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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Wednesday, May 5, 2004
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. WeightWatchers, St Cuthbert's Church Hall, Sharp Street, Burnley, 6.30pm. Slimming World, St Cuthbert's Parish Hall, Sharp Street, Burnley, 10am. Eating Disorder Self
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Mistaken idea to introduce identity cards
WARTIME identity cards were scrapped in the 1950s after a stroppy member of the Liberal Party won a court case over his right not to carry one. Last week Home Secretary David Blunkett issued a consultation paper on having them again. This time they will
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Who does Urdu? We do!
EXCUSE me, can you tell me the way to the train station? It's one of the stock phrases first-time language students learn, but in this case the language in question isn't French, German, Spanish or any of the traditional European tongues commonly taught
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Soccer: Highfield sink champions
Manchester League Premier Division HIGHFIELD UTD...1 ROYTON TOWN...0 IN hot conditions befitting this year's European Championships in Portugal Highfield entertained the newly-crowned Manchester League Premier Division champions - Royton Town. Any ideas
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Lawyers taken off charges blacklist
A FIRM of solicitors has been removed from a blacklist set up by the Department of Trade and Industry in the wake of double-charging claims. Cunningham Turner's was included on the original list after the Blackburn company had not responded to a letter
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My mail took six weeks
I READ with interest your recent article on Julie Latham about her gift being delayed in the post. I have had a worse experience. I sent a letter to Nottingham on March 5 and on April 16, I was notified that there was not enough postage on it and was
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Trail comments are off-track
I WOULD like to offer some further comments regarding letters recently published about driving a MPV (Motor Propelled Vehicle) off-road. While I have to agree and sympathise with Mr M Wignall (LET, March 18) I think the legitimate use of driving on Unclassified
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Drama group needs "wheel" help
CAN you help All Saints (Elton) amateur operatic society to put on a "wheely" good show? The society is presenting the classic musical Oklahoma! in June, but they are short of two wheels for the Surrey (of "fringe on top" fame). The wheels need to be
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Debate date for fish plans
PLANS for two commercial fisheries come up for debate at a special meeting of Bury West area board this week. Two car parks to serve the middle Whitehead's lodge between Lowercroft and Ainsworth are planned, with tracks resurfaced and extended for access
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Gigg Lane trip for Amie, two weeks
THERE was plenty of dribbling on show at Bury's match last Saturday. For two-week-old Amie Fox was among the Gigg Lane crowd of 2,683 with her parents Lorraine and Mark, to see the Shakers take on Bristol Rovers. Despite a 0-0 draw, she managed to stay
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Hearing advice at library
PEOPLE with hearing problems are invited to an advice session to be held on Thursday May 6 at Whitefield Library. The event is hosted by Bury Council's sensory impairment team to help mark national Hearing Awareness Week. Specialists from the audiology
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Sunshine parade for national saint
FIVE hundred youngsters enjoyed glorious sunshine when they took to the streets of Bury on Sunday for their annual St George's Day Parade. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts took part in the parade, working their way from the Mosses Centre, through
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Free help to balance family budget
FREE sessions to help people balance their budget will be held next month. The council-run Money Matters scheme aims to get residents clued up in checking their bills, getting value for money, and also offers debt counselling. The Money Matters information
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Teenager scarred by attack in bar
A TEENAGE girl has been left badly scarred after she was glassed in the face in a town centre pub. The 17-year-old reveller was approached by an older woman in Ronnie's on The Rock on Saturday night and had a half pint glass thrust into her face, causing
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Getting into hot water, without any charge
RESIDENTS in East Bury can go solar and win a money-saving, energy-efficient hot water system worth £3,000. Those who visit Bury Council's energy show house at 20 Parsonage Street before the end of June can enter a prize draw for a "Thermomax" system.
