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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Wednesday, February 19.
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Blackburn Rambling Association, Oddfellows Hall, Regent Street, Blackburn, 8pm. "The Remarkable Mr Pennypacker, New Millennium Theatre, Burnley Road East, Waterfoot,
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Bell-ringers have pulling power
COMPLETING a marathon is a feat not many of us will undertake on our legs -- let alone using our arms! But the bell-ringers of St Silas's Church, Preston New Road, Blackburn, pull the equivalent of a marathon everytime they peal the bells. They not only
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Councillor in a dream world
IN response to the traffic chaos after the snowfall on Monday, February 3, Blackburn with Darwen Council's executive member for regeneration Coun Andy Kay, said: "We were out gritting all day. I think the delays were more to do with people taking it easy
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Dedication must be recognised
WHILE seeking out an old copy of Bach's "Air on a G-string" from my collection of classics, I was completely distracted by your lead story (LET, February 1). The touching dedication to the protection of the town's morality, displayed by none other than
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How memories of days gone by can differ
I READ with interest Mrs E Perkins' recollections of Griffin Street in Blackburn, featured in William Woodruff's book 'Road to Nab End,' about growing up there in the Depression years (Letters, February 3), especially her mention of the Higginsons. Sadly
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Non-collection of rubbish was unbelievable
ON Thursday, February 6, I went to collect my bin only to find it had not been emptied. On top, was a soggy pre-printed note which said that, due to adverse weather conditions, there would be no collection that week. As if an after-thought, there was
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What cost to policing, the new station?
TWO recent events in connection with the local police, while seemingly unconnected, give me pause for thought. The recent retirement of PC Geoff Chadwick (LET, January 16) was sad for the local community. Geoff deserves his retirement -- nobody has worked
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Daniel, 18, loses his fight with cancer
COURAGEOUS teenager Daniel Berry has lost his 18-month battle with leukaemia, despite six courses of treatment, two trips to America and a bone marrow transplant. Daniel's parents, Elaine and Gary, and his older brother Mark are distraught after the 18
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Unemployment figures rise
THE number of jobless in Bury has increased for the first time in five months. Latest seasonally-adjusted figures show the borough's claimant count for January was 2,151, a sharp rise of 283 compared to the previous month. January's claimant count comprises
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Postmistress asks gunman to leave
A BRAVE postmistress politely refused to hand over money when she was threatened at gunpoint. The 33-year-old woman told the raider to go away after he walked into Whittaker Lane post office in Prestwich at 4pm on Thursday (Feb 13). The thug ordered her
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"Kwik" start for families
A COMMUNITY group was "kwik" off the mark to extend its child facilities. Sure Start Redvales has just renovated three units at the neighbourhood centre based at Kwik Save in Derby Street, Bury. They have been turned into a playgroup room, stay and play
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Rugby world mourns rising young stars
THE funeral of a young rugby player killed in a road crash in Bury last weekend was held yesterday (Mon Feb 17). Mourners turned out in force to pay their last respects to 20-year-old Billy Joe Edwards, one of two Wigan Warriors under-21 stars, who died
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Skatepark too much of good thing
A NEW skatepark has played a major role in tackling the problems of troublesome teens. Since the £185,000 park opened in December on derelict land off Hutchinson Way, Radcliffe, there have been no reports of youngsters hanging round street corners and
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Town goes on the march
MARCHERS from Bury missed out on the Hyde Park anti-war rally on Saturday (Feb 15) because it was too successful. More than 200 people filled cars and coaches hired by the Bury Stop The War Coalition for the London demo, labelled Britain's largest-ever
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Leigh RMI v Chorley: Match off
LEIGH RMI's Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy semi-final clash with Chorley on Tuesday night has been called off due to a frozen pitch. The winners will meet either Accrington Stanley or Kendal in the Final.
