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Do as he says - not as he did
THE government and safety organisations spend a lot of time and money trying to hammer home the message not to drink and drive. And while many of today's teenagers put older generations to shame with the self discipline they show in staying sober if they
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NATURE WATCH: Why birds flock to Fairhaven Lake
IF you are planning a winter birdwatch why not wait for the day after a wet and windy period, when things have calmed down, and set off to the coast? One of my favourite walks is around Fairhaven Lake at Lytham St Annes. This provides shelter for wildfowl
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The 'compo' culture that really taxes me
THERE'S an old nursery rhyme about a Doctor Foster going to Gloucester. As the story goes, he fell in a puddle right up to his middle and never went there again. It's a good job he didn't suffer the same mishap on a trip to East Lancashire though. Firstly
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Rugby Union: Park show title grit
SEDGLEY PARK...23 STOURBRIDGE...15: THE weather may have been dark, cold and drizzly, but the rugby sparkled as Sedgley once again showed resilience to overcome strong opponents. Stourbridge began strongly, running hard and straight and rucking fiercely
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Football: Slack Rams crash out of Trophy
RAMSBOTTOM UTD...2 NELSON...3: WHAT a difference three weeks can make! Following the unfortunate FA Vase exit before Christmas the Rams had a real chance to progress in the Marsden Trophy after being handed a home tie against Nelson, a team who are a
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Use cameras to combat the REAL danger
AND so the speed camera debate goes on. Are they about road safety or revenue? My comments are not as a result of falling foul of one of these devices; indeed, I still hold a clean driving licence after over 40 years. I am contributing to this debate
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Unlucky Rovers sunk by Crouch
BLACKBURN ROVERS may consider themselves a touch unlucky after losing to the runaway leaders for the second time this season. Not everyone at Walsall's Bescot Stadium thought that John Fitzgerald had deliberately handled when referee Cordy pointed to
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Cabbies' strike threat remains
STRIKE action by taxi drivers in Burnley moved a step closer after councillors refused to be "held to ransom" over demands to relax vehicle testing. Private hire drivers had written to council bosses asking for MOT policy to be urgently reviewed. In a
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More students homing in on qualifications
MORE students than ever can now study from home thanks to technological advances at Burnley College. Pupils at Burnley College's annual IT prize night were told how computer provision within the college has expanded over the years and now serves more
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Notes could have saved op patient
SURGEONS could have avoided removing a patient's one healthy kidney by taking "a few minutes" to read medical notes, the General Medical Council has heard. Department registrar Mahesh Goel, 41, who previously lived in Burnley, and consultant urologist
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Talks go on to avoid postal strike chaos
BURNLEY'S postal service could be thrown into chaos this week if sorting office staff walk out in the first of three planned 24-hour strikes. But the Communication Workers Union (CWU) today said it was hopeful a resolution could be reached with the management
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Campaign joy as Padiham pool is saved
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating today after councillors voted to keep Padiham Pool open and carry out a major refurbishment. Fears over the pool's future were sparked following a review of the borough's three main centres -- the Thompson Centre, Padiham
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Ex-Claret Payton in drink drive warning
FORMER Burnley striker Andy Payton today issued a drink drive warning after admitting a ban had effectively ended his career. Burnley Magistrates Court had heard how a second disqualification imposed after a late night smash had left the father-of-four
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'No evidence' that Gaul was spy ship
A PUBLIC inquiry has heard there was no evidence a trawler which sank in 1974 with the loss of 36 men -- one of whom was from Burnley -- was involved in spying for the Ministry of Defence. Attorney General Lord Goldsmith was opening a new inquiry into
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£2.5m river work to cut floods risk
FLOOD defence work to reduce the risk of flooding from Pendle Water will be carried out next year. The timetable was unveiled after a meeting of the North West Regional Flood Defence Committee announced work will be carried out downstream of Reedyford
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Waste helps school funds
A RECYCLING skip will be available at a Bury school to collect waste paper and card. The skip will be at Greenmount Primary School in Bury in the Holhouse Lane school car park from 9am to noon on Saturday, January 17 to collect anything from brochures
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Curfew for reveller who tried to bite PC
A MAN who tried to bite a police officer while he was being arrested has been given a weekend curfew. Matthew Melia, aged 20, was told by magistrates at Bury that he could have gone to prison for the attack, which happened after he had been drinking heavily
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10 years ago
