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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, May 8
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Friends of Salesbury School, Bonny Inn, Salesbury, 8pm. Blackburn Flower Club, Brownhill United Reformed Church Hall, Brownhill Road, Blackburn, 7.30pm. Practice Night
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Advice is a money loser
I hope that pensioners do not take the advice of A Sedgwick to "pose as an asylum seeker and claim all the benefits that ensue" (Letters, April 16). If they did, so, then a single pensioner would be at least £45 per week worse off! COUN DAVE SMITH (Sunnyhurst
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Max up your home
MAX is a four year old black and sable German Shepherd who arrived at Manchester Dogs' Home in April 2003. Max was rehomed for a short while but he was returned as he was too soft for the owner. Max is a really soft dog who loves lots of attention. He
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Make Barry's day
BARRY is just one of the hundred's of dogs which arrive at Manchester Dogs' Home requiring a loving home. Barry was brought into Manchester Dogs' Home on 8th November 2002 after he was found wandering in the Limeside area of Oldham by the Oldham Dog Warden
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Decency and respect have disappeared
OVER the last 50 years, there has been a vast decline in moral standards. In the 1950s, sex was a word that was avoided like the plague. Sadly, these days, everything seems to revolve around it. Take pop music -- 50 years ago, a singer got to the top
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Davis was one to suffer from boycott
I'M sure there were a few raised eyebrows when Burnley Football Club issued the list of the players they were releasing. Stan Ternent had, days earlier, promised a shake-up. But the way he delivered that promise did come as a shock with the amount of
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Grade shade
'Oh Nakamay...you didn't even get a C'. And that was last year...this time round I'm going to make sure I get at least one. Exam time is a killer I hate the waiting and I hate those who always get better grades than I do. It's different nowadays I'm told
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Singing area can pump up the volume
SO it all boils down to the final day of the season. Can fate conspire to grant Rovers a passport into Europe, or will a season which has delivered so much end in heartbreak? Saturday's result against West Brom was a major disappointment, and hardly the
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Teacher's big drop to save church bells
A PADIHAM headteacher is planning a spectacular stunt to help a vicar save the bells of his church. Julia Bradley has volunteered to abseil down the tower at St Leonard's in Church Street to help raise £40,000 to refurbish the church bells. The daredevil
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School finally nets sports award
STUDENTS at a Burnley high school were jumping for joy today after hearing the school is to get more than £3 million towards a new sports develop- ment. St Theodore's High School will receive a £3,314,337 Sport England Lottery Fund Award to benefit the
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Worsthorne Bulletin
A LONG-STANDING member of Worsthorne's Parochial Church Council has decided not to stand for re-election. Selby Chalk, who lives in the village, has served continuously for 35 years, 20 of which as churchwarden. Members of the council have expressed their
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Hammer attacker gets four months
A MIDDLE-aged man who hit a police officer with a hammer in a street fracas has been jailed for four months. Burnley Magistrates heard how the officer had to have hospital treatment to his right hand which was very painful and swollen after he was attacked
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Shame of Baptist church stalwart
A THEATRE lighting expert who downloaded child porn from the Internet was today starting a three month jail term. Richard Ianson, 22, a prominent member of Brierfield Baptist Church who also worked for a group promoting the arts across East Lancashire
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History in cards and books
THE Castle Armoury/Drill Hall in Bury town centre will be transformed into a bazaar for a Collectable Second Hand Books and Old Postcards Fair on Saturday. The fair is open between 10am and 4pm. Officials were hoping that the day would be as succesful
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Road being closed for stone work
MOTORISTS are advised that the A682 Gisburn Road at Blacko will be closed from 9am on Monday, June 9, until 4pm on Tuesday, June 10. The closure is to allow for the replacement of a damaged stone culvert near the Moorcock Inn. An alternative route will
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Ten years ago
WHALLEY Tennis Club invested in a new 'Lob-ster' ball-serving machine. Club coach Rodney Boon used the Lob-ster to help young players practise their volleying and smash techniques.