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Speed cameras 'victimise' East Lancs drivers
DRIVERS in Lancashire are nearly three times more likely to get hit with a speeding ticket after being caught on camera than elsewhere in the country. New figures from the Government show that 1,499,600 fixed-penalty notices were sent to drivers caught
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On your marks for the fun run
A SMART sports car for a weekend is one of the prizes up for grabs in the sixth Bury Fun Run in aid of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The five-mile run takes place on Sunday, June 13, and to date the annual event has raised £22,000 for the charity
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Pub parking leaves a bad taste!
CURRY lovers who leave vehicles on the Shoulder Of Mutton car park in Holcombe are finding a new ticketing regime hard to swallow. Motorists using the car park in Chapel Lane while visiting the Mala Indian Restaurant nearby have been served with parking
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A happy return for cancer sufferers
BURY Cancer Support Centre has celebrated its first anniversary. The centre has administered more than 1,000 holistic treatments to 148 cancer patients in the past year. When it was first launched, the centre opened one afternoon a week at St James Church
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Match stats...
THE key moments and player ratings from the game against Manchester United. BRAD FRIEDEL: Made one big save from Ryan Giggs midway through the second half. Otherwise, he had one of his quietest afternoons of the season.... 7 LUCAS NEILL: Got forward more
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United goal was biggest highlight
BLACKBURN Rovers' goal-scoring hero Jonathan Stead described his match-winning strike against Manchester United as the highlight of his career. The 21-year-old striker took his tally to six goals in 11 games when he grabbed an 85th minute winner in Saturday's
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Licence U-turn joy puts club on track
THE 'Circ' will soon be back in action as a club after licensing magistrates at Reedley overturned Burnley Council's refusal to grant it a public entertainment licence. The Circulation Club, in Holme Street, now has a licence to host entertainment in
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Street violence vow judge spares trio jail
A JUDGE who pledged to "wipe the streets clean of drunken, gratuitous violence" allowed three young attackers to walk free from court. Andrew Shaw, 20, had set about musician Ian Hodgeon in the early hours in Burnley and his friends Kevin White, 17, and
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Shakers given the boot by Cobblers
Northampton Town 3 Bury 2: JON Cartledge would have preferred his first senior goal to have come in a winning team performance. But Cartledge will surely get more opportunities to score further goals in a Shakers shirt. The Birmingham-born youngster is
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Action plan for friendliness
PENDLE is aiming to become a more friendly borough with the publication of the Community Cohesion Action Plan. Members of the Local Strategic Partnership approved the Action Plan, which commits Pendle Council and other organisations in Pendle to work
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A heart-breaking legacy
A HAUNTING and thought-provoking evening is in store for anyone taking in the Octagon's latest production. Kindertransport is not the sort of play that you enjoy exactly. Admittedly there are many enjoyable moments and some scenes of great levity. But
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50 years ago
THE crowning of the Statue of Our Lady was observed in Rossendale RC Churches with processions before the services. About a thousand people walked in the procession of St James-the-Less, Rawtenstall. They walked from the church and through the town with
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25 years ago
A PLEA to the Home Secretary was made to allow an ex-internee in Belfast who was banned from Britain to visit his sick parents in Blackburn. The National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL) requested that 29-year-old Tommy Doyle be allowed to visit, and
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10 years ago
INTERNATIONAL gymnast Lee Harris put hundreds of Burnley pupils through their paces to help raise funds for their school. Youngsters at Heasandford Primary School joined Lee for a series of sponsored exercises developed to help promote a healthy lifestyle
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Factory wheel to be turned into art
PART of Hyndburn's industrial past which has been left to rust in a park for more than 20 years is to be used in a new piece of public art. Hyndburn Council plans to use a wheel from an engine donated by Church-based firm William Blythe in a new sculpture
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Summit talks on canal dumping
TALKS are to be held between council bosses and British Waterways in a bid to find a way of stopping people dumping rubbish in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Cookers, microwaves, televisions and rubbish pallets have all been seen dumped in the water in
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Town set to choose mayor
CLITHEROE Town Council will appoint a mayor tomorrow. Agendas circulated ahead of the meeting move that Coun Joan Knight keeps the post, while Coun Allan Knox replaces Coun Mary Robinson as deputy mayor. The meeting will be held at the Ribble Valley Council
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Celebration of natural beauty
TOURISM in the Ribble Valley is set to get an early summer boost with thousands of visitors flocking to the Forest of Bowland for a special birthday. The Bowland Festival is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the area being given 'Area of Outstanding
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Fact file...
