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EVENTS in East Lancashire and surrounding areas on Tuesday, April 6
Line Dancing, Railway Club, Rosegrove, Burnley, 7.30pm. Tea Club, Parish Rooms, Worsthorne, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Craft Group, St Andrew with St Margaret and St James, Burnley, 1.30pm. Sequence Dancing, Silverman Hall, Nelson, 7.30pm. Yoga for Beginners, Nazareth
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A little sense could save Post Offices
THE closure or threatened closure of post offices is nothing new. The past few years have seen many under threat particularly in rural areas, and that causes real problems especially for the elderly, infirm and those with young families. These are people
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We're Lords of the pings
A view from the Lords, with LORD GREAVES THIS week, last week and the week before we've been playing ping-pong in the two Houses of Parliament! That's the technical term (I kid you not) for what happens when the Commons and the Lords cannot agree on a
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Soccer: Rams boss is philosophical
"YOU just had to applaud their equaliser," said Rams' manager Vince Overson after Tuesday's draw with Skelmersdale. "It was a shame there wasn't a camera to capture it, because it would be goal-of-the-season in any league." But despite having to settle
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Cycle Speedway: Round one to Pedalsport
BURY-Pedalsport riders made the ideal start to the Northern Fours and Junior League when the first round of the season-long competition got under way at Goshen track last Sunday. The weather was kind and a good turnout of riders from most clubs ensured
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Angling: Fieldside's fine for Mr Fletcher!
ON Sunday Parkers Lodge was the venue for the Bury Society's Damian Wrall Memorial Trophy. Although sport was slow, John Fletcher fishing the fieldside point had two quality bream plus silver fish to take top weight with 4-8-0. In second place was Ron
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Soccer: Rocket robbery
RAMSBOTTOM UTD...2 SKELMERSDALE UTD...2 NWCFL First Division WONDER goals have been few and far between at the Riverside this season, but it took one to rob the Rams of all three points on Tuesday night. Leading 2-1 with just three minutes to go, no-one
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Lout faces jail in head clash case
A 28-YEAR-old man head-butted a police officer driving him to the station after he was arrested. Blackburn magistrates heard the officer had tried to take evasive action, which resulted in the car swerving across the road. And, when the vehicle stopped
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Truancy sweep finds 39 pupils on streets
NEARLY 40 pupils were stopped when education bosses took to the streets to find youngsters playing truant. Figures revealed by Blackburn with Darwen Council's education department on the latest sweep, held on March 17, were presented to councillors last
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Thanks to volunteers
ON behalf of the Inland Waterways Association and all canal users, I would like, through your pages, to thank everyone who came to help clean up the canal area around Grimshaw Park Road bridge on Saturday, March 27. Unsightly litter was picked up and
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Lions fade out of cup
SWINTON LIONS...6 WHITEHAVEN...34 Arriva Trains Cup Qualifying Group: FOR 71 minutes Lions looked quite capable of an upset. Whitehaven, who had starred on national television in the Challenge Cup against Warrington, two days earlier, were hanging on
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System made me feel like trash
YET again I have read a letter in your paper condemning single parents on benefits. Well I am a single parents with four children, one of which has now left home. I would like all these people who complain to try living on the money I get. Most of us
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Tourist trap? You cannot be serious!
HAS Councillor Andy Kay paused to think how mistaken he must be to promote Blackburn with or without Darwen as a tourist attraction (LET, March 17)? Whilst Blackburn is no longer a working mill town (with one exception) there are still plenty of old mills
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Death crash anguish
A BLACKBURN woman today told of the moment she discovered her brother had been killed and her husband seriously injured in a head-on smash. Naila Hussain, 21, and her family paid tribute to Mohammed Raheel Hussain who died on Friday after his sports car
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Poor RMI slip yet again
LEIGH RMI 0 BURTON ALBION 1: LEIGH'S fifth defeat in six games consigned them to almost certain relegation, but manager Phil Starbuck is already looking ahead to a bright new future. The RMI boss has had to contend with the legacy of the squad he was
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Turley smashes the record books - again!
