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One Fort in the Grave
SO this week we've dipped swiftly into the national coffers and come up with a mere £140million to keep British Energy afloat. It never ceases to amaze me what this country manages to find money for at the drop of a hat. We can't afford to keep a few
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Court usher heads for the sun
COURT usher Peter Evans has "escaped" to sunnier climes after retiring from his duties at Blackburn magistrates court. Peter and his wife Pam have purchased an apartment in Spain and will split their time between their home in Lancashire and the new residence
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Give the owner of cafe a break
REGARDING Mr Ian Finch, of Puccino's coffee house facing ruination if Blackburn with Darwen Council closes down his establishment because he is operating in an A1 outlet instead of A3. How petty can one get? This shopping area is boring enough with all
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Street level drug dealers get 41 years
POLICE in Burnley today fired a warning shot to street level drug dealers after a gang of 12 received more than 40 years behind bars. The dozen were arrested by police during a series of morning raids carried out in the town as part of Operation Monaco
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Souness faces a fight for Saunders
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness could be facing a fight to hang on to Dean Saunders. Stories emanating from Wales earlier this week claimed that Welsh boss and former Rovers hit-man Mark Hughes wants the veteran striker as part of his backroom staff. And
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Souness expects goal feast at Maine Road
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today told fans to expect another goal feast as Rovers go in search of a morale-boosting victory at Manchester City tomorrow. Wednesday night's defeat in a five-goal thriller with Chelsea has increased the pressure on Rovers
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Fitcroft looking forward to City return
EWOOD enforcer Garry Flitcroft admits he will have mixed emotions when he runs out at Maine Road for what could be the 'first' and last time tomorrow afternoon. Flitcroft, a former Manchester City captain, returns to his former stamping ground for the
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Bedding firm put up for sale
ONE of Burnley's largest textile operations has been put up for sale by threads and clothing group Coats as part of a radical restructuring of its business. The Dorma factory, which is part of Coats' loss-making Bedware division, is included in a multi-million-pound
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Shakers fun in the sun
BOURNEMOUTH 1, SHAKERS 2: Shakers climbed to sixth in the Third Division with a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth thanks to goals from Forrest (penalty) and Unsworth. Full report and reaction on Monday The Bournemouth game was the first of two difficult away
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£3m blaze boy awaits sentence
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy who caused a £3m retail park blaze is still awaiting sentence. The teenager had been due to be told his fate yesterday at Burnley Crown Court but there was no pre-sentence report. He was bailed to October 18 by Judge Raymond Bennett.
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Court adjourned - writing unreadable
A COURT case was adjourned after a defence solicitor said he could not read the evidence against his client because a police officer's handwriting was so bad. Even the prosecutor agreed with the condemnation of the officers calligraphic skills. "When
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Dealer tried to get drug into jail
A DRUG dealer who tried to pass cannabis over the wall into a prison and also had hard drugs stashed at his house, is behind bars for four and a half years. Burnley Crown Court heard how police found drugs in children's soft toys and had seen 'comings
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Chemists on Duty
Sunday, September 15 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Moss Chemists, 314 Bolton Road, Ewood. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Bentleys Chemists, 42 Avenue Parade; noon-1pm: Nash
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Chemists on Duty
Friday, September 20 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,
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lChemists on Duty
Wednesday, September 18 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:
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Star McGregor aims to keep it tight
CLARETS defender Mark McGregor is working on the basis that being miserly will bring a big profit for the Clarets. After a less than promising start to the Division One campaign, the former Wrexham player is confident the Clarets rearguard have found
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Turf Moor Beat
Ex-Clarets manager and former Newcastle United, Spurs and England star Chris Waddle will make his debut for Glapwell in the next couple of weeks. Waddle has agreed to play for the Northern Counties East League club on an occasional basis, subject to his
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Star McGregor aims to keep it tight
CLARETS defender Mark McGregor is working on the basis that being miserly will bring a big profit for the Clarets. After a less than promising start to the Division One campaign, the former Wrexham player is confident the Clarets rearguard have found
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Travellers blamed for jam at junction
