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Transplant row
THE DEVASTATED family of a teenager who underwent a failed kidney transplant operation have lodged a 16-page complaint with the hospital. And officials have launched an investigation into the case of Sarah Coupe, 16. Sarah, of Spring Meadows, Clayton-le-Moors
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Kidnap victim death threat
A FATHER of three pleaded for his life as he was snatched from his house and told he would be hanged over a quarry cliff, a court heard. David Howard, 40, was said to have been threatened with rape and battery before a rope was allegedly put around his
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Player ratings: Burnley 1 Leicester City 0
How the Clarets' players fared in the home win against Leicester City. GRANT: Quietly impressive debut with three saves to earn a clean sheet.8 DUFF: Enjoyed linking up with Elliott and defended like a demon. 8 LOWE: A towering presence against City's
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Match report: Burnley 1 Leicester City 0
EMERGENCY goalkeeper one minute, enthralling goalscorer the next. Welcome to the wacky world of John Spicer. The Clarets midfielder ended the last game at Luton wearing the comically oversized shirt and gloves of Brian Jensen. But given the target to
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Mullen: We didn't deserve to lose it
DARWEN manager Steve Mullen had nothing but praise for his team's battling performance against FC United and even reckoned: "Perhaps the best team lost." Despite being on the wrong end of the scoreline against the NWFCL Division Two leaders, Mullen said
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Clarets boss prays for an early summer
STEVE Cotterill saw his Burnley side sneak into the play off positions and joked: "Does the season finish now?" However, the Clarets boss is refusing to get carried away after a seventh league win in nine games hauled the club up to sixth in the Championship
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Councillor anger at talks ban
A COUNCILLOR today hit out after being banned from speaking on plans to build a waste plant in his ward - because he'd already handed in a petition about it. Coun Paul Browne, leader of the Lib Dem group on Blackburn with Darwen Council, was told by legal
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Garden to be peace haven
THE Memorial Garden in Edenfield is undergoing a £22,000 makeover to transform it into a haven of peace and tranquillity. Work has begun to refurbish the Market Street site with new paving, seating, planting and eight mosaic paving slabs, depicting local
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Yule lights go on early while stars count down
POPSTAR Lucie Silvas, Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel and the mayor turned on Blackburn's Christmas lights yesterday -- or did they? While they were still counting down to press the button on stage in front of almost 1,000 people, the lights sparked to
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Kidnap victim death threat
A FATHER of three pleaded for his life as he was snatched from his house and told he would be hanged over a quarry cliff, a court heard. David Howard, 40, was said to have been threatened with rape and battery before a rope was allegedly put around his
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Bare-knuckle fight victim 'critical'
A MAN was critically injured after two men brawled inside a circle of friends to settle a dispute. Christopher McGuire, 25, of Mill Hill, Blackburn, has undergone a brain operation and is expected to remain unconscious in intensive care for up to five
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Match report: Preston North End 2 Cardiff City 1
NORTH End won their second home game of the season against one of the Championship's surprise in-form teams. Chris Sedgwick put the home side in front after 22 minutes - although had Cardiff been more accurate with their chances, it is they who would
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Teale's tirade at Bacup
CHORLEY boss Shaun Teale has taken a swipe at Bacup Borough's strong-arm tactics after the two clubs were involved in a bruising Lancashire Challenge Trophy clash at Victory Park on Tuesday night. Borough had two players sent off and five others were
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Ring the bell on thieves
ALL kinds of sophisticated systems have been developed to cut crime. CCTV cameras and various kinds of high-technology sensors are being employed to catch or deter criminals and those on the wrong side of the law increasingly make use of computer equipment
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Kidney charity needs your help
KIDNEY Research UK is the leading national charity funding research to save lives from kidney disease. This cutting edge research has always focused on the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. The charity also dedicates its work to
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Bare-knuckle fight victim 'critical'
A MAN was critically injured after two men brawled inside a circle of friends to settle a dispute. Christopher McGuire, 25, of Mill Hill, Blackburn, has undergone a brain operation and is expected to remain unconscious in intensive care for up to five
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Tommo sets his sights
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder David Thompson is back in business after returning to Premiership action following a six-month injury nightmare. The 28-year-old, who has been sidelined since May by knee and ankle injuries respectively, made his comeback appearance
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Hughes is happy to make a point
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes said he was satisfied with a point after his players shrugged off the effects of a busy week to prove more than a match for Manchester City. Hughes had approached the game with an air of trepidation, knowing that seven members
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Home at last after tornado
A COUPLE who were literally left without a roof over their heads after a tornado swept through a Lancashire village have moved back in six months on. Adam Porter and Helen Simpson, who are expecting their first baby, were forced to move out after the
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Three rapped over rumpus at shop
Three youths involved in an early morning rumpus which left two takeaway workers injured appeared before Burnley magistrates. Slaughterman Kyle Dobson, 19, used racist comments while friends, chef Daniel Pate, 18, and David Tyldsley, 19, were also involved
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20,000 'slots' to fill dentists' gap
HEALTH chiefs have unveiled plans to create 20,000 new NHS dental places in Burnley within two years. Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust has announced the move in a bid to counteract the growing tide of dentists turning private. And today
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Plastic pipes boost to water supply
HUNDREDS of people in Colne will have improved water supplies, thanks to investment in the town's pipes. United Utilites will begin replacing 3km of cast iron water mains in Laneshawbridge next month. Plastic pipes will be threaded through the old ones
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Driver spared jail
A BANNED driver who stole and wrote off his sister's £13,000 Golf GTi was spared a jail sentence on condition he carries on tackling his drink problem. Leigh Jarvis, 20, was told by a judge he was a "Jekyll and Hyde" character and alcohol was his problem
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Leave river where it belongs!
