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Take-away ‘glassing’ attacker sent to jail
A RAWTENSTALL criminal who glassed a "perfectly innocent" member of the public after starting a brawl at a take-away is back behind bars. Drunken Timothy Butterworth, 20 who started committing crime when he was just 12 left victim Stephen Nuttall needing
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Festival blues
RAMSBOTTOM'S annual R & B Festival will not be going ahead this summer after organisers failed to find a backer for the event. They have had to cancel this year's event after main sponsors Thwaites brewery pulled out and they were unable to find a suitable
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Arrest after 100mph m-way chase
A DRIVER led police on a high speed chase down the M65 travelling at more than 100mph today. The drama started in Colne at 1.30am when police spotted a black Vauxhall Astra travelling at high speed through Market Street. Officers followed it towards
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MP’s bid to protect smaller companies
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher was today moving to protect manufacturing jobs in the town by taking her own Bill to Parliament. She wants the law to be changed so that government research departments are bound by law to help smaller firms. And the Labour
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Preacher set for foundation course
Preacher Helen Webster, of Lumbutts Methodist Church in Todmorden, has been accepted for a foundation course for the Methodist ministry after unanimous backing from the churches in the local circuit. The course, in Manchester, is due to start in September
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Four saved from blazing vehicle
FOUR people escaped death when they were dragged from a burning car following a high speed head-on smash in Burnley. And today firefighters praised the quick actions of passers-by who saved the people after the Volkswagen Polo they were travelling in
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Reserve a place to aid nature
PEOPLE can get involved with a Colne nature reserve tonight. Greenfield Road Nature Reserve is in the process of becoming an official local nature reserve' and Friends of Greenfield are carrying out projects to improve the beauty spot. Declaration as
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Karim hoping to ring changes on mobile charges
PENDLE-based MEP Sajjad Karim is backing plans to clamp down on exorbitant mobile phone charges for Britons abroad. Mr Karim, who is Liberal Democrat spokesperson on international trade, has welcomed European Commission action against telecom companies
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Three-storeys rule floors homes plan
FUTURE developments in Barrowford could reach a stalemate because councillors refuse to allow three- storey buildings which are needed to avoid the flood plain. Barrowford and Western Parishes Committee has blocked a second attempt by Dalesmoor Homes
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£4,000 haul
Tobacco worth £4,000 was stolen from Spar in The Fountains in Barrowford. Thieves forced the shutters at the front of the store and set the alarm off yesterday at 3.40am. They fled in a black vehicle towards the M65. Police believe the driver was an
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Hospitals worst in county for catching superbug
HOSPITALS in East Lancashire have the highest rate of MRSA cases in the county, new figures show. More East Lancashire residents got the superbug per 1,000-bed stays than in the rest of Lancashire, the Department of Health said today. The figures are
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Howarth delighted with FC scalp
NELSON boss Graham Howarth has spoken of his joy after his side won through to the semi-finals of the Division Two Trophy after beating the mighty FC United of Manchester. In front of over 3,000 fans at Bury's Gigg Lane, Robbie Smith's 120th minute goal
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There’s still no sign we’re progressing
IF there's one word that has dominated conversation among Clarets supporters since the departure of Ade Akinbiyi and Leicester City's attempted approach for Steve Cotterill, then that word has been "ambition" - more precisely, the ambition of the manager
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We can now party the season away
I know it's an old clich but what a difference a week makes!! Penning last week's column was hardly an enjoyable experience. What with losing in the two cups, both strikers being injured and contemplating the eventual loss of our manager through his
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Mokoena injury is double blow for Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 2 Aston Villa Reserves 2: An early injury to Aaron Mokoena added to a frustrating night for Blackburn Rovers reserves as they let a 2-0 lead slip through their grasp. South African Mokoena lasted just five minutes before limping
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Stanley's Bore draw
Accrington Stanley will entertain Southern Football League Division One East side Boreham Wood in the quarter finals on the FA Trophy if they beat Worksop Town in a replay. Those fixtures are scheduled for Saturday February 25. The full draw is:
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Coleman sets Trophy replay mission
JOHN Coleman has urged his Accrington Stanley side to show the will to win and finish the job against Worksop Town tonight. The Reds were forced into their second consecutive FA Trophy replay after David Brown grabbed an equaliser against the Conference
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Lafferty extends Quakers spell
Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty has extended his loan stay with Darlington for another month, despite picking up an injury that had denied him the chance to link up with Northern Ireland. The 18-year-old has been a huge hit since being allowed out to continue
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Ricketts: I can be the new Akinbiyi
BURNLEY striker Michael Ricketts plans to use Ade Akinbiyi as a benchmark for success during his Turf Moor loan spell. Ricketts, signed as a direct replacement for Akinbiyi in the January transfer window, hit the ground running with the only goal in
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Hughes comes out of retirement
Mark Hughes will be playing for an All Star XI tonight alongside GIanfranco Zola, Gus Poyet, Bryan Robson and Steve Staunton against a Macclesfield legends team at Moss Rose. The match is to raise money for cash-strapped Macclesfield, who owe the FA
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Pongolle's Euro vision
ON-LOAN striker Florent Sinama Pongolle is hoping to impress Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez by scoring the goals that could take Blackburn into Europe. The 21-year-old forward, who joined Rovers last week on a temporary basis from the European champions
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Fury at market hall ‘sell off’ plan
STALLHOLDERS have hit out at plans to "sell off" historic Accrington market hall and called for a trust to run the site. Hyndburn Borough Council is in the process of finding a company to run the market, saying that it does not have the resources to
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Straw votes cost £2,000
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was the most expensive East Lancashire MP according to a new academic survey. The London School of Economics made its calculations by dividing MPs' expenses by the number of times they voted in the House of Commons. Blackburn
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Go crazy for tickets
GET your tickets for Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic Society's musical comedy Crazy For You, starting on February 11. The theatrical parishioners have been busy rehearsing the show, written by George and Ira Gershwin and directed by Howard Raw
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TV review: Richard And Judy , Channel Four
LOOK into my eyes, not around the eyes, the eyes, the eyes and you're under. Another day, another Richard and Judy conspiracy theory. Forget last week's alien invasion, they're hypnotised. Paul McKenna was plugging his new book, Instant Millions For
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Village post office site agreed
RESIDENTS in Turton will only have to walk a further 500 yards to their local post office when it relocates. The former post office in Bolton Road was closed in December 2004 after it was made unavailable for Post Office use. But it has been announced
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Climber Alex to hit the heights
A DARWEN man plans to climb 18,000 feet to Everest Base Camp to raise cash in memory of his father who died of cancer. Graduate Alex Guy, 22, of Harwoods Lane, will set off for the 19-day challenge on March 3 to raise money for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation
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MP urges import ban on beef from Brazil
CHORLEY MP Lindsay Hoyle has urged a ban on the import of Brazilian beef. The Labour backbencher said it was cruelly produced and led to slave labour. He tackled Animal Welfare Minister Ben Bradshaw on the issue in the Commons. Mr Hoyle said: "I presume
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‘It’s right to keep our troops in Iraq — for now’
HYNDBURN MP Greg Pope today insisted Britain was right to keep its troops in Iraq for now. Mr Pope was among a Parliamentary delegation which travelled to Iraq to see what life is like in the former dictatorship. Last week, the 100th British soldier
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Tory: Make arrests over ‘murder’ placards
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans today called for the police to track down and prosecute the weekend Muslim demonstrators waving placards calling for the execution of those who insulted Islam. The Tory backbencher criticised the Metropolitan Police for the
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The NHS has outgrown itself...and the patients
SOON, it seems, lots of people are to be without dentists, and in some places the local and cottage hospitals are to be disbanded. The National Health Service, which started off as such a great idea, has outgrown itself, become too big and unwieldy,
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We need weekly bin collections
I FEEL I must write about the story concerning rubbish (LET, January 28). I don't think it is right that the council can refuse to take people's rubbish away. We do pay our council tax for this service and some people only get their rubbish removed
