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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, February 20.
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. 50/50 Ballroom Dancing, Chorley Town Hall, 7.30pm. Amateur Radio: North West Repeater and Radio Club, Globe Bowling Club, Bullough Park, Accrington, 8pm. "The Remarkable
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Cameras are not the only answer
WITH almost £7.6million collected in fines and 128,000 speeding tickets issued county-wide no one can argue that roadside cameras are not effective in raising revenue. Whether they have the same impact on accident figures is nothing like as clear cut.
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Flowers bloom in every season
THE idea of flowers blooming in early spring is something of an error. In the deep midwinter many flowers are in bloom. Soon after the snow I was told of flowers in bloom around the Brungerley footpath. Already in bloom is butterbur but in this area the
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Lancashire Amateur League
LATEST results and tables Premier Division: Bury GSOB 3 Little Lever SC 0; Hesketh Casuals 0 Gregorians 6; O Blackburnians 4 Prairie Utd 2; O Boltonians 2 Radcliffe Amateurs 0; Rochdale St Clements 0 Rossendale Amateurs 2. Division One: Bolton Lads Club
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Win at last in the War of the Roses
Lancashire's Tenpin Bowling team are celebrated a first ever win over rivals Yorkshire in the Scott Banks Memorial Plate. It was the first time in the competition five years of the competition that Lancashire won the Plate and so the Accrington Superbowl
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Good team display from local runners
Chorley Harriers and Rossendale Harriers took big contingents to Rivington to compete in the Winter Hill Fell Race and rewarded with good team performances. Nick Leigh from Altrincham won the tough fell race in 1.4038 with Steve Clawson of Rossendale
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QEGS beaten in penalty
Danny Pilkington was spot on as St Bedes beat QEGS to win the Lancashire Schools Cup final in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. The Blackburn Rovers Academy player held his nerve to fire home the decisive spot kick in a thrilling cup final that went all the
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Fly flag on all public buildings
REGARDING Mr R Holdsworth's remarks (Letters, February 8) about the Union Jack not being flown on Blackburn's new police station, every public building in our country should be flying it or the Cross of St George. You only need to cross the Channel to
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Wrong town, right subject
WHEN I read J Conlon's remarks about Darwen's new health centre (Letters, February 3), I almost burst out laughing -- I thought I was reading about Nelson! Our health centre is old, poky and depressing and has a small car park which the public is not
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Brave man's life taken by a loser
DETECTIVE Inspector Jim O'Donell whose killing 44 years ago you recalled (LET, January 30), was a hero, not only as a policeman, but as a soldier. Jim was a sergeant in the Irish Guards and was captured in France in the early days of World War Two. During
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North written off by the Government
FOR your newspaper to try to portray the Government's newly-announced housing plans (LET, February 5) as a boost for the North of England is a travesty of the truth. In reality, the North's industrial areas have now been effectively written off and a
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Good cup run could attract new players
SO Frank McLintock can join Bryan Robson in the Clarets' Hall of Shame as the latest football legend to hand Burnley a potential away day in the FA Cup. Four rounds and potentially four away games, three down south. Mind you, given the Clarets fabulous
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Jansen makes Rovers pledge
MATT Jansen today vowed to use his loan spell at Coventry City as a springboard back into the Rovers first team. Jansen linked up with his new Sky Blues team-mates for the first time yesterday since agreeing to join the First Division club on a three-month
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
THE act of a madman or just a storm in a tea-cup? Public opinion currently seems to be divided over the David Beckham 'bootgate' affair. But as far as I'm concerned, 'Sir' Alex Ferguson's behaviour after the event has been far more disgraceful than anything
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Boy, 13, died of multiple injuries
A BURNLEY schoolboy who lost his life after a road accident last Friday had suffered multiple injuries, an inquest opening was told. The hearing was told John Paul Henry Fallon, 13, of Irene Street, Burnley, died in Burnley General Hospital after the
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Councillor puts first pedal on cycleway
KEEN cyclist and Burnley councillor Roger Frost was the first to ride on the town's cycleway. The route will officially open this summer and eventually form part of a national cycle network. The North West link follows the Pennines, using quiet rural
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Bury have eye on second spot
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece insists Bury can yet finish as high as second in Division Three as the pacesetters struggle to put daylight between themselves and the play-off places. Second-placed Rushden and Diamonds appeared to be cruising towards the Second
