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Soccer: Unlucky Rams suffer midweek robbery
North West Counties League RAMSBOTTOM UTD...0 CLITHEROE...2 DESPITE being anchored in 17th place, the Rams will have a huge say in the destination of the First Division title, facing two of the top three teams within the space of five days, the first
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Net gain for Saints as Ivy go to Games
St Hilda's are the netball champions of Burnley while Ivy Bank footballers will represent the borough in the Lancashire Youth Games. The Burnley Secondary Schools Championships culminated with simultaneous football and netball events at Towneley Park.
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Eighth time lucky for Thompson
Try running a marathon then adding a further four miles. Run the majority of it off-road and for good measure include a total of 8,000 feet of ascent. At 30.5 miles, the Manx Mountain Marathon is the longest individual one day fell race in Britain. Paul
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Another hard luck story for Harwood
There was a familiarity about this cup final. Not only was it a re-run of last year's under 17s showdown, but players from both sides knew each other as college colleagues. Rivals on the pitch, study buddies off it and it was Langho who earned the bragging
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Stuttering Staveleys clamber over the Hill
Stuttering Staveleys survived a Whinney Hill fightback to overcome their cup final fears. For Staveleys, who lost in last year's final under the name of Hyndburn Bridge, were in danger of throwing it away all again. It was an exciting, if unlikely, climax
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Trio tour de Farce
IT'S a bleak, northern January. Teresa, Mary and Kate meet to organise their mother's funeral. The fact they can't stand each other is the least of their problems. That's the premise of The Memory Of Water, Shelagh Stephenson's acidic black farce, which
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RATS the perfect comeback
IN a send-up of permissive 1960s society, with plenty of risqu jokes thrown in, Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society presents Habeas Corpus, an Alan Bennett play. The show starts on Thursday, May 13, and runs until the following Saturday at Ribchester
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Town is still a part of Lancashire
YES, Blackburn is still in Lancashire and it does not become something else because some transient, overblown councillors say otherwise. Little wonder the electorate have become disengaged with politicians and councillors when arbitrary decisions of this
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We're wasting our resources
EUROPEAN Union membership costs the UK £30billion a year. This is made up: £16billion for the Common Agricultural Policy -- half in tax and half in extra food costs; £10billion for over-regulation; and £4billion net cash. This comes to £500 per annum
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Two hurt as they tackle armed raiders
TWO men were injured when they fought armed raiders who had burst into Hollins Social Club, Bury. Police are appealing for witnesses to the robbery, after four masked men entered the Brook Lane club at midnight on Thursday. They brandished a handgun,
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Runaway pervert caught after appeal
A DANGEROUS sex offender - believed to be a serious threat to children - was last night caught in Colne. Police said the appeal for witnesses through the Lancashire Evening Telegraph had proved vital in finding convicted Craig Preece. A member of the
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Rent payers rate council as landlord
MORE than two-thirds of Bury Council's tenants are happy with their landlord, according to the latest survey. Around 900 tenants were asked to say how satisfied they were with various aspects of the council's housing services team. The same survey was
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Season over for Fergie
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Graeme Souness today said Barry Ferguson is unlikely to play again this season. The 26-year-old midfielder has been sidelined for the last four months with a serious knee injury. And now the club's medical staff are debating whether
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All-woman cast for Players
A LEIGH drama group rewrite the history books with their first all-woman production. And the audience at St Joseph's Players' latest production are reminded to take along the tissues. One of the oldest societies in the world, the Players are performing
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Residents to join fight against crime
POLICE in Burnley are to hold a conference aimed at encouraging residents to work with local officers to help reduce crime and disorder. The Building Safer Communities Conference funded by Government Office North West, will take place at the Oaks Hotel
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No mass exodus this summer
BURY boss Graham Barrow has ruled out making wholesale changes to his squad during the close season. With half of the current crop of Shakers' players out of contract in the summer, the Shakers manager will resist the temptation of having a mass clearout
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Runaway pervert caught after appeal
A DANGEROUS sex offender - believed to be a serious threat to children - was last night caught in Colne. Police said the appeal for witnesses through the Lancashire Evening Telegraph had proved vital in finding convicted Craig Preece. A member of the
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Help make Colne a bloom town...