POOR old Kelly was in the dog house at his favourite club just for being a man's best friend. The border collie, an unofficial member of the Cob Wall Working Men's Club, was banned from the concert room and his owner Frank Cain was ordered before the
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50 years ago
LANCASHIRE mills were losing production because of a shortage of overlookers and twisters. Harold Robinson, secretary of Blackburn Cotton Employers' Association said there were glorious opportunities for boys who were to get to the mills and be trained
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Traders say 'good riddance' tothief
TRADERS and officials today said "good riddance" to a serial shoplifter after he was jailed for failing to behave himself. But shopkeepers in Accrington were warned that Michael Aspin could be released sooner than they thought after he lodged an appeal
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Mum's plea or drivers to save lives
THE mother of a teenager waiting for a kidney transplant today urged motorists to use a new scheme to register as organ donors. Karen Coupe, whose daughter Sarah, 14, has been on the waiting list for two years, says she fully supports the Leave More than
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Fight against BNP 'my high point'
A CHURCHMAN who stood up to the BNP -- and won -- today heralded the victory as his greatest achievement as he prepared for a new challenge. The Rev Richard Atkinson, who has been a Methodist minister for six years at both Trinity Church in Clitheroe
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Luke: My best is till to come
LUKE Chadwick has vowed to pick up the pace and rediscover his best form to help steer Burnley to safety. The on-loan Manchester United winger admits to suffering a dip in recent weeks following a blistering start to the campaign. Chadwick reckons a toe
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Ex-Claret Payton in drink drive warning
FORMER Burnley striker Andy Payton today issued a drink drive warning after admitting a ban had effectively ended his career. Burnley Magistrates Court had heard how a second disqualification imposed after a late night smash had left the father-of-four
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Ban for lorry driver reversing on ay
A LORRY driver who reversed up a motorway slip road to pick up tarpaulin which had blown off his vehicle has been banned for 12 months. Roger John Hoddinott, aged 59, of Betley Street, Radcliffe, was also fined £400 with £60 costs by Rochdale magistrates
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How a drunk and a punk found God
TWO former Darwen punks, now born-again Christians, will return to their home town next month to talk about their lives. Dave Shore and Glenn Fox will tell how they left behind a world of booze and mohican haircuts to join the church and help fight poverty
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Party to celebrate religion of two cultures
MORE than 200 people attended the joint Eid and Christmas celebration at a Rossendale school recently. Organised to celebrate the similarities of the two religious festivals, the event was held at Alder Grange High School and organised by the Rossendale
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Valley artists given gallery nvite after visit by curators
GALLERY curators and exhibition organisers from around the region visited a number of artists working in Rossendale this weekend. The event was designed to increase awareness of artists' work in the valley. Arts development officer for Rossendale Borough
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'You've cheated victims' relatives'
THE murders committed by 'Dr Death' Harold Shipman shocked the nation, but no more so than in Todmorden where the GP started his killing spree in the mid 1970s. Reporter NICK EVANS visited a town grappling with the news that the 57-year-old doctor had
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Road deaths up despite speed cameras
ROAD safety bosses today defended their speed camera policy after new figures showed an increase in road deaths last year. Police statistics show 66 people were killed in 62 accidents in 2002 but that figure rose to 88 people killed in 84 crashes in 2003
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Jail for widow's raider
A TEENAGE thief who repeatedly targeted a 90-year-old Blackburn widow after gaining her trust has been jailed for 18 months. And today the victim's family welcomed the sentence but said no punishment could be enough for the distress the youth had caused
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Street 'blank-out'
BLACKBURN'S trading association today backed a scheme to revamp rundown Lord Square -- despite fears the plans could leave nearby Church Street a "£2.5 million white elephant." The executive committee of the Blackburn and District Chamber of Trade discussed
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Jessie: Home faces prosecution
CARE home owners are facing a criminal prosecution over the death of an 81-year-old great-grandmother who fell out of a first floor window. And today the daughter of tragic Jessie Hall has told how she has felt unable to grieve until the outcome of a
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Stanley boss 'elbowed in face' in fA Cup fracas
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman was involved in a touchline fracas as his side crashed out of the FA Cup. The Reds boss said he was elbowed in the face as he made his way to speak to the referee at half-time in his side's 2-1 third round replay
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Coleman proud of battling Stanley
JOHN Coleman felt a mixture of emotions following Accrington Stanley's FA Cup exit at the hands of Colchester United last night. The Reds chief was still ruing the missed chances from the first clash at the Interlink Express Stadium, which forced last