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Litterbugs ruining the countryside
TO those who never look behind. When you go for a pleasant country walk, say up to Darwen Tower, and you sit down by the path to enjoy the bright winter sunshine while refreshing yourselves with the picnic you've brought, and then go on your way leaving
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Postage stamps help the hospice
I WOULD like to renew my appeal for postage stamps to raise funds for the East Lancs Hospice Appeal. I want to say a huge thank you so very much to each and every one for the contributions so far. I am still on the lookout for more stamps, old ones,
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New academy should go on old school site
I'M writing about the Compulsory Purchase Order 2005 of Blackburn with Darwen Council Franklin Street/Hannah Street/Star Street/Sunnybank Street/Redearth Street (Darwen). I got a letter from the Government Office for the North West to let me know a
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Hospital visitors fight off robbery attempt
TWO women fought off a would-be robber on their way back from visiting a friend in hospital. Police are now warning visitors to Blackburn Royal Infirmary to be vigilant following the attempted robbery at 11pm on Saturday. The women, aged 47 and 49,
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MP backs save Theme campaign
Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle has backed a campaign to stop BBC Radio 4 dropping its UK Theme, used to mark the start of the day on the station. It plans to fill the five-minute slot with a news bulletin instead. Mr Hoyle has signed an early day motion in
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Stop for a rest on the artwork
A PROJECT to provide benches which double as public art at an East Lancashire beauty spot has been given the green light. Around £4,000 is going to be spent creating the benches on one of the disabled-friendly tramper trails' around Beacon Fell, near
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New CCTV network will see even more
A CRIME prevention scheme that has helped secure more than 3,000 arrests in the past 10 years is to be upgraded. The network of 29 CCTV cameras in Accrington town centre is to be replaced by a high-tech digital system after concerns were raised about
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Police want more support
POLICE bosses have unveiled plans to recruit 434 extra community support officers (CSOs). A recruitment drive is now underway with 114 due to be appointed this year and the remaining 334 in 2007/8. The posts are being funded by the government for two
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Town bids for farmers' market
GREAT HARWOOD business leaders are appealing for support for plans to bring a farmers' market to the town. It is hoped that the town will be able to cash in on an industry worth £120million each year by bringing in the specialist market. By running
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Team that was banned for being too good!
A JUNIOR school team which was so good that it was banned are to be reunited 50 years on. But although many of the team from Audley Primary School, Blackburn, still live locally, there is one problem one of the players is missing. Francis Edwards is
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Reservoir searched for body
POLICE divers searched a reservoir for the body of a missing businessman six weeks before a man is due to stand trial for murder. David Guilfoyle, 37, of Royds Avenue, Accrington, has not been seen since leaving a pub in his racing green Jaguar XK8
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Police forces to merge despite worries
LANCASHIRE police will merge with Cumbria by 2008, despite fears over funding and rising council tax. Home Secretary Charles Clarke announced the move yesterday, despite neither county officially backing the move. Both counties' police authorities have
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Primary schools escape the axe
THREE Rossendale primary schools threatened with closure are set to be saved from the axe. Bacup Nursery School, Bacup Thorn and Sharneyford primary schools are to stay open under new proposals following a review by Lancashire County Council. Cloughfold
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Car-smash girl loses her fight for life
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl who sustained severe' brain injuries in a three-car smash has died. The family of Anisa Khan, of Lister Street, Accrington, switched off her life support machine at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury yesterday afternoon
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£40,000 mini-bike lorry raid
A businessman is counting the cost after thieves stole 200 miniature motorcycles from the back of a lorry while the driver slept. Stephen Tasker's mini-bike import firm lost £40,000 of stock when a gang of thieves stole the bikes from a sealed steel
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Massive cuts plan for colleges’ adult places
