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Drivers can't see potholes at night
TWO stories interested me in the LET on December 29. The first was a letter which suggested that regionalisation was entering via the back door. The Army has been regionalised and the Government want the police to go that way. John Prescott failed in
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Yobs on the loose
A TOP cop today hit out at yobs wrecking Burnley after vandals left a trail of destruction across the town in just one week. Chief Inspector Chris Bithell warned the thugs they faced jail if caught after police recorded more than 100 incidents of criminal
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Beware of backlash
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has warned his players to expect a backlash from Manchester United tomorrow when the two clubs collide in the Carling Cup at Ewood Park. Sir Alex Ferguson's Reds have been heavily criticised after they failed to beat non-league
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Mark ready for the Reds
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is ready to turn up the heat on Sir Alex Ferguson by plotting the downfall of Manchester United in the Carling Cup tomorrow. Hughes has worked a minor miracle since succeeding Graeme Souness in the Ewood Park hot seat, transforming
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Famous ceramic studio forced to close
A FAMOUS Burnley company is to close later this year after more than 50 years. Pottery company Pendelfin Studios will cease production at its Briercliffe base in March, with the loss of 14 jobs. Bosses at the firm, which makes ceramic figurines, said
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Levi death: Man charged with careless driving
A MAN will appear before magistrates in Burnley this week in connection with the death of toddler Levi Bleasdale. Mohammed Aqueel Hussain, 26, of Thurston Street, Burnley, was charged after answering to bail yesterday. He faces allegations of driving
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Hillside wind farm all set to take root
THOUSANDS of homes could benefit from green energy after work began on a new wind farm on the outskirts of Burnley. The three turbine project at Hameldon Hill will produce enough green electricity to meet the average annual needs of 2,400 homes, according
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Woman, 90, conned
A 90-year-old woman from Nelson had hundreds of pounds taken from her bank account after a bogus workman stole her purse. Today, police urged residents to be on their guard and never employ tradesmen calling door to door. A man called round to the house
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Album review: Clearlake - Amber (Domino)
Released in the spring of 2001, Lido, the quirky debut LP from Brighton residents Clearlake, met with a fair amount of critical slathering but had been all but forgotten come the end of best of lists. Since then, their skewed brand of pop has so far failed
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School to stop parents parking outside
PARENTS will no longer be able to park outside a Colne secondary school if waiting restrictions are put in place. Pendle Secondary School, Gibfield Road, has asked Pendle Council to reinvestigate restrictions because parents' cars are creating an obstruction
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Game, set and ... no problems
UNRULY youngsters in Colne will be encouraged to take up tennis. Pendle Leisure Trust is setting up a tennis club at Alkincoats Park with the help of police after the area was identified as a 'hotspot' for juvenile nuisance. The club will start at Easter
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Jason Whalley column: Are you saying I'm paranoid?
ThE more paranoid among us Rovers fans have had a field day due to some of the goings on concerning us this season. There have been conspiracy theories abound. Everything from questionable refereeing decisions to cup draws. so much so that some would
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Long delay for Grand scheme
A £4million youth arts project in Clitheroe will not be completed until late next year. Work is currently being carried out to convert the former Grand Cinema, in York Street, into a 24-hour recording studio and youth arts centre. Under original plans
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Mothers' Union marks 100th year
A HODDLESDEN Mothers' Union group will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. Members of the St Paul's MU have been looking back at past events and discovered the earliest recorded event was a tea party on May 10, 1910. They have also staged other
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Tories blast censure call refusal
TORIES today hit out after their calls for a Labour councillor to be censured fell on deaf ears. Blackburn with Darwen Council's Conservative group complained to the Standards Board for England -- the national watchdog for councillors -- claiming Coun
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Driver is rescued after his car hits house
A MOTORIST was rescued from his burning car by a passer by after it lost control and slammed into a house. A husband and wife spoke of their shock when they were woken by the crash which shook their home. Keith and Kath Scott were asleep when the red
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Homes set to rise from ashes
A HOUSING estate is set to rise from the ashes of a fire-ravaged Bacup club. Planners at Rossendale Council have recommended granting planning per-mission for 16 houses to be built on the site of the former Rockcliffe Club and playground. Permission was
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We're sorry - we'll send a donkey!
