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Drinks driver had licence two days
AN over-the-limit teenage driver who borrrowed his friend's car and crashed it had only passed his test two days before, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told apprentice bricklayer Peter Green, 19, who was not insured, hit a parked car and a gable
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Rooney ‘no tanks’ to firm’s recovery offer
A BARROWFORD company's bid to be Wayne Rooney and England's World Cup saviour has been blown out of the water. The Manchester United forward has said "no tanks" to the oxygen chamber Osiris Marine Services provided in his fight to be fit for next month's
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Prison warning for ASBO teenager
A TEENAGER who flouted an anti-social behaviour order by breaking a car wing mirror was spared jail but was warned it would be prison next time. Daniel Karl Waddington, 18, was not allowed to cause or threaten damage under his ASBO, but kicked the vehicle
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Vigil for family
A FAMILY detained after their asylum application was thrown out would be killed if they were deported, a relative claimed today. Patrick Samuels was speaking after police and immigration officials swooped on the family home of Nigel, 52, and Pearl Karim
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It’s safari so good for Kenyan adventure
John and Bernadette Schofield will be officiating at the Safaricom Marathon and Half Marathon in Kenya next month after Bruce Tulloh contacted the couple about the possibility of using one of John's programs to produce the computerised race results.
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Stone storms up the placings
JOHN Stone has moved up to third place in the National Asphalt Rally Championship after a storming drive on the Isle of Man. The Blackburn businessman finished fifth in class and 17th overall in his Legend Fires-backed Metro 6R4. "It was one of those
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The dream goes on for Lafferty
Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty's dream season has ended with a call-up to the full Northern Ireland squad. The Clarets teenager will join up with Lawrie Sanchez's men for their mini-tour of the United States in the summer. Lafferty, who featured in the
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Eidur in crunch talks
BLACKBURN Rovers target Eidur Gudjohnsen will hold talks with Chelsea later this week to clarify his future at Stamford Bridge. The Icelandic international, who is wanted by Rovers manager Mark Hughes, is thought to have grown frustrated by his lack
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Steve has Vision to be a success
WHEN the worst happens and the firm you work for folds, employees often opt just to seek work elsewhere. But Steve Foley tells how such an event opened up a world of opportunity. BUSINESSMAN Steve Foley is something of a rarity in today's world of
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‘Lanky’ dialect chief filmed for TV show
MI an' mi mam wur gob smacked watchin' id on't smelly nelly! Any idea what that meant? Well it's the Lancashire dialect way of saying: "My mother and I were absolutely amazed watching it on the television." It is just one of the phrases being scrutinised
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Delays almost over for £500k nightclub
THE businessmen behind a new £500,000 nightclub in Accrington have pledged that the venue will open in the next few weeks after the project was dogged by delays. The owners of the nightspot, set to be called Industry, were hoping to open by Easter but
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CCTV plea after arson attack
A COUNCILLOR today called for extra security at Queen's Park, Blackburn, after arsonists destroyed two pavilions. Queen's Park councillor Yusuf Sidat said the council-owned grounds were attracting "problem youths" and he had been inundated by complaints
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Ada, 91, is still in the swim
SUPERGRAN Ada Gibson rolled back the years this week as she completed her training for a swim-a-mile charity challenge. The 91-year-old, of Grange Street, Clayton-le-Moors, will be taking on the task for the 16th year in a row next week at the Mercer
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Sad to leave all this, but also relieved
FIVE fantastic years, the beginning and the end each a surprise. Cedar Street, Blackburn, Election Day 2001 and I was hollering down the microphone. The phone rings and it's John Prescott. We discuss an "orderly transition" for the next day; assuming
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Disgust over fur
I WATCHED with utter dismay and disgust the BBC TV programme on the fur trade. To see so-called famous people swaggering about with dead animal pelts on their backs. Also, how cruelly treated were the animals before they were skinned alive? If there
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‘Independents’ fooling voters
I AM not sure if others share my concern. We were all made well aware of the row in the council over the Iraq war. Though I feel that all people, including our politicians, are fully entitled to express their views, what I found childish is that some
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Family put their heads together
A FAMILY of Darwen academics could be helping students across the country pass their degrees after writing two text books on marketing and business. Professor Dr Claudio Vignali, 56, of Hillside Gardens, has previously written books about retail, marketing
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150 jobs on menu
TWO new family restaurants and a bulky goods store are to open next to Blackburn's ice arena, creating about 150 jobs. National chains Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito are to open in Lower Audley Street by December after Peel Holdings, which owns the site
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Housing help to keep the village young
YOUNG people forced out of their own village by crippling house prices are to benefit from a new housing project in Sabden. In recent years first-time buyers hoping to step on to the first rung of the housing ladder have not been able to afford homes
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Peacock delights nursery children
A PEACOCK which surprised residents at a Blackburn care home when it became their new pet' is now entertaining children at a nursery around the corner. Children at St Mary's College nursery, Shear Brow, have been going out in groups to see the peacock
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Public meeting on hospitals
A public meeting on a controversial hospitals shake-up will be held at Clitheroe Council Chambers, Church Brow tonight. Senior managers and doctors will explain and take questions about the plans, which will see more emergencies treated at Blackburn
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Relatives’ tribute to man, 22
THE funeral of a young man who died suddenly at the weekend will take place tomorrow. St Bartholomew's Church in Great Harwood will hold the service for 22-year-old Jason Adam Muhsen, of Allsprings Close. Grieving relatives confirmed Jason died "suddenly
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'Carer' stole blind woman's life savings
A VOLUNTARY carer stole life-savings from a blind woman she looked upon as a mother replacing the stolen cash with pieces of paper. A court heard how Sylvia Floyd, 46, of Melville Drive, Blackburn, took more than £4,000 from Ella Slezak, 79, and replaced
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We’ve won the cup!
