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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, February 15 and Monday, February 16, 2004

A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Merchants of Hoghton Farmers Market, Great Barn, Hoghton Tower, 10am-3pm. Folk Music, Waddow Hall, Clitheroe. Toy Collector's Fair, Reebok Stadium, Horwich, 10.30am

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Animal aid

Just keep women away! IF you're female, you don't stand a chance. For Woody, this week's Animal Aid pet, is not a fan of the fairer sex, preferring instead to spend his time in the company of men. The black-and-white terrier cross may be a bit of a throwback

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Saturday sermon with the Rev KEvin Logan

Once upon a time in a rich town / poor town not far from here, the rich people were good for everything and sometimes went to church. The poor people were good for nothing and often went to the dogs and the Red Lion. At least, that's what the rich folk

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Praise for honest kids

ON Saturday night there was a knock on the door. It was two lads obviously sorry about something. It turned out one of them had walked into the wing mirror of our car, snapping it off. Both of these lads I feel must be given credit for their honesty.

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Express views at voting time

MAY I, though your paper, remind all those who wish to damage Tony Blair over the Hutton report to bear in mind that they will have a chance to do this at the next general election. It would be interesting to see what pay off those who have resigned from

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Ban fags, make it a real test

HAVING patiently watched a few episodes of 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here,' I would be delighted if in the next series cigarettes or cigars are banned from being used as a life-saving prop. It is ludicrous to be stranded with no contact with civilisation

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PRISONERS REFUSE

'REVOLTING FOOD' 42 point 42 point 42 point By IAN SINGLETON CONTINUED ON P2 Prisoners efuse 'revolting' food PRISONERS held at an East Lancashire police station are refusing to eat food offered in the cells because they say it's "revolting". And their

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Star Stead picked for England duty

BLACKBURN Rovers new boy Jonathan Stead has been picked for the England Under 21s squad. The young striker's meteoric rise continues following his move from Third Division Huddersfield just less than two weeks ago. For the 20-year-old will meet up with

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Perfect partner

MICHAEL Gray has paid tribute to the role Jonathan Douglas has played in helping him settle at Ewood Park. In his three games since signing from Sunderland, Gray has forged a solid partnership down the left with Irish midfielder Douglas, who is enjoying

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Hendry takes first steps as manager

FORMER Ewood favourite Colin Hendry will take his first major step into management later this spring -- and the man commonly known as 'Braveheart' admits he is already apprehensive! Hendry will become a boss for the first time when he takes charge of

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Bus boss fights for cash back

THE director of a bus company has appeared in court as part of legal proceedings to force police to hand back £52,000 seized from her Rishton home. The woman, who gave her name as Lady Suzanne Bailey, of Blackburn, will argue that the police have no reason

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Bus station 'would be in wrong place'

PLANS for a new bus station in Accrington have not been well thought out, claims Hyndburn Council's opposition leader. Labour leader Jean Battle says a new facility - proposed this week for land between Edgar Street, Union Street and School Street - would

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lChemists on Duty

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The

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Chemists on Duty

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver

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Newsquest cash for local groups

COMMUNITY groups in areas served by Newsquest titles, including the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, will share in a massive cash bonanza this year. A total of £512,653 is available to worthy causes in the UK from the Gannett Foundation, which is sponsored

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Gibson appeals for more support

BURNLEY FC catering manager, Chris Gibson, is appealing for more volunteers to join him on a fund-raising cycle ride, '500 Miles For Burnley'. Chris, a keen cyclist who completed the Land's End to John O'Groats trek for charity last year, has pledged

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Striker not set to become a Claret

BURNLEY will not be swooping to bolster their strike force by signing Dele Adebola. Reports emanating from Coventry have suggested the striker is Turf Moor bound after being told he can leave Highfield Road. Adebola has struggled to recapture the form

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Activity week ahead of club launch

YOUNGSTERS at Sudellside Community Centre can enjoy a range of activites during half-term next week. A programme of playschemes will run throughout, ahead of a new club opening the following week. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 5pm to

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Teenage driver 'did not want to stop'

IA WITNESS has told how she believed teenager driver Richard Bradley "did not want to stop" and had "just mowed down" mum-of-three Elaine Haworth. Shelly McDonnell, was speaking on the fourth day of the trial of 18 year-old Richard Lee Bradley. Mrs Haworth

