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Laney puts on a Masterclass run
MAUREEN Laney brought the winter season to a successful conclusion by winning The British Masters' Cross-Country Championship at Bangor in Northern Ireland. Maureen won the over 50 title while the former Todmorden Harrier Sue Becconsall won the over 45
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Central Lancashire Cricket League fixtures
WHO plays - and when SUNDAY APRIL 24 Heywood v Crompton, Middleton v Royton, Monton & Weaste v Werneth, Norden v Unsworth, Oldham v Ashton, Radcliffe v Rochdale, Walsden v Milnrow, Littleborough no game. SATURDAY APRIL 30 Ashton v Heywood, Littleborough
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Super markets under threat
A LOCAL confectionery firm once told me it was being forced to cut the ends off its liquorice sticks because European sugar costs three or four times more than world market prices. This crazy situation is due to the EU sugar regime, which lays down the
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Town's rubbish problem is a disgrace
Well I WAS born in Blackburn and brought up in Darwen until I left for a teaching post in 1968. However, my mother still lives in Darwen. Unfortunately she is now largely housebound, which necessitates me visiting Darwen every two to three weeks. I'm
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Fast food off menu for school meals
FAST food has been taken off the menu by a council-run company which provides school dinners in Leigh after a hard-hitting TV documentary by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. The Metropolitan Catering and Cleaning Service has removed three turkey fast-food
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Tottington Townswomen's Guild
THE March meeting was the annual general meeting of Tottington Townswomen's Guild, and Eileen Smith was installed as our new chairman. Pat Bagot ended her three years in the role and, along with several other members, was presented with flowers as a thank-you
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Town hall bully claim
A BURNLEY councillor is facing a formal investigation over allegations he made threatening comments to housing association staff and broke council rules. Michael Rushton will face a Burnley Council standards committee disciplinary hearing on Friday following
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I'll make amends
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen is desperate to put his debut disaster behind him at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Norwegian missed a sitter in his first game for Blackburn against Manchester United in August when he was still getting used to the pace of the English
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Louise makes a healthy point
A BURNLEY supermum has travelled to the other side of the world to help needle the competition in her new business venture. Louise Manville travelled to China to study acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine - despite raising six children. And the
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Allah in seeds is 'miracle' says Fez
A BURNLEY newsagent was today claiming he had discovered a 'miracle' aubergine after cutting into the vegetable and finding the Arabic word for God. Fez Mahmood, who runs a shop in Colne Road, said he was making a curry when he stumbled across the word
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New gang control becomes law
A LAW which aims to crack down on rogue gangmasters in order to prevent another More-cambe Bay tragedy comes into force this week. From April 1, the Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill means that it will be illegal for gangmasters to employ people without having
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We'll get to root of dentist crisis
PLANS to get to the root of East Lancashire's NHS dental care shortage will come under the spotlight when a government minister visits tomorrow. Health minister Rosie Winterton, who has special responsibility for dentists, has accepted an invitation by
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Town hall bully claim
A BURNLEY councillor is facing a formal investigation over allegations he made threatening comments to housing association staff and broke council rules. Michael Rushton will face a Burnley Council standards committee disciplinary hearing on Friday following
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'Mr Motorway' joins the drive to widen M65
THE man who helped bring the first section of the M65 to East Lancashire has given his support to plans to widen the motorway to three lanes. Brian Whittle, chief executive of Burnley Council from 1974 to 1993, believes widening the motorway would bring
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Bikers form safety group
MOTOR cyclists are banding together to launch a road safety campaign group. The 50 biking members of Lancaster and Morecambe's Institute of Advanced Motorists group are breaking away to form their own 'club'. The aim is to offer skills improvement courses
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Thousands flock to festival
HELLO sailor...thousands of sea loving, shanty-singing enthusiasts packed Lancaster over the Easter weekend for the annual Maritime Festival. Riverside pubs were drunk dry and special market stalls on Quay Meadow did a roaring trade as Sunday's bad weather
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Partners win cash for drug war
DRUG dealers could soon be funding their own demise under a new police scheme. Cash recovered from convicted pushers is to pay for initiatives aimed at tackling the problems they cause in Lancashire. Police officers across the county are to be asked for
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Scrap ID scheme - council plea
PLANS for a national identity card should be scrapped - and the money pumped into community policing instead. That's the stance being taken by Lancaster City Council against the Government's flagship scheme. It is far too costly and puts a dent in civil
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Pony Express
A MORECAMBE student is appealing for local people to help her promote a convention in aid of a children's charity. Victoria Stapleton wants local fashion designers, artists, models, dancers and actors all to back her second 'My Little Pony' get together
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Thief gets clean away
A THIEF made a clean getaway with £85,000 of soap powder - and now hauliers are appealing for people to 'bubble' the raiders. The boxes of branded Bold, Daz, Ariel and Fairy washing powder were taken when the cheeky raider simply hitched up a trailer
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Permit driver's 'brainless' fine
A DISABLED man from Colne was left fuming when he was fined for parking his car outside his own home. Peter Hartley, 57, has lived in Hall Road for 23 years and has both a resident's parking permit and a disabled badge. But on March 23 he got a parking
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Adele's a real money honey
A BUILDING society has created record interest levels -- by appointing a national beauty contest finalist as a manager! Adele Roberts was runner-up in High Street Honeys, FHM magazine's search for 'gorgeous girls next door' in 2003. But now she is focussing
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Soon everybody will be able to cop a view
A MONUMENT planned for the summit of Accrington's Coppice could open up parts of the landmark to disabled people. Currently access to the Coppice, from Avenue Parade and Arden Hall is too steep and difficult for many elderly, infirm or disabled people
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MP in town hall traffic summit talks
BURY South MP Ivan Lewis has welcomed action to tackle traffic problems in his constituency. Mr Lewis requested a traffic "summit" with Bury Council to discuss increased vehicle congestion, particularly in Bury New Road and Bury Old Road in Prestwich.
