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Rams held by Alsager
Ramsbottom United...1 Alsager...1 RAMSBOTTOM were looking to get back to winning ways against Alsager after Saturday's defeat by Newcastle Town. It had all the signs of being a tight game with Alsager's goalkeeper having picked up a Player of the Month
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Forever meeting date
THE next open meeting of the Society will be held on Monday, March 24, at Gigg Lane Social Club, 7.30pm (please note the re-arranged date). The next car boot sale at Gigg Lane foreground will be on Sunday, April 6. The Forever Bury tombola table was particularly
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Brits must stand up and be counted
REGARDING your report (LET, March 14) about ten Blackburn councillors threatening to quit Labour if the UK went to war with Iraq without UN backing, they all represented Labour at the last elections, and as such should be prepared to back the party during
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I do not want to lose Garry
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today underlined his determination to hang onto Rovers skipper Garry Flitcroft. Flitcroft's current contract is due to run out next summer and Rovers have yet to meet his demands in regard to a new one. But Souness has made
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Dangers of drugs tackled at youth conference
ADVICE about the dangers of drug use and career planning were among the subjects of discussion at a youth conference in Nelson. More than 50 Year 10 pupils from Edge End High, Primet High, Walshaw High and Ghausia Girls School attended the Empower and
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Attacker salesman escapes jail term
A CAR salesman who got drunk and attacked a pub regular in a "couple of minutes of lunacy" has escaped a jail term -- but a judge stressed it was only just. Father-of-two Keith Spriggs, 38, knocked victim David Benson unconscious and then kicked him several
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Taxi drivers call off second strike
TAXI operators today announced they were not planning a second strike following a meeting with police. The announcement comes after taxi representatives, police and local council officials met with headteachers, youth and community workers and community
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We'll get it right - Preece
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece has urged his players to remain positive as they head into a crucial promotion duel with Lincoln City on Saturday. With no goals and only two points from their last four outings, Bury have slipped dramatically down to 11th in
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CD takes Pendle Europe-wide
A NEW CD has been produced and is now on sale promoting music from Pendle and its twin towns of Creil in France and Marl in Germany. The CD contains 23 contemporary and classical songs performed by choirs and music schools from each area. Entitled 'Triple
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Swinging Sixties days at The Beachcomber
LESLEY RICHARDS looks back at one of Leigh's famous old nightclubs - The Beachcomber THE beat rolled on for Sixties teenagers with the opening of their own trendy Leigh nightspot -- The Beachcomber. Three weeks of hard work converted a former furniture
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Chemists on Duty
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Astons Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: Boots Chemists, 2 Cobden Court. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Geloo Bros Ltd, 14 Union Street. ACCRINGTON: noon-1pm: Bentleys Chemist
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Chemists on Duty
FRIDAY, MARCH 2BLACKBURN: 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, MARCH 26 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
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Chemists on Duty
TUESDAY, MARCH 25 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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Struck off solicitor wants new hearing
A BANKRUPT solicitor struck off after she borrowed £10,000 from a client and took a further £2,000 out of another client's account is to apply to have the case re-heard. Jennifer Hallam of Crossmapontane Barn, Houghclough Lane, Chipping, did not attend
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Stan's key decisions
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has some big decisions to make in the next couple of weeks as he prepares to sign some key players. But that does not mean there will be new faces at Turf Moor, he is simply having to decide which of the nine players who are
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Shakers dinner tickets still available
THERE are still tickets available for Bury FC's Fundraising Mixed Dinner tomorrow evening (Saturday) at the Social Club. Tickets are £25 for the event which includes a four course dinner and top entertainment from singer Keith Washington-Campbell; female
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Clarets get a point
ALAN Moore's goal seven minutes after the break earned Burnley a point in a poor match against Grimsby. The Irishman nodded in from close range after Steve Davis headed down a Glen Little corner. Five minutes later he was stretchered off after injuring
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Search on for sports pitch site
PLANS to build Darwen's new health centre were approved in principle by councillors. Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust wants to build the health centre on football pitches behind Darwen Leisure Centre, in Police Street. But the
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Money can be examined in drugs inquiry
A DARWEN haulage contractor has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged in connection with the seizure of £19million worth of drugs. And the magistrates gave police permission to detain £26,000 in cash found at the home of David Scattergood so that
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Recyling: Don't worm out!