BUSINESSES, schools and residents in Colne are being urged to pull together to get their town blooming with pride. The town has been entered in the North West in Bloom competition, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, and could go on to compete
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10 arrested after wildlife operation
TEN people have been arrested on suspicion of causing suffering to animals and disturbing a badger sett. The arrests were made as part of in a joint police and RSPCA operation in Bracewell, near Gisburn, at 4.30am on Sunday. The men - three from Barnoldswick
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Hats off to an unlikely hero in Claret
IF ONLY every Saturday afternoon could be like that. Gorgeous weather, great atmosphere, terrific game and, of course, three precious, precious points for the Clarets. Naturally, one could have done without the nerve-jangling, stomach-knotting tension
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10 years ago
THOUSANDS of trees were planted in Blackburn by eager young environmentalists. The three green teams each received cheques for £333 for their schools. Holy Trinity primary school, Darwen, and Our Lady and St John, and Queens Park high schools in Blackburn
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25 years ago
BRITAIN'S best known hotel proprietor Basil Fawlty stepped into the General Election campaign in Accrington. Basil, otherwise known as television comedy actor John Cleese, sent a telegram to Accrington Labour Party urging the town's voters to support
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Walking towards TV fame
HYNDBURN residents are to find TV fame promoting a healthy lifestyle. Britain on the Move is a national Government-backed campaign which launches on Thursday with two programmes on ITV1. Both programmes will look at health and fitness and promote the
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Council slammed over wheelie bin policy
AN Accrington mother-of-five has raised fresh complaints to Hyndburn Council about rats and rubbish bags, after spotting two rats while preparing a family barbecue. The sighting followed last week's borough council's litter commission meeting, where links
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Eight in trial over pub row
EIGHT men have made a second appearance before Blackburn magistrates following an incident in the Talbot pub in Chipping on December 27. Martin Hayhurst, 20, and Kenny Hayhurst, 19, both Thornley Road, Preston; Christopher Pike, 17, of Nookfield; Robert
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Director's company ban for debts of £550,000
THE director of a claims-handling and accident repair management service company, which failed with debts around £551,000, has been disqualified as a company director for seven years in Blackburn County Court. David Paul Nottingham, 49, of Greenwood Farm
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Touching farewell for tragic Heather
MOURNERS packed into Whalley Parish Church to pay tribute to tragic teacher Heather Schofield. Miss Schofield, 25, died while scuba diving off the coast of Southern Ireland on Easter Monday. Heather, of Whalley Road, Hurst Green, was a geography teacher
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Ancient relic's tower display
A 400-YEAR-OLD macabre relic from Stonyhurst College is attracting worldwide attention after becoming a top exhibit at the Tower of London. The Prisoners of the Tower display includes a corporal - a white, linen cloth on which consecrated bread and wine
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Lenny looks for grand finale
LENNY Johnrose is urging Burnley to finish a long hard season with a bang. The midfield dynamo has played a key role in ensuring the Clarets picked up maximum points from their last two home games to edge within one point of First Division safety. But
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Red Rose will enjoy their break
LANCASHIRE will enjoy their week's break knowing they have made an excellent start to the 2004 season. A crushing win over the defending champions, Sussex, at Hove and a dominant draw in the rain-affected match at Northampton sees them lying third in
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Loye adds weight to Lancs batting
DOMINIC Cork is making a big impact with the Lancashire side - both in terms of his performance performances and his influence on others. It is hardly surprising as we all knew that Corky was a class act when he joined the club. But moving from Derbyshire
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Supreme champs
PUB hosts Gail and Bill Stopford are celebrating a top award after Bonny Inn, Clayton-le-Dale, was named 2004 Supreme Kitchen and Caterer of the Year by brewers Thwaites. It is the second year in a row the pub has won the award and Bill, 54, said: "It
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Colne squad depleted
COLNE will take a depleted squad to Ashton Town for their penultimate league game of the season tonight. The North West Counties Division Two champions have a number of injuries after a hectic run-in, plus a 6.15pm kick-off means several players are unable
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Season over for Fergie
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Graeme Souness today said Barry Ferguson is unlikely to play again this season. The 26-year-old midfielder has been sidelined for the last four months with a serious knee injury. And now the club's medical staff are debating whether
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Lenny looks for grand finale
