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Compo culture has to change
FOUR years ago legal aid for compensation claims was abolished to try to control the huge escalation in bills being faced by local councils. But solicitors working on the basis of 'no win - no fee' have ensured that the situation has continued to get
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Ballet back again
CLASSICAL ballet takes centre stage when the Vienna Festival Ballet Company returns to Blackburn in March. The company, whose previous productions include The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and La Sylphide, provides classical ballets nationwide for audiences
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Man needing help abused paramedics
STEPHEN Manners, 36, of Sabden Walk, Blackburn, was bound over in the sum of £50 to keep the peace for 12 months by Blackburn magistrates, after admitting a breach of the peace. A charge of being drunk and disorderly was withdrawn. Neil White, prosecuting
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The Hi-Life for Nigel's restaurant
ONE of Lancashire's most renowned restaurants has been short-listed for a top award. Northcote Manor, in Blackburn, owned by celebrity chef Nigel Haworth, has been nominated in the 'Restaurant's Restaurant' category in the Hi-Life Diners Club 'Restaurant
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CCTV placed in parade after plea for works
TWO new 24-hour CCTV cameras have been installed in a Blackburn shopping area. The state-of-the-art surveillance tools are set up in the New Bank Road parade, in the Corporation Park ward. Residents raised had concerns with Blackburn with Darwen Council
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Shoplifter stole to feed himself, court told
A SHOPLIFTER was jailed for 63 days by Blackburn magistrates when he admitted two offences. The court heard that Dale Bottomley had struggled to re-establish himself since being released from prison in September and both offences has been committed to
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Drivers make buses joy to ride
REGARDING comments about bus drivers in Blackburn (LET, January 6). As a regular bus user on the Highercroft estate I have to say that our regular drivers on that route are the most kind and considerate drivers I have come across in 50 years. They sometimes
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Town is now a place to avoid
THERE has been a great deal of discussion in your paper on the subject of speed cameras in Blackburn. Many of us have been amazed at their situations, often where one would find it difficult to speed because of all the illegally parked cars. This issue
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Suggestion puts an MP in hot water
HAVE some people taken leave of their senses? On Tuesday, January 6, on the Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2, a woman, an MP I think, was advocating that all homes should be fitted with a special valve to regulate the temperature of the water that exudes from
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Post raid knife terror
A KNIFEMAN threatened to kill a customer in a gang raid at a post office in Leigh. The gang, who were also armed with a pepper spray, ran into the premises in Mosley Common Road at around 2.20pm on Friday. One of the robbers grabbed hold of a 61-year-old
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Raped at bus stop
A SEX beast violently raped a young woman as she waited at a bus stop on Saturday night. The unsuspecting 22-year-old local woman was punched in the face before she was dragged into a secluded grassed area and subjected to a terrifying ordeal. The incident
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Norwegian midfielder on trial
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to turn to Norway's equivalent of David Beckham in a bid to boost his injury-ravaged squad. Stabaek midfielder Martin Andresen, once voted the sexiest footballer in his homeland, was at Ewood on Saturday to watch
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Match stats...