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Judge praises hero grandad
A QUICK-THINKING grandad was praised by a court after disarming a would-be robber who struck at a supermarket cash point. Cyril Stubbins, 63, had gone to Morrison's, Pendle Street, Nelson, for breakfast on June 4 when he spotted Quadiri Atiqullah armed
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Funeral cash stolen
AN EX-CONVICT helped himself to £1,000 cash meant for funeral expenses and blew every penny of it, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Duane Marcel Pickles Murphy, 24, pinched the cash from his new girlfriend's mother on New Year's Day. The
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Armed raid on post office
A WOMAN was treated for shock after an armed robbery at a Radcliffe post office. A man brandishing a silver handgun went into Black Lane post office in Ainsworth Road just before 11am on Tuesday and threatened staff. He pointed the weapon at the postmaster
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Police plea after metal bar mugging
A TEENAGER was threatened with a metal bar and forced to hand over his jewellery in a mugging. The 17-year-old handed over the jewellery he was wearing when two men threatened him in Warth Fold Road, Radcliffe, on Monday afternoon. The first robber, who
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Bad day at the office for Dale
ALEX Green was the hero of the bitter cold hour as his solitary try was enough to beat arch rivals Rossendale. The hard working flanker crashed over the line to score midway through the second half to finally break the deadlock. In an evenly contested
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Gas workers in wages action
SIXTY gas workers downed tools today and demanded an increase in their hourly rate. The men, mains layers and reinstaters for Alfred McAlpine, Heys Lane, Great Harwood, claim they have not had a significant pay rise for two years. They are not represented
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Bike theft blues of sleepover lad
SCHOOLBOY Leon Pawsey has been hit by a two-wheeled jinx while staying at a pal's house. Thieves struck while the nine-year-old was on a sleepover at his friend Ryan Bentley's house, in Blackburn Road, Rishton. They stole his bike, just two months after
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Council gives its support to new lottery
A KIND-hearted council is supporting a charity's fund-raising lottery by giving all workers the chance to take part. Managers at Hyndburn Borough Council have given employees the option of having a regular deduction from their wages, to take part in the
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Clean-up squad gets green light
A CLEANING hit squad to target the borough's 'grot-spots' costing £35,000 was just one of a number of new schemes approved at Hyndburn Council's budget meeting last night. Other schemes included money for Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, improvements to the
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Weller out to beat cup jinx
MIDFIELDER Paul Weller is hoping to overcome his injury nightmare to help the Clarets push for the play-offs. Weller, who was on the bench at Fulham on Sunday, has stepped up his training - although he's hoping to avoid a cup jinx along the way. The player
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What's in a name? Centuries of tradition!
BLACKBURN, I think, has thrown away enough of its heritage already without it losing more by agreeing to the call by clergy and town centre traders for the name of historical Church Street to be scrapped. The fact that the street has got a new look does
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Taxpayers are sick of council's skivers
THE timing could hardly have been any less subtle. For just as council tax payers in Blackburn and Darwen were told that their bills are to rise by nearly nine per cent, they also learned they were paying for droves of town hall employees to skive. And
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Jansen makes Rovers pledge
MATT Jansen today vowed to use his loan spell at Coventry City as a springboard back into the Rovers first team. Jansen linked up with his new Sky Blues team-mates for the first time yesterday since agreeing to join the First Division club on a three-month
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Weller out to beat cup jinx
MIDFIELDER Paul Weller is hoping to overcome his injury nightmare to help the Clarets push for the play-offs. Weller, who was on the bench at Fulham on Sunday, has stepped up his training - although he's hoping to avoid a cup jinx along the way. The player
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Mugger took woman's bag
A MUGGER targeted an elderly woman as she walked along a Radcliffe road. The 72-year-old was walking along Bury and Bolton Road on Monday afternoon when the mugger ran up from behind and snatched her handbag, which contained a small amount of cash and
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Talks on nerves disorder
TWO seminars exploring issues surrounding a little-known neurological condition come to East Lancashire on February 28 and March 1. The first Symposium on Dystonia is aimed at medical professionals and will feature addresses by some of the country's leading
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Marathon man Ian steps out for charity
