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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday, October 31.
BURNLEY Halowe'en Party & Fancy Dress, Hour Glass, Burnley. Concert by Burnley Municipal Symphony Orchestra, Mechanics Theatre, Burnley, 7.30pm. Aerobics, Barden High School, Burnley, 5pm-6pm. Fun Pop Quiz, Black Bull Inn, Marsden Road, Burnley, 8.30pm
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Fabulous Saffie wants new home
WITH a name like Saffie, she could only be described as an absolutely fabulous tabby. The pretty one-year-old cat, named after the sensible daughter in the Jennifer Saunders sitcom, is living at Moggies cat rescue charity in Darwen and is looking for
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A gamble which has to pay off
COUNCILLORS and council officers had to come up with some radical plans to sort out the problems of Blackburn's Queen's Park Technology College. After years of worry the school officially went into special measures following a government inspection after
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Drive and Stroll with Ron Freethy
Beauty, history and tragedy SITUATED between Preston and Lytham, Freckleton is a splendid village. Set away from the main street is the River Ribble, overlooked by the Ship Inn which caters wonderfully well for visitors. From the beer garden I looked
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Hot-line to the after life
Mary White is a natural communicator -- but the people she communicates with are dead. The medium explained her extraordinary powers to JENNY SCOTT UP on the stage of the Colne Municipal Hall, Mary White is chatting to two women. One of them is sitting
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US in no position to criticise
IN many parts of America the simple task of walking from one place to another is totally discouraged. Even with a moment's walk down the road, the police are likely to stop and question people out on a stroll. The acceptable practice is to use a car and
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Windfarm decision welcome
THE decision to reject the proposal for two huge wind turbines at Uglow Farm, Edgworth, should be applauded. Congratulations to the local residents who have fought their campaign for over a year and to the council for listening to them. Throughout the
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Town needs to step into 21st Century
I READ with great interest and amusement the comments made by the editor of EN Magazine about Blackburn. As a former resident, I have to say that I can see his point entirely. It is a shame that more businesses do not move into the area -- the rents are
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Short sharp shock
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Short has revealed that he'd rather take on Thierry Henry than Liverpool's new galaxy of stars tonight. New Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will showcase the talents of his Spanish Armada at Ewood Park for the first time in the
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Mayor's help for sick children
THE MAYOR of Burnley, Coun Margaret Lishman hosted a charity dinner and dance and spoke of her dream of helping provide a better future for sick children in Burnley. Civic leaders from across Lancashire joined the Mayor at the charity event in the James
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Dentist crisis fears
COUNCIL leaders have demanded an urgent meeting with health bosses to address Pendle's dental crisis. The move came as former mayor Coun Pauline McCormick said she spent a day ringing around East Lancashire to try and find an NHS dentist for her daughter
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Anger at rules over council homes ballot
CIVIC leaders have vowed to fight "foolish" Government guidelines that could force the council to sell off its housing stock - or land taxpayers with a £425,000 bill. Angry Pendle councillors claim they are being bullied into changing a winning formula
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Everything being made ship shape
BARNOLDSWICK is putting the finishing touches to its inaugural maritime festival. The town's community arts group is creating giant lantern ships as part of Barnoldswick's Fire Show Fantasia on November 7 and is looking for volunteers to help out. Schools
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Shopping train
A CHRISTMAS shopping and sightseeing train to Edinburgh and Dundee will leave from Accrington, Rishton, Blackburn and Cherry Tree railway stations on Saturday, November 13. The trip, organised by members of St James Church, Blackburn, costs £36 for adults
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Attack that appalled a judge
AN Accrington man who repeatedly punched a father-of-three in the face fracturing his jaw in two places has been jailed for five years. Danny Derbyshire, 29, who also smashed 44-year-old Glynn Fort's head against the pavement, had been convicted of causing
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Time change
ACCRINGTON Clarets are informing supporters booked on the late coach travelling to Leeds next Wednesday that the departure time is now 5.30pm. The coach, which is now fully booked, was set to leave the The Stanley pub on Stanley Street at 6pm . A few
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Loan signing backed
'THE WASP' has landed at Turf Moor. And loan signing James O'Connor is being backed to put the buzz back into Burnley's season! The Dublin-born midfielder, 25, was a smash hit at Stoke City before his career took a wrong turn following an impressive start
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By DARREN BENTLEY
Moore is ahead of schedule IAN Moore could make a spectacular recovery for Burnley within a month. The Clarets striker is back on his feet again after undergoing keyhole knee surgery last Monday to cure a patella problem. Moore will now be closely monitored
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Short sharp shock
By NICK SMITH BLACKBURN Rovers defender Short has revealed that he'd rather take on Thierry Henry than Liverpool's new galaxy of stars tonight. New Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez was showcasing the talents of his Spanish Armada at Ewood Park for the first
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Young chefs' chance to shine
BUDDING Jamie Olivers have a week left to submit their entries for a Darwen Rotary Chef of the Year competition. The competition is open to young people aged between 14 and 15 years who live locally. They will be asked to prepare a two-course meal for
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Offices and flats plan gets go-ahead
A DERELICT mill building in Chapeltown will be given a new lease of life after plans to transform it into apartments and offices were approved by councillors. A previous application to turn Victoria Mill, in Station Road, into apartments and a business
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Grane crash
A MAN was taken to hospital after being involved in an accident at Belthorn on the Grane Road last night. He had to be cut free from the car by fire crews. He was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary.