WITH reference to Blackburn Council's hare-brained scheme to uncover the Blakewater. This latest proposal ranks with the disastrous and now ghostly Church Street piazza. This closed a main artery and sent traffic on a Mickey Mouse type route across the
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Hospital services must be separate
AS a former patient of Burnley hospital on two occasions within the last five years, first with bowel cancer and more recently with a heart attack I can safely say I have experienced all the facilities first hand ie operating theatre, intensive care and
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Lancs cancer care boost
LANCASHIRE patients will be first in the country to benefit from a new way to diagnose the recurrence of lung cancer. The county is at the leading edge of cancer care after designing a 'finger clubbing' programme to be used in chest clinics at Preston
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Muddy hell for trapped walker
A DOG walker was buried up to his chest in mud for 90 minutes after following his pet dog on to a drained mill lodge. Damian McKenna, of Accrington, suffered hypothermia and shock after being trapped in Platt's Lodge off Cotton Street in the Scaitcliffe
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2 armed raids in 30 mins
ROBBERS carried out two separate armed raids in Haslingden town centre within the space of 30 minutes. Police said terrified staff at Lloyds TSB in Deardengate were robbed by two men wielding a gun and a crowbar -- and three masked men threatened to kill
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Player ratings: Manchester City 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
How the Rovers' players fared in the nil-nil draw at the City Of Manchester Stadium. FRIEDEL: Neither keeper had a shot to save on a day when defences came out on top. 6 KHIZANISHVILI: Didn't look quite as comfortable he has in the centre. 6 TODD: Kept
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Match report: Manchester City 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
MARK Hughes recently had a poster erected at Blackburn Rovers' Brockhall training base that perfectly sums up his whole philosophy on football. The billboard-size image dominates the main reception area at the senior training centre and your eyes are
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Lancs cancer care boost
LANCASHIRE patients will be first in the country to benefit from a new way to diagnose the recurrence of lung cancer. The county is at the leading edge of cancer care after designing a 'finger clubbing' programme to be used in chest clinics at Preston
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Kidnap victim death threat
A FATHER of three pleaded for his life as he was snatched from his house and told he would be hanged over a quarry cliff, a court heard. David Howard, 40, was said to have been threatened with rape and battery before a rope was allegedly put around his
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'Give our drivers winter road test'
DRIVERS should be forced to take a winter road test, according to a Christmas safety campaign spearheaded by a Burnley woman. The Learn-2-Live motorway campaign has been set up by Anne Ravenhill, of Brunshaw Avenue, to help reduced the number of horrific
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Family's plea in search for missing
A WORRIED family today issued a desperate plea to a woman who has been missing from home for almost two weeks. Susan Gray, 55, scribbled a note to her family saying 'Sorry, I can't let you see me like this any longer. I know I've got Alzheimers' before
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Wakes hols school will be in a class of its own
A COLNE primary school is sticking to Burnley and Pendle's traditional Wakes Weeks holidays -- despite being out of sync with the rest of the county. Governors at Sacred Heart RC Primary School voted not to change holiday patterns next year after being
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New mum 'bitten by partner'
A DRUNKEN dad attacked his partner in the early hours five weeks after she had given birth by Caesarean section, a court heard. Mark Jason Sturgeon, 35, pushed the woman against their baby son's cot, sank his teeth into her nose and told her if he was
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Promoting the legacy of religion
A GROUP of young Muslim women in Pendle are inviting people to 'Discover Islam' at an exhibition on November 29. The quartet from Nelson and Brierfield have joined forces to create a new organisation called Iqra, meaning 'read' in Arabic, to foster better
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Wakes hols school will be in a class of its own
A COLNE primary school is sticking to Burnley and Pendle's traditional Wakes Weeks holidays -- despite being out of sync with the rest of the county. Governors at Sacred Heart RC Primary School voted not to change holiday patterns next year after being
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Skipper 'sick of Aussie domination
GREAT Britain captain Jamie Peacock admits he is "fed up to the back teeth" of losing to Australia. It was a familiar tale as the Lions, after promising so much, once more fell flat on their faces on Saturday when given the chance to end the Kangaroos
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England still have six appeal
ENGLAND lock Steve Borthwick has urged the world champions to keep their improvement going as they build towards an assault on this season's RBS 6 Nations title. Current form suggests arch-rivals England and France will battle it out for top honours in
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Muddy hell for trapped walker
A DOG walker was buried up to his chest in mud for 90 minutes after following his pet dog on to a drained mill lodge. Damian McKenna, of Accrington, suffered hypothermia and shock after being trapped in Platt's Lodge off Cotton Street in the Scaitcliffe
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MP's plea to Tony Blair over factory closure
LINDSAY Hoyle has urged the Prime Minister to stop BAE Systems' plan to shut the Royal Ordnance Factory in his Chorley constituency. The MP told Tony Blair that shutting plants would not merely cost 200 jobs but put the supply of vital ammunition to British
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Medal joy for star Andy
CLARETS legend Andy Lochhead is once again the proud owner of an FA Cup final medal. The Scot was presented with a replica of his 1969 prize at Turf Moor ahead of Burnley's 1-0 win against Leicester City on Saturday. The ex-striker won the medal while
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Grant bid to keep No1 spot
LEE Grant is hoping that a clean sheet on his Burnley debut will earn him the nod over Brian Jensen at Leeds tomorrow night. But the on-loan Derby County stopper will not complain if he steps aside as he is happy just to be playing football again. Grant
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Clarets boss prays for an early summer
STEVE Cotterill saw his Burnley side sneak into the play off positions and joked: "Does the season finish now?" However, the Clarets boss is refusing to get carried away after a seventh league win in nine games hauled the club up to sixth in the Championship
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Inzamam leaves England bruised
England suffered only briefly at the hands of Shahid Afridi this morning but were unable to prevent Inzamam-ul-Haq rolling on relentlessly to his 23rd Test match hundred as Pakistan stayed in control in Faisalabad. Home captain Inzamam (109) ensured his
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Tommo sets his sights
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder David Thompson is back in business after returning to Premiership action following a six-month injury nightmare. The 28-year-old, who has been sidelined since May by knee and ankle injuries respectively, made his comeback appearance
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Lancashire gig guide
Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of Status Quo, Paul Weller, Doves, Blondie, The Coral, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers and Fun Lovin' Criminals. NOVEMBER 24 Status Quo, Opera House, Blackpool, sold out
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Helen Mead column: Pros and cons of generation game
WHAT always puzzled me about The Waltons was why they all went to bed at the same time. All that "Goodnight grandpa," "Goodnight Jim Bob," "Goodnight Mary Ellen," "Goodnight ma," "Goodnight pa"... I know they didn't have television, but surely the adults
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Sarah sizes up her future
A DARWEN mum is set to open a clothes shop for larger ladies after struggling to find anything to fit her. Sarah Byrne, a size 18, said she was fed up with bigger size women feeling intimidated in high street stores so she wanted to show other retailers
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Make plans for future on the web
ROSSENDALE residents can apply for planning permission on the internet next month. The borough council will offer the service to meet Government rules, known as the Pendleton Criteria. Complying will mean residents can expect online help on planning matters
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Simon secures an exciting future for himself
THE new owner of a Rossendale security business is looking forward to an "exciting" future. Simon Wilkinson took over Delta Fire and Security Protection Limited, which has operated locally for more than two decades, from David Fairbanks. Mr Fairbanks,
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2 armed raids in 30 mins
ROBBERS carried out two separate armed raids in Haslingden town centre within the space of 30 minutes. Police said terrified staff at Lloyds TSB in Deardengate were robbed by two men wielding a gun and a crowbar -- and three masked men threatened to kill
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Nugent facing another lay-off
Preston North End's unlucky striker Dave Nugent is back on the treatment table again after picking up a knee injury during Saturday's home win against Cardiff. Nugent, who has been struggling with illness for the past few months and has not scored since
