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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Saturday, April 12, 2003
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Only Foals and Horses Animal Sanctuary, Redshell Stables, Redshell Lane, off Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, 1pm-4pm. Children's Disco, Freestyle and Rock 'n' Roll
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Comeback kings Rammy keep pace with Mossley
Ramsbottom Utd...2 Mossley...2 A MUCH improved performance was needed against third-placed Mossley if the Rams were to avoid another defeat. On paper Mossley were regarded as a much tougher nut to crack but it was clear from the start that the Rams were
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Flying Phil wheels in for award
THE sporting pride of Bury was honoured last week at the Bury Metro Sports Council Gala Awards. The awards were handed out by the town's Mayor with a fun sports quiz rounding off a great night. And it was Bury Clarion cyclist Philip Albeiz who won Sportsman
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Brave Bury effort fails to halt relegation
WITH all top three places in the Bury Snooker League Irwell Street Metal A section being decided last week, the main interest surrounded the relegation issue. It was any two from four to join St Mary's, with Heywood Reform favourites to be one of them
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Unsworth double up in cup
THE Poytress Cup Final, the last final of Bury Table Tennis League the season, was between Division Three's Unsworth CC, who had already won League Cup, and Maccabi E from Division Five. Unsworth are a strong Division Three team and although they had
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Artist Alistair's home fixture
AN artist from Mellor, whose work has been exhibited world wide, is returning home to show off some Lancashire landscapes this weekend. Alistair Makinson, 41, of Church Lane, took up painting 12 years ago after an elbow injury and has had his work displayed
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British reports unbiased
IN response to D Walter's comment that the BBC should show more patriotism (Letters, April 3) I can only thank the BBC and its reporters for telling us the reality of this war. It is well known over here, in the US, that all reports getting to our newspapers
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Outrage over sheikh's visit
I WAS very annoyed and sad to hear that Bangor Street Community Centre in Blackburn had been the venue for Sheikh Abu Hamza to speak recently and that he was in Blackburn at all. The centre should be reclaimed for the usual peaceful activities and let's
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Red Nose day a big success
AS the manager of Oxfam's shop in Lord Square, Blackburn, I would like to thank the people of the town for their generosity in support of this year's Red Nose appeal. We sold more noses than ever this year -- so many, in fact, that we had to get extra
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Kev's glove under hammer
A GOLFING glove worn and signed by football manager Kevin Keegan is to be auctioned off this weekend. The local branch of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death (FSID) is to hold a soul night at the Bay Horse in Parr Lane, Unsworth, tomorrow (April
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Bishop should not condone any killing
THE Bishop of Blackburn, the Right Rev Alan Chesters, spoke of his regret that conflict had broken out (LET, March 20). However I was deeply shocked by his "earnest prayer that the military action will be targeted accurately against the perpetrators of
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New No.2 is Games 'veteran'
THE man behind the security arrangements at the Commonwealth Games has been named as second-in-command of Greater Manchester Police. Assistant Chief Constable Alan Green (52) will take up the post next month on the retirement of the current Deputy Chief
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Town centre Kwik Save closes after 33 years
A POPULAR Bury supermarket closes its aisles for the final time on Friday after 33 years in business. Kwik Save's Derby Street outlet, which opened in the early 1970s, is to shut its doors to customers at noon. The store will make way for the £50million
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City fans mark end of an era
TRUE Blues fans should not miss an "End of an Era" event at the Prestwich and Whitefield branch of the Manchester City supporters' club. The club, based at Heaton Park Social Club, Bury Old Road, is holding the event to mark 80 years at Maine Road and
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The Maine event.
BRIDE Paula Roberts made sure she had something blue to take along for her landmark wedding to Manchester City fan John Boswell. The couple, of Belgrave Drive, Radcliffe, were married at Maine Road, where each holds a season ticket. Their wedding is the
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Dunkirk Veterans on the march
IT WAS and still is the most famous rescue operation of World War Two. On May 26, 1940, a flotilla of more than 800 naval and civilian boats headed out across the Channel to begin evacuating troops left stranded on the beaches at Dunkirk. Thousands were
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He was George's best pal
"BEST" pal of a famous footballer, Malcolm Wagner, revisited his old school in Prestwich for a trip down Memory Lane. Although Malcolm (48) did not meet soccer legend George Best until he had left Heys Boys School, the two became firm friends and business
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Friendship with China is on the right track
A TRIP on the famous East Lancashire Railway means that Bury's growing friendship with China is going full steam ahead. A ten-strong delegation from Datong arrives on Saturday for a five-day stay in the borough. Datong, in North East China, is opening
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Council design success award
AN eye-catching advertisement to entice new council staff has proved to be a winner in a different field. Bosses put together the colourful ad featuring a youngster to recruit experienced people to their new children, family and schools service. The ad
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Simon does his homework to win £100 prize
HELPING to shape the future for local businesses has turned out to be a winner for Whitefield businessman Simon Cobb. He took part in a borough-wide survey on homeworking and ICT, run by Bury Council's economic development unit (EDU). And Simon, whose
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Store has right dose for pharmacy
A SUPERMARKET has presented MP David Chaytor with a petition to open pharmacies in its stores. The petition supports the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) report which has recommended an end to the "closed-shop" which Asda says prevents it from opening pharmacies
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Fund-raisers rise to Challenge
THEY came, some armed with walking sticks, others wrapped safely in their parents' arms and a few on four legs, to take up the annual Holcombe Challenge. More than 100 people, ranging from the very young to the very old, descended on Holcombe Village
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Ex-teacher Madge has top class 100th party
A FORMER teacher was feeling top of the class this week when she celebrated her milestone centenary birthday. Staff and residents toasted Mrs Madge Hall's 100th birthday at the Ash Cottage Residential Home in Edenfield on Tuesday. Widow Mrs Hall, who
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Ex-teacher Madge has top class 100th party.
A FORMER teacher was feeling top of the class this week when she celebrated her milestone centenary birthday. Staff and residents toasted Mrs Madge Hall's 100th birthday at the Ash Cottage Residential Home in Edenfield on Tuesday (April 8). Widow Mrs
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Carry on Terzis!
LEIGH Centurions' top brass have backed away from making a knee-jerk reaction to last Sunday's shock defeat at Chorley. They have confirmed to the Journal that the position of Head Coach Paul Terzis is under no immediate threat and have pleaded with the
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Beware of the backlash - Souey
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness warned his players that they could find themselves on the end of a backlash against Charlton. With both sides desperate for a win to keep their hopes of a top-six finish alive, Souness knows the game is a six-pointer. The
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Berg hints at U-turn
ROVERS defender Henning Berg has hinted that he could be persuaded to carry on playing for another season. The former Manchester United star is due to retire from the English game and return to Norway when his current contract expires in the summer. However
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It's our last chance, says Curbishley
ALAN Curbishley today called on his players to stand up and be counted after last week's humiliating defeat against Leeds United has put the skids under their European aspirations. The furious Addicks boss dragged his players in on their day off following
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Student is neo-Nazi target
A PRESTON student has found himself listed on a neo-Nazi website after researching into the far-right for his course. Andi Ali, a 35-year-old postgraduate student at the University of Central Lancashire, said he was shocked to find pictures of him had
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New hi tech library?
