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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Monday, January 19, 2003.
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. The Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust Board Meeting, PCT HQ Boardroom, Guide Business Centre, School Lane, Blackburn, 2pm. Friends of Memorial Park Open Meeting
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Tuesday, January 20, 2003.
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Chipping Local History Society, St Mary's Community Hall, Chipping, 7.45pm. Friends In Bereavement, OT Unit, Burnley General Hospital, 7pm. "Travel Talk," by Denise Ashton
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Rugby Union: Sedgley's revenge mission
BRACKNELL...5 SEDGLEY PARK...17: SEDGLEY'S only loss so far in this league campaign was at home to Bracknell, which makes this victory all the sweeter. There was no doubt that Park were the better side but Bracknell provided very resilient defence and
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Soccer: Vince is satisfield
"OVERALL I was happy with the way things went," said manager Vince Overson of Ramsbottom United's 3-3 draw at Glossop North End last Saturday. "Compared with the way we'd been playing recently it was a big improvement. "Mistakes led to us gifting them
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Rovers score double success
BLACKBURN Rovers have scored a brace of awards for helping young people get back into work. The club have been awarded the Prince's Trust Football Excellence Award for the North West for the second year running. The award recognises Rovers' support and
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Rail line video way off track - safety watchdogs
CHART-topping group Liberty X -- which includes East Lancashire's Kevin Simm -- have been slammed by safety campaigners after filming their latest video on a railway line. Rail safety groups fear the video for Everybody Cries -- which entered the charts
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More pressing safety concerns
IT seems obvious from your articles on speed cameras that this exercise is more concern with raising revenue than road safety. One area where road safety could be greatly improved is the traffic lights in Blackburn and Hyndburn. They desperately need
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Exclude ward and difference is negligible
MR Norman Walsh of Sudell Close, Darwen, writes that "now that it has been shown that Darwen has had money it should have received diverted to Blackburn for the past 30 years..." (Letters, January 9). Unfortunately for Mr Walsh this has not "been shown
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House death man riddle
BLOOD tests are due to be carried out on Monday on a man found dead in the front garden of a house. The results of a post-mortem examination on the body of Paul Joseph Oakley have proved inconclusive and police say more tests are needed. Detectives have
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Shop man shot in masked raid
A SHOPKEEPER was shot with a pellet gun up to six times as he tried to fight off masked raiders at his off-licence. Neighbours, family and friends said the incident involving shopkeeper Babar Naseem, 40, a father-of-one who lives in Colne Road, Burnley
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Hit and run horror
A HIT and run driver killed a 34-year-old man as he crossed the road with a friend on the way home from a night out. And today the grieving family of Shaun Metcalfe pleaded with the driver to hand themselves in to the police. Shaun's cousin Catherine
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RMI slump to their relegation rivals
Leigh RMI 0 Farnborough 2 by David Magilton: LEIGH RMI's chances of staying in the Conference look slim. The Railwaymen's fifth successive league defeat leaves them with a mountain to climb if they are to survive the drop, as they are now seven points
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Flitcroft fires up the fight
GARRY Flitcroft has never been one of the most prolific goalscoring midfielders of his generation. In 242 appearances with Blackburn Rovers, Flitcroft has managed to find the net on just 18 occasions. But when the skipper does score, he certainly knows
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Police in link with schools
THE long arm of the law will reach into two schools in Burnley later this month as officers attempt to foster links with pupils. Lanehead community beat manager PC Richard Collopy and police community support officer Sian George will hold surgeries at