TRAVELLERS who have set up camp at the side of the M65 were today blasted for causing commuter chaos on one of the busiest roads in East Lancashire. More than 60 caravans have been set up as a temporary home at the site of a new service station at junction
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Council faces housing stock options
BURY Council will hold a series of meetings which could ultimatly affect all council house tenants in Ramsbottom. It is considering what to do with its housing stock and discussing a 30-year plan. The authority will hold public meetings in Ramsbottom
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Anderson MP backs Blair on Iraq
EAST Lancashire MP Janet Anderson has rubbished calls for a Commons vote on whether Britain should back as US war against Iraq -- despite her deep concerns about the potential damage such a military campaign could cause. The former Labour minister said
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Drink-driver Beattie's £10,000 club fine
FORMER Blackburn Rovers player James Beattie has been banned from driving for two and half years and fined £10,000 by his club for drink-driving. Beattie, a former Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil who now plays for Southampton, was found to have
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Health watchdogs need new blood
A DESPERATE shortage of volunteers is looming for the new panels being set up to protect patients' interests, a leading health official has warned. Community health councils are being phased out over the next year and their responsibilities being transferred
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Beacons to be lit for protest
TWO beacons will light up East Lancashire on Monday to mark the build-up to a huge countryside march in London next weekend. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans will light the first beacon at the old Roman lookout post on the tops above Mellor at 7.30pm. A second
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Pressure on to get blood check
PEOPLE across East Lancashire are being urged get checked out next week as part of a campaign to highlight the risks of high blood pressure. They can go to any of 27 specially set up points and have their blood pressure tested free of charge by a qualified
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Medi-Park has a bright future
A REAL boost for East Lancashire's economy is promised by the £15million plan to create a state-of-the-art science park. That is because the exciting Medi-Park project, which hopes to attract science, medical and bio-tech businesses to the site alongside
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Lancashire Hot Spots
JANE, who helps raise awareness of the Pets As Therapy charity, owns four dogs. Two are PAT dogs visiting hospices, nursing homes or rehabilitation units to win friends among children and adults who have had difficulty relating to people. Jane's favourite
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The Saturday Message...
...with The Rt Rev Alan Chesters, Bishop of Blackburn. I THINK I shall be in heaven when I see a notice on the pearly gates saying "No statistics are reported here". For the Church is so much more than numbers. Why do those commenting on the state of
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My First. . .
...with VIVIEN ALKER, 33, Sunday People Super Mum of the Year MEMORY: My mum going off to hospital to have my younger sister. I remember standing at the bottom of the garden with my older sister and our dad as mum was getting into the ambulance and shouting
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Ancient abbey's a site to behold
SOME time ago I strolled around Sawley Abbey and I have frequently walked circular routes from Whalley Abbey, both of which are Cistercian Abbeys dissolved by Henry VIII in the late 1530s. The same fate befell the mighty Furness Abbey, which was then
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It's been a funny old life for Val
IF nothing else, the title of Val Robson's latest work of fun and fiction will have people snatching it off the bookshelves in disbelief. But their eyes will not be deceiving them . . . it really is called A Pint In The Weird S*** Pub. Her tongue-in-cheek
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Man who punched doorman jailed for 12 months
A MAN who injured a doorman following his ejection from a Chorley nightclub has been jailed -- and ordered to pay his victim compensation. Dean Royle threw a single punch which resulted in the man suffering a nasal fracture. Preston Crown Court heard
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Flowers and curry the recipe for love
LOVERS in East Lancashire seeking a recipe for the perfect romance are being offered a special family secret which promises to bring results. Blackburn florist Mumtaz Kidi has launched a campaign to put the spice back into her customers' love lives. She
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Burglar struck days after release from jail
A MAN involved in a £7,000 raid on a Blackburn house within days of being let out of prison has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years. But Martin Haggan must first serve 90 days outstanding licence from a previous custodial sentence. Haggan, 30, of Fishmoor
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Garrick will stage exciting programme
BURNLEY Garrick Club has announced an exciting programme of plays for its coming season, ranging from a Broadway classic to an Alan Ayckbourn comedy. The first production of the new season will be Rattle of A Simple Man by Charles Dyer, a gentle and moving
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Tunes tonic on sunny afternoon
WALKING along King William Street in Blackburn one Monday afternoon (September 2), I heard the sound of music. ItFacing Marks and Spencer's store was a little wind band of students from St Petersburg, Russia. It was a pleasure to listen to the fine selection
