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Hawks hunting for dogs
BLACKBURN Hawks are in league action on tomorrow night and go looking for a confidence booster against the league's 'whipping boys' Bradford Bulldogs. After suffering a series of reverses in the Premier Cup, the Hawks lost again last weekend when the
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Tree-mendous thanks due
AS it is National Tree planting week, I would like to thank ex-Blackburn councillors Jack Bury OBE and Gordon Toole. Several years ago these two men of vision initiated a tree planting programme on the edge of Green Lane playing fields in Blackburn. These
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Make it a charitable Christmas
ONCE again we are approaching Christmas and once again the frenzied shopping for presents begins. Before we go down this road again, wouldn't it be a good idea to make a pact with the would-be present giver, not to give or expect a present and for each
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'War on terror' will escalate
A DREADFUL result was delivered in the US Presidential elections. Dreadful because the American people, although divided, have endorsed the policy for war and dreadful because this policy will inevitably widen the 'War on Terror' on other nations. It
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'Scrounger' was greedy says judge
A "GREEDY" mother-of-seven who today was starting a jail term after living an "opulent" life style on state handouts and the profits of crimes has become a figure of hate, it was revealed today. Jobless Janis Gabriel, 49, who had almost £20,000, made
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TV producer backs bid to save 6th form
BAFTA- winning television producer Stuart Binns has blasted the Bishop of Salford for supporting plans to scrap sixth form education at St Theodore's High School, Burnley. The only Catholic sixth form in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale will be lost as
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Alder case police set to quit force
FOUR police officers at the centre of the death of a former paratrooper are to quit the force, the soldier's Burnley sister revealed today. Janet Alder, sister of decorated soldier Christopher Alder, said today the expected resignation of the four officers
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Prentice warning on Iraq
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has warned the British and American governments that their actions in Iraq must not breach international humanitarian law. It follows concerns expressed by the International Committee of the Red Cross that it may be being breached
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Woman, 92, left in fear by robber
AN elderly woman was left terrified after coming face-to-face with a thief who had sneaked into her Great Harwood home, says her daughter. Marian Rutter says 92-year-old Jessie Carr, who is partially sighted and walks with a frame, found the man in her
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Last-ditch effort to save town wardens
A FINAL showdown meeting to find a funding solution to save Accrington's threatened community wardens will be held next week. Hyndburn Council will be joined on Monday morning by organisations including Lancashire County Council, the police and the fire
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Travel assistant in client 'cash' fiddle
AN assistant at a Clitheroe travel agents used a client's credit card to buy £300 worth of Euros and ferry tickets to France, and then took her boyfriend on holiday. Blackburn magistrates heard that when police investigated the deception, they found that
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Clarets pushing for play-offs
MIDFIELD general Tony Grant feels that Burnley have finally found the winning formula. Back-to-back league victories for the first time this season, over Nottingham Forest and Brighton, have helped to lighten the mood around Turf Moor ahead of this afternoon's
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Health centre workers cheered by support
WORRIED Darweners have signed a petition in a bid to save the jobs of local pharmacists. More than 300 people signed a petition to back staff at Darwen Health Centre's pharmacy who are appealing against a decision not to transfer them to the new health
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Lights are ready for big switch-on
RAMSBOTTOM'S festive shopping extravaganza was set to kick off today with the town's annual Christmas Lights show being switched on by Ramsbottom Traders' Association. Thanks to the hard work of Ramsbottom traders and donations from retailers and Ramsbottom
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Spectacular in store
THE Friends of Blackburn Cathedral Music will present their first 'Christmas Spectacular' on Saturday, December 18 at 7pm. 'An ambitious concert of seasonal music on a grand scale,' the evening will bring together all the choirs of the Cathedral, the
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Reprieve for the troubled love couple
A 47-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man and his fiance can once again see each other after police withdrew a court action to keep them apart. The Chief Constable had obtained an interim anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) which contained a condition prohibiting William
