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Smiley SID won't catch boy racers
NO one can object to new ideas which will slow down speeding motorists and make our roads safer. Also as we have said before speed cameras have their place - and that is at real accident blackspots. It is not hidden just over the brows of hills in their
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The Saturday Message
with the Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church Accrington IT haunted me through Christmas, pursued me into the New Year and caught me yet again yesterday drifting over Asda's shelves. I'm just one in a million seduced by its beauty, so much so that
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How railway forged a new community
Drive & Stroll, with RON FREETHY SO-called model villages have always fascinated me and some time ago I described a visit to Port Sunlight. George Embleton, from Newton-le-Willows, wrote to me and asked if I had ever visited Vulcan Village. I had
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Wrecks to riches
John Horman has a passion for restoration. He has given new life to ancient cars, a boat - and now he has turned his attention to a church. He spoke to JENNY SCOTT. . . CARS, a house, a boat? Why buy them when you can make them? That's the philosophy
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No excuse for 'stealth' knives
I WRITE in response to the story Knives pair send warning to traders LET January 19). Perhaps Mr Hilliard could, being the responsible businessman that he obviously is, explain just what a knife or blade disguised as a pen or lipstick or indeed a hairbrush
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Car is linked to two raids
POLICE are appealing for information after the same car was involved in two aggravated burglaries just an hour apart. Three masked men held up TV and Video Direct on Bradshawgate, Leigh, on Wednesday at 4.15pm. They threatened staff before stealing a
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Don't speed or we will frown at you!
MOTORING groups today gave their backing to a new scheme which will see speeding drivers given a public ticking off instead of a fine. But the Speed Indicator Device -- an electronic sign which smiles at motorists driving under the speed limit and frowns
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Leigh Centurions 58 Widnes Vikings U21s 12 by Mike Hulme
LEIGH Centurions' new midfield triangle of John Duffy, Tommy Martyn and Ian Knott could be just the sort of combination that will make them major contenders again in the race for Super League. Half-backs Duffy and Martyn and loose-forward Knott had a
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Surgeon suspended after taking wrong kidney out
TWO surgeons, including a former Burnley General Hospital doctor, who removed the wrong kidney from a patient who later died have been found guilty of serious professional misconduct and suspended for 12 months. Korean War veteran John Graham Reeves had
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'£1 billion drugs plot' allegation
A MAN said to be linked with three others from East Lancashire has appeared in court in Burnley charged in connection with an alleged £1billion plus drugs plot. Paul Patrick Hendra, 34, who has been living abroad, was brought to the town's magistrates
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Town may get new register office
PLANS to replace Burnley's 'back street' Register Office will go before councillors next week. The Nicholas Street office, which deals with more weddings than all the area's churches put together, has been a focus for criticism for years because of its
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Jobs boon as call centre leaves India
BURNLEY could benefit from a share of 250 jobs following an announcement a home shopping firm was scrapping its call centre in India. Reality, part of the GUS empire and one of Burnley's major employers, announced last April it was launching a pilot scheme
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PC beats drum to warn of cars raids
A POLICE officer has been pounding the streets in Colne and handing out leaflets after a spate of car crimes on her beat. PC Claire Sharples, the community beat officer for Trawden, Laneshawbridge, Wycoller and Foulridge, decided to take action after
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Police hero set for third award
A POLICE officer is set to become a hat-trick hero after being recommended for his third commendation in five years. Sergeant Neil Persechino, is in line for his latest accolade after saving a man who tied a rope around his neck and threatened to jump
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Lancs MPs split over top-up vote
EAST Lancashire MPs, Gordon Prentice and Lindsay Hoyle, are to join the backbench rebellion over student top-up fees. And a defeat on Tuesday night would be the first for the Government since Prime MInister Tony Blair came to power. The Labour members
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Boffins go online
IF you've ever wanted to peek into the collective cranium of scientists then head over to the madsci webiste. The site (www.madsci.org) tells you why cats purr, how one-way mirrors work and answers thousands of other scientific questions. You can ask
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Ex-Claret Ian still holds a torch for his old club
A TRIP to Turf Moor is almost like a homecoming for Ian Cox ... almost. The popular defender returns for the first time today since ending his association with the Clarets last summer as part of a financially-forced playing shake-up. The three-year stop-over
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Landmark lives and creates jobs
A DERELICT historic building in Darwen has been revitalised creating at least nine new jobs. The three-storey stone building, at 3 to 7 Bridge Street, has been used by numerous businesses since it was constructed in the last half of the 18th century but
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Council's warning over HSE poster 'conman'
ETHNIC food businesses across Rossendale have been warned to be alert after shops were approached by a bogus salesman claiming to be from the local council. Both Rochdale and Oldham councils have received a number of calls from worried traders, including
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Road rage thug jailed for a year