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Getting to grips with the garden
The sun comes out for an hour and the shops become full of multi-coloured flip-flops. You can splash out on brand new make-up in subtle pastel shades and you can't walk into a DIY shop without tripping over an assortment of garden furniture. This happened
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Rampal back in action
Arjun Rampal and Naseeruddin Shah are to star in the lead roles in a new thriller from director Rajiv Rai. After failing to impress with his romantic last film Pyar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Rajiv Rai has gone back to making action films. This is the fourth time
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Mayor Knight takes the chain
THE new Mayor of Clitheroe is retired ski instructor and former Clitheroe Chamber of Trade secretary Joan Knight. Coun Knight received her chain of office from retiring mayor Mary Robinson at a ceremony in the Ribble Valley Council Chamber. A medical
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'Behave' warning for terror teenager
A TEENAGE girl who brought misery to residents and shopkeepers has been ordered to behave -- or go to jail. Rachael Louise Linford, 16, was named and shamed after bringing terror to people in Clitheroe over a two-year period. Police today welcomed the
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Clarets line up Leeds clash
BURNLEY are set for a summer showdown with Premiership giants Leeds United at Turf Moor. The pre-season friendly follows hot on the heels of the Clarets' exploits in the Isle of Man tournament at the end of July. And the game is believed to have been
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Hooper plans put on hold
LANCASHIRE were today reconsidering their plans to sign Carl Hooper as a short-term overseas replacement for the injured Harbhajan Singh. They were hoping to have Hooper in the country this week and in their team for the Championship game against Middlesex
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Rovers target Italian giant
BLACKBURN Rovers are trying to line up a prestigious pre-season friendly against one of the giants of Italian football. Manager Graeme Souness wants to round off his preparations for next season with a high-profile game against one of the superpowers
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Clarets line up Leeds clash
BURNLEY are set for a summer showdown with Premiership giants Leeds United at Turf Moor. The pre-season friendly follows hot on the heels of the Clarets' exploits in the Isle of Man tournament at the end of July. And the game is believed to have been
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Yobs attack school windows
SECURITY measures are to be stepped up at Moorland High School, Darwen, after vandals caused £4,000 worth of damage. Thugs lobbed stones at the Holden Fold school on Sunday and shattered 30 windows, resulting in two having to be boarded up. Teachers arrived
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Rampal back in action
Arjun Rampal and Naseeruddin Shah are to star in the lead roles in a new thriller from director Rajiv Rai. After failing to impress with his romantic last film Pyar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Rajiv Rai has gone back to making action films. This is the fourth time
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Business Award for charity
Muslim Global Relief was among the winners at the first ever Challenge Awards from Business Link for East Lancashire. The awards were for businesses who made significant progress and overcame barriers to growth with assistance from Business Link. The
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Women in Business
Women from across the region recently visited female owned Burnley businesses, eager to learn from their success. Burnley Enterprise Trust hosted a Best Practice visit at the request of the Lancashire-Wide Network for Minority Ethnic Women and the Women's
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New Business Club
Burnley Enterprise Trust is launching a new business club aimed at bringing people in self-employment from all sectors of the community together. Debra Brown, Business Support Manager, said "There used to be an active Business Club in Burnley which I
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Entrepreneurs prize for First Ethical
A Bolton-based company has scooped a prestigious prize for budding entrepreneurs. Sufyan Ismail and partner Bashir Timol of First Ethical, won the regional final of the Shell LiveWIRE competition and collected a cheque for £1,000. They now go forward
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Exclusive business evening
The largest Asian Business Federation in the UK is celebrating its second Annual Dinner, which will be attended by over 600 businesses. The ABF Annual Dinner 2003 is the largest gathering of Asian Businesses in the country and expected to be one of the
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'Students failed' as colleges struggle to employ
FURTHER education colleges are struggling to find enough appropriately trained staff to teach health and care courses. A report by the education watchdog Ofsted and the Adult Learning Inspectorate revealed that courses in health, social care and public
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A Lott of harmony
MORE than 5,000 children are set to benefit from a lottery-funded scheme designed to promote cultural harmony among young people. Blackburn with Darwen Council's education and lifelong learning department has won £170,910 to help supported a programme
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Campaign starts to oust BNP
LABOUR has started electioneering in a Blackburn ward - a year before the next vote takes place. As their counterparts in other parts of East Lancashire were still coming to terms with results from last week's ballot, Blackburn's Labour group members
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Selection dilemma for Blues' final fling
CLITHEROE manager Lee Sculpher says he is in a "no win situation" as he prepares to name his team for tonight's Worthington Challenge Trophy Final. The Blues travel to Bury's Gigg Lane to take on Mossley in their first cup final for four years. And with
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No barriers to your learning
What does a Muslim religious leader from Cleveland have in common with a law graduate from Leicester? Answer: they've both won an outstanding adult learners' award for 2003. Adult Learners' Week, 10-16 May 2003, is the UK's largest learning festival.
