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Is expensive art necessary?
ANYTHING which helps patients feel better and brightens the hospitals where they are being treated must be seen as a positive move. But news that East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust wants to spend £1million on public art has quite rightly raised concern
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Pensioners are facing poverty
THE recent climb-down by the government on public sector pensions highlights the problems faced by workers in the private sector, where super-rich bosses have made generous retirement provisions for themselves while winding up the pension schemes of their
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Don't help the bullies by keeping quiet
I WOULD like to comment further on the subject of bullying (LET, October 20). I was glad to read that Teamtheme take bullying seriously, but I have to disagree with the comment that nine out of 10 bullying issues are a case of half a dozen of one and
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Anger at £1m art plan for hospitals
CASH-STRAPPED hospital bosses have sparked controversy with plans to spend £1million on public art. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for sponsorship and grants to fund the scheme, which bosses believe will aid patients' recovery. The money
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Hughes eyes Petrov
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is thought to be mulling over a possible move for Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov. Hughes went to watch Celtic play Motherwell last week and the two players he ran the rule over were Petrov and his Bhoys team-mate John Hartson
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Bellamy fired up for Charlton
BLACKBURN striker Craig Bellamy has lit the fuse ahead of Saturday's Bonfire night clash with Charlton Athletic by insisting the Addicks were lucky to dump Chelsea out of the Carling Cup. Alan Curbishley's side became the first team to 'beat' Jose Mourinho's
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Town is 'touched' by jobs boost
A CALL centre is set to expand in Nelson, creating new jobs in East Lancashire. Touch Local, the UK's second largest online search directory, has one of its main offices in Burnley and announced today new jobs were on the way to its call centre in Nelson
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Husban abused gang in 'wife rape threat'
A MAN was arrested after racially abusing a gang of youths -- despite claims they threatened to rape his wife, a court was told. Magistrates heard drunken Graham Foster, 45, was the only person picked up by police after the trouble in Nelson. His wife
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Heidi is boxing clever
HEIDI Rogers got off to a great start yesterday as she spent her first day living in a plastic box in a bid to win £2,000 in a radio contest. The five-day competition sees Heidi, 28, of Pickup Street, Clayton-le-Moors, living in a 2.5 square metre box
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Terminally ill brothers dreaming of Disney
TWO young brothers suffering from a terminal illness have set their sights on the trip of a lifetime thanks to the generosity of local people. Joshua Borwick, six, and Kirk Pinder, two, of Clarendon Street, Accrington, have the muscle-wasting disease
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Safari - so goody
PEOPLE who recycle rubbish could be rewarded with a safari holiday worth £10,000 under a new scheme launched by Hyndburn Council. Residents taking the time to separate their waste and put it out for collection could get the chance to take part in a scratch
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Sex offender broke court order
A CONVICTED sex offender who contacted two members of a youngsters' cricket side in defiance of a court order, has been jailed for six months. John Gidlow was seen chatting to a a boy at Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club, Clitheroe just three months
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Player ratings: Burnley 2 Millwall 1
How the Clarets fared in the 2-1 home win over Millwall. JENSEN: A virtual spectator after Millwall grabbed a shock lead 6 DUFF: Substituted at half time as Burnley went for pace and trickery down the right 6 LOWE: Unforced mistakes at the back made it
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Match report: Burnley 2 Millwall 1
FIREWORKS are supposed to be reserved for Bonfire Night. But Burnley fans will long remember the first of November as the night referee Richard Beeby lit the touchpaper on an explosive evening at Turf Moor. The night had started with a bang as Millwall
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Glenn Keeley column: United's slump is no joke for Rovers
FOOTBALL fans the length of the country must be revelling in the demise of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson. For the best part of a decade, United were the dominant force in English football and didn't their fans love rubbing our noses in it?
