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Condoleezza's Ewood date
JACK Straw presented his US opposite number Condoleezza Rice with a Blackburn Rovers shirt when he visited her home town of Birmingham, Alabama. And the Blackburn MP hopes the American Secretary of State will become a fan of his soccer team as he has
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Japanese foils addict thief
A 31-YEAR-OLD heroin addict's attempt to raise cash to fund his habit fell foul of the language barrier. A court heard that luckless Anthony Dennison stole a PlayStation game only to discover it was a demonstration version in Japanese. And that was after
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Preserve fields for the future
REGARDING the multi-faith burial site plan for Langho. I have lived in Citheroe and the Ribble Valley for the last six years. I have read the letters for and against the proposal but so far no-one has mentioned that the damage will be irreversible to
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Waste not and want not?
NORTH Sea oil and gas supplies have a limited life, we have very few coal mines still operating and for many people nuclear power is not an acceptable energy option. With this backdrop it is crucial that we make every possible effort as a nation to economise
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Woodland cemetery an asset to nature
I WOULD like to thank everyone for supporting the woodland cemetery project. As for all the critics, picture, if you will, rows of characterless headstones, many crumbling and broken, others unkempt and all squashed into a faceless cemetery or overcrowded
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Jemal just too good for Liverpool
JEMAL Johnson scored twice as Rovers routed Liverpool's reserve team 3-0 at the Racecourse Ground last night. The American striker scored in each half, with Sergio Peter also grabbing a goal in a comprehensive victory. Rovers, with Vratislav Gresko and
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Condoleezza's Ewood date
JACK Straw presented his US opposite number Condoleezza Rice with a Blackburn Rovers shirt when he visited her home town of Birmingham, Alabama. And the Blackburn MP hopes the American Secretary of State will become a fan of his soccer team as he has
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Hughes: I won't rush Tommo
DAVID Thompson has agreed to play the waiting game as he prepares for a return from his long term injury lay-off. Blackburn boss Mark Hughes insists that the midfielder won't be rushed back too soon, as has been the case on previous occasions since his
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Now where there's muck there's gas...
A PIONEERING project which generates gas power by turning sewage into fertiliser has secured a £1million grant. United Utilities' treatment site in Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury, is the first full-scale plant in the country to offer the technology, which
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Reserves hit for seven in seaside farce
Burnley Reserves fell to their first defeat of the season - a thumping 7-1 to Blackpool - on a farcical night at the seaside last night. Ali Akbar had given the Clarets an early lead before Pool hit back to lead through two goals from first team striker
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O'Connor targets big leap up table
MIDFIELD battler James O'Connor has urged Burnley to overcome their Carling Cup disappointment and take a giant leap up the Championship table tomorrow night. Victory over newly-promoted Hull City, in only the second home game in a month, would allow
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O'Connor targets big leap up table
MIDFIELD battler James O'Connor has urged Burnley to overcome their Carling Cup disappointment and take a giant leap up the Championship table tomorrow night. Victory over newly-promoted Hull City, in only the second home game in a month, would allow
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Hughes: I won't rush Tommo
DAVID Thompson has agreed to play the waiting game as he prepares for a return from his long term injury lay-off. Blackburn boss Mark Hughes insists that the midfielder won't be rushed back too soon, as has been the case on previous occasions since his
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Simply Magic
The Magic Numbers's recent short set at Action Records in Preston proved so popular dozens of people were locked out in the pouring rain hoping for the merest glimpse of the fast-rising quartet. Fortunately, the band are coming back to Lancashire for
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Young Matt keeps the Monro legend alive
WHEN crooner Matt Monro called his 13-year-old son to join him on stage the boy loved it so much he swore he'd do it again. But before the opportunity came his father died, devastating fans across the globe. Now, 20 years after his father's, death Matt
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Lancashire gig guide
Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of Status Quo, White Stripes, Paul Weller, Doves, Blondie, The Coral, The Magic Numbers and Jerry Lee Lewis. OCTOBER 27 Wishbone Ash, Platform, Morecambe, £15 The Needs, 53 Degrees