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Music madness led to axe attack
A QUIET middle-aged man "lost it" and smashed up his neighbour's home with an axe after he played loud music around the clock, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how mild-mannered and respected Robert Walker, 56, had been driven to temporary
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Shop man shot in masked raid
A SHOPKEEPER was shot with a pellet gun up to six times as he tried to fight off masked raiders at his off-licence. Neighbours, family and friends said the incident involving shopkeeper Babar Naseem, 40, a father-of-one who lives in Colne Road, Burnley
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'I'm reliving the pain' says Gaul widow
THE widow of a radio operator who worked aboard the trawler Gaul said the public inquiry into the sinking had brought back painful memories. Sheila Doone, of Sackville Street, Brierfield, lost her 34-year-old husband John when the Hull-based ship sank
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Council joins factory emissions battle
PENDLE Council has stepped in to help residents who fear a nearby factory is polluting their area. Waterside residents claim emissions from Colne Anodising, in Garden Street, hang in the air and obscure buildings. The issue was raised at a meeting of
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Home raider preyed on sick and elderly
A DISTRAUGHT couple today revealed they would never feel safe again after they were targeted by a burglar who preyed on the sick and elderly. Paul Dwyer, 42, walked into the Accrington home of former miner Henry Hammonds, 73, who is on 24-hour oxygen
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Two shops destroyed by huge fire
THOUSANDS of pounds of tools and computers were destroyed in a blaze which gutted two shops in Whitefield on Sunday night. Firefighters were called to the back of a tool-hire shop in Charnley Street at 6.20pm to deal with a blaze involving two floors,
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Festival aims to highlight depth of talent
AN unusual festival is set to take over a Ribble Valley church later this month -- and it has nothing to do with flowers! St Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester, stages its second 'Festival of Talents' at the end of January -- and is urging as many people as
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Midfielder ruled out for three weeks
BURNLEY have been dealt a blow after midfield dynamo Paul Weller was ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury. Weller limped out of training ahead of Saturday's 1-1 draw with West Brom, which lifted the Clarets one more place away from the relegation
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Stan praying for an opening
STAN Ternent is hopeful the Turf Moor purse strings can soon be loosened to allow him to strengthen a lightweight squad. Saturday's battling draw with West Brom was achieved with a makeshift midfield that included Glen Little and later Dean West playing
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Clarets show they will fight
WEST Bromwich Albion are the collective equivalent of going 12 rounds with Mike Tyson. If you passed Gary Megson's heavyweights in the street you would be hunting for the nearest phonebox to call Crimestoppers, such is the menacing intent. And after slugging
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Stockport friends reunited!
IT'S been like turning the clock back for Shakers defender Colin Woodthorpe since the arrival of Jon Daly and Dave Challinor on loan from Stockport County. The experienced Woodthorpe - the senior professional in Graham Barrow's squad, he turned 35 on
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Midfielder ruled out for three weeks
BURNLEY have been dealt a blow after midfield dynamo Paul Weller was ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury. Weller limped out of training ahead of Saturday's 1-1 draw with West Brom, which lifted the Clarets one more place away from the relegation
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Rovers jilted by McBride
BLACKBURN target Brian McBride was today on the brink of joining Fulham. Graeme Souness's attempts to land the United States international have been hijacked by his Fulham counterpart Chris Coleman. The Cottagers have agreed a deal to sell Louis Saha
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Borough hit by goal blast
Worksop Town 4 Radcliffe Borough 1: RADCLIFFE Borough slumped to another heavy Unibond Premier Division defeat as Worksop hit them for four on Saturday. Borough lacked confidence and cohesion and fell behind after 19 minutes to a Gary Townsend header.