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Social club conversion plan backed
RESIDENTS have lost their battle to stop an abandoned working men's club re-opening as a restaurant and conference centre. More than 40 people living around Cob Wall Working Men's Club, Daisy Lane, Blackburn, attended a meeting of the borough's planning
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Folk urged to celebrate Red Rose
COUNTY campaigners are urging people to celebrate their 'Red Rose' roots today by marking Lancashire Day - even though many Lancastrians admit they've never heard of it! St Patrick's Day on March 17 has long been a time for celebration while some proud
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Rapist jailed for 12 years
A MAN who raped and molested three young girls in East Lancashire was today starting a 12-year jail term for what a judge called offences "of the gravest nature." One of the girls was just seven years old. Graham Cougill threatened the youngsters not
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Sick? We're just like Ozzy
A BLACKBURN shock rock band whose act includes dismembering a baby doll have defended their "disgusting" stage antics. Angry mum Doreen Garnman called on parents to stop children attending the Exorsisters gig tomorrow night when they support rock legends
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EVENTS in East Lancashire on Sunday, November 28
BURNLEY Burnley Municipal Choir and Symphony Orchestra perform Haydn's "Nelson" and Gounod's "St Cecilia Mass," Mechanics Theatre, Manchester Road, Burnley, 7.30pm. Aerobics, Barden High School, Burnley, 5pm-6pm. Fun Pop Quiz, Black Bull Inn, Marsden
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Let's make it a reet good do!
MOST people have no idea of the significance of today on our calendar. They might have a good reason for not knowing that November 27 is Lancashire Day - but is that good enough? Over the border in Yorkshire the white rose day receives more attention
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Mixing your maxims...
IAN Upton of the UKIP writes (LET, November 20) "people should not throw stones from within their own shattered glass greenhouses." Well, politicians should not attempt feeble banter by twisting old maxims that they do not even remember accurately. Every
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Standardise school holidays
I WRITE with regard to an article on November 8, about different half-terms at the two Catholic schools in Burnley. I would like to point out that this is not an issue for only the Catholic schools in Burnley (as your headlines would suggest) but affects
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Rapist jailed for 12 years
A MAN who raped and molested three young girls in East Lancashire was today starting a 12-year jail term for what a judge called offences "of the gravest nature." One of the girls was just seven years old. Graham Cougill threatened the youngsters not
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Wish you were here Andy - Hughes
MARK Hughes has admitted he wishes Andy Cole was still a Blackburn player as Rovers prepare to face their former striker at Craven Cottage today. Cole was allowed to join Fulham on a free transfer in the summer following a series of heated bust-ups with
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Thompson is back in business
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder David Thompson today said he's emerged from his 18 month injury nightmare as a stronger and better person. The 27-year-old has been through Hell over the last two seasons as a result of serious knee and ankle injuries. However
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MP calls for better fares for pensioners
PETER Pike has called for East Lancashire pensioners and the disabled to get a better concessionary fare scheme. The Burnley MP wants the generous cut-price travel available in London to be extended nationwide. He intervened in a speech by London MP John
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Mystery as hole appears in roof
EMERGENCY crews were left baffled after they were called to a Burnley house to investigate a mysterious hole which appeared in the roof. Police and fire crews raced to the house in Mary Towneley Fold at about 10.20pm on Thursday after the owner reported
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'Don't stash cash at home' detectives warn after burglary
POLICE today warned people in East Lancashire not to keep large amounts of cash in their homes after a 92-year-old woman had £3,000 stolen in a burglary. The distraught pensioner, who lives alone, was asleep in bed when the raider struck at the house
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Council to borrow £4m for new centre
BURNLEY Council is to borrow £4million to help fund a new £20million town centre development. It follows a meeting of the full council when members backed proposals on funding and running the new health and leisure centre on the former St Peter's car
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Hairdresser stole cash and faked robbery