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Cash collection the best yet
MAY I , on behalf of the Parachute Regimental Association's East Lancashire branch, thank Mrs Elizabeth Caddy and her staff at the Accrington Arndale Centre? We recently held a collection there in aid of the Airborne Forces Charities and with their help
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Air rifles are a downright danger
I AGREE with Tina Nightingale (LET, August 30), the law on air rifles should be changed. They are downright dangerous. We had a sad, similar experience earlier this year regarding my daughter's cat. She lives in Hoghton and found her cat lying in her
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Council gives projects support
REGARDING your report 'Brockhall plans run into trouble' (LET, September 4), developer Gerald Hitman's remarks display his attitude to the planning system better than any caricature I could manage. Effectively, he is saying that if he does not get permission
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Time to honour promises, Tony
TONY Blair does not want to get involved with the care of the elderly in Lancashire, yet off he runs to President Bush for guidance over Iraq. As he may be asking the youth of today to go and fight, I wonder what the youth of yesteryear are thinking,
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See sense planners on coffee shop
UNBELIEVABLE, absolutely unbelievable! The town planners of Blackburn strike again! I, of course, refer to Mr Ian Finch, the man who foolishly decided to invest his hard-earned savings and redundancy money in a new business venture called Puccino's in
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Fined centre drinker back on the booze
THE first man to be prosecuted for drinking within Blackburn's alcohol-free zone appeared in court yesterday -- and was spotted swigging from a bottle of sherry in the street outside just minutes after the case. Anthony Seamus Smith, 21, pleaded guilty
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Nicolas Anelka v Andy Cole
RIVAL bosses Kevin Keegan and Graeme Souness have promised goals in abundance at Maine Road tomorrow. And judging by the amount of attacking talent on display, it's easy to see why. When Keegan launched his search for a striker last May, he was linked
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Ewood Park Beat
Hot issues at law talk MARTIN Goodman, the head of finance at Blackburn Rovers, represented the club at a recent sports law seminar organised by Forbes Solicitors which addressed a number of hot issues currently affecting the game. Martin Budworth, a
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Burglary terror for pregnant woman
A PREGNANT woman was terrified when confronted by a raider in her home, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how the woman found Micheal 0'Brien, 29, 'high on drugs', rifling through her property with socks on his hands. Her husband chased after
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'Indian take-away' strike threat is off
STRIKE action at Reality's Burnley call centre has been called off after management brokered a deal with trade unions. The new agreement has been described as a "significant step forward" by both senior officials and shop floor union representatives.
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Street level drug dealers get 41 years
POLICE in Burnley today fired a warning shot to street level drug dealers after a gang of 12 received more than 40 years behind bars. The dozen were arrested by police during a series of morning raids carried out in the town as part of Operation Monaco
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Hoax call angers firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS smashed their way into a property after a malicious call reported a fire at the house. A caller on a mobile phone said a person was trapped inside a house on fire in Chapel House Road, Nelson, at9pm. Sub-officer Neil Hardiman said: "We could
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Playing pool to boost Nicki's future
A SPONSORED pool tournament has been organised to help send a two-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer for pioneering treatment in Hungary. The event is in aid of little Nicki James who is three at the end of the month to send him to the Peto Institute in
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Helping young to kick drugs habit
AN innovative drugs project that aims to help young people in Pendle's ethnic minority community has been launched. Run by the Pendle Partnerships, the Inward House 'Options for All' project will receive £6,493 from the partnership over the next two years
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Artists aim to put town in the picture
AN exhibition of Pendle artists' work is to go on display at the New Road Community Centre in Earby at this year's Autumn Fayre. The show, organised by Earby Community Association, will feature work from local painters, graphic artists and photographers
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Policeman 'happy to be home'
A NEW face has joined the fight against crime and disorder in Oswaldtwistle -- but Sergeant Allan Nicol is no stranger to the borough of Hyndburn. The father of three was brought up in Great Harwood and has now returned to join the Accrington policing
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Think smart to beat roads trauma
POLICE today appealed for motorists to use their common sense after a delay in work on Accrington's long-awaited town centre development prompted fears of further traffic chaos in the town. Temporary bus stops on Blackburn Road will be in place for another
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Chemists on Duty
