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The Saturday Message
with the Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington EUREKA! I've got it! Calendar Vicars! It's hauled the WI into the 21st Century - why not the good old C of E? Vestments could go Velcro, ready to let rip for a Full Monty finale at the Harvest
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My First. . .
This week, with JOHN HORMAN, 54, managing director of Smallbone Brown and Co Ltd. MEMORY: In the very early part of my life when the whole of my father's family would congregate at my grandparents' house in Church on Sunday afternoons. The house was very
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Real ale, black pudding and a slice of history
Drive & Stroll, with RON FREETHY A WEEK or so ago I followed the Irwell Valley between Rawtenstall and Ramsbottom. The route is shared by the East Lancashire Railway and so you can stroll one way and travel by steam railway on the return. While exploring
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Different spin on speed cameras
EVIDENTLY, in my previous comments I happened to place a different 'spin' on road accident figures, of which slightly over 10 per cent were due to excess speed. Fair play to Linda Sanderson, of the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety (Letters, September
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Couple escape burning flats
A COUPLE were rescued from the roof of a block of flats after rubbish was set alight in the lobby. Fire crews from Atherton were called to Spring Gardens, Atherton, at 2.30am to find a couple on the flat roof. They had climbed up from their first floor
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Swap bulbs and see the light
FREE energy-efficient light bulbs are up for grabs at an awareness-raising day on Tuesday.. Residents can hand over one ordinary (working) bulb and get two "green" ones in return when they visit Bury Council's energy show house. The offer takes place
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Ewood Beat
THE Inside line on Rovers with Andy Neild. . . Fan-tasy football keeps the peace A GROUP of Rovers supporters will be heading for Ankara next week on a special peace-keeping mission designed to improve relations between rival fans from England and Turkey
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BNP bids to cling on to seat after resignation
FIVE candidates will fight for a seat on Burnley Council in the by-election next month. The seat in Lanehead ward became vacant earlier this month when BNP councillor Luke Smith resigned. Smith, who was initially expelled from the party after fighting
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Young people in line for achievement awards
TALENTED young people from Pendle's Asian community will attend an award ceremony at Nelson Civic Theatre on Monday to recognise their academic achievements and contribution to school life. The young people have been chosen by their school or college
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Chance to home in on your house
IT will be open house at Bury's Jinnah Day Centre next Thursday (Sep 25) for people keen to trace the history of their homes. Bury Council is holding the event at the Alfred Street centre between 3pm and 7pm as part of national Archives Awareness Month
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Fined for 'Fawlty' attack
A BITTER seven-year battle over child support and access came to a head when a man saw his ex and her family taking photographs of his liveried van. Blackburn magistrates heard that John Alberts, 30, thought they were gathering evidence of his new business
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We can bring the cup home, says Balshaw
The Saturday Interview, this week with Blackburn-born England rugby union star Iain Balshaw. . . ENGLAND'S rugby union squad set out for the other side of the world next month expected to bring back the World Cup. The fact that even people whose interest
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Disabled pair fined for breach of new rubbish law
A COUNCIL has been branded heartless after a disabled man and a woman on invalidity benefit became the first people in the borough to be fined for leaving their rubbish bags out. Spina bifida sufferer Mark Kay, 28, of Beech Street, Accrington, and chronic
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Chemists on Duty
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: Athertons Chemist, 37 Granville Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers, 14 Union Street. ACCRINGTON: 11am-1pm: Lloyds
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Chemists on Duty
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy,
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lChemists on Duty
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm:
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Inn does a hat-trick
CHAMPAGNE corks are popping at a picturesque Ribble Valley pub where Prince Andrew and Fergie are said to have courted. The family-run Inn at Whitewell in the Trough of Bowland is the toast of the hotel trade after winning the Trophee Gosset Celebris,
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Camara focused on winning
NEW Burnley star Mo Camara is not happy being crowned crowd favourite unless the Clarets are winning games. The Guinean defender has quickly become a Turf Moor cult hero following a string of impressive displays at left back this season. Camara's rampaging
