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Chappel pens performance
OSWALDTWISTLE Players have received words of encouragement from the author of a hit '70s sitcom. Rising Damp writer Eric Chappell also penned the Players' next production Theft, which runs at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre from October 22 to 25. He wrote
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Things to do with your green bin
WHAT the heck are these green bins for that the council has given us? Do they want us to take rubbish to the tip ourselves? I am disabled and in a wheelchair and have made a list of more useful things you can do with them. Perhaps readers can come up
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PM should change gear on care
IT is probably without precedent that a majority of members of a Royal Commission should revisit the issue on which they reported originally, and in doing so strongly oppose government policy. This is exactly what nine out of 12 Royal Commissioners who
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Is officer for waste money down drain?
IN June this year, among many advertisements of positions in the public sector, one that caught my eye and intrigued me was for a 'Rethinking Waste Officer.' It was accompanied by the usual job description gobbledygook but didn't specify any qualifications
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Give local folk the local jobs
I READ with some trepidation your sympathy over yet more manufacturing jobs going from our area (LET, September 30). Please don't give us the impression that you care, because newspapers don't have feelings. I don't think I am alone in my criticism. The
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Assault: Police appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a teenager in the changing rooms at the Thompson Centre in Burnley. During the incident a 15-year-old boy was punched by a white male described as aged around 16 years old, 5ft 8in tall, stocky
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Cliviger column
A COFFEE evening held by Cliviger Guides in aid of the Macmillan Nurse Appeal raised £95 for the charity. The Guides and leaders would like to thank all the parents and friends who supported their efforts. A coffee morning held at Mount Zion Church raised
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Residents fight to keep street
RESIDENTS who have campaigned to improve their street for 21 years are holding a meeting to oppose plans to tear it down. Burnley Council's proposed Neighbourhood Action Plan for South West Burnley includes plans to demolish Dean Street to extend a car
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Head's praise for pupils and staff
THE headteacher of Barden County High School has praised teachers and pupils at the school's annual prize evening. Dr Adrian Lythgoe said: "I have pride in the pupils, not only for their academic success, but for each individual, for the contribution
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Defensive dilemma for Preece
SHAKERS' boss Andy Preece is pulling out all the stops in an effort to bring a new central defender to Gigg Lane. Injury, suspension and a reduction in squad numbers mean the Bury manager has been left worryingly bereft of cover in the vital position
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Talk about tackling the yobs
CRIME, disorder and anti-social behaviour will be on the agenda at a community meeting next week. Police are inviting parents and young people to attend to find out what is being done to tackle bad behaviour. The event will be the second in a series of
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Single mum 'no' to breath test
A SINGLE mother who appeared to have left the road and crashed her car into a wall was unsteady on her feet, a court heard. Burnley magistrates heard how Katrina Everet, 34, whose eyes were also glazed, was said to have refused requests to provide a specimen
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'Racial trouble at shop' following killing
A 50-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Burnley Magistrates accused of causing trouble at the family-owned shop of a man accused of murder. Paul Pickering, of Talbot Street, Colne, is charged with two racially aggravated allegations of using threatening
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Police put village on car crime alert
POLICE are warning car owners in Trawden to be on their guard following a spate of vehicle break-ins. The warning comes after three cars were broken into and one was stolen from the area in the early hours of yesterday morning alone. A CD player was stolen
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Thrown out
A MAN who flew halfway across the world to see his internet sweetheart has been left heartbroken after immigration officials sent him home. Aaron McNeilly, 37, travelled to America last week planning to spend three months with his fiancee, Jonne Lynn
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Ten years ago
FABULOUS fancy dress appeared when senior citizens Jack Rushton and Margaret Thomas helped needy youngsters. The pair took part in a Age Concern fancy dress tea at Accrington Town Hall which raised £100 for a Ribble Valley children's convalescent home
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'Bonding' sessions are not the answer
THE last week has been a very important one in the context of the season for Blackburn Rovers. After the sickening low points of the last two games, a reaction was needed from the team and expected by the supporters. So it was with interest that I read
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Tories' pledge over 'sneaky cameras'
THE Tory traffic supremo promised his party conference to crackdown on "sneaky" speed cameras such as the notorious East Lancashire example on Whalley Road, Great Harwood. Yesterday the Shadow Transport Secretary Tim Collins pledged to representatives
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West warns Roche