A WIDOW upset after a letter was sent to her dead husband was overwhelmed when the firm apologised -- by buying a donkey for African villagers on her behalf! Jean Place said the gesture of goodwill made up for the distress caused when a letter offering
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Artist's right Royal picture
AN oil painting by one of Blackburn's most famous artists is expected to fetch thousands of pounds when it is auctioned at Sotheby's next week. The painting, La Bella Andaluza, features a slinky 1920s beauty and was created by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale,
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Park relic saved by Colourfields project
THE creation of a multi-coloured sculpture in the centre of a Blackburn park has prevented an historic cannon battery from being demolished. The Colourfields sculpture, the first of six designs being created as part of the Panopticons series, is nearing
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Big cost of farm diseases
IT'S almost five years since the BSE outbreak swept the country and plunged farming into crisis. Large areas of East Lancashire suffered devastating economic consequences. And it didn't just hit those directly involved in raising cattle. Tourism and businesses
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Going crackers for the answer!
MANY congratulations to all the winners of the Christmas Cracker competition. It was a great competition in the run-up to Christmas. However, I'm sure all the many people who took part, but didn't get through to the final 50, would like to know the exact
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Thanks for charity booster
ST John Ambulance in Lancashire would like to thank everyone for their support over 2005. As a charity we are very dependent on good publicity to ensure successful recruitment and fundraising, enabling us to continue our service to the community. The
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Speed humps not answer to speeding
WITH regard to the December 27 article about damage caused to buses on the Openshaw Drive route in Blackburn because of speed ramps. I am not surprised one bit. As I live off Openshaw Drive, I have to negotiate those ridiculous speed ramps myself. I have
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Driver killed 'overtaking at 60mph in a 30mph zone'
A 22-year-old man died and a woman was seriously injured when their speeding car went out of control as they overtook a friend's vehicle in a residential street. Another 22-year-old man who was in the other car has been arrested by police on suspicion
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Flitty off
GARRY Flitcroft is ready to bring down the curtain on his career at Blackburn by sealing a move to Sheffield United. The veteran midfielder is wanted by Blades boss Neil Warnock and he could move to Bramall Lane in the next 24 hours. Flitcroft has barely
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Yobs on the loose
A TOP cop today hit out at yobs wrecking Burnley after vandals left a trail of destruction across the town in just one week. Chief Inspector Chris Bithell warned the thugs they faced jail if caught after police recorded more than 100 incidents of criminal
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'Gateway' apartments to go on private sale
APARTMENTS in a Grade II listed building at the gateway to Nelson will be sold privately, developers have confirmed. Rumours have been circulating that the former Groves Hotel, Manchester Road, could be used to house asylum seekers. But today Lyndon Monks
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Stephen Cummings column: Our finances don't add up
It's around this time of year that the financial pages of most newspapers carry articles crammed with advice on how to either get out of debt or handle your finances better. Maybe some of these articles should be forwarded to those controlling the purse
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111 jobs go as Slingers shuts Food Products business
AN East Lancashire meat producer, which never recovered from the BSE and foot and mouth outbreaks, is to close with the loss of 111 jobs. Great Harwood Food Products, the largest subsidiary of E Slinger and Sons and better known in East Lancashire as
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Margo column: Our institutions are under attack
WHERE have the folk with tolerance and common sense all gone to? If they are in Government they are keeping their heads down. We are under constant attack: our values, beliefs completely ignored, disregarded. Someone should write a charter for today,
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Garreth gunning for goal record
CLARETS midfielder Garreth O'Connor has vowed to break his own goal-scoring record to help shoot Burnley into the play-offs. O'Connor, who signed from Bournemouth in the summer, scored 14 goals last season for the Cherries and is aiming to better that
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Garreth gunning for goal record
CLARETS midfielder Garreth O'Connor has vowed to break his own goal-scoring record to help shoot Burnley into the play-offs. O'Connor, who signed from Bournemouth in the summer, scored 14 goals last season for the Cherries and is aiming to better that
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Beware of backlash
