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Sick people will seek nearest help
PRESSURE on the National Health Service means all sectors have to explore every possible way of maximising efficiency. Resources - cash and human - are scarce so if hospitals believe they are having to deal with more people because GPs are seeing fewer
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The Saturday Message
with the Rev KEVIN LOGAN, of Christ Church, Accrington. . . THE tiny hand of Samuel Alexandra Armas pops out of his mother's womb to grasp the hand of the surgeon operating on him - 14 weeks before he is born. This is shown in an amazing picture sent
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Bury Parks Ladies League
ALL the results AINSWORTH...143 (8) NUTTALL PARK A...129 (4) D. Flint 21, S. Illsley 11; A. Lees 18, E. Jackson 21; E. Heap 18, A. Eatock 21; A. Stonehewer 17, M. Mitchell 21; M. Gill 21, E. Smith 13; C. Savage 21, B. Butters 10; A. Williams 21, C. Billings
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Prestwich & Whitefield Vets League
AUGUST 24 DIVISION ONE Cons A 8(158), WBC A 2(121); Dobbies 9(150), Bailey St A 2(101); E & C A 9(166), Whi. Pk A 1(92); St Mary's 7(145), Rhodes 3(118); Libs A 3(141), Rhodes 3(118); Ch. Hill A 7(158) Cons B 3(124). DIVISION TWO SMBC 4(121), Hollinhurst
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Latics go nap at the Titans
MANCHESTER TITANS...1 STAND ATHLETIC...5 Air Miles Manchester League Division One IN a scrappy opening 20 minutes the Titans disrupted the discipline which Stand are trying to instill into their young team. The long ball from the left is exactly what
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Radcliffe Parks League
RADCLIFFE Tyre Centre Pairs Qualifiers: I. Turrell & N. Turrell (Black Lane A); D. Wright & N. Wolstencroft (Black Lane B); R. Walker & T. Bond (Bolton Rd A); R. Howarth & S. Shaw (Coronation Pk A). The final will be played at Hollinhurst
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Player power wins the day
THE future of Old Standians FC appears to have been secured. It was feared the club would cease to function after the managers of both the first and second teams, along with a number of committee members decided that they had taken the club as far as
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Roberts pairs competition
TO be played at Manchester Road Park Monday August 30 12 noon: D. Eccles & J. Carruthers v K. Barrington & P. Holden; K. Smith & P. Sutcliffe v J. Chapman & T. Ashworth; G. Sedman & B. Goodall v T. Cuddy & N. Brookfield; S. Fitzgerald
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Prestwich Ladies League
All the details A DIVISION EAGLE & CHILD...185(9) BAILEY ST...175(6) P. Caudwell 21, M. Heaton 13; J. Smith 21, B. Burgess 18; F. Broadbent 21, I. Lynas 19; D. Bowker 21, M. Gorman 12; J. Lynham 17, P. Eves 21; F. Wagstaff 21, M. Thompson 15; A. Thornton
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Jackass-style website is sick
THANK you for letting the public know that the sick website "LNOL" has reared its ugly head once again (LET, August 20). There were promises that it would be shut down forever, after the incident in which my nephew, Joe Armstrong, was badly burned. Joe
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Clamp down on real road hazards
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree that the police should be doing more to crack down on people using mobile phones whilst driving. On Saturday, I was driving on the M65 and wondered why the car in front of me was not overtaking the vehicle in front of him. He was
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Shock at £8million garden centre shutdown
EUROPE'S biggest garden centre is set to close after just 18 months - and a major supermarket is to take over the site. The Lancashire Homes and Gardens site in Haslingden is set to cease trading at the end of September and has reached a deal with Tesco
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Crooked lawyer jailed
A SOLICITOR who used cash from dead clients' estates to maintain a lavish lifestyle has been jailed for five years. Philip Pressler, 52, of Whittle Stone Head, Darwen, bought a flat in Tenerife and two houses in East Lancashire, and attempted to buy £50,000
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Centurions face Martyn loss
TOMMY Martyn will not play as Leigh Centurions bid to get their promotion bid back on track at home to Hull KR on Sunday. Martyn injured his arm during the National League One home defeat against Halifax last Sunday. X-rays have shown that the arm is
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Pedersen can be a Premier hit
GRAEME Souness today said Morten Gamst Pedersen has all the attributes to become a top Premiership player -- but he has warned fans not to expect the 'new' Damien Duff. Blackburn supporters were expected to get their first glimpse of the club's new £1.5
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No jail for duo in machete attack
A WOMAN and a schoolboy have walked free from court after a machete attack which left the victim with a gashed head and suspected fractured skull. Burnley Crown Court heard Kathleen Nowood, 34, struck Mark Shearman twice with the weapon after the 15 year-old
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Consultants rapped for 'ludicrous' ideas