Thursday, September 19 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
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Chemists on Duty
Monday, September 16 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,
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Chemists on Duty
Tuesday, September 17 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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Challenge has two choices
THE Annual Bottom's Up Challenge Walk starts at Hoghton Village Hall, on Saturday October 12. Organised by the West Lancashire Group of the Long Distance Walkers Association, it has two routes -- the 23 mile walk that starts at 8.30am and the 13 mile
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Police alert on missing Albert
POLICE today warned people not to approach a man who has gone missing from an East Lancashire home for psychiatric patients. Albert Oszmianski disappeared from Kemple View, Longsight Road, Langho, at 9.50am yesterday. A police spokeswoman said Mr Oszmianski
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Tension is high in battle of the villages
KEEN gardeners across East Lancashire were today waiting to hear the winners of Lancashire's Best Kept Village Competition 2002. Final judging for the event, which is sponsored by the Lancashire Tourism Partnership and Lancashire County Council, took
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Mullin becomes a Millers talisman
A YEAR is a long time in football and John Mullin will be happy with his last 12 months. The Bury-born former Claret left Turf Moor almost 12 months ago and his arrival at Millmoor co-incided with an almost immediate upturn in fortunes for the Millers
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Reserves stepping up a gear
THERE has been good news from the treatment room for Burnley boss Stan Ternent this week and it might mean a more experienced reserve side will be in action at Bury next Wednesday. In two of the first three games of this season, the Clarets have been
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The Lions are ready to roar at Turf Moor
FOR much of last season Millwall and Burnley were in the pack of clubs battling to claim a place in the play-offs. It is therefore something of a surprise that both the Clarets and the Lions have made such a poor start to their campaigns. Millwall finally
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Souness expects goal feast at Maine Road
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today told fans to expect another goal feast as Rovers go in search of a morale-boosting victory at Manchester City tomorrow. Wednesday night's defeat in a five-goal thriller with Chelsea has increased the pressure on Rovers
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Top PR man joins the hospice team
ROSSENDALE Hospice has welcomed a new face to its team in a bid to raise its profile and generate extra money for the charity. Former Lancashire Evening Telegraph journalist Tony Garner, who now runs Rossendale-based public relations consultancy Viva
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Lorry driver kidnap charges
FIVE Lancashire men have appeared in court charged in connection with kidnapping a lorry driver and stealing thousands of pounds worth of alcopops from his vehicle. The men, including Stephen Catterall, 28, of Staghills Road, Newchurch, appeared in Leicester
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Soccer thug tried to provoke rivals
A SOCCER thug already banned from attending matches for four years has escaped another ban after threatening rival fans. Clarets supporter and ex-convict Philip Holmes, 41, said to be mentally unstable, ended up in police cells for the night after goading
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Report praises transport policy
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council's transport department was praised after an inspection but told more work was needed in encouraging people to abandon their cars. The Audit Commission gave the borough a fair rating in a best value report into its sustainable
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Granny's enjoying her re-tyre-ment!
PENSIONER Rose Murphy has no trouble keeping her vehicle in tip-top condition after completing a car maintenance course. And the 77-year-old grease granny, of Feniscowles, Blackburn, has walked off with a Life Long Learning Award after proving her prowess
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Views sought on revamp scheme
THE public will get a say on how millions of pounds of regeneration cash targeted at Blackburn town centre will be spent, council bosses pledged today. Blackburn with Darwen Council has put together a £4.5million bid for cash from North West Development
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Motorbike accident claims life of tycoon
A TRAGIC accident abroad claimed the life of a charismatic businessman, only hours before one of his UK businesses burned down. Dave Gilson, 57, was fatally injured in a motorbike accident in Italy eight days ago. His family had returned from a holiday
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Giant science park planned for town
A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to create a state-of-the-art science park next to Blackburn's new super hospital has been unveiled. Council bosses want to spend £4.25million to kick-start the town's new Medi-Park, between Haslingden Old Road and Shadsworth
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Fined centre drinker back on the booze
THE first man to be prosecuted for drinking within Blackburn's alcohol-free zone appeared in court yesterday -- and was spotted swigging from a bottle of sherry in the street outside just minutes after the case. Anthony Seamus Smith, 21, pleaded guilty