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Camera sites

HERE is the list of mobile speed camera sites, published exclusively every Saturday in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Officers from the Eastern Division covering Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley are not running any mobile speed camera

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Ex-drug to feed kid

A BLACKBURN woman stole a steak pie, a tin of spaghetti bolognaise and a tin of tomatoes so she could feed herself and her eight-year-old daughter, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Linda Jackson, 37, had spent all her benefit money and

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Four years for man who enticed boy into car

A MAN who sexually assaulted a boy in Blackburn after persuading him to get into his car has been jailed for four years. Preston Crown Court heard that Robert Saxon took his victim to a car park where he molested him. A judge passing sentence on the 35

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PRISONERS REFUSE

'REVOLTING FOOD' 42 point 42 point 42 point By IAN SINGLETON CONTINUED ON P2 Prisoners efuse 'revolting' food PRISONERS held at an East Lancashire police station are refusing to eat food offered in the cells because they say it's "revolting". And their

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Taylor and Walsh seal final spot

GREAT HARWOOD TOWN ...2 DARWEN ...0 TWO second-half goals earned Great Harwood Town a place in the final of the Division Two Trophy at the expense of local rivals Darwen. In a bad tempered semi-final clash at the Showground, Paul Brown was dismissed early

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Lee trundle

IF STAN Boardman had his way, Lee Trundle would be playing for Tranmere rather than facing them today. The former Chorley striker was still trying to create a stage for himself with a smartly-taken hat-trick for Rhyl in a friendly match against Wrexham

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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Saturday, February 14, 2004

A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. "Austria -- Music and Majesty," Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley. Al Francis as Cliff Richard, Coal Clough House, Coal Clough Lane, Burnley. The Brett Family Recital

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Mini roundabouts were the way forward

BOB Wilcock hit the nail on the head (LET, January 28) and all drivers will agree with him. Some years ago, mini roundabouts sprang up overnight like mushrooms in Blackburn. Motorists soon realised that traffic flowed more smoothly with them. The council

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Democracy cannot be manufactured

IF there is one metaphor that befittingly describes George W Bush's and Tony Blair's misadventure in Iraq, it is that it has been consistently marked by a desire to have their cake and eat it too. Mr Bush and Mr Blair, you can't have it both ways. President

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Bjarte is flying the flag for Norway

CALLING all Norwegian football fans with a soft spot for Blackburn Rovers! Bjarte A. Bakke, the new chairman of the Blackburn Rovers Supporters Club Norwegian branch, is looking for new members to join him and several hundred other like-minded Rovers

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No place like home for young Rovers

BLACKBURN Rovers are placing their faith in local talent as they set their sights on lifting the FA Youth Cup. Rob Kelly's young guns set up a fifth round meeting with Gillingham after brushing aside West Bromwich Albion in fine style on Tuesday night

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Sentence adjourned for man in hospital incident

A MAN who threatened to kill a hospital staff nurse with a claw hammer has had his sentence adjourned. Ex-convict Paul Smith, 49, said he was mentally ill, wanted to harm himself and demanded to see a psychiatrist when he turned up at the accident and

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Tributes paid to Refuge co-founder

TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the founder members of Burnley's Women's Refuge, who died last week. June Henry, 64, was one of a trio who helped set up the charity, and which has gone on to help thousands of women suffering from domestic violence.

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Calendar crew left reeling after 'slap in the face'

ORGANISERS of a controversial fundraising calendar were shocked when the charity receiving the proceeds refused to publicly accept the cheque. Calendar organisers, Jennifer Purcell and Dianne Hodkinson, turned up at Frank Street Old Aged Pensioners' Centre

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Poetry emotion of true love

A HUSBAND and wife approaching their 55th wedding anniversary are in line to become Britain's most romantic couple. Harold and Marion Chapman keep their romantic life blossoming with cards, love poems and cooking - they ran fish and chip shops in and

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Parents will never know how son died

DEVASTATED parents whose son's body was found hanging from a basketball post in Nelson said today they may never know the truth of what happened the night their son died. Ian and Violet Forrester, of Primet Heights, Colne, attended an inquest into the

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CCTV may hold arson clues

DETECTIVES are scouring CCTV footage from cameras surrounding an Accrington DIY store in a bid to track down arsonists they believe torched the building. And forensics experts have been poring over the scene of the suspicious blaze for clues. The suspected