A LORRY driver who wrecked a father's life after a roadside row has been jailed for a year. Gary Steven, 33, was left virtually wheelchair-bound after being knocked him down as he waited to pick up his children from school. He has lost his job as a £25,000
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Murder charge pair await trial
TWO people accused of murdering a 68-year-old man at Blackburn have denied the charge and been remanded to await trial. The pair also pleaded not guilty to an allegation that they assaulted the same man, with intent to rob him. Andrew Burns, 21, of Lilac
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Reformed drug user lapsed and went stealing
A REFORMED drug addict who reverted to her old ways was jailed for 90 days. Blackburn magistrates heard that single parent Lisa Hennerley had managed to keep out of trouble for nearly two years, during which time she had her baby and spent nine months
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'Misguided chivalry' cost man a drink drive ban
A "GESTURE of misguided chivalry" landed a 20 year old mechanic in court. Blackburn magistrates heard that David William Shone went to rescue his distraught former girlfriend who had rowed with her current boyfriend. But his shining white charger was
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Get ready for the big chill
EAST Lancashire is preparing for a big freeze that could see temperatures plummet to minus-9C. A cold weather system heading to the UK is set to bring freezing cold air from the Arctic to Lancashire. Now support groups and local authorities are issuing
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New campaign puts people's faces on back end of buses!
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council is bidding to bring the borough together -- by putting residents on the back end of its buses. The council has launched a "Belonging" campaign, putting photographs of local people on posters. The council has also drawn up
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Don't speed or we will frown at you!
MOTORING groups today gave their backing to a new scheme which will see speeding drivers given a public ticking off instead of a fine. But the Speed Indicator Device -- an electronic sign which smiles at motorists driving under the speed limit and frowns
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My First. . .
this week, with EDNA BOLTON, 79, from Age Concern, Blackburn. MEMORY: Smacking a little boy who lived nearby because we'd fallen out! Then I ran home and told my family I wanted to go to bed. His mother was coming round to our house and she wasn't very
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Home treated my gran well
AS the granddaughter of a former resident of Longfield Home for the Elderly, I have nothing but praise for the staff and facilities there. The home was recently reported upon after the inquest into the death of an 81-year-old resident, the jury decided
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Speed only part of problem
I AM writing in response to the letter from Rev David Kennedy (LET, January 16) as his letter, whilst being long in rhetoric, was very short on facts. Perhaps he would like to consider the following: 1. Excess speed is the actual cause of only nine per
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Price hike may be the final straw
I HAVE just learned that the prices charged by the water companies are to rise, not by the proposed 30 to 50 per cent but by as much as 72 per cent. The additional amount was being blamed on the new water quality requirements set by Europe. As one long-standing
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Heavy traffic scheme for lane
A NARROW country lane running out of Atherton could be turned into a busy main road carrying heavy traffic, says a report. Plans have been put to highways chiefs to turn Platt Lane into a high-capacity road stretching across farmland from the new industrial
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'£1 billion drugs plot' allegation
A MAN said to be linked with three others from East Lancashire has appeared in court in Burnley charged in connection with an alleged £1billion plus drugs plot. Paul Patrick Hendra, 34, who has been living abroad, was brought to the town's magistrates
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Rovers 'no' to African star
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has turned down the chance to sign Leeds United midfielder Salomon Olembe. Rovers were offered the Cameroon international as a solution to their problem on the left hand side. And Souness was initially interested in a possible
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Youth of today catch cup fever
BLACKBURN Rovers' Academy players will aim to succeed where the first team have failed by making progress in a major Cup competition next week. Rob Kelly's young guns will go head to head with West Bromwich Albion in the FA Youth Cup on Wednesday night
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New-look gallery opens its doors
A NEW-look gallery at Towneley Hall, Burnley, has reopened after two months of refurbishment. The gallery has been redecorated in pink to enhance the collection of mainly Victorian pictures - many 19th century artists designed paintings to be shown against
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Big drive for fitter kids
CHILDREN are being encouraged keep fit in a new scheme launched by Burnley Council which starts next week. The council's healthy lifestyle team has started a 12-week programme for children that aims to make staying healthy fun. As well as encouraging
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Woman's face was grabbed in grip like claw
A 29-YEAR-OLD man took his partner's face in a "claw like" grip and squeezed until his fingernails pierced her skin during a row in her car. Blackburn magistrates heard that Alison Hudson repeatedly sounded the horn as she struggled to escape from Faisal
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Gardener's driving ban lifted by court
A LANDSCAPE gardener banned from driving by magistrates has won back his licence after claiming his new business was at risk. Burnley Crown Court heard that Craig Stubbs, 36, of Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, had earlier been ordered off the road for six
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Olympian ideals? Not with our railways!
