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Kick out terror 'Holy Men'
I WOULD suggest that A Mahmood (LET, August 15) consider the Human Rights of the dead in America (9/11) and also those in London. Loony minority groups for far too long have prevented the deportation of would-be terrorists who, in the guise of 'Holy Men
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Help on hand for epilepsy victims
WE were very sorry to read about the tragic death of Patricia Watson (LET, August 8) and would like to send our condolences to her family. At least one in 130 people in the UK has epilepsy, making it the most common serious brain condition. In fact epilepsy
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Jail for pair who stabbed baker
Two violent thugs who stabbed a Chorley baker before robbing him have been jailed for what police describe as a 'brutal' crime. Cousins Carl Snape, 33, of Barn Meadow, Clayton Brook, and Matthew Snape, 20, of Ashby Street, Chorley, each received six year
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Trees could get axed in park plan
A Chorley councillor who has expressed concerns that mature trees within Astley Park will be for the chop has been told he is 'barking up the wrong tree'. Councillor Mark Perks believes plans to regenerate the park could lead to historic trees being axed
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Golf ace Emily is on course to success
A young girl described as a 'golfing prodigy' is already being tipped for England honours after winning competitions against players years older than her. Emily Taylor is just 10 and has only been playing golf for two years. But she has been selected
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Bar boss on rape charge
A BAR manager from East Lancashire has been accused of raping a teenage holidaymaker in the Canary Islands. Andrew Logan, 34, of Clitheroe, is alleged to have attacked the 18-year-old inside the hostess bar he runs in Tenerife. A bar worker is alleged
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Is it easier than ever to make the grade?
FORTY-SIX per cent of voters think A-levels have become easier over the last 10-15 years, according to an opinion poll published by the think tank Reform. Indeed, the pass rate has increased year-on-year for the past 23 -- from 68.2 per cent in 1982 to
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Bridge warning after 47 strikes
High-tech signs are to be installed on a low bridge in Preston which has been hit 47 times by motorists between 1994 and 2004. The bridge in Lytham Road, between Mill Lane and Blackbull Lane, is only acessible to vehicles less than 6ft 6ins tall. It ranks
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Festival showcase hopes for film maker
A film maker from Preston is calling on lesbians and gay men to come forward to take part in a project to make a number of short films. John McBride, 32, of Broadgate, is a professional film maker who has been given £3,700 by Preston Community Chest to
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VJ Day in Far East
A war veteran is going to Singapore next month to mark the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (VJ) Day and is hoping to meet an old friend. Former Royal Navy signalman, Syd Sowden, 78, of Leyland, will go on September 7 with son, Antony, 31, for a ten
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Red cards help cut pub crime
Crime in pubs across Bamber Bridge has been slashed since a new yellow and red card scheme was launched. The Pub Watch scheme, which targets alcohol related crime, was launched in April 2004. The number of assaults has gone down from 13 between April
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Sacked for IT misuse
Five BAE Systems workers have been sacked for misusing the company's computer equipment. Four of the axed employees are understood to have worked at the company's Warton site, and one was based at Samlesbury. Their dismissal follows a two-week internal
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It's batty as bridge costs £880,000
CYCLISTS can rejoice - Lancaster's Millennium Cycleway is open again after almost a year. It was closed last summer when a hole appeared in the floor of a former railway viaduct at Crook o'Lune, near Caton. Lancashire County Council had to ban walkers
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Crackdown pays off
A CRACKDOWN on Class A drugs has paid dividends across the county - with scores of dealers put out of business. That's the word from police following a three-month 'Opera-tion Crackdown' campaign. It saw police in 33 areas across the country join forces
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Sneaky kids rob charity
DEPRIVED children could go without a summer treat after youths sneaked into a Morecambe charity shop. The youngsters went into International Aid Trust and distracted a volunteer so that an accomplice could make off with a £100 vacuum cleaner. And it is
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Where were you on historic days?
MORECAMBE people with vivid memories of the heady days at the end of World War II are wanted - to help make a documentary film. Morecambe Bay Movie Makers want to hear from people who recall where they were and what they were doing on VE and VJ Days in
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Open house for lifeboat
MORECAMBE lifeboat station will open its doors to the public on Saturday. Crew will be on hand to talk to visitors and show them around the resort's lifeboat and hovercraft. And there will be attractions including a bouncy castle for children, a lorry
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Resort wants to share
HELP is at hand for first-time buyers wanting to put their foot on the bottom rung of the property ladder in Morecambe. A new scheme has been launched to enable people to get into the housing market. Beech Housing Association is behind a shared ownership
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Watchdog puts bite on Uni
A NATIONAL human rights watchdog is to come out battling on behalf of six Lancaster University students. Liberty is to fight the case for students facing jail after holding a campus protest over weapons of mass destruction and the production of GM food
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Catch the cat killers
A PET lover left distraught after her family cat was savagely killed by dogs is pleading for help to catch the culprits. The Lancaster woman says anyone whose pet may have been attacked should step forward to help police and RSPCA officers. The woman
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Cabbies' strike is called off
A TAXI strike has been called off after Pendle Council did a U-turn on its decision to increase taxi licensing fees. Councillors had agreed to meet with cabbies to thrash out solutions after the council said it would put up fees -- despite making nearly
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Bar boss on rape charge
A BAR manager from East Lancashire has been accused of raping a teenage holidaymaker in the Canary Islands. Andrew Logan, 34, of Clitheroe, is alleged to have attacked the 18-year-old inside the hostess bar he runs in Tenerife. A bar worker is alleged
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Lancaster lord it in Origin
LANCASTER pulled off a sensational Origin victory with a gritty performance against a much-fancied Morecambe outfit. Young stand-off Ollie Austin opened the scoring with a penalty for Morecambe before centre Matt Craven found the gap to strode over the
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Flint earns his Ulster stripes
MORECAMBE'S John McGuinness broke his Ulster Grand Prix duck on Saturday with a thrilling double victory at the 7.4-mile Dundrod circuit. The opening win came aboard the Honda Racing CBR600 Honda in the first Supersport 600cc race by the slender margin
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New boys are goal-den but City stumble
NICK Rogan and Alex Taylor bagged debut goals in style - but Lancaster City were made to pay for a last second defensive dozing session as they drew 3-3 at Hinckley The strike partners impressed as City appeared to be on course for a shock win until Hinckley
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Wayne wins it for Shrimps
WAYNE Curtis gave Morecambe the perfect start to Mission Football League with the winner as the Shrimps saw off Halifax Town. But the 1-0 Christie Park win was as much down to an exceptional goalkeeping display from Ryan Robinson as the goal from Curtis
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Clarets play a waiting game
BURNLEY boss Steve Cotterill has revealed this week's efforts to bolster his squad have no more than a 50/50 chance of success. The Clarets look like having depleted numbers again at Watford tomorrow, with three players all doubtful through injury. And
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Police draw a bank blank
DETECTIVES have 'drawn a blank' in their investigation of a dramatic armed robbery at a Carnforth bank a year ago. Detective Inspector Neil Esseen admits that despite a number of leads following the daylight robbery at Barclays in Market Street during
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Craig faces scan agony
BLACKBURN Rovers face an anxious wait on the full extent of Craig Bellamy's thigh injury. The striker will definitely miss tomorrow's opening Premiership home game with Fulham but manager Mark Hughes is hoping the injury, sustained while training Wales
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Clarets play a waiting game
BURNLEY boss Steve Cotterill has revealed this week's efforts to bolster his squad have no more than a 50/50 chance of success. The Clarets look like having depleted numbers again at Watford tomorrow, with three players all doubtful through injury. And
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Son's top of the world challenge
A DARWEN man whose father died of cancer is hoping to take part in a trek to Everest base camp in his memory. Calum Rigby, 31, of Prospect Avenue, decided to take part in the Cancer Research UK challenge while his dad, John Rigby, was suffering from non-Hodgkin
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40 textile mill jobs in jeopardy
FORTY jobs at a Rossendale weaving firm could be axed after the company recorded losses of £3.5million in the last five years. Plans for a major shake-up at JH Birtwistle in Haslingden were announced after staff at the company, part of the John Lewis
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Stabbed Brother 'an inspiration to so many'
A RELIGIOUS leader stabbed to death during a prayer service in France was known to thousands of East Lancashire Christians, it has emerged. And the Dean of Blackburn today paid a moving tribute to "inspirational" Brother Roger, who was killed as 2,500
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Let's change the balance
THERE'S no real argument over the benefits of breast feeding. It's generally accepted that babies nurtured the natural way during their first few months in the world are less likely to suffer from eczema, food allergies and respiratory illnesses as well
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Council did its best to secure playground
RE the front page story "Canal death safety call" (LET, August 10) which related to the inquest into the death of a four-year-old boy who left a playground in Burnley and drowned in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and subsequent calls to improve the safety
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Large pool would be good for all
OF course a 50-metre pool should be considered for Darwen. Given the large interest and popularity of swimming and also the availability of a high number of experienced coaches and teachers in the Blackburn and Darwen area, a 50-metre pool would be ideal
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Blast shocks driver
A motorist has spoken of his shock after a mindless thug blasted him in the face with a paintball gun as he drove along a busy road. Geoff Denyer, 39, was struck by the high velocity paint cartridge after being singled out by the unknown gunman. Police
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Porn taxi driver banned
A TAXI driver sacked after he was caught showing hard-core pornography to passengers has been banned from working the streets of Pendle. An Evening Telegraph investigation earlier this year revealed how married father-of-two Shaukat Ali Afsar was working
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Craig faces scan agony
BLACKBURN Rovers face an anxious wait on the full extent of Craig Bellamy's thigh injury. The striker will definitely miss tomorrow's opening Premiership home game with Fulham but manager Mark Hughes is hoping the injury, sustained while training Wales
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We need cutting edge
RYAN Nelsen wants Blackburn Rovers to return to their usual selves against Fulham tomorrow - by becoming hard to beat again. The rock solid reputation the team has built since the New Zealander joined in January was demolished in last Saturday's Premiership
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Court for ref abuse player
An amateur footballer used threatening and abusive behaviour towards a referee during a six-a-side football match, a court heard. Keith Tucker, 43, of Cartmel Place, Ashton, Preston, admitted the public order offence, at Preston Magistrates' Court on
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190 miles on a walk and a prayer
A group of seven women and one man are to embark on a 190-mile coast-to-coast expedition to raise money for the refurbishment of their church hall. Fulwood Methodist Church, Watling Street Road, Ladies After 8 Group will start their 17-day walk on Thursday
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Colleges see best A-level results yet
A student from Penwortham is believed to be one of the country's highest flyers after scooping top marks at A-level today (Thursday). Runshaw College student, Simon Bond, 18, of Gleneagles Drive, Penwortham, is on his way to Oxford University to study
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120 jobs go as call centre closes
ONE hundred and twenty jobs will be lost in Morecambe after insurer Norwich Union decided to shut its resort call centre. The group is closing two RAC call centres as part of long-term plans to axe 1,700 jobs from the newly merged group. The news is a
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Porn taxi driver banned
A TAXI driver sacked after he was caught showing hard-core pornography to passengers has been banned from working the streets of Pendle. An Evening Telegraph investigation earlier this year revealed how married father-of-two Shaukat Ali Afsar was working
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Yob's book 'a sad bid to cash in on soccer violence'
POLICE officers working to combat football violence today slammed a book written by one of the area's most notorious self-confesses hooligans. Andrew 'Pot' Porter, 39, of Parliament Street, Burnley, was a founding member of the notorious Burnley Suicide
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Biker backs killer spills protest
A HEYSHAM motor cyclist is to throw his weight behind a national biker safety campaign. Bikers are to take to the streets of London to protest about the menace of diesel spills on roads across the UK. And Phil Butler, of Morecambe Bay Estuaries Advanced
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Motors draw is only light
Leyland Motors were the only local side to take anything from their game as Preston and Leyland both lost. Home side Netherfield batted first with opener Walmsley making 55 before being bowled by Lillee, and they eventually declared on 189 for 9. D Makinson
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TEAM WARNING AFTER POOR RESULT
Gavin Ward has been ruled out of action until at least October after damaging his shoulder during a reserve game. Ward was injured during his first appearance of the season, leaving just Carlo Nash the only fit recognised keeper within the first team.
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Strong team for the battle
All the hard work of recent weeks will be put to the test when Chorley begin their UniBond League season on Saturday, with a trip to take on the improved Eastwood Town followed three days later with the visit of Mark Molyneaux's Rossendale United. Magpie
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A Shaw thing for City
BLOCKBUSTING striker Dave Shaw has signed for Lancaster City after finally overcoming a broken bone in his foot. The 27-year-old postman has plundered the goals for Stone Dominoes in the North West Counties League and hopes to be able to make an impact
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Paceman Pedder powers over Blackpool
MORECAMBE bounced back to form as they trounced Blackpool in the Surridge Northern Premier Cricket League at Woodhill Lane on Saturday. Phil Dennison's men are in top form at the moment, with their only recent blip coming against champions-elect St Annes
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Ref hands Celtic a point
LANCASTER City were robbed of their first win of the season as a pair of ridiculous refereeing decisions handed Stalybridge Celtic a point in a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. City were bang on course to upset one of the favourites for the Conference North crown
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Ade aims for a snoozy Sunday
THREE points translated into Brownie points when Burnley put Coventry to bed last week. And a second successive clean sheet at Watford tomorrow could lead to another welcome lie-in on Sunday morning for Ade Akinbiyi and his team mates. "We needed a win
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Rovers have to bounce back
I WAS surprised Rovers got beat against West Ham. I was surprised big time. And that makes tomorrow's game against Fulham even more important. It's Rovers' first home game and they need to get some points on the board. They also need to give the fans
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Shop boss shares trade secrets
BUSINESS leaders from across the North West will hear a retail king bare his sole in Lancaster. Entrepreneurs are to come to the city to meet John Timpson, chief executive and chairman of Timpson, to discover the secrets behind one of the biggest names