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Action call over council answering machines
ANSWERING machines at Rossendale Council are driving residents round the bend, it was claimed today. Labour councillor Christine Lamb said people trying to contact officers at the authority are constantly met by recorded voice-mail messages. She said
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Speed camera sites
DURING the coming week mobile enforcement will be carried out at the following sites. BLACKBURN Belmont Road, Belmont; Belmont Road, Darwen; Blackburn Road, Darwen; Blacksnape Village; Bolton Road, Darwen; Bolton Road/Cemetery Road, Darwen; Branch Road
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£300,000 team at failing school
A MANAGEMENT team costing more than £300,000 a year is set to be brought in to turn round a failing high school. Job adverts have been placed in the national education press for four posts at the school set to replace Queen's Park Technology College next
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Hawks steeled for Sheffield
BLACKBURN Hawks look to arrest a disappointing run of cup results when they travel to the Sheffield Arena for tonight's Premier Cup clash with the city's Scimitars. In the last four games, all Premier Cup ties, the Hawks have lost out to teams from a
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FORMER European Cup winner David May last night sensationally signed for Bacup Borough.
May, 34, makes his debut at Nantwich Town today after being lured out of retirement by Borough boss Brent Peters. The ex-Manchester United defender, who was a member of the Reds' historic treble winning squad of 1999 and won two Premiership winning medals
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Comedy show axed by council after BNP comment
COMEDIAN Jeremy Hardy's show at Burnley Mechanics has been axed because organisers fear a backlash to an anti-BNP comment he made on national radio. Council top brass have pulled the plug on the show -- which was due to take place on November 30 - following
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£300,000 team at failing school
A MANAGEMENT team costing more than £300,000 a year is set to be brought in to turn round a failing high school. Job adverts have been placed in the national education press for four posts at the school set to replace Queen's Park Technology College next
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New 20mph zone
A 20mph zone is to be created in the Gannow Lane area of Burnley, county council bosses have announced. Road humps will be created on streets, while signs informing people of the reduced speed limit will also be put up. Lancashire County Council approved
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Comedy show axed by council after BNP comment
COMEDIAN Jeremy Hardy's show at Burnley Mechanics has been axed because organisers fear a backlash to an anti-BNP comment he made on national radio. Council top brass have pulled the plug on the show -- which was due to take place on November 30 - following
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Mayor visits for pair's diamond day
MAYOR of Pendle Coun Dorothy Lord helped Bob and Edith Savage celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary. Bob, 84 and Edith, 82, of Regent Street, Nelson, were joined at their home by family and guests including the mayor and mayoress June Aspin. A telegram
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'Cottage to house' plan rejected
A PROPOSAL to demolish an old worker's cottage and replace it with a three-storey detached house has been thrown out by councillors. Under the plan, a derelict stone cottage at the Ridge, in Slaidburn Road, Grindleton, would have been bulldozed and replaced
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Residents want action
BEER-swilling, foul-mouthed youths are congregating around a cricket club and making people's lives a misery, residents have claimed. Now councillors have vowed to keep a close eye on the situation after granting temporary planning permission for the
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THE march of mobile phones with in-built cameras looks set to continue, as their status as "must hav
Research company Gartner say that four times as many camera phones will have been sold by the end of the year in comparison to last year. But their popularity is set to mushroom as the quality of the pictures they take improves. Currently in Europe, cameras
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By DARREN BENTLEY
Moore is ahead of schedule IAN Moore could make a spectacular recovery for Burnley within a month. The Clarets striker is back on his feet again after undergoing keyhole knee surgery last Monday to cure a patella problem. Moore will now be closely monitored
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Hodgson wants a happy ending
NEIL Hodgson hopes to end a turbulent first season back in MotoGP on a high at a track which holds good recent memories for the Englishman. Hodgson arrived back in MotoGP as the World Superbike champion but has had a difficult time on a largely uncompetitive
