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Secret will soon be out at the hall
Samlesbury Hall is hoping to attract a bumper crowd when it stages its first ever outdoor theatrical production next month The Secret Garden will be performed on August 14, at 2pm by the critically acclaimed Storytellers Theatre Company from Blackpool
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Cobble together a solution for us
AS a wheelchair user I agree with Graham Carter's comments (LET, June 23) that cobbles do nothing to alleviate the pain of the user. It should not be difficult to lay a smooth path, perhaps of wood, for wheelchair access. Witton Park is an example, where
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Crackdown on apple crime!
WITH reference to the report headed 'Barn boy's theft' (July 28), the article refers to an 18-year-old youth apparently living in his father's hay barn admitting theft of three apples he ate which were intended for the horses! It would appear that the
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American treated disgracefully
I COULD not believe what I was reading when I read the story (LET, July 25) about Mr Shaun Browne, an American, who had flown 5,300 miles to put his plans before Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's Planning Committee only to have been told you cannot
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Rovers' fantastic four
SWANSEA 1 ROVERS 4 WHAT a week it has been for Blackburn Rovers' young striker Matt Derbyshire. Nine days ago, the 19-year-old was in the doldrums after he got sent off for the first time in his professional career during Rovers' 1-1 friendly draw with
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Kids fire 'gun' at cars
TEENAGERS put motorists' lives at risk by firing a ball-bearing gun at cars on the M65. The incident was just one of a catalogue recorded by police in the first few weeks of the school holidays. And the motorway madness has come despite officers issuing
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Dan's a doubt
NEW boy Danny Karbassiyoon looks certain to miss Burnley's Championship curtain-raiser at Crewe this weekend. The former Arsenal defender suffered a recurrence of a hip/groin injury ahead of the final game of the Clarets trip to Austria, which ended in
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Cracker denies wacker
BURNLEY 1 WACKER BURGHAUSEN 1 IRISH eyes have definitely smiled on Burnley's tour of Austria. Last Tuesday, against PAOK Salonika, Dubliner Garreth O'Connor came up with a timely equaliser to preserve the Clarets unbeaten pre-season run. And namesake
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TOMORROW
BLACKBURN Blackburn Breast Care Support Group, Beardwood Hospital, Preston New Road, 7pm-9pm. "The Lighter Side of Estate Agency," with Bill Honeywell. Breast care nurse in attendance. Fol Music with Peter and Gaynor, Bay Horse, Osbaldeston, 8.30pm. Blackburn
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Final option for weight struggle
PIONEERING surgery to tackle obesity is to be offered for the first time in Lancashire. The private Beardwood Hospital in Blackburn is offering the treatment -- but only to failed slimmers. People will have to prove they have attempted to lose weight
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Bridge saga: We've been betrayed
FURTHER to your article regarding the proposed river crossing for the Ribble Way (LET, July 15). The Ramblers Association first asked for a single span, traditional style, footbridge across the River Ribble almost 20 years ago to take the route of the
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Kids fire 'gun' at cars
TEENAGERS put motorists' lives at risk by firing a ball-bearing gun at cars on the M65. The incident was just one of a catalogue recorded by police in the first few weeks of the school holidays. And the motorway madness has come despite officers issuing
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Sort it out Tosh
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has urged John Toshack to bury the hatchet with Robbie Savage and make a firm decision regarding his international career. Savage is desperate to play for Wales again after making a u-turn on his decision to quit international
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Partner arrested after stabbing
A WOMAN has been arrested after her boyfriend was stabbed in the stomach. Police were called to a house in Tennyson Road, Colne, at 2.50am yesterday after reports that a 26-year-old man had been injured. An ambulance was called and the man was taken to
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Russell rocks Rammy
LOWERHOUSE'S Jonny Russell threw the Lancashire League title race wide open with a superb 7-36 as his side beat Ramsbottom to join them at the top of the table. Russell's superb spell helped skittle the league leaders for just 75 and even the return of
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Lancashire cut down by Sabres
LANCASHIRE captain Mark Chilton was a disappointed man after his side were beaten in the final of the Twenty20 Cup against Somerset Sabres at the Oval on Saturday night. But he insisted his side would take the defeat in good spirits. "It's desperately
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Sort it out Tosh
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has urged John Toshack to bury the hatchet with Robbie Savage and make a firm decision regarding his international career. Savage is desperate to play for Wales again after making a u-turn on his decision to quit international
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Dan's a doubt
NEW boy Danny Karbassiyoon looks certain to miss Burnley's Championship curtain-raiser at Crewe this weekend. The former Arsenal defender suffered a recurrence of a hip/groin injury ahead of the final game of the Clarets trip to Austria, which ended in
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Archaeologists really coin it in
A COLLECTION of historical artefacts has been discovered during an archaeological dig in Darwen. A 1792 Lancaster halfpenny token was among many interesting finds during the six-month excavation near Manor House Farm, Eccleshill, by the Phoenix North
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Cathedral in £11m deal to build flats
CHURCH bosses have secured an £11million deal to kickstart a flats and offices scheme in Blackburn Cathedral grounds. And it is hoped that money made by the regeneration project will help secure the Cathedral's financial future. Using £300,000, half of
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Keep your hands off our schools
EAST Lancashire pupils have been propelled into action to help police keep their schools vandal-free zones. Since 2000, Lancashire Police's air support unit has supported police patrols throughout the county by using the force helicopter to provide additional