LENNY Johnrose is urging Burnley to finish a long hard season with a bang. The midfield dynamo has played a key role in ensuring the Clarets picked up maximum points from their last two home games to edge within one point of First Division safety. But
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Luker signs up as Boro face crunch
RADCLIFFE Borough captain Davey Luker has signed a new two-year contract at Stainton Park ahead of Tuesday night's Unibond Premier Division play-off crunch. The influential captain will take his place in the Borough side as they travel to Whitby Town
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School's musical wizards
STUDENTS at Darwen Vale High School are putting months of practising lines and songs to the test this week during the first full-length musical to be produced at the school for many years. The Wiz, based on The Wizard of Oz, is being directed by the newly-appointed
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TV crews home in on ghost walkers
PEOPLE taking part in Darwen's first Ghost Walk will be watching out for themselves on TV after it was filmed for a Granada Television documentary. Crews followed the group of around 40 people around the town for their fly-on-the-wall documentary series
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Rap for police over son's curfew
A MUM whose son was one of the first teenagers given an anti-social behaviour order today claimed it had prevented him rebuilding his life. But the police officer in charge of Darwen said the public needed protecting from Lee Taylor, nicknamed the 'Pied
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Child rapist: Police were warned
THE former wife of convicted rapist Graham Walsh today revealed he had been identified to police as a risk to children before he got a job as a school caretaker. Sharon Whitehead, 30, of the Anchor area of Darwen, claims to have told police and social
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Villagers in warning on 'speed' road
VILLAGERS are calling for a halt to speeding traffic which they fear could cost lives. People in Holcombe, near Ramsbottom, said action must be taken over cars and lorries speeding through the village centre. They said the lack of traffic regulation was
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All-woman cast for Players
A LEIGH drama group rewrite the history books with their first all-woman production. And the audience at St Joseph's Players' latest production are reminded to take along the tissues. One of the oldest societies in the world, the Players are performing
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Union probes attacks on members
ONE of the biggest surveys ever undertaken into the scale of violence, threats and abuse suffered by Britain's shopworkers is to be carried out by trade union Usdaw. Official retail industry statistics list more than a million incidents of physical assaults
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Cocklers inquiry team back from China
A TEAM of Lancashire police will arrive back in Britain tomorrow from China, where they have been trying to establish the identities of 20 cocklers who died in Morecambe Bay. The eight-strong team, led by Detective Chief Inspector Steve Brunskill, has
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Woman kicked in ex-boyfriend's front door
A 52-YEAR-OLD woman put her "foot in it" after going to the home of her former boyfriend in a drunken state. Blackburn magistrates heard that Kathleen Jane Dolan kicked through a panel of the UPVC front door. And a police officer who found her sitting
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Six leave as Stanley prepare to go full-time
MARAUDING midfielder Dean Calcutt says he could not take the financial risk of going full-time with Accrington Stanley. Calcutt was offered a new deal as the Reds prepare to become a professional club next season. But the 28-year-old admitted he could
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Poor pay: The real facts
A RECENT article on the This Is Bury website titled "Poor pay:It's the fault of the Tories" contained some factually inaccurate information about the National Minimum Wage. The article stated that the minimum wage would increase to £4.75 per hour in October
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Woman saved in flat blaze
A WOMAN trapped by fire was found just in time by firefighters after she rang for help, but failed to leave her address. She was rescued from her first-floor flat in Winifred Street, Ramsbottom, after collapsing at the top of the stairs. The 35-year-old
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Mums' action call on discount milk
TWO East Lancashire mothers are pressing for action to be taken against supermarkets promoting formula baby milks in a way that contravenes the law. Under the Food Safety Act 1990 it is illegal to promote the sale of baby milk by offering it at discount
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Super Saints' final fling
St Peter's Primary School are the talk of the town after reaching the national finals of the Sainsbury's English Schools FA Cup. The Blackburn school flew the flag for East Lancashire after taking part in the finals at the National Sports Centre in Lilleshall
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Mark's hungry to win
Mark Felix lives, breaths and most certainly eats the dream of one day become Britain's strongest man. For the former body builder has an appetite as big as his 6ft 4inch frame that weighs in at a colossal 21 stone. Mark, who originates from Grenada but
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Stage Whispers. . .
