
A MAN dying of liver failure was bailed until August 9 for a pre-sentence report, by Burnley magistrates court. Paul Stanley Brown, 53, was described by his solicitor as "extremely ill and very jaundiced." Nick Dearing told the court the defendant was
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'Slave to drugs' stole from store
A YOUTH turned to crime when he became a 'slave to drugs,' Burnley magistrates heard. Christopher Chapman, 20, owed money to dealers who had visited the day he helped himself to goods worth more than £200 from Asda. Chapman, of Hunslett Street, Burnley
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PC was punched in cells
A FEMALE prisoner punched a woman police officer in the face through the hatchway of a cell. Karen Coyne, 23, of Duke Street, Burnley, admitted assaulting PC Claire Castle. She also pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, breaching the peace and
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Homes 'not being snatched'
HOUSING bosses have reassured people in Burnley waiting for a home that properties are not being snatched from them by people from outside the area. Burnley and Padiham Community Housing chiefs say they have received several complaints about people from
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North West will push or devolved assembly
EMPLOYMENT and housing in East Lancashire were two areas highlighted by Pendle Council leader Azhar Ali as he took up his role as the first British Asian to be appointed chairman of a UK regional assembly. Coun Ali will play a leading role in the North
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Apologetic attacker spared jail
A 26-YEAR-OLD man who punched a man in front of several police officers close to the police station has escaped a custodial sentence. Mark Rothwell, of Kingfisher Court, Oswaldtwistle, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to unlawfully wounding 39-year-old
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Chemists on Duty
Sunday, July 21 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Karims Pharmacy, 140 Moseley Street. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 351 Blackburn Road; noon-1pm: EB Haworth
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Chemists on Duty
Thursday, July 25 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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Chemists on Duty
Friday, July 26 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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lChemists on Duty
Wednesday, July 24 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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Chemists on Duty
Monday, July 22 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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Cement firm wants to burn scrap tyres
A CEMENT firm is seeking planning permission to instal equipment at its Clitheroe plant for the test-burning of scrap tyres. Castle Cement has applied to instal an elevator, conveyor belt and hopper at its Ribblesdale works to feed chipped tyres into
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Flynn says trip will be boost for Clarets
THE Clarets start their preparations for next season in earnest tomorrow afternoon when they take on Wrexham in Douglas in the Isle of Man Steam Packet Football Tournament. And for one man who has strong connections with both clubs it will be a strange
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Flynn says Isle of Man trip will be boost for Clarets
THE Clarets start their preparations for next season in earnest tomorrow afternoon when they take on Wrexham in Douglas in the Isle of Man Steam Packet Football Tournament. And for one man who has strong connections with both clubs it will be a strange
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Gala goes on to raise £1,000
MORE than £1,000 was raised to help improve the area when members of Lodgeside Community Association and Newrad Fisheries Club held their third annual gala. The event, at Watery Lane, Darwen, on July 6 was saved when Ten Fore Garage, of Kay Street, donated
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Fire chiefs in call to fell 'danger' mill
FIRE chiefs have called for the demolition of a former cotton mill which, they say, is putting lives and property at risk. Irwell Mill in Rochdale Road, Bacup, has been empty for more than nine years and although several schemes for re-development have
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Police HQ raiders beat spy cameras
SECURITY guards have been drafted in after vandals broke into Blackburn Police's new multi-million pound headquarters and went on the rampage. CCTV cameras are erected at the site but failed to catch the raiders. Windows were smashed, paint was splashed
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Rescue flight grounded
A MERCY mission to fly a cancer patient home to East Lancashire after she was stranded in America was temporarily grounded today. Pensioner Phoebe Morley was due to touch down in Blackpool at 1.30pm but remained in hospital in Kissimmee, Florida, after
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Former Walton Jon's a Lanky lad
WHAT do the hit Seventies TV show The Waltons, Winnie the Pooh and East Lancashire have in common? The answer is actor Jon Walmsley, known to millions as Jason Walton and part of one of the most popular TV families of all time, who was actually born in
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FACT FILE
GORDON TAYLOR DOB...December 28, 1944 Birthplace...Ashton under Lyne Marital status...Married Children...Two boys, Simon and Jonathon PLAYING CAREER Clubs...Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham, Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Vancouver Whitecaps. Domestic honours
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Lynx ready to rumble against Thunder
CHORLEY Lynx will be looking to forget last weekend's poor show against Oldham when they travel to the North East to take on bottom club Gateshead Thunder. Against Oldham, where they were beaten 52-10, the Lynx were never in the game as they gave away
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Queally leads the gold medal hopes
JASON QUEALLY will lead England's charge in the cycling events at next week's Commonwealth Games. The Chorley rider, who is the Olympic kilometre time trial champion, heads the list of proven achievers. As well as winning silver in the event at the 1998
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, July 21
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Nick Sanders and His Big Band Extravaganza, Royal Court Theatre, Bacup, 8pm. Friendly Tennis Tournament, Corporation Park, Blackburn, 1pm-5pm. Bringing History
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Charlie could be your darling
CAN anyone offer elderly Charlie a caring home for the rest of his days? Charlie is a 12-year-old neutered Jack Russell terrier cross who was taken to the RSPCA at Altham after his owner became ill and could no longer look after him. Staff say he would
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Mark's out of 10 TV column
IF I'm being honest, there used to be a time, in the days when I shared a flat, that I wanted to be like Chandler from Friends. Not Joey, the good-looking womaniser. Chandler would have done. That was the sort of (sad) influence Friends had on me. But
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Saturday message
The Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington SUMMER sale now on! Giveaway prices! Opens tomorrow morning at a church near you. As you rush to join the overnight queue, don't forget to take this Saturday Message. Here's a brief checklist of