THOUSANDS of college places across East Lancashire are set to be axed due to millions of pounds in funding cuts. Principals and MPs today hit out at the move, which they said would prevent people using a vital stepping stone back into education through
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Education cuts are a disgrace
OVER the years a lot of time and money has been spent on encouraging adults to take advantage of further education. Evening classes for hobby skills and people taking exams in languages, science or other subjects they missed out on at school have become
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Postage stamps help the hospice
I WOULD like to renew my appeal for postage stamps to raise funds for the East Lancs Hospice Appeal. I want to say a huge thank you so very much to each and every one for the contributions so far. I am still on the lookout for more stamps, old ones, new
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Litterbugs ruining the countryside
TO those who never look behind. When you go for a pleasant country walk, say up to Darwen Tower, and you sit down by the path to enjoy the bright winter sunshine while refreshing yourselves with the picnic you've brought, and then go on your way leaving
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Car-smash girl loses her fight for life
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl who sustained severe' brain injuries in a three-car smash has died. The family of Anisa Khan, of Lister Street, Accrington, switched off her life support machine at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury yesterday afternoon
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Hughes comes out of retirement
Mark Hughes will be playing for an All Star XI tonight alongside GIanfranco Zola, Gus Poyet, Bryan Robson and Steve Staunton against a Macclesfield legends team at Moss Rose. The match is to raise money for cash-strapped Macclesfield, who owe the FA £250,000
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Pongolle's Euro vision
ON-LOAN striker Florent Sinama Pongolle is hoping to impress Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez by scoring the goals that could take Blackburn into Europe. The 21-year-old forward, who joined Rovers last week on a temporary basis from the European champions
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Four saved from blazing vehicle
FOUR people escaped death when they were dragged from a burning car following a high speed head-on smash in Burnley. And today firefighters praised the quick actions of passers-by who saved the people after the Volkswagen Polo they were travelling in
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Fury at market hall 'sell off' plan
STALLHOLDERS have hit out at plans to "sell off" historic Accrington market hall and called for a trust to run the site. Hyndburn Borough Council is in the process of finding a company to run the market, saying that it does not have the resources to invest
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Stop for a rest on the artwork
A PROJECT to provide benches which double as public art at an East Lancashire beauty spot has been given the green light. Around £4,000 is going to be spent creating the benches on one of the disabled-friendly tramper trails' around Beacon Fell, near
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£40,000 mini-bike lorry raid
A businessman is counting the cost after thieves stole 200 miniature motorcycles from the back of a lorry while the driver slept. Stephen Tasker's mini-bike import firm lost £40,000 of stock when a gang of thieves stole the bikes from a sealed steel container
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Margo column: The NHS has outgrown itself...and the patients
SOON, it seems, lots of people are to be without dentists, and in some places the local and cottage hospitals are to be disbanded. The National Health Service, which started off as such a great idea, has outgrown itself, become too big and unwieldy, mainly
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Lafferty extends Quakers spell
Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty has extended his loan stay with Darlington for another month, despite picking up an injury that had denied him the chance to link up with Northern Ireland. The 18-year-old has been a huge hit since being allowed out to continue
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Ricketts: I can be the new Akinbiyi
BURNLEY striker Michael Ricketts plans to use Ade Akinbiyi as a benchmark for success during his Turf Moor loan spell. Ricketts, signed as a direct replacement for Akinbiyi in the January transfer window, hit the ground running with the only goal in Saturday's
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Ricketts: I can be the new Akinbiyi
BURNLEY striker Michael Ricketts plans to use Ade Akinbiyi as a benchmark for success during his Turf Moor loan spell. Ricketts, signed as a direct replacement for Akinbiyi in the January transfer window, hit the ground running with the only goal in Saturday's
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Primary schools escape the axe
THREE Rossendale primary schools threatened with closure are set to be saved from the axe. Bacup Nursery School, Bacup Thorn and Sharneyford primary schools are to stay open under new proposals following a review by Lancashire County Council. Cloughfold
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Team that was banned for being too good!