THE key moments and player ratings from the game against Bolton. BRAD FRIEDEL: Didn't command his area with the kind of authority we've come to expect but then it's hardly surprising considering what was happening in front of him...6 LUCAS NEILL: Never
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Souey: It's getting desperate
WORRIED Blackburn boss Graeme Souness has conceded that Rovers are in a 'desperate situation' following Saturday's 4-3 defeat at the hands of Bolton Wanderers. Rovers crashed to their SIXTH home defeat of the season in the Premiership after tossing away
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Kev destroys his demons
GRAEME Souness made a frank admission on Saturday night which must have sent a shiver down the spine of every Blackburn Rovers fan in the land. After watching in disbelief as his side snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a quite remarkable north
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Yacht man accused of killing mum
A 49-YEAR-old man was due to appear at court today charged with the manslaughter of a Burnley mother-of-two who died as she walked on a beach with her two sons. Teaching assistant Carole Cruz, 38, was cut in half when she was hit by a sand-yacht that
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Panto is given a disco feel
THE latest production from Greenbrook Methodist Church Pantomime Society -- Panto of the Opera -- has been written and produced by Burnley man, Edward Munday. The age of disco has been put into the panto to give it an uptempo feel -- with good battling
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Car crash driver's family tells of 'miracle' survival
THE brother of a 22-year-old man seriously injured in a head-on collision today said: "It's a miracle that he's alive." The air ambulance, paramedics, fire crews and police were called to the accident and three people were taken to hospital just after
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Market poised for £1m revamp
BURNLEY Market is poised for a £1million-plus revamp over the next five years. The programme and the council cash to fund it is set to be rubber stamped at tomorrow night's meeting of Burnley Council's executive. The move has today been welcomed by the
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New year, new crime surge
A POLICE chief is warning residents and employees to be on their guard against opportunist thieves after officers noted a New Year surge in crime. Police have revealed that January is traditionally a time when crime levels increase -- because households
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Bury shoot down high-flying Swans
Bury 2 Swansea City 0: BURY ended an eight-match losing streak with a very special performance against Swansea. The look of delight on Graham Barrow's face at the final whistle said it all, as he celebrated his first game as permanent manager with a welcome
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Centres there to offer byte-size learning
COMMUNITIES in Pendle are being urged to make use of new computer centres. Four new IT suites have been set up in Nelson, Colne and Brierfield, run by Northern Technologies and Pendle Community Network. The aim is to create a place where people can go
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Nursery places joy
A SHORTFALL in the number of nursery places available in a deprived area of Nelson are set to be filled thanks to funding from Pendle Partnership. The group has agreed to help fund a Neighbourhood Nursery in Whitefield, Nelson by refurbishing St Mary's
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Teenager hit by car
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl is recovering in hospital after she suffered head injuries in a road accident in Radcliffe. The teenager is believed to have stepped out from between parked cars as she crossed Bolton Road near the junction of Harper Fold Road at 8.15pm
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Popular cycle rides to continue
SAFE and easy guided cycle rides are to continue through the winter after proving popular with Pendle residents. Pendle Forest Cycling Club will lead rides on the third Saturday of each month after being impressed with the friendly atmosphere created
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Reported abduction of boy, 10 sparks appeal
POLICE are anxious to speak to witnesses after reports of a possible abduction of a 10-year-old boy. Officers received reports of a young boy being forced into the back of a red saloon car in Skipton Road, Colne, at 5pm on Sunday. Police have not yet
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25 years ago
THOUSANDS of families in the Rossendale Valley were ordered to boil their water and cut the use of supplies following a strike by 400 water authority workers. Shops shelves were emptying and warehouse stocks dwindling during a lorrymen's strike.
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10 years ago
ERIC Whalley returned to Accrington Stanley in a dramatic move to save them from relegation. He had managed The Reds for two years until a bust-up in 1988. A final bid to lower Lancashire council tax bills by around £120 was made by county leaders.
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Free courses for new career
FREE training courses are on offer to people interested in a new career in childcare. Wigan Council's Sure Start team is hosting two fairs, the first at the Queens Hall, Wigan, was on Monday and the second at Leigh Library on Thursday (January 15) between
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Yes, we made a mess of rubbish collection
HYNDBURN Council today admitted it messed up its Christmas refuse collection arrangements and has pledged to do better next year. The council's environment portfolio holder Ann Scaife says information wasn't communicated to residents properly, leading
