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I’m the best councillor!
A TORY councillor has claimed he is the best politician in the borough. Coun Fred Slater made the claim after he helped save bus services running to the Waterside area of Darwen. Rival Lib Dems laughed off his statement insisting people in his ward
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80 jobs to be axed
EIGHTY jobs are being axed by a Church mail order company following a dip in home shopping. The news comes just weeks after two other Hyndburn companies announced more than 160 job losses. Express Gifts, Henry Street, employs over 1,400 people and a
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Speed cameras 'have failed'
THERE has been no reduction in the number of deaths on Lancashire roads despite the county getting 271 extra speed cameras in the past six years. New figures published by the Department For Transport at the request of an East Lancashire MP show that
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Clarets refuse Leicester approach
BURNLEY today refused Championship rivals Leicester City permission to speak to Steve Cotterill over their managerial vacancy. The Foxes are in the hunt for a new boss following last week's sacking of Craig Levein after just 14 months in charge. Cotterill
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Family’s key to success
A FAMILY business in Brierfield is celebrating its centenary and looking forward to the next 100 years after scooping an award. James Henry Blakey founded picture dealing, framing and restoration store JH Blakey with his wife Mary in 1905 and the business
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Peers are still revolting
ANOTHER week of activity for "revolting peers" as on Monday the House of Lords defeated the government twice more on the Identity Cards Bill, followed on Wednesday by one of the most amazing votes I have seen. This took place on the Terrorism Bill.
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Soldier and pal jailed for random attacks
A SOLDIER who worked in Burnley's Army Careers Office has been jailed for a series of "vicious" unprovoked street attacks. Drunken Adrian Cottam and a pal, father-to-be Cameron McGovern, both 19, were captured on CCTV "swaggering" along Hammerton Street
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Bone marrow mercy flight to save father
A father is hoping his brothers can give him the gift of life after officials approved a mercy flight from Pakistan. Waheed Ashraf, 32, of Temple Street, Nelson, is battling myeloid leukaemia in the Christie Hospital, Manchester, and needs a life-saving
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No reduced jail term for child sex attack man
A MAN who sexually molested and tried to rape a 13-year-old girl has failed to win a cut in his sentence. Alexander Gordon Wood, 42, of Bolton Road North, Ramsbottom, was jailed for six years at Burnley Crown Court last August, after being found guilty
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Question Time for county’s leaders
ROSSENDALE residents can quiz civic leaders on issues they want to know about this week. Lancashire County Council leader Coun Hazel Harding, who represents Rossendale North, will be among a panel of leading county councillors taking part in a Question
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Holocaust service row
DOZENS of people gathered in Burnley in memory of the thousands of men, women and children who died during the Holocaust. Christian, Jewish, Muslim and civic leaders led the memorial service at the Peace Gardens in front of the stone for victims of
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Midnight terror
A PENSIONER was subjected to a terrifying midnight attack at her home. Detectives have launched an investigation after the 85-year-old woman said she was attacked by a balaclava-clad man in her home on Godiva Street Burnley. Police said the woman had
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Clarets have TWO striker bids turned down
BURNLEY were today desperately continuing their search for striking reinforcements after seeing bids for two players turned down by their respective clubs. Clarets boss Steve Cotterill tried, but hit a brick wall twice over the weekend in his attempts
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Reid sets Rovers top-six target
STEVEN Reid today said he and his team-mates are now doubly determined to finish sixth in the Premiership after Blackburn Rovers suffered more cup heartache at the weekend. After crashing out of the Carling Cup at Old Trafford last Wednesday night, Rovers
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Soldier in knife threat
A FORMER soldier dressed in combat gear and armed with an air rifle and knife terrified innocent people on a canal towpath. Stephen Smith pointed an eight-inch bladed knife at three Polish men. One even had the blade held to his neck. In another incident
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Why Craney wants to be the TV winner
IAN Craney insists he doesn't mind who gets on the scoresheet, as long as Accrington Stanley win. But there is one game in which he would love to add to his tally - live on Sky Sports against Exeter City tonight. "I haven't scored on television so I'll
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Pride goes with a fall
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes blamed poor defending for his side's FA Cup exit at the hands of West Ham United on Saturday. Rovers crashed out of a second cup competition in four days when they got beat 4-2 by the Hammers at Upton Park. And Hughes was
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Clarets kids will Kop a tough test
BURNLEY youth team are looking to graduate with honours in tonight's FA Youth Cup clash with Liverpool. The Clarets, winners of the competition in 1968, are seeking a place in the last eight against the mighty Merseysiders. And youth team coach Terry
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Young pretender!