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Radio star Vicky's plea to EastEnders bosses
AN East Lancashire-raised national radio presenter has launched a drive to improve ailing soap EastEnders...by calling for more Northerners in Albert Square. Victoria Derbyshire, who grew up in Turton, near Darwen, hosts BBC Radio Five Live's daily morning
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Comic relief
ORGANISERS of Red Nose Day 2005 are searching for an East Lancs family - with teenage kids - to take part in a life changing documentary. All that is important is that members of the family have been regular Comic Relief viewers and fundraisers. Anyone
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Angling News
Omens are good for Damien THE opening round of the Octoplus Blackburn Saturday League, held on the canal through Blackburn last week, turned out to be something of a disappointment for our top local teams. Fresh from their dual successes the previous
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Masked ganmg in PO raid drama
A MASKED gang stole cash after threatening a security guard with knives. Four men, all wearing balaclavas, struck as the guard was delivering money to a post office on Car Bank Street, Atherton. The men demanded money, threatening to slash the victim
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Man, 18, dies after smash
POLICE at Leigh are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old youth died following an accident in Westhoughton. Christopher Hoy, of Buckley Street, Wigan, died in hospital on Friday night. Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the collision
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Hughes sends message to his 'quiet' players
MARK Hughes is preaching a 'do as I say, not as I do' message to his struggling squad. The Blackburn Rovers boss has a reputation for letting his results, rather than his mouth, do the talking as he maintains a persona that oozes quiet authority. But
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'Council knew about funding' claim
HYNDBURN Council should have been working on ways to fund its threatened neighbourhood wardens three years ago, it was claimed today. Cash for the wardens is due to be cut in half next year and will dry up completely by 2006. But a member of the council's
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Chemists on Duty, Sunday Oct 31
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: Little Harwood Pharmacy, 149 Whalley Old Road. DARWEN: noon-1pm: Geloo Bros, 14 Union Street
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Revamp of village hall gets go-ahead
PLANS to refurbish a village hall have been approved despite opposition from nearby residents. Ribble Valley councillors gave the go-ahead for the revamp of Chatburn Village Hall, built in 1922, which will include a new kitchen and toilet extension and
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Rumours of large-scale demolition refuted
A COUNCIL planning boss has urged people to ignore leaflets which say their homes could be part of a large scale demolition. Adam Scott, director of regeneration, housing and neighbourhoods, today aimed to reassure people over leaflets which say "150
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An invitation to Christmas party
COUNCILLOR Jimmy Eaton is inviting the people of Rossendale to get into the Christmas fundraising spirit this year by attending a festive party. Held at Bacup Leisure Hall, Burnley Road, on Saturday, December 11, from 7.30pm there will be a five course
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Helping to fight cancer
BLACKBURN Cathedral was Tickled Pink yesterday in aid of the charity Breast Cancer Care. A dozen members of staff paid £2 to wear pink for the day. Pink balloons and paper chains adorned the cathedral's reception. Cathedral worker Deborah Johnson, who
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'Banned' from using their own car park
STAFF at a Blackburn firm have been left with nowhere to park after being banned from using their own back yard by council bosses. Workers and customers were forced to park on the street outside Dexter Paints Ltd, Vernon Street, after a dispute over access
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My goal ended up in New York Times
By SUZANNE GELDARD THERE are a few days in Jonathan Smith's life that he knows he may never get back. A severe clash of heads with the Droylsden goalkeeper towards the end of Accrington Stanley's UniBond championship-winning season two years ago left
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Man and woman's nuisance charge
A MAN and woman have appeared before magistrates accused of making harassing telephone calls to a woman at Bury. Laura Diana Sharples, aged 23, of St John Street, and Paul Stuart Sharples, aged 32, of New Street, both in Pendlebury, face a charge of continuing