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It's just not cricket
First of all I would like to invite everyone out there to the biggest party of the month.....it's happening at Caesars Palace, Vegas later this month and it's called 'I got an attitude now ever since I got my visa .' The Asylum seekers have got it hard
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Dunn sights on Chelsea
BLACKBURN midfielder David Dunn will attempt to step up his comeback plans in the reserves tonight. Dunn has been named in Alan Murray's 16-man squad for the game against Aston Villa at Walsall's Bescott Stadium. And if he can come through the test unscathed
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Addict couple's Valentine raids
A DRUG addicted couple went out to steal a cuddly teddy bear, cards and a picture frame on St Valentine's Day. Burnley magistrates heard Graham Percival and Beverley Smith, both 33, also helped themselves to clothing worth £60 from a Burnley store on
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Council cash blow to volunteers
BURNLEY Borough Council could slash £70,000 worth of funding from voluntary organisations as part of a three-year cost-cutting programme. The news comes after the authority ordered a major review into the way it works with the sector. And part of the
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Boy's death: Vodka probe
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been found dead in his bed after a night out drinking alcohol with his friends. The parents of Anthony Riley, of Brunshaw Avenue, Burnley, today told how he was found by his 11-year-old brother after complaining of a headache and
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Wine bottle attack sentence halved
A COURT of appeal has halved the sentence for a Pendle student who struck and seriously injured a man with a bottle of wine. London's Criminal Appeal Court reduced Simon Lee Simpson's sentence from three years to 18 months yesterday. The 18-year-old Burnley
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Kerbside scheme for going green
RESIDENTS in Pendle are being encouraged to go green by taking advantage of a new kerbside recycling scheme proposed for the borough. The council's executive last night approved the introduction of fortnightly green waste collections and enhanced waste
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Teenager tracks down Gareth Gates' pal
A TRAWDEN teenager handed over £160 of her own savings to raise money for a seven-year-old girl suffering from cancer. Nicola Cross, 18, of Dean Street, heard about the plight of Robin Brooks, of Rochdale, who is currently receiving treatment in America
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If you don't have a dream, what's the point?
GRIMSBY away, Brentford away, Fulham away, and now perhaps Watford away. Should the Clarets progress to the semi-finals of this year's FA Cup (not in itself a totally outlandish suggestion) they will have done so with the minimum of glamour and media
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Five years ago
MEMBERS of Barnoldswick Working Men's Club were praised for their help in collecting £1,200 for local charities. Cheques were given to the Barnoldswick doctors surgery and to the West Craven hospital minibus committee.
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Ten years ago
SPRING came early for pupils of Altham Primary School who took their daffodils to a flower show. The youngsters visited Clayton-le-Moors Horticultural Spring Show with the blooms, where the previous year they had won a trophy.
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All bottled up about a war that's fizzing
There is no doubt about it. There is definitely going to be war. On the one side you have a towering economic and political giant, a law unto itself, and in the other you have the tiny nervous newcomers. We watch nervously, praying for peace but we know
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Celina Prix
Celina Jaitley has been named as the ambassador in India for Malaysia's March 21-23 Grand Prix. They will be using her to boost ticket sales for the event. A fan of Ferrari's five-time champion Michael Schumacher, she won the Femina Miss India crown in
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The world is mine
The hype surrounding Zayed Khan's debut movie Churaliya Hai Tumne has increased so much that the producers have decided to delay the release. The cast flies off to Kerala this weekend to shoot one last sequence before the film is finalised in the cutting
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Karisma keeps us guessing
Oh Karisma....how we are all hoping this one's a hit. Her engagement with Abisheik was called off and she's not had the best of luck on the screen either. Well, at least she always comes up trumps when the chips are down. Over the years, Karisma has really
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Little wish
GLEN Little is relishing another trip down south after Burnley were handed a trip to Watford in the FA Cup quarter-finals. And he is confident manager Stan Ternent would be more than happy to shell out for the congestion charges if they spread as far
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Meeting over store development
A SPECIAL meeting has been arranged for residents to debate the details of the proposed Sainsbury development in Prestwich. Public objection is mounting to the forward-thinking scheme, which aims to transform the former supermarket into an eight-storey
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Life is complicated enough
It was pleasing to read the letter by TS in the January issue and how he/she said Islam had changed his/her life. I feel though certain issues can be resolved through discussion. That is why I very much enjoy reading DEAR MASSI. I am female and in my
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DEAR MASSI,
A while ago I split up with my partner. We had been together for over a year, but I left him because everything he did seemed so boring and dull. He was a nice enough person but the spark just went. And I thought to myself I could do a lot better. He
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This bickering is just ruining our friendship
DEAR MASSI, I have known my best friend for as far back as I can remember. We used to spend all of our free time together and, in some ways, we are more like sisters. We have never let things get between us and I felt I could trust her with everything
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DEAR MASSI,
I began working at an office a year ago and have become more and more attracted to one of my colleagues. My colleague though is married but we get on so well together. The more I think about it the stranger it gets and I can't help feeling like this.
