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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, February 22 and Monday, February 23, 2004
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Flea market & indoor car boot sale, Memorial Hall, Hurst Green, 9am-4pm. Bridal Fair, Oswaldtwistle Mills. Flea Market, Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Rochdale
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£1,100 fines man jailed at own request
A MAN who owed more than £1,100 in fines was jailed for 28 days by magistrates - at his own request! Defence solicitor Clare Knight told Blackburn magistrates that Ziafat Ali, 24, was unemployed, not receiving benefits and had no means of paying the outstanding
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Speed camera sites
HERE is the list of mobile speed camera sites for the week ahead in East Lancashire. Officers from the eastern Division, covering Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley are not running any sites next week as they are concentrating on other road
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Dog row led son to smash mother's windows
A BLACKBURN man smashed his mother's windows when she told him she didn't want either him or his dog living at her home, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that the "love me, love my dog" bust up ended with Paul Creasey being arrested in a
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'History' punch knocked barman's tooth out
A MAN working behind the bar of a Blackburn pub had a tooth knocked out and two others loosened when a customer reached over and punched him in the face. Blackburn magistrates heard Paul Earnshaw threw a second punch which caught Thomas Finn on the eye
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Capita need visit from Audit Office
THE figures given by Blackburn with Darwen Council regarding the continued poor performance by Capita in handling housing benefit claims (LET January 30), reveal a staggering situation for the eight per cent of claims not reported. This means that eight
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Scapegoat to prove a point
AFTER reading the letter (LET,February 12) headlined 'We pay our road tax too,' I would like to say I am the lollipop lady the writer is referring to at Blackamoor. Between 8am and 9am the traffic there is really busy and hectic. I cannot see how she
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Police plunder of council tax payers cash
HOW predictable and tiresome to see the police propaganda machine whirring menacingly into full scale action again in their quest to secure ever increasing council tax funding to subsidise their own failings. The Lancashire Police authority really is
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Prescott's East Lancs goal: A yes
DEPUTY prime minister John Prescott will attempt to win over support for a regional assembly in East Lancashire when he holds a special debate in the area next month. The debate will be the first in a series Mr Prescott is holding across the three regions
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Police to root out racists
POTENTIAL police recruits are to sit a racism test in a bid to prevent bigoted officers joining the force. All Lancashire police hopefuls undergo psychometric tests - a series of questions designed to scientifically test abilities such as intelligence
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Stead still faces his biggest test
GRAEME Souness has warned Jonathan Stead his biggest test is yet to come. Rookie Blackburn striker Stead capped a remarkable few weeks by making his England U21 debut in midweek and laying on the winning goal for Darren Bent. Stead is still walking on
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Watch on children's health
A STRATEGY for the protection of children's health, from conception to adolescence, is to be piloted in the North West. Details of the strategy, which will work closely with schools and colleges, will be announced today by the Health Protection Agency
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Speed camera sites
HERE is the list of mobile speed camera sites for the week ahead in East Lancashire. Officers from the eastern Division, covering Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley are not running any sites next week as they are concentrating on other road
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Prescott's East Lancs goal: A yes
DEPUTY prime minister John Prescott will attempt to win over support for a regional assembly in East Lancashire when he holds a special debate in the area next month. The debate will be the first in a series Mr Prescott is holding across the three regions
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False rape claim mum jailed for six months
A MOTHER-of-two who made a false rape claim which led to an innocent man being put behind bars has been jailed for six months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mark Ward was arrested in front of his family, locked up for four days and banned from
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Woman held after man dies of stab wounds
A 19-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested after a 28-year-old man was found dead with stab wounds. Police were called to a house in Commercial Street, Great Harwood, at 11pm last night and discovered the body. A post-mortem examination was due to be carried
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Coach firm selling off travel shops
TRAVEL group Fraser Eagle is selling its travel agencies in Great Harwood and Barrowford as part of a restructuring its business. Group operations director Kevin Dean, explained that the company's travel shops, which traded under the Worldchoice brand