nDANNY has already murdered one woman and there is little doubt he will soon murder another. For the dashing assassin is adept at wheedling his way into women's affections. A self-centred psychopath with no feelings and a vast imagination, Danny is the
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NHS saved my daughter's life
I AM writing to praise the NHS after an incident in Accrington three weeks ago. I had to ring 999 for my daughter. In less than five minutes the paramedics arrived from Accrington Ambulance Centre. After treating her at the scene she was rushed to A and
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Poor record on environment
I AM very concerned about the results of a recent survey by Friends of the Earth, RSPB and WWF into the environmental record of our MEPs. It revealed that the Conservatives representing this area are close to having the worse voting record in the whole
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Public 'art' a rusting mess
I HAVE no idea if Jozef Stalin was a big fan of public art, no doubt he'd be drooling over the council's latest offering to the long-suffering people of Darwen. Firstly, let me say that I have long been a proponent of good public art and believe that
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Five accused of cocaine plot
FIVE people accused of involvement in a £160,000 cocaine supply plot appeared for the first time at Liverpool Crown Court. Alleged to have conspired to supply the drug between October 1 last year and April 15 in Manchester are: Warren Cox, aged 37, of
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Iguana theft puts 5-foot reptile at risk
A FIVE-FOOT long iguana called Magnus has been stolen from a home in Ramsbottom. Magnus, who is orange with black stripes, was taken from a shed in a back garden in Estbank Road. The iguana, who will eventually grow to be seven feet long and will live
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Memories of the soldier heroes of W Beach
SOLDIERS old and new united on Sunday to commemorate Bury's brave and fearless Lancashire Fusiliers. Eight-nine years ago to the very day, April 25, hundreds of local "boys" were slaughtered as they stormed the Turkish held beaches at Gallipoli during
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Carriage blaze wrecks rail treat for disabled
A RAILWAY carriage for the disabled has been destroyed in a major blaze at the East Lancashire Railway's Bolton Street station. Efforts are now being made by railway bosses to see whether they can save the renovated carriage which was brought back into
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Child rapist: Police were warned
THE former wife of convicted rapist Graham Walsh today revealed he had been identified to police as a risk to children before he got a job as a school caretaker. Sharon Whitehead, 30, of the Anchor area of Darwen, claims to have told police and social
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Students are on the double for charities
ENTHUSIASTIC students from Holy Cross College in Bury have helped to raise awareness of a rare form of cancer as part of a charity double-header. Youngsters studying health and social care raised pots of money for VACO (Vulva Awareness Campaign Organisation
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Villa kids have upper hand
BLACKBURN Rovers' youth team players suffered more semi-final heartache at the hands of Aston Villa as the under 17s bowed out of the national play-offs. It was Villa who ended Rovers' interest in the FA Youth Cup at the semi-final stage earlier this
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Addict 'turned to beer'
A DRUG addict who stole alcohol told magistrates he had "turned to beer" because his life was chaotic. James Andrew Greenwood, 34, said he had been refused rehab and there had been a lot of rows in the family. He said he was now on methadone and had got
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Cliviger Bulletin
THIS month's meeting of Cliviger Parish Council was held on Friday in the village hall. Among items discussed was the money available to spend in the parish from Burnley Council capital opportunities fund. It was decided to allocate £3,000 for 'Welcome
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School hosts finals of maths challenge
THE Burnley and Pendle heat of this year's Lancashire Maths Challenge District Finals took place at Habergham High School, Burnley. A packed audience of parents, teachers and supporters watched as teams from six local schools took part in an exciting
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Twitter over twites
ORNITHOLOGISTS in East Lancashire are taking part in a moorland survey to halt the decline of one of the region's most under-threat birds. A survey of the twite, a member of the finch family, is being carried out on the moorland around Cliviger and Hurstwood
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Pair jailed after anti-Nazi march
TWO men who threw eggs and shouted racist taunts after an anti-Nazi march in Burnley have both been jailed for six months. One smashed an egg into a woman's face after he spotted she was wearing an anti-Nazi badge while both yelled support for the extreme