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Scriptwriter Matt is hot property
FORMER Prestwich lad Matt Greenhalgh has gone from tea boy on the set of Hollyoaks to writing the BBC's latest flagship drama. The 30-year-old, who had the dubious honour of being the first tea boy and runner employed on the set of the teen drama, is
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Day of thought to celebrate birthday
DARWEN guides will celebrate the most important date of the year at Derwent Hall this weekend. Alongside the town's groups of brownies, rainbows and rangers, they will be celebrating the day their founder, Baden Powell, gave birth to the idea of the children's
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'Belt up - or we'll catch you' - police
POLICE are urging drivers to wear seatbelts after snaring drivers during a late night operation in Darwen. Ten officers used Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipment in Bolton Road, outside the Access Point from 10pm to midnight on Saturday
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Week focuses on the environment
THE environment and sustainable development will be the focus of attention at a council event in May. Bury Metro, which covers the Ramsbottom area of Rossendale, holds an Environment Week across the borough between May 18 and 25. It will end with an Environment
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Showered with gifts - by Branson
A COSMETIC company worker was delighted to receive a personal pat on the back from her boss -- twice. Helen Vanrose-Peer, of Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, is being treated to a trip to America, just weeks after returning from an all expenses trip to Dubai
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Those fun-damentals of life...
The Funjabis are back in the North West this month with a one off show in Oldham. The only live Asian comedy group in the UK, their "fun-nomenal" success has propelled them across the country with sketches, "Singh-songs" and visual gags. Since the launch
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Wedding day parade
Thousands attended an Asian Wedding Exhibition at London's Wembley Exhibition Halls. The event which aimed to showcase the best of East and West fashion and beauty, is now into its ninth year, saw six spectacular catwalk shows, with top international
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Police seek help in death inquiry
POLICE today released pictures of four men they want to question following the death of a 17-year-old traveller. And detectives are also appealing to the public for help to find a hooded top that they think may be connected to the attack on Eamonn McDonagh
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Ways to keep things moving
TRAFFIC flow in the town centre has been an issue which has bothered town planners, traders, shoppers and visitors for decades. The controversial decision to shut Church Street to through-traffic in 2001 prompted anger, especially because it coincided
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Centre area 'starved' of funds
THE issue of Lord Square continues to dominate the future of Blackburn town centre, says the report. And council bosses have launched their sharpest broadside yet at owners Standard Life. The firm, which put the shopping centre up for sale last October
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Our vision
A VISION for the future of Blackburn is being created after people gave council bosses their wish list for improving the town. Major investment in the market, improvements to Lord Square, a cleaner, safer town centre and less traffic congestion all topped
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Scheme allows girls to perfect their skills
A group of girls are taking part in football thanks to a £26,000 scheme. The project runs until September, with regular weekly sessions involving the Bolton Muslim School for Girls and Smithills, Sharples, Heywood and The Deane schools. Jacinta Massey
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A frank and open debate
The story about the HIV victim (January issue) was very moving and had me thinking about an issue we in the community don't take seriously at all. I think it is through taking a detailed look at things like this we can all learn so much. I feel on too
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What a difference three weeks make
So another turbulent month in this amazing season for Blackburn Rovers. At the turn of the year Rovers were in the top eight of the Premier League, semi finals of the Worthington Cup and facing a very tricky FA Cup third Round tie at Aston Villa. A 1-
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Outcome inevitable
Britain and the United States have been planning a war with Iraq for months and I feel no matter what Iraq does now or in the near future is going to make any difference to the outcome. The whole episode concerning the UN inspectors was just a ploy into