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Reward for community
MAJOR local employers Capita have said they are committed to working with the Darwen community as a thank-you for the help it has received from local people. Capita administers a contract for TV Licensing from its India Mill site in Darwen and provides
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'Help village hall' plea
RESIDENTS in Tockholes are being urged to back a campaign which would revitalise their village hall. The kitchen in the building has deteriorated and as a result the hall is not being used as frequently as it could be. This means it is not generating
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Blair tells MP: 'You were wonderful'
PRIME MINISTER Tony Blair has sent a personal thank-you to East Lancashire MP Janet Anderson for defending his plan for university top-up fees. The Rossendale and Darwen backbencher spoke at a crunch meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party when Education
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Priest's car pelted with stones
A PARISH priest was recovering today after his car was stoned in a terrifying attack. Father Philip Boast was leaving St Joseph's Church in Stacksteads at about 8pm on Saturday night after giving mass. Father Boast, who was taking a parishioner home after
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Learning on course
RAMSBOTTOM residents can take advantage of new courses to improve their maths and English and get a qualification for free. New national tests in the two subjects are designed to help people who are penalised in the jobs market for not having GCSEs. Participants
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Derek's 'safe' plan for women athletes
AN international athletics champion is on his marks to set up a 'safe' running club for women. Veteran Leigh Harrier Derek Howarth is seeking girls of any age who would like to get together and run rather than experience the loneliness of the long distance
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County shows true grit as cold sets in
GRITTING lorries were out in East Lancashire at the weekend to give drivers extra protection against the plummeting temperatures. Around Blackburn and Darwen, roads were closed or blocked by accidents, and a 16-year-old girl was taken to hospital after
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End of work nears on Pavilions jewel
WORK on the transformation of Blackburn's Waterloo Pavilions from rundown eyesores into a jewel in the town's regeneration crown is nearing completion. Workers are continuing to put the finishing touches to the three landmark buildings, on Church Street
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Knives pair send warning to traders
A BLACKBURN businessman who was fined for selling disguised knives today said he felt victimised by the authorities. Mark Hilliard, 40, of Sunny Bower Road, Blackburn, also sold stealth knives which were advertised as being undetectable by security measures
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Send in the clowns... there are lots of us!
FUN lovers were today reassured that clowning around was alive and well in East Lancashire amid fears that donning the red nose and curly wig was a dying art. Concern was raised after a circus clown was excused from attending court for motoring offences
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Support for young dads
A PIONEERING group to tackle issues faced by young dads is being established in East Lancashire. Staff from Blackburn with Darwen's teenage pregnancy strategy hope the project will help fathers and prospective dads understand the legal and practical implications
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'Heroin mule' teen acquitted
A TEENAGER has been acquitted of drug smuggling after his solicitor completed a 10,000-mile quest for justice. Aftab Ali Younis was arrested as he arrived at Manchester Airport on flight PK 701 from Islamabad on April 20 last year. Customs officials discovered
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Stanley struggle to brighten a dull day
"DULL with a capital D" was one radio commentator's synopsis, and few would have found it easy to argue. One look at the pitch gave a swift indication this game was not set up for attractive, free flowing football. And so it proved as the heavy, bobbly
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Darwen held
DARWEN were unlucky not to take all three points against Maine Road, as the NWCL Division Two pace-setters bagged a late equaliser at the Anchor Ground. With captain Paul Brown magnificent in midfield, Darwen battled well with their high-flying visitors
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Paying penalty
GREAT HARWOOD Town's miserable league form continued with a 2-1 reverse at Formby. The Robins have yet to record a NWCL Division Two victory in 2004 and boss John Hughes said: "We desperately need to get back to winning ways if we are to climb back up
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Lynch vacates the hot seat
WITH league leaders Mossley involved in FA Vase action, the Blues reduced the gap at the top of the league to just three points with two games in hand. Clitheroe were quickly out of the blocks and opened the scoring after just two minutes. Neat play between
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Town and out
IF FOOTBALL matches were played over 90 seconds rather than 90 minutes, Ramsbottom would probably have won this entertaining match. Chris Clark returned to central midfield for Colin Bulwich but his determination did not rub off on his team-mates and