CONSULTANTS hired to draw up plans for regeneration in Pendle have come under fire from a senior councillor for their "ludicrous" ideas. One company employed by Pendle Council to come up with ways of improving housing in Nelson even suggested knocking
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The Fred Shawcross column
OUR lives have been dominated by sport during the past couple of weeks. It's been impossible to turn on the TV, listen to radio or open a newspaper without the exploits of our Olympians jostling for attention. Proper thing, too. I can't be the only one
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60,000 expected at feast of sound
THE PARTY has only just begun! If last night's opener was anything to go by, the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival is once again set to leave its mark on music lovers making their annual pilgrimage to Colne. For the next three days up to 60,000
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Chemists on Duty
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrug Pharmacy, 5 Stonybutts; 10.30am-4.30pm: Boots Chemist, 2 Cobden Court; noon-1pm: Tims & Parker, Unit 4, Audley Shopping Centre. DARWEN: noon-1pm:
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Chemists on Duty
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
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Pals praised for Lakes rescue
FOUR teenagers from Prestwich are to be rewarded for their part in the night-time rescue of an injured friend who had to be carried for an hour and a half from a Lake District hillside. Sixteen-year-olds Nicholas Chapman, Paul Latham, and Becky Watson
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For the record, it's Ruvin
The Saturday interview YOU say Ruwin, I say Ruvin. You say Pieris, I say Peiris. But whichever way you say it, the left hander stands on the verge of making a real name for himself at Church Cricket Club. 'Gorakanage Ruvin Prasantha Peiris', to give him
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Sterling joins in Gold Cup party
THE world famous Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting reaches its landmark 50th birthday with the biggest festival of classic motoring and motorsport ever seen in the North West. More than a thousand classic race and road cars will be on display or competing
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Clarets have cutting edge
STEVE Cotterill feels Burnley are razor-sharp and ready to leave Gillingham green at the gills. The Clarets, who travel to West Ham United today, finish their Bank Holiday double-header with a Turf Moor clash against the Kent side on Monday (3pm KO).
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Pedersen can be a Premier hit
GRAEME Souness today said Morten Gamst Pedersen has all the attributes to become a top Premiership player -- but he has warned fans not to expect the 'new' Damien Duff. Blackburn supporters were expected to get their first glimpse of the club's new £1.5
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Brook take title with last-day win
HOLCOMBE Brook SC A clinched the Bolton Men's Premier Division title with a final day victory over closest challengers South College A. Holcombe's top pairing of Andrew Davies and Simon Roberts laid the foundations for victory by winning all three of
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Crooked lawyer jailed
A SOLICITOR who used cash from dead clients' estates to maintain a lavish lifestyle has been jailed for five years. Philip Pressler, 52, of Whittle Stone Head, Darwen, bought a flat in Tenerife and two houses in East Lancashire, and attempted to buy £50,000
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Bouncers' licence will make club night out safer
REVELLERS in Rossendale will be in safer hands this weekend when a new national licensing scheme for door staff will begin. The new licence, issued by the regulating body the Security Industry Authority, will begin to rid the industry of the small pockets
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Cricket ground lights 'acceptable'
ORGANISERS of a cricket match in which an umpire was hit in the face by a ball today defended the standard of the ground's floodlights. Simon Entwistle, from Rawtenstall Cricket Club, said improvements were planned, although the existing lights were perfectly
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Rat Pack night with Ol' Blue Eyes
FUNDRAISERS are turning to Rat Pack entertainers to help make this year's Rossendale Hospice dinner the most successful ever. The glittering annual dinner is being held at Blackburn Rovers Football Club on October 16 with the theme being Rat Pack. Tributes
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Dog walker spots rare white crow
STONE the crows - a white one? Sheila Rigby, of Whalley Old Road, Little Harwood, spotted a rare white crow as she walked her dog. Mrs Rigby said: "I told my friend Hazel and she didn't believe me, she said I was mistaken and that it must have been a
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ANGLING: Adjust sights on barbel and roach
by KINGFISHER WE all know the rivers have been bank-high lately but it really is worth taking a chance because they are in their best form for many years. Anglers are usually asking themselves two questions when they set off for a river session. Firstly
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Heys' amazing season builds up to a climax
