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BLACKBURN
Meditation, Central Library, Town Hall Street, 7pm-9pm. "The Path To Peace." "Absolutely Animal" Exhibition, Samlesbury Hall. Cyber Drop-In, 9.30am-11.30am; Parents and Tots, 1.30pm-3.30pm; Out of School Experience, 3.30pm-6.30pm, Ivy Street Community
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Our railways need cash
ANYONE who travels with any frequency on East Lancashire's railways is likely to have strong opinions on the speed, comfort and reliability of the services. But even the most convinced pessimist will be surprised to hear that despite a multiitude of advances
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Name change a stupid idea
Whatever next? What a stupid money-wasting idea it is to even be thinking of a name change. East Lancashire is a good solid sensible name. Who wants a posh name? The people who live in East Lancashire are not posh they are good intelligent hard working
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Football as it should be . . .
AN anonymous email doing the rounds evokes memories of playground soccer that are sure to bring back fond memories of days long gone . . . THE RULES Matches shall be played over three unequal periods: two playtimes and lunchtime. Each of these periods
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Industry a blot on the landscape
OVER 50 years ago when I was a boy I lived in a town full of cotton mills but within minutes I could be in beautiful countryside no matter which direction I chose to walk. The Calder Valley was a beautiful place almost rivalling the Ribble Valley with
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Council makes it difficult to be responsible
RECENTLY the Lancashire Evening Telegraph ran a story about asbestos dumping in a country lane and expressed dismay at such behaviour. It is possible as a private individual to dispose of asbestos by obtaining special sacks or sheets of plastic from the
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The 'cunning killer' gets life
KILLER Adrian Howker was today starting a life sentence after he was found guilty of murdering Burnley man 'Gypsy' John Russell. Howker, 32, was convicted by a unanimous jury at Preston Crown Court after just over an hour-and-a-half deliberation. Sentencing
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So much for progress
MODERN-DAY train journeys across East Lancashire are as slow as they were 50 years ago during the steam age, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal. A combination of trains with too few doors -- meaning passengers take longer to get on and off --
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Kuqi coup
NEW signing Shefki Kuqi today vowed to make the most of his second chance at Blackburn Rovers. The Finnish international became Rovers' first signing of the summer yesterday - three years after he saw his hopes of a move to Ewood dashed by former Stockport
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New look for the future
BLACKBURN Rovers have carried out a major boardroom reshuffle ahead of the new season. In a move designed to create a 'slimmed down, more executive orientated board', John Williams has replaced Rob Coar as the club's new chairman, and Tom Finn and Martin
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Parking shake up
PENDLE Council wants to shake up a controversial parking scheme by cutting traffic wardens' working hours, setting up a local appeals process and bringing in a 30-minute leeway. The ideas have come from local authority chiefs who insist the under-fire
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Parking shake up
PENDLE Council wants to shake up a controversial parking scheme by cutting traffic wardens' working hours, setting up a local appeals process and bringing in a 30-minute leeway. The ideas have come from local authority chiefs who insist the under-fire
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£125,000 Jewish cemetery appeal launched
THE Jewish community has launched an emergency £125,000 appeal to improve security at Rainsough Jewish Cemetery following the desecration of 96 graves. Members of the Rainsough Charitable Trust, a group set up prior to the vandalism two weeks ago, are
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Caution!
STEVE Cotterill today warned that Carlisle will be no Carling Cup pushovers. Burnley have been paired with the Cumbrians in a first round clash at Turf Moor just three weeks into the new season. By then, Carlisle will still be riding the feelgood factor
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Kuqi coup
NEW signing Shefki Kuqi today vowed to make the most of his second chance at Blackburn Rovers. The Finnish international became Rovers' first signing of the summer yesterday - three years after he saw his hopes of a move to Ewood dashed by former Stockport
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Parking 'threat'
RESIDENTS in Bacup have urged council chiefs to find a solution to parking problems -- claiming the lack of car parking spaces is driving shoppers out of town. Locals at the Bacup Area Forum meeting said people working in the town were hogging short-stay
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Humble sarnie could save lives
REVELLERS are being urged to cut down on fatal kitchen fires -- by making a round of sandwiches before they go to the pub. The move is aimed at preventing people setting their homes alight while trying to cook supper when they are drunk. It is being promoted
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So much for progress
MODERN-DAY train journeys across East Lancashire are as slow as they were 50 years ago during the steam age, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal. A combination of trains with too few doors -- meaning passengers take longer to get on and off --
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I want to get lucky
ACCRINGTON Stanley new boy Andy Tretton is determined to change his luck by helping the Reds achieve their league goal. The former Hereford United captain has fallen at the final hurdle in two successive Conference play off campaigns at Edgar Street.