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Architecture award for nursery head
THE head of a Bury nursery has been named as an architectural design champion for her work in creating the country's first "super nursery". Clare Barker, headteacher at Hoyle Early Years Centre, received the award for helping to create a better environment
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No charge for death riddle quiz man
A 55-year-old man arrested after a 58-year-old woman was found dead at her home in George Road, Ramsbottom last Thursday evening has been released without charge, police said on Monday. The death is not being treated as suspicious after a post-mortem
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Asian Image and Islamic Relief emergency appeal
Islamic Relief Bradford are organising a charity event to help raise money for Iran Earthquake Appeal, entitled: "IRAN EARTHQUAKE WHAT I SAW'. The event will feature an eye-witness account of the disaster zone by Waseem Yaqoob UK manager of Islamic Relief
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Men who 'bagged' up heroin are jailed
Two men who bagged up illegal drugs for selling have both been jailed. A court heard how officers found around £2,000 worth of heroin during their morning visit to an address on Edward Street, Nelson. The two men arrested at the scene were each given
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MEP shrugs off website threat
A North West Euro-MP listed as an enemy on an extreme right-wing website says it shouldn't be shut down. This despite claims that it is being used to prepare a campaign of violence and intimidation. Home Secretary David Blunkett has been handed a dossier
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Maria in motion
Maira Qureshi probably never have thought she would be driving taxi's for a living. But that is exactly what she does and is believed to be the only female Muslim taxi driver in the area. The twenty-eight year old set up her own firm, Forget Me Not Private
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Polling has to be free from abuse
GETTING more people to use their votes is a vitally important matter. The health of our democracy depends on decent turnouts at the polls and various methods have been used to tempt more people to vote at local and general elections. Postal votes, voting
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John's set for Springbok tour
JIMMY Anderson and Andy Flintoff aren't the only Lancashire players about to board a plane to tour with England. For sixteen-year-old Bury schoolboy John Simpson has been selected in the England under-16 squad to tour South Africa in February. The wicket-keeper
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Soccer: Gloomy times for Glendon
TO say Radcliffe Boro boss Kevin Glendon is not a happy chappy would be an understatement. Speaking of his side's humiliating defeat 6-2 defeat at the hands of Gainsborough Trinity Glendon said: "I thought we were getting away from our defensive problems
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Rugby Union: January holds the key
SEDGLEY Park player-coach Tim Fourie believes this first month of 2004 holds the key to his side's future. Five games during January will go a long way to deciding whether or not Park emerge National Two champions and win promotion to National One. The
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Cricket: New professionals sign in
TWO local cricket clubs have announced their professionals for the forthcoming 2004 season. Ramsbottom of the Lancashire League have signed an Australian in Victoria's Andrew McDonald while Manchester Association Bury have looked nearer home in appointing
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Attacking options limited
TOC H...35 BURY RUFC...13: FOR Bury to achieve any level of success in this season's campaign there are certain pivotal matches - this was one. Having met Toc H both in a pre-season friendly and also in the first half of the league programme, both players
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Teamwork pays off for Bury girls
Sweatshop Red Rose Cross Country League at Hyndburn AT last, the final league match of the season and, after the problems at Burnley, the course at the Wilson playing fields, Clayton-le-Moors, was superb. All possible obstacles in the woods had been identified
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Minus one? It's positively balmy!
I JUST wanted to let your readers know that here in Southern Ontario we are currently at minus 30 with the windchill, the temperature is anywhere from minus 15 to 20C and the wind (from Siberia or the North Pole!) makes it feel like minus 30-plus. Exposure
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Bring back dog licences
YET another dog attack has taken place on a young child. Why are dogs allowed to bite people? These wolf descendants should be both licensed and insured. It is bad enough that they foul our streets and parks. Their faeces can cause blindness to anyone
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Rovers jilted by McBride
BLACKBURN target Brian McBride was today on the brink of joining Fulham. Graeme Souness's attempts to land the United States international have been hijacked by his Fulham counterpart Chris Coleman. The Cottagers have agreed a deal to sell Louis Saha
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Fact file...