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No more shops
WE ARE told the increase in anti-social behaviour is because, apart from the pubs and clubs, there is nothing for younger people to do. The Kingsway site has been cleared at last. Within 20 minutes walk of this site lives half the population of Lancaster
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Bring back park board
THERE has been a gradual deterioration in maintenance at Happy Mount Park ever since the park's management board was abolished. Recently I have noted the front gates and railings are in desperate need of painting and all the lamp posts used for hanging
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Increase in attacks on hospital staff
ASSAULTS on staff and patients at two Ribble Valley hospitals account for 15 per cent of all violent crime in the borough. There were 38 incidents of common assault and wounding at Kemple View, near Langho, and Calderstones NHS Trust, Whalley, between
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ID card scheme will change life for everyone
AS WE approach the General Election, readers should be aware that Government plans for 'identity cards' and systematic tracking of everyone are still a threat. The Home Office admits that ID cards are not the solution to fraud, illegal immigration and
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Tough management is turning council around
IN THEIR four budgets from 2000 to 2003, the MBI-led administration on Lancaster City Council imposed council tax rises averaging 10.33 per cent and left its successors with a projected 21 per cent increase for 2004. So far the coalition has kept its
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City will pull through - Wilson
PHIL Wilson shook his head in disbelief after his Lancaster City side crashed to a fifth straight Conference North defeat on Monday. The Dolly Blues spun to a 2-0 loss at Ashton United to leave them perilously close to the relegation zone. But Wilson,
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It's that man again - Twiss bags a brace
MAGICAL Michael Twiss manoeuvred Morecambe into pole position for the play-offs with another starring show. The strike ace bagged a glorious brace to see off Conference cellar dwellers Leigh RMI on the bumpy mudheap otherwise known as Hilton Park. Leigh
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Torrisholme spring cup shock
TORRISHOLME produced the shock result of the season as they upset Premier Division leaders Kirkby Lonsdale to book a spot in the final of the Adam and Gaskell Cup. The first division title-chasers outplayed Kirkby throughout the game - but only had a
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Twiss saves vital point
MAJESTIC Michael Twiss was the coolest man in Christie Park as he held his nerve to earn Morecambe a Good Friday draw with play-off rivals Exeter City. Twiss slotted home a late penalty to make sure the Shrimps drew 2-2 - and that goal was the least that
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We can't show mercy
STEVE Cotterill wants Burnley to hand new Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd a baptism of fire this weekend. The Clarets can finally smash through the 50-point barrier with victory over the Hornets, who yesterday installed former Leeds United first team
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Burglars raid kitchen
BURGLARS stole £5,000 worth of kitchen equipment from a Lancaster restaurant. The bandits struck sometime at a building at the rear of the Miyabi Japanese restaurant on Cable Street, making off with a £4,000 stainless steel cooking range table and a £1,000
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Bury Jazz Society
BURY Jazz Society members held a video evening last Monday, watching films of their favourite jazz musicians made a pleasant change from LPs and CDs. We began with a remarkable piece of jazz history - Benny Goodman playing Lady Be Good and Poor Butterfly
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Recorded Music Society
FOR the members of Holcombe Brook and District Recorded Music Society a change of programme on March 17 meant that vice-chairman Mrs Sheila Kenneford took the "hot seat"to present her 14th recital - Milestones in Music. Sheila took the audience on a musical
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Support for deputy fired for using nickname
A FORMER parents and teachers representative has hit out at a school which sacked its deputy head after he called a colleague Miss Knickers. And she insisted that nicknames were part and parcel of the job and were used throughout the region as a "harmless
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'Mr Motorway' joins the drive to widen M65