A LOOK at the key moments from the game against Rotherham. BRIAN JENSEN: At fault for both the opening goals on another of those days we've sadly become accustomed to.... 4 LEE ROCHE: A little unfortunate to be sacrificed at half time as the Clarets tried
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Sweet and sour for Clarets
PERHAPS it's as well 7,500 season tickets have already been sold. Because the kind of performance Burnley put on at Millmoor might have left a legion of uncommitted Clarets fans contemplating spending their hard-earned money elsewhere. Maybe gambling
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A game too far for Boro
BACUP Borough failed in their bid to remain unbeaten against Warrington Town in their final game of the season. This was the fourth meeting between these two sides in a month, after Bacup had knocked them out of League Challenge Cup semi-final over two
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Reds and Robins are ready for final
CHAMPIONS Colne will be looking to complete a longed for double when they take on neighbours Great Harwood Town in the Division Two Cup Final tonight. But the Robins are just as eager to add some silverware to their cabinet this season too. And Great
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D-Day vet gets his marching orders from big parade
AN 80-year-old D-Day veteran was asked to leave Sunday's Gallipoli parade in Bury because he and his wife were too slow, it has been claimed. Now, the Lancashire Fusiliers Association (LFA) has launched an investigation into the allegation by old soldier
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Swimming: New chairman Bob to maintain standards
RAMSBOTTOM Rascals have entered a new era with the launch of a fashionable kit under newly-elected chairman, Bob Heys. Members of the thriving club were consulted before the "men and women in black" poolside kit of hooded tops, polo shirts and named towels
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Cricket: Range routed by Brox
BROOKSBOTTOMS kick-started their Manchester Association season a week late with a commanding display at Whalley Range. Batting first, solid contributions at the top of the order laid a sound platform as Simon Armsbey and Neil Richardson posted a second
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Soccer: Boro make another re-signing
BORO boss Kevin Glendon has made his third re-signing for next season, influential skipper Davey Luker. "I'm delighted Davey has decided to stay with us and sign a new two year deal," said Glendon. "He's done very well in his first season at this level
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Souness praise as Rovers beat relegation
JUBILANT Blackburn boss Graeme Souness today praised the club's board of directors for sticking by him during the most traumatic season of his football career. Rovers finally banished all thoughts of relegation with a brilliant 1-0 victory over Manchester
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Teachers left a mark
WE can all remember our favourite teachers. They pop up everywhere. Teenage magazines feature them, celebrities are asked to name those who had the most influence over them - there is even a children's TV programme asking youngsters to nominate teachers
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Wreckers in car damage spree
POLICE have slammed hooligans on a Darwen estate following thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars. Residents in Ash Grove say youths deliberately broke wing mirrors, jumped on their vehicles and even rode their bikes across the roofs. In the latest
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Council driving rented property scheme
ROSSENDALE Council is helping drive forward the Landlord Accreditation Scheme, which is aimed at improving conditions in the private rented sector. The scheme is voluntary and its purpose is to raise the standard of the private rent sector by setting
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Hearing advice at library
PEOPLE with hearing problems are invited to an advice session to be held on Thursday May 6 at Whitefield Library. The event is hosted by Bury Council's sensory impairment team to help mark national Hearing Awareness Week. Specialists from the audiology
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Athletics: Marathon effort by Radcliffe AC
FIVE Radcliffe runners took part in the modern adventure that is a day out at the London Marathon, with the oldest of them, John McParland, showing his younger club-mates what the running business is all about. At the age of 59, he put up a cracking effort
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Advice on how to sack
ADVICE on the legal requirements of employers surrounding redundancies will come under the microscope at the next meeting of Bury's PACE Network. PACE (People Add the Competitive Edge) is staging a "Managing Redundancy" seminar at its next meeting at
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Could county be set for a new boom in fitness?