A LOOK at the key moments from the game against Man City BRAD FRIEDEL: The keeper denied Richard Dunne with a stunning first half save but he was left rooted to the spot by Nicolas Anelka's free-kick 7 LUCAS NEILL: Conceded the foul that led to Anelka's
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Souness satisfied with defensive resolve
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness hailed his resolute defence after Rovers ground out a point on their first ever visit to the City of Manchester Stadium. Souness felt Nissa Johansson formed a formidable partnership with Markus Babbel at the heart of his
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Detectives probe new clues to street sex attack
DETECTIVES probing a serious sex attack in Burnley said today they were following new lines of inquiry. Det Sgt Derek Jones, leading the investigation into the assault in Cleaver Street at 3.30am on New Year's Day, said members of the public had provided
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Violent rape: Police renew witness plea
DETECTIVES leading the hunt for a violent rapist today praised the public for helping their inquiries and released new information in an attempt to jog even more memories. Police said phone lines had been bombarded with information and reports of possible
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Cabbies in strike threat over tests
A BURNLEY taxi drivers' leader has warned the borough could face "substantial and sustained" action by drivers after the council refused to relax testing rules. Duncan Allen, secretary of the Burnley Private Hire Association, has written to council leader
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Help others like our brave Sophie
A BURNLEY family is appealing for people to support a charity concert to fund research into the rare, incurable illness from which their daughter suffers. Andy and Alison Micklethwaite, of Highfield Avenue, hope that one day research funded by dba.uk
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Stubborn Bury show Iron side
Scunthorpe United 0 Bury 0: ON-LOAN defender Dave Challinor shrugs off suggestions he has become a good luck charm for the re-vitalised Shakers. But since the arrival of the big Stockport centre-half, Bury have yet to concede a goal. And as manager Graham
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Booze seized from teenagers
VODKA, whisky, lager and alcopops were seized from teenagers in a youth nuisance crackdown in Nelson. Police confiscated the alcohol from three 15-year-olds on Heights Road last Friday evening as part of a crackdown on underage drinking and youth nuisance
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Peer cheered by post votes probe
ALLEGED postal voting irregularities in East Lancashire have helped trigger an investigation by a powerful House of Commons committee. The move by the all party group of MPs follows pressure at Westminster by former Pendle councillor Tony Greaves, who
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Trams back on
METROLINK services have returned to normal following a 24-hour walk-out by drivers. The strike, which saw Aslef union members walk out between midnight on Friday and midnight on Saturday, affected trams across Greater Manchester including services to
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25 years ago
CHILDREN in East Lancashire who tried to get in to see X-rated films were soon to be committing an offence, the government announced. Ninety new jobs were to be create in Pendle at the specialised medical products firm Traverol Laboratories Ltd. It doubled
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50 years ago
BOYS should not be ashamed of their northern accents said Wilfred Pickles, radio and stage star, who paid a surprise visit to Clitheroe Grammar School. The northern broad "A" was just as acceptable as the cockney or any other accent, he said. And firemen
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10 years ago
NIGHTSHIFT worker Stephen Jones had hardly had any sleep for 12 weeks because of building work next door. Mr Jones of Warrington Street, Little Harwood, Blackburn, had tried wrapping a bandage round his head and wearing a hat but still couldn't block
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Recollection of hero Pals
THE 90th anniversary of the brave sacrifice made by thousands of East Lancashire men is set to be commemorated at a special exhibition. Burnley's Towneley Hall will stage the exhibition -- which will look at some of the individuals who made up the Accrington
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Hit and run horror
A HIT and run driver killed a 34-year-old man as he crossed the road with a friend on the way home from a night out. And today the grieving family of Shaun Metcalfe pleaded with the driver to hand themselves in to the police. Shaun's cousin Catherine
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Objectors unite to fight off caravan park plan
MORE than 250 letters of objection have been sent to a council currently considering plans for a caravan park near Ribchester. Now a campaign group has been created to fight plans for the park, which would home 79 static caravans. The Horseshoe Woods
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Baggies boss Megson hails Clarets hitman Blake
GARY Megson hailed Robbie Blake "as good as it gets" after the Clarets hitman almost won the show. Blake took his goals tally to 15 for the season after shaking off man-marker James Chambers and beating Baggies keeper Russell Hoult with a stunning finish
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Burnley v West Brom - A fans report
BURNLEY started brightly against the high flying Albion with Glen Little and Tony Grant in the thick of the midfield battles. The Baggies where intent on rough-housing Burnley and were aided by inept referee Nigel Miller - with Sean Gregan and Bernt Haas
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Match stats..