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Cranebuilders coming
Liverpool's The Cranebuilders have been ploughing their own furrow of miserabilist pop since 2000. Catch them in Preston on November 4. Having emerged at the same time as other Merseyside bands like The Coral and The Zutons, The Cranebuilders were keen
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Cotterill wants Dyer for season
Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has revealed he is looking to secure on-loan Southampton winger Nathan Dyer on a season-long loan if close friend and Saints manager Harry Redknapp is happy for the teenager to remain at Turf Moor. 17-year-old Dyer inspired
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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, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers and Jerry Lee Lewis. NOVEMBER 2 Mem Shannon, King George's Hall, Blackburn
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Saviours throw hat into ring
A DARWEN boxing club which faced closure after its rent was tripled has been saved by two local businessmen. The club, which is used by children as young as six, was renting a room in Hampden Mill, Spring Vale Road, until mid-September and was working
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Stylish team with winning ways
A CREATIVE Rossendale hairdressing team has won a prestigious award for styling skills. The team, from Freddie's in Bank Street, Rawtenstall, was headed by the crew's artistic director Matthew Threlfall. Matt, who won a place on Schwarzkopf's young artistic
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Private detectives called in to track fraudster
A BANK hired private investigators to track down a postmaster who stole £145,000 by forging benefit cheques. Edward Thomas, 52, of Deerplay Drive, Weir, Bacup, has been jailed for 27 months for his part in an elaborate fraud involving stealing customers
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Council buys arson-ravaged old pub
A DERELICT landmark in Blackburn which was gutted in an arson attack is to be restored after being bought by the local council. Blackburn with Darwen Council has confirmed it has bought the King's Head Inn, King Street, for an undisclosed sum believed
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Final flight for travel agents
A Blackburn holiday firm has ceased trading after only managing to sell six seats on a plane it chartered to the Canary Islands. PA Travel, based on Glenfield Business Park, Blackburn, was declared insolvent last week. A meeting of creditors will take
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Hawks get into groove
BLACKBURN Hawks scored four goals in five minutes to complete a superb winning double. Three goals in an incredible 49 seconds enabled Hawks to clinch a 4-1 English League home win over previously unbeaten leaders Billingham Bombers on Sunday night. It
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Andy Payton column: Two ex-team mates on different planets
IT'S great to see my former Burnley team-mates Steve Davis and Paul Gascoigne back in football again. The contrasts really couldn't be any greater. They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Well Steve probably has his feet firmly on planet
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Final flight for travel agents
A Blackburn holiday firm has ceased trading after only managing to sell six seats on a plane it chartered to the Canary Islands. PA Travel, based on Glenfield Business Park, Blackburn, was declared insolvent last week. A meeting of creditors will take
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Police quiz man after sex assaults
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with suspected sex assaults on two schoolgirls. The 38-year-old man was arrested by detectives on Sunday, interviewed, and released on police bail pending further inquiries. He is expected to return to the police
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Water relief!
SAILORS in Foulridge will be cracking open the champagne on Sunday to celebrate finally getting back on the water -- after reservoir levels fell too low. Burwain Sailing Club has been unable to operate for more than a month after low rainfall meant there
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Gig review: The Bluetones @ 53 Degrees, Preston
The first night of The Bluetones' latest UK tour was so intimate that even from the back of the room you could hear the band joking around off mic. But it was anything but a slight return for one of the biggest indie bands of 1990s as the audience upstairs
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Pensioner found dead in woods
A PENSIONER who had threatened to kill himself was found dead days after vanishing from his Colne home, an inquest heard. The hearing was told Rennie Grimshaw, who had a history of depression, disappeared from his home in Dent Street on February 21. He
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Holmes will keep the faith
ROGER Holmes is old and wise enough to know that it is far too early to push the panic button at Clitheroe. With 20 years' experience under his belt at his home town club, Holmes has seen and done it all before. And while the 41-year-old player/coach
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Appeal for O'Connor
Burnley will appeal against James O'Connor's red card, which could land the midfielder a three-match ban following a clash with Millwall's Jody Morris, who was also sent off. "I cannot see how it is a sending off and I saw the referee afterwards and he
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Cotterill wants Dyer for season
Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has revealed he is looking to secure on-loan Southampton winger Nathan Dyer on a season-long loan if close friend and Saints manager Harry Redknapp is happy for the teenager to remain at Turf Moor. 17-year-old Dyer inspired
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Clarets vow to back May
BURNLEY have vowed to support Millwall's appeal after Ben May was sent off at half time last night for alleged racial abuse towards Frank Sinclair. Clarets skipper Sinclair insists he was not aware of any such comments in the Turf Moor tunnel, where referee
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Shann's the man to bring the blues
There's the entire New Orleans musical tradition -- and then there's Mem Shannon. And on October 2, for one night only, the blues legend is playing at Blackburn's King George's Hall. Expect something special as the band has gone through a lot to get here
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Bellamy fired up for Charlton
BLACKBURN striker Craig Bellamy has lit the fuse ahead of Saturday's Bonfire night clash with Charlton Athletic by insisting the Addicks were lucky to dump Chelsea out of the Carling Cup. Alan Curbishley's side became the first team to 'beat' Jose Mourinho's
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Move for extra smoking ban in towns
PLANS to make parts of Blackburn and Darwen smoke free areas are being considered by health chiefs. Earlier this year East Lancashire health bosses slammed government plans, expected to be brought in over the next three years, to ban smoking in some public
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Funding tips for arts projects
COMMUNITY, voluntary and charity groups are being invited to discuss sources of funding for new projects with Rossendale Leisure Trust. The Trust's arts development unit wants to help local groups attract funding for new projects. It is responsible for
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Free car parking 'costing millions'
ROSSENDALE could be losing out on more than £2m a year by not charging for car parking, according to a senior councillor. Former Whitworth mayor Coun Alan Neal said the loss means ratepayers are having to subsidise motorists. But the claim has been dismissed
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Move for extra smoking ban in towns
PLANS to make parts of Blackburn and Darwen smoke free areas are being considered by health chiefs. Earlier this year East Lancashire health bosses slammed government plans, expected to be brought in over the next three years, to ban smoking in some public
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Fair play for disabled kids
THE opening of a £250,000 play area in Blackburn has been delayed after complaints it was not fit for disabled users. Blackburn with Darwen Council has insisted the park meets safety requirements but additional facilities are to be installed in Blackburn's
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Match report: Preston 3 Hull 0
JEMAL Johnson set Preston on their way to a first home win of the season. The on-loan Blackburn Rovers striker was set free on the right by skipper Chris Lucketti's through ball. Johnson then raced half the length of the field before cutting into the