TO be the man, you've got to beat the man. That's how it is in boxing. And in front of a packed Nottingham Ice Arena on Saturday night, Young Mutley beat the man and became the top welterweight in country. But the judges' decision to award the belt
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Khan is back for seconds
AMIR Khan took just 75 seconds to fire back at his critics by seizing his fifth professional win in double-quick fashion in Nottingham. The Olympic silver medallist hammered outclassed opponent Vitali Martynov to the canvas where he was stopped by referee
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West Ham United 4 Blackburn Rovers 2
MARK Hughes can expect a knock on his office door this week, and the odds are that it could well be Craig Bellamy asking for a pay rise. For Blackburn Rovers' currently redundant striker has found his value soaring - through not even playing! Two desperately
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Warm to cash aid, elderly advised
ELDERLY residents in Darwen should make the most of a government-funded energy efficiency scheme, says Sunnyhurst ward councillor Dave Smith. He has urged people to ring the information hotline to find out if they are eligible for the Warm Front grant
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Top level talks on force merger
The Police Authority met the Home Office, Cumbria Police Authority, and Cumbria Constabulary on Friday to discuss the police structure review. The Home Office is reviewing all forces and wants to merge them into region-wide bodies and will, within the
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Wildlife dream for village plot
A NEGLECTED area of Tockholes could become a wildlife corner if residents back the idea. The former pinfold, marked as a ruin on the 1848 Ordnance Survey map, could be put back into use for the enjoyment of residents and the education of children. And
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Our Lottery dream is still on hold...
As hordes of people clamour for tickets to win the massive Euromillions jackpot, I have, more than a decade after the National Lottery came into being, some luck to report. At last - the Lotto syndicate into which I have paid my subscription for four
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It’s a hard life so get used to it
I HAVE bad news for Miss Graham (Darwen student, LET, January 16). Slogging at college, working at Asda for a pittance and having to put up with the general public. It doesn't get any better. Aged 68 years, at college, paying fees (in full), living on
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Extreme sports plan a good one
WHAT an excellent idea to create a £70million Playground of the North' national centre for extreme sports in a former quarry site at Lee Mill and Greens Moor above Bacup and Stacksteads. The whole of the area is a natural environment for those types
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Congestion: Why can’t they get it right?
WITH reference to the £20million rapid transit scheme to relieve congestion around Blackburn bus station, proudly announced by regeneration supremo Councillor Andy Kay (LET, January 9). I believe I have come up with a revolutionary and brilliant solution
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Why Mark is a jolly good Fellow
Mark Jones, owner and managing director of Ribchester's Workhouse Advertising and Marketing, has been elected a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing. Fellowship of The Chartered Institute is the most senior grade of membership possible for
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Have your say on health
HYNDBURN residents are being urged to have their say on controversial plans to shake-up hospital services across East Lancashire. A public meeting at Accrington's Scaitcliffe House, in Ormerod Street, will hear from Val Burtenshaw from the East Lancashire
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Door closed on 16 jobs
A BLACKBURN company has shed 16 jobs after losing out on a contract to install safety doors in hundreds of local homes. Rockdoor was in the running for the three-year council contract under the Elevate scheme, which aims to regenerate housing across
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Judge calls council to court over offender
A JUDGE has ordered top officials from Blackburn with Darwen Council to attend court to explain why a home has not been found for a disabled offender. Wheelchair user Anthony Tasker, 34, who has admitted threats to kill, is in the hospital wing of Preston
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Llama love date
East Lancashire lovers are being offered a different Valentine's experience at Lord's House Farm. Couples can celebrate with a llama trek and a picnic of champagne and strawberries on the farm's nature reserve. Valentine chocolates and a certificate
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Store car park man had drugs
Concerned staff at Mothercare World, Blackburn, alerted police about a man sitting on the car park. Blackburn magistrates heard when police searched Darren Cain they found a syringe containing amphetamine. Cain, 34, of Pennine Road, Bacup, pleaded guilty
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End of term for free school uniforms?