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Cabbies road to success
Cabbies managed a 'school run' of their own when they signed up for a pioneering course at Blackburn College. And more than 50 drivers were presented with certificates at a Blackburn with Darwen Council Lifelong Learning and Skills Celebration They have
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Congratulations to Paak
Paak AFC became the Peter Shaw Cup winners for the first time in their 35 year history. After securing a runners-up spot in the league they had to beat champions Red Lion in the final. After a frantic start with early chances at both ends, Paak took the
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Super Fives is spot on
A total of 22 teams of all backgrounds from Preston are turning Wetview Leisure Centre into a festival of Football every Saturday. The spotlight on sport 5-a-side football league was set up as part of the successful Childrens fund bid in conjunction with
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Champions trophy is on display
Football fans might be interested to know that the magnificent UEFA Champions League Trophy has gone on display in Manchester. The city took charge of the trophy following a symbolic handover from current holders Real Madrid on April 3rd in Albert Square
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I agree
Regarding the letter by 'NK' of Countess St, Accrington who wrote about the dress sense of women. I agreed whole-heartedly with your statement that some of us women have to put up with so much pressure. Race, parents and family...and then we have certain
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Symbolic display of unity by clubs
Two football teams donned Kick Racism Out of Football T-Shirts before a symbolic football match in Blackburn. The game between Blackburn United and Mill Hill is played as a regular fixture of the Blackburn and District Combination League. The two teams
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Tragic tale
Regarding the article about the Asian prostitute I would like to say it was a very tragic story. I think it is an issue which has been swept under the carpet within our community and needs highlighting. I agree there needs to be more protection for women
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Moving story
I would like to say I was deeply moved after reading the article about the Asian prostitute in the Asian Image April issue. The young woman must have gone through so much and I wanted to know why nothing can be done about her plight. If she is forced
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Why was it ignored?
I am one of those Muslim who will go to any mosque regardless of the sect they portray. I have been going to a local mosque near me for past few months because I found that Moulana Sahib recited Quran beautifully and made sensible speeches. One thing
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Schools places boost
MORE places at Bolton School will be made available to bright children whose parents cannot afford the fees -- thanks to Milliken Industrials Ltd. The American-owned textile manufacturing company, which has premises in Bury, Burnley, Middleton and Wigan
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New safety message for teenage drivers
Teenage motorists are being targted in a new campaign to cut the number of young people injured on the region's roads each year. Over 4,000 16-19 year-olds were injured on Lancashire's roads last year, and young drivers face a 1 in 5 chance of having
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Perfect present for inspirational head teacher
A dedicated Preston headteacher got a fond farewell from pupils and staff at Deepdale Junior School as she retired after 30 years service there. Over the years Mrs Judy Beeston worked generously and loyally not just for the school but also for the wider
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Adeel tackles armed robber
A shop worker pinned a knifeman to the floor after his sister was robbed. Adeel Ahmed, 18, was working in the Sudellside Minimarket, in Sudellside Street, Darwen, and had let his sister Samia, 16, take the till for two minutes when the robber struck.