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New deal to get jobless over-50s off the dole
UNEMPLOYED people in their 50s in East Lancashire will be ordered back to work under a scheme to try to get them off the dole. They will be in the second wave of a drive to try and adapt the "New Deal" scheme for young jobless for those aged between 50
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Bullies made my girl's life a 'living hell'
A MUM has told how vicious bullies turned her 15-year-old daughter's schooldays into a living hell. Anne Godfrey, 33, involved the police and education authorities before she moved house to live in another town to try and escape the persecution. But her
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Mental health centre faces cash crisis as council withdraws grants
THE manager of a mental health centre in Blackburn claims its future is hanging in the balance -- just days before a brand new drop-in centre is due to open nearby. Eric Green, project co-ordinator at the Mind Centre on Regent Street, has spent the past
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Sam's triumph against all odds
SAMUEL Lewis Edwards had a tough start to life - abandoned by his mother, orphaned at eight and maimed while serving his country in World War Two. He was read the last rites three times after that fateful day in Normandy, but he clung on and returned
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Phone hoaxers taught a lesson
THE disclosure that there is now no hiding place for people making bogus mobile phone calls for help to the emergency services will be welcomed by the responsible, law-abiding majority. For such malicious calls are not just a nuisance and an expensive
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The day disabled son went missing
ON the day Rovers played Liverpool, we had a lovely day at Blackpool and were returning home on the 4.45pm train. Nearing Preston, my disabled son went to answer a call of nature, but for some reason didn't return to his seat. I spoke to the guard who
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Cricket: High fives all round
IT was a case of high fives all round as Prestwich first team finished the season on a triumphant note. The Heys side defeated lowly Longsight by 98 runs, triggering a series of landmarks. High One -- Craig Duxbury slammed 144, his sixth century of the
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Row over disabled parking space for Roy
A DISABLED driver has slammed neighbours who claimed he exaggerated his disability to get himself a parking space outside his Burnley home. Neighbours of arthritic Roy Whitehead wrote to Burnley Council to object to the disabled parking bay in Kyan Street
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Disabled pair fined for breach of new rubbish law
A COUNCIL has been branded heartless after a disabled man and a woman on invalidity benefit became the first people in the borough to be fined for leaving their rubbish bags out. Spina bifida sufferer Mark Kay, 28, of Beech Street, Accrington, and chronic
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Striding out for charity in the General manner
RESIDENTS in Cliviger will be pulling on their walking shoes this weekend to take part in the village's annual charity walk, Scarlett's Stride. It was started six years ago by Eric Wrathall, a member of the Long Distance Walkers' Association, and his
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Row over disabled parking space for Roy
A DISABLED driver has slammed neighbours who claimed he exaggerated his disability to get himself a parking space outside his Burnley home. Neighbours of arthritic Roy Whitehead wrote to Burnley Council to object to the disabled parking bay in Kyan Street
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Pudding firm gives charity sweet relief
POPULAR puddings could prove the recipe for success at a Clitheroe coffee morning to raise cash for charity. Helen Colley, 37, proprietor of award-winning Clitheroe pudding firm, Farmhouse Fare, is to throw open the doors of her factory in a special coffee
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Turf Beat
THE inside line on the Clarets with Darren Bentley. . . Taylor hails some sheer excellence BURNLEY'S youngsters showed the future is bright when they packed some real Premiership punch in a recent tournament. The Clarets Centre Of Excellence foought above
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Glen is no Chapple of rest
A SUPERB bowling effort from Lancashire's Glen Chapple could not prevent Paul Franks from scoring his first century at Trent Bridge to leave Nottinghamshire in a dominant position over the Frizzell County Championship runners-up. Earby's Chapple bowled
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Superbike future is under threat
THE World Superbike Championship has been dealt a body blow with news that Neil Hodgson's former team, GSE Racing, will pull out at the end of the season. The Derby-based outfit nurtured the newly-crowned world champion in their role as an official Ducati
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Shakers quiz
BURY FC Social Club will be hosting a fundraising Quiz Night on Thursday. Entry is £5 a team and places can be booked by contacting Ian or Shirley on 0161-764 2144. Questions will consist of general knowledge, sport, music and entertainment and all proceeds
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The question is: Are you happy?