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Village asked to help young play
CRIME prevention bosses in Ribble Valley are appealing to Langho parents to join a liaison group aimed at boosting recreational facilities for their youngsters. Members of the Ribble Valley Crime and Disorder Prevention Partnership, which is spearheaded
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10 cars line-up for opener
THE new Motorsport Direct Cup has attracted a ten-car entry for the opening round of the series, Kall Kwik Rally. Introduced as an competition for Vauxhall drivers by Barnoldswick-based specialists Motorsport Direct, the series will run in conjunction
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Ten up for Direct Cup
THE new Motorsport Direct Cup has attracted a 10-car entry for the opening round of the series, Kall Kwik Rally. Introduced as a competition for Vauxhall drivers by Barnoldswick-based specialists Motorsport Direct, the series will run in conjunction with
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That's the way to bring in money
ROSSENDALE and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team is looking for ramblers and runners to take part in its annual Rossendale Way in a Day fund-raiser. The event is being held on Saturday, July 3, and will take participants on a journey through the Rossendale
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Failing council 'needs fresh blood'
A SENIOR Conservative councillor on Rossendale Council said the failing authority needed new and younger representatives if it is going to improve. Haslingden councillor Alan Schofield said he decided to step down because he had found it impossible to
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Anger as hospital bus service axed
ANGRY civic leaders are demanding that a bus company reinstates an evening service that took passengers to hospital for visiting time. Town councillors in Todmorden are to protest to Metro bus company over its axing of the service taking people to Calderdale
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Puppeteers with a message
A PUPPET group from Rossendale is raising funds to take its act to the Windy City. Reach Puppets, based at St Mary's Church, Rawtenstall, is a group for young people set up to put forward a positive Christian message using the art of puppetry. The group
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Prescott's Ewood goal -- say yes!
DEPUTY prime minister John Prescott will attempt to win over support for a regional assembly in East Lancashire when he holds a special debate in Blackburn next month. The debate will be the first in a series Mr Prescott is holding across the three regions
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Ambulances to carry life saver
AMBULANCE services in East Lancashire are to begin carrying a life-saving drug, to increase the chances of survival for heart attack victims. Every month, crews throughout the county are called to 1,400 reports of chest pains, of which 45 per cent are
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Pink bride left to feel blue
A BRIDE-TO-BE who has a love affair with the colour pink has been left feeling blue after her dream wedding venue was redecorated. Charlene Jepson booked her civil wedding at Foxfields Clarion Hotel, Whalley, last February after falling in love with the
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The icing on the cake for Inter Link
THE search for the cream of East Lancashire business reached a dramatic final last night at the region's top awards ceremony. Blackburn-based Inter Link Foods won the top accolade of Company of the Year at the Pride of East Lancashire Business Awards
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Policeman kicked outside nightclub
A POLICEMAN was kicked after he and other officers went to a Bury nightclub from which two women had been ejected, a court was told. Cabrini Louise Banks and Victoria Knight had been enjoying a birthday celebration in Silber Street, Bury, when fighting
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Animal aid
Cleo and Tiny have a strong attachment THEY'RE a pair of affectionate black-and-white border collies -- so affectionate in fact they're reluctant to be separated when they move to a new home. Cleo and Tiny arrived at the RSPCA shelter at Holter House
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Saturday sermon with the Rev Kevin Logan, Vicar of Christ Church, Accrington
EAVESDROP with me on the ether. The mobiles of two teeny texters are white hot with love. A - U dun it yet? B - 'course. Tons of times. U? A - Nah. Savin' myself. B - Savin'? Changed subjects? A - Nah! B - Still on sex? A - Yep. B - Not talkin' HSBC,
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Hospices bid to raise £100,000
FUNDRAISERS for East Lancashire's three hospices are looking to recruit members of the public to sell raffle tickets to friends, family and colleagues. In February alone the hospices' joint appeal, which is raffling a Mini Cooper, has raised almost £3,000
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Cash grants to clear derelict sites
COMMUNITY groups and environmental organisations are being urged to apply for grants to improve derelict and neglected land in the area. The North West is home to a quarter of the UK's total derelict land and it is hoped the £125,000 being made available
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Frozen pies were tolen in chip shop 'takeaway'
RELEASED prisoner Carl Cumberland helped himself to a haul including frozen fish, pies and sausages during a burglary at a Blackburn chippy. Blackburn magistrates heard that Cumberland forced the door of Longshaw Street Chippy in the early hours and also