Blackpool Youth 2 Burnley Youth 2 - Burnley won 4-2 after extra time: Supoer sub Alex McDonald's extra time double whammy clinched the Lancashire Youth Cup for Burnley. The 15-year-old striker showed how bright the future is for the Clarets against an
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Ha Ha! Plan is no joke
THE second phase of a £3.2million five-year project to restore Towneley Park is under way. Work on a 300-year-old ditch known as a Ha Ha has begun, following on from the first phase which saw a 300-year-old pond, one of visitors' favourite spots, being
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Safety net for children at risk
NEGLECTED and abused children in Rossendale were seen five times quicker after the launch of a specialist taskforce, it has been revealed. The groundbreaking group, thought to be the first in the UK to be set up after the horrific death of London schoolgirl
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Burnley: Condemned to the ‘black oyle’
IN the Victorian era, Burnley was described as one of the most drunken towns in England, with more than 300 inns, taverns and hostelries. Across the town there was a pub on virtually every corner. Drunkeness led to gang fights, murders, garottings and
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Darwen: Readers flag up Genie-us of inventor
READERS have been conjuring up lots of information about the Genie of The Flag, following our recent appeal. We wanted to know more about the ingenious system which used a telephone-style dial to select a drink from the bar. And now thanks to Looking
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‘We’re in business’
TRADERS at Rawtenstall Market today said it was business as usual after a fire. A fire in the cafe last Thursday forced the venue to shut for a few days. This led to rumours that the town centre market was going to be closed for a considerable time,
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Glowing report for energy saving
PENDLE Council has received a glowing report for the work it is doing to make homes in the borough more energy efficient. The authority has been commended by the Government Office North West for its drive to reduce energy use by 30 per cent by 2010.
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BNP no show is under fire
PENDLE'S first ever British National Party councillor missed the first council meeting after his election win. Coun Brian Parker, speaking for the first time about his victory, today said he did not know about the meeting and missed it because he was
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Shape of future for new schools
THESE new artist's impressions show how the new schools planned as part of the £250million revamp of secondary education in Burnley and Pendle could look. The images have been prepared by the company chosen as the preferred developer of the Building
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New council leader D-Day
THE NEW leader of Burnley Council was expected to be announced today with the shortest odds on former mayor Gordon Birtwistle. The council has been without a leader, or ruling executive, since last week's elections left no party in overall control,
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Football thug gets ban No. 2
A soccer playing football thug who breached a banning order has been handed a second by magistrates and branded the decision "pathetic." Window cleaner Mark Peter Hamer, 23, stormed out of Burnley Magistrates Court after he was told he was getting a
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NHS services cut to bail out hospitals
MORE than £8million is to be sucked out of community NHS services in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale to bail out cash-strapped hospitals, it has been revealed. Some health schemes, including helping people with drug and alcohol problems, have had to be
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Teen star Leonard clocks up 800m best
Alison Leonard became the fastest 16-year-old 800 metres runner in the country when she clocked 2:09:55 at the British Milers Club meeting at Stretford. The Chorley Harrier, who also represents Blackburn Harriers in league competitions, won the Women's
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Hope and glory for brothers
Danny Hope won the 25th Great Hameldon Hill Race on Sunday, but couldn't quite erase his brother Rob's course record set two years ago. Although 13 seconds out, it was nonetheless a thumping victory, as he completed the six miles in 36:23, nearly three
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Foggy events return
Foggy Petronas Racing has announced the return of its two popular summer events. The annual Open Day at the team's workshop in Burton upon Trent takes place on Saturday, May 20 and the 'Evening With FPR' event at Silverstone Circuit on Thursday, May
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Boardman first among equals
A quartet of firsts gave Dan Boardman a weekend to remember on the Manx National Rally. For the 25-year-old from Ribchester notched up a maiden class victory in a car he's never driven before and on his first visit to the Isle of Man to drive on tarmac
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Russians get a little help
A DELEGATION of Russian diplomats has visited East Lancashire in a bid to learn about successful youth projects in the area. The five high-ranking visitors from the Ministry of Education and Science were on a fact-finding mission and held meetings with
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Arsonists torch cars and tyres
FIREFIGHTERS battled for almost an hour to control flames and thick black smoke after arsonists set alight two scrapped cars and a pile of tyres. The blaze spread to a unit at Burnley Road MoT centre, off Thornley Avenue, Whitebirk, Blackburn, where
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Leading poet to read at town’s festival
A TOP British wordsmith takes to the stage as part of a Clitheroe poetry festival next week. Amanda Dalton, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious Prix Italia Award, will read at the Cafe Caprice, in Moor Lane, at 7.30pm, on Thursday, May 18.