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One Fort in the Grave column
ID cards should be no big deal SO the Home Secretary David Blunkett wants us all to have identity cards. It's an idea that is clearly giving some people the jitters. As far as I am concerned -- where do I join the queue? If it's up for discussion I, for
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Hospice needs a 'bit of help'
I AM trying to "do my own little bit" to help the East Lancs Hospice and am collecting new and used and old and foreign postage stamps to raise funds. Would readers save theirs for me? I can call and collect them on a regular basis or will pay for any
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Rescue flight grounded
A MERCY mission to fly a cancer patient home to East Lancashire after she was stranded in America was temporarily grounded today. Pensioner Phoebe Morley was due to touch down in Blackpool at 1.30pm but remained in hospital in Kissimmee, Florida, after
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Danger road safety alert
COUNCILLORS campaigning for extra safety measures to be introduced on a road which has already claimed three lives today renewed their appeal and said: "The county council needs to do more." Members of Rossendale Council want highways chiefs to improve
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Grayson heads to Pool
FORMER Rovers defender Simon Grayson has signed for Blackpool on a free transfer. Grayson becomes the Seasiders' first signing of the summer after putting pen to paper on a two-year deal. He was released by Rovers at the end of last season after almost
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Maths group needs to do some addition
ORGANISERS of a popular after-school maths club today warned it could close if a new tutor is not found soon. The current Kumon maths tutor at the Burnley West Study Centre, Padiham, is moving on for personal reasons and people are now being urged to
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Summer Splash means free fun for kids
YOUNGSTERS from Pendle can take part in free activities during the school holidays through the Summer Splash 2002 scheme. The programme, available to 11 to 18-year-olds, is now under way and finishes on August 10. Football, golf and athletics are on offer
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Cash funding boost for jobless
FIVE major projects in Pendle will get off the ground, thanks to £400,000 of funding. The cash from the single regeneration budget fund will pay to create over 100 jobs, improve the number of young people entering further education and increase nursery
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Summer Splash means free fun for kids
YOUNGSTERS from Pendle can take part in free activities during the school holidays through the Summer Splash 2002 scheme. The programme, available to 11 to 18-year-olds, is now under way and finishes on August 10. Football, golf and athletics are on offer
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£400,000 funding boost for jobless
FIVE major projects in Pendle will get off the ground, thanks to £400,000 of funding. The cash from the single regeneration budget fund will pay to create over 100 jobs, improve the number of young people entering further education and increase nursery
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Chemists on Duty
Tuesday, July 23 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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Church linked to new institute
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S Church, Tosside, is closely involved with a £340,000 project to replace the existing Tosside Institute with a new building, offering much improved facilities. The church hopes to provide two representatives for the Tosside Community Link
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Clarets are on the road
BURNLEY Football Supporters Club have spaces available for the trip to Reading, Wolves and Bury. For Reading, coaches depart Colne bus station at 1pm and pick up at Nelson bus station, Queensgate, Turf Moor, the Tim Bobbin and Rawtenstall. Prices are
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Charl is left holding the baby
FORMER Colne professional Charl Langeveldt is back in Britain next week - but he has far more important matters than cricket to deal with. His girlfriend Kimberley is due to give birth some time soon so he is flying in from South Africa on Monday to make
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Rovers tour will be great for team spirit
EWOOD enforcer Garry Flitcroft today told his team-mates 'the hard work starts here' as Rovers prepare to step up their pre-season build-up on the continent. Flitcroft and the rest of Rovers' first team squad are due to fly out of England on Monday for
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Toy gun sparked armed polcie call-out
ARMED police surrounded an address in Darwen after reports of a hand gun being brandished. But Blackburn magistrates heard the "gun" was a toy which Paul Mountain had bought for his six year old son. And the father of three told the court that he had
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School's fond farewell to headmaster
LONG-SERVING Rossendale headteacher Neil Thornley was given a warm send-off yesterday when a party was held at Bacup Cricket Club to mark his retirement. Friends, family and work colleagues gathered to wish him well after working in education for 40 years
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Chemical drum triggers safety alert
EMERGENCY services were placed on red alert around 4am today after a chemical drum was discovered at the side of Burnley Road East, between Waterfoot and Whitewell Bottom. Four fire crews, a chemical incident unit from Preston, an environmental protection
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Danger road safety alert
COUNCILLORS campaigning for extra safety measures to be introduced on a road which has already claimed three lives today renewed their appeal and said: "The county council needs to do more." Members of Rossendale Council want highways chiefs to improve
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Reprieve for addict who raided mosques
A 28-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man who stole from mosques to finance his heroin habit was given a chance to show he wanted to beat his addiction. Blackburn magistrates heard that Salim Ali had been accepted for a residential drug rehabilitation programme run
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Talks could rescue school bus services
PROTESTERS fighting to save 17 school bus services have been given a glimmer of hope after council bosses pledged to try and find a solution. Leading councillors in Blackburn with Darwen revealed that the borough's 82 schools had more than £5million in
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Kabaddi event
THE annual Kabaddi Championships will take place at Witton Park, Blackburn this Sunday. Blackburn Kabaddi Club will take on Birmingham Kabaddi Club in an event which is expected to attract up to 10,000 spectators. The competition starts at 4pm and will
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THE NEXT UNREAL DEAL? Rio Ferdinand seems destined to be the next multi-million sale in the English
INEQUALITY: PFA chief Gordon Taylor feels too much money goes to the peak of the pyramid in professional football The World Cup in Asia was a huge success but domestically wrangles over television finance have seen storm clouds gather over the English