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Recruitment campaign is awarded
Lancashire Constabulary has won a top prize in the Commission for Racial Equality's annual Race In The Media awards. At the star-studded event at London's Savoy Hotel, the Constabulary's police officer recruitment campaign landed the top award in the
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Shock at untimely death
It is with great sadness that I write about the untimely death of Mohammed Ramzan who died recently, at the age of 47 whilst in Pakistan. Mr Ramzan was an active member of the community who worked tirelessly to benefit others not only where he lived in
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Planning victory but masjid leaders are warned
Premises in Logwood St, Blackburn may be used as a mosque but leaders must make sure they abide by planning conditions. The councillors' decision, concerning the Shia mosque came after an 18-month council investigation. A two-year temporary planning premission
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Stress, culture and macho images linked to smoking
Macho images in Bollywood films, along with cultural traditions and stress may be helping fuel the smoking epidemic among South Asian men in the UK, a new report says. In the study, funded by Cancer Research UK and the Department of Health, researchers
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Parents should put safety first
IN an age when it is so easy to ferry children around in the family car, it is easy to understand how teaching them to cross the road properly can take a back seat. But the fact that an East Lancashire mayor today accused parents of not doing enough to
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Flower of the week: Mayflower
JUST at the moment this delightful flower is looking its best and thrives on the damp fields overlooking streams and rivers. The scientific name is Cardamine pratensis, but over the years there have been lots of common names for this species. Lady's smock
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Riverbanks full of life
TENNYSON summed up the delight which I feel when I sit by the side of many of our local streams and rivers. By thirty hills I hurry down Or slip between the ridges, By twenty thorps, a little town And half a hundred bridges This week I strolled alongside
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It's the way that you say it
WITH dialects being mentioned recently, I am reminded of a former neighbour whom I overheard say to his wife: "Sista, sista at mooglety, Alice." (Look, look at the moon, Alice), to which she replied "Wilta talk proplety, Jem." (Will you talk properly
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Nightmare of driving untaxed
I READ with interest how the DVLA and police are working together to remove untaxed vehicles off the road (LET, April 29). I am beginning to wonder if road drivers are being set up to fail! Last year, we changed our car and from that point it has been
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UK will lose out again in Europe
THE pound will shortly be replaced by the euro, and there will be massive public support for the move. I am, of course, talking about the Cyprus pound, which has been linked to the euro ever since the common currency was launched four years ago. Ten more
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Theory only part of explanation
JOHN Edwards (Letters, May 1) says that for a theory to be scientific it has to explain all the facts and then challenges proponents of the theory of evolution to explain "where a cosmic egg came from." I do not know where Mr Edwards has acquired the
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Canal, where rider would meet his match
NEIL Lofthouse (Letters, April 21) seems to be a well balanced character, having a chip on each shoulder in his obvious hatred of the angler. I have never been of the angling fraternity, but I do know that they are the largest participation sport in the
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'Rat run' drivers alarm residents
RESIDENTS are calling for safety measures on an accident blackspot road used as a 'rat run' by motorists. They say lives will be lost on Platt Lane, Westhoughton, if action is not taken quickly to slow down the speed of traffic on the winding stretch
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Shame of Baptist church stalwart
A THEATRE lighting expert who downloaded child porn from the internet was today starting a three-month jail term. Richard Ianson, 22, a prominent member of Brierfield Baptist Church who also worked for a group promoting the arts across East Lancashire
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'Behave' warning for terror teenager
A TEENAGE girl who brought misery to residents and shopkeepers has been ordered to behave -- or go to jail. Rachael Louise Linford, 16, was named and shamed after bringing terror to people in Clitheroe over a two-year period. Police today welcomed the
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Duff may be in Pool sights
LIVERPOOL appear to be paving the way for a summer bid for Rovers winger Damien Duff. Anfield chief executive Rick Parry has promised Gerard Houllier he will have funds to spend this summer - whether the club qualify for the Champions' League or not.