LANCASHIRE residents could buck national trends and become among the fittest in the country, county council transport bosses said today. They believe that people in the county already have everything they need to take up the Government's advice of exercising
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New salon brushes up on success
THERE'S only good hair days at an Edenfield salon! For Celeste Arnold hair and make-up, which only opened its doors in February, is celebrating a coveted five star award under the Good Salon Guide Accreditation. And the business, based in Market Place
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Police seek clues to machete attack
POLICE in Blackburn were today trying to piece together events leading up to a machete attack in the Redlam area of the town. A 33-year-old Blackburn man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after reports of a fight involving a machete at 12.15am
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Legal brothels 'will not solve problems'
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw today said legalised brothels were not the answer to solving the town's prostitution problem. The Foreign Secretary was responding to the claims of a leading councillor from the borough who claimed they were the only long-term
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Insight in the big issues of health
A MAJOR new initiative has been launched which could lead to an overhaul of local health care. East Lancashire residents are being asked to contribute to a huge consultation into improving health, called Choosing Health?. And everyone is being asked to
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Carlisle and York to join Reds
ACCRINGTON Stanley will be joined in the Nationwide Conference by Carlisle United and York City next season. Paul Simpson's Carlisle put up a brave fight but lost their Football League status along with Chris Brass's Minstermen at the weekend. Meanwhile
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"That's the way to do it!"
CRAIG Brown turned to seaside favourite Mr Punch in his search for words after losing to Norwich, pointing to the promoted Canaries and telling his players: "That's the way to do it!" While North End's boss was happy overall with his side's performances
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Give us back our stoma nurses
PLEASE can we have our stoma nurses back? Like many people in Bury I have had a colostomy operation and, like many others, I find it difficult at times. However, we now have no one we can ring if we have a problem because the stoma nurse service has been
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Connie was held in such high regard
ON behalf of Redvales Labour Party we would like to thank the many organisations and individuals in Redvales Ward for their kind words and sympathy on the sad loss of Councillor Connie Fitzgerald. In this age of cynicism it is a great tribute to Connie
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Wake up, or lose your hospital
I HAVE been reading with great interest the debate which has be on-going concerning the potential for changes to the services provided at Fairfield General Hospital. My partner and I both work for the NHS and our son was recently treated on the children's
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Making "sense" in the garden
PUPILS at Millwood Primary can revel in new smells, sights and sounds thanks to students from Holy Cross College. The college's health and social care department raised £160 with a series of events including a music quiz. They used the proceeds to create
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History made with new qualification
THREE East Lancashire teachers have made history by being among the first in the country to be awarded a new qualification for school support staff. Gone are the days when volunteer teaching assistants hang round classes helping to keep the odd child
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Tuesday, May 4, 2004
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Adults Only Diet Support Club, Brunshaw Action Group's Community Centre, Burnley, 6pm-7pm. Slimming World, Byerden House, Colne Rod, Burnley, 7pm. WeightWatchers, Central
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire and surrounding area on Monday, May 3, 2004
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. Organ Recital with Stewart Whillis, St John's Church, Hurst Green, 11am. Miniature Railway Rides, Thompson Park Burnley, 1.30am-4.30pm. Blackburn Festival of Speech,
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Keeping Bowland beautiful for all
TODAY'S Bank Holiday gives families throughout East Lancashire the opportunity to enjoy some of Britain's best countryside. And they don't have to pack up and go away for several days to do that - because it's right here on our doorstep. The Forest of
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Cycle speedway: Improvers are no soft touch
THE days of an easy victory over Sandwell from Birmingham seem to be over. The club from the West Midlands faced extinction a few years ago but a major recruitment drive has seen the club, one of the oldest in the country, established 1948, enjoy a tremendous
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Cricket: Professionals do their bit but Rams fail