RECYCLING bosses have enlisted an unusual mascot to help them tackle Lancashire's waste mountain -- a cartoon earthworm. The Lancashire Waste Partnership is calling on residents to think about composting more garden waste as spring and summer approach
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Warning follows ordeal
A HAIRDRESSER has issued a warning to all other salons in the region after a terrifying ordeal at the hands of an intruder. Linda Everett, 52, from Vogue hair salon, Blackburn, was attacked by a man who tried to steal a customer's handbag from the premises
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Jailed child porn man target of FBI
A BLACKBURN man snared by an international investigation into child porn on the internet has been jailed for eight months. Preston Crown Court heard Paul Bielby had a "morbid curiosity that got out of hand" until he was discovered during an operation
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Carter's quartet prove to be too good for the rest
IT CAME as no surprise to the 84 anglers gathered together in Blackburn, for the final round of the Hyndburn & Blackburn AA teams Spring League, which team took the £500 for the overall winners, but the poor form of the canal did. The four from Ted
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Barritt is hooked on dangerous game
WHEN Daniel Barritt reads a book or magazine while travelling in a car, he is overcome with nausea. Strange then, that when he's hurtling round bends at speeds of up to 90mph he can read a map and direct his rally driver without the slightest feeling
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British Navy helicopters collide
TWO British Royal Navy helicopters collided in the early hours of Saturday morning over the Persian Gulf, killing all seven on board. The two Sea King helicopters were not struck by enemy fire, said Group Capt. Al Lockwood, a spokesman for British forces
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, March 23 and Monday, March 24
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Sounds of the 50s Variety Show, Thwaites Theatre, Bolton Road, Ewood, Blackburn, 7.30pm Springcraft Fair, Helmshore Textile Museums, Holcombe Road, Helmshore,
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Clena-ups should be child's play
IT'S not unusual for children to be conscious about their community and the environment, as we saw only recently when children at an East Lancashire junior school devised their own poster campaign to combat dog fouling. But it is, surely, remarkable for
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A mauling in the valley
NORTH LANCS CUMBRIA Rossendale...60pts Bury...0pts THE first game of the current season was at home against Rossendale, the result a win for Rossendale 22 - 17. The Bury side felt slightly aggrieved, as the game could quite easily have been won, with
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Thoughts that give me comfort as the bombs fall
LAID out in all its splendour just beyond one of Saddam Hussein's palaces was once the fabulous Garden of Eden. Not that I know the Garden's exact spot. It's just that Saddam's got so many royal abodes that the garden bordered by the rivers Euphrates
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Rushden put the boot in
Bury...0 Rushden and Diamonds...1 STICKING the boot in is probably a way of life for a team bankrolled by Max Griggs, the millionaire boss of the Doctor Marten's empire. There's no doubting that as far as the Shakers are concerned this result was as painful
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IRaq now -- who will be next?
WHO'S next after Iraq? North Korea, according to Tony Blair. The US shall disappear in a sea of flames is the message coming out of the East. Frightening! Is this Armageddon? N MOMONIAT (Mr), Blackburn (full address received).