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Tom’s on his bike for funds
A RISHTON funeral director is to cycle more than 150 miles to raise money for sufferers of cystic fibrosis. Tom Birtwistle, 45, owns Rishton Funeral Service, ET Birtwistle & Sons, Great Harwood, and Talbots, Blackburn. But from June 23 to 25 he will
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Threats sent in letters from jail
A SPURNED dad tried to by-pass a restraining order against his ex-partner by sending her threats in letters to his infant son. Bradley White, 28, of Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, sent the letters while serving a 13-month jail term for affray against
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MPs in licence fee row
EAST Lancashire MPs Greg Pope and Nigel Evans have taken their campaign against BBC plans to raise the licence fee above the rate of inflation to Westminster. They are horrified that the 2.3 per cent a year above inflation rise would push the cost of
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Clare has a big Goal for women
THERE is a long way to go before women are treated as equals in East Lancashire businesses, it has been claimed. The head of a new network set up to support professional women in the area today revealed it was her dream to see as many women in charge
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More than one town in valley
WHEN are Rossendale Council going to realise that there are other places in the valley other than Rawtenstall? There are towns in the valley dying day by day and they do not care. And how come the council has suddenly found all this money when they
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Scottish slant on sign language
I HAVE been very interested in references recently in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph regarding the teaching of BSL, ie British Sign Language. One point not made in your articles, which I think will be of interest to a lot of your readers, is that
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Where’s value for money in council tax?
IN 1997 my Band D council tax was £83 per month. Now it is £132 per month, an increase of 59 per cent when inflation has been increased by 28 per cent in other words it should now be £106 per month. How do pensioners and other fixed-income folk cope
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Merger in trouble on its funding
LANCASHIRE police bosses are threatening to pull the plug on a merger with the Cumbria force if demands over council tax are not met. Lancashire Constabulary is to be merged with Cumbria police as part of a national move to create bigger forces to
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US deal for aero firm
DARWEN aerospace company Brookhouse Composites will forge links with the US after gaining approval to repair American-registered aircraft. Until recently the company, based at India Mill, was only certified to repair and overhaul parts on European-registered
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'Sign up local labourers!'
A PETITION aimed at bringing more jobs to Darwen has been handed to Blackburn with Darwen Council by resident and campaigner Ronnie Tate. Mr Tate, 38, of Bridge Street, Darwen, started collecting signatures last month from people who agreed with him
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Far from a Mickey Mouse contract
THOUSANDS of holiday- makers are getting the fright of their lives at Disneyland this year thanks in part to an East Lancashire engravers. For Hitchens Engravers, based in Maudsley Mill, Maudsley Street, Accrington, has crafted the operator's control
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Discharged patient died in two hours
AN ELDERLY man died within two hours of being sent home from hospital with instructions to carry on taking his tablets. Joan Wade, the dead man's daughter, told an inquest she did not think her father would have died on January 10 if he had been admitted
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Joiner in 20ft scaffold plunge
A JOINER was left with severe head injuries after plunging 20 feet from an East Lancashire building site. The man, who has not been named, was carrying out work on a new building project in Altham when he suffered the horror fall. The victim, 52, was
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Students cook up treat in competition
STUDENTS at Darwen Moorland High School have produced food fit for celebrity chef Jamie Oliver during a cookery competition. The pupils scooped first prize at the annual inter-schools cookery competition at Blackburn College. Judges Barbara Clapton
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Senses of an artist
A NEW exhibition at Darwen Library by artist Bob Waters starts on May 27. Bob, of Pothouse Lane, Darwen, was a regular at the exhibition at Sunnyhurst Wood Visitor Centre before it closed last year. His display will include 40 paintings on the theme
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Morrissey coming to Blackburn
FORMER Smiths singer Morrissey is currently two-thirds of his way through a massive 30-date UK tour - and he'll be in Blackburn tonight. The gladioli-swinging Mancunian will be at King George's Hall to showcase his new album Ringleader Of The Tormentors