A HAIRDRESSER who faked a robbery after stealing her bosses' cash has walked free from court. Victoria Young, 20, had been found bound and gagged at her workplace, Sally's Hair and Beauty in Burnley in June. The defendant claimed she had been attacked
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'Scrounger' was greedy says judge
A "GREEDY" mother-of-seven who today was starting a jail term after living an "opulent" life style on state handouts and the profits of crimes has become a figure of hate, it was revealed today. Jobless Janis Gabriel, 49, who had almost £20,000, made
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Crisis meeting on railway fear
COUNCILLORS have begun a fight to save Pendle's remaining railway line. Pendle Council's executive has held an emergency debate on the future of the line to Colne, which could be axed in a government shake-up of rail services. Waterside councillor Tony
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The FRED SHAWCROSS column
HIS Royal Highness Prince Charles has a habit of putting his foot in it. He says he is misunderstood. His harshest critics suggest he is so out of touch with the real world that anything he says can safely be ignored on the grounds that it will have little
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Sewer flood threat to fishery dream
A MAN who is trying to set up a fishery in Accrington claims the poor sewerage system near his land is stopping him launching his dream business. Tony Devine wants start a carp fishery. He bought the land in Bamford Crescent in 2000 and has been granted
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Killer on the run after home visit
A CONVICTED killer has gone missing after being allowed out of prison for the day to visit his family. James Butler, 26, formerly of Persia Street, Accrington, admitted the manslaughter of 18-year-old Sajjad Mahmood in 1999. He was jailed for 10 years
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Council planners' hard work is rewarded
PLANNERS at Ribble Valley Council have received a slap on the back from Government inspectors. The council's development control department has increased its 13-week determination rate for major planning applications from 40 to 100 per cent. The 13-week
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Web World, with REBECCA ASHTON
IF you're looking to escape the cold weather then you could find the best bargain on the worldwide web. People have been booking and paying for holidays on the web for ages but at this time of year there are bargains galore, with no gamble involved. Would
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Clarets pushing for play-offs
MIDFIELD general Tony Grant feels that Burnley have finally found the winning formula. Back-to-back league victories for the first time this season, over Nottingham Forest and Brighton, have helped to lighten the mood around Turf Moor ahead of this afternoon's
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Why Turf Moor lost out on women's Euro festival
BURNLEY have clarified the reasons why they are the only East Lancashire football ground not to be hosting the 2005 Women's European Championship. Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool's Bloomfield Road and Preston North End's Deepdale are among
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The Saturday Interview
This week, with BEN THORNLEY, of Bacup Borough HE was once on a par with messrs Beckham, Giggs and Scholes in the junior ranks at Old Trafford. But Ben Thornley insists he has no regrets about failing to reach the dizzy heights of his former team-mates
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Thompson is back in business
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder David Thompson today said he's emerged from his 18 month injury nightmare as a stronger and better person. The 27-year-old has been through Hell over the last two seasons as a result of serious knee and ankle injuries. However
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Revamp for library
RAMSBOTTOM Library is set to be transformed into a state-of-the-art multi-purpose centre for arts and lifelong learning. The plans are now on display in the library to give people an insight into how the building will be brought up to 21st century standards
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Judge refuses conman's bid to have jail term cut
A CONMAN jailed after a spree of deception attempts and theft has lost a bid to have his jail term cut. A court heard how Shaun Varley, who has more than 70 previous convictions and has served two and a half years behind bars for deception, tried to claim
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£85,000 superhead appointed
THE £85,000-a-year superhead tasked with turning round an East Lancashire high school which returned one of the worst sets of GCSEs results in the country has been unveiled. Lee Harris, 45, is the executive head of Lostock College in Trafford, Greater
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Ray brings a little sunshine
with KINGFISHER THE Pennine Winter League was back in East Lancashire last weekend, with the Clayton-le Moors to Rishton section of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal providing a stiff challenge for the 72 anglers. The cold certainly had made the roach even less