RAMSBOTTOM residents living in council homes across the borough are to be asked whether they are happy with the service they receive. Bury Council, which owns more than 8,000 homes, is sending out the tenants' satisfaction questionnaire to 2,000 randomly-chosen
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Barrow wheel away victory
RADCLIFFE BORO ... 2, BARROW ... 3 By MARC HIGGINSON: RADCLIFFE Boro slipped to defeat against Barrow on Tuesday night in an entertaining encounter at Stainton Park. Boro had taken an early lead but found themselves having to haul themselves back from
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Ethnic minority groups win £320,000 cash pot
ETHNIC minority groups in Blackburn are to receive a £320,000 boost to help further integrate with East Lancashire society. Blackburn with Darwen's education and lifelong learning department has won government funding to offer training, mentoring and
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Train punctuality improving
TRAINS in East Lancashire are getting more punctual, new figures show. Seventeen rail operating companies showed an improvement in performance nationally, including Arriva Trains Northern and First North Western which serve East Lancashire. Virgin West
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Killer accused of second stabbing
AN asylum-seeker serving a life sentence for murdering a fellow Iraqi Kurd in a Blackburn street was accused of another stabbing, it has been revealed. Farhan Samsuddin Hamad, 20, was due to stand trial at Nottingham Crown Court last week on a charge
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£2.5m transformation for empty office block
AN empty office block in Blackburn town centre is about to undergo a £2.5 million transformation. The building in Ainsworth Street has been vacant for a number of years but is about to be given a new lease of life by a property company. St John's Court
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Straw, Anderson? It's toss of a coin
RESIDENTS of a proposed new council ward in East Lancashire have joined the battle over which parliamentary constituency it should be in. Labour MPs Jack Straw and Janet Anderson are embroiled in a fight over the proposed new ward of Fernhurst, comprising
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Chemists on Duty
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive
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Chemists on Duty
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy,
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Chemists on Duty
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
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File closed
MICROSOFT are set to make it more difficult to open documents you receive from colleagues. In the forthcoming release of Microsoft's Office Professional 2003 more security will be provided for files stored on a computer or sent by e-mail. Any file can
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Clarets newboy focused on winning
NEW Burnley star Mo Camara is not happy being crowned crowd favourite unless the Clarets are winning games. The Guinean defender has quickly become a Turf Moor cult hero following a string of impressive displays at left back this season. Camara's rampaging
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Tugay's a Turkish delight for Rovers
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today insisted Tugay still has a major part to play in his plans for the future even though he has just splashed out big money on Barry Ferguson. The Turkish international midfielder was axed from the starting line-up for
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Ageing debut film-makers watch their tales hit the big time
A FRIENDSHIP spanning six decades has prompted a Darwen pensioner to create her first memory-filled movie. Budding film-maker Norma Helmn, 64, was inspired to tell the tale of her 58-year-old relationship with a childhood chum as part of the BBC's 'Telling
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Brave Claire will be VIP for a day
IN true Jimmy Savile style, the Rossendale Valley Motorbike Show is planning to 'fix it' for Claire Winter to be a VIP for the day tomorrow. Claire, 13, suffers from the rheumatic disease systemic sclerosis. At any time and without warning the blood supply
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SOCCER: TV blamed for loss
PRESTON North End has blamed the collapse of ITV Digital for making a loss of more than £2.5 million for the past year compared to a profit of £1.86 million in 2002. Chairman Derek Shaw claimed the club had survived in a "stable financial position", while
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ANGLING: Could your fancy be Tickled?
with KINGFISHER WITH a bit of luck the Ribble will have received a boost from a modest influx of fresh water, though even in the low water conditions of the recent past, its form has been good enough to give us plenty of confidence. I have mentioned previously
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Amateur Soccer: Standians prevail
OLD STANDIANS...3 STAND ATHLETIC...0 STANDIANS moved into the next round with a comfortable win over near rivals, Stand Athletic. It was a patched up Standians team who had eight of the first team squad injured, but welcomed Greg Johnson back into midfield
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Events taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, September 21 and Monday, September 22:
SUNDAY Guided Walk meet Todmorden Tourist Information Centre, Burnley Road, Todmorden, 2pm. Farmers Market, Hoghton Tower. Stringbark McDowell, The Talbot Hotel, Burnley. Rossendale Ramblers meet Kay Strete car park, Rawtenstall, 8.30am. (10 miles). Blackburn
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Starring role
WHEN amateur dramatic groups have a problem or want advice, Amanda Watmough is the person they turn to. She spoke to JENNY SCOTT. . . AMANDA Watmough's journey has certainly been an interesting one. She learned to dance soon after she learned to toddle
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Cricket: Owzat for a Baig Deal
YOUNG Bury cricketer Ammar Baig is a star in the making. For, the 14-year-old opening batsman has won a two-year sponsorship deal with leading cricketing company Grey Nicholls. Talented Ammar won the deal following excellent displays at the Lords Taverners
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Brothers beaten up
TWO brothers were attacked in Blackburn town centre as they walked home from a nightclub. Blackburn magistrates heard that Andrew and Stephen Grant were assaulted by a group of men, including Anthony James Moore, and after being punched to the floor they