Chorley Lynx 10 Leigh Centurions 78 by Mike Hulme SCORING sensation Neil Turley wrote another record-breaking chapter in Leigh's history with a personal haul of 42 points in another landslide Centurions' victory. Full-back Turley passed the previous club
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Souness: We were truly bashed up
GRAEME Souness admitted his team were "well and truly bashed up" by Liverpool yesterday. The Blackburn Rovers boss saw his side collapse to a 4-0 defeat in an Anfield horror show that sucked them further into a fight for Premiership survival. Souness'
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Belief is key to Rovers survival
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has urged his team to keep believing they will survive in the Premiership. Rovers' hopes of staying up took a hammer blow yesterday when they were battered into submission at Anfield and suffered their heaviest league defeat
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Dominic is the cup scoring ace with double strike
TWO goals from Dominic Kay and further strikes from Chris Ternent and Richard Kelly gave Kettledrum FC a 4-0 triumph over Spanish side Els Inglesos from Borgonya, near Barcelona. Dozens of fans watched the 'international pub friendly" at Mount Lane, Cliviger
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Guide launched to boost tourism
A NEW guide highlighting the attractions of Burnley including the town's forthcoming balloon festival has been launched. Tourism professionals in the town and surrounding areas attended the official release of the Burnley Visitor and Accommodation Guide
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Rails return call
MAJOR problems with the new system of transporting long distance post by road between London and the North West have led to a call at Westminster for the Royal Mail to return to the rails. East Lancashire MP Peter Pike described the current situation
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Two found guilty of brutal beating
TWO teenagers have been convicted of taking part in an early hours drunken attack which left a musician seriously injured. Daniel Grimshaw, 18, and Kevin White, 17, were both found guilty of grievous bodily harm after a four-day trial at Burnley Crown
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MP's worry over export of scrap
BURNLEY firms using scrap metal are being hit hard by shortages of the material which is now being exported to China and India, according to the town's MP. Burnley MP Peter Pike highlighted the problem in a Commons debate. He spoke out after speaking
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Troubled Clarets in jobs plea to workers
BURNLEY Football Club has asked all office staff if they are willing to take voluntary redundancies amid a major restructure of the club's finances. And the club's town centre shop has closed as part of the cuts. Club bosses have stressed that any job
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Park and ride idea for town centre
A PARK and ride scheme could be introduced in Burnley to make it easier for people across East Lancashire commute and to shop in the town centre. Burnley Borough Council has been carrying out consultations into a park and ride scheme. It is hoped it would
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Shakers set for hard Easter slog
Doncaster Rovers 3 Bury 1: GRAHAM Barrow believes Bury's Good Friday fixture with promotion chasing Torquay has suddenly become one of the club's biggest matches of the season. And he is demanding a renewed effort from his side to finally protect their
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Cancer-fight Derek crowned champion
A PENDLE man who fought a brave battle against a brain tumour has been crowned Regeneration Champion in the search for a local hero. Derek Gascoigne, 55, received the accolade, sponsored by Pendle Partnership, for his work as the project manager of Pendle
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Liz is the new big noise in town
A NEW town crier, thought to be the youngest in the country, enjoyed shouting out her first "Oyez, oyez" this weekend. The job for 29-year-old Liz Woolnough, Barnoldswick's first female town crier, should be a piece of cake after being brought up in the
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Pop down, you won't regret it
Popcorn, at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton. . . IT'S funny, thought-provoking, surreal and at times shocking. The Octagon's got a winner on its hands with this production based on the Ben Elton novel. Inspired by movies such as Natural Born Killers, Popcorn
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Dale search ends
A VAGRANT who vanished after warning his family he may harm himself has been found safe and well. Dale French, 35, who is known to sleep on the streets around Accrington Library, the Job Centre and the Black Abbey pub, disappeared at 7am on Friday after