aTHOUSANDS of Lancashire's poorest parents are likely to be stripped of annual school uniform grants for their children as part of county council cutbacks. Lancashire County Council said it had difficult decisions' to make and urged parents to shop
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Service remembers victims of Holocaust
MORE than 50 members of all different faiths congregated outside Blackburn Town Hall to pay their respects at a Holocaust memorial service. Thoughts and prayers were read by Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Christian leaders at the ceremony, organised
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Passengers get to grips with new buses
COMMUTERS were today getting used to a raft of new routes introduced by Blackburn and Darwen's biggest bus operator. Blackburn Transport said it had introduced the changes primarily to provide more services to Queen's Park Hospital, which will become
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Care is a full-time vocation
IT was supposed to be her first day off in two years but devoted carer Dorothy McGregor was back helping the homeless and needy after just three hours. The 73-year-old nun devotes her life to helping the homeless after she set up the Maundy Relief charity
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Jobs fears for 300 workers
THE future of a Blackburn factory is hanging in the balance after its parent company applied for insolvency protection. Debt-ridden LG Philips Displays has already laid off 750 at plants in Europe which it said it can no longer support. And while its
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Rethink car park charges
PEOPLE of all ages are constantly being encouraged to exercise and get involved in sport to keep fit and stay healthy. The message is especially strong in places like Burnley which have too often featured at the wrong end of league tables charting life
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Whitebirk work needs doing now!
AT long last the saga of Whitebirk roundabout is coming to an end, after three decades of misery. In the 1950s Blackburn Council built a power station in Rishton. In the 1970s it constructed a roundabout partly in Rishton. This caused problems with the
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Workers have lives too
ON January 6 the Evening Telegraph reported Mike Damms, chief executive of the East Lancashire Chamber as saying that figures we had used in a campaign on unpaid overtime were misleading. I have known Mike for a number of years and we work closely together
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Shock death of boy, 16
A 16-year-old Burnley boy has died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction. Paul Howard died at the weekend after being taken to Burnley General Hospital by his sister. And today tributes poured in to the fun-loving talented student and footballer
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Speed cameras 'have failed'
THERE has been no reduction in the number of deaths on Lancashire roads - despite the county getting 271 extra speed cameras in the past six years. New figures published by the Department For Transport at the request of an East Lancashire MP show that
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Crash leaves youth fighting for life
A TEENAGER is fighting for his life following a car crash in Burnley town centre. The 18-year-old from Lancashire was taken to Burnley General Hospital with head injuries following the incident yesterday at 9.30pm. He was later transferred to Royal Preston
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Shock death of boy, 16
A 16-year-old Burnley boy has died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction. Paul Howard died at the weekend after being taken to Burnley General Hospital by his sister. And today tributes poured in to the fun-loving talented student and footballer
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'Singing tree' all set to branch out
BOSSES behind Burnley panopticon project The Singing Ringing Tree hope the scheme will be bigger and better than planned with the donation of £10,000 from a mystery benefactor. The anonymous donor has pledged the cash to the public art project which is
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Robbery victim recognised old friend as raider
A BUNGLING teenage shop raider who was recognised by an old school pal when he tried to rob him has been caged for two years. Farhad Qazi, 18, was caught out after his 'disguise' -- of a scarf wrapped round his face -- fell off during the robbery at the
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Jason Whalley column: Top six finish is new goal
In the days leading up to last week's big cup games I'd refused to contemplate the possibility of our cup adventures being over by 5 o'clock on Saturday. Hurray for optimism. Looking back now I have to admit that we were underdogs in both games. I rate
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Takeover deal for car trims company