RAMSBOTTOM appeared to have a relatively comfortable start to the 2004 Lancashire League season on paper, but nothing can be taken for granted and despite excellent performances from their sub-professionals they slipped to two ignominious defeats. On
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Angling: Bradshaw joy for Bill
LAST weekend we witnessed excellent warm weather conditions and increased weights. In the 26 peg Bradshaw Fisheries Open held on No 4 Lodge, Bill Brierley (GTI Sports) had top weight 104-0-0. In second place was Daz Shaw (Drennan NW) 103-0-0, third, Ron
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Soccer: Rams manage to avoid Stone's Domino effect
North West Counties League Division One RAMSBOTTOM UTD...2 STONE DOMINOES...2 BRINGING the curtain down on the season, Rams produced a typical 'game of two halves' performance, to fizzle out, rather than go out with a bang. Stone started brightly, with
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Mini Cooper will help hospices' joint appeal
A MINI Cooper promoting a joint appeal for East Lancashire's three hospices will spend May in Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley. Each month, since last September, Rossendale, East Lancashire and Pendleside hospices, have taken it in turns to display
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Compost week stunt at car park
TONNES of compost are to be dumped in Blackburn Asda's car park on Wednesday. But organisers of the compost week stunt do not expect it to be there for very long. Holly Tiffen, home composting expert, said: "The aim of this is to get people enthusiastic
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Driver was right to throw yobs off bus
I WOULD like to praise the driver of the No 4 Highercroft bus who on April 28 ordered two young hooligans off the bus on Sunnybank Road. I would also like to say to these two boys that by forcing the emergency exit to get off the bus they put their lives
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Give us more speed cameras
REFERENCE Adrian Shurmer's letter (LET, April 29), regarding alleged hypocrisy in enforcement of speed limits. Mr Shurmer is out of date with his views about what is acceptable in relation to drivers travelling at excessive speed. For some years now,
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Forget 'art' and give us a bin
I FELT compelled to put pen to paper after reading Joseph H Wright's letter (LET, April 27) about our latest piece of mawkish public art, and I wholeheartedly agree with him about it being a great, rusting drum. Far from attracting tourists, I feel that
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Milestone fire station
MORE than 200 people turned out at the weekend to help celebrate a fire service milestone in Whitefield. The fire station's engine room was transformed into a "dance hall" as guests partied the night away to mark the building's 40th birthday. The station
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Muck in to bin poop
DOG owners have no excuse for not "scooping poop" under improvements announced by Bury Council. Some 120 new dog waste bins have been installed across the borough, featuring a more user-friendly lid. The council is also planning to empty the bins more
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Tributes to workers who died on duty
LOCAL trade unionists met in Bury to commemorate those who have lost their lives at work. They were joined on Workers' Memorial Day by the Mayor of Bury, Councillor Wilf Davison, to hold a minute's silence and lay wreaths in Whitehead Gardens, Bury on
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Wards a casualty of bias?
RAMSBOTTOM and Tottington get a raw deal from Bury Council -- according to the area's local councillors. Tottington councillor David Higgin accused the leader of Bury Council, John Byrne, of giving his ward (East Ward) priority treatment. And the chairman
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Top Tory launches campaign
A HIGH-RANKING Tory was the "jewel in the crown" at a dinner to launch the party's campaign in Redvales ward. Shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve was one of the guests, along with the Consul General of Pakistan, Salauddin Choudhry. Also attending the
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Spotlight on success for Asian women learners
ASIAN women who took up training courses have been presented with certificates of achievement. More than 100 enrolled on a range of subjects from keep-fit and computing to sewing aimed at boosting their skills and helping them become more socially confident
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Magnus makes it back
MAGNUS, a stolen iguana, has been reunited with his owner. The five-foot long pet was found in a rucksack in a field near Thrush Drive, Bury, on Wednesday night by a couple walking their dogs. Magnus was stolen from a shed in the garden of a house in
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Jehovah's weekly work
A RELIGIOUS group in Bury has built its own place of worship, in just seven days. The massive project was jointly undertaken by Bury and Whitefield congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses to build a new Kingdom Hall from scratch with skilled volunteers.