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Paperboy attacked with gun in street
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy is in hospital with a fractured skull after he was attacked while doing his paper round. Police believe the teenager, who they have not named, was struck with a handgun. Detective Sergeant Paul Murphy, said: "This was a vicious and unprovoked
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William Hare steel in on rivals
BURY-based structural engineers William Hare is providing the steel for the £150 million redevelopment of Manchester's Arndale. And the first of more than 6,800 pieces of steel that will create the superstructure for the redeveloped northern section of
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Pupils put on a song and dance
TALENTED pupils from Bowland High School, Grindleton, have been entertaining the people of Clitheroe. The Dance Dynamix show was performed by 28 pupils at The Grand Theatre in front of an audience of 250. Andrea Yates, the school's head of creative arts
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Residents opposed to bar plan
A FORMER newsagent's shop could become a caf bar under plans submitted to Ribble Valley Council. Nigel Whiteside of Cross Lane, Waddington, has applied for permission to use 14 Castle Street, Clitheroe, as the venue for a new licensed bar. The building
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Give Paul a call
AFTER working in the motor trade, Ramsbottom man Paul Lambert is now driving forward a new career direction. Following a spell of unemployment, he logged on to the potential of setting up his own computer repair and servicing company. The 31-year-old
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ADDA is up and running
A BURY company which won a DTI Grant for research and development has finished development and launched its new product on the Internet. Last year's £20,000 grant enabled Morgan Doyle Ltd of Devon Street to develop a new computer software product, the
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Virtual Trade now reality
REVOLUTIONARY computer technology has helped create the borough's first ever on-line Virtual Trade Exhibition which was officially launched on Monday (March 29). And three local companies have been given a global shop window to highlight their products
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Liz's winning menu
A BURY College caterer has scooped a top competition award. Liz Threlfall has been named Employee of the Year by education catering specialist Scolarest. The 48-year-old, who works as a catering assistant at the Market Street college, won the top award
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We need consistency, says Branch
GRAHAM Branch has warned that more Jekyll and Hyde displays like Saturday's 5-3 defeat to Norwich will see Burnley relegated. Branch suffered along with the entire defence as Stan Ternent's side fell apart against the league leaders, despite leading at
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Jensen turns from beauty to beast
Division One: Burnley 3 Norwich City 5 - DARREN BENTLEY reports ANOTHER astonishing afternoon at Turf Moor dragged the dreaded 'R' word back into conversations at bars throughout Burnley. And sifting through the debris of Norwich's five-goal salvo, the
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Focus on the future
GRAHAM Barrow already has his eye on next season as the Shakers enter the final seven matches of this campaign. Barrow, and assistant boss Kelham O'Hanlon, signed new full-time 'rolling' contracts on Wednesday and both are wasting no time in planning
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FOOTBALL - Duffy signs on
KEVIN Glendon bolstered his defence ahead of the anticipated post-season play-off campaign, by signing Rochdale fullback, Lee Duffy. Oldham-born Duffy emerged from Dale's youth academy before signing professional forms on the eve of the 1999-2000 season
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Glendon looking to next season
IN addition to bolstering his current squad for the end of season promotion play-offs, Radcliffe Boro manager Kevin Glendon has also started the building process for next season. The addition of former Rochdale defender Ian Duffy will certainly bolster
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Boro shoot themselves in the foot - repeatedly
MARINE 3 RADCLIFFE BORO 2: BORO boss Kevin Glendon witnessed another fighting display from his side, but yet again failed to see it turned into points. "It was a very frustrating game from our point of view, especially the result," he said. "For most
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We need consistency, says Branch