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Chemists on Duty

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; noon-1pm: HN Espley, 343 Preston Old Road, Feniscliffe. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. ACCRINGTON: 11am

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Chemists on Duty

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive

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Chemists on Duty

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst

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Chemists on Duty

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst

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Striker not set to become a Claret

BURNLEY will not be swooping to bolster their strike force by signing Dele Adebola. Reports emanating from Coventry have suggested the striker is Turf Moor bound after being told he can leave Highfield Road. Adebola has struggled to recapture the form

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Burnley's star pupil steps up a class

AS SOON as the whistle blows at the New Den this afternoon, the adventure really begins for Clarets midfielder Richard Chaplow. The teenager will instantly link up with Dick Bate and the England Under 19 squad for Tuesday's friendly against Holland at

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Perfect partnerMICHAEL Gray has paid tribute to the role Jonathan Douglas has played in helping him

In his three games since signing from Sunderland, Gray has forged a solid partnership down the left with Irish midfielder Douglas, who is enjoying his first extended run in the first team. With youngsters Jonathan Stead and Paul Gallagher grabbing the

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Dump this habit for sake of town

A DARWEN councillor has urged people to take more care of their neighbourhood so a massive cash boost to the area will count. Coun Derek Brindle, who represents the Sudell Ward, was delighted to hear that his campaigning had led to £300,000 of Government

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Jail 'like second home' to 18-year addict

A MAN whose addiction started when he was 12 had been addicted to virtually every substance imaginable, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Craig Thomas had spent so much time in prison that it was like a second home to him. And Roger Pickles

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Stories to beat boredom in the holiday

CHILDREN of primary school age are being welcomed to Helmshore Textile Museum during the half-term holidays. Children are being invited to take part in activities from Monday, February 16, to Friday, February 20. The museum is not open to the public until

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Club is set to re-form

SPIRALLING vandalism problems at Haslingden Football Club's derelict ground could be a thing of the past if ambitious plans to re-form a football team go ahead. The amateur club plans to re-form and head back to the Ewood Bridge ground after it folded

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Football club's goal to return

SPIRALLING vandalism problems at Haslingden Football Club's derelict ground could be a thing of the past if ambitious plans to re-form a football team go-ahead. The amateur club plans to reform and head back to the Ewood Bridge ground after it folded

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Man hit car after love row

A 22-YEAR-OLD Darwen man who had just been dumped by his girlfriend took out his frustration on a parked car, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates heard that John Paul Whittingham's attack on the vehicle was witnessed by another girl who told the owner

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40-year card trick

MICHAEL Hughes has given his wife, Alice, the same Valentine's card for 40 years. The couple met as penpals and the card dates from their first year together. It is dusted-down annually for the occasion, although a new, supplementary card is usually bought

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Bus boss fights for cash back

THE director of a bus company has appeared in court as part of legal proceedings to force police to hand back £52,000 seized from her Rishton home. The woman, who gave her name as Lady Suzanne Bailey, of Blackburn, will argue that the police have no reason

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Newsquest cash for local groups

COMMUNITY groups in areas served by Newsquest titles, including the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, will share in a massive cash bonanza this year. A total of £512,653 is available to worthy causes in the UK from the Gannett Foundation, which is sponsored

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Couple's wed bliss after the flirty dozen

FINDING the right moment to pop the question - or even ask for a date - is not easy. But Blackburn man Paul Jump waited 12 years with a yellowing Christmas card under his bed before he was sure the time was right for Cupid to strike. He married childhood

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Lynx aim to hold Raiders at bay

CHORLEY Lynx play their second group game in the Arriva Trains Cup tomorrow when they entertain Barrow Raiders at Victory Park (3pm). Last weekend Lynx progressed smoothly into the fourth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup after easily defeating Russian

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One fish proves a winner at Greenhalgh

WEEKENDS really do not come much worse than the last one. The conditions were atrocious for all anglers and those that ventured out were struggling for bites - never mind fish. Thankfully the temperatures have risen through the week and that, combined

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Hawks seek boost rom cup double

BLACKBURN Hawks are 'Up for the cups' with back-to-back games this weekend. First up is the long trip to Whitley Bay in the North East for a re-arranged English Cup game with the local Warriors tonight. And 24 hours later, it's the daunting challenge