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Rovers target Italian giant
BLACKBURN Rovers are trying to line up a prestigious pre-season friendly against one of the giants of Italian football. Manager Graeme Souness wants to round off his preparations for next season with a high-profile game against one of the superpowers
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Disappointing end for Rovers in derby
BLACKBURN Rovers reserves finished their league campaign with a disappointing 2-1 'derby' defeat to local rivals Bolton Wanderers at Ewood Park last night. Many of Alan Murray's side had returned from loan spells and most of the youngsters he regularly
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'Wrecking spree' man in hospital
AN Iranian asylum seeker, said to have gone on a wrecking spree in Burnley, has been admitted to hospital. Hussein Jafari, 24, was bailed by District Judge Paul Firth to allow police to take him to Burnley General Hospital. He was arrested in the Daneshouse
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Scooter rider banned for three years
A SCOOTER rider has been banned for three years after his second drink drive conviction in about five years. Burnley Magistrates heard how James Michael Herrett, 22, was stopped by police investigating a spate of scooter thefts. The bike was his own but
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Petition launched to let children into school early
ANGRY parents with children at a Burnley primary school today launched a petition to allow pupils in before classes begin. Families are furious that children are left standing outside Rosewood Primary, Rosehill, until 8.55am in bad weather but education
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Fears grow for missing Daniel
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for missing Daniel Entwistle who was last seen four days ago. The major search for the little boy in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, is continuing today but police have admitted that they have so far failed to come up
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Families to get extra support
A SUCCESSFUL family support scheme pioneered by the Church of England in Blackburn with Darwen will soon also benefit the Pendle area. The care support scheme will be made available to disadvantaged people in the borough and the church is offering free
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Elwood and Jake in town
THE indomitable Blues Brothers rolled into the Palace Theatre with their storming homage to soul music. This official tribute to the film has had audiences in the West End dancing in the aisles and this version did the same. The show opens with a comic
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Mary Rose explained
HARRY Eatough will tell the past and present story of Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, at the May 13 meeting of Atherton Heritage Society at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Hall. Non-members welcome.
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Five years ago
TOP body builders from across Europe took part in a prestigious contest in East Lancashire. And muscleman Scott Bradley, of Chestnut Drive, Burnley, was one of the successful competitors in the Pendle Valley body building competition.
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Election loser fireman is hot stuff on the track
AN election candidate who missed out on a council seat hopes to beat political rivals into second place in a televised race. Firefighter Ian Dixon stood for the Green Party in Hyndburn's Barnfield ward in last week's local elections but came in third
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Resident furious as trees are felled
A GREAT Harwood resident says he is "outraged" that 60-year-old trees in full bloom are being chopped down to make extra space for a recreation ground. Ian Wilkinson, 54, of Hindle Fold Lane, has lived around Memorial Park and enjoyed the horse chestnuts
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Home owner tells of two-hour deadline
RELATIVES were left wondering where their loved ones were when a care home was closed suddenly, it has been claimed. The 17 residents in Great Harwood Lodge Residential Home were told they had two hours to leave when officials closed it on Saturday. Representatives
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'Save my chips' says potato stall owner
THE owner of a family-run jacket potato stall that has traded for 15 years on Accrington Market has appealed to his customers to save his chips and follow him to one of the new development's kiosks. Mike Saunders said he had no option but to take one
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This doc's not for turning
Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor team up as father and son in this emotional drama set in a hospital. After featuring in a series of gangster related movies over the past 12 months Amitabh is in a much more sombre mood as Dr Sinha, struggling to keep
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Darling, I'm seeing dead people
Horror movies and Bollywood don't necessarily go well together. Maybe the thrills just don't compare with the the countless sci-fi / horror movies hitting our screens from the states. Once you have seen it with all the extra's, anything else is just tacky
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The ultimate casting coup
In the past couple of years a number of filmmakers have been trying to land the casting coup of bringing together father and son Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan. One director had even started pre-production an a remake of The Godfather with the two of them
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No space for a man like me
DEAR MASSI, I'm sure you don't have many men writing to you but I wanted to know 'where have all the decent women gone?' Many of my friends have got married from abroad so I decided to do a similar thing a few years ago. It just didn't work out. That's
