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Anti-war case is ruled out by Lords
LAW Lords today ruled against 20 anti-war campaigners who claimed they were right to take action aimed at preventing the Iraq war. The group, including Burnley Greenpeace campaigner Richard Watson, had asked if a valid defence was available to peace
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Jail for thug after petrol station raid
A ROBBER who smashed a petrol station assistant's face with a truncheon in a terrifying raid has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Naeem Shazad, 21, of Rook Street, Nelson, struck at the Total garage in Eastern Avenue, Burnley, last December and
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Nature reserves named
COUNCILLORS are set to protect two historic beauty spots by declaring them nature reserves. At tomorrow's meeting of Pendle Council, Alkincoats woodland and Greenfield in Colne are set to be formally designated as Local Nature Reserves as sites of natural
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Moves to protect area’s rich legacy
AN historic part of Pendle is set to be protected for future generations. Councillors will vote tomorrow on whether to make Trawden Forest, as well as Trawden, Winewall and Wycoller a conservation area. They are expected to approve the move after widespread
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Banned biker 'a risk to public'
A BANNED motorcyclist smelled of drink when stopped by police but would not give a breath test. Burnley magistrates heard Stephen Gorton, 21, had almost lost control of the trials bike after officers had tried to get to get him to pull over. His speech
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Bed blockers!
MORE than a third of patients in East Lancashire's hospital beds are well enough to go home, an NHS survey has found. A one-day study of more than 650 patients found 37 per cent were waiting to be discharged. An NHS boss today said the findings showed
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Roofer Wilf on roof of world!
A businessman who is used to the high life is to scale new heights when he climbs Africa's highest mountain. For Wilf Dolman, who owns Burnley Roofing Ltd, Accrington Road, will be jetting off to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Asthma UK
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Pensioner, 81, died from horrific burns
AN 81-YEAR-OLD man who suffered 70 per cent burns when his pyjamas caught fire went to bed as normal after the incident, it emerged today. Cyril Grimshaw died on Sunday night after he tried to light a fire at his Manor Lane home in Nelson. And today
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20 years of child torture
A TORTURER with a history of child sex abuse and cruelty going back 20 years has been jailed. But police today warned sadistic Stuart Wedge branded a continuing danger to children by a judge could be free by 2008 and is showing no signs of change.
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Hawks top the group
HAWKS assistant manager Graham Lomax was "over the moon" with his side following successive victories over Sheffield Spartans. Hawks won both of their English National Ice Hockey League play-off games with Sheffield and sit top of the group after the
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Burnley 1 Southampton 1
PORTLY goalkeeper Kevin Miller was the all-round hero to salvage a priceless point for struggling Southampton. The real-life Roy of the Rovers, 37, interrupted his day job selling advertising to answer George Burley's SOS and make his first league appearance
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Brown back on goals trail
DAVID Brown is looking to increase his goals tally after playing his part in a Reds revival on Saturday. Accrington Stanley twice trailed against York City. But, on the back of their 2-0 defeat at lowly Southport last Tuesday - ending a run of 20 games
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Come on Eu-Rovers
BLACKBURN Rovers may need to win at least five of their remaining seven games if they are to overhaul Tottenham Hotspur in the race to qualify for Champions League. That's the view of midfield enforcer Steven Reid, who was the inspiration behind Saturday's
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Matteo linked with Toffees
Blackburn Rovers defender Dominic Matteo has been linked with a summer move to Everton. The former Liverpool stopper has been a peripheral figure at Ewood this season, making just seven first team appearances, the last of which was against QPR in January
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Character turned Clarets around
STEVE Cotterill hailed the character in his camp as Burnley shook off a nightmare start against Southampton to continue their recent revival. The Clarets fell behind to a Phil Bardsley own goal after just 38 seconds of last night's Championship clash
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Hammer rage of ‘upset’ neighbour
A MAN stormed round to the flat above his home brandishing a hammer because he was upset by the noise made by the new tenant laying a floor. Blackburn magistrates heard that Robin Edward Mayer, 68, smashed his way into the flat with the lump hammer before
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Soccer team raises £15k
JUNIOR footballers in Darwen have raised £15,000 to fund a trip to America where they will represent England. Akzo Nobel's under-15s Green Team were invited to take part in the prestigious Dallas Cup competition next month. They have now reached their
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We save disabled sports contest