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Revealed: True extent of church vandalism
AN EAST Lancashire MP has raised the problem of vandalism on religious premises following an approach by a local church. A vicar at the church told the Pendle MP Gordon Prentice that it had been subject to repeated attacks and as soon as repairs were
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Appeal to mystery death crash helpers
AN 85-YEAR-OLD woman died after she was struck by a car driven by an 83-year-old man. Annie Loughrey was crossing Bury Old Road, Prestwich, on Friday at about 9am when she was struck by a Ford Fiesta . The pensioner, of Bury Old Road, suffered serious
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Car sales managers celebrate holiday in Barbados
TWO East Lancashire car salesmen are celebrating after being named top in their field. David Hallam, sales manager at Perry's dealership in Clitheroe, was awarded first place in the Peugeot Sales Campaign for 2003. David's colleague Paul Sagar, who works
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Reunion to mark 40 years of panto
A CLITHEROE church is celebrating 40 years of panto performances. Trinity Methodist Church held its first pantomime, a performance of 'Aladdin', in 1964. It was produced by Bertha Bradshaw from a script by the Rev Ronald Jobling. The show involved more
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'Second home' tax charge shocker
PEOPLE who own more than one home are facing a 40 per cent council tax increase, according to a council report. Lancashire County Council is set to raise council tax for people who own more than one home so that it can continue to fund a partnership with
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Clean sheets are the key
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has urged his side to build on an unbeaten start to 2004. The Clarets moved up one place in Division One as a result of a second successive clean sheet in a hard-earned 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace. And Ternent believes his side
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RPI not EU
THE Fylde Coast employs a significant number of civil servants and other public sector employees. The inflation factor used in their pay negotiations has been the Retail Price Index (RPI), currently 2.5 per cent. The Chancellor has announced that this
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Concerns grow for missing Kirkham man
FEARS are growing for the safety of a Kirkham man who suffers from a heart condition and has been missing since Thursday morning. Alan John Jenkinson, 54, left his Ribby Road home for work at Hallmark Cars, Lea Gate at 9.45am yesterday (Thursday, January
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Man dies in tragic crash
A FYLDE man has died and his mother left fighting for her life after being involved in a head-on collision with a Ferrari in Hambleton over the weekend. John Rossall, 50, and mother Mary, 76, were driving along Carr Lane, at Hambleton, when the accident
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Clean sheets are the key
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent has urged his side to build on an unbeaten start to 2004. The Clarets moved up one place in Division One as a result of a second successive clean sheet in a hard-earned 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace. And Ternent believes his side
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A quick fix is the size of it
AT this time of year we are swamped with information about weight loss. Photographs of women who have lost their Dawn French-like proportions to emerge more like Kate Moss's shadow adorn magazines and newspapers. We are bombarded with advice on how to
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Graham toasts his Flip chart entry
DJ GRAHAM Turner was last night celebrating after securing his sixth top 30 single in the UK charts. Graham, of Darwen, is one half of dance outfit Flip 'n' Fill, signed to Blackburn record label All Around The World Records, and the duo's latest release
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Normandy farewell
NORMANDY Veterans will hold their last nationally-organised event in Darwen to coincide with the presentation of war medals to the family of heroic young soldier Jack Banks. Terry Burton, chairman of the 95th branch of the veterans, had planned to visit
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Man, 25, banned from Valley pubs
THE first adult anti-social behaviour order to be issued in Rossendale has been served on a 25-year-old man. Community Beat Manager Clare Di Michele and Anti-Social Behaviour Officer PC Wood secured the order on Ryan Anderson, 25, of Rossendale. Anderson
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'Back door tax' on rubbish slammed
MEASURES to prevent illegal fly-tipping have been slammed by traders, who claim the move is just another way to collect 'back door tax.' Traders in Waterfoot hit out at DEFRA'S new guidelines that rule all waste disposed of by business owners must be
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Stunned Boro are hit for six
Gainsborough Trinity 6 Radcliffe Borough 2: BOROUGH crumbled to another heavy defeat against a very impressive Gainsborough Trinity. A mistake by Neil Whitworth let in Lee Ellington for the opening goal after only eight minutes and things got worse when
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Fylde plan paves the way ahead
THE Fylde may have missed out on a white Christmas, but local residents still have a chance to celebrate a green New Year. Recycled Christmas trees are to be chipped and used on woodland path, turned into mulch for local parks or used in sand dune preservation
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New church opens doors