OUR Prime Minister is looking terribly addled these days. He has aged 100 years since taking office and has the carriage of a man with the world on his shoulders, which, let's face it, he clearly has. It can't be easy keeping up with George Dubya's plans
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Salesman heads for Las Vegas
A CAR salesman is jetting off for the bright lights of Las Vegas after being judged one of the best in the country. Dave Turner, 26, corporate account manager at Bowker BMW, Hyndburn Road, Accrington, will join nine other BMW salesmen on the trip to find
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Whizz kid Katie in marathon triumph
A CEREBRAL palsy sufferer joined her young brother and his school pals to help raise £5,000 for disabled children. Katie Walker, 16, a pupil at Tor View School, Haslingden, was determined to take part when her brother Jack told her about the 'Mini Marathon
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Still waiting for Phoenix to land
RESIDENTS in one of the most rundown parts of Accrington say they are fed up of waiting for work to begin on a regeneration project. Householders had hoped demolition work would start on Project Phoenix at Christmas, but Hyndburn Council's regeneration
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Kilby champions new league cause
BURNLEY are championing a new competition next season to cover blank dates in the domestic calendar. Clarets chairman Barry Kilby sparked debate among Football League's top brass after failing in a bid to force all First Division sides to play, rather
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EXCLUSIVE: Parking photo evidence 'doctored'
VITAL photographic evidence was altered after angry Bury motorist Kevin McGuire challenged a £60 parking fine writes David Thomson The scam was uncovered at an appeals hearing at which parking adjudicator Sarah Breach strongly criticised the council and
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Rovers 'no' to African star
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has turned down the chance to sign Leeds United midfielder Salomon Olembe. Rovers were offered the Cameroon international as a solution to their problem on the left hand side. And Souness was initially interested in a possible
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Kilby champions new league cause
BURNLEY are championing a new competition next season to cover blank dates in the domestic calendar. Clarets chairman Barry Kilby sparked debate among Football League's top brass after failing in a bid to force all First Division sides to play, rather
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Joshua books in as number one
ONE small step for man, one giant crawl for Ramsbottom youngster, Joshua Mellor. For the six-year-old has become the first child in the borough to complete Bury Council's Bookcrawl. Joshua has become a regular at Ramsbottom Library which has led him to
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Friends have a ball raising charity cash
FRIENDS in Rossendale are arranging a spectacular ball to raise thousands for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Organisers of the annual charity event are hoping for their most successful year to date in a bid to boost their £127,000 total. The group first
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Drink-driver left his crashed car
A POLICEMAN patrolling at 2.30am was suspicious when he saw a young man walking in the pouring rain in Feniscowles, Blackburn, wearing only a grey suit. And after finding a Toyota car key in the man's possession the officer linked him to a car of that
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Teacher charged with pupil assault
A SUPPLY teacher has been remanded on bail by magistrates charged with assaulting a pupil at a Blackburn secondary school. Richard Paul Paillou, 30, is alleged to have caused a boy pupil actual bodily harm at St Bede's High School, in Livesey Branch Road
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'No ID, no smokes' for young
EVERY youth trying to buy cigarettes in Blackburn and Darwen will have to show an ID, following the launch of a new campaign. The crackdown on under-age selling -- called "No ID No Sale" -- has been adopted by Blackburn with Darwen's Trading Standards
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Death plot cleaner jailed
A BURY cleaner who paid £10,000 to have her lover's wife killed has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. Hayley Marion Johnston, aged 43, from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting an undercover policeman to