COULD this be the face of Preston's newest library? A delegation from Lancashire County Council are heading to Norwich next month to check out the city's award-winning library. The authority are preparing to transform the inside if the former post office
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Flying into the eye of the storm
A PRESTON man is planning to set up home in the Chinese province worst hit by a killer virus, despite national warnings from the Department of Health for people not to travel. Matt Horn, 37, of Victoria Parade, Ashton, will be going to southern China
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Come home safely daddy
LITTLE beauty Leah Melody came into the world on Saturday, at Sharoe Green Hospital, in Fulwood, weighing a healthy 8lb 5oz. Dad Andrew O'Condell, a 23-year-old medic currently caring for Iraqi prisoners of war in Kuwait, has already been told the good
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Rosegrove Bulletin
ROSEGROVE Infant School is celebrating the results published from a recent Ofsted inspection. The report concluded that the work was of such a high standard that there were no key issues. Headteacher Mrs Angela Barker said: "I am thrilled for all the
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Drug dealers jailed for five years
TWO Burnley people arrested for drug offences in the area have both been jailed for five years. And a judge who handed down the sentences at Preston Crown Court said how the Court of Appeal had stated many times that those involved in the low level supply
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June date set for smell control hearing
THE first steps in a legal battle over the control of alleged smell from Fats and Proteins (UK) Ltd at Nightingale Hall, Lancaster, will take place in June. At a preliminary hearing at Lancaster Crown Court on Tuesday, Judge Michael Byrne agreed that
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Riots five have jail terms cut
A JUDGE has slashed the jail terms for five men found guilty of violent disorder during the Burnley riots. Lord Justice Clarke, sitting with Mr Justice Morison and Judge Richard Brown, at London's Court of Appeal said the gang had "overstepped the mark
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Gypsy music trio headline at Platform
A CONCERT of Russian Gypsy and world music comes to the Platform in Morecambe on Easter Saturday (April 19). 'Kesha' is a new trio of virtuoso musicians featuring Oleg Ponamarev, the Russian gypsy who achieved fame all over Europe as violinist and composer
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Family treat for Easter
THERE'S a chance for families to see the enthralling 'Why the Whales Came' at the Dukes in Lancaster next week. This real treat for Easter will be onstage for two nights only - Wednesday and Thursday, April 16 and 17 at 7.30pm, with a Thursday matinee
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We're getting tough vows top cop
MORECAMBE'S top cop has pledged to be 'tough on crime'. The resort's new inspector is Richard Debicki, who has stepped into Insp Ken Clayson's shoes with a vow to 'relentlessly target criminals to make this a safer place to live and work'. As part of
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Hovercraft 'flies' first mission
A SEARCH for two missing teenagers sent Morecambe's Hurley Flyer into action - the RNLI hovercraft's first life-saving mission since its launch last year. The craft's four-man crew joined police and search dogs late on Saturday to look for the 14 and
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GP quits in cash wrangle
PLACES for almost a thousand patients have had to be found with new surgeries this week after a Morecambe GP shut up shop over a funding row. Dr Malcolm Seville closed his Lansdowne Road Surgery in Bare at 6pm last Friday after 25 years service, explaining
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A bridge too far
A VISIONARY blueprint for a 12-mile bridge linking Heysham and Barrow has run into a major roadblock. Lancaster City Council has deemed the plans for the proposed multi-million pound structure invalid. The proposal - submitted by Kendal businessman David
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Players' gesture pays off!
LAST weekend was a pretty good weekend for Forever Bury and for the Shakers in general. Having volunteered to pay for their own overnight accommodation for the Exeter game, the team duly obliged by winning the three points in a crucial game. On Sunday
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New head of Samaritans
A NELSON teaching assistant is taking the reins at Pendle and Burnley Samaritans this month -- in time for the charity's 50th birthday. Sally Lawless, 51, a special support assistant at Edge End High School, Hibson Road, Nelson, has been involved in the
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Fancy an Easter safari?
YOUNGSTERS are invited to take part in an environmentally friendly Easter playscheme at Chesham Local Nature Reserve. The three-day project runs from next Wednesday to Friday, and is aimed at 7-11 year olds. Admission is free, but with just 12 places
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Resurfacing caused chaos
ON Saturday, March 29, the re-surfacing of Green Lane in Blackburn commenced. Traffic was reduced to one lane and there were no temporary traffic lights set up. The traffic was chaotic and if there were no accidents it must have been a miracle. Why was
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No need for war to tackle Saddam
THE television companies are wrong to show so much of the war with Iraq. War is a very serious business and no way should we be watching it as if it was a war game. Many people on all sides are being killed, injured and traumatised and many lives ruined
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Odd verdicts
AM I the only person to find it odd that one policeman gets sent to prison for popping the tyres on the car of someone thought to have been drink-driving, while another, who has defrauded both the DSS and the police service, is given only community service
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Mansion pageant features granny
LOOKING Back's glimpse last month at the Griffin Lodge mansion at Witton, Blackburn, of the mill-owning Dugdale family brought forth this picture of a pageant in its grounds around 1900. Sent by Knuzden reader Mr David Mooney, it features his grandmother
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A cuppa and a cheery smile
REGARDLESS of the media controversy and critical comments surrounding Fairfield Hospital, I can only say that as a recent patient in Ward 14 I found the entire staff hard-working, caring and professional, from the very top to the person who provides you
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Mystery of 'bridge too far' hero
CAN readers help to give East Lancashire war hero Edwin Ainsworth a place in history? That's what Dutch writer Haks Walburgh Schmidt hopes as he digs for information on the 23 men of 13 Platoon of the Border Regiment who plunged by glider into the ill-fated
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Don't remove it, improve it
MY friend and I have used the Castle Leisure Centre in Bury for the past 20 years , going about three times a week. Now we learn that they have decided to close the sauna and Turkish bath. Why? We know it needs a revamp, but all facilities need improving
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They got their rubbish back!
IN common with the writer of the letter "Not a daughter to be proud of" (March 28) I had a similar experience on Tesco car park regarding drivers who dispose of their rubbish. But in my case the couple concerned stuffed their McDonald's waste under MY
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No wonder people stopped using it
BURY Council leisure services officer Graham Atkinson is right when he states (April 4) that health spa user numbers have deteriorated. This is because the sauna, shower and lockers areas have been neglected for years! Eighteen months ago I decided not
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I am ashamed to be British
HERE in Spain, the media have been showing the results of the war in graphic detail. As I look at these images of dead British soldiers -- a five-year-old girl who will never walk again, and a 12-year-old boy who lost not only his arms but also his entire
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I was wrong to criticise
IN response to the letter headed "Clean-up made our street worse" (April 4), I fully agree with the editor's comments about the parents and children in Ribble Drive, Bury, having some responsibility in this matter. But I doubt they will accept any. It
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Shooting: Youth held
A TEENAGER is due to appear in court next week charged with assault and possession of an air weapon following a shooting in Colne. The 17-year-old was arrested on Saturday following an incident during which a man was shot in the head. Paramedics and the
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Five years ago
BLACKBURN had always played a big part for John Hill who was running a children's ride at Witton Park's Easter Fair. Not only was it his birthplace, it was also his middle name. John Blackburn Hill was born during the 1940 Easter Fair and the Corporation's
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Sainsbury site reduced to rubble
CONTRACTORS have moved fast on the former Sainsbury's supermarket site in Prestwich, reducing the building to rubble. Land owners, Richardsons, together with MCO Developments, have submitted a controversial plan with Countryside Properties to build a
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Walkers limber up for charity pub crawl
WALKERS will be getting on their knees for a fund-raising 'pub crawl' to raise cash for a new headquarters for Bowland and Pennine Mountain Rescue. Blackburn brewers Daniel Thwaites has joined forces with the Long Distance Walkers Association (West Lancs
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You've made your point
BEING an aged citizen of times long gone, I can recall my old grandad telling me about how the American Civil War brought about a cotton famine in the Lancashire mills. And I'm sure I'm not alone among the 'oldies', especially those who were in the services
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Look, Jack, you got it all wrong!