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Workplace misery
DEAR MASSI, I have been in my present job for just six months and am suffering badly because a couple of women in my department have ganged up on me and bully me constantly. I thought bullying was a male thing but these two are on at me constantly. They
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Secrets and lies are such a pain
DEAR MASSI, When I married my husband I thought I knew all the details of his past. He had told me he had been married before but told me she was from abroad and they are no longer in contact. He also told me it was a forced marriage and he no longer
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Low life always follow law of the gun
SO gun-toting East Lancashire folk have responded with gusto and handed over their weapons as part of a firearms amnesty. While there's no doubting that the initiative co-ordinated by Lancashire Police will take a large number of potentially dangerous
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A plague of our times
COMPLAINTS about rats in Blackburn and Darwen have risen by almost 20 per cent in one year. Should we really be surprised? Is this not a plague that we have brought on ourselves? We may consider ourselves to be a sophisticated society with our widescreen
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Race against time to help homeless
CHARITY workers are facing a race against time to raise £150,000 to start a soup kitchen for homeless people. Pat Monks, manager of Broken Arcs Christian Charity shop on Duckworth Street, Darwen, has been looking to set up a homeless safe-haven for eight
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Footpath fight 'has come to an end'
CAMPAIGNERS have given up on their fight to have a footpath to a service station closed. Residents on Redvers Road, Darwen, which is home to mainly elderly people, today revealed there was nothing else they could do to sort out the problems of teenagers
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Urgent need for more foster parents
CARING people in Ramsbottom are being urged to consider life as a foster parent as part of National Fostering Fortnight. Ramsbottom's Family Placement Team plan to use the countrywide event, which starts on May 12, to highlight the continuing and urgent
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New ambulance station for town
UP to £350,000 is to be spent on a replacement for Stacksteads ambulance station -- named as the most poorly located depot in Lancashire. Yet the controversy over what will be built on the site once the station is gone continues. The Stacksteads station
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Trust leads clean-up in the park
THE Wildlife Trust has been working with residents, schools and community groups to brighten up Blackburn's Corporation Park. Helpers first removed rhododendrons, a non-native plant that had taken over large areas. Wild flowers were planted by children
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Helping hands needed to boost lottery
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help East Lancashire Hospice's lottery continue its cracking start. The lottery has been going five weeks now and has signed up about 3,300 members. But organisers still need volunteers to help with canvassing and administration
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Rovers stars join Man Alive team against cancer
BLACKBURN Rovers stars Damien Duff and David Dunn have paid tribute to the club's late benefactor Jack Walker by lining up in a very special team. The Man Alive FC features a host of Premiership stars whose lives have all been touched by cancer coming
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Parents risk kids' lives, says mayor
A MAYOR has launched a stinging attack on parents, accusing them of putting their children's lives at risk by not teaching them how to cross the road properly. Coun Tony Humphrys's outburst came as new figures show that the number of children being injured
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Rebel Galloway's poll warning to Straw
SUSPENDED Labour MP George Galloway received a standing ovation from a 150-strong crowd and issued an election warning to Jack Straw when he visited Blackburn. The controversial politician addressed a Stop the War Coalition (STWC) rally on the day party
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Get you teeth into these free courses
Adult Learners' Week will run from May 10th-May 16th and will be a great opportunity for you take a free Bitesize or Taster course in your area and find out what you can get from Accrington and Rossendale College. The courses are single sessions and and
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Meet your biggest challenge head on
Aisha Yaqub , recently earned an 'Outstanding Learning' award for scoring the best marks (83%) out of more than 400 students at City College Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. Aisha studied on the MMU accredited Access Foundation course
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Centre is a major success
Staff from Nelson and Colne College invited members of the community to join them in 'A Celebration of Success' at Nelson's Pendle Technology Centre. Since its doors opened, over 1,200 local people have gained new skills and over 500 have gained valuable
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Discover a new you and fresh opportunities
There are lots of Fresh Opportunities on offer this summer at Blackburn College. The College has published it's latest part-time guide listing hundreds of fascinating courses. Called "DISCOVER A NEW YOU" the eight page newspaper is packed with full details
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If I can do it so can you!