DETERMINED defender Dean West has warned Burnley new boy Lee Roche he faces a battle to win back his right-back role. Former Clarets player of the year West has found a rich vein of form to restrict Roche to just four first team starts since his arrival
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Camra awards
THE perfect pubs and clubs in East Lancashire for the autumn season have been recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale. The Red Lion, in Red Lion Street, Earby, has been awarded the Autumn Pub of the Season and Waddington Social and Bowling Club in Clitheroe
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Pubs change hands in £2.51bn sale
SCORES of pubs in East Lancashire changed hands this week. Brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle has sold its 1,400 pubs, restaurants and lodges nationally for £2.51billion, including 61 in Lancashire. They were bought by pub group Spirit, formerly known
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West warns Roche
DETERMINED defender Dean West has warned Burnley new boy Lee Roche he faces a battle to win back his right-back role. Former Clarets player of the year West has found a rich vein of form to restrict Roche to just four first team starts since his arrival
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Prints of war memorials to go on show
DARWEN'S church war memorials will be on display at the library next month as part of a joint project between the Imperial War Museum and Darwen Camera Club. The photographs will be on display in the exhibition room from November 3 to November 21. The
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Village centre revamp work starts
VILLAGERS in Hoddlesden hope the area around their war memorial will have been transformed in time for their Remembrance Day service next month. Work started this week on improving the grassed area in the centre of the village. Improvements planned for
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Talia aims to put town centre stage
A DARWEN theatre company today vowed to put the town on the map after gaining international recognition at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Talia Theatre, based next to Darwen Library Theatre, was formed in 1997 and works with local children and adults
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Woman fights off car park robber
A TERRIFIED woman shopper fought off a robber who attacked her and tried to steal her handbag in a supermarket car park. The thief, who was in a white Transit van, struck at Asda in Rawtenstall at 12.30pm on Sunday. He got out of the passenger door of
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Trio make it a great run for charity
THREE sisters raised £800 for charity after taking part in the toughest road race in the North of England. Denise Gaffing, 38, and Bernadette Gaffing, 33, both of Brooklyn Road, Wilpshire, and their sister-in-law, Lesley Gaffing, 36, of Knowsley Road,
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Help out Asian station back on the air
A RADIO station is to broadcast in Blackburn throughout the month of Ramadan -- and it needs people from the community to get involved. Radio Ramadan will broadcast from October 26 until November 26, 24 hours a day. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim
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Murder trial hit by a snag
A JUDGE has called for a new expert witness to give evidence in the trial of man accused of murdering a former Blackburn high school pupil. Geoffrey Anthony Laycock, 32, of Willow Bank, Todmorden, is charged with murdering 28-year-old Marvin Lee Whitehead
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Split over £500m housing pot
EAST Lancashire MPs are split over whether the area will get a fair share of a £500million pot for housing. Manchester and Salford will get a £125million grant to revitalise communities as part of the Pathfinder project, the Office of the Deputy Prime
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'Cowboy' firms put staff in danger
TWO East Lancashire Councils were today accused of putting lives at risk for failing to carry out building safety inspections. Blackburn with Darwen and Rossendale Borough Council were both included in the bottom ten of UK councils in a report from public
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"Shirley" murder suspect quizzed
A MAN arrested in Spain following the deaths of two teenage girls is being investigated over a possible link to the nine-year unsolved murder of Bury pensioner Shirley Leach. The death of the 66-year-old, whose body was discovered in toilets at Bury Interchange
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Wednesday, October 8
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Crafts At Work, Samlesbury Hall 11am-4.30pm. Women's Aglow meet Town Hall, Accrington, 7.30pm. Speaker Sue Jones. Blackburn Drama Club present Trivial Pursuits by Frank
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Lib-Dem's right to talk rubbish
THERE are two aspects to the row over Liberal Democrat leader Councillor Paul Browne calling Blackburn with Darwen Council's workers "a load of rubbish" which should not be confused -- what he said and his right to say it. One of the major town hall trade
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HEALTH: Minister to visit Healthy Minds
A GOVERNMENT minister will visit East Lancashire this week to look at a unique project which helps young people with mental health problems. Education Minister Ivan Lewis will visit the Healthy Minds Service at Witton Park City Learning Centre on Friday
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HEALTH: Doctor's notes with Public Health Consultant Dr G Kerr
DO you ever jump into the car or take a bus to travel short distances, when you know you should walk? I know I do! When you hear so much about the nation's expanding waistline you'd think that we were eating more than we were years ago. In fact we're
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MARGO: Thank heavens we're all different!