AN Accrington firm hit by the collapse of MG Rover is expanding after buying a business in Birmingham. Automotive Applied Technologies (AAT), which makes interior and exterior trims for cars, had to make 60 staff redundant at its base in Exchange Street
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80 jobs to be axed at mail order firm
EIGHTY jobs are being axed by a Church mail order company following a dip in home shopping. The news comes just weeks after two other Hyndburn companies announced more than 160 job losses. Express Gifts, Henry Street, employs over 1,400 people and a spokesman
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Teenage arsonists putting lives at risk
COMMUNITY leaders today called for extra security at a site waiting for demolition after claiming teenage arsonists were putting people's lives at risk. The former Ribble Valley Council buildings in Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe, are being used as dens, according
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Lancashire gig guide
Your diary of the big gigs coming to Lancashire soon, including the likes of Morrissey, G4, Joss Stone, The Strokes, Australian Pink Floyd, The Magic Numbers, The Levellers and Fun Lovin' Criminals. FEBRUARY 3 Suicidal Birds, Steveless. Farmers Arms,
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Takeover deal for car trims company
AN Accrington firm hit by the collapse of MG Rover is expanding after buying a business in Birmingham. Automotive Applied Technologies (AAT), which makes interior and exterior trims for cars, had to make 60 staff redundant at its base in Exchange Street
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80 jobs to be axed at mail order firm
EIGHTY jobs are being axed by a Church mail order company following a dip in home shopping. The news comes just weeks after two other Hyndburn companies announced more than 160 job losses. Express Gifts, Henry Street, employs over 1,400 people and a spokesman
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I'm the best councillor!
A TORY councillor has claimed he is the best politician in the borough. Coun Fred Slater made the claim after he helped save bus services running to the Waterside area of Darwen. Rival Lib Dems laughed off his statement -- insisting people in his ward
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Villagers save wedding day
VILLAGERS in Tockholes gave up their kitchens during a 17-hour power cut to help pub staff prepare for a wedding reception. The function at the Victoria Hotel, Golden Soney, looked doomed after the electricity supply to 190 homes and businesses in Tockholes
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Sex shop video was too explicit
TRADING Standards officers who raided an 'illegal sex shop' discovered explicit videos on sale. They included films rated R18, which can only be sold in licensed sex shops, and which feature penetrative sex. Unclassified films, which cannot be sold legally
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Homes off the menu
A POPULAR Italian eaterie that was tipped to make way for a housing development will instead reopen as an Indian restaurant. Nico's Ristorante Italiano, Whalley Road, Langho, was sold to a private buyer at auction in September after owner Nico Ricioppo
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Villagers save wedding day
VILLAGERS in Tockholes gave up their kitchens during a 17-hour power cut to help pub staff prepare for a wedding reception. The function at the Victoria Hotel, Golden Soney, looked doomed after the electricity supply to 190 homes and businesses in Tockholes
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Ormerod joy at Lancashire return
BRETT Ormerod hopes to come up against his boyhood club next season - once he's helped Preston North End into the Premiership. The 29-year-old striker was unveiled to the media at Deepdale yesterday after moving on a free transfer from Southampton. For
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Markings make roundabout worse
Re the article about Whitebirk roundabout and what the Highways Agency is going to spend to 'put right' the problems of heavy traffic build-up on the slip roads and how they back-up on to the motorway. One easy and cheap solution would be to burn off
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Why not give us a straight answer?
WITH regards to the article "My angling firm left dangling on the line" (LET, January 24). Mr Clarkson is in fact more than justified in his numerous inquiries to the council with regard to the fate of his shop and business on Johnston Street and what
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Rovers sweet on Pongo
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes was today hoping to sign Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle. Hughes has made the Frenchman his number one transfer target and I can reveal that Pongolle made a fleeting visit to Brockhall yesterday, where he met the Rovers
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You'll boot us out of sport!
