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Money could be better spent
WE are informed (LET, March 27) that we will soon see an end to the delays regarding the ornaments in Church Street, Blackburn. It would have been better for all of us if the money spent on them could not have been better spent on Shaw's fairground amusements
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Other towns it right
OVER the last month I have visited Burnley, Lancaster and Chorley and what a pleasure it was to go to towns with modern bus stations, complete with toilets, snack bars and information desks all under one roof and with clocks and destination board that
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I plead guilty to seeing the positives
I'M amazed by the response of Irene Thornley (Letters, March 20) to my letter pointing out some good things happening in Darwen. It seems that some folk in Darwen just wish to harp on about the negative aspects. For Mrs Thornley's information, I do not
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An incorrect assumption
REGARDING the article headlined "Injured dog shock find" (LET, March 21) and remarks by two readers (Letters, April 1) which are unfairly critical of the RSPCA's role in this incident, as explained to your reporter, the injured dog in question had been
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Fly the flag!
A SOLDIER'S mother is battling to have the Union flag raised over her local town hall to show support for British troops in Iraq. Marion Smith, of Collinge Street, first asked for the Union Jack to be flown over Padiham Town Hall during the Gulf War in
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Stig to become a Scandinavian spy
STIG Bjornebye is being lined up for a special spying mission by Blackburn Rovers - to act as the club's main scout in Scandinavia. The former Norwegian international is planning to return to his homeland in the summer after retiring as a player through
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'Tied-up' pair flee fierce house blaze
TWO watchmen escaped when a three-storey house in Burnley was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack. Police were today investigating the men's claims that they were tied up with duct tape inside the building. Firefighters were called to the blaze
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Indecent texts 'went far beyond a joke'
A 38-YEAR-OLD Burnley man sent two "indecent and offensive" text messages to a former work colleague who was five months pregnant at the time. Blackburn magistrates heard that Paul Anthony Turner was "deeply ashamed and embarrassed" by what he had done
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Convicted soccer lout had breached ban order
A BURNLEY soccer thug could be jailed after breaching a football banning order. Nicholas Speak, 24, formerly of Clough Street, Burnley, is a convicted soccer lout and banned from all UK football grounds after a string of violent incidents at football
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Exhibition holds a grim message
AN exhibition of the life of Anne Frank, which has been called one of the world's most moving, is coming to Burnley. The exhibition, which has been seen by more than two million people in England and seven million people world wide, will open at Burnley
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'Coward' conman targets elderly
POLICE in Great Harwood have appealed for residents to help them catch a "coward" who targets elderly people in their homes. Police said the conman, in his 40s, tried to talk his way into an 81-year-old woman's house and although he did not get in he
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'Gangster' tearaway named and shamed
A TEENAGE tearaway who bragged he was a "gangster" has been named and shamed -- and banned from entering people's shops and houses for two years. Magistrates ordered that Wesley Walmsley of Clement Street, Accrington, should be identified in the interests
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Blow whistle on football terrors
A DISABLED grandfather has called for somebody to blow the final whistle on children playing football next to his house. David Baxter, 61, of Trinity Street, Oswaldtwistle, who suffers from severe arthritis, has had to cope with verbal abuse, broken fences
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Chemists on Duty
SUNDAY, APRIL 6 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Astons Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: Moss Pharmacy, 193 Accrington Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Geloo Bros Ltd, 14 Union Street. ACCRINGTON: 11am-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy
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Chemists on Duty
FRIDAY, APRIL 11 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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Chemists on Duty
TUESDAY, APRIL 8 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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Preston game local rivalry
BURNLEY may be facing the unusual experience of seeing the season come to an uneventful end but there is one goal still very much in sight - local pride. On Tuesday night they welcome Red Rose rivals Preston North End to Turf Moor with the two sides battling
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'Mature' Dimi will get his chance
BURNLEY will be looking at attacking opponents with Greek fire next season. Clarets striker Dimitri Papadopoulos underlined his potential as a top class striker with an international hat-trick in midweek. And his starring role as skipper of the Greek
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'Mature' Dimi will get his chance
BURNLEY will be looking at attacking opponents with Greek fire next season. Clarets striker Dimitri Papadopoulos underlined his potential as a top class striker with an international hat-trick in midweek. And his starring role as skipper of the Greek
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Thief care home boss is struck off
A CARE care home manager who systematically stole the pension of an 83-year-old wheelchair-bound resident has been struck off the nursing register. A disciplinary hearing of the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard that Shirley Ann Gaskell, 44, of Snape
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Stanley have always been close to my heart
BRIAN Welch left Accrington Stanley under a dark cloud five years ago. It's a stage of the 29-year-old's football career that he doesn't care to dwell on. He just explains that, at a club he had originally seen himself staying at for the remainder of
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, April 6 and Monday, April 7
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Wedding Fayre, Accrington Town Hall, noon-5pm. Craft Fair, Stonyhurst College. Market and Car Boot Sale, Bashall Eaves Village Hall, 10am-4pm. Songs of Praise
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Well done, Coun Smith
HOW dare Irene Thornley (Letters, March 20) say that Councillor Dave Smith has "rose-tinted glasses?" I and other residents in the area have contacted Coun Smith on quite a few occasions to help sort our queries -- including fly-tipping and vandalism.