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Making "sense" in the garden
PUPILS at Millwood Primary can revel in new smells, sights and sounds thanks to students from Holy Cross College. The college's health and social care department raised £160 with a series of events including a music quiz. They used the proceeds to create
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Police crackdown on bike nuisance
POLICE today pledged to crackdown on irresponsible motorcyclists following an influx of complaints about scramblers in parts of Burnley. Officers in the Briercliffe and Lanehead areas of the town are ready to take tough action against the motorcycle menaces
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Leigh are on the up
Oldham 20 Leigh Centurions 60: THE Centurions appear to be over their opening day upset at Whitehaven. Now, just three games into the National League One season, they have moved ominously into third place and already are the division's top scorers. But
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Souness praise as Rovers beat relegation
JUBILANT Blackburn boss Graeme Souness today praised the club's board of directors for sticking by him during the most traumatic season of his football career. Rovers finally banished all thoughts of relegation with a brilliant 1-0 victory over Manchester
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The king is Stead, long live the king!
THE creators of 'Roy of the Rovers' called a crisis meeting last night after disgruntled fans complained that recent storylines have not been cutting the mustard. There was once a time when the legendary comic-strip hero hada monopoly on football miracles
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Viaduct leap man arrested
A 36-YEAR Burnley man was arrested last night after he threatened to jump from the town's viaduct. Trained British Transport Police negotiators were called in to entice the man to come down from the railtrack near Burnley Barracks station. Officers said
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May Day rally backs industry
DEMONSTRATORS were set to march through Burnley today during a May Day rally to highlight the town's manufacturing crisis. Trade unionists, MPs and councillors were to join the march from Burnley Town Hall to Towneley Park. The aim was to raise awareness
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Ultrasound appeal boosted by patient
A BREAST care appeal at Burnley General Hospital has received a boost from a patient using the service. Sharon Sproule, of Rosegrove has, with the help of friends and local businesses, raised almost £700 towards an ultrasound machine for the Breast Care
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Police crackdown on bike nuisance
POLICE today pledged to crackdown on irresponsible motorcyclists following an influx of complaints about scramblers in parts of Burnley. Officers in the Briercliffe and Lanehead areas of the town are ready to take tough action against the motorcycle menaces
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Hannah re-creates dark years of war
IT might not be unusual for parents to put up with some extra mess and untidiness when their children return from university. But Lesley and Michael McDevitt have seen their living room completely transformed by daughter Hannah. For the art student has
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MP in extra cash for lights plea
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice is backing a government call to improve street lighting. With the average cost of replacing a street light of £800 he called on the government to provide more cash for Lancashire. Mr Prentice said: "Its important that street
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Invitation goes out for ideas that will blossom
FRIENDS of the Earth in Pendle have been asked to put forward ideas for the proposed Pendle in Bloom event. The group are set to attend the meeting at Booth Street, Nelson, on Wednesday at 3pm. Councillor Dorothy Lord, who is helping to organise the event
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Mounted police blitz on crime
POLICE in Pendle have drafted in the help of horse power in a month-long blitz to tackle anti-social behaviour. Lancashire Constabulary's Mounted Branch will ride into Nelson and Brierfield this week, supporting local officers in their fight against the
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On your marks for the fun run
A SMART sports car for a weekend is one of the prizes up for grabs in the sixth Bury Fun Run in aid of the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The five-mile run takes place on Sunday, June 13, and to date the annual event has raised £22,000 for the charity
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£3,700 haul from break-in at family home
A SERIAL housebreaker with a history of offending spanning almost a quarter of a century was today behind bars. Career criminal Geoff Wilson, 36, raided a family's home helping himself to a £3,700 haul. Burnley Crown Court heard the drug addict took jewellery
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Storage company wins "space" race by boxing clever
