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Turley sidelined by injury horror

RECORD-BREAKING Leigh Centurions full-back Neil Turley is facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines. Turley suffered serious facial injuries just minutes after coming on as a substitute in Leighs home defeat by Widnes last Sunday. He was involved

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Three people a day die in East Lancs because of smoking

THREE people a day are dying in East Lancashire as a direct result of smoking, health chiefs claimed today. For the first time they have compiled records of all deaths from illnesses attributed to tobacco addiction awhich show 20 per cent of fatalities

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Junior tourney this Saturday

RADCLIFFE Junior Cricket Festival takes place this Saturday at the Racecourse ground, stumps pitched 10am with the final scheduled for 5.30pm. The eight participating teams have been divided into two groups, with home side Radcliffe facing Clifton, Horwich

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Clarets ride the financial storm

BURNLEY claim they have 'ridden their financial storm' in the wake of a new football report that confirms they are among the paupers of the Championship. However, chief executive Dave Edmundson today warned that despite showing the shoots of recovery,

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Extra patrols for service site

EXTRA police patrols will be monitoring the M65 services site in Darwen at weekends after staff admitted they were fearful of going to work because of gangs of youths. During the past four months juvenile nuisance at the complex has increased, and staff

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Have your say on £17m school

PARENTS can have their first glimpse of plans for Radcliffe's new £17 million high school. Residents are urged to attend a presentation on Tuesday at the Riverside West Campus - formerly Radcliffe High School - and have a say on the concept. The new complex

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Down to the bare bones

NEIL Turley's lay-off only compounds Leigh's injury woes and they could be down to the bare bones for Sunday's visit of third-placed Warrington Wolves. Paul Rowley and Ian Knott both missed the Widnes defeat while Rob Smyth (ankle), Phil Jones (knee)

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Wood Cup woe for Radcliffe

IN a cup battle featuring the Central Lancashire League's bottom two, the Racecoursemen were well and truly 'pro-ed' at Towncroft Avenue on Sunday, as the Moonrakers' Sajith Fernando destroyed them with both bat and ball to book basement side Middleton

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Tony Blair's numbers don't add up

IT is all right for the Foreign Secretary, Mr Jack Straw, to say that Britain's referendum on the EU constitution is being ditched. The move comes following France's decisive rejection of the treaty and the Netherlands also said no. The move comes despite

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A growing problem

I AM writing about the article on bullying (LET, June 6). Bullying seems to be a growing problem in today's society. It seems to be thriving in our schools and in the workplace etc. But you could also have an adult bully living in your neighbourhood.

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Rovers take big gamble

BLACKBURN Rovers' chief executive John Williams today said the board must plough all its energy into increasing the existing fan base at Ewood in a bid to ensure the club remains competitive in the Premier League. A report into football finance conducted

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No place for racism in Pendle say council bosses2/3

RACISM will not be tolerated in Pendle, council bosses warned today. They pledged to take action to protect taxi drivers after a spate of abuse against Asian cabbies. Pendle Council, the authority responsible for setting fares for hackney carriage taxis

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Two 'critical' after road crash

TWO men were in a critical condition after a road crash in Radcliffe. Christopher Livesey (33) and Paul Rainford (23), both from Radcliffe, were in a Peugeot 205 on Radcliffe Moor Road at 8pm on Saturday when their car was in an accident with a Rover

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Good report from 'weakler' schools

SIX East Lancashire schools deemed to have "serious weaknesses" by Ofsted inspectors have been turned around, their head teachers insisted today. Accrington's Moorhead High School, Green Haworth Church of England Primary School and St Mary Magdalen's

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Man found hanging

A MAN is recovering in hospital after being found hanging at a house in Cotton Street, Leigh. Police were called to the address in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 25-year-old man was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital where his condition is described

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Parents' pledge to save school

WORRIED parents, grandparents, and teachers at Rawtenstall's closure-threatened Cloughfold Primary School last night vowed to save the school. Hundreds gathered in the school hall at a meeting organised by Lancashire Education Authority to put their concerns

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ASBO youth court date

A TEENAGER charged with breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) will appear at Bury Magistrates Court for committal proceedings. Peter Loftus (18), of Red Bank Road, appeared before the bench on Wednesday charged with breaching the ABSO three

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Search for key raid witness

DETECTIVES investigating an armed robbery in Radcliffe have released an e-fit of a man they urgently need to trace. The man was seen standing outside the Spar Shop in Moss Shaw Way shortly before two men burst in. The raiders, who stole £1,500, threatened

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Whats on in East Lancs tomrrow

BLACKBURN "Jeriatric Jazz, Thwaites Empire Theatre, Ewood. "Cherrybomb," Uncle Jacks, Lower Darwen. "Omega," The Works, Northgate. Terry O'Toole's Painting Class for Beginners and Improvers, Portfolio, Simmons Street, 10am-3pm. Sunsets. "Absolutely Animal

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You couldn't make it up

IT'S no exaggeration to say that the injustice suffered by Peter Fell is enormous. The law recognised he was not a double murderer four years ago when his conviction was overturned. But that was only after he had served 18 years in prison - more than

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Andy leads runners to star win