A NEW Blackpool church is holding an open evening this Saturday to celebrate its official launch. Fylde Coast Church Alive, housed in the former Raikes Parade Methodist church off Blackpool's Church Street, opens its doors at 6.30pm on January 10. The
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Action group to step on the gas
IT'S time for the public to have their say on plans to store gas under the River Wyre, say campaigners and Wyre Borough Council. Thornton Action Group (TAG), which opposes the planning application by American energy company Canatxx, has called a public
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Riddle of the Hollywood charity worker
A POULTON charity shop worker who claimed to be the late Hollywood screen siren Jeanne Crain has vanished under a cloud of mystery. Former Help the Aged staff member, Jeanne Crain, recently cut ties with colleagues at the charity's Market Place site as
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Oxbridge offer for clever quintet
A GROUP of Blackburn students are on the verge of making it into Britain's top universities -- despite a huge increase in demand for places. Five students from St Mary's College have been given conditional offers to either Cambridge or Oxford University
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Teen charged over doorstep stabbing
A TEENAGER has been charged with attempted murder after a man sustained serious stab wounds on the doorstep of a house. The 20-year-old man, who has not been named, was taken to Blackburn Infirmary's high dependency unit after the incident. His condition
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Plea to save little girl's terrier attackers
A MOTHER whose two dogs mauled a young girl today pleaded for them not to be destroyed and claimed: "My dogs are not dangerous." Emma Clemence's Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Bruno and Cinders, had to be pulled off the girl by passers-by in Dickens Street
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'Compo' cheats cost us millions
COMPENSATION cheats who make fraudulent claims for trips and falls are costing East Lancashire taxpayers millions of pounds. An official report says local authorities are having to fork out huge sums of money to people who claim to have had accidents
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Storks denied late goal
PADIHAM missed out on an excellent chance to close the gap on the leading teams in the Second Division of the North West Counties Football League. Having the better of a mediocre first half, the Storks were stunned four minutes into the second half when
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Boss Wilkes takes hat off to Daniel
A DANIEL Stubberfield hat-trick ensured Darwen returned from the seaside with all three NWCL Division Two points. Such was the one-sided nature of the second-half, the striker could even have bagged more, prompting Darwen boss Steve Wilkes to say: "Daniel
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Old boy Sargeson sinks Dale
ROSSENDALE keeper Mark Andrews produced an outstanding display of goalkeeping at Dark Lane on Saturday. But in the end it was former Dale favourite Craig Sargeson who had the last laugh, scoring deep into injury time to give the visitors a deserved three
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Bacup come bouncing back after early blow
BACUP bounced back from the worst possible start to cruise to a comfortable victory in the NWCL First Division. On loan veteran goalkeeper David Felgate must have thought he was going to have a busy afternoon when visitors Newcastle took the lead on 10
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My terror flight home from City match
A FORMER Bury Times journalist has spoken of his moment of terror when a light aircraft's engine exploded as he was flying home from a Premiership football match. Chris Bailey, now a sports writer for the Manchester Evening News, was travelling with Manchester
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Lamp-post crash man trapped
A BLACKBURN man was trapped in his car for 40 minutes on Saturday after driving into a lamp-post in Haslingden Road. Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to free Mohammed Gul Khan after his Honda Civic crashed into the post. Police road safety
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Vans or cameras, highway robbery
WHAT is far worse than the fixed speed cameras in the area, or the 70 camera vans that operate in Lancashire? I was fined in Preston by a camera van parked in the centre of a dual carriageway. I was doing 35mph. Dick Turpin wore a mask, this is highway
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Street has become another money-maker
REGARDING John Shorrock's letter about Church Street. It's obvious that the underhand way the council shut off Church Street to traffic was part of a money-making scheme to take away any bit of free parking we had and put parking metres everywhere. Even
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Target criminals not safe drivers
VERY well done on exposing something that the majority of the public suspected. The controlled and specific use of speed cameras is to be encouraged in accident blackspots, near schools etc. However, what has occurred over the last year or so is unacceptable
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Suspicions have been confirmed
IT comes as no surprise to discover that 53 speed cameras placed by the Lancashire Partnership may not meet government guidelines, nor that that organisation refuses to remove them. I, and many others, have written to your newspaper with our suspicions
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Girl raped by 'predator'
POLICE were today hunting a "sexual predator" who subjected a teenage girl to a violent and terrifying rape on wasteground close to Blackburn town centre. The 18-year-old was attacked as she walked home from a night out with her boyfriend and other friends