GRAHAM Branch has warned that more Jekyll and Hyde displays like Saturday's 5-3 defeat to Norwich will see Burnley relegated. Branch suffered along with the entire defence as Stan Ternent's side fell apart against the league leaders, despite leading at
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Taking the plunge really was an ordeal
I'VE never been keen on swimming --- hated it in fact. So when, on Saturday morning, my seven-year-old daughter wailed in protest as I prepared to book her in for another term of lessons, I was poised to give in. She has reached a certain level and the
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Red card for Foster as Boro crash
Radcliffe Borough 1 Southport 3: JOHN Foster was sent off as Radcliffe Borough lost 3-1 at home to Southport in the Unibond Premier Division on Saturday. Foster was dismissed following an off-the-ball clash shortly before half-time. Borough had been leading
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Council's cultural invitation to come Alive
ORGANISATIONS involved in art, sport, health activities, play, tourism or the countryside are being invited to take part in a summer event. During the last 18 months, Rossendale Council's consultants Pan Leisure, have been developing a strategy to cultivate
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No way through for open-cast plan
REFUSAL to give planning permission to an open-cast mine in Bacup has been upheld following a public inquiry. Lancashire County Council refused planning permission to Wakefield company HRM Resources for a type of open-cast mining to excavate 140,000 tonnes
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Children and mum rescued from house fire
TWO neighbours saved a young brother and sister who were trapped in their burning house while firefighters pulled their mother to safety last night. But fire chiefs today warned that the blaze could have resulted in death after fire crews were delayed
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Driver caught out by patrol
A DRIVER who attracted the attention of plain clothes police officers on special burglary patrol was later found to be more than four times the drink drive limit. Blackburn magistrates heard that Laurie Joseph Anthony Ashton, who gave a reading of 152
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Drunk dad in A&E assault
A DRUNKEN dad had to be physically restrained after "kicking off" in the accident and emergency department at Blackburn Royal Infirmary. Blackburn magistrates heard that one member of the security staff was punched in the face and another kicked on the
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Policeman threatened with metal bar
AN ex-convict who confronted an off-duty policeman and his pals armed with a metal bar has kept his freedom. Aaron Parker, 32, produced the "fearsome weapon" after a remark by a member of the group when he was stopped by police in his car in Blackburn
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We'll make tracks for station bosses
COUNCIL chiefs angered by problems at Blackburn railway station have vowed to put pressure on the industry to act. They fear crumbling tiles in the underpass that runs through the station present the wrong impression to visitors - especially when a nearby
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I was out of tune with public
BOTH Jim Homewood and Keith Wiseman (Letters, March 12) accuse me of missing the point about their wish for Britain to withdraw from the European Union. Jim goes further by accusing me of a nave faith in the EU. However, the point, as I see it, was proved
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Sexy poster: I don't believe the "objectors"
I MUST comment on your article about the Sloggi poster (March 26). Surely it is apparent from the few complaints received that the vast majority of people in Bury, and the country, regard it as acceptable. Can it be right, therefore, for Khalid Hussain
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Booze: believe me, it won't work
CORRESPONDENT Tony Sprason (March 26) hit the nail on the head when he suggested that the Government has dragged its feet in response to binge drinking. It begs the question: what has the Government been doing the past seven years? Visit almost any city
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Spain showed Britain the way
NOT only is the occupation of Iraq illegal, it was and still is opposed by the vast majority of people the world over. Despite unprecedented demonstrations a year ago, President Bush, Tony Blair and Jos-Maria Aznar, here in Spain, led us into a murderous
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Girl, 3, in street accident drama
A THREE-year-old girl escaped serious injury after being knocked down by a car in Ramsbottom. Police said the youngster is believed to have run into Bolton Street near to the junction with Cross Street before being struck by a Nissan Terrano 4 x 4 shortly
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Colls on the up!