A STORE with a difference is to open in Bury to prove that space really is the final frontier. And the launch of Selfstore in the town's Crostons Road will be a boon to businesses and home owners struggling to find suitable space. The company offers secure
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Stone the crows! It's an invasion
SCARECROWS dressed up as everything from Noddy to Ozzy Osbourne took their positions in gardens across Waddington for the village's May Day festival. Up to 60 straw characters appeared in gardens and church grounds and around nine more were installed
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Firewatch bid to protect moorland habitats
A CAMPAIGN designed to stop moorland fires spreading has been launched -- just a year after fires swept across part of East Lancashire. The Moorland Association's 'Fire Watch' campaign asks visitors to moorland areas to report any fires they see immediately
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Gala dinner
BUSINESSES across the borough will gather next month for the first-ever Bury Gala Dinner event hosted by Chamber Business Connections. The occasion, to be staged at 7.30pm on Thursday, May 13, will be a celebration of local business and the highlight
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Little to quit Clarets
GLEN Little has dropped a bombshell by revealing he will not be a Burnley player next season. I can exclusively reveal the Clarets winger will quit Turf Moor this summer after verbally agreeing to join the Royals on a three-year deal. Burnley bosses had
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Stan is not a happy man
STAN Ternent apologised to Burnley fans after branding some of his players a "disgrace" in Saturday's defeat at Rotherham. The Clarets chief did not hold back after seeing goals from Martin Butler, Robbie Stockdale and Michael Proctor seal an embarrassingly
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Home blow for Chorley
IN a match of rapidly changing fortunes, Chorley twice hauled themselves into a strong position without being able to retain control and went down to Netherfield by 53 runs at Windsor Park. The visitors made a flying start with a quickfire opening stand
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Semple makes it look simple
STAND-IN professional Keith Semple and Mark Lomas shared a fourth wicket stand of 89 to set East Lancs well on their way to a home win over Colne. Semple, currently the paid man at East Lancs' Northern Premier League neighbours Darwen, hit nine fours
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Lampkin pays the penalty
DOUGIE Lampkin's challenge for the Spanish Outdoor Trials Championship has moved up a gear after finishing second in Osuna. Two mistakes prevented the Sandifords of Burnley rider from taking overall victory in the third round of the series, despite leading
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Gee bids to B whizz against legends
HISTORIC rallyman Gary Gee takes on some of the best known drivers from the 1970's and 1980's when he tackles this weekend's Killarney Lakes. Gary and co-drive Mike West will contest the increasingly popular Group B category in their ex-works Talbot Sunbeam
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Barritt and Perez hitting right gear
DANIEL Barritt and Steve Perez have made an encouraging start to their new rally partnership by finishing fourth overall on the Pirelli International. The pair enjoyed a virtually trouble-free run on the opening round of the British Championship, finishing
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Blues seal championship at last
CLITHEROE were crowned North West Counties League Champions after a dramatic victory on the final day of the season. Knowing that only a point was required the Blues had one hand on the trophy at half-time as they raced into a two-goal lead. Nantwich
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Last Post for the heroes of Gallipoli
A 75 year old alliance was celebrated on Sunday when the Lancashire Fusiliers renewed their friendship with Canadian military allies. The Lorne Scots Guards' links with the Lancashire Fusiliers began in 1929 when Sir Robert Peel gave the volunteer fighting
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Parking warden suspended in false ticket row
A BURY car parking attendant has been suspended following allegations that he falsified a penalty notice. Operators NCP confirmed that the unnamed warden, believed to live in Elton, has been suspended pending an "urgent internal" investigation into an
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Commons row over Rossendale merger idea
BURY MP David Chaytor ran into a war of words with his Rossendale counterpart over a possible merger of the two boroughs. He made a strong plea in Parliament this week to allow Rossendale people the option of joining Bury in the upcoming referendum for
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IN the Bolton League Greenmount had paceman Mark Stewart and sub-professional Saleem Mughal to thank
Stewart finished with figures of 6 for 30 from 17 overs as the Bolton side struggled to reach a target of 145. Andy Bowker (34) and skipper Mark Fallon (32) were the pick of the Greenmount batsman as Mughal came unstuck with the bat - usually his strength
