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Future is looking bright
WELL done to the youth team on winning the Lancashire FA Youth Cup on Wednesday night. It shows what quality we have in the club for the boys to pull off such a marvellous achievement. A club like Burnley, so close to so many Premiership clubs, will
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Business park plans 'on hold'
Plans for a Barrowford business park, which residents claimed would lead to traffic chaos in the area, have been put on hold. Members of the Barrowford and Western Parishes Committee were due to discuss an application by Peel Investments to build the
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Attacker ‘boasted to police about beating’
A 21-YEAR-OLD man who joined in an "unprovoked" attack at a takeaway has been put on a curfew by magistrates. Burnley magistrates heard how Tony Payne was said to have boasted to police he had beaten up the victim and left him for dead. He seemed proud
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Hall’s well that ends well
A COMMUNITY which has been without a village hall for 10 years was celebrating today after winning £250,000 to finally start building one. Villagers in Weir have been trying to raise money for a new community centre on the site of the former Doals Church
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Airgun sniper shoots guard
A SECURITY guard today told of his horror after he was shot in the arm by an airgun sniper. Gerald McDonald, 53, was locking up for the night at the NHS Archives building off Brunswick Street, Nelson, when he felt a sudden, sharp pain in his forearm.
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Bid to turn up heat on coin-op tan centres
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has called for tight new government restrictions on unstaffed coin-operated tanning salons, to stop children getting skin damage. He has backed a Parliamentary move to prosecute and punish people who allow them to be used by
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Welcome home as family’s hell is over
A FAMILY of asylum seekers taken into custody for deportation returned to Nelson last night to the delight of the local community. Nigel Karim, his wife Pearl and children Crystal, 13, and Calvin,11, were overcome with emotion as hundreds of family
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‘Summer Nights’ bid to make roads safer
ANTI-social drivers in Pendle have been targeted by police as part of county-wide crime crackdown Operation Summer Nights. Drink-drivers and others who use cars to commit crime, as well as drivers of substandard vehicles or those without a licence, insurance
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Coalition to run Burnley
THE Liberal Democrats and Conservatives have taken charge of Burnley Council in a coalition as Labour lost control of the borough for the first time ever. Councillors thrashed out the historic coalition deal last night following Labour's disastrous performance
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Son lost £30,000 gambling with dad’s credit cards
A 22-year-old man ran up internet gambling debts of £30,000 in just 30 minutes using his dad's credit cards. Blackburn magistrates heard Daniel Richardson sent his parents an e-mail pointing them in the direction of his crime and then went to the police
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Leaders look to create a road to rival the M62
LOCAL leaders are meeting to look at plans for new trans-Pennine road links between East Lancashire and West Yorkshire to rival the M62, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal. A top level meeting will see business leaders and politicians from both
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Goal-den moments of Grandstand creator
AN EAST Lancashire journalist, dubbed Mr Action Replay, has published the edited highlights of a television career that has seen him rub shoulders with world leaders and sporting giants. Clitheroe-born Bryan Cowgill, 78, created the TV institution
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E Lancs could lose out in shake-up plan
A HEALTH watchdog today warned patient services could suffer under controversial NHS shake-up plans. The body which oversees all health care in Cumbria and Lancashire is to be scrapped in favour of a North West body. But a leading member of two official
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Taxi driver punched in row
A TAXI driver collecting a fare was assaulted by his front-seat passenger during a row over the costs of the journey. Magistrates heard that Iain Campbell tried to apply the hand brake as the taxi was being driven back to the starting point during the
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Boxing clever for sick little Grace
THE plight of a terminally-ill toddler from Darwen touched the hearts of the local boxing club so much they decided to orga-nise a charity event for her. Members of Darwen Boxers and Movers, based at Hampden Mill, read about two-year-old Grace Knowles
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Mayor opening charity shop
A new British Heart Foundation charity shop will be officially opened in Market Street in Darwen next Wednesday at 11am. It will be launched by the Mayor and Mayoress of Blackburn with Darwen, Councillor Yusuf Jan-Virmani and his wife Sabira. There
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Sukhi’s to give MPs food for thought
CHEFS from Darwen's award-winning Sukhi's Indian Cuisine will be competing with the some of the country's top food outlets next week. Staff from the restaurant will travel to London for the cook-in at the House of Commons on Tuesday as part of the final
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Prentice's Maggie proposal