THE man who helped bring the first section of the M65 to East Lancashire has given his support to plans to widen the motorway to three lanes. Brian Whittle, chief executive of Burnley Council from 1974 to 1993, believes widening the motorway would bring
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Ear injury horror for soccer star
A FOOTBALLER needed plastic surgery after a horrific clash with an opposition player left him missing a piece of his left ear. Bury midfielder Brian Barry-Murphy, collided with Chester City's Michael Branch in the Bank Holiday Monday clash with Chester
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TOMORROW
BURNLEY 'From Basin Street to Broadway,' Mechanics, Manchester Road, 7.30pm. Burnley Camera Club Exhibition, Towneley Hall. Until April 17. Hot Yoga, The Keirby Park Hotel, 1pm-2pm. Social Afternoon, Winchester Club, Hapton, 12.30pm-4pm. Pension Service
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M65 needs an extra lane
IT took a lot of political lobbying and a lengthy inquiry to get the M65 built across East Lancashire. Many voices were raised against the road, claiming it would ruin the landscape and traffic flow did not warrant its construction. But the benefits the
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Save our college courses
I WANT to add my voice to those who hope very much that non-vocational courses under the auspices of Blackburn College will not be axed. I have attended these classes for nearly 20 years, at Four Lane Ends centre, St Silas' and Salesbury. Teaching has
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For health's sake junk the junkfood
AS someone who works in the field of diet and fitness, I am unsure whether or not your columnist Helen Mead had her tongue jammed firmly in her cheek when writing her article (LET, March 21) "Why my children like tucking into junk food." I am concerned
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Wig-Wam Ban
RESTAURANT bosses have had to cancel wedding and Christening parties after a row over a huge marquee which neighbours branded an "Indian Reservation." Planning officials have now ordered the De Tabley restaurant, near Ribchester, to remove the 27metre-long
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Bury Photographic Society
ON Thursday, March 17, entertainment at Bury Photographic Society was provided by our secretary Mr David Crabtree. For many years David has been a climber and his presentation was entitled "The Magic of the Munros" (Mountains in Scotland). I must say
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Moore faces two charges in video probe
LEIGH Centurions' front row forward Richard Moore has been ordered to face the Rugby Football League's disciplinary committee on Wednesday on two charges. Moore was cited by the RFL's video review panel over two incidents during Leigh's 24-22 win over
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Extra men don't count for ROvers
BOLTON RES 1 ROVERS RES 0 BLACKBURN Rovers reserves failed to break down Bolton's nine men last night as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat. Wanderers had two men sent off at Leyland but still managed to bag the only goal of the game when Blessing Kaku put
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Dead man named after road tragedy
POLICE today named a pensioner who died after he was knocked down by a car in Burnley Road, Padiham. Douglas Wilkinson, 77, known as Duggie to his friends, was walking from his home in Hapton Street towards the bus stop when he was hit by a green Honda
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Dennis is new market chief
THE new boss of Lancaster market has returned to his roots to take over as manager. Dennis Allday was involved in the rebuilding of the market and also helped plan the gas supply around the building while working for British Gas. Following redundancy
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Get running for flying medics
IT'S TRAINERS are at the ready for a group runners who are preparing to stride five kilometres in the name of charity. The Lancaster and Lakeland Nuffield Hospital will be staging its family fun run on Sunday, April 10. All the cash raised by runners
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Council probes dumped asbestos
DUMPED asbestos has still not been moved - around a year after being left next to the River Lune. The sheeting is lying in a car park close to the John O'Gaunt Rowing Club in Lancaster. The Citizen understands the sheeting was left at the site around
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Town set for major spring clean
VOLUNTEERS from two Great Harwood community groups are joining forces for a spring clean of the town. Great Harwood Prospects Panel and the Community Action Group will be taking to the streets, parks and open spaces to pick up litter. The spring clean
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Election fever?