ALL men are equal (and in order to conform to the equal opportunist people, I must add women) and it's a saying that is constantly trotted out. Oh yes, we all quote it but in our hearts we know that it's just not true. For wherever I am or wherever I
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Demand great, but places still available
BURNLEY Youth Theatre has reported a higher than ever response to its new autumn programme of workshops -- but there are still just a few places left for this term, in Burnley, Earby and Oswaltwistle. Young people aged from five to 25 years old are invited
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Get back on track warning for Tony
LISTENING to Tony Blair on TV, I winced as he gave his speech to the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth. He was obviously fighting for his political life. This man has totally lost the plot and failed to deliver. After his speech, he received a seven-minute
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"Watt" a bright idea
DOZENS of Bury residents have seen the light and swapped their ordinary light bulbs for energy-saving ones. More than 60 people made the swap when they visited Bury Council's energy show house. Councillor Stella Smith, executive member for environment
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Gallery to close as £1.2m museum project starts
BURY Art Gallery will close on December 1 for a year while a new £1.2 million museum and archive centre is built there. Services, including some at Bury Library next door, will be moved while the Lottery-funded project is being created in the lower ground
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Thrown outThrown out
A MAN who flew halfway across the world to see his internet sweetheart has been left heartbroken after immigration officials sent him home. Aaron McNeilly, 37, travelled to America last week planning to spend three months with his fiancee, Jonne Lynn
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Options over wind farm plan
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a wind farm at Scout Moor will go before Bury Council's planning committee on Tuesday night.. United Utilities Green Energy Limited and Peel Investments (North) Limited have submitted an application to the Department of Trade
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My Jake's final hours
A HEARTBROKEN mum has relived the final hours of her young son's life after he was given a fatal injection by a hospital nurse. Keira McGeough, 26, wiped tears from her eyes as she told of the moment when a doctor at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool
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Wrench attack in hospital carjack
A WORKER was dragged from her car and hit across the legs with a wrench during a carjacking in the grounds of Fairfield Hospital. The armed robber struck at 8.15am on Friday as the 40-year-old hospital employee sat in her Honda Civic saloon. Police said
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Great Brittain rocks reserves
A YOUTHFUL Blackburn Rovers reserves were well beaten on Tyneside last night as Newcastle United recorded their fourth win in a row. Rovers coach Alan Murray - with American David Yelldell back in goal and England Under-20 international Jerome Watt fit
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Amo's race to face Turks
UNDER-FIRE defender Lorenzo Amoruso is facing a race against time to be fit for next week's UEFA Cup clash with Genclerbirligi at Ewood. The former Rangers star missed Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Leeds with a knee injury and now faces a week of intensive
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Allegations to lie on file
A CHILD sex fiend currently behind bars for five years will not now face trial on further indecency charges. Two allegations of attempted indecent assault against Trevor Ashworth, 40, were ordered to lie on the file at Burnley Crown Court. The prosecution
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Eye-loss victim speaks of attack
A BURNLEY man who has lost the sight in one eye has spoken about the night he was attacked by a man wielding a plank of wood. Michael Holt, of Herbert Street, has had to undergo more than seven hours of surgery after the unprovoked assault in Harry Potts
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Retiring MP backs Labour pensions new deal
VETERAN East Lancashire MP Peter Pike has welcomed government plans to reward people for working on when they reach 70. The 66-year-old even admitted he would have been tempted to have taken advantage of the idea, had it been available when he turned
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Second string in action
SHAKERS' second string are in action at Gigg Lane on Tuesday when Macclesfield Town are the visitors in a Pontins League Division One West clash. Kick-off is 2pm.
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Machete used in PO raid
A MAN brandishing a machete held up a post office delivery van in Radcliffe yesterday. Staff had pulled up outside the Radcliffe Hall post office on Cross Lane at 11.25am when a man approached and threatened them with the weapon, forcing them to hand
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Put King Arthur back on his throne
WHEN it was pointed out to Stan Ternent in the post-match press conference that Burnley had moved up to eighth following the 3-1 win over Walsall, his reply spoke volumes about his ambitions for the Clarets this season. "It'll be a miracle if we stay
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Our Clare is best in the west
A MIDWIFE at Burnley General Hospital has been declared the best in the North West after delivering a baby who was not breathing and helping to save the youngster's life. Clare Monaghan has been nominated in the Gift of Life category in the Lancashire
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Five years ago
WORLD-famous dancers the Ossy Cloggers showed off their dance steps at an open day as part of a recruitment drive. The event at St Mary's Parish Centre, Lock Street, Oswaldtwistle, was aimed at attracting new members to the troupe.