LEFT-WING Pendle MP Gordon Prentice has revealed an unexpected hero Margaret Thatcher. At Commons Questions, he asked the MP in charge of Parliamentary arrangements, Nick Harvey, about the cost of storing statues of prominent politicians in the Palace
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Margo arguments are flawed
HAD Margo used her arguments (LET, April 25) to justify her criticism of the Rice/Straw protesters in her earlier column, I would have no complaint. Yes, we are in Iraq and yes, we must support our forces to the full, but as for the who and why they
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Bishop should not meddle in politics
WHAT right has the Bishop of Blackburn to insult our intelligence and interfere with our democratic voting system by insinuating to all and sundry we refrain from voting for the BNP in the local elections (LET, April 28)? If he must get involved in
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Lottery cash being misused
NO way will I be buying lottery tickets when I read that Manchester United FC, who aren't exactly poor, and a Manchester law firm are to receive thousands of pounds of lottery money to keep their staff healthy, ie by providing gym workouts and the like
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MP fights for innocent man after 18 years in jail
A GREAT Harwood man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit has been unable to find a job in the five years he has been free, he has revealed. Peter Fell, 43, was cleared of the crime and released from prison in 2001, after
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Whalley hails sponsorship deal
Accrington Stanley's chairman Eric Whalley believes the club's new record sponsorship deal will stand them in good stead for their step up into the Football League. The Reds expect to earn at least three quarters of a million pound should the stadium
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Quality would be right up Clarets’ street
STRAP yourselves in everybody silly season is almost upon us! If you've been watching the television or reading the papers, you'll have noticed that a lot of the Premiership clubs are starting to release players and you can guarantee there'll be a lot
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The ‘Ice Man’ will make us red hot
CHELSEA striker Eidur Gudjohnsen could be the man to fire Blackburn Rovers into the Champions League next season. Manager Mark Hughes is keen on bringing the Icelandic international to Ewood Park this summer, and if he succeeds in pulling off a deal
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Rovers cash in on coverage
BLACKBURN Rovers banked a cool £23.6 million after they finished sixth in the Premiership last season. With each place in the Premier League worth an estimated £500,000, Rovers banked £7 million for finishing in sixth position, and then a further £16
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Sergio impresses Sparky
Blackburn Rovers boss' Mark Hughes is hoping Sergio Peter will be ready to compete for a regular starting place next season after the young German has forced his way into the first team picture over the last six months. The 19-year-old winger has made
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Blackburn: Wokstar
INNOVATION in the takeaway world should always be rewarded in my opinion. One of the leading exponents appears to be Wokstar with their on-line menu and trendy set-up. Now they've another little trick worth noticing the meal in a box. There's no need
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TV review: Holiday Hit Squad, BBC1
I TURNED the TV on a few minutes after the start of BBC1's Holiday Hit Squad last night and spent the first 10 minutes trying to work out whether it was a comedy sketch spoof or not. But after a while it dawned on me they were being deadly serious
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Show should be a cracker
IF you like the way he tells 'em, get yourself down to Blackburn on May 12 to see Frank Carson. The comedian, famous for his catchphrases "It's the way I tell em" and "It's a cracker" will be at Thwaites Empire Theatre. He will treat audiences
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Put your band on road to fame
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity could be won by one local band in our great Local Heroes competition. Up for grabs is a guaranteed spot at six of the summer's most popular festivals plus the services of your own tour manager and roadie. Local Heroes
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Freestyle champ on tour
A sporty Longridge man has made it into the UK's first national footballing freestyler team. John Farnworth, 20, of Lower Lane, passed trials for the Pringles Football Freestyle Squad on Sunday. He will tour the country with the team at the end
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Morrissey @ King Georges Hall, Blackburn
For an artist who is accused of peddling only dour, northern sentiments as dreary as a wet Monday in November, this sweltering May evening in Blackburn provided an almost inappropriate backdrop to a Morrissey show. Of course, the assumption that a
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Homes miss out on vital hospital info
ABOUT 15,000 homes have not received a crucial document on controversial hospital changes because of an NHS blunder. An health boss today apologised after Barnoldswick and Earby were "inadvertently omitted" from a drive to deliver the 16-page document
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Heritage chief to visit Weavers’ Triangle site
A LEADING figure from English Heritage is set to visit Burnley to see first hand the multi-million pound plans to develop the historic Weavers' Triangle. Chief Executive Dr Simon Thurley will also announce the appointment of two new specialist advisors