A mother of five says it is never too old to learn new skills and she's got the qualifications to prove it. Pervaze Bashir of Fishwick Parade, Preston is now a teacher at the Christ the King High School in Frenchwood. She came to Britain in the 1980s
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Kamran clinches showdown with Ronnie
Eleven-year Kamran Ashraf who was featured on these pages in February has won himself a chance to play Ronnie O'Sulivan. The rising snooker ace battled through three competitions beating a batch of older players to set a date with the former world champion
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Exam time... It's not all doom and gloom
It's the one word that we all wish had never been invented and then maybe it wouldn't exist. Well, that's one warped way at looking at it but unfortunately exam time is upon us again. Many students will be re-writing revision plans, displaying an inability
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Parents get a bit sporty
Parents in Preston were being encouraged to get fit with their youngsters and set a good example. A Multi sports event held at Deepdale Junior School mums and dads to get sporty and brush up on their skills in football, basketball, rounders and short
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Points shared
It's been a season of thrills and spills for the under 10s in the Blackburn and Darwen Boys League. The matches are played at Witton Park on mini grass pitches where Asian Image Sport was on hand to witness a classic encounter Blackburn United A and Blackburn
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It's all smiles 25 years on
A Manchester restaurant was the setting as members of a Lancashire club met up for the first time in over twenty years. Blackburn Dynamos were a hugely successful side made up of some of the most talented players the community. Many of the players had
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Disgusted
I write to say I am disgusted at how the far-right had managed to win more seats in Burnley. I would like for members of the town to continue to live in harmony and the greater presence of the BNP will only see an increase in tensions between both Asians
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So much hypocrisy
Whilst deliberately ignoring the dilemma of the people of Palestine Mr Bush decided to march into Iraq. It shows how arrogant and desperate Mr Bush and his adminstration were to fly the flag of domination. Blair and Bush have ignored the suffering and
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Charity concert boosts appeal
Bolton's Albert Halls was packed to the rafters for a colourful charity concert. The gala was organised by Bolton's Hindu Forum to raise money for the Coronary Care Appeal. Bolton artists and others from across the North west performed traditional and
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Recycling site changes
Lancashire County Council has announced changes that will make the 'trip to the tip' easier for residents. From May 14 2003 the council's 23 Household Waste Recycling Sites will be open from 8.00am until 7.00pm every day of the week, 362 days a year.
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The face you'll be seeing in new ads
Bank clerk Santosh Gaddu has become an overnight star - but not in Hollywood or Bollywood. For Santosh beat off competition from 1,600 colleagues to take the leading role in the Halifax Bank's latest TV advert, which features genuine staff members in
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Second crime shock for incoming mayor
Police have launched a fresh investigation after the new Mayor-elect of Pendle's car was broken into just weeks after his home was targeted in a brick attack. Coun Mohammed Iqbal, of Chapel Street, Nelson, was in bed at home when the incident happened
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Anti-racism demo sends message to far-right
An anti-racism march attracted thousands from around the region bringing Manchester City Centre to a standstill. It was estimated over 2,000 people attended the march through the city centre which was organised by the TUC and Unison. People of all ages
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Mainstream parties must have a common goal
These are worrying times in the region. Mainstream political parties must take note that the Far-right is a serious threat to this community. It seems thus far they have failed to do so. How else can you explain the victories in Burnley? Nearly two years
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Judge slashes jail terms of five Burnley rioters
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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Mosque pupils drugs package
Drug misuse within our community is an issue which the authorities are often accused of ignoring. However, a unique drugs education has been devised to specifically target pupils in mosques in the region. The project is called "Islamic Choices" and is