HOTEL staff have removed a faulty Union Jack flag after it led to complaints they were being unpatriotic. The Swallow Hotel at Samlesbury was flying the flag on a pole outside. Patriotic passer-by Graham Mingay, 30, thought the flag was flying upside
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These things matter
OH dear! As usual, Pascal Desmond (Citizen, March 27) has twisted the point I was making in my letter published a week earlier. Let me state my case. 1 The feedback from Transport 2000 and other groups generally gives the feel that they DO want people
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Jodie's a right little Rover
A SCHOOLGIRL has proved she has a safe pair of hands by netting a place at a Premier Division football club's School of Excellence. Young goalkeeper Jodie Leigh-Woodburn, from Morecambe, has beaten off other hopefuls to be selected for the Blackburn Rovers
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Shrimps target play-offs
A SUPERB win over Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday has put Morecambe within touching distance of a coveted place in the end of season play-offs. Goals from Adriano Rigoglioso and Wayne Curtis - both scored in a three minute spell in the second half
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Jodie's a right little Rover
A SCHOOLGIRL has proved she has a safe pair of hands by netting a place at a Premier Division football club's School of Excellence. Young goalkeeper Jodie Leigh-Woodburn, from Morecambe, has beaten off other hopefuls to be selected for the Blackburn Rovers
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City are like a fairground ride
THE roller-coaster just keeps on rolling... Before Saturday's game at Worksop, Lancaster City looked set to get back on track after the defeats against Droylsden and Marine which followed wins over Runcorn and Wakefield and Emley. But manager Tony Hesketh
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Man who nose his football
FOOTBALL fans could soon have the sweet smell of success -- and pies --in their nostrils, thanks to an innovative Lytham company. Frank Knight's firm Dale-Air, hopes every club in the country will soon have its own 'corporate aroma' to go with its club
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Clarets wish list
STAN Ternent has his wish list of players he wants to stay at the club and those he wants to bring in - but he admitted he has no idea if he will get what he wants. The Burnley boss has 14 members of his squad out of contract in the summer but talks with
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Higgins the man for Colne
MARK Higgins is something of an unknown quantity as Colne prepare to welcome him as their overseas pro for 2003. But as he comes at the recommendation of their former pro Ben Johnson, then hopes are high he will be a successful signing. Captain Gary Laycock
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Laycock back in leading role
GARY Laycock has been bitten by the captaincy bug again just one year after stepping down as Colne's skipper. The retirement of Nick Moulding meant that Laycock couldn't resist the opportunity to resume the role he filled from 1998 to 2001 - but he admits
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On the run
A LEYLAND sprinter has leapt over the first hurdle and signed up for Race for Life. Amanda Keenan, 40, of Bellis Way, moved to Leyland three years ago and wanted to get fit after having children Charlie, seven, and Roisin, 11. She found out about Running
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Resort plan wins backing
A £1.5 MILLION grant for Morecambe could bring the creation of a new conservation area and a revamp of historic buildings in the resort. Lancaster City Council has won the cash from the Heritage Lottery fund - and now plans to launch a 'Morecambe Townscape
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Council gets tough over "illegal" house extension
A COUPLE who spent thousands of pounds building an extension have been told they may have to pull it down. Planning consent was given to Norman and Miriam Younger, but as the two-storey building went up neighbours in Hereford Drive, Prestwich, started
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£10,000 for those who still perform
THE Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which administers Fairfield General Hospital, has met government waiting time targets. But figures out this week show that overall the Trust, which is also responsible for Tameside, Oldham and Rochdale hospitals,
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Gulf War family fight for uncle's body
A VETERAN of the first Gulf War is campaigning to repatriate the body of his great uncle from a First World War military graveyard in northern France. Recent pro-Iraq vandalism at a nearby military cemetery has prompted Neil Jones to try to bring back
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School plans still on track
RADCLIFFE'S two high schools could be officially amalgamated following the failure to attract millions of pounds for a new school. Education bosses say they will consult over the summer term on formal proposals to amalgamate Coney Green and Radcliffe
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Joseph's road to the scaffold
Special Report by Mike Badham nWAS Joseph Holden mad? The facts are clear. He killed a grandson he was fond of. Ten days earlier, he had tried to kill the boy's cousin. Yet only four years before, he had been a respectable working man with a steady job
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City fans mark end of an era
TRUE Blues fans should not miss an "End of an Era" event at the Prestwich and Whitefield branch of the Manchester City supporters' club. The club, based at Heaton Park Social Club, Bury Old Road, is holding the event to mark 80 years at Maine Road and
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Shakers' stars cup train-ing
EVER wanted to sponsor a piece of sporting history? Well here's your chance! On Monday 21st April, Bury FC players and officials will meet join 300 supporters in travelling by steam train from Ramsbottom to Bury in a recreation of the homecoming of the
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Triumph for Bury Thai trio
BURY Thai Boxing gym, GFC Muay Thai, had three fighters in action at the weekend. Fighting on the under card of a double world title fight bill in Oldham were Ste Dickinson, Andy Thrasher and Ken Quigg. Dickinson was first up and, after a quick and explosive
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Walshaw bred for success
WALSHAW Cricketers have been training hard during the close season in the hope of regaining the Bolton Association title which they lost, after three successful years, by just a point on the last day of last season. They begin their 2003 season with two
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Bury Boys clinch championship
BURY Boys gained sweet revenge for their cup defeat by Wigan, with a convincing 4-1 victory to maintain their 100 per cent league record. Following the later news that Trafford had only drawn, they became MEN League champions with a game to go. The title
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It's now or never for Shakers
BURY boss Andy Preece claims his side have finally found the consistency they need to secure promotion to Division Two. With just five games left, Bury are still outside of the play-off zone and are yet to win two back-to-back league matches this year
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Flying Phil wheels in to scoop top award
THE sporting pride of Bury was honoured at the Bury Metro Sports Council Gala Awards. The awards were handed out by the town's Mayor with a fun sports quiz rounding off a great night. And it was Bury Clarion cyclist Philip Albeiz who won Sportsman of
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Fakes 'only fit for Bank of Toytown'
A 37-YEAR-OLD Darwen man was caught in possession of counterfeit bank notes which the police said would not have fooled a child. And defence solicitor Daniel King, commenting on an application to return the notes to the Bank of England, said it might
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Historic church to close down
A CENTURIES-old church will close its doors for the final time at the end of the month as a result of dwindling congregation numbers. Two years ago the elders of Lower Chapel United Reformed Church in Chapels decided that if attendances did not pick up
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Riders to rein in the cash
WHITEGATE Farm Riding School, Tunstead, Stacksteads, is to hold a fund raising day in aid of the Horses and Ponies Protection Association. The event starts at 1pm on Easter Monday, April 21 with a variety of activities on offer. The day will start off
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Astoria axed for town hall annexe: claim
COUNCIL bosses have been accused of closing Rawtenstall's Astoria Ballroom so they could use it for a town hall extension. The Rawtenstall leisure facility was axed as part of £400,000 budget cuts by Rossendale Borough Council. But claims that the decision
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Will the Harris be our new City Hall?