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Use CCTV to combat tax fraud
ROAD tax dodgers and fly-tippers could be targeted with the use of CCTV if a councillor's wishes are adopted. Coun Tim O'Kane wants Hyndburn Council to move beyond using its cameras to catch benefit fraudsters and look at other possibilities. His comments
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Boss Nigel's Sven-sational right wing tactics!
WATCH out Sven, Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans might just have found himself a new career! Mr Evans took to life as a football manager like a duck to water when his first stab at being boss of the Tory Party team saw his side record a 6-3 win over the Parliamentary
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Green pupils win £1.000 for school
GREEN fingered youngsters at a Ribble Valley primary school have been awarded £1,000 in a national competition aimed at promoting environmental awareness. Brabin's Endowed School in Chipping received the cash from green buff David Bellamy at an awards
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Evans above!
A PUB landlord took the mickey out of his MP neighbour's opposition to wind farms by erecting a mini-turbine in his back yard. Nigel Evans, Conservative MP for the Ribble Valley, returned to his cottage in Pendleton to find the windmill glued to a long
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Make mine a... colour please!
THE Rugby World is to hit our pubs' TV screens on Friday. And one Blackburn hostelry is adding a colourful twist. O'Neill's in King William Street is letting fans show their support for their national teams by getting a head on their pint of Guinness
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Amo's race to face Turks
UNDER-FIRE defender Lorenzo Amoruso is facing a race against time to be fit for next week's UEFA Cup clash with Genclerbirligi at Ewood. The former Rangers star missed Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Leeds with a knee injury and now faces a week of intensive
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'Dismay' over councillor's comments
A COUNCILLOR is facing a grilling after branding town hall employees 'a load of rubbish.' Paul Browne, who represents Sudell ward in Darwen, outlined his dissatisfaction with Blackburn with Darwen Council after it launched a new customer service award
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Driver cut free after wall crash
A MAN was cut free from his car late last night after crashing into a wall in Dunnockshaw. Fire crews, police and paramedics were at the scene after the accident happened at around 11.40pm in Burnley Road. Fire crews used cutting equipment to remove the
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Project is set to do the business
BUDDING entrepreneurs in Rossendale are getting a helping hand from a team dedicated to aiding people to start their own businesses. Sue Clark has been appointed to head the project, Kingfisher's Start-Up 4 Business, which aims to provide tailor-made
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Judges look out for bright young builders
THE search is on for the best building apprentices in the North West as part of the Master Builder of the Year Awards 2004. Householders in East Lancashire have been asked to nominate an apprentice who has worked for them and the customer who nominates
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My Jake's final hours
A HEARTBROKEN mum has relived the final hours of her young son's life after he was given a fatal injection by a hospital nurse. Keira McGeough, 26, wiped tears from her eyes as she told of the moment when a doctor at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool
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Madden boosts Reds' ammo
ACCRINGTON Stanley have given their strikeforce extra ammunition by snapping up young gun Lee Madden. The former Preston North End trainee has impressed with an incredible nine-goal haul in just two games for the Reds' reserves. The 20-year-old hotshot
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United they stand
RAMSBOTTOM United manager Andy Grimshaw is brimming with confidence ahead of tonight's visit to Atherton LR. The Rams recovered from 2-0 down to snatch a point in North West Counties Division One on Saturday and the boss was delighted with the way his
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Five players short
CLITHEROE will be without five players for tonight's home game against Woodley Sports. Gary Jackson is the latest casualty after breaking a bone in his foot during Saturday's 3-1 win at Warrington Town and could be sidelined for several weeks. Barrie
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GIGGS has signed for Bacup Borough!
Manager Brent Peters hasn't managed to lure Welsh wing wizard Ryan away from Manchester United but believes he has got the next best thing after snapping up Ryan's younger brother Rhodri. The 26-year-old started his career as a trainee at Torquay United