INCREDIBLE. That's probably the only word that can sum up Prestwich's season so far -- and their game against bottom-placed Thornham last Saturday. The BBC's top producers could not dream up the drama that has unfolded in recent weeks. Thornham -- without
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Teacher stabbed to death by Thai lover
A TEACHER was murdered in Thailand by his barmaid girlfriend, a Bury inquest was told. Paul Mason, aged 27, died instantly when Renu Thapthim stabbed him in the heart in a fit of jealous rage, coroner Simon Nelson heard on Friday. Thapthim was originally
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Amir goes for gold
BURY boxing sensation Amir Khan bashed his way to Olympic silver -- and now he is going for the gold medal on Sunday lunchtime. Millions of fans around the world watched enthralled as the 17-year-old overcame his nerves in Athens to beat his Kazakhstan
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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, August 29 and Monday, August 30
SUNDAY BLACKBURN Blackburn Ramblers meet Blakey Moor, 9am. Settle. Canoe Open Day, Yarrow Valley Country Park, Chorley, 1.30pm. Rose Jazz Band, Wilderness Garden, Hoghton Tower. Woodturning Demonstration, Witton Country Park Visitor Centre, 1pm-4pm. Line
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Follow Bonnie Prince Charlie's footsteps
Drive & Stroll, with RON FREETHY - this week in Shap, Cumbria. . . THOSE, like me, beyond the first flash of youth remember Shap as the steep road you got stuck on especially in the winter. The village was situated on the ancient road between England
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Tom's a class act
HE'S gone from market stall to making movies and as JENNY SCOTT discovered Tom Miller hasn't exactly followed the conventional route to a career in the spotlight. . . TOM Miller is used to getting caught in embarrassing situations. After appearing on
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Stand's last Roses battle
Central Lancashire League: STAND made the trip to Yorkshire for the final time in the Central Lancashire League, after an unfit pitch had prevented play the previous day at Hamilton Road, when Milnrow were the scheduled opponents. Walsden won the toss
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Root out this danger weed
WELL done to the Highways Agency for waging war on ragwort. Let's all get behind them and root it out wherever it is growing near or on farm land. There will be enough left for the Cinnabar caterpillar I'm sure. EILEEN EASTHAM, Darwen.
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Teenagers' show of honesty
MY daughter was getting money at the cash machine at her bank. She put her number in but nothing came out. She thought she had dialled the wrong numbers and she decided to come back when she had checked. She walked away when four teenagers called that
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Prestwich League
LEAGUE Tables DIVISION ONE P W L F O Pt Hollinhurst A... 20 18 2 3770 3086 216 Middleton Con... 20 17 3 3817 3064 216 Eagle & Child A... 19 13 6 3475 3081 173 P'wich Con A... 19 11 8 3423 3224 164 Ch. Hill A... 20 12 8 3362 3456 150 W'field A... 19
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Laws are there for a reason
PLEASE, please can we stop all the nonsense being written about speed and safety on our roads, from the likes of Mr Sadler (LET, July 28), and can I fully endorse the comments (LET, August 12) of Linda Sanderson, Lancs Partnership for Road Safety. Firstly
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Amir goes for gold
BOLTON boxing sensation Amir Khan bashed his way to Olympic silver -- and now he is going for the gold medal on Sunday lunchtime. Millions of fans around the world watched enthralled as the 17-year-old overcame his nerves in Athens to beat his Kazakhstan
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Blue algae alert
UNITED Utilities today moved to reassure people after blue algae appeared in a reservoir near Burnley. The company put up signs warning the algae can produce a toxic scum two weeks ago. The signs also pointed out farmers and pet owners should keep their
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Road crash driver was four times drink limit
A BUSINESSMAN has been warned he could be facing jail after a road smash the morning after the night before. Burnley Magistrates Court heard how Gary Kay, 41, was four times the drink-driving limit when he ploughed into a parked vehicle, injuring two
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'I'll fight on, says campaigner, 86
FORMER Burnley mayor who campaigned to keep open an East Lancashire post office said today she was disappointed it was to close - but vowed to continue fighting against the decision. Partially-sighted Irene Cooney, 86, organised a rota of volunteers to
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Birthday pledge to fight on for prosperity
LEADERS in Pendle today vowed to carry on improving the area, a year on from the formation of a new group which has boosted the borough and created 700 new jobs. Pendle's Community Strategy, a plan set up to improve Pendle, has celebrated its first birthday
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Cycling routes
CYCLISTS can take part in one of the circular cycling routes around Bury. Cyclists can take part in a ride around local cycleways both on and off the road on Saturday, September 18, starting at 11 am. Meet at Market Place, Bury. Families are welcome.