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Bride-to-be in home demolition anguish
A COUPLE who bought a house in Burnley Wood claim they found out just two months after moving in that it was due to be bulldozed. For Tony Bottomley, 42, and his fiancee Lindsay Taylor, 32, buying a £34,000 terraced property, in Oxford Road, was their
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Service for youth after car theft
A YOUTH who stole a car has been given a community punishment. Brian Irlan, representing William Alison Connelly, 20, said he was now growing up. Connelly, of Every Street, Brierfield, had admitted being carried in a vehicle taken without consent on April
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Coroner to probe funfair tragedy of girl, 15
A DATE has been set for an inquest into the death of a Nelson teenager at a theme park. Salma Saleem, 15, of Manchester Road, who had Down's Syndrome, fell 30ft from a ferris wheel at Gulliver's World, in Warrington, in July 2002. She died two days later
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Police want to quiz men over bomb scare
POLICE want to question two men in connection with a major bomb scare in Radcliffe. The pair, whose faces are partially obscured by a hood and a hat, were captured on CCTV close to the Royal Bank of Scotland in Blackburn Street late on Friday night, April
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Workers taking up job loss package
WORKERS are already putting themselves forward for voluntary redundancy at BAE Systems - two weeks after the aerospace giant announced it will shed 1,000 jobs. But Amicus union officials are standing by their threat to strike if there are not enough volunteers
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Walkers asked to do their bit for tourism
PEOPLE in Pendle are being invited to put on their hiking boots and attend the first walking festival of its kind in the area. The event will run from Friday, September 3, to Monday, September 6, and will feature five different walks of varying lengths
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Residents lose fence demand
RESIDENTS have lost their battle to get a Colne garage to put up a fence to screen them from the building. But the owner of the showroom said he would plant trees in October to provide the privacy residents have been calling for. Terry Noon, 66, of Burnley
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50 years ago
PROTESTS against the suggested opening of cinemas on Sundays in Blackburn were made by local religious bodies. Blackburn Sunday Cinema Association put in a second application to the Watch Committee for Sunday opening but was met with strong opposition
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Flowers for church's 90th birthday
A CHURCH in Atherton is celebrating its 90th birthday with a festival of flowers on the May Day bank holiday. Festival organisers are also appealing for any photographs or memorabilia about Atherton St Philip's Church and School in Crosby Street so they
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A huge weight has been lifted
CRACK open the champagne, get the lager in, give your loved one a big hug, sorry, on second thoughts don't go that far! Safety, to all intents and purposes has now been achieved. Okay, mathematically it's not certain but if we're relegated from this position
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Fine dodgers face stiffer penalties
EAST Lancashire MPs Greg Pope and Peter Pike have welcomed a new crackdown on fine defaulters. The Government has announced it is to almost double the size of the deduction from benefits for people who refuse to pay their court penalties. Currently the
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Milkman found attack victim
A MILKMAN in Accrington today spoke of his shock after he discovered a bloody and battered man lying in a side street while on his early morning rounds. Vic Allonby , of Abbot Clough Avenue, Knuzden, was delivering milk in the Avenue Parade area when
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Rent payers rate council as landlord
MORE than two-thirds of Bury Council's tenants are happy with their landlord, according to the latest survey. Around 900 tenants were asked to say how satisfied they were with various aspects of the council's housing services team. The same survey was
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Workers taking up job loss package
WORKERS are already putting themselves forward for voluntary redundancy at BAE Systems - two weeks after the aerospace giant announced it will shed 1,000 jobs. But Amicus union officials are standing by their threat to strike if there are not enough volunteers
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Historic castle under siege - from morons
IT has survived civil wars, peasant uprising, religious rebellions and attacks from Oliver Cromwell's army. But now Norman-built Clitheroe Castle is facing what town leaders are warning is the greatest threat in its 800 year history - a local moron invasion
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Welsh call for Rhys