RADCLIFFE Athletic Club had success with its men's and women's teams when they took part in the Halifax Harriers Rochdale Canal Relay. A seven-strong team took first place among the men, and the ladies team were just pipped at the post for first place

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Mr Chips author's auction

A RARE book signed by the famous Leigh author of "Goodbye, Mr Chips" will go under the hammer later this month at an auction in New York. The classic 1933 novel Lost Horizon, by James Hilton, is expected to fetch up to £2,200 when it is auctioned by Christie's

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Cocaine gang jailed for 20 years

FOUR members of a gang based in Leigh who supplied doctored cocaine acoss Manchester, Lancashire and the West Midlands have been jailed for a total of nearly 20 years. The gang rented a house in Leigh where they stored and compressed the drug into blocks

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Three people a day die in East Lancs because of smoking

THREE people a day are dying in East Lancashire as a direct result of smoking, health chiefs claimed today. For the first time they have compiled records of all deaths from illnesses attributed to tobacco addiction awhich show 20 per cent of fatalities

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Three face jail

THREE men are facing jail following a violent kidnap and attack on a man in Nelson. And police today warned criminals who thought themselves to be "invisible", would be hunted down and taken through the courts. The victim was snatched by a gang in October

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Archie's Ewood Park vision

A NEW book, entitled Engineering Archie, tells the story of how a factory architect transformed the sporting landscape of Britain, designing football grounds, including Ewood Park, writes GILL JOHNSON Author Simon Inglis tells the story of Archibald Leitch

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Hyndburn MP in fight for justice

FURIOUS East Lancashire MP Greg Pope today vowed to press the Government into giving wrongly-convicted Peter Fell a proper compensation deal. The Hyndburn Labour back bencher has tabled a written Parliamentary question to Home Secretary Charles Clarke

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Woman's BMW taken at knifepoint

A KNIFEMAN threatened a woman before stealing her keys and driving off in her car. Police are hunting two men who confronted the 32-year-old woman as she parked her car outside a house in Windsor Road, Prestwich, at 11.25pm on Wednesday night. One of

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Turbine plan approved

PLANS for a 45-foot high wind turbine on an East Lancashire school field have been approved despite fears that it could damage local house prices. Lancashire County Council yesterday approved plans for a turbine, which will now be built on the playing

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I hope for a view of peace in the Holy Land

IT WAS a brilliant sun-lit evening and I was canvassing in Wensley Fold. I know the area pretty well, for six years from the time I became candidate in 1977 I stayed with close friends there. But this evening in late April was a revelation. I knocked

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Clarets ride the financial storm

BURNLEY claim they have 'ridden their financial storm' in the wake of a new football report that confirms they are among the paupers of the Championship. However, chief executive Dave Edmundson today warned that despite showing the shoots of recovery,

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Rovers take big gamble

BLACKBURN Rovers' chief executive John Williams today said the board must plough all its energy into increasing the existing fan base at Ewood in a bid to ensure the club remains competitive in the Premier League. A report into football finance conducted

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Prizewinner digs in with kids

YOUNGSTERS worked together to create a haven in their street to help rebuild community spirit. Tracy Stewart (39), of Grosvenor Street, Radcliffe, winner of the Together Taking a Stand award, encouraged children from the street to get involved in a hanging

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Man arrested after crash

ONE man has been arrested after two cars collided in Leigh on Sunday night. A police officer driving along the East Lancashire Road at around 9pm became concerned with the driving of an E registered Nova, which had also been reported stolen. The officer

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Winning formula for boss?

A CHEMICAL importer from Leigh has been named as a finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards organised by Ernst & Young. Peter Hutchinson, managing director of B&H Polymers, joins 17 other business people from the North-west to be named

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Have your say on £17m school

PARENTS can have their first glimpse of plans for Radcliffe's new £17 million high school. Residents are urged to attend a presentation on Tuesday at the Riverside West Campus - formerly Radcliffe High School - and have a say on the concept. The new complex

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Star looks to make the grade

FOOTBALLER Eniola Aluko faced one of the toughest tests of her life -- then turned out for England! The Euro 2005 player was set to miss her AS-level history exam because it clashed with the team's game against Denmark at Ewood Park last night. But St

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Three people a day die in East Lancs because of smoking

THREE people a day are dying in East Lancashire as a direct result of smoking, health chiefs claimed today. For the first time they have compiled records of all deaths from illnesses attributed to tobacco addiction awhich show 20 per cent of fatalities

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Halliwell back in training

CENTURIONS hope that centre Danny Halliwell will soon be pushing for his first team place. Halliwell has been out for five months after picking up a leg injury in the pre-season friendly against Whitehaven but made a successful return in the Under 21s

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It's going to be tough - Abram

CENTURIONS' Coach Darren Abram admits his battered squad have their work cut out to get a result against Warrington Wolves this weekend. "There are some pretty glum faces around the place at the moment. We had targeted London, Widnes and Warrington as

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Plea for fair deal on police

MP IVAN Lewis is demanding that Bury gets its fair share of police officers after 19 were transferred elsewhere in Greater Manchester. He has called on the county's Chief Constable to be "open and transparent" and publish his criteria for allocating staff