ATHERTON Collieries moved off the bottom of the North West Counties League First Division after a thrilling 4-4 draw with Nantwich Town at Alder House. Andy Bridge put Colls in front just before half-time, but Nantwich scored two in two minutes early
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Badminton: Tom's still king of the court
BURY'S Tom Dunlop continues to go from strength to strength on the badminton court. The sixteen-year-old Holy Cross College student has enjoyed another superb year both nationally and internationally. Once again he leads the rankings in his age group
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Table Tennis: Fifth national title for Andrea
BURY table tennis star Andrea Holt has won the English national title for the fifth time. The experienced former England number one, who lives in Ramsbottom, confirmed her dominance by taking the title in Sheffield last weekend. She beat Staffordshire's
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Evelyn's star day
EVELYN Collens's 94th birthday celebrated yesterday held a special significance - not only because of the unusual date involved but because an old friend in the celebrity world called to fix it for her. Mrs Collens, who lives in St Peter's Street, Clayton-le-Dale
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Principal pays her tribute
THE principal of Blackburn College paid tribute to retiring chairman of governors Derek Hall after more than seven years' service -- and 3,700 formal handshakes. Principal Sheena Ewing led the thanks to Mr Hall at a special retirement lunch. She praised
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Running in rain has its reward
POOR weather failed to dampen the spirits of more than 200 fund-raisers at Witton Park. Blackburn Borough Rotary clubs held their annual fun run and walk yesterday in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief. Fund-raisers ranged from five years to 70-plus and completed
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Tourism bosses welcome changes
VISITORS to Lancashire will benefit from a new board designed to manage the county's tourism. The Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board replaces the North West Tourist Board and will be responsible for managing the region's tourism. Anthony Goldstone
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Tenants 'to benefit from merger'
THE merger of the region's two major housing associations will be good news for local tenants, according to the chairwoman of the newly formed Contour Housing Group. The group has been formed from the merger of Collingwood Housing Association with Portico
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Refuse to give up the ghost
IRLAM MS...2 PRESTWICH HEYS...0: THREE consecutive defeats have not put Heys out of the Air Miles Manchester League Premier Division title race. But with only four only games left, the chances of emerging champions have become increasingly remote. Despite
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Collection system failing
I MUST say I totally agree with the letters (LET, March 30) regarding recycling. I've lost count of the number of times when the green box and the sack of paper has not been collected. I've even chased the refuse truck in my car to tell them to come back
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Children and mum rescued from house fire
TWO neighbours saved a young brother and sister who were trapped in their burning house while firefighters pulled their mother to safety last night. But fire chiefs today warned that the blaze could have resulted in death after fire crews were delayed
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Sign of the times for sad Rovers
Premier League: Liverpool 4 Blackburn Rovers 0 - ANDY NEILD reports IF Liverpool ever wanted to replace the famous 'This Is Anfield' sign that greets the players onto the pitch, yesterday certainly threw up some new alternatives. When Blackburn Rovers
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Tenants 'to benefit from merger'
THE merger of the region's two major housing associations will be good news for Burnley tenants, according to the chairwoman of the newly formed Contour Housing Group. The group has been formed from the merger of Collingwood Housing Association with Portico
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Workshops to promote peace
WORKSHOPS for adults in Burnley are being run at the Vanguard Community Centre this month. Peaceful Solutions Burnley, supported by Burnley Community Network, are behind the sessions in Sathya Sai Human Values at the workshops on April 18 and 24. The
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Leader vows: we'll consult over spend
BURNLEY Council leader Stuart Caddy used a public meeting to reassure residents that the borough's £15million share of Government regeneration cash would only be spent after consultations with locals. People living in South West Burnley called a meeting
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Change of image?