I REFER to a letter of mine that you published in The Citizen on August 18 last year concerning the future of the Harris. Your article last week about the purchase of the old post office confirms the fears I expressed. Preston Council is buying the building
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Bug Out with the Supapimpz
IF there is one night which is doing Blackburn proud at the moment, it is Boxd at Cubes on a Friday night. They've welcomed quite few big names so far, but arguably none quite so well known as Bugged Out resident James Holroyd,tonight's guest of honour
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Going underground at Number Fifteens
THINK Chorley, think Thursday night. Now think funky House and some of best-known names on the underground scene. And what have you got -- apart from a headache from so much Friday afternoon thinking? Idyllic at Number Fifteens on a Thursday night --
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Burns victim in intensive care
A MAN is recovering in hospital after fire crews pulled his 'lifeless' body from a burning flat. Neighbours raised the alarm after hearing a series of loud bangs and spotting smoke coming from Steven Mahon's first floor flat at Hampstead Mews, North Shore
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Womble should clean up his act
THE NEIGHBOUR of Blackpool's very own Great Uncle Bulgaria says he backs council moves to evict him after nine failed attempts to clear the "mountain of rubbish" piling up next door. In a recent article The Citizen revealed how Dennis Bostock, of Silverdene
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A pair of Bobby Dazzlers
TWO of Blackpool's most famous citizens were awarded the freedom on the borough at a special ceremony. The Pleasure Beach's Doris Thompson and former England football captain, Jimmy Armfield, were given the rare honour by the council for their services
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Army mum on warpath
A FYLDE mum is furious after receiving a desperate plea for desert boots and trousers from her 20-year-old soldier daughter serving on the frontline in war-torn Iraq. Just weeks after her daughter, Vicky O'Connor, left for war, Thornton mum Donna Campbell
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Heartbeat beckons
A FORMER Blackburn College student who has made his mark on the TV world is about to make a fictional journey across the Yorkshire Dales. Fresh from starring in ITV soap Emmerdale, James Slark - whose stage name is James Carlton - has secured a part as
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Stolen vodka leads to jail
A 30-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man was sent to prison for 60 days for what was described as a "co-ordinated shoplifting" offence. John Anderson, of Taylor Close, pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of vodka from Morrisons. The court heard that he was already
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Tourism boom is forecast
EAST Lancashire should feel the benefit of a new flights into Blackpool from Dublin and London, a tourist boss said today. The chairman of the Lancashire Tourism Partnership, Anthony Goldstone, said cut-price airline Ryanair's decision to start operating
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Historic house in blaze
ARSONISTS who caused £150,000 of damage to an historic house in the centre of a Blackburn park were today warned: "You will be caught." Fire crews spent two hours putting out the blaze at the Bowls House, in Corporation Park on Wednesday evening. The
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Trial run for new recycling project
THOUSANDS of new bins are being delivered to homes across Blackburn with Darwen ahead of a new recycling drive. Around 12,000 homes across the borough will receive a new bin for garden waste. They will also receive a new crate for all dry recyclable material
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Five in bidding to run the trains
FIVE train operators are in the running for the new railway franchise which will serve East Lancashire. The new Northern Franchise is set to include the Trans-Pennine Express rail service through Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley and on to Yorkshire.
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Dad admits harassing his ex-wife
DAVID Kealey made unwanted attempts at a reconciliation two years after separating from his wife. Blackburn magistrates heard that Kealey embarked on a course of behaviour that amounted to harassment of his ex-wife which eventually led to her calling
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Playing for future at Holt House
PAUL Lynch has urged his Colne players to perform for their futures at Holt House. The Reds' joint manager says members of the current squad must prove they want to be a part of his plans next season, when Lynch is determined to win the title. He admitted
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Goalkeeper Gillies faces fitness battle
JOHN Gillies is battling to be fit for tomorrow's game against Matlock Town at Dark Lane. The Rossendale United goalkeeper was stretchered off in their 5-3 defeat at Bishop Auckland on Tuesday night. Gillies damaged the top of his back after landing awkwardly
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Every one counts for James
EVERY goal is important to Lutel James. He admits he doesn't highlight one as being more special than another. Not even if it was the strike that clinched the UniBond Premier Division title and Accrington Stanley's place in the Conference next season.
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Fitness battles for PNE players
CRAIG Brown faces late fitness tests on three key players ahead of Saturday's trip to Brighton. Keeper Jonathan Gould and defenders Rob Edwards and Marlon Broomes could all possibly return to the side if declared fit. If not, Brown expects to field the
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Standpoint - the view from the fans
LOSING at Burnley leaves a very bad taste in the mouth, let's face it just going there is enough to make anyone ill, but when we contribute to our own downfall, then it's even harder to take. Dickson Etuhu have been arguably our best player in recent
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The argument against...
TO ban smoking in public places would be the ruling of a "nanny state" according to smokers and pro-smoking lobbyists. They feel a complete ban in Blackburn with Darwen would be unnecessary, extreme and even an affront to their human rights. They said
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The argument for...
DR Jim Paris is one of the top men when it comes to promoting the health of people in East Lancashire. And as director of public health for Blackburn with Darwen, he believes a ban on smoking in public places is the right thing. He cites the raft of diseases
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Recycling pressure must be maintained
RALF (Ramsbottom Against Landfill) could not agree more with Ramsbottom recycler Kate Bell (Your Letters, March 28). It is our view that the recycling facilities provided in Ramsbottom by Bury MBC are inadequate. After fighting for four years to avert
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I am still awaiting MP's reply
I WAS interested by the amount of personal abuse I received on last week's Letters page in response to my comments about Ivan Lewis MP and his vote in support of the war on Iraq. Regarding "Long-Term Labour Member", I have always made a point of not replying
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PFI failure has caused a split
BURY'S ruling councillors, notably the Executive members, have enjoyed a string of failures during the last year, the most recent being the failed PFI bid to build a "super school" in Radcliffe, alongside an upgrading of Tottington and Derby high schools
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Teams make it big in the country
SUMMERSEAT Methodist Primary School made it big in the annual small schools' cross country championships on Saturday. For the youngsters quite literally ran off with the top awards in the boys and girls team section. Individual children from the village
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School merger name anger
SCHOOL governors, accused of "ripping the heart" out of a local community in a row over a change of name, say they won't be going back on their decision. Long-standing residents in the Fishpool area of Bury were angered to learn that, as part of the amalgamation
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Council gets tough over 'illegal' house extension
A COUPLE who spent thousands of pounds building an extension have been told they may have to pull it down. Planning consent was given to Norman and Miriam Younger, but as the two-storey building went up neighbours in Hereford Drive, Prestwich, started
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School name change anger
SCHOOL governors, accused of "ripping the heart" out of a local community in a row over a change of name, say they won't be going back on their decision. Long-standing residents in the Fishpool area of Bury were angered to learn that, as part of the amalgamation
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Crackdown makes it tough for louts
TOO many communities in East Lancashire suffer from the curse of juvenile nuisance and much of it is caused and worsened by under-age drinking. There will, then, be much attention given to the joint clampdown launched today by the police and a housing
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Bury Amateur Billiards League
ST MARY'S A gained a narrow lead following the first leg of the Bury Amateur Billiards League Team Knockout final at Walshaw Conservative B. T. Wilkinson began well for the home side and enjoyed a comfortable lead from the beginning. He gradually opened
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Bury District Rounders League
THE Next meeting of the league will be held at Bury Sports Club on Thursday April 17. Management at 7pm, general 8.15pm. WEEK TWO "ONES TO WATCH" Monday: St Mary's A v Radcliffe CC (Radcliffes big two sides go "head to head". Tuesday: ETF V Tottington
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Bury notes by Bill Turner
THE spring like sunny conditions of the past week have been marred by overnight frosts. Despite this, catches have been improved on the Island Lodge from the previous week. Parkers is looking well mainly for skimmers and perch. The small Carcass and Field
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LAST weekend was a pretty good weekend for Forever Bury and for the Shakers in general.