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has warned his players to expect a backlash from Manchester United tomorrow when the two clubs collide in the Carling Cup at Ewood Park. Sir Alex Ferguson's Reds have been heavily criticised after they failed to beat non-league
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Record profits for cake firm
BLACKBURN cake producer Inter Link Foods was today celebrating record profits and sales. The firm released its interim results for the six months to November 5, 2005 which showed the business is booming -- and the future looks rosy. The half-yearly results
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Church goes for the soft option
A church in Darwen has replaced some benches and pews with bean-bags in a bid to attract young parishioners. Children are also be ingenticed by a 'Big Bags for Little People' project, which provides brightly-coloured bags containing a book, pad of paper
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Bypass rule used for Academy
officials have been accused of ignoring democracy to ensure they meet the 2008 deadline for Darwen's new Academy. Now councillors have demanded changes to their authority's constitution to make sure it cannot happen again. Blackburn with Darwen Council's
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Woman aged 85 robbed in her home
AN 85-year-old woman was robbed after two raiders barged their way past her into her house. The victim answered a knock on her door believing it to be the postman but was confronted by two men. The robbers then pushed past the pensioner into the living
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Record profits for cake firm
BLACKBURN cake producer Inter Link Foods was today celebrating record profits and sales. The firm released its interim results for the six months to November 5, 2005 which showed the business is booming -- and the future looks rosy. The half-yearly results
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Motorist killed in speeding car crash
A 22-year-old man died and a woman was seriously injured when their speeding car went out of control as they overtook a friend's vehicle in a residential street. A man, also 22, who was in the other car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death
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Con trick victim is sold pop for £400
A MAN paid £400 for two bottles of lemonade after being tricked into thinking he was buying a computer and a camcorder by a pair of conmen. Now police are warning others not to fall victim to the street sellers who have been approaching people in Blackburn
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We're sorry - we'll send a donkey!
A WIDOW upset after a letter was sent to her dead husband was overwhelmed when the firm apologised -- by buying a donkey for African villagers on her behalf! Jean Place said the gesture of goodwill made up for the distress caused when a letter offering
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Cold comfort for mum left without heating
A 77-year-old woman was left with no heating or hot water as temperatures plunged below freezing. Hilde Moorby, of Pendle Drive, Blackburn, was left in an icy cold home after her boiler failed and temperatures plummeted to as low as -6C. She was given
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Japanese art has no parallel!
A UNIQUE Japanese exhibition is to be launched in Blackburn as cultural chiefs try to put the town on the art world map. The Parallel Realities: Asian Art Now exhibition has been shipped across from the Japanese town of Fukuoka, where it was spotted by
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Driver killed 'overtaking at 60mph in a 30mph zone'
A 22-year-old man died and a woman was seriously injured when their speeding car went out of control as they overtook a friend's vehicle in a residential street. Another 22-year-old man who was in the other car has been arrested by police on suspicion
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Norbury on cue for the Crucible
ACCRINGTON snooker star Chris Norbury is dreaming of The Crucible as he begins his charge for Sheffield tomorrow. Norbury, 19, will face either Liang Wenbo or Joe Delaney in his first qualifying match for the right to play his good friend Stuart Pettman
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Album review: Clearlake - Amber (Domino)
Released in the spring of 2001, Lido, the quirky debut LP from Brighton residents Clearlake, met with a fair amount of critical slathering but had been all but forgotten come the end of best of lists. Since then, their skewed brand of pop has so far
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Hide behind your cushion if you dare
If you are the kind of person who ducks behind the sofa or the nearest cushion at the mere thought of a horror film, then a new stage production coming the Preston's Guild Hall could be just the show for you. Comedy duo LipService, made up of Maggie
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Jenny’s Tourette camp TV debut
A Preston teenager who starred on a programme about Tourette syndrome, has hailed her five minutes of fame on reality TV as a positive experience. Jenny Worth, 17, of Laburnum Avenue, Lostock Hall, appeared on Teenage Tourette's Camp on ITV on Tuesday
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Panto season still in full swing at Muni
Just when you thought it was all over, Snow White opens at the Colne Muni. Oh no it doesn't! Oh yes it does! It features the man who has become an institution when it comes to panto George Critchley who is back as Muddles. Glenn MacNamara is Prince