BURNLEY Youth Team striker Rhys Carpenter has been called up to a training camp with the Wales Under 21 squad. Carpenter, 18, has notched 15 goals for the youth and reserve teams this season and has been rewarded with the call-up to Clayton Blackmore's
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PAYTON: Clarets need cold hard cash
Suddenly everyone I meet has a smile back on their face as First Division survival is all but assured. But amid the euphoria, the question has to be asked - is this now the benchmark for Burnley Football Club? In the present financial climate, are we
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Boys stunned by extra time double
BRAVE Burnley were denied Youth Cup glory by two extra time goals at Turf Moor last night. The Clarets youngsters put up a terrific fight against Oldham after both sides had ridiculously been reduced to 10 men in the opening quarter. But luck deserted
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Beer festival's seaweed brew
REAL ale lovers have the chance to taste beer made with heather and even seaweed this week. The fourth 'Great Harwood Beer Festival' takes place at the Royal Hotel, Station Road, from Thursday to Bank Holiday Monday. Landlord Peter Booth, a micro-brewer
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Rise in value makes pubs hot property
PUB values are on the up because of a shortage of properties for sale, estate agents have revealed. One factor for the rise in value was the hot summer which meant many publicans enjoyed a good year's trading and were under no pressure to sell. The shortage
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Cup final switch call
BRENT Peters is calling for the North West Counties League Challenge Cup final to be switched to the final Saturday of the season. The Bacup Borough boss led his side to the trophy with a 3-0 victory at Southport against Newcastle Town on Thursday but
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Piych-perfect for the community
TWO top-of-the-range football and netball pitches for the whole community have been unveiled at Holy Trinity Primary School, Darwen. The sports-turf pitches replace those lost from behind the leisure centre to make way for the new Darwen Health Centre
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Windfarms issue up for public debate
SUSTAINABILITY guru and Green leader Professor John Whitelegg will visit Rossendale in order to publicly debate hill-top windfarms in Rossendale. Prof Whitelegg, who is widely tipped to become the region's first ever Green Euro MP, is currently a Professor
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Crook cashed stolen cheques
LEE David Hoole accepted two cheques in payment for a fish tank knowing they had been stolen. Blackburn magistrates heard the money was given to him by a male neighbour, who he refused to name, but they were in the name of a Mrs T Aslam. Hoole, 33, of
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Grants will make schools change easy
CHILDREN taking the leap to senior school will have an extra help thanks to new sponsored community-based initiatives. Two schools will launch schemes thanks to cash boosts from Barclays New Future. Grants will go towards buddy projects and activity days
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Big Dave's weighty words on bullying
WORLD'S Strongest Man veteran 'Big Dave' Gauder has put his weight behind an anti-bullying campaign in East Lancashire by pulling a 12-tonne coach along the driveway of a Blackburn school. The Midlands-born powerhouse and world record holder strapped
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Strinking youth workers to picket offices
EAST Lancashire youth workers are due to join the first ever national strike by youth workers tomorrow. Community and Youth Workers Union members are taking action over pay and conditions. Youth workers employed by Blackburn with Darwen Council will demonstrate
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Pupils to get treats for right behaviour
YOUNGSTERS at a failing Blackburn school could be in line for beauty sessions or football coaching under a pioneering scheme to raise standards. A special shop for pupils has been opened at Queen's Park Technology College in Shadsworth - which was put
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Parking 'nightmare' from hospital work
PEOPLE living near Queen's Park Hospital today hit out at health chiefs, claiming the hospital's multi-million pound expansion was causing them parking nightmares. Blackburn with Darwen Council has pledged to investigate the problem, after scores of complaints
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Coleman's 'tough' choices
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has released six players from the club. And he admits that this has been one of the toughest times of his managerial career. Dean Calcutt, Andy Gouck, John Durnin, Gordon Armstrong, Jerome Fitzgerald and Kieran
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Students are on the double for charities
ENTHUSIASTIC students from Holy Cross College in Bury have helped to raise awareness of a rare form of cancer as part of a charity double-header. Youngsters studying health and social care raised pots of money for VACO (Vulva Awareness Campaign Organisation