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‘Family from hell’ hit by ASBOs
A FAMILY from hell, headed by a mother-of-13, have been hit with anti-social behaviour orders in a bid to restore peace to their neighbourhood. As Ellen Morris, of Duckworth Street, Barrowford, and sons Ryan, 11, and Nathan McKenzie, 10, were given the
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50 cars are destroyed in blaze
A HUGE cloud of black smoke covered Blackburn town centre after a blaze at a breaker's yard. The fire, at the Baron's Yard site off Darwen Street, destroyed more than 50 cars after starting just after 1.30pm. Workers at the business were forced
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Morrissey @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
They had travelled from far and wide to worship their hero and Morrissey was in no mood to let them down. The enigmatic former Smiths frontman proved that he's still one of the most charismatic performers capable of holding an audience in the palm of
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Businesses told to act on crime
Lancashire businesses suffering from crime are being called on to report the incidents to the police. A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses shows that 41.5 per cent of North West small firms have not reported the crimes they have suffered
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Racist-song man may return
A MAN who was forced to resign from a Hyndburn community group for singing a racist song could be allowed back into its ranks after winning a seat on the borough council. But at a meeting of Clayton-le-Moors neighbourhood management board, held in
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Stanley fans’ TV shoot-out
ACCRINGTON Stanley supporters will be hoping to emulate the success of their side on Saturday when they appear on Sky Sports' Soccer AM programme. Jason Graham, Clifford Hobson, Stephen Lowe, Andrew Camm, Gary Hodgkinson, Neal Goulding, Liam Smith
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Violent attack on drinker invited to house
A MAN who caused multiple fractures in a violent incident at his home has been given a suspended jail term. Martin Brown was alleged to have punched, kicked, stamped and jumped on his victim whom the defendant had invited to his house for a drink. The
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Countdown to TV advert row on debt
EAST Lancashire MPs Nigel Evans and Kitty Ussher have waded into the row over TV brainbox Carol Vorderman advertising debt consolidation loans. The Ribble Valley Tory and his Burnley Labour rival have joined forces to condemn the Countdown presenter
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Police alert on open invitation to theft
POLICE in Great Harwood have called on residents to make sure that windows are kept secure at night after a series of sneak-in burglaries. Sgt Ian Corbett said that the current warmer weather has seen a rise in burglaries as people attempt to stay cool
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Police probe death crash
POLICE have launched an investigation after a young Great Harwood man died in a car crash in Yorkshire at the weekend. Jason Adam Muhsen, 22, was driving a blue Mercedes CLK 200 on the A59 Skipton Road near Blubberhouses in North Yorkshire when the crash
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Website: Scrap parking charges
A WEBSITE that calls for the scrapping of parking charges at key times in Blackburn centre has been set up by an anonymous man from the town. Rescueblackburn.co.uk argues that the council's current system of charges is killing business and the appeal
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Incoming mayor loses appeal over conservatory
A COUNCILLOR set to become mayor has lost an appeal against her own council which denied her retrospective planning consent for a conservatory she started to have built without permission. Coun Dorothy Walsh reported Blackburn with Darwen Council to
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Council wasting our tax money
IF there is anyone who is still wondering why the County Council's share of the community charge is so exorbitant, then perhaps the following will help. About 100 yards from Nelson's Town Hall lies the library. To the right of its main entrance is a
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Swap bloodshed for beauty
WHAT a pity that one of East Lancashire's beautiful historical landmarks surrounded by such natural beauty has to resort to being used for a duck shoot. It is always hard to understand how entertainment and pleasure can be gained by taking life in any
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Duck protest people were easy target
WITH regard to the article on the Hoghton Tower duck shoot protest by the North West Animal Rights campaigners (LET, May 1). How reassuring to be told by Lancashire Police: "We have the capacity to deal appropriately with anyone who engages in any unlawful
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Bubbly thief lands in jail
THINGS went flat for a champagne thief who put himself in breach of a suspended sentence and was sent to prison for six months. Blackburn magistrates heard that George William Wright was caught on closed circuit TV stealing bubbly from Marks and Spencer
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New traffic plan drives me crazy
You don't have to be a genius to plan things. It doesn't take months of training or a PhD to come up with a set of ideas and then carry them out. The reason Michelle Dewberry won TV's the Apprentice this week was because she had some common sense. It
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Players targeting Stanley