Having volunteered to pay for their own overnight accommodation for the Exeter game, the team duly obliged by winning the three points in a crucial game. On Sunday, the second in the series of car boot sales at Gigg Lane was a resounding success. More
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Farewell our hero
A GRATEFUL nation today joined a Blackburn family to say farewell to a Royal Marine killed during the war with Iraq. Captain Philip Stuart Guy, 29, who was married to Blackburn-born wife Helen, died along with seven other commandos when their American
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Bone burning the last straw
WELL, Castle Cement has come up with another great idea -- firing its kiln with animal bones and waste meat (LET, March 21). Does this mean the Ribble Valley will permanently smell like a barbecue? What a delectable mixture -- toxic chemicals, tyres and
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Townsfolk should be more positive
I AGREE with Mr M. J. Arbles (Letters, March 27) that councillors in Darwen are not to blame for vandalism, dog defecation and tipping in the town. The only comments I seem to read from some Darwen people are negative and anti-Blackburn. I, too, have
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Hundreds of innocents dying
I AM deeply saddened and surprised at the British government's attitude towards the thinking that the Arab and rest of the Muslim world can be fooled again and again over the issues of illegal war against Iraq. Through this arrogant attitude the hatred
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Mill roof blaze
BURY fireman were joined by colleagues from Whitefield to deal with a blazing roof at the disused Elton Vale Mill on Elton Vale Road, Bury, on Wednesday evening (April 9). Roof timbers were badly damaged in the fire which is thought to have been started
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Straw's actions impressive
IN Blackburn town centre on Saturday, April 5, I was very impressed to see Jack Straw making himself available yet again for public questions. As a very high-profile political he could easily excuse himself from local appearances, particularly during
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Shoppers in danger from lorries
REGARDING the controversy that has raged over the redevelopment of Church Street in Blackburn, and I have accepted the predominant view of your many correspondents, that the council has made some serious and costly mistakes in the planning of it. My concern
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President Bush is dictating to us
THERE is no one in the world who would not like to see the back of Saddam Hussein, but I am somewhat puzzled by recent praise in this page for the courage of Prime Minister Tony Blair in sending British troops to war. This is compounded by the ludicrous
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Walk of Witness
PEOPLE from all denominations are invited to join in a Walk of Witness through Prestwich on Good Friday, April 18. Organised by the Prestwich Council of Churches, the event is being held to commemorate the day of Christ's death. Walkers will gather at
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Town centre Kwik Save closes after 33 years
A POPULAR Bury supermarket closes its aisles for the final time today after 33 years in business. Kwik Save's Derby Street outlet, which opened in the early 1970s, is to shut its doors to customers at noon. The store will make way for the £50million "
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Blake makes a big splash!.
BLAKE Wilson has dived into training with the Olympics in mind! Swimming lessons for the past three years at Ivy Bank swimming school in Prestwich have paid off for the talented 10-year-old and he has been selected to join the Junior Olympic Starter Group
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On the Rhodes to fame...
BROAD Oak High School pupil Jade Rhodes is to appear in a new British film from the same stable as the hit movie "East is East". Jade plays a little girl called Ebony and appears alongside "The Full Monty" star Mark Addy and Ruth Jones from "Fat Friends
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Students' visit to Parliament
STUDENTS at Manchester Jewish Grammar School got to tackle Ivan Lewis MP and witness Prime Minister's Question Time when they visited the Houses of Parliament recently. The trip was organised as part of the sixth form's annual visit to London, which began
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Titanic goes down a storm at school
PUPILS at Derby High School were on the crest of a wave after successfully staging their production of Titanic -- The Unsinkable Dream. Students took to the stage -- with a cast of more than 60 re-enacting the tale of the ship's watery end. During the
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Teams make it big in the country
SUMMERSEAT Methodist Primary School made it big in the annual small schools' cross country championships on Saturday. For the youngsters quite literally ran off with the top awards in the boys and girls team section. Individual children from the village
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All aboard please, for trip to the past
A SEARCH is on for the oldest former employee of the Bury Transport Corporation to be VIP at a workers' reunion next month. Manchester Museum of Transport wants anyone who worked on the town's trams and buses to get in touch ahead of the event on May
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Tai Chi founder in town
THE direct descendant of Tai Chi's founder was in Bury on Wednesday to pass on the skills and secrets of the ancient art. It was in the 1660s that Chinese General, Chen Wang Ting, first devised the system which has now become one of the world's most popular
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Oh, I am the Music Mayor . . . .
YOUNG musicians from Bury Music Centre enjoyed a fun morning on Saturday and had the chance to show their performing skills to friends and family. Many of the 300 youngsters who attend lessons there joined in the annual event at their centre on Mersey
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Friendship with China is on the right track
A TRIP on the famous East Lancashire Railway means that Bury's growing friendship with China is going full steam ahead. A ten-strong delegation from Datong arrives tomorrow for a five-day stay in the borough. Datong, in North East China, is opening its
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First to receive finance award
THE local health authority can certainly count on Andrew Harrison. Not only has the programme director of Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) passed his final examinations of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA), but has become the
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Oh, I am the Music Mayor . . . .
YOUNG musicians from Bury Music Centre enjoyed a fun morning on Saturday and had the chance to show their performing skills to friends and family. Many of the 300 youngsters who attend lessons there joined in the annual event at their centre on Mersey
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It's all uphill for hospice!