COLNE folk have a chance to see the good - and bad - elements of their day-to-day lives on display in the town centre from today. The Picture Perfect? exhibition is the result of project run with residents on the North Valley estate where people were
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10 years ago
A PINT-SIZED pony was drafted in to boost the coffers of a Brierfield animal rescue centre. The pony, named Sonny Boy, was part of an event to raise cash by the Animal Welfare Liason Network A collection was held in Nelson town centre to buy a new sanctuary
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50 years ago
AN Accrington Stanley footballer showed his dedication to duty - by playing just three hours after his wedding. Stanley winger Charlie Sneddon had only just completed his vows to Jean Pickup at New Jerusalem Church, Accrington, when he was whisked off
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25 years ago
ACCRINGTON residents were up in arms at a decision to axe a hospital's facilities. More than 200 people turned up at a meeting to protest about cutbacks to Accrington Victoria Hospital. Campaigners said they planned to enlist the help of local teachers
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Parents get new support
PARENTS and carers of children who have a visual impairment in East Lancashire are to receive greater support and better access to information through the launch of a new monthly support group. The first meeting is to be held at Sparth House Hotel, Whalley
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Cupid Nickie's a fast worker
ENTREPRENEUR Nickie Thompson has set up a speed-dating firm to combat the "cattle market" nightlife of East Lancashire. Single mum Nickie has established 3 Minute Match to help 25-40 year olds find their perfect partner. The 32-year-old hopes her company
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Weekends in jail for £80,000 theft accountant
AN accountant who stole £80,000 from a family firm in Prestwich has been sent to prison -- for the next 30 weekends. Gary Harrison is one of the first in the country to be sentenced to intermittent custody. Under the new sentencing guidelines, Recorder
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Library pigeons starting to become a problem
LIBRARY bosses have been asked to look at ways of dealing with a pigeon problem in Clitheroe town centre. Repairs to the library clock tower resulted in a large number of pigeons becoming 'homeless', according to Clitheroe Town Council. As a result, pigeons
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Firm helps fight terror
A RIBBLE Valley businessman's company is helping the country protect itself as fears of a terrorist attack in Britain mount. Richard Bailey, chief executive of Huddersfield-based Aire Group, helped invent special decontamination tents and chemical protection
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Post offices face closure
TWO Clitheroe post offices have been earmarked for closure by Royal Mail bosses, prompting an immediate backlash from councillors and an MP. Henthorn Road Post Office and Salford Post Office, Whalley Road, are both expected to shut by July after the Post
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Worthington hails soaring Canaries
NIGEL Worthington hailed his high-flying Canaries after earning a first ever win at Turf Moor. The Norwich boss confessed he went through the whole range of emotions during a thrilling top versus bottom clash. He said: "It was end-to-end stuff that was
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Stan blames stopper
BRIAN Jensen took the brunt of the blame for Burnley's five-goal mauling at the hands of league leaders Norwich. Fed-up Clarets chief Stan Ternent pointed the finger of guilt squarely at the Dane for four of City's five strikes. But he also insisted some
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Stalwart presenter Martin bows out
A WELL-known face will be disappearing from our TV screen after April 11. That's the day when Martin Henfield, who lives in Ramsbottom, reads his last regional news bulletin for the BBC . Martin is retiring after 34 years of broadcasting for the BBC in
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ATHLETICS - Back on the road
RADCLIFFE AC got their 2004 Road Championship under way last Sunday, with a visit to the Burnley 10k. Young Jordan Beard set a great standard by winning the 1.5 mile fun run in 11 minutes 39 seconds. The joy of coming in first is granted to very few runners
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Belief is key to Rovers survival
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness has urged his team to keep believing they will survive in the Premiership. Rovers' hopes of staying up took a hammer blow yesterday when they were battered into submission at Anfield and suffered their heaviest league defeat
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Bin 'left for four months'
COUNCIL chiefs have promised to investigate why a wheelie bin remained unemptied for four months in a Darwen street. The bin, which had been dumped in Olive Lane, had been left full of rubbish since before Christmas, according to local residents. It was
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Sales help wanted for charity draw
ORGANISERS of a charity car raffle are on the lookout for salespeople who can help drive ticket sales. Rossendale, Pendleside and East Lancashire hospices have been donated a new Mini Cooper by Musbury Fabrics, Helmshore, to give away as the raffle star