THE key moments and player ratings from the game against West Brom. BURNLEY RATINGS (4-4-1-1) BRIAN JENSEN: Ever-alert to the danger posed by Horsfield and made several top class saves in a performance he can be pleased with 8 LEE ROCHE: Had a torrid
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Fergie joins Clarets cause
ALASTAIR Campbell has persuaded Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to jump aboard Burnley's survival bandwagon. And former Government spin doctor Campbell has vowed to win the support of many more high profile fans to help safeguard the future of
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When it come to kids, two really is company
THE new school term has begun and a handful of mothers -- some friends of mine -- have added to their families. They now have three children, four in one case. As little as a year ago, I would have been green with envy. Despite being a mother-of-two in
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Police base plan is set for refusal
DETAILED plans for Bacup's new police station look set to be turned down by councillors at a meeting tomorrow. Lancashire Police Authority was granted outline permission to demolish the former Horace's nightclub, off Market Street, and replace it with
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Boro snap up duo
MANAGER Kevin Glendon has bolstered his Radcliffe Borough squad by bringing in former Wanderers striker Paul Wheatcroft and Stalybridge Celtic defender Terry Bowker. Wheatcroft, aged 23, is a former England schoolboy international and Manchester United
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Teenager assaulted caretaker's husband at school
AN 18-year-old man who launched an unprovoked attack on a school caretaker's husband had no memory of the incident because he had been taking drugs, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Matthew Harrison called Graham Aspen's wife "caretaker
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Dirty water river probe
POLLUTION experts are set to take a tour of the county in a bid to make our water cleaner. The government's Environment Agency has created a specialised team of officers to lead the operation and take action on a growing problem. From next month until
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New leads in rapist hunt
POLICE are following up new leads in the hunt for a savage rapist after questioning motorists and pedestrians. The 18-year-old victim was attacked on Saturday, January 10, as she was walking home along Bolton Road just outside the town centre, after a
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Farewell to a people's hero
A COMMUNITY champion who spent more than 50 years helping the people of Blackburn has lost his fight for life. Stan Fletcher, of Dorchester Close, was known throughout the town as the founder of the Solvent Abuse Resource Group (SARG) and as a fighter
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Big task for boss Molloy
NELSON's new manager Mick Molloy saw the size of the task he has taken on as he watched his side slip to defeat at the hands of lowly Norton United. After a terrible first half, Molloy made two half-time substitutions to steady the ship and set about
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Blackpool tower over the Storks
BLACKPOOL Mechanics completed a North West Counties Football League Division Two double over Padiham on Saturday to keep up an incredible record of never being beaten at the Arbories. Marc Beattie did the damage in the first half, scoring twice to give
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Felgate secures vital point for Boro
BACUP earned themselves a well-deserved point on a pitch more suited to cattle grazing than football. The visitors had a good early chance when Nicky Taylor played a long ball into Darren Emmett, whose shot went just over the bar. Fleetwood, who were
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Defensive cracks
JASON Roberts took just 33 seconds to start repaying the £2million Wigan splashed out for him - exposing the defensive frailties which will force Craig Brown into the transfer market this week. Roberts, signed from West Brom, ran in ram home Gary Teale's
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Teachers and unions assess the progress
PROGRESS has been made in East Lancashire classrooms to free teachers for teaching -- but union bosses believe more still needs to be done. A year after the launch of the Government's National Agreement on Raising Standards and Tackling Workload, teachers
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Worried family speak of 'living nightmare'
Police are concerned for the safety of 56-year-old Zainab Begum, of Burnley Road, Accrington who has not been seen since 9am on Tuesday, January 13, when one of her six daughters left for school. Daughter Samina Amin, 31, of Queens Road West, Accrington