THEY came, some armed with walking sticks, others wrapped safely in their parents' arms, to conquer the annual Holcombe Challenge. More than 100 people, ranging from the very young to the very old, gathered in Holcombe Village on Sunday to climb the hill
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Last orders on teenage boozers
HOUSING tenants are being threatened with eviction if their children drink on the streets in a bid to clamp down on gangs of underage boozers. Police and housing company Twin Valley Homes are running the joint campaign in the Bank Top and Wensley Fold
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Farewell our hero
A GRATEFUL nation today joined a Blackburn family to say farewell to a Royal Marine killed during the war with Iraq. Captain Philip Stuart Guy, 29, who was married to Blackburn-born wife Helen, died along with seven other commandos when their American
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Red Rose diary dates
A CONCERT, spring fair and a beginner's guide to croquet are among the latest fundraising events to be staged during Bury Hospice's popular Red Rose Month. As well as these activities, the charity's trademark red roses are currently on sale to members
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Hidden racism still exists
DESPITE progress, hidden racism still pervades North West workplaces, according to a report out today (April 11). Britain's black and ethnic minority workers say that real progress has been made in combating race discrimination at work over the past 10
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You would just be helping police with their inquiries
VICTIMS of burglary in Bury are being asked to "help police with their inquiries". As part of Operation Magpie, Greater Manchester Police's campaign to reduce domestic burglary, all victims of this crime in February of this year are set to receive a survey
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Doctor shortage closes baby unit
NORTH Manchester General Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit is to close because of a shortage of doctors. Babies needing to be cared at the specialist unit will be rushed to Fairfield General Hospital in Bury or to the Royal Oldham Hospital or Rochdale
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Breakfast at No 10
A PROUD father-of-four visited Downing Street on Monday to help launch a new law for working parents. Dave Woolcock, 47, a chartered accountant, attended a breakfast reception with his three-year-old son Andrew in support of the law, which allows paid
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My fears for my war-hit family
AN Iraqi medic who lives in Preston this week spoke exclusively to The Citizen about his fears for his family in Baghdad. The man, who has asked not be identified for family reasons, said he has up to 40 direct relatives living in the Iraqi capital. "
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Roadworks hit charity
A PRESTON charity shop is being hit hard by traffic diversions as repairs to water mains are carried out on their doorstep, causing passing trade to drive on. Since the United Utilities work started in Walker Street about two months ago St Catherine's
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Three minutes to find your perfect partner!
THE dating game is set to hot up for fun-seeking singles as an American match-making craze heads to Preston. Lonely hearts looking for fun, friendship or the man or woman of their dreams could find a quick fix solution at Fives, Guildhall Street, when
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Facts tour's cost rapped
COUNCIL leader Stuart Caddy has been criticised for spending almost £15,000 on three council roadshows. The events were held in Burnley and Padiham in a bid to improve communication between the council and residents. But Councillor Peter Doyle said at
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Historic Holme blaze
A FORMER nursing home in Cliviger was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack early today. Parts of the historic building -- believed to date back to the 1500s -- were gutted in the blaze, which began around 4am. The Holme, a two-storey building
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And the band plays on
LANCASHIRE Life Morecambe Band will play a varied programme of popular classical music at its traditional Good Friday concert at the Platform in Morecambe. The show is titled 'Hooked on Classics' and features several solos from within the band including
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Council to tackle sick record
A TOWN hall boss today pledged to cure Burnley Council's sickness blues after admitting they were "unacceptable." Peter Kenyon, executive member for best value and resources, said although levels of absence had dropped they were still a "significant"
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Guard your PIN call
POLICE are warning people using cash machines in Lancaster to be extra vigilant - after a man was nearly tricked out of his cash card. The 28-year-old found a 'card-trapping' device in the Natwest cash point in Church Street, Lancaster, after his pin
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Jennifer's gift of life
A DONOR has been found for Jennifer Wilson, the Lancaster mum whose only hope of recovery from a rare form of leukaemia is a bone marrow transplant. It is the news Jennifer has long been waiting for, and she is now preparing to return to Manchester's
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It's now or never for Shakers
BURY boss Andy Preece claims his side have finally found the consistency they need to secure promotion to Division Two. With just five games left, Bury are still outside of the play-off zone and are yet to win two back-to-back league matches this year
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School's plea for helpers
A NELSON primary school is appealling for more support assistants to help develop the skills of its most able and talented pupils. Marsden Primary School is one of three Pendle schools taking part in the government funded Excellence in Cities scheme.
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Deputy quits party over mayor snub
PENDLE'S deputy mayor Councillor Fred Hartley today said he had resigned from the Labour Party after his mayoralty was taken from him. But the Labour Party said that the decision had already been taken to expel him. The local Labour party whip was taken
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Sanctuary open day
AN open day is to be held at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary in Edenfield on Sunday. A demonstration of horse craft and a horse parade will take place in the afternoon. Other attractions include a tombola, bouncy castle, fancy goods, and "good as new" stalls
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Celebration of Easter
HOLCOMBE is preparing itself for hundreds of visitors as believers and non-believers alike descend on the village to celebrate Good Friday. Although the traditional Walk of Witness led by church leaders through Ramsbottom town centre has been cancelled
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Future priest is speaker
AN author who is training to be an Anglican priest will be the guest speaker at the latest meeting of Bury-based Greater Manchester Association of Spirit at Work. The meeting will be held at the St James Church Centre, St James Avenue in Woolfold, Bury
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Hospice Red Rose diary dates
A CONCERT, spring fair and a beginner's guide to croquet are among the latest fundraising events to be staged during Bury Hospice's popular Red Rose Month. As well as these activities, the charity's trademark red roses are currently on sale to members
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Web of support for parents
REGARDING your article (LET, April 5) on Sandra Hewitt whose son is fighting in Iraq, my son is also in the Gulf and to try and 'do something' I have launched the following website: www.supportoursoldiers.co.uk KAREN WEBSTER, Fairfax Road, Bingley.
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Barking dogs a nuisance
IT would be very nice for the people living in the vicinity of Crewdson Street, Darwen, if the people living there would occasionally leave their dogs in the house. As it is, they are in the back yards, barking non-stop from early morning until well past
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Condolences
AS natives of Bury our condolences go to Alistair Stephen on the loss of his son, Lance Corporal Barry Stephen, in Iraq (Bury Times, March 28). OETER DAWSON, Ontario, Canada.
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I can't afford to pay both
I WAS just about to send off the money for my season ticket for Bury FC for next year when a brown envelope dropped through my letter-box. It was from Bury MBC -- one of the sponsors of "the lads" -- telling me that my council tax had gone up by nearly
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The 'rats' are taking over
WHAT are our police and the council doing about the rats which come out after dark ? I don't mean the vermin; I mean the teenagers who write graffiti all over the place, tip up refuse bins, damage and steal from your property, and threaten you if you
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'Litter louts' must be fined
IN response to recent letters from Angela Maskell and someone using the pseudonym "Social Conscience", I would like to add my concerns about litter. I live on Railway Terrace in Elton and recently had a surprise visit from Mr John Slater from Bury Council
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Why can others afford it?
