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Woman fell out of wheelchair
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a 96-year-old woman from Clayton-le-Dale. The coroner heard that Eveline Collens, of St Peter's Close, was admitted to Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, after falling out of her wheelchair at Nazareth House
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Contest success has Bees buzzing
BURNLEY cheerleader Suzanne Waterworth has been crowned Coach of the Year at a national event in Manchester. Suzanne, who organises the award-winning Bees Knees' troupe which performs at Turf Moor on match days, won the award at the UK National Cheerleading
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Woman, 74, is robbed of £204
Police appealed for witnesses after a 74-year-old woman was robbed in Burnley. The thief approached the elderly victim from behind and stole her bag, which contained £204 in cash, two house keys and two pension books before heading off towards Brougham
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Post office seeks boss
KELBROOK Post Office is to close at the end of June. But the popular facility in the village east of Barnoldswick is only shutting temporarily. It comes after the resignation of the sub-postmaster. Rural transfer adviser from the Post Office, Ian Liley
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Class delight as pupil wins asylum fight
Pupils at Holy Saviour School, Nelson, celebrated when news came through that a family of asylum seekers had won the first round of their battle to avoid deportation. Nigel Karim, his wife Pearl and children Crystal, 13, and Calvin,11, returned to Nelson
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Cow rescued from ditch
Firefighters had to free a pregnant cow which had got stuck in a ditch at a farm in Trawden at 8pm yesterday. Crews were called to Wanless Farm, Keighley Road, after the animal wandered into a ditch which narrowed, leaving it trapped. Firefighters used
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‘Bust’ builder flouted law
A BANKRUPT builder set up a firm just two days after his previous company went bust, a court was told. Michael Connolly, 43, of Simonstone Lane, Simonstone, was described as a fantastic builder but not a very good businessman, at Burnley Crown Court.
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Hoghton: Royal Oak Hotel
The Royal Oak Hotel is so olde worlde that you can imaging a weary, dusty travellers getting out of the stagecoach and demanding a flagon of the landlord's finest and a hearty meal. Times may have changed in terms of transport but I'm pleased to report
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Help on hand to heat your home
INCREASING concern over rising prices of fuel bills may leave readers feeling anxious. However, they could be missing out on up to £1,500 worth of entitlements that can help towards their bills. Valuable and impartial information about how to access
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Support for ‘right to die’
LANCASHIRE has the second-highest rate of people who have experience of hospice care, a survey reveals. A YouGov poll said of 189 people from the county surveyed, 45per cent said they had been to a hospice. The findings, which come after a high-profile
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Homeless man in death plunge
A 45-YEAR-OLD man fell to his death from a Blackburn hostel for the homeless in a suspected suicide. Paul Gates plunged from a second floor window at Union House, St Peter's Street, around 8.30am yesterday morning. Mr Gates, who police said had stayed
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Leisure theme for photo event
VIEWS of the town's scenic parks and leisure areas are wanted for Darwen Civic Society's annual photographic exhibition. Parks and Open Spaces, including Sport and Leisure in Darwen' is this year's theme and people of any age can photograph it from any
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Speeder is warned
AN Accrington man caught speeding at 96mph on the A59 at Pacegate, Bolton Abbey, narrowly escaped losing his licence and possibly his job. Paul Shead, 36, of Whalley Road, Accrington, pleaded guilty to breaking the 60mph limit. Magistrates warned
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Eat is on to get message across
THEY say an apple a day keeps the doctor away but the advice is being ignored in Blackburn, according to a report out today. The study ranks the town 99th out of 100 UK towns for fruit consumption, with residents eating less than two pieces of fruit
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Wife in £15,000 benefit frauds
A 43-YEAR-OLD Blackburn woman who falsely claimed she was living as a single parent received more than £15,000 in council tax and housing benefit she was not entitled to. Blackburn magistrates heard that throughout the four-year period Jayne Blackledge's
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TV review: The Price Is Right, ITV1
I HADN'T seen the trailers. So when during last night's channel-surfing session I happened upon The Price Is Right I assumed I was watching a re-run on UK Gold. But slowly it began to dawn on me that this wasn't the Eighties. The man at the front wasn't
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Concerned MP wants chip and pin fraud talks
FAULTS with chip and pin technology for debit and credit cards could cause an explosion of "electronic mugging," an East Lancashire MP has warned. Now Ribble Valley Tory Nigel Evans is demanding an urgent meeting with Home Office ministers. Mr Evans
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Waste error proves costly
THE owner of a car valeting business in Church took his commercial rubbish home and got his mum to put it out for the bin men. But his failure to comply with waste disposal regulations proved costly for Asad Farooq when he was ordered to pay more than
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Joiner ‘critical’ after 20ft fall
A JOINER today remained in a critical condition in hospital after plunging 20 feet from an East Lancashire building site. Peter Walton, 52, was carrying out work on a new building project in Altham when he suffered the horror fall from scaffolding.
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Stanley line up Clarets friendly
ACCRINGTON Stanley look set to kick off their pre-season campaign with a friendly against Burnley. Just a day after revealing the Reds will entertain fellow neighbours Blackburn Rovers, the club confirmed Steve Cotterill's Clarets will visit the newly-named
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Hughes confident Bellamy will stay
Blackburn Rovers' boss Mark Hughes is confident' his star striker Craig Bellamy WILL be at Rovers next season, despite speculation to the contrary. A story in The Times newspaper yesterday claimed Tottenham manager Martin Jol is lining up a move for
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Health bosses to hold review forum
A PUBLIC meeting will be held in Burnley on Monday night over controversial hospital shake-up plans. The meeting, which will be hosted by hospital managers, will begin at 6pm at Burnley Town Hall. Senior doctors will be on hand to take questions about
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Creativity rewarded
A Bacup theatre company which tours worldwide has scooped a top award in East Lancashire's creative industry Oscars'. Horse and Bamboo received the Creative Inspiration Award at the event in St Mary's Chambers, Rawtenstall. For more than 25 years, the
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Drugs swoop
Investigations are continuing after a drugs raid on a Colne house. Seven officers smashed their way into a home in Oxford Road yesterday morning. Police said there had been no arrests, or drugs found but that inquiries were continuing. Sgt Tom Riley
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Claret star’s England cap coming home
A 117-year-old England cap won by a Burnley footballer has been brought back to Turf Moor. Jack Yates's cap, which he won on March 2, 1889, in a 6-1 win over Ireland at Goodison Park, was bought at a Sotheby's auction for £4,140 by Burnley director John
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Retail scheme is thrown out
PLANS to replace one of Colne's best-known mills with a retail park have been thrown out. Bosses at Morbaine Ltd wanted to demolish Glen Mill, North Valley Road, and replace it with