A DARWEN man will celebrate his 40th birthday by competing in the London Marathon to raise money for cancer research. Ian Black, of Marsh House Lane, will be taking part in his fourth marathon since he started applying to take part in 1992. The service
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Moves to combat crime at local level
POLICE surgeries will aim to tackle crime at a community level during weekly visits to a Darwen church and community centre. Throughout February, residents will benefit from police visits to Sudellside Community Centre, Sudellside Road and St James's
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Caring homes plan approved
A PIONEERING form of sheltered housing to take in elderly people with dementia has been given the go-ahead in Darwen. The extra-care housing development will be the first of its kind in the borough and one of the first in the county. Blackburn with Darwen
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Brownies crack code
BROWNIES learnt the secret of Morse code and the reasons behind the phonetic alphabet when they gained their 'communications' badge. Volunteers from Rossendale Amateur Radio Society gave up their Saturday afternoon to learn the youngsters from the 12th
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Bus service extended
BUS operator Burnley and Pendle Travel has announced an extension to the 143 Service between Burnley, Clowbridge, Crawshawbooth and Rawtenstall. The route will be extended to Bolton from Monday, replacing most of the daytime journeys which are currently
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New officer joins crime fight
A ROSSENDALE town today welcomed the latest weapon in the fight against crime -- another police officer. Bacup's new problem orientated policing co-ordinator Danny Trelawny has joined the town's newly-appointed Inspector Dave Shepherd. Danny, 34, originally
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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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E-fit hope in hunt for armed robber
POLICE hunting a gunman who burst into a house and demanded cash today issued a description of a car they want to trace. And detectives released an e-fit image of the man involved in the robbery. The man, described as being in his 20s or 30s, barged his
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County 'will not rethink homes closures'
A SOCIAL Services boss today said a change in Government policy would not make any difference to plans to shut 32 care homes. The private sector today welcomed the decision announced by Health Minister Jacqui Smith, but warned Lancashire County Council
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Gotcha!
A DETERMINED shop worker refused to give up the chase -- and collared a thief after running for a mile through Blackburn town centre. Aiden Wignall, 22, sprang into action when the alarm was activated at the Sports Soccer shop in Victoria Court where
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Golf plan is set to be bunkered
PLANS to create a golf course, which would tip up to a million tonnes of landfill in the process, look set to be thrown out by councillors. The move comes after a series of concerns were raised about the plan, near Feniscowles, including the risk of stray
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Road death fall as speeders count cost
SPEEDING in Lancashire cost drivers £7.6million last year after police issued almost 128,000 tickets. The six-fold rise in prosecutions -- leading to £60 fines and three penalty points -- came after a dramatic rise in speed cameras on the county's roads
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IRAQ: The local issues...Part 2
What would war mean for us? DESPITE widespread public unease, Prime Minister Tony Blair is seemingly intent on a war with Iraq. Reporters IAN SINGLETON and THERESA ROBSON assess the impact of a conflict on East Lancashire's economy, race relations, tourism
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Cancer killed prisoner, 75 inquest hears
A BLACKBURN man who died while serving a prison sentence died of natural causes, an inquest heard. A post mortem examination showed that Bernard Kelly had lung cancer which had spread to his spine. He underwent hospital tests before losing power from
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Award statement was misplaced
IT was pleasing to read your report (LET, February 1) on the bravery awards to four police officers at the opening of the new police headquarters at Greenbank, Blackburn. However, it was stated that the trophy presented in memory of Detective Inspector
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100 jobs to be axed as factory closes
MORE than 100 people will lose their jobs when a factory closes at the end of the year. Engineering firm Ingersoll Rand in Swan Lane, Hindley Green, has announced that 106 jobs will go when production is transferred to other factories all over the world
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Fire rips through Indian restaurant
FIRE investigators were today probing a blaze at an Indian restaurant last night. Four fire engines were called to the blaze at Rajas Asian Restaurant, Market Street, Colne, at 9.30pm and battled for several hours to put out the flames. The road was closed
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Bobbies steps to pay for her studies
DANCE student Bobbie Bowes is saving up enough money to go to university by taking classes for children. Bobbie, 17, of Albert Street, Padiham, is studying for her A-levels at St Mary's College, Blackburn. But in 18 months she will be preparing to either
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Optician struck off over fraud
A BURNLEY optician who defrauded the NHS of thousands of pounds and encouraged his staff to do the same in a bid to boost the business and secure their jobs has been struck off. Stephen Phillip Penrose, of Red Lees Road, was sentenced to 200 hours community
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Hip ops team flies in to cut waiting lists
A TEAM of surgeons is being flown in from South Africa in a bid to slash East Lancashire's hip operation waiting list. Thirty patients on the waiting list at Burnley General Hospital and 20 from Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley will be given the
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Addicted burglar scapes jail term
A DRUG-addicted burglar escaped being sent to jail so he can continue on the "road to rehabilitation." Gareth Johnson, 21, told police he was looking for shelving when they caught him in an unoccupied property in Derby Street, Colne. The defendant, who
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Derby victory for firsts against thirds
INJURIES and absences took their toll on a spirited Blackburn team who suffered a derby defeat against an inspired Colne and Nelson outfit. With the game just about playable due to overnight frost, Blackburn struggled for most of the game to get out of
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Top school breeds stars of the future
FAST forward a few years to the Six Nations clash between England and Ireland at a packed out Twickenham or partisan Lansdowne Road. Lining up in the crisp white of England is Whalley-born John Ashworth packing down against Carl Cimpoias in the vivid
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Fighting cancer
MORE than 300 party-goers dressed in black and gold for a special Valentine's Ball in aid of the national charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer. The annual dinner-dance in aid of the charity was held at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors. Although the
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Loads of worry for tip campaign
CAMPAIGNERS against increased traffic at a controversial tip were dealt a blow today when it was revealed just how many wagons were using it. Waste management company Sita said there were up to 450 vehicle movements at the Whinney Hill site, Accrington
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Band returns for music lesson
FOUR old school buddies who formed a rock band returned to the assembly hall to launch their debut single. But the band members of Jobe, who entertained sixth form pupils at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School during lunch, were worried they were going to
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Permit blow
HASLINGDEN are on the look-out for a new professional after they failed to get a work permit for Andrew McDonald. McDonald has only played three first class games in the last 18 months - two less than the minimum required. Haslingden had been advised
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Car thefts warning to drivers
DARWEN police are sending out another warning to residents to keep their cars secure. Three cars were stolen from the Edgworth area last week because drivers had started their cars and left running them while they defrosted. Another car was stolen early
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Children urged to think 'Big'
CHILDREN in Rossendale are to learn about "Big Healthy Bodies" as part of the government's Year of Science initiative. The scheme is part of a series of "Big" education initiatives including the Big Read, the Big Sum, Big Eat and Big Science. Each theme
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Hairdresser John cuts out work
BLACKBURN'S longest-established hairdresser is putting away his comb and scissors for good. John Slater is retiring next week from Slater's Hair and Body Shop, Whalley New Road, at the age of 58. He started work as an apprentice in his father's salon
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We're safe, for the time being
LANCASHIRE is safe from London-style congestion charges until 2006 at the earliest, it was revealed today. As drivers commuting into the Capital get used to new £5-a-day charges for using certain streets, other cities around the country have admitted
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IRAQ: The local issues...Part 1
What would war mean for us? DESPITE widespread public unease, Prime Minister Tony Blair is seemingly intent on a war with Iraq. Reporters IAN SINGLETON and THERESA ROBSON assess the impact of a conflict on East Lancashire's economy, race relations, tourism
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Referee abandons freezing match
THE freezing conditions at Victoria Park forced the referee to abandon this NWCL second division game after 80 minutes with the Blues leading by a single goal. Both sides had done well to master a treacherous rock hard pitch which made turning and close
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Play-off hopes fade for
BLACKBURN Hawks' faint hopes of reaching this season's play-offs lingers on. The Hawks rounded off their regular league programme with a hard-fought win at Grimsby. And 24 hours later back at the Arena, they crashed to cup defeat in what could be the
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Pensioners attacked for a couple of loaves