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Bury FC: Young Hammers aim to impress Shakers
BURY boss Graham Barrow is running the rule over two West Ham United youngsters who are being released by the First Division side. Phil Lumsden, a central defender and goalkeeper George Sealey, son of the late Les Sealey, both played in the reserves 3
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Little to quit Clarets
GLEN Little has dropped a bombshell by revealing he will not be a Burnley player next season. I can exclusively reveal the Clarets winger will quit Turf Moor this summer after verbally agreeing to join the Royals on a three-year deal. Burnley bosses had
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Plea as church yard costs mount
VOLUNTEERS helping to keep tidy the church yard at St Anne's, Turton, have appealed for help from villagers. A group of a dozen people voluntarily give up their spare time to look after the grounds and keep them up to a high standard. Old gardening equipment
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Keyboard Club unveil monthly line-ups
THE Rossendale Valley Keyboard Club has a variety of events earmarked for the coming months ahead. Everybody is welcome to attend the musical nights held at Rossendale United Football Club, Dark Lane, Newchurch. The club, which was formed in 1988 to promote
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Rough on Radcliffe
Radcliffe 0 Burscough 2: GOALS from Liam Blakeman and Gary Martindale ended Radcliffe Borough's hopes of reaching the Conference Division Two North. Blakeman struck seven minutes before the break to set up Burscough for a second win at Stainton Park in
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MP Straw samples a slice of real Lancs life
A SLICE of Lancashire was served up to some of the most influential men in Europe at a special lunch hosted by Blackburn MP Jack Straw. Mr Straw, the Foreign Secretary, invited top chef Nigel Smith chef patron of the Feilden's Arms at Mellor Brook to
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Old folk warned over bogus callers
POLICE today renewed a plea for the elderly to be extra vigilant when unexpected callers ask to come into their homes. Detective Constable Gil Evans, of Blackburn CID, said there had been a number of bogus caller type burglaries across East Lancashire
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Police car swerved as drunk headbutted PC
A 28-YEAR-OLD man headbutted a police officer driving him to the police station after he was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. Blackburn magistrates were told the police car swerved across the road as the officer tried to protect himself. And as
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Fury of wife who attacked 'other woman'
ALL hell broke loose when a Blackburn woman confronted her husband's former lover, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Maherunneiss Makda punched her rival, Melanie Needham, before lunging towards her, punching and kicking. But the court
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Priest's farewell to his captive 'flock'
PRISON chaplain Richard Marshall had a real baptism of fire when he started work at HMP Manchester. For Mr Marshall -- who is about to take over as priest-in-charge of two parishes in Blackburn -- had to inform a murderer about the death of a relative
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Speed cameras 'victimise' East Lancs drivers
DRIVERS in Lancashire are nearly three times more likely to get hit with a speeding ticket after being caught on camera than elsewhere in the country. New figures from the Government show that 1,499,600 fixed-penalty notices were sent to drivers caught
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Tories will lose, and lose badly
A REFERENDUM campaign will be a golden opportunity to defeat the anti-Europeans, and I am very confident that, just as in 1975, those who oppose our membership of the EU will lose (and badly) when the people have their say. The Tories' demand for a referendum
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I had a ticket and still got booked!
IT is very rarely that I feel so incensed about an injustice that it forces me to put pen to paper. I have read in the Bury Times about our over-zealous attendants patrolling the car parks and streets of Bury, never thinking that I would fall foul of
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Lowercroft and Parkers: we fish them, or fill them
THE Bury West Area Board meeting at St Stephen's CP School on April 20 was a lively affair. Many of the people present belonged to the "Friends" campaign group whose chief concern is the field of approximately 15 acres which is opposite to their properties
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"No way do we have 4th worst roads", says council chief
BURY Council has hit back at claims that the borough has the fourth worst roads in the country, with 35 per cent in need of repair. A survey published in the Sunday Times ranked Bury's roads among the most pothole-ridden, with Oldham at the top. But Mike