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Shocked at ordeal
I am writing in reply to the letter with the heading "Don't get married because you feel you are compelled to do so" in the January 2003 edition. I was deeply moved by the letter and it shocks me that such Muslim girls are treated like this. This marriage
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Football clubhouse trashed as vandals run riot
VANDALS went on the rampage and smashed up the clubhouse and dressing rooms of Prestwich Heys FC. The catalogue of damage at the Sandgate Road ground, which was discovered at 11pm on Tuesday, saw the yobs: set off a fire extinguisher and scrawl obscenities
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College students put on fashion show to raise money for books for kids in India
Students and staff at a local college came together to host a spectacular show. Money raised from the event will be used to buy bi-lingual books for a children's library to be set up at the Jamiah Uloomul Quran complex in Jambusar, Gujurat, India. A level
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Breath some life into your CV
A CV or an application form should almost always be accompanied by a covering letter. A covering letter breathes fire and life into a CV. As it is a letter it will definitely be the first thing a potential employer will read. Thus, be aware that a covering
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OAPs in new charge rules
HUNDREDS of old people will no longer have to pay for their home care. But while it's good news for them, it's bad news for Bury's over-stretched social services budget. New charging rules, which start on April 1, will cost the council £340,000 a year
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LCM meets Jack Straw
The Lancashire Council of Mosques (LCM) was invited to be part of a UK wide delegation which met the Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in London recently to raise a number of concerns regarding the Gujarat atrocities. The delegation handed a memorandum together
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Officers aim to improve Urdu skills
Police in South Manchester are running a series of Urdu courses for Officers in a bid to enhance their relationship with the community. The course is being run at the request of officers who want to further their communication skills and break down the
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Stab victim slams system
A man who was stabbed by a hospital patient suffering from mental illness has slammed the system which let his attacker back into the community. Tariq Hussain, of Queensberry Road, Burnley, was stabbed in the hand at his home by Gavin Willis after he
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Robertson and Whitehead turn down Rossendale loan move
FOLLOWING discussions with Rossendale United, Leigh RMI defender John Robertson and forward Damien Whitehead have decided not to move on loan to the East Lancashire club. Leigh RMI had given the two players permission to hold talks with the club with
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Calls for religious bias to be outlawed
A new report on Muslims in Britain has called on the Government to outlaw religious discrimination. The study by Warwick University's Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations said Muslims were one of the most deprived groups in Britain, and it made a host
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Poor fare the worst in South Asia cold snap
Cold weather in India, Bangladesh and Nepal has killed more than 1000 people in the past month. Tim Sullivan reports from New Delhi. It was for people like Shashi Bala that the cold sweeping South Asian bites the fiercest. In her crowded New Delhi shantytown
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Weather-wise, my bin's still full
THE other week, I suffered from another side-effect of the bad weather -- on February 3. No, I wasn't stuck in traffic for hours on end and, no, I didn't slip and injure myself due to the lack of gritting. My problem is that, due to the state of roads
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Pub raises a glass and £7,000!
STAFF and regulars at a Walshaw pub have raised more than £7,000 for a cancer charity. The White Horse pub in Hall Street has handed over a cheque for £7,108 to the All Together for Christies group, at Christie Hospital in Manchester. Drinkers got involved
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Smoking blamed for shorter lives
WOMEN in East Lancashire live shorter lives than their counterparts almost anywhere else in the country, a survey revealed. A WOMAN living in London lives nearly five years longer than a woman living in East Lancashire. The latest shocking figures compiled
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Souey's boys are established as a mid-table side but . . .
MID-WINTER break for a month? No thanks. I'm going cold turkey already just nine days into this enforced two week cessation of hostilities. Still with the imminent return of Dunn and Duff and the pending debut of Sukur we can hopefully look forward to
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New cycle link to open
PLANS to link Burnley to the National Cycle Network have been welcomed by the town's Mayor and keen cyclist Gordon Birtwistle. Once complete, the 450-mile long national route will run from Derby in the midlands to Berwick upon Tweed in the Scottish borders
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Shakers match off
TONIGHT'S Division Three clash between Bury and Oxford United was called off this morning because of a frozen pitch. Shakers last night called for Football League officials to check the playing surface after freezing temperatures turned the ground rock
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Too far down the line to call it quits
It would be wrong to describe what will be a wholly one-sided onslaught, as a war. There appears little doubt that the military might of the Americans with their servile and fawning ally will inflict terrible pulverization on the Iraqis. The UN inspectors
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Council tax to rise 4.9 per cent
A MAJORITY of residents in Hyndburn face an extra £5.48 a year council tax from April. The 4.9 per cent rise, which is set to be approved by Hyndburn Council's cabinet when it meets tonight , will increase the bill for a band A property from £111.92 to
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Happiness is only a song away
The silly season is months away but you could be forgiven for thinking it's already arrived. They were expecting big things of this pairing of Kareena and Fardeen and maybe they were expecting far too much. The story is pretty simple and sees Kareena
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Goal-shy Bury go down and up
SHAKERS manager Andy Preece was left counting his blessings after wasteful Bury fell to a late goal against struggling Orient only to move up a place in the Division Three table. John Martin's 87th minute winner should have proved a crushing blow to the
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Little wish
GLEN Little is relishing another trip down south after Burnley were handed a trip to Watford in the FA Cup quarter-finals. And he is confident manager Stan Ternent would be more than happy to shell out for the congestion charges if they spread as far
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Dunn sights on Chelsea
BLACKBURN midfielder David Dunn will attempt to step up his comeback plans in the reserves tonight. Dunn has been named in Alan Murray's 16-man squad for the game against Aston Villa at Walsall's Bescott Stadium. And if he can come through the test unscathed
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Hospital radio wants to hear from you
HOSPITAL radio chiefs today renewed their appeal for the Valley's answer to Sarah Cox or Steve Wright to volunteer to help the charity. Radio Rossendale, which is based at Rossendale General off Haslingden Road, needs a variety of people to help -- from
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Paying for the revamp
TOWN centre businesses could be hit with a new tax to help pay for improvements and extra services. Blackburn with Darwen Council wants to add a surcharge of up to 2.5 per cent to business rates to help pay for things to make the town centre a better
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Smoking blamed for shorter lives
WOMEN in East Lancashire live shorter lives than their counterparts almost anywhere else in the country, a survey revealed. A WOMAN living in London lives nearly five years longer than a woman living in East Lancashire. The latest shocking figures compiled
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Former champs feel the heat
As the Blackburn Community Badminton League began it's first set of fixtures this month there was a new look to the top of the first division. The familar quartet (Kheratker/Malik/Hussain and Chilwan) of seasons past are now propping up the table. In
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There's no shame in saying no
I was saddened to read the letter by the woman who was married for only 16 weeks. (Asian Image January Issue). She was very brave to share her experiences with us but is a shame she had to go through it. I had a very close friend who also had an experience
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Horrifying to think this still happens
I am moved to write the following after reading the article 'Don't get married because you feel you must' which appears on you're web site on Monday 10th February 2003. I am deeply moved by reading this story and my deepest sympathy goes out to the person
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Jobs fair attracts over 300
The public services joined forces to host a careers event in Nelson and the day attracted over 300 people. The event was specifically aimed at actively promoting careers in the services to the ethnic minority community and to those from deprived areas
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Kashmir Focus