THE council's offer a six per cent increase in funding to home care owners is derisory. Bury is amongst the five lowest paying councils in the UK when it comes to looking after the elderly within their community. Why is it possible for Oldham to pay £300
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Good idea -- bad location
MRS Pilkington, who wrote in defence of the Jubilee Centre (Your Letters, March 21) can be assured that the loud disruptive noises of line-dancing, shouting etc do come from the centre. May I ask Mrs Pilkington what happened to the assurances that the
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I've been patient, but not any more
I HAVE have lived in Bury for nearly 30 years and have been quite happy to soldier on with increases in council taxes because I sometimes thought that they were justified. But not this 11.7 per cent increase. Bury Council should never have used our money
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Classical coup for church
ONE of Germany's most highly regarded orchestras is to give a concert in Preston's Emmanuel Parish Church. The Cologne New Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra is visiting the Brook Street church on April 21. The orchestra recently toured with violinist Nigel
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Ten years ago
JUNE Carr, landlady of The Crown, Rawtenstall, shaved off pub-goer Kevin Crook's long locks and nine-month-old beard for the Fire Brigade Benevolent Fund.
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Mayor brews up a treat
A MAYOR swapped his robes and chains for an apron and tea towel to serve council staff with a cuppa and biscuits. Coun Gordon Birtwistle was brewing up for the masses to help take his charity fund to the final total of £50,000. He has already raised £45,000
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Modest hero in house fire rescue
A COURAGEOUS 11-year-old boy risked his life to save a pensioner from a burning house... but kept his brave deed secret from his family. Jonathan Hogan, fought his way through a smoke-filled kitchen to lead the elderly man to safety after hearing his
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Fears over elderly shopping on-line
A SCHEME aimed at helping elderly people do their shopping will leave them vulnerable to bogus callers, council bosses have been warned. The pilot project has been set up by Lancashire County Council to try and reduce the amount of time care workers spend
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Battle to stop 'rat run' danger
RESIDENTS and councillors have made a desperate plea for traffic calming measures to be put on a road they have labelled a "rat run". The Enfield Residents Association and Altham councillors said Atlas Street was used by thoughtless drivers trying to
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Indoor market won't miss out
STALLHOLDERS on Accrington's indoor market have been reassured they will not miss out on improvements to the town centre. The move came after a number of traders attending a Markets Board meeting asked Nigel Rix, director of Hyndburn Council's regeneration
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More go bust
THERE were 4,323 company insolvencies in England and Wales in the final quarter of last year, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The DTI say the figure was an increase of 11.1 per cent on the previous quarter and a rise of 14.9 per cent on the same period
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Welcome addition
SOLICITOR Fiona Holdsworth has joined the employment department at Kippax Beaumont Lewis (KBL) of Bolton. Fiona (27), who lives in Hollins, Bury, comes from Keoghs. She will also help to develop the employment department at KBL, working with several of
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Future priest is speaker
AN author who is training to be an Anglican priest will be the guest speaker at the latest meeting of Bury-based Greater Manchester Association of Spirit at Work. The meeting will be held at the St James Church Centre, St James Avenue in Woolfold, Bury
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Success for an ethnic companies' meeting
AN event in support of Bury's ethnic minority business community has been hailed a success. More than 100 business people attended the meeting at the Village Hotel which was hosted by Business Link North Manchester. The event was supported through the
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Pedestrians are as bad
AS A pedestrian, I have read with interest your letters of complaint about motorists. I wonder, does anyone notice the performance of pedestrians crossing the roads. I have watched in amazement at mothers with babies, teenagers, and other crossing the
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Many protestors don't really care
BRAVO to David Mitchell, (Protesters should be ashamed, Citizen March 27) for his courageous stance on the work-shy hippies, whose benefit payments come from taxes paid by our valiant armed forces. Many of the protesters don't give a damn about their
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Traders unleash 'van ban' anger
URGENT talks are to be held with Clitheroe traders in a bid to resolve the controversy over a "van ban" at a household waste recycling centre. The traders were furious after being told they must pay for taking waste paper and cardboard to a municipal
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It's great to see more Independents
I DOUBT whether I am alone in finding the heartening increase in the number (25 in all) of independent candidates entering the fray at the local elections on May 1. Whether outright independents or whatever, this is a welcome development and should be
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New champs get Park pasting
VALE of Lune travelled to Broughton Park for their penultimate North 2 West league game having already clinched the championship the previous week. Promotion, the first in Vale's history, was confirmed when nearest rivals Rochdale lost at home to Stockport
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Future priest is speaker
AN author who is training to be an Anglican priest will be the guest speaker at the latest meeting of Bury-based Greater Manchester Association of Spirit at Work. The meeting will be held at the St James Church Centre, St James Avenue in Woolfold, Bury
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Tax deadlines
SEVEN dangerous deadlines lie ahead for employees following the end of the tax year, warns a Bury business adviser. Cut-off points stretching from April 19 to July 19 relate to a raft of tax and NIC forms which employers must return to the Inland Revenue
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Success for an ethnic companies' meeting
AN event in support of Bury's ethnic minority business community has been hailed a success. More than 100 business people attended the meeting at the Village Hotel which was hosted by Business Link North Manchester. The event was supported through the
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Healthy Canaries
THE treatment room at Turf Moor may be doing a passable impression of Piccadilly Circus but Norwich boss Nigel Worthington has been able to announce a clean bill of health for his play-off chasing side. It is a perfect boost for the Canaries as they look
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Nik's six of best
NIK Michopoulos is out of contract in the summer but has admitted: "I would love to stay at the club - I love Burnley." The 33-year-old Greek international returned to the side for the first time in a couple of months when he kept a clean sheet in the
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Flying start for away date
BURNLEY will fly down to Norwich in the hope that they will not come back down to earth after Tuesday's derby win against Preston North End. It is the first of two long away trips, being followed by the trip to Portsmouth next Tuesday, and manager Stan
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Sex charge teacher found dead on beach
A TEACHER who was facing child sex charges has been found dead on Fleetwood beach. Nigel Foster, 48, originally from Battle, East Sussex, faced a number of charges relating to a 15-year-old girl. Foster, who was suspended from his job as a head of the
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See Shaw look at sea shore
AN exhibition of new work by Jonathan Shaw has just opened at the Town House Gallery in Lancaster. Shaw first walked into the Lancaster gallery two years ago with his portfolio, and several of his paintings were displayed and sold with remarkable speed
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Trust meets target times
THE Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which governs Fairfield General Hospital in Bury, has met Government waiting time targets, according to new figures. But the Trust, which is also responsible for Tameside, Oldham and Rochdale hospitals, was found
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Family fight to bring back uncle's body
A VETERAN of the first Gulf War is campaigning to repatriate the body of his great uncle from a First World War military graveyard in northern France. Recent pro-Iraq vandalism at a nearby military cemetery has prompted Neil Jones to try to bring back
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Show's sweet smell of success
THE arrival of spring was celebrated in Ramsbottom with the annual flower show. And organisers of Ramsbottom Horticultural Society certainly experienced the sweet smell of success on Sunday as more exhibits were on display compared to last year. Mr Keith
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Walshaw's new breed holds the key to success
WALSHAW Cricketers have been training hard during the close season in the hope of regaining the Bolton Association title which they lost, after three successful years, by just a point on the last day of last season. They begin their 2003 season with two
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Berg hints at U-turn