AN ANNUAL disabled sports day which looked set to be cancelled has been saved thanks to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Last month organisers appealed to Telegraph readers to find more people to take part in the annual event, organised by Accrington
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School Path heads in right direction
A CENTRE launched at Darwen Vale High School to deal with social issues and youth problems has been hailed a success. The PATH Centre, officially opened last March, has dealt with more than 460 pupils and demand has led to plans to further extend it
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‘Stay off rail lines’ warning
NETWORK Rail is warning young people to stay away from the railway and stay safe ahead of the Easter holidays. The train company, which is in charge of tracks and stations, is moving to stop children being killed or injured on the lines. Peter Strachan
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I want to contact family members
MY great grandparents, William and Elizabeth Ann Preston and their children, Alice, Dennis (my grandfather), Ann, Joseph Lord and William, were at the time of the 1881 Census, living at 30 Commercial Street, Oswaldtwistle. William, born in Pendleton
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Shocking crime really hits home
DAY in day out we read about muggings, theft, vandalism and in some cases much worse. Terrible events that we take in and probably mentally discard in the same instant. It's not until you actually see the incident that the shocking nature of the crime
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College blow for adult learner
I USED to like going to Blackburn College because I was learning to brush up skills. I was doing adult literacy and creative writing classes. I was hoping to get an adult literacy Level One Certificate and then I would move on to the next level. But
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Health review is just about saving money
WHAT a surprise! We all knew that the option that the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust would choose would be the one that resulted in hospital services being decimated at Burnley General Hospital. Let us get one thing straight, despite what the Chief
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More of elderly got flu vaccine
MORE pensioners had a flu jab in Blackburn with Darwen this winter, new figures show. About 16,000 people in the borough had a flu injection, up three per cent on the previous year. It means 75 per cent of OAPs in the borough were protected. The figures
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Meet the jam-busters
A NEW army of traffic officers were today taking to the highways for the first time to beat congestion and make our motorways safer. The jam-busting Highways Agency traffic officers, based next to the motorway policing unit at Samlesbury, will provide
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Plea over cigs raid
DETECTIVES probing an £8,000 cigarettes raid on a supermarket today appealed for help to catch the masked raiders involved. Two men broke into the Co-op on Queen Street, Great Harwood, early on Monday. Both men were wearing balaclavas and gloves.
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Fury as phone mast appears
A COMMUNITY has been left "outraged" after a mobile phone mast was erected without planning permission. Blackburn with Darwen Council has launched an investigation into the sudden appearance of the 28-metre- high mast in Eclipse Mill, off Park Farm Road
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Condi launches new lectures series
WHILE in Blackburn, Condoleezza Rice will be giving the inaugural BBC Today/Chatham House lecture. The series of lectures is a new event but the Chatham House lectures themselves date back decades. They take their name from the headquarters of The Royal
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‘Visit will showcase the region’
THE visit to East Lancashire by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will showcase the area on the world stage, it was claimed today. Details of the official locations for Dr Rice's visit have not been revealed to the public, but it is thought she
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Dealer’s assets seizure team is praised
THE police team which confiscated almost £3million from a drug-dealing family has been honoured by the government. Ayub Khansia is currently serving 12 years in prison for supplying heroin and money laundering. He was jailed in December. Khansia, 47
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Cheers to a healthy option
PEOPLE in Rossendale are being invited to shake off the winter blues and make a fresh start this spring with a little help from a valley health store. Earth Mother health store in Ramsbottom is hosting a week of in-store events aimed at improving health
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Info night on Co-op fair trading
THE Co-op is promoting ethical trading at an information evening in Burnley next month. The event will give shoppers and Co-op members the chance to learn more about the store's ethical sourcing initiatives and to see how it puts its values and principles
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Jailed sex abuser dies in hospital
A ONE-LEGGED pervert who sexually abused children has died while serving a five-year sentence for his crimes. Wheelchair-user Ronald Hodges, 61, was caged last May after showing his victims two boys and two girls, aged between five and 12 pornographic
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Croquet anyone this weekend?