A leading North West organisation has urged the government to focus its energies on the Kashmir situation rather than go to war with Iraq. The North West Pakistani Kashmiri Councillors Forum unanimously agreed to oppose any war against Iraq without the
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United message at anti-war meeting
People from various religions and backgrounds attended a national anti-war conference in Blackburn. The conference entitled 'Terrorism - A challenge for the Muslim World and JUSTICE -A challenge for the West' was held at Jan's Conference Centre and attracted
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Cabbie fights back as attacker flees
A taxi driver relived the moment a passenger pulled a knife in an attempted armed robbery and said :"I thought I was going to die." Mohammed Saddaque, 54, was cut on his neck and hands after he grabbed the blade being held to his throat. The ordeal began
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Firebomb: Trio were framed
Two sisters have spoken out after the two men who tried to frame them for a firebomb attack were jailed. Naira, Shahnaz, and mum Taj, Sardar were arrested at their former home in Malham Gardens, Blackburn, after the two men Jangeer Ahmed, 35 and Javid
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On the road again
GRIMSBY away, Brentford away, Fulham away, and now perhaps Watford away. Should the Clarets progress to the semi-finals of this year's FA Cup (not in itself a totally outlandish suggestion) they will have done so with the minimum of glamour and media
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Boy's death: Vodka probe
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been found dead in his bed after a night out drinking alcohol with his friends. The parents of Anthony Riley, of Brunshaw Avenue, Burnley, today told how he was found by his 11-year-old brother after complaining of a headache and
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Steve helps hospice cash in on currency
A HOSPICE is looking for donations of stamps, coins and other collectables to raise valuable funds. Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle is in great need of donations as it costs around £1.2 million a year to run. Only 20 per cent of this fee is covered
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Glider tragedy: Family pay tributes
THE family of a Burnley magistrate killed in a gliding accident today spoke of his "warmth and friendship." David Rukin, 44, of Pendle Drive, Whalley, died soon after taking off from Bowland Forest Gliding Club, in Chipping on Saturday. The accident also
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Unlucky Hill ready for return
LUCKLESS Shakers defender Nicky Hill could finally put his injury jinx behind him with a long-awaited return to first team action this week. The centre half has only made three appearances in the first 11 all season, all in the LDV Vans Trophy, with a
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Elderly warned of bogus workmen
POLICE have advised elderly people in Great Harwood to be on their guard after two burglaries involving bogus workmen. In one incident a 96-year-old man discovered an intruder in his Noble Street home at around 11.30am on Friday. The intruder asked the
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Builders nearing the end on £1.7m fire station
WORK to create Accrington's £1.7million state-of-the-art fire station is set to be completed by the end of this month. The Hyndburn Road fire station will be used by 70 firefighters and will have bays for four fire engines, including an incident support
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Akshay targeted
Akshay Kumar has been given protection after receiving threats from the underworld. Akshay approached Mumbai police for security after getting calls from the Ijaz Lakdawala gang, a breakaway faction of the notorious Chota Rajan syndicate. According to
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Specials to take charge
SPECIAL police officers are to take over duties in two towns. Volunteer Special Constables will run Darwen and Clitheroe police stations next weekend for a full eight-hour shift, as part of a national initiative. They will run Darwen on Sunday, February
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Death threat concerns
JAMES Anderson has spoken of his fear at receiving death threats ahead of England's controversial World Cup fixture in Harare. And the Burnley fast bowler said the decision not to travel for last week's scheduled fixture against Zimbabwe was the right
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Quality over quantity
Shahina Kasak reports from the Asian Bride Show 2003 which was held at the Cafe Royale in London. The event promised to be an "all you need" guide to the perfect Asian nuptial, enough glitter and pizzaz to fill any community hall and impress the Jones's
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Adapt and survive
BLACKBURN has had a market in some shape or form since the 1700s -- but if it wants one for the long-term future, then things need to change. That's the view taken by council bosses who have drawn up a series of draft proposals designed to improve Blackburn
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District ideas are a winner