A TOP amateur football league chief in Burnley has warned people would have to hang up their boots under controversial plans to impose parking charges at Towneley Park. John Pilling, chairman of the Burnley and District Sunday League and vice-chairman
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100 jobs for young people up for grabs
MORE than 100 jobs will be up for grabs at a special employment evening in Pendle on Thursday, March 2. Nelson-based Pendle Training, Netherfield Road, is staging its annual jobs night to offer employment and training opportunities to young people. And
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Car park boost for Nelson town centre
THOUSANDS of pounds is being spent on urgent work to repair and improve Nelson's car parks. Workers and shoppers are struggling to find long-stay parking spaces in town and now civic leaders have pledged to spend £60,000 immed-iately to bring Chapel Street
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Stephen Cummings column: Cotterill has an impossible job
Ade Akinbiyi sold to Sheffield United, Steve Cotterill "almost in tears" and despite the Clarets recruiting Leeds man Michael Ricketts it's fair to say it's been a bad few days for the claret and blue faithful. But can any Clarets supporter put their
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Margo column: Sad, but the thrill of toys has gone
I WAS thinking the other day, about all the playthings we used to make as kids. We didn't have all the hi-tech gadgets of today, and enjoyed setting to, making our own amusements, which would keep us quiet for hours. We would create such things as flat
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More could follow Ricketts
Steve Cotterill is looking to further bolster his Burnley squad for the Championship run-in following last night's capture of loan signing Michael Ricketts from Leeds United. The former England international has joined the Clarets on loan until the summer
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'Donkey' remark: Fans log support
A Burnley website where a football linesman has been accused of posting comments about Blackpool Football Club has been inundated with messages of support for him. Neil Yates, from Rishton, is being investigated by the Football Association after a complaint
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D-day for Cotterill as Foxes lie in wait
BURNLEY bosses Barry Kilby and Steve Cotterill were today set for crunch talks in a crucial 24 hours for the club. Cotterill's preparations for tonight's Championship clash at Brighton have taken on extra significance following Leicester City's advances
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Damage may have been done
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby will today meet Steve Cotterill for crisis talks following Leicester City's rejected approach for the manager. Clarets reporter Darren Bentley believes it is D-Day for the club. PERHAPS it's just as well that Burnley are 300
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D-day for Cotterill as Foxes lie in wait
BURNLEY bosses Barry Kilby and Steve Cotterill were today set for crunch talks in a crucial 24 hours for the club. Cotterill's preparations for tonight's Championship clash at Brighton have taken on extra significance following Leicester City's advances
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Rovers sweet on Pongo
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes was today hoping to sign Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle. Hughes has made the Frenchman his number one transfer target and I can reveal that Pongolle made a fleeting visit to Brockhall yesterday, where he met the Rovers
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Death camps survivor tells of horrors
TO COMMEMORATE Holocaust Memorial Day Rossendale Council invited a wartime survivor from Germany to talk about his emotional experiences during the time when Hitler came to power and later in the concentration camps. During his two day stay Karl Merschemmke
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Sports trust wins a £1.2m cash prize
SPORTS facilities in Haslingden are set for a healthy cash injection after councillors agreed to borrow £1.2million to fund improvements. Haslingden Sports Centre will be extended to create a health and fitness gym, aerobics studio and combat room and
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Sex fiend lured girl aged 12 into car
A MAN could be facing a prison sentence after he admitted sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Salim Mulla, 41, of Ripon Street, Queen's Park, Blackburn, appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday charged with four offences, all relating to incidents
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'Breadline' mother stole hamper club cash
A WORKER at a Blackburn care home pocketed more than £2,100 paid into a Christmas club by work colleagues, including her sister. Blackburn magistrates heard that single parent Judith Nicola Craven blamed dire financial problems for the offences which
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Preston pair in league squad
David Nugent and Simon Whaley have both been picked for a Football League under-21 squad to face their Italian counterparts in a friendly. The pair are in Peter Taylor's initial 33-man squad for the one-off match, to be played at Hull City's KC Stadium
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Davies approach rejected
NORTH End have turned down an approach from league rivals Leicester for manager Billy Davies. The struggling Foxes parted company with manage Craig Levein last week, and have already been knocked back by Burnley for their boss Steve Cotterill. Now North
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Skora's gone
FRENCHMAN Eric Skora's contract has been terminated by mutual consent. North End this morning (Tuesday) confirmed that the midfielder will leave Deepdale with immediate effect. He is expected to sign for Kilmarnock later today. The news comes just 24