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Lady Luck abandons Accrington's heroes
UNDERDOGS don't just need the magic of the FA Cup to rub off on them - they need Lady Luck to be wearing their colours with pride. But for battlers Accrington Stanley, they'd clearly had their fill of good fortune in the competition's previous two rounds
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PNE steam roll into next round
GOING 18 games without a goal can do funny things to a striker. But for Richard Cresswell, there was never any doubt that the goals would come - his work-rate has never been less than remarkable, and all he needed was a bit of luck on his side. After
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Netball girl abduction terror
A GIRL is recovering with her family after a man tried to bundle her into the boot of his car as she walked home from school. The man grabbed the 12-year-old as she walked alone in Hutchinson Way, Radcliffe, at 4.25pm on Tuesday, minutes after she had
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Year of the monkey? Let'sgo bananas.
Our tongue-in cheek predictions for the next 12 months. THIS month the showbiz world is rocked when one of its most rock-solid couples - Ant and Dec - announce they are splitting up. Dec immediately wrests control of the Geordie duo's pop hits and, in
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Football: Highfield miss out on festive cheer
Air Miles Manchester League Premier Division OVER the past three weeks it has become apparent that Highfield couldn't buy a win even if it was advertised on e-Bay. A combination of schoolboy defending in the first of three away games over the festive
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Football: Impressive visitors keep Vale in dumps
ELTON VALE ...0 LEIGH ATHLETIC...3: VALE are still firmly entrenched in the Manchester League Premier Division drop zone after another disappointing defeat, albeit against the best side they have faced this season. Leigh did the basics well, defending
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Rugby Union: Positive performance
BURY RUFC...8 ECCLES...6: ONLY six weeks have elapsed since Bury last played Eccles and in that time Bury have enjoyed three wins and a draw in their league campaign. The previous encounter saw Bury badly mauled when they visited the Salford home of Eccles
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It's right that speeders pay
AS a pedestrian I would have thought that the fact that speed cameras are making a vast profit was a valid reason for increasing their number rather than scrapping them. After all, they only generate income because thousands of motorists think they are
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Take Turton out of the picture
MR Alexander Gordon makes several errors in his letter of January 6 regarding spending vis a vis Blackburn and Darwen. Firstly, he states that the article in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph "proves" Darwen does not get its fair share. This is simply
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Pub staff bare all
PUB staff are the toast of regulars after baring their all for a 2004 charity calendar. Eleven employees at Leigh's Waterside Inn stripped off to pose for the calendar put together by manager Dave Balmer, to boost funds for autistic children. Joint manager
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Clarets fans pay too high a price
HOW did it all come to this? That is the question most Burnley fans are asking themselves as the nagging fear of administration has manifested itself as a realistic option for this great club. A few short years ago, the very thought would have brought
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Ex-Claret Payton in drink drive warning
FORMER Burnley striker Andy Payton today issued a drink drive warning after admitting a ban had effectively ended his career. Burnley Magistrates Court had heard how a second disqualification imposed after a late night smash had left the father-of-four
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Jessie: Home faces prosecution
CARE home owners are facing a criminal prosecution over the death of an 81-year-old great-grandmother who fell out of a first floor window. And today the daughter of tragic Jessie Hall has told how she has felt unable to grieve until the outcome of a
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RMI's Friday deadline over Trophy expulsion
LEIGH RMI will find out on Friday if they are to be kicked out of the FA Trophy if they are found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Opponents Stalybridge Celtic have complained to the FA that RMI goalkeeper Seb Rowe did not have international clearance
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Rovers' injury crisis
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is sweating on the fitness of a number of key players ahead of Saturday's crucial Premiership clash with Manchester City. Young striker Paul Gallagher has picked up a back injury since Saturday's game against Bolton, while
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KEELEY: We can't afford Cole and Yorke
THERE'S no doubt about it, the defending against Bolton on Saturday was scary -- but the really frightening thing was the contribution of the strikers. I don't like to criticise players, but after Paul Gallagher went off and I saw Cole and Yorke as the
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Rovers can't buy a way out of trouble
THE radio phone-ins were jammed on Saturday night in the wake of Blackburn Rovers' latest set-back. Irate Rovers fans queued up to let off steam after watching their team crash to a feeble 4-3 defeat at the hands of Bolton Wanderers. But the target for
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Who was the girl with rape suspect?