I CAN'T be alone in noticing that the number of letters used in the Citizen from local councillors in the last few weeks appears to have shot through the roof. Some of these eminent elected representatives are regular correspondents - but some of those
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Sweeping statement helps no-one
HOW could Cllr Peter Robinson make such a sweeping statement in his letter regarding 'people' in the West End of Morecambe which was published in the Citizen last week. Generalisations like this are the last thing he should be coming out with as a councillor
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Common folk don't complain
HOMOPHOBIA is not a word used a lot in Lancaster. In fact it didn't exist before 1976 because it's a 'newspeak' word invented by the gays. Incidentally, why they call themselves gay I'll never understand because you never see them chortling at our risqu
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Residents betrayed by closure
CLOSING Greaves Park Nursery is a betrayal. The people of Lancaster deserve to be treated better than this. Residents are quite understandably outraged about the loss of a uniquely child-friendly school, with its special outdoor play area and deeply committed
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Wilson signs starlet
PHIL Wilson has swooped to sign Crewe Alexandra starlet Andrew Bond until the end of the season. Lancaster City's boss captured the highly-rated midfielder from the famed Gresty Road academy, where his own son Kyle is a star. Bond, 19, is something of
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The final countdown
MORECAMBE play in another 'cup final' on Saturday as the race for a place in the Conference play-offs becomes white hot. Seven points from nine in a week has really shoved the Shrimps back into the fray. And ahead of the showdown with Scarborough at Christie
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Jones goal not enough
STEVE Jones scored only Lancaster City's third goal in seven games - but couldn't face celebrating after the Dolly Blues plunged to defeat at Vauxhall. Jones, who also netted Lancaster's last effort, grabbed the consolation on a windy day when his side
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City on the slide
CITY'S miserable run stretched to five straight losses at Ashton United on Monday - though how they lost the Hurst Cross head to head remains a mystery. City battered their hosts but lost to a dodgy penalty and a breakaway strike in stoppage time. When
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Beware the tides of March
A WOMAN was dramatically dragged from drowning in quicksand by her pet pooch while taking her daily walk. Roseann Priestley, of Morecambe, owes her life to four-legged friend Jake after he hauled her out of danger when she started to sink in Morecambe
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Clarets to face rookie manager
BURNLEY will give new Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd his first big test at Turf Moor on Saturday. The former Leeds United first team coach faces the Clarets in his first game in charge after being unveiled as the new Hornets boss yesterday. The Coca-Cola
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Sounds historic
A LOCAL history recording day is planned to preserve Lancaster's past for future generations. The North West Sound Archives wants to record people's memories of their childhoods, experiences during war and changes they have witnessed in the area. The
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Let there be light
THE lights in Lancaster's Ryelands Park will soon be shining bright after power company United Utilities completed its part of the work. It has taken almost a year since the job was started for the new lamp standards to be illuminated. But a spokesman
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Radcliffe Probus Club
Radcliffe Probus Club welcomed our guest speaker, Frederic Hodson, whose subject was leather. Fred had brought numerous items of leather. To find out when leather was first discovered we went back 500,000 years, when our ancestors first used the skins
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St Anne's Mothers' Union
TOTTINGTON St Anne's Mothers' Union held its annual general meeting on March 15. Two new members were admitted to the branch in church, prior to the meeting, after which there was the usual election of officers for the branch, followed by reports from
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I'll make amends
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen is desperate to put his debut disaster behind him at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Norwegian missed a sitter in his first game for Blackburn against Manchester United in August when he was still getting used to the pace of the English
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We can't show mercy
STEVE Cotterill wants Burnley to hand new Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd a baptism of fire this weekend. The Clarets can finally smash through the 50-point barrier with victory over the Hornets, who yesterday installed former Leeds United first team
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Revenge time for Amir?
AMIR Khan is expected on Thursday to confirm his dream rematch against Olympic champion Mario Kindelan in front of his hometown fans at the Reebok Stadium. A Press Conference involving Khan and promotor Frank Warren has been set for Thursday lunchtime
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Memorial on way home?
A WAR memorial dedicated to workers from Crown Wallcoverings could soon return to Darwen -- but a new resting place has still to be found. The memorial window and plaque once adorned the canteen at Crown's Belgrave Mill, but since the site was earmarked
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Homes switch vote
AN EAST Lancashire council has started its biggest consultation exercise with its tenants on the future of their homes. Rossendale Borough Council has unveiled a proposal which would mean tenants' homes would get around £39.9million of repairs and improvements
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'Get tough' call over travellers
TRAVELLERS who have caused misery for villagers in Helmshore have been moved on by police. Around 15 caravans arrived at the former Airtours site off Holcombe Road, Helmshore, last week, just months after another group were served with an eviction notice
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Hospital sale to reduce debt?
UP to £1million from the sale of Blackburn Infirmary could be used to help cover East Lancashire hospitals' massive debts. Finance bosses at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are predicting they will end the financial year £5.5million in the red. They
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Wig-Wam Ban
RESTAURANT bosses have had to cancel wedding and Christening parties after a row over a huge marquee which neighbours branded an "Indian Reservation." Planning officials have now ordered the De Tabley restaurant, near Ribchester, to remove the 27metre-long
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Kennedy glad to be back in goal
GOALKEEPER Jon Kennedy is relishing the challenge of his loan move to Witton Albion. The Accrington Stanley stopper has failed to feature in manager John Coleman's plans since recovering from a spiral fracture he sustained in a freak training ground accident
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MP backs fight to stop speeding bikers
RESIDENTS are planning to meet with town hall bosses after a youngster was hit by a motorbike on a nearby road. Cory Reilly-Sully (14), of Spruce Avenue, collided with a motorbike in Deal Street, Bury, on March 1. His leg was badly fractured in the collision