PLANS to create themed districts to promote Blackburn town centre have won the thumbs up from the public. The council produced a map of the town centre which split the town into seven districts. These were: The Cathedral Quarter: Running around the Cathedral
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Students get chance to film their heroes on stage
THREE East Lancashire students are looking forward to getting a close-up view of their favourite band -- after winning the chance to film them live on stage. Former Blackburn College student David Kay managed to land the rights to film The Levellers for
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Police seek help in death inquiry
POLICE today released pictures of four men they want to question following the death of a 17-year-old traveller. And detectives are also appealing to the public for help to find a hooded top that they think may be connected to the attack on Eamonn McDonagh
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Blues can do local rivals a favour
CLITHEROE could do neighbours Ramsbottom a favour when they meet third-from-bottom Atherton LR at home in NWCL Division One tonight (kick off 7.45pm). If the Blues win - boosting their slim hopes of taking the title - and Ramsbottom come out on top in
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Final hunger
DINO Maamria is hungry for a place in the Marsden Trophy final. And the former Burnley trainee - who is now the Clarets' ethnic minorities officer - says he and his Leigh team-mates will take no prisoners when they host Chorley tonight. "We want to win
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Cricket thrills
The Blackburn Midweek Cricket League is on the look out for clubs interested in playing in matches at Pleasington during the week between 6pm to 9pm. It's open to everyone. Further information can be obtained from Iqbal on 07970216334 or Audley community
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Summer football
Applications are now being invited for the Blackburn community midweek SUMMER SEVEN-A-SIDE LEAGUE. Matches will be played during weekdays between 8pm to 10pm at Witton Park Astro Turf. The Summer League is very popular with local clubs and they are asked
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In a league of his own
If this youngster beat you in a game of snooker you might feel embarrassed but you need not be because you will merely be the latest in an every growing line. Eleven-year-old Kamran Ashraf of Victoria Street, Nelson has notched up 25 tournament wins so
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It gets tougher when you start winning
In the strangest of incidents this month Blackburn United seniors were having to plead their case to get back into the Blackburn Combination league. The vote went in favour of the club and it has become an all too common fate for the club. Every time
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Protests help bury the myth
With approximately 2 million demonstrators in London alone, over a million in Rome, 500,000 throughout Germany, and tens of thousands in over 600 cities dotted across the planet the belligerency of Bush and his 'Foreign Secretary' Tony Blair is being
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Freedom for worship - but not for Islam
At a time when opposition to the coming Crusade against Iraq, a war to extend Imperial domination is increasing, the government can always rely on bringing out a common scapegoat to garner support and subvert public opinion. Are the Public to be fooled
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The people have spoken
Protestors from all over the North West travelled in their thousands to participate in the biggest public demonstration held in Britian. Organisers claimed up to two million people took part in London, although official police estimates put the figure
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"Disaster fear" over new cash for schools
TOWN hall bosses are flirting with disaster in trying to find more money for the borough's hard-up schools. They are taking £440,000 out of contingency funds to help schools penalised under a new way of allocating grants. They admit that the move is "
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Teenagers take part in multi-cultural project
Ten teenagers from Nelson have been working together to look at issues relating to race, age, gender, and environment, through photography. The Five Wards Arts and Cultural Project is to launch a calendar which the ten young women, aged 15 and 16, have
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Discount holidays warning
Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards Service is warning consumers about holiday club offers which claim to provide huge discounts off holidays. The Department of Trade and Industry has recently moved to shut down 14 companies offering holiday
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Man charged with murder
A 20-year-old Iraqi Kurd has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with the murder of a fellow countryman. Samsuddin Farhan Hamad, of Infirmary Street, Blackburn, was sent in custody to Preston Crown Court. It is alleged that he stabbed to death
