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Don't base new college at school
AS a retired teacher with direct experience of three local schools I am alarmed at the "bandwagon" effect being created. The general public may not realise the significance of such a development so I add my voice to the protest of the cavalier attitude
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More town police
Police have been given reserved parking space outside the Market Hall in a bid to increase their visible presence in Accrington. And Sgt John Kennedy said that thanks to a reorganisation there will now be an extra five police officers attached to the
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Woman, 91, died after surgery
A 91-year-old woman died two weeks after a fall in her Accrington home, an inquest was told. The opening of the inquest into the death of Mary Edmundson, of Water Street, heard she was admitted to Blackburn Royal Infirmary after fracturing her neck while
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Bowled over by Eddie...
A CARING youngster from Oswaldtwistle is the envy of all his friends after being featured on a new BBC documentary. Edward Briggs, 13, is set to appear in the TV show highlighting the often forgotten role played by children caring for relatives. Edward
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£20,000 boost to Bowland rescue service
A LIFESAVING mountain rescue service has been given a boost of £20,000 towards a new training facility. Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team has been awarded the cash for an extension to their Smelt Mill outdoor training centre near Dunsop Bridge in the
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Kallum's top flight darts date
THE dreams of a darts-mad disabled boy have come true -- thanks to staff at King George's Hall, Blackburn. Kallum Holland, nine, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, who was born without any lining on the brain, leaving him severely brain damaged, likes nothing
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Rachel Woolley column: I'll whinge if I want to
I RECEIVED a letter this week from another American expat currently residing in Accrington. He first went out of his way to remind me that I'm not "the only Yank livin' in these here parts" -- a fact I can assure him I'm painfully aware of. Americans
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Vince looks to raise the bar
BURNLEY'S investment in a flourishing youth system was today heralded by Vince Overson. The head of youth development has outlined the urgency for the Clarets to attain Academy status and compete with the bigger clubs in Lancashire and beyond. Chairman
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'Debt trap' worker stole hamper money
A WORKER at a Blackburn care home started using Christmas club money she had collected from workmates to fend off creditors after finding herself caught in a debt trap, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that single parent Judith Nicola Craven
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Kallum's top flight darts date
THE dreams of a darts-mad disabled boy have come true -- thanks to staff at King George's Hall, Blackburn. Kallum Holland, nine, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, who was born without any lining on the brain, leaving him severely brain damaged, likes nothing
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Take this road out of top ten
AT first glance it seems astonishing that a rural road running from Barrowford through part of the Ribble Valley to Long Preston in North Yorkshire should be one of the world's ten most dangerous highways. But anyone who regularly travels on the A682
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'Biggest game in Hawks history'
EXCITEMENT is at fever pitch for Blackburn Hawks. The ice hockey aces go into tomorrow's English National League clash at Nottingham knowing that victory would put the title within touching distance. And assistant manager Graham Lomax is calling the game
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No one to stand up for justice
JUST when is this country going to wake up to the fact that we are being ill-served by our politicians, judges and psychiatrists, in the matter of our escalating number of sex offences, particularly against children. The punishment, deterrent and future
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Zurab talks open
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has opened talks with Glasgow Rangers about signing Zurab Khizanishvili on a permanent basis. Hughes is keen to offer the versatile Georgian defender a full-time contract after he has impressed while on loan with Rovers. And
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'Problem site' to become a park
PLANS to create a public park and playing field in Church have been submitted to Lancashire County Council. The proposal is part of a seven-year programme, run by the county council and the North West Development Agency, to turn derelict land into community
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Traffic fears to kill burial plan?
THE THREAT of traffic chaos on the A59 could ring the death knell for controversial plans to build Lancashire's biggest woodland burial site. Ribble Valley town planners have recommended councillors turn down proposals for a 1,000-plot cemetery on fields
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Cotterill: Why I'm staying at Turf
STEVE Cotterill's contract talks will take on an extra significance next week after the Burnley manager finally told Leicester: I'm staying at Burnley. Cotterill has finally put a stop to a week of intense speculation by committing himself to the Clarets
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Semple signs in for Darwen
DARWEN will be getting two professionals for the price of one when the new cricket season gets under way. Keith Semple, who has been the paid man at Birch Hall since 1999, no longer has a work permit and will continue as an amateur at the club. This means
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Zurab talks open
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has opened talks with Glasgow Rangers about signing Zurab Khizanishvili on a permanent basis. Hughes is keen to offer the versatile Georgian defender a full-time contract after he has impressed while on loan with Rovers. And
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Cotterill: Why I'm staying at Turf
STEVE Cotterill's contract talks will take on an extra significance next week after the Burnley manager finally told Leicester: I'm staying at Burnley. Cotterill has finally put a stop to a week of intense speculation by committing himself to the Clarets
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Firm's £1m boost to town
PERSPEX manufacturer Lucite International UK Ltd hopes to secure its future in Darwen by investing £1million in its two sites. The company has a base in Duckworth Street and has applied to Blackburn with Darwen Council for permission to expand its Chapels
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Firm's £1m boost to town
PERSPEX manufacturer Lucite International UK Ltd hopes to secure its future in Darwen by investing £1million in its two sites. The company has a base in Duckworth Street and has applied to Blackburn with Darwen Council for permission to expand its Chapels
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School bridges generation gap
ELDERLY residents are going back to school as part of a project to break down the generation barriers. A small group of pensioners from Birch Hall Nursing Home will visit Darwen Vale High School to use the internet and attend history classes in a scheme
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Threat to kill after 'a bad year'
A DISABLED man attacked his partner when he 'exploded' after a bad year, magistrates heard. David Taylor, 64, threatened to kill Dawn Bradley and hit her several times, causing her to fall to the floor. She told him to pack his bags and get out but the
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Busman head butted by furious driver
A BUS driver was head butted by a 32-year-old motorist who thought the bus had pulled out on him without warning, putting his and his seven-year-old daughter's lives in danger. Blackburn magistrates heard that Michael Baron drove over the kerb and a grass