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Street a danger to pedestrians
REGARDING Bridge Street in Darwen, I agree with Mrs Eileen Helliwell (Letters, March 4) about the flagrant disregard of motorists using the street as a drive-thru' -- at great speed, I may add. I am surprised no one's been knocked down yet, as pedestrians
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Benefits should be for needy only
I TOTALLY agree with Mrs L Altham regarding benefits (Letters, March 7). Why does everyone over 60 get the cold weather payment even when they are still working? Most men don't retire until they are 65. In many cases, their wives are also working so they
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Councillors out of touch
REGARDING your report about the £60,000 'anti-rumour mill' department which Blackburn with Darwen Council is to set up (LET, February 28), the misleading information, rumour etc, stems more often than not from council officials and/or councillors in the
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Missing link's there for all to see
REGARDING the Rev Kevin Logan's views on evolution (Letters, March 1) he seems unaware that some so-called "missing links" have recently been discovered. That they have eluded detection for so long, is partly due to the fact that bones decay more slowly
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Man denies a part in plot to kill drug boss
A MAN accused of plotting to kill Bolton drugs baron Billy Webb as he lay asleep in his home denied being involved in his death, a court heard. Mr Webb was shot dead as he slept with his girlfriend in his flat in Whitledge Road, Bryn, Wigan, after two
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Work will improve Cathedral grounds
GREEN space around Blackburn Cathedral is to be transformed thanks to a £30,000 facelift. The project aims to make the town centre area site into 'cleaner, greener and brighter' space. The move, which includes identifying and lopping diseased trees, will
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'Please help get land tidied up'
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl has made an impassioned plea to Hyndburn Council to tidy a piece of disused land opposite her house. Georgia-Mae Riley, of Chapel Street, Rishton, wrote to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, after being told by her parents Sean, 36
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Jansen back on road to recovery
COVENTRY City chief Gary McAllister today insisted Matt Jansen will be given the chance to shine with the Sky Blues between now and the end of the season. Jansen is currently on loan at Highfield Road as he continues his comeback from a career-threatening
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Girls' car pest punched after chase
A MAN who punched a motorist he believed had tried to get two girls into his car, has walked free from court. Burnley Crown Court heard how Danny Hope, 26, had been struck by his victim but then went over the top in hitting him back. The defendant was
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Curfew imposed after man caught driving taxi
A BANNED driver was caught behind the wheel of a taxi by police, Burnley Magistrates heard. Former drug addict Mohammed Sadiq, 36, was working part-time as a cab controller and had been asked to fill up the vehicle with petrol. He believed he was insured
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Drug treatment project unveiled
COMMUNITIES across Pendle are being invited to get involved with a new drug treatment project being launched across the borough. The Options for All project will hold a consultation event at Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, between 1pm and 5pm. Options
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Developer's £4million apartments deal
PENDLE-based Barnfield Construction today unveiled details of a £4millon contract to develop and refurbish a derelict warehouse into luxury apartments in Liverpool. The company, which is currently transforming the former Hartley Hospital in Laneshawbridge
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Councillors surgeries
WIGAN Council members will hold the following advice surgeries: FRIDAY, March 21: Albert Tatum Siddow Community Centre, Hope Carr Road (6-6.30) L Liptrot, K Anderson; The Sanctuary Church at Bethel, Hindley Green (6-7) S Murphy, P Turner, S Simmonds;
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Doors open again to the people
RESIDENTS in part of Great Harwood will soon be able to use community facilities again when a residents' association reopens its doors during the day. Greenhill Residents Association, based at the Jubilee Centre, Greenhill, stopped opening five months
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'Please help get land tidied up'
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl has made an impassioned plea to Hyndburn Council to tidy a piece of disused land opposite her house. Georgia-Mae Riley, of Chapel Street, Rishton, wrote to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, after being told by her parents Sean, 36
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MyTravel crisis: more jobs will go
EMPLOYEES at troubled holiday giant MyTravel have been warned to expect further cuts in 2004 as the company aims to claw back multi-million-pound losses. Chairman Eric Sanderson, who replaced Burnley's David Crossland last month, said the group's performance
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Chemists on Duty
THURSDAY, MARCH 27 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, MARCH 24 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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New church formally opened