DETECTIVES leading the hunt for a brutal rapist have re-issued their appeal for witnesses. The woman is still said to be severely traumatised four days after the horrendous attack. The 22-year-old woman was punched in the face before being dragged into
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A fight is in the air over factory fumes
RESIDENTS in Colne have pledged to fight bosses at a factory they claim is polluting their area. Waterside residents say emissions from Colne Anodising, which moved to a site in Garden Street last year, hangs in the air and obscures buildings. And a public
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25 years ago
AS the lorry drivers' strike crunched on a warning was made that more East Lancashire schools would have to close. Fuel deliveries were not getting through with only three made since the strike began. Two Accrington sisters raised £800 for the area's
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Stanley boss 'elbowed in face' in fA Cup fracas
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman was involved in a touchline fracas as his side crashed out of the FA Cup. The Reds boss said he was elbowed in the face as he made his way to speak to the referee at half-time in his side's 2-1 third round replay
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DOBSON: Youngsters need a diet of football
QUESTIONS were asked at the recent Liverpool FC shareholders meeting about the club's failure to continue a production line which unearthed talents such as Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard. Where are youngsters
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Luke: My best is till to come
LUKE Chadwick has vowed to pick up the pace and rediscover his best form to help steer Burnley to safety. The on-loan Manchester United winger admits to suffering a dip in recent weeks following a blistering start to the campaign. Chadwick reckons a toe
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Rovers' injury crisis
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is sweating on the fitness of a number of key players ahead of Saturday's crucial Premiership clash with Manchester City. Young striker Paul Gallagher has picked up a back injury since Saturday's game against Bolton, while
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Public to have say on parking charges
MSHOPPERS, commuters and residents are set to be consulted about looming car parking charges to be introduced to Rawtenstall. The consultation process could ultimately lead to drivers being charged up to £4 a day to park on Rossendale Borough Council's
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Barn blaze destroys food and farm equipment
EAST Lancashire ice cream producer Eddie Cowpe is counting the cost this morning of a fire which damaged 56 tonnes of baled hay on his Samlesbury farm. Firefighters were called to Court Lodge Farm, in Whalley Road, at 3.21pm when a fire began in one of
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Violent attacker in judge double trouble
A 28-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man ran out of chances when he appeared before a judge for the second time in a month. Wayne Marvin Johnson, 28, of St Margaret's Way, pleaded guilty to theft of 200 cigarettes from a 16-year-old boy and assaulting him. But District
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CCTV may come up with clues in search or rapist
POLICE hunting a rapist were today painstakingly reviewing CCTV footage in the hope of a breakthrough in the case. Officers were sifting through hours of film from domestic, business and council cameras from Bolton Road, Blackburn, following the rape
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Hawks too hot for the Chiefs
BLACKBURN Hawks moved into second place in the English National League with a crushing 10-1 defeat of Sunderland Chiefs at the Arena. Flintshire Freeze have the same number of points and three games in hand, but the Hawks are happy to be flying high.
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PNE into the play-off slots
WHETHER Craig Brown likes it or not, this victory will prove to be the one which alerts everyone else in the division to the danger that is Preston North End. For the past four months, after a poor start, North End have crept up the league and, on the