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Football as it should be . . .
AN anonymous email doing the rounds evokes memories of playground soccer that are sure to bring back fond memories of days long gone . . . THE RULES Matches shall be played over three unequal periods: two playtimes and lunchtime. Each of these periods
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Thoughtful person saved the day
BOTH my husband and I would like to thank the gentleman who found my son's GCSE results in Blackburn town centre on Wednesday, June 22. My son was going for an interview and needed to take his certificates. On the way to the interview they dropped out
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Stop this cruel testing of animals
EIGHTY-eight per cent of the public want to see a ban on animal testing for cosmetics and toiletries in the EU according to a survey commissioned by the RSPCA and the BUAV. But at the last official count, 30,000 animals died for this very purpose, and
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Pub boss rapped over 'travellers' sign
A LANDLORD is to be given a warning by police after he put a sign outside his pub which banned travellers. Ian Briscoe positioned the "Sorry, No Travellers" sign outside the Hockery Brook pub in Wigan Road, Hindley, after he was threatened twice by people
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Brave Donna loses fight for life
LEIGH Thai boxer Donna Morris has lost her courageous fight for life. The 27-year-old died in the Christie Hospital in Manchester from the bowel cancer she had fought so hard to overcome. Her family were at her bedside, just as they had been in shifts
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Millward refuses to panic ahead of Leigh clash
SHELL-shocked Wigan coach Ian Millward insists he will not rush into short-term signings in a knee-jerk reaction to the club's current crisis ahead of the "must win"clash with Leigh Centurions at Hilton Park on Friday night. Millward admits he needs to
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Humble sarnie could save lives
REVELLERS are being urged to cut down on fatal kitchen fires -- by making a round of sandwiches before they go to the pub. The move is aimed at preventing people setting their homes alight while trying to cook supper when they are drunk. It is being promoted
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The 'cunning killer' gets life
KILLER Adrian Howker was today starting a life sentence after he was found guilty of murdering Burnley man 'Gypsy' John Russell. Howker, 32, was convicted by a unanimous jury at Preston Crown Court after just over an hour-and-a-half deliberation. Sentencing
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Leisure centre in money talks
COUNCIL leaders have pledged to re-instate a Clitheroe sports centre's £17,000-a-year subsidy -- if it joins its new leisure card scheme. Ribble Valley Council withdrew the cash after Roefield Leisure Centre refused to take part in the project to help
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Mistakes made me feel a total jinx
ASKING Graham Branch to recall the highlights of over six years at Burnley requires patience. Promotion, scoring crucial goals to stave off the threat of relegation and even having a fans' website devoted to him all head a lengthy list. Ask for the low
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VFaughan expects more fireworks
ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan suggested there was more heated battle with Ashes rivals Australia to come after the fiery one-day washout at Edgbaston. Vaughan's team's final NatWest Series group game, which was abandoned just six overs into England's
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Football as it should be . . .
AN anonymous email doing the rounds evokes memories of playground soccer that are sure to bring back fond memories of days long gone . . . THE RULES Matches shall be played over three unequal periods: two playtimes and lunchtime. Each of these periods
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Caution!
STEVE Cotterill today warned that Carlisle will be no Carling Cup pushovers. Burnley have been paired with the Cumbrians in a first round clash at Turf Moor just three weeks into the new season. By then, Carlisle will still be riding the feelgood factor
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Clubs urged to find the deadly hearts
CLUB and bar owners have been urged to look for the ecstasy tablets believed to have killed a Darwen woman and left two others seriously ill. Police investigating the death of 42-year-old mother Sheena Fenton have warned licensed premises across East
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Squads named for Wigan visit
LEIGH Centurions and Wigan have announced their 20-man squads for Friday's clash in the engage Super League. Leigh 20-man: Cooper, J. Duffy, Fleary, Govin, Halliwell, Jackson, Jones, Kent, Wilkes, Leafa, Maden, Marshall, McCurrie, Rowley, Stapleton, Sturm
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Residents call for inquiry over homes plan
PIMHOLE residents are demanding a public inquiry into Bury Council's decision to demolish their homes. They say they are being driven out of their neighbourhood and high prices will make it impossible to move back. They took their case to the town hall