THE Mayor of Ribble Valley, councillor Joyce Holgate, was among dignitaries who attended the dedication of a new methodist church at Chatburn. Architect Mike Bennett of Leyland firm Bennett and Brown formerly handed over the building to the Rev Chris
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Gang jailed for street robbery
A 19-YEAR-OLD Whalley teenager has been sentenced for his part in a street robbery which caused the victim to suffer an asthma attack. Wayne Booth, 19, of Riddings Lane, Whalley, Louis Vickers, 20, of The Avenue, Preston and Christopher Leach, 23, of
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Shandy gives us some extra fizz
CLARETS striker Anthony Shandran is in the second month of his loan spell with third division York City and one former Turf Moor team mate is delighted with his efforts. Minstermen midfielder Chris Brass was on Burnley's books when Shandran joined the
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Woman banned from keeping pets
TWO young rabbits found dead in a back garden hutch by an RSPCA inspector had not been fed or given water for several days, a court heard. RSPCA inspector Cathy Hyde discovered the four-month-old rabbbits, Flopsy and Mopsy, in a hutch at the rear of a
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Umpires meeting
THE next meeting of the Bolton Cricket League Umpires Association will be held at Heaton Cricket Club, Church Road, Bolton on Monday April 14 at 7.45pm. All members should attend to receive their fixtures. New umpires wishing to join will be most welcome
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Tennis club's Big Day
HOLCOMBE Brook Sports Club are holding a Play Tennis Day at their Longsight Road facilities this Sunday (March 23). The scheme is sponsored by the Lawn Tennis Association provides free coaching for anyone interested in the game regardless of age or ability
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Magpie blast five past Rovers
ROVERS were knocked for five by some cracking finishing from Newcastle to ensure the title race will stay a three horse race. Damien Duff had given Rovers hope nine minutes after the break by cancelling out Nolberto Solano's 24th-minute opener with a
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Residents urged to speak out
COUNCILLORS have urged Darwen residents to make themselves heard in the forthcoming town centre strategy meetings. The two-day consultation period is set to take place on Wednesday, March 26, and Thursday, March 27 from 6-8pm at Derwent Hall. Traders
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Reward for return of magical Merlin
AN animal lover is so sad at the loss of a furry family member she is putting up a £100 reward to find her missing cat Merlin. Jilly Whitfield, 31, of Grant Road, owns two dogs, works for a cat magazine and spends her spare time caring for horses and
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Capita success story goes on
BOSSES behind a flagship call centre and major East Lancashire employer have announced the creation of a further 70 jobs at the Darwen site. Capita, based in India Mill, said the news would provide a welcome boost for the local economy and was further
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Residents' chance to help get cash
RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on facilities across Rossendale in a bid to win government cash. Organised groups have already been asked for their views on the area's planned cultural strategy -- and now it is time for other residents to
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Councillors surgeries
WIGAN Council members will hold the following advice surgeries: FRIDAY, March 21: Albert Tatum Siddow Community Centre, Hope Carr Road (6-6.30) L Liptrot, K Anderson; The Sanctuary Church at Bethel, Hindley Green (6-7) S Murphy, P Turner, S Simmonds;
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Appleby makes the running
DANNY Appleby just beat Mike Howard to Radcliffe AC's top finish in the Ogden Reservoir 10k multi-terrain race. Appleby managed 23rd spot, just ahead of Howard in 25th with their times 44.23 and 44.43 respectively. Craig Lutener was next in for the club
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Radcliffe & district pool league
A DELEGATE meeting will be held on Monday March 31 at The Horseshoe Inn, Radcliffe, 8.30pm. Will teams in trophy places please forward a list of names for engraving purposes. Please note that the league provide for 10 trophies per team. Any team/player
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Mine's a pint and a poem, please
THE new landlady at a Blackburn pub is giving drinkers a bit of poetry with their pint. Gibraltar Hotel boss Alison St Pierre, 43, has introduced a weekly poetry night. Punters can read their own poems or their favourite verse. More than 50 people attended
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'Grilling' for Rovers star
FOOTBALL ace David Dunn said he faced one of his toughest ever interviews -- from primary school kids! The Blackburn Rovers star walked into the cross-examination at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour RC Primary School in Holmbrook Close, Blackburn. The questions
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Work will improve Cathedral grounds
GREEN space around Blackburn Cathedral is to be transformed thanks to a £30,000 facelift. The project aims to make the town centre area site into 'cleaner, greener and brighter' space. The move, which includes identifying and lopping diseased trees, will
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US forces close in
IT IS being reported that US forces are within one hundred miles of Baghdad and are fighting Iraqi troops. The battle has taken place in An Najaf, to the south of Baghdad, and according to Iraqi TV the leader of the region's Baath party has been killed