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Celtic take RMI to unwanted replay
Leigh RMI 1 Stalybridge 1: PHIL Starbuck would have preferred to have spent this week preparing for Saturday's vital relegation battle with Farnborough. But instead, another below par performance from RMI, means there is the hurdle of a replay tomorrow
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Sleeping man hurt in blaze
A MAN who fell asleep with a cigarette in his hand today escaped a fire with only minor burns to his hands and arms. Firefighters said a smoke alarm alerted him to the danger at his Lindsay Street home, in Burnley, at 7.30am. He was treated at the scene
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Workers' rights must be protected, says MP
GOVERNMENT moves to cut the red tape burden on businesses must not result in reduced protection of of employees, East Lancashire MP Peter Pike has told a government Minister. The Burnley Labour backbencher spoke out during Commons Questions to the Cabinet
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Raped at bus stop
A SEX beast violently raped a young woman as she waited at a bus stop on Saturday night. The unsuspecting 22-year-old local woman was punched in the face before she was dragged into a secluded grassed area and subjected to a terrifying ordeal. The incident
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Pope's thanks to Anne-Marie
BURNLEY housewife Anne-Marie Coppock has received a personal award from the Pope for her dedication to charity work. Anne-Marie's work for the Catholic International Aid Agency CAFOD and Salford Diocese Faith and Justice Commission has been recognised
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50 years ago
A REQUEST was made for a public inquiry into the removal of mothers and babies from Springfield Maternity Hospital, Blackburn, by Lancashire Local Medical Committee. A letter was sent to the Minister of Health drawing his attention to the closure of Springfield
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Attack by brothers on couple
TWO brothers have been jailed after a night of violence which left a man knifed, a woman facing plastic surgery and a police officer injured. Burnley Crown Court heard how victim Peter Campbell needed stitches and staples after injuries to his head and
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Axe attack dad 'better'
THE mother of soldier Konrad Bisping, who was struck in the head with a pick axe during an army training exercise, has said he is "slowly but surely" recovering. Kathleen Bisping, from Clitheroe, was speaking almost a year to the day that lance corporal
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How rural gems can be magnet for tourists
EAST Lancashire's rural communities are being urged to promote their hidden gems in a new scheme. The Hidden Britain Centre project encourages local communities to identify tourist attractions within their villages and then to promote them. Sites of interest
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Form guide...
THE key stats and moments from the match against Palace. BRIAN JENSEN: Impeccable handling and a superb save to earn a clean sheet all added up to a great day for the Dane...8 LEE ROCHE: Held his own until the last half hour, when Julian Gray began to
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Rare clean sheet
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent singled out his defence for special praise after a dour Selhurst Park stalemate. The Clarets chalked up back-to-back clean sheets for only the second time this season in Saturday's First Division clash with fellow strugglers
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Shattered by the stalemate
WHAT a shame that 'Shattered', the latest attempt at car-crash television, ended over the weekend. Channel Four could have saved themselves a whopping £100,000 in prize money by relaying footage of this game into the 'laboratory' where desperate members
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Matthew's exhibition is a load of rubbish!
SCULPTOR Matthew Roby has created a solo exhibition -- from rubbish. His incredible Junkyard Menagerie will be on show at the Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, to February 7. Using unwanted machinery and crafted sheet metal, held together with rivets, wire and
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Norwegian midfielder on trial
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is ready to turn to Norway's equivalent of David Beckham in a bid to boost his injury-ravaged squad. Stabaek midfielder Martin Andresen, once voted the sexiest footballer in his homeland, was at Ewood on Saturday to watch
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Residents can have their say at new forum
CONFIDENT Communities will hold its inaugural meeting in Rossendale this week to give residents a say on a variety of issues. The forum will allow people to voice concerns and ideas on what they would like to see happening in the community, to the council
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Terror in bedroom of robbery victim
THREE masked raiders subjected a woman to a terrifying ordeal when they burst into her bedroom in the early hours and demanded her jewellery. The 60-year-old woman was in the bedroom of her house in New Line, Bacup, when the three men forced open her
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No jail for soldier tipped for the top
A PROMISING soldier just back from the Iraq war has avoided jail following a violent street attack on a 16-year-old. Dale Freeman, 20, could have been jailed for the drunken assault but was allowed his freedom to go back to the First Battalion, Queens
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Charlene search goes nationwide