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Grace Overseas Sunday League
All the results TEAM PAIRS KNOCKOUT Huntley 63.5, Robin Hood B 88.5; Stanley 55, Prestwich Cons 67; Turton 56.5, Tottington 88; Bailey Street 66.5, Prestwich Lib A 73. The draw for the above competition will be held at the next delegates' meeting which
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Husband attacked wife as marriage crumbled
A FATHER of four who attacked his partner as their relationship crumbled punched and kicked her, Burnley magistrates heard. The court was told how Paul Kinnane, 36, who had been drinking, later handed himself into police, co-operated with officers, and
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Migrant probe man is bailed
AN Accrington man arrested on suspicion of being part of an international people-trafficking gang has been released on bail. The 39-year-old was one of three men arrested following a two-year investigation by the National Crime Squad . Police believe
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Mum and child hit in rampage
THREE people, including a mother and her three-year-old child, were attacked within minutes when a man went on the rampage. Magistrates in Burnley heard how Osman Bacha, 27, started off vandalising a car on Church Street before charging at the terrified
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Chemists on Duty
MONDAY, AUGUST 30 BLACKBURN: 10am-1pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 8 Bentham Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Boots Chemist, 8 Market Street. ACCRINGTON: 10am-noon: Aston Pharmacy, 351 Blackburn Road; noon-1pm: EB Haworth, 50
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Chemists on Duty
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 6.30pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive
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Chemists on Duty
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
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Chemists on Duty
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm: The
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Global teaching method comes to E Lancs
A WORLDWIDE teaching movement is coming to East Lancashire after founders secured premises for a September start date. The team setting up Steiner Waldorf Kindergarten have secured a lease at Bashall Eaves Hall in Clitheroe and will be welcoming youngsters
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Web World, with CRAIG MCGINTY
THE fight is on to attract broadband users with the announcement that Wanadoo are offering a cheap high-speed service. Wanadoo, formerly known as Freeserve, have launched a 1Mbps service for £17.99, which is twice as fast as standard 512Kps broadband.
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Clarets have cutting edge
STEVE Cotterill feels Burnley are razor-sharp and ready to leave Gillingham green at the gills. The Clarets, who travel to West Ham United today, finish their Bank Holiday double-header with a Turf Moor clash against the Kent side on Monday (3pm KO).
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Thirteen may be lucky for Brian
IT'S one of those pub quiz questions that gets everyone arguing: what is the world's most powerful form of motorsport? It isn't Formula One, or Top Fuel Dragsters either. The answer is at Great Eccleston near Blackpool this weekend when Europe's top tractor
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Dave's seventh heaven denied
DAVE Holden left Mallory Park with mixed emotions after missing out on a record seventh win in the annual Stan Cooper Memorial race. The Great Harwood racer had to concede victory to Steve Ibbotson in a hard-fought eight-lapper at the Leicstershire track
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Peak and Reid repay helpers by winning class
THE spell of bad luck that has plagued Phil Peak and Chris Reid this season ended in impressive style when they tackled the Bill Gwynne Rallyschool & Motorsport Stages. For the pair, who have suffered two major retirements already this year, won their
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Bowls: Bowling dynasty pays off
SOME people are just fanatical about sport and the Turrell family is no different. Its passion is bowls, with Dad Ian and sons Nicholas and James playing together for Thermite in the Radcliffe Workshop League. Nothing strange in that, except Nicholas
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Big push for little Eva
A COMMUNITY centre in Darwen is hoping people will get behind one final push to raise cash for young Eva Heeks. Staff and volunteers at Sudellside Community Centre have held several events to raise cash for little Eva, who will be two next month. Eva,
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Micro-brewer gets go-ahead
HOME-BREWER Barry Tyson is toasting his success today after winning permission to build a micro-brewery in his garage. Barry, of Pole Lane, Darwen, applied for planning consent to brew 72 gallons of beer per week. But in January, Blackburn with Darwen
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Residents plead for spy cameras
RESIDENTS being terrorised by drunken yobs have called on police to install mobile CCTV cameras to help make them feel safer. People living in the Hammond Avenue area of Stacksteads raised their concerns at a meeting held at Acre Mill Baptist Church.
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Shock at £8million garden centre shutdown
EUROPE'S biggest garden centre is set to close after just 18 months - and a major supermarket is to take over the site. The Lancashire Homes and Gardens site in Haslingden is set to cease trading at the end of September and has reached a deal with Tesco
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Store's festive clear-out puzzles shoppers
CHRISTMAS is still 119 days away -- but the festive season has already arrived at one supermarket. Bemused shoppers at Blackburn town centre Morrison's store broke off from preparing for their holidays or comparing their tans as staff began unpacking
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GPs blamed for pressure on A&E
THE falling number of GPs prepared to respond to out-of-hours calls is increasing pressure on accident and emergency departments, hospital bosses have warned. They blame a five per cent rise in the number of people seeking attention at one East Lancashire
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Park set to face a rugby Waterloo
WITH just one pre-season friendly before the big National One kick-off, Sedgley Park are in need of a morale boosting performance against National Two new boys Waterloo on Saturday at Blundellsands writes Peter Collins. Player-coach Tim Fourie identified