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Grief over garden
A Darwen family living next door to a rubbish-strewn garden have been promised that legal action will be taken if needed. Mark and Jane McClelland, of Anchor Avenue, first contacted the Twin Valley Homes housing association in 2001 to complain about the
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Vandals' attack on park conservatory
DOG walkers are 'fed up' with vandals who regularly damage parts of Blackburn's Corporation Park, it was claimed today. A recent spate of attacks has seen around 25 of the historic park's conservatory windows smashed. Builders currently revamping the
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Jennings gets Pryce just right
AS Michael Jennings had an ice cube massaged into his swollen cheeks and puffed up eyes he sighed: "I don't want many more fights like that". Few would blame him. The Chorley boxer retained his British welterweight title on a unanimous points decision
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Poppy 'debt we owe'
THE Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen today appealed to local people to back the annual Poppy Appeal. Coun Yusuf Jan-Virmani also called for people to help the Royal British Legion carry on its good work. He said: "It exists not only to help servicemen affected
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Plan will make life healthier
BUCKETS catching rainwater are set to be a thing of the past at a Blackburn health centre after plans were revealed for a multi-million pound replacement. Discussions have begun to resite Montague Health Centre from Oakenhurst Road, a building which its
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We don't want a second rate police force
WITH reference to the story 'Police boss pledge on community bobbies' (LET, October 13). How is Chief Superintendent Mallaby able to make such a pledge? The fact is that nothing definite has yet been decided and in any event any officer of his rank will
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Still tops among the cops
LANCASHIRE police have remained among the top performing forces in the country under assessments carried out by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. But Lancashire's top officer said the constabulary, named among the top tier of forces last year
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Sex fiends entices boy into van
A SEX fiend tricked a schoolboy into his van before indecently assaulting him. And today police were criticised for waiting nearly a week before alerting the public about the attack. The 13-year-old was assaulted after he climbed into a van when the driver
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Sex fiends entices boy into van
A SEX fiend tricked a schoolboy into his van before indecently assaulting him. And today police were criticised for waiting nearly a week before alerting the public about the attack. The 13-year-old was assaulted after he climbed into a van when the driver
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Gig review: The Ordinary Boys @ The Sugar House, Lancaster
Tuesday night at the Sugar House saw more Fred Perry t-shirts and Reebok Classics than you'd expect on the terraces of a north London Premiership clash. And just like the beautiful game, The Ordinary Boys' performance was a gig of two halves. Playing
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Drugs help plan stalls
PLANS to open a new centre for people with drug and alcohol problems in Accrington town centre have been ditched. A building in Abbey Street had been chosen to house the proposed treatment centre, which would have included a needle exchange; and planning
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'I'm top of the pots again'
A CHEF trained at a top London restaurant has battled back from a climbing accident that nearly ended his career. Chris Dobson, 36, of Accrington, was out of work for nearly six years after he fractured his leg in a fall. The father of two had been free
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Swimming along nicely
Brighton-based noiseniks Help She Can't Swim - whose fantastically named debut album Fashonista Super Dance Troupe brought comparisons to Sonic Youth - are back with a new EP. But first there's a tour which comes to Lancaster on November 18. The ferocious
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Burns horror of Jackass fan
A TEENAGER imitating the cult TV programme Jackass burned a 'smiley' face into the arm of a friend using the base of a red hot cigarette lighter. And magistrates heard the 16-year-old from Darwen also set fire to the same friend's back using a deodorant
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'Illegal' cash not repaid
TWENTY motorists are still £60 out of pocket after council bosses failed to repay parking tickets they issued illegally under out-dated laws. Blackburn with Darwen Council chiefs still have £1,200 in the authority's coffers that has been gained from motorists
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'I'm top of the pots again'
A CHEF trained at a top London restaurant has battled back from a climbing accident that nearly ended his career. Chris Dobson, 36, of Accrington, was out of work for nearly six years after he fractured his leg in a fall. The father of two had been free