A JUNIOR school team which was so good that it was banned are to be reunited 50 years on. But although many of the team from Audley Primary School, Blackburn, still live locally, there is one problem one of the players is missing. Francis Edwards is the
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We need weekly bin collections
I FEEL I must write about the story concerning rubbish (LET, January 28). I don't think it is right that the council can refuse to take people's rubbish away. We do pay our council tax for this service and some people only get their rubbish removed once
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New academy should go on old school site
I'M writing about the Compulsory Purchase Order 2005 of Blackburn with Darwen Council Franklin Street/Hannah Street/Star Street/Sunnybank Street/Redearth Street (Darwen). I got a letter from the Government Office for the North West to let me know a public
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Massive cuts plan for colleges' adult places
THOUSANDS of college places across East Lancashire are set to be axed due to millions of pounds in funding cuts. Principals and MPs today hit out at the move, which they said would prevent people using a vital stepping stone back into education through
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Mokoena injury is double blow for Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 2 Aston Villa Reserves 2: An early injury to Aaron Mokoena added to a frustrating night for Blackburn Rovers reserves as they let a 2-0 lead slip through their grasp. South African Mokoena lasted just five minutes before limping
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Howarth delighted with FC scalp
NELSON boss Graham Howarth has spoken of his joy after his side won through to the semi-finals of the Division Two Trophy after beating the mighty FC United of Manchester. In front of over 3,000 fans at Bury's Gigg Lane, Robbie Smith's 120th minute goal
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Reserve a place to aid nature
PEOPLE can get involved with a Colne nature reserve tonight. Greenfield Road Nature Reserve is in the process of becoming an official local nature reserve' and Friends of Greenfield are carrying out projects to improve the beauty spot. Declaration as
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Arrest after 100mph m-way chase
A DRIVER led police on a high speed chase down the M65 travelling at more than 100mph today. The drama started in Colne at 1.30am when police spotted a black Vauxhall Astra travelling at high speed through Market Street. Officers followed it towards the
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Town bids for farmers' market
GREAT HARWOOD business leaders are appealing for support for plans to bring a farmers' market to the town. It is hoped that the town will be able to cash in on an industry worth £120million each year by bringing in the specialist market. By running a
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Reservoir searched for body
POLICE divers searched a reservoir for the body of a missing businessman six weeks before a man is due to stand trial for murder. David Guilfoyle, 37, of Royds Avenue, Accrington, has not been seen since leaving a pub in his racing green Jaguar XK8 after
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New CCTV network will see even more
A CRIME prevention scheme that has helped secure more than 3,000 arrests in the past 10 years is to be upgraded. The network of 29 CCTV cameras in Accrington town centre is to be replaced by a high-tech digital system after concerns were raised about
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Car-smash girl loses her fight for life
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl who sustained severe' brain injuries in a three-car smash has died. The family of Anisa Khan, of Lister Street, Accrington, switched off her life support machine at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury yesterday afternoon
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MP backs save Theme campaign
Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle has backed a campaign to stop BBC Radio 4 dropping its UK Theme, used to mark the start of the day on the station. It plans to fill the five-minute slot with a news bulletin instead. Mr Hoyle has signed an early day motion in
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Pongolle's Euro vision
ON-LOAN striker Florent Sinama Pongolle is hoping to impress Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez by scoring the goals that could take Blackburn into Europe. The 21-year-old forward, who joined Rovers last week on a temporary basis from the European champions
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MP's bid to protect smaller companies
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher was today moving to protect manufacturing jobs in the town by taking her own Bill to Parliament. She wants the law to be changed so that government research departments are bound by law to help smaller firms. And the Labour backbencher
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Village post office site agreed
RESIDENTS in Turton will only have to walk a further 500 yards to their local post office when it relocates. The former post office in Bolton Road was closed in December 2004 after it was made unavailable for Post Office use. But it has been announced
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Climber Alex to hit the heights
A DARWEN man plans to climb 18,000 feet to Everest Base Camp to raise cash in memory of his father who died of cancer. Graduate Alex Guy, 22, of Harwoods Lane, will set off for the 19-day challenge on March 3 to raise money for the Rosemere Cancer Foundation
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Festival blues
RAMSBOTTOM'S annual R & B Festival will not be going ahead this summer after organisers failed to find a backer for the event. They have had to cancel this year's event after main sponsors Thwaites brewery pulled out and they were unable to find a
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Take-away 'glassing' attacker sent to jail
A RAWTENSTALL criminal who glassed a "perfectly innocent" member of the public after starting a brawl at a take-away is back behind bars. Drunken Timothy Butterworth, 20 who started committing crime when he was just 12 left victim Stephen Nuttall needing
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Hospital visitors fight off robbery attempt
TWO women fought off a would-be robber on their way back from visiting a friend in hospital. Police are now warning visitors to Blackburn Royal Infirmary to be vigilant following the attempted robbery at 11pm on Saturday. The women, aged 47 and 49, were