AN elderly couple were thrown to the ground and robbed by a youth -- for their groceries. The pensioners, who are both aged 83, were attacked in Manchester Old Road, Bury, as they walked home from the shops. A teenager, aged about 15, crept up behind
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It's all over for cricket league
A long running cricket league has definitely folded after not a single team turned up to a make-or-break meeting to discuss its future. The Burnley and District Amateur League, which was formed in 1894, was put on hold last year due to a lack of umpires
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Passengers braced for disruption as one-day strikes set
RAIL passengers in East Lancashire look set for disruption after conductors at a leading rail firm announced a series of one-day strikes starting next week. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union at Arriva Trains Northern will walk out on February
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Purvis has mixed hopes
Integrate to accumulate would probably be a good way of summing up Purvis Ali's outlook on sport. For ever since he first kicked a football around in his Hyndburn Park Junior School team, Purvis has always maintained the believe that sport should be the
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Area deserves council help
I read with great interest the comments from the Roe Lee Residents' Association in Blackburn (Letters, January 30). Being a lifelong resident of the district, I fully endorse their remarks. I know only too well how this once much-sought-after area has
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Gotcha!
A DETERMINED shop worker refused to give up the chase -- and collared a thief after running for a mile through Blackburn town centre. Aiden Wignall, 22, sprang into action when the alarm was activated at the Sports Soccer shop in Victoria Court where
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Road death fall as speeders count cost
SPEEDING in Lancashire cost drivers £7.6million last year after police issued almost 128,000 tickets. The six-fold rise in prosecutions -- leading to £60 fines and three penalty points -- came after a dramatic rise in speed cameras on the county's roads
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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 was called off due to a frozen pitch. The winners will meet either Accrington Stanley or Kendal in the Final.
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Housing expert backs plan for demolition
A HOUSING expert has told a second public inquiry into a controversial renewal plan that low demand for homes in a run down Pendle ward could only be tackled through demolition. Government inspector Philip Asquith re-opened the inquiry into Pendle Council's
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DIY school parents 'will fight for places'
PARENTS behind Burnley's DIY School are waiting to hear about secondary school places in the town. But the group, who set up their own classroom when they did not get the school of their choice last year, said they would continue their fight if their
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Panthers go on a revenge mission
PENDLE Panthers got revenge for their humilating 56-0 defeat against Halifax last month. Steve Swann's side returned vowing to settle the score and despite slipping behind to two early tries, the Panthers roared to success. Full back Sarah Dixon registered
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Restaurant plan looks set to fail
AN APPLICATION to transform a controversial nightclub into a licensed restaurant is to set to be thrown out. The New Top Club, Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors, has been closed for about 18 months, but a businessman from Sale, Cheshire, has recently bought
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Post office staff foil raid attempt
BRAVE post office staff refused to hand over money to armed robbers during a raid on Tuesday. Three men wearing balaclavas walked into Rufford Drive post ffice, Whitefield, about 5pm demanding cash. They shouted at staff and began hitting the security
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Harwood in for Aussie
GREAT HARWOOD cricket club have secured 22-year-old Australian Andrew Crook as their new professional. The Jennings Ribblesdale League club are hoping the right-arm off-break spinner, who plays for South Australia, will help them regain the form that
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Hard times but future looking good at BAE
IF you measured commercial strife by negative column inches in the financial press, BAE would appear to be in deep crisis. So, just what does it all mean for the company's operations in Samlesbury and Warton, which together employ 8,000 people? The Lancashire
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Store booze theft to fund gambling
A MAN who stole a bottle of cognac from a Darwen store was looking to support a gambling habit, a court was told. Roger Pickles, defending, told Blackburn magistrates that Daniel O'Donnell's addiction had only come to light during the preparation of pre-sentence
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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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Hip ops team flies in to cut waiting lists
A TEAM of surgeons is being flown in from South Africa in a bid to slash East Lancashire's hip operation waiting list. Thirty patients on the waiting list at Burnley General Hospital and 20 from Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley will be given the