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Children and mum rescued from house fire
TWO men pulled a young brother and sister from their burning home while firefighters rescued their mother last night. And fire chiefs today warned that people could have died after fire crews were delayed as they tackled a deliberate fire at the other
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Tributes to crash dad, 23
FAMILY and friends of a popular and keen golfer who died following a tragic car crash have paid tribute to a 'selfless and devoted young father'. Ben Upton, 23, of Bacup Road, Waterfoot, was on his way to a job in Glasgow when the accident happened in
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Continental look as twinning photograph exhibition opens
HASLINGDEN Library has taken on a continental look with an exhibition of photographs from five European countries. The Friends of Bocholt group has brought the exhibition from Rossendale's German twin town and the Valley's mayor, Eileen Kershaw, opened
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Club boss fined as police buy booze in late raid
UNDERCOVER police bought a drink in a Blackburn nightclub 20 minutes after last orders. But the owner of Jazzy Kex, Stephen Danov, told the town's magistrates it had been a one-off incident as his wife, who supervised the bar, was ill. And he questioned
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Wife punched as she held child
A 34-YEAR-OLD man repeatedly punched his wife during a prolonged attack in the presence of their two children. Blackburn magistrates heard that at one stage Sehraan Mir punched his wife in the face as she held their infant son, who was crying as a result
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Crash car had three bald tyres
A WOMAN who received horrific injuries in a car crash near Abbey Village was still receiving treatment more than three years later. Blackburn magistrates heard that Jean Mercer had to be airlifted to hospital following the collision with a car driven
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Jim's set for radio return
EAST Lancashire comedy legend Jim Bowen is returning to the airwaves for the first time since he quit the BBC over the use of the phrase "nig nog". And in a pop at his former Beeb bosses Jim said his new show will be "politically totally incorrect". Jim
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Death crash anguish
A BLACKBURN woman today told of the moment she discovered her brother had been killed and her husband seriously injured in a head-on smash. Naila Hussain, 21, and her family paid tribute to Mohammed Raheel Hussain who died on Friday after his sports car
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Tories want education chief to go
TORY councillors at Blackburn with Darwen Council have called for the head of the borough's education chief, accusing him of failing the area's pupils. Conservatives want Mahfooz Hussain, executive member for education and lifelong learning with Blackburn
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Park so close to title
SEDGLEY Park kept up the pressure at the top of the National League Division Two with a fine 26-12 win at Harrogate on Saturday. With two games left, Park are one point ahead of Nottingham with two games remaining. They play fourth placed Doncaster at
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Recycling has our support
WE are aware that the Bury Metro "Sort It" recycling scheme has received some adverse publicity. Well, we would like to offer our wholehearted support for the scheme. We are entirely happy with the provision of bags/bins that enable us to sort our waste
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Teachers need "abuse" training
I WAS concerned to discover that a third of schools surveyed by the NSPCC thought that child abuse could go unnoticed because teachers lacked the necessary training. And when I learned that more than half of newly-qualified teachers surveyed were involved
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Checks ensure meter clocks are accurate
PARKERS' Watchdog (Letters, March 5), alleged that NCP had set the clocks within the parking meters to run several minutes behind time in a deliberate attempt to catch out motorists. NCP strongly refutes these allegations and, in order to allay the fears
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Smoother path from primary to secondary
IT is the first day at 'big' school. You are drowning in a crisp uniform one size too big and shouldering a brand new school bag. Everywhere you turn there are faces you do not recognise and a maze of unfamiliar corridors and a myriad of classrooms poorly
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Popular market set to show the way forward
FLOURISHING Bury Market is being used as a showcase to the rest of the region. A delegation of officers will arrive from Chorley Borough Council this week to find out the secrets of its success. With markets up and down the country shrinking in the face
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Paul slams four for LR
PAUL Crompton scored four goals as Atherton LR rounded off a terrific week by thumping Abbey Hey 5-0 in the NWCL First Division. Jamie Cavanagh scored the other goal for LR, who won the Goldline Trophy at the Reebok Stadium on Thursday night.