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Fears over tree felling
A leaflet distributed by Lancashire Waste Partnership states that "every day people in Lancashire throw away around 177 tonnes of newspapers and magazines, the equivalent of destroying around 2,655 trees a week." So, we are asked to put our waste paper
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Thug who claimed he was a policeman
A BURGLAR claiming to be a police officer assaulted an elderly man and stole his wife's handbag after he tricked his way into their home. The 83-year-old man answered a knock at the door of the house in Bag Lane, Atherton, without putting the security
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I want some answers
A MOTHER today spoke of her disgust after the criminal investigation into the death of her young son was shelved. But Keira McGeough said the decision by prosecution lawyers would allow her to finally get some answers about the final hours of Jake, who
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Miller forced to quit
BLACKBURN keeper Alan Miller has been forced to quit professional football. The former Arsenal and West Brom stopper made the heartbreaking decision after finally accepting defeat in his battle to overcome a serious back injury. Miller suffered a slipped
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Firearms surrendered in nationwide initiative
A COLLECTION of firearms including a three foot world war shell have been handed in to police stations in the Pennine Division as part of the nationwide firearms amnesty. Residents are being urged to continue surrendering their firearms during the ongoing
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School opens bid for special status
MORE than 50 businesses turned up for the launch of a school's bid to become the second specialist college in Burnley. Habergham High School, Kiddrow Lane, is aiming for specialist college status in science and engineering, a status which would bring
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Fly the flag!
A SOLDIER'S mother is battling to have the Union flag raised over her local town hall to show support for British troops in Iraq. Marion Smith, of Collinge Street, first asked for the Union Jack to be flown over Padiham Town Hall during the Gulf War in
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Ex-finance chief awaits sentence
A FORMER director of a Barrowford finance company who stole about £400, 000 is in custody awaiting sentence. Kevan Berry's case was adjourned until next Thursday, April 10, at Preston Crown Court after he appeared before Judge Lesley Newton, at Burnley
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MP has healthy interest in food policy
GORDON Prentice is backing moves to eradicate food policy in Britain calling for national and local strategies to tackle malnutrition. The Pendle Labour MP is supporting the Private Members Food Justice Strategies Bill. He said: "A report published in
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Benefit fraudster in curfew order
A BENEFIT fraudster who claimed more than £4,000 in illegal payments has been given a four-month curfew order by magistrates. Mandy Wells of Carr Road, Colne, pleaded guilty to five charges of failing to declare that she was working while she was in receipt
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Knife attack man jailed
AN ex-convict who slashed a man's face in front of shoppers and children in Colne town centre was today starting a five year jail term. And as Graham Farrer, 47, was led away from the dock at Burnley Crown Court, a judge commended two police officers
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Chapel under-age sex man is jailed
A 31-YEAR-OLD man who had sex with a schoolgirl was today starting a two-month jail term. Simon Smith, of Whalley Road, Accrington, was convicted of one charge of unlawful sexual intercourse after a two-day trial at Burnley Crown Court. The defendant,
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Chemists on Duty
THURSDAY, APRIL 10 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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lChemists on Duty
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy
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Chemists on Duty
MONDAY, APRIL 7 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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Fly-tippers clean up their act after fines
HOUSEHOLDERS in Clitheroe who repeatedly dump their rubbish in back streets are to be fined £50 by the borough council. Ribble Valley Council has started issuing the fines to residents in several Clitheroe streets who repeatedly put their bins out too
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Owls match-up
THE Clarets last home game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday has seen a change to the kick off time. The match against the Owls on Saturday April 26 will now start at 1.30pm on police advice. Burnley's final match of the season with Wimbledon
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Little denied on his debut
ON loan Burnley winger Glen Little went close to scoring on his debut for Reading last night - but he could not stop the play-off chasing club from suffering a shock defeat. Brighton, fourth from bottom in Division One, won 2-1 at the Madejski Stadium
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Miller forced to quit
BLACKBURN keeper Alan Miller has been forced to quit professional football. The former Arsenal and West Brom stopper made the heartbreaking decision after finally accepting defeat in his battle to overcome a serious back injury. Miller suffered a slipped
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Training to talk with deaf people pays off
SIX members of the Bacup and Stacksteads Sure Start team will be able to communicate more easily with people with hearing difficulties after completing specialised training. Mandy Halstead, Sue Hopkinson, Alison Lorente, Catherine Ogilvie, Corrina Purdy-Baker
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'Show must go on' say singers
MEMBERS of a popular amateur dramatic society which lost its home to council cuts today unveiled plans for their latest production and said: "The show must go on." The future of Rossendale Operatic Society looked under threat when Rossendale Council closed
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Drivers had better see the light!
MOTORISTS whose vehicles have tinted windscreens are being given three weeks to see the light -- or face prosecution. Police in the Eastern Division, covering Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, made the warning after buying 'Tintman',
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Shopping centre deal within reach
A DEAL to sell Blackburn shopping centre could be tied up within weeks. Edinburgh-based firm Standard Life Investments put the shopping centre up for sale in October, raising hopes that a new company would come in and carry out long-awaited renovations
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What a Lot they've got
THE biggest prize nurse Joan Dobson had ever won was a gravy boat in raffle in 1977, but she's now £1,000 richer. East Lancashire Hospice patrons Lord and Lady Clitheroe unveiled the first winners of the new weekly draw to help meet running costs. It
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We're better than that!
HEALTH chiefs have defended the performance of East Lancashire's hospitals after they finished near the bottom of an independent survey. In the Sunday Times Good Hospital Guide, the old Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care Trust came 23rd
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I want some answers
A MOTHER today spoke of her disgust after the criminal investigation into the death of her young son was shelved. But Keira McGeough said the decision by prosecution lawyers would allow her to finally get some answers about the final hours of Jake, who