Accrington Stanley have received more than 80 letters from players seeking contracts with the Conference champions this week alone. And because of the level of interest, Stanley chairman Eric Whalley has urged non-contract players who have been offered
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Stanley confirm Rovers friendly
ACCRINGTON Stanley will prepare for life in the Football League with a prestigious friendly against Blackburn Rovers. The Premiership side, who have just achieved their highest league finish since winning the title in 1995 to earn a place in the UEFA
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Stanley seek stewards
ACCRINGTON Stanley are appealing for volunteers to improve security and safety as they make the step up to the Football League. The club needs to recruit around 60 new stewards, aged between 18 and 55, as soon as possible so they are fully trained for
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Shearer ideal for Sven system
PREMIERSHIP defenders the length and breadth of the country must have breathed a sigh of relief last night as Alan Shearer finally hung up his boots after a brilliant career at the top. Alan was a goalscoring machine during his time with Blackburn
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Cott in holiday spirit
CLARETS manager Steve Cotterill has revealed his plans for the summer - he's finally going to have a holiday. The workaholic Burnley boss clocked up thousands of airmiles last summer in pursuit of new signings. Cotterill flew to Florida to capture
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Axe makes squad
Aaron Mokoena has been named in the South Africa squad for next weekend's Cosafa Castle Cup tournament. The annoucement comes despite the Blackburn Rovers defender picking up an injury against Manchester City last weekend. Caretaker coach Pitso
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Rovers deny move for Pires
BLACKBURN Rovers today denied making a last-ditch bid to sign Arsenal winger Robert Pires. A story in one of today's tabloids claimed Rovers manager Mark Hughes made an 11th hour bid to hijack Pires' proposed move to Villarreal. Hughes, and Bolton
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New trance night
A NEW club night launches in Blackburn on May 19, bringing some of the top North West DJs to town. Resurrection will be held in the recently-refurbished Evolution Lounge on Northgate and will bring the best in trance, progressive and breaks. Resurrection
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Dexterity has survived trends
ONE of Burnley's most popular monthly club nights will be celebrating its eighth birthday on May 13. Dexterity, now based at Churchills on Bank Parade, was the brainchild of promoters Jason Frost and Joe Lucas and has built up a reputation for providing
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Comic’s life is no laughing matter
Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when stand-up comedians get together? We hung out backstage at a popular comedy night to find the truth. THE tabloids would have us believe that anyone who makes their living performing on stage
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Comic favourite Norman set for welcome return
ONE of Lancashire's favourite entertainers, Norman Prince, will be returning to Darwen on May 20. For over 24 years the front man for the Houghton Weavers, he will be hosting An Evening With Norman Prince and Friends at Darwen Library Theatre. His
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Tribute act blossom as busy Lizzies
Calling Thin Lizzy fans the boys are back in town. Well, not exactly, but tribute act Limehouse Lizzy will be rocking Burnley on May 13. We spoke to Bolton-born frontman Wayne Ellis. NOBODY likes a tribute band that's got too big for its boots.
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Orchestra back with favourites
THE ever-popular Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Blackburn on May 19 with Best of Beethoven. Conductor and pianist Justin Brown, violinist Malcolm Stewart and cellist Jonathan Aasgaard will wow audiences at King George's Hall.
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Tour set to capture spirit of punk
THIRTY years on and punk is set to cause a stir once again with a special tour which will open in Blackburn on May 20. The Spit and Sawdust Tour is being organised by Blackburn-based record label Noize Anoize Music along with Stockport-based Fungal
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Stars line up for festival to remember
ONE of the strongest line-ups assembled in its 17-year history looks set to make this August's Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne the best yet. The four-day festival, which runs over the August Bank Holiday weekend, will see tens of thousands
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Doing it herself
One-woman acting phenomenon Fiona Knowles, of The MsFits Theatre Company, plays all three characters in Secrets & Lies & DIY, coming to Burnley on May 16. We spoke to her. Tell us a secret. I'm having an affair with George Clooney. When's the last
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STEWART ODGERS of Eaglevale, Australia
Nearly 40 years in Oz and I would love to contact mates from Blackburn in the 1960s - Birdy-1, Jed Barr, JD, John Richards, Jagger, Pounce, Toni Walker, Jasmin... anyone who remembers Odg. The years are passing let's talk, we now have email. I'm
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Prime (12A)
An admiration of vigour and youthful exuberance strikes a chord in Prime, a romantic comedy about a 37-year-old divorcee and a 23-year-old hunk, hoping that love at first sight can bridge the sizeable age gap. At first, red-hot sexual attraction blinds