A NEW poster featuring missing Fylde teenager Charlene Downes is to be sent out to every police station in the country. The poster, headlined 'Missing, Can you help?', features 14-year-old Charlene smiling for the camera in a snapshot taken shortly before
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Off to a real flyer
BLACKPOOL Airport and its use by Lancashire's businesses is the focus of a new study by a regional business organisation. Leyland based Lancashire West Partnership (LWP), which supports Lancashire's economic regeneration, is researching what it calls
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Care boost for patients
TERMINALLY ill people on the Fylde Coast will soon have the choice of whether or not they wish to die at home, after the government announced a £12 million boost for palliative care services. A share of the money -- the exact amount will be announced
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Turns ugly for Frankenstein
A CONTROVERSIAL artwork on Blackpool prom has become a smash hit with vandals again, just days after being repaired and put back after an earlier attack. The 25ft metal gas tank, containing a whale skeleton and neon lights, was taken away from New South
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Village in mourning
NEIGHBOURS, colleagues and friends have offered their personal tributes to a Fylde couple tragically killed in a New Year's Eve mini-bus crash in South Africa. Computer engineer Neil Pike, 35, and his fiance, nurse Christine Rowe, 30, of Clitheroes Lane
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Mail terror campaign hits north west
A NORTH West Euro-MP targeted with a letter bomb this week has urged his colleagues to be on full alert against similar attacks. The bomb, apparently sent by Italian anarchists, was delivered to the offices of the British Labour's European party leader
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10-year plan to make m-way safer
A 10-YEAR plan to help relieve congestion and improve safety on the M6 motorway has been unveiled. The strategy by the Highways Agency covers the motorway from junction 20 in Warrington, through Lancashire and up to the Scottish Borders. A study by the
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Crocodile blues for hunter's namesake
STREWTH! An East Lancashire museum worker has been inundated with e-mails from all over the world - because he shares a name with a famous crocodile hunter! But Steve Irwin, who works at Blackburn Museum in Museum Street, said he enjoys being mistaken
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Asians cheer peace talks
MEMBERS of Blackburn's Asian communities have welcomed historic talks between Pakistan and India's leaders. Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee recently travelled to Pakistan for the first time in nearly five years for talks with Pakistan's President
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More speed spy cameras on way
SPEED camera bosses today said they would be installing more of their cameras next year after all. The disclosure comes just three months after the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety said no more cameras were being installed after April 2004 for a
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Mum raps power company over bill
A MOTHER of four has criticised Powergen after she got an electric shocker following a power cut. When Deborah Aspin's electricity went off at 1pm on New Year's Day the meter registered that she was £999.99 in debt. Despite dashing to the shop to put
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Girl raped by 'predator'
POLICE were today hunting a "sexual predator" who subjected a teenage girl to a violent and terrifying rape on wasteground close to Blackburn town centre. The 18-year-old was attacked as she walked home from a night out with her boyfriend and other friends
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Speare error puts Stanley to sword
HUDDERSFIELD and Bournemouth couldn't beat them, and Colchester might yet become the third major scalp of Accrington Stanley's memorable FA Cup run. But Burton Albion eventually made sure the cup heroics weren't repeated in the FA Trophy at Eton Park
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Blues pay for missed chances
NELSON had victory snatched from them five minutes into injury time at the end of this NWCL Second Division clash at Victoria Park. Visitors Flixton were jubilant when Lee Bowles drove in the equaliser with the last kick of the game, but the Blues knew
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Sweet and sour day for Hughes
GREAT Harwood lost their second NWCL Division Two game in a row against Maine Road at the Showground. Despite starting the stronger, the Robins fell behind on 30 minutes after Chappell stepped up to stroke home a penalty conceded by keeper Bobby Harris
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TRAFFORD... 2 CLITHEROE... 3
A SUPERB second half comeback from Clitheroe earned them all three points in a cracking match. The home side dominated the opening period, and Liam Ralph gave them the lead after just four minutes with a 25-yard shot. Further chances fell the way of the
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Rams are stunned by penalty
THE RAMS blew a two-goal lead in this scrap at the bottom end of the NW Counties First Division table. Another enforced change between the posts saw the debut of Steve Lyons, drafted in on loan from Unibond outfit Droylsden. Further injuries to Luke Hardman
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Blueprint to advance awareness of dangers
PUPILS at three secondary schools in East Lancashire will start new lessons this term -- as part of the biggest-ever UK pilot research project to develop drugs education. The Blueprint Research aims to study the best way of enabling young people to make