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Muscians are a hit at the YCMA
TEENAGERS with a passion for music are being urged to join a project to harness undeveloped talent in the area. Musician Michael Woodacre, 40, is the man behind the scheme which is currently being run at the YMCA building in Clarence Street, off Preston
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District post office faced with closure
ANOTHER district post office in Blackburn is set to close in December. Post offices bosses said it was no longer viable to keep Lammack PO on Columbia Way open - but they are willing to hear from customers before making a final decision in November. The
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Charges for parking are a stealth tax
I KEEP seeing readers' complaints about the speed cameras and that many think it is a money-making scheme. Well, how about this for a stealth tax? The council will shortly be sending out bills for residents-only parking permits and yet there are no traffic
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Rugby Union: Second victory sends Park top
NUNEATON ... 9 SEDGLEY PARK ... 38 SEDGLEY Park were indebted to some fine individual performances after they hammered a poor Nuneaton side. Gareth Roberts, Paul Keys, Huw Thomas, Tim Fourie, Willie Stockdale, Richard Senior, Kevin Yates and Mark Lloyd
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Fly-tippers run risk of prison
THERE seems to be confusion over the correct way to dispose of waste in Burnley and this is causing concern among residents and the fire service. Fly tipping has always been illegal and to dump rubbish in an empty house beggars belief. The rise in this
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Fluoride in our water a waste
I WOULD remind Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation (LET, September 12) and anyone else who is in favour of adding fluoride to the water supply that for every £100 spent on such a scheme £98 will be wasted as the water
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Tugay's a Turkish delight
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today insisted Tugay still has a major part to play in his plans for the future even though he has just splashed out big money on Barry Ferguson. The Turkish international midfielder was axed from the starting line-up for
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Burglar jailed for home raid
A YOUNG house breaker who struck for the third time has been given a 29-month jail term -- concurrent to five months he is already serving. Burnley Crown Court heard Andrew Wayne Flynn, 20, had to be given the mandatory three-year custodial sentence,
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Victim's ear left hanging off after attack
A THREE-YEAR jail sentence has been passed on a man who bit an attack victim's ear - leaving a piece hanging off - during a violent pub scene. Dale Grimshaw, 26, was also said to have jumped on top of his victim and stuck a finger in his left eye. Grimshaw
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No jail sentence for drug addict mother
A DRUG addict mother-of-two who was found with heroin splattered over her bedroom wall has been spared jail. Burnley Crown Court heard how Margaret Ferguson, 29, had also had a box of cannabis resin, discovered when police raided her then Burnley home
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Alarms warning after fire rescue
FIREFIGHTERS have issued a warning that householders should always put batteries in smoke alarms after they rescued a man from his burning house. Leonard Newham was asleep in a first floor bedroom of his home in Sussex Street, Burnley, when the grill
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Centre revamp attracts big name stores
THE owners of Pendle Rise shopping centre in Nelson have reported a strong interest from businesses moving into the area. The centre is currently undergoing a £2.5million facelift in a bid to attract blue-chip retailers and owners Modus Properties have
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Future of council homes to be decided
THE future of council housing in Pendle will be explored by a new working group made up of councillors and tenants. The Government has asked all councils who still have their own housing stock to look at options for the future, which could include Private
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Mystery man in fire rescue drama
A YOUNG woman asleep in her flat was pulled to safety by a neighbour after a fire broke out in her building. The fire started in the bedroom of another apartment on the first floor of the end terrace house, in Norfolk Street, Nelson, in the early hours
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Now residents can look to the future
POLITICIANS and residents are looking to the future today after 162 homes were saved from demolition. The homes in the Whitefield area of Nelson were rescued from compulsory clearance by a report from the Deputy Prime Minister on Wednesday. The houses
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Swap bulbs and see the light
FREE energy-efficient light bulbs are up for grabs at an awareness-raising day on Tuesday.. Residents can hand over one ordinary (working) bulb and get two "green" ones in return when they visit Bury Council's energy show house. The offer takes place
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Mr Nasty makes work for Idol shrinks
ANY lingering doubts I was harbouring that we are living in a very large lunatic asylum were dispelled for good when I read a report which convinced me the time had come to take the shovel, dig the hole and jump in. A panel of experts on mental health
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Walk more, couch potatoes urged
HEALTH bosses in Pendle want to get people getting out of their armchairs to fight heart disease. The area has one of the highest rates of heart disease in Britain and health officials hope to raise people's awareness of how regular exercise can prevent
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Mobile pranksters to get phones bar
FIRE chiefs have issued a stark warning to prank callers using mobile phones: You will be barred. The threat came after a malicious caller was stopped from using his mobile following a hoax fire in East Crescent, Accrington, at 8pm on Wednesday. The fire
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Divorce row dad's terror bed torching
A DEPRESSED father of two who torched his bed and threatened police because he feared his marriage was over has walked free from court. Burnley Crown Court heard "emotionally disturbed," John McGuigan, 38, who had had about 14 pints, had barricaded himself