ROVERS defender Henning Berg has hinted that he could be persuaded to carry on playing for another season. The former Manchester United star is due to retire from the English game and return to Norway when his current contract expires in the summer. However
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Nik's six of best
NIK Michopoulos is out of contract in the summer but has admitted: "I would love to stay at the club - I love Burnley." The 33-year-old Greek international returned to the side for the first time in a couple of months when he kept a clean sheet in the
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Triumph for Bury Thai boxing trio
BURY Thai Boxing gym, GFC Muay Thai, had three fighters in action at the weekend. Fighting on the under card of a double world title fight bill in Oldham were Ste Dickinson, Andy Thrasher and Ken Quigg. Dickinson was first up and, after a quick and explosive
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Pegasus is a winner with flying colours
A MOORLAND Pony has proved a big money-spinner for pupils at Darwen Moorland High School. Young Enterprise team, Pegasus, comprising 15 pupils aged between 14 and 16-years-old, swept the board at the borough's annual school competition. The group has
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School unveils sports plan
A ROSSENDALE high school has unveiled ambitious £1.3 million plans to transform sports facilities for community use. Whitworth Community High School plans to erect a sports hall for school and community use and build a single storey entrance corridor
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Carnival to go ahead
THERE have been rumours Lostock Hall will not be holding carnival this year. This rumour is not correct, as there will be carnival and street procession on Saturday, July 5, starting at 1pm. Any person wishing to join the parade or enter a float can obtain
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Bury and Radcliffe junior football league
IN the Under 11 Maher Cup, Swinton suffered their first defeat at the hands of Boothstown. Boothstown put in a splendid first half display to put Swinton Boys on the backfoot, with goals from Andy Woodhouse and another Beckham style free kick from Josh
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Street days are over, says Roy of Rovers
BOUNCING on a bed with Hilda Ogden is just one of the highlights of Roy Barraclough's 35 year Coronation Street career. For the actor who is best-known for playing the scheming Alec Gilroy also picked up a few choice cameo roles during his time with the
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Police reopen Naomi inquiry
POLICE are to look again at the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenage girl in Blackpool last year. Naomi Essery, 18, was originally believed to have committed suicide after being found with a wine bottle and empty paracetamol packets at the
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When the chants turned to Chuckles
WHEN Rotherham football fans suddenly started chanting "To me, to you" from the terraces, everybody knew there was only one double act that could elicit that kind of noise. It was, of course, The Chuckle Brothers, back in their native town to film an
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Brannigans brighter future under new owners
ONE of Blackpool's best known bars looks set for a bright future after its parent company was taken over by millionaire businessman, Trevor Hemmings. Brannigans, which owns 15 establishments across the country, has been in administrative receivership
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Grand National delight for Blackpool born tycoon
A BLACKPOOL-born bingo tycoon was celebrating the biggest gambling victory of his life after the horse he co-owns won Saturday's Grand National. Mike Futter (not Flutter, as he was captioned in at least one national newspaper) banked almost £1 million
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Man awaits sentence after canal barge rape
A WOMAN believed she was being given a lift home by a man she met in a Blackpool bar -- but was, instead, driven 90 miles and raped on a canal barge, a court has heard. Paul Meredith, 45, of Beckett Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, met his 18-year-old victim in
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The laps of the gods!
LADIES... are you sick of your fella sneaking off to lap-dancing bars without telling you? Well -- revenge could soon be at hand. Blackpool's first lap-dancing club exclusively for women -- Wicked -- looks set to open this summer at the former Adam 'n
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It's the life of Ryan!
IT was supposed to be a warm welcome from a town excited by the prospect of business with the first major flight operator out of Blackpool Airport. But "If you're looking for a fly-on connection, then we don't want your business!" was the message from
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Fraudster has jail term cut by judges
TOP judges have cut the jail term imposed on a "decent" family man who swindled the state out of £18,000 over six-and-a-half years. Father-of-four Philip Langhorn was originally legally drawing disability benefit -- but that became a dishonest claim after
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Too scared to go into town
A MAN today spoke of his fear of walking in Blackburn town centre after a motiveless attack which left him unconscious. James Owen was attacked from behind as he waited for a bus near the Tavern Pub, where he had been eating lunch with a friend. The 59
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Farewell our hero
A GRATEFUL nation today joined a Blackburn family to say farewell to a Royal Marine killed during the war with Iraq. Captain Philip Stuart Guy, 29, who was married to Blackburn-born wife Helen, died along with seven other commandos when their American
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Blues must keep winning
NORTH West Counties League Division One manager of the month Lee Sculpher hopes his side can continue to keep tabs on runaway leaders Prescot Cables. And the Blues player boss Sculpher, who collected the award for March ahead of Clitheroe's midweek win
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Wilkes bids to end season on a high
STEVE Wilkes is no stranger to throwing caution to the wind. After handing a debut to 14-year-old son Louis in Darwen's 2-1 win over Castleton Gabriels, the father and son duo then came on in a double substitution eight minutes from time in their 5-3
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I agree with comments about St Annes
I REFER to the two letters in this week's Citizen, criticising the comments by Mr Aga in last week's Citizen, re St Annes, I agree with several of his comments. I have been here for over 35 years (because my husband's work was here) but he died just a
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Pensioners are being fleeced
THOSE approaching pensionable age may wish to be aware of a recent announcement greatly to their disadvantage made by the Government. In fact, as the information was made on the same day as the opening attack on Iraq, few people will be aware of it. An
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Down to the bare bones
DAVID Healy could be recalled from Norwich if any of Preston's on-song striking trio are hit by even the slightest injury. Craig Brown has just three men to pick from up front following George Koumantarakis' injury which has ruled him out for the season
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But for us these homes would be shut
I WOULD remind Councillor Mike Connolly (Yours Truly, April 3) that if CARE (Care and Respect for the Elderly) had not instigated a judicial review then Warthfield and Whittaker House EPHs would be now closed and the consultation would never have taken
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But for us they would be shut
I WOULD remind Councillor Mike Connolly (Your Letters, April 1) that if CARE (Care and Respect for the Elderly) had not instigated a judicial review then Warthfield and Whittaker House EPHs would be now closed and the consultation would never have taken
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This tune isn't a hit in Affetside
IT is really difficult to keep a community active and together when those who claim to foster this spirit actually undermine the efforts of others. Council leader John Byrne, quoted in a leaflet accompanying my tax bill, says that one of the council's
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I am still awaiting MP's reply
I WAS interested by the amount of personal abuse I received on last week's Letters page in response to my comments about Ivan Lewis MP and his vote in support of the war on Iraq. Regarding "Long-Term Labour Member", I have always made a point of not replying
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PFI failure has caused a split
BURY'S ruling councillors, notably the Executive members, have enjoyed a string of failures during the last year, the most recent being the failed PFI bid to build a "super school" in Radcliffe, alongside an upgrading of Tottington and Derby high schools
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Care fees: system is "divisive"
I AM a law-abiding resident and have paid my taxes and council tax for more than 30 years in the hope that this money would be spent wisely and efficiently, for the benefit of all members of the community. I have worked in the care sector for almost 20
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Care fees: system is 'divisive'
I AM a law-abiding resident and have paid my taxes and council tax for more than 30 years in the hope that this money would be spent wisely and efficiently, for the benefit of all members of the community. I have worked in the care sector for almost 20
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Students' visit to Parliament
STUDENTS at Manchester Jewish Grammar School got to tackle Ivan Lewis MP and witness Prime Minister's Question Time when they visited the Houses of Parliament recently. The trip was organised as part of the sixth form's annual visit to London, which began