People are being encourage to try their hand at croquet this weekend. The Pendle and Craven Croquet Club is holding an open day on Saturday to give people the chance to take up the sport. The club moved from Nelson and Colne College last year to a new
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Mum-of-13 back in court
A MOTHER-of-13 has been fined again after appearing in court for a second drink driving charge and was warned by magistrates she must pay up. Ellen Morris, 40, whose family lives on about £25,000 a year handouts and who spends some of the cash on drinking
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Chairman urges one final push
BLACKBURN Rovers' chairman John Williams today called for one last push' as the club enters the final straight in the race to qualify for Europe. With just seven games of the season remaining, Rovers are perfectly placed to secure a top six finish and
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Operation man died on birthday
A BLACKBURN man died on his 78th birthday following hip replacement surgery. Ronald Duxbury, of Shearwater Drive, appeared to be making a good recovery from the operation, an inquest was told. But on November 24 last year he became very short of breath
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Missing girl row arrest
AN 18-year-old became abusive towards a police officer who was trying to help a woman who was searching for her missing daughter. Blackburn magistrates heard the woman was in a distressed state and was being confronted by Firdosh Mohammed Umarji and
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TV review: Paul O'Grady Show, Channel 4
AFTER a three-month gap, the all-singing, all-dancing, all new Paul O'Grady show is back on the box. Following much-publicised legal wranglings with ITV he's switched home and is now on Channel 4. But in a baffling display of childishness ITV which
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Groups get chance to fly their flags
COMMUNITY, voluntary and faith groups in Great Harwood are being given a chance to promote themselves by flying their flag from the town's gateway signs. The Great Harwood Community Action Group is urging anyone representing such a group which has a
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Hitting the heights
A RIBBLE Valley woman who scaled Africa's highest peak to help combat multiple sclerosis hopes to have raised thousands of pounds for charity. Nicola Chew, 29, who suffers from the condition, climbed 20,000ft-high Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for
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Not much of a good night out
I FEEL sad for the marauding gang of 13 to 15-year-olds who swept through Sunnyhurst the other night drinking their beer and wine. On their drunken journey they took at least three wheelie bins and threw them down a deep ravine at the top of the woods
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£100m mental health spend pledge
A NEW mental health hospital is to be built in East Lancashire using more than £100 million of NHS cash. A single hospital will replace all units for overnight patients in the area by 2011, health chiefs have said. And £9.5 million has been promised
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Jack teams up with Nancy to celebrate culture
FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw prepared for a weekend with one of the world's most famous women by meeting up with another. For the Blackburn MP enjoyed a chat with Nancy Dell'Olio, the girlfriend of England football coach Sven Goran Eriksson. He rubbed
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Baby boy died in his parents’ bed
A THREE month old baby boy died after sleeping between his parents on a makeshift bed of mattresses on the floor, an inquest heard. The hearing was told that the couple had both been drinking before settling down with baby Peter at their temporary home
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A machine in midfield!
A FACTORY of football fans is hoping to net an increase in production after naming its machines after Blackburn Rovers players. And the East Lancashire Box Company even persuaded Turkish midfielder Tugay to officially christen the latest addition to
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Window broken in school break-in
Vandals smashed a window at All Saints School in Clayton-le-Moors during an attempted burglary. The incident happened at 10.50pm on Monday night at the primary school in Church Lane. Police said the window to a rear classroom was smashed but the offenders
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Hooded robber’s gunpoint hold-up
POLICE have launched an appeal to catch a hooded robber who made off with cash after holding up an off-licence at gunpoint. The man struck just after 4.30pm on Monday at the Thresher store in Redlam, Blackburn. Police believe he fled on mountain bike
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Fall death fight fails again
A WOMAN whose two-year battle to prove that a hospital fall contributed to her partner's death failed today vowed to continue her fight. Pauline Combe went to the High Court in London to prove vital evidence had not been considered and to win the right
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Blame game could be fatal
Motorists who rely on their basic L-test as a motoring passport for life' are more likely to blame others when they are involved in accidents, according to a study by Brunel University. Previous research has shown drivers who regularly blame others for
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Mums caught in a jam
Many mothers now spend more than three extra working weeks each year just travelling to and from work. Despite this, many mums with children under six are still unaware that they have the right to ask their employers for more flexible working practices