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Take pay out of money mountain
REGARDING the story about the Chief Constable wanting 500 more police officers (LET, February 7). This is an admirable and innovative idea from Mr Stephenson and could only have come from a man of vision and would, I am sure, carry the support of all
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Coach firm selling off travel shops
TRAVEL group Fraser Eagle is selling its travel agencies in Great Harwood and Barrowford as part of a restructuring its business. Group operations director Kevin Dean, explained that the company's travel shops, which traded under the Worldchoice brand
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Talks to solve heritage cash crisis
THE future of Pendle's most popular tourist attraction could be secured through negotiations over the next few months. Heritage Trust for the North West (HTNW) director John Miller and Pendle Council leader Alan Davies have pledged to seek a solution
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Golfers hit with thefts of clubs
POLICE in the Ribble Valley have warned golfers not to leave club sets unattended in cars, after a spate of thefts. Insp Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, issued the warning following thefts at Clitheroe and Wilpshire Golf Clubs. At Clitheroe Golf Club,
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New twist in court battle over £52,000
A COURT battle over £52,000 seized from the Rishton home of a bus company boss took a new twist when police applied for permanent forfeiture of the cash. Last week the boss of Buzy Buz, who gave her name as Lady Suzanne Bailey of Blackburn, was bringing
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Man took a swing at policeman
A 36-year-old man had to be handcuffed after taking a swing at a police officer, a court was told. James Stuart Smith, aged 36, of Grosvenor Street, Prestwich, admitted at Bury magistrates court a charge of behaviour likely to provoke violence. Lynn Sayers
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'Don't be conned' Evans warns taxpayers
COUNCIL taxpayers in East Lancashire must not be "conned'' into a false sense of security because of generally low rises in the levy this year, local Tory MP Nigel Evans has warned. With most local authorities in the area coming in well below the average
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Everything went!
A SLEEPY East Lancashire village was transformed into a bustling hive of activity as cameras rolled for a house clearance with a difference. Hundreds of bargain hunters packed into the village hall in Hurst Green to rub shoulders with camera crews and
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Bitter blow for Weller
PAUL Weller has resigned himself to another spell on the sidelines in a miserable stop-start season. The Clarets midfielder has been hit with a three-match ban for violent conduct following the red card he received for a push on Millwall player/manager
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Fergie set for shock comeback
SCOTLAND star Barry Ferguson is planning a dramatic return to the Blackburn side this season. The midfielder is set to step up his rehabilitation following the fractured kneecap he sustained at the end of last year. Ferguson will hit the training ground
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Sports ground plan goes to extra time
A PUBLIC inquiry is to be held into plans to build a new housing development on an abandoned sports ground. Proposals for 68 new homes - 34 detached and 34 semi-detached - on part of the former Lucas Sports Centre site, in Colne Road, Reedley, were approved
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Woman made to cry at court
THE victim in an assault trial was left crying in the witness room at Blackburn magistrates court after her assailant shouted that she was a liar and that he was going to "have" her. Blackburn magistrates heard that Aaron Parker's outburst was delivered
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Autumn hopes for schools shake-up
THE first steps in the biggest rejuvenation Blackburn and Darwen's high schools for 130 years could take place in the autumn, an education boss today revealed. Assistant director for education and lifelong learning Cath Hitchen said a bid for £150million
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Warning over exams plans
TEACHERS in East Lancashire today warned education bosses not the "throw the baby out with the bath water" with plans to revolutionise the exam system. Former chief of schools Mike Tomlinson's has proposed replacing GCSEs and A-Levels with a diploma system
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Bid for 500 officers foiled by Whitehall
CHIEF Constable Paul Stephenson has spoken of his disappointment after plans for 500 extra officers were thwarted by the government. But the county's top cop has still vowed to bring in the extra numbers over five years after his bid to bring them in
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Vital link in blitz on shop thieves
BECAUSE convicted shoplifters are usually released from jail within eight weeks, town centre police find themselves constantly re-arresting the usual suspects. Reporter IAN SINGLETON shadowed town-centre officers to see how a police partnership with shop
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Police to root out racists
POTENTIAL police recruits are to sit a racism test in a bid to prevent bigoted officers joining the force. All Lancashire police hopefuls undergo psychometric tests - a series of questions designed to scientifically test abilities such as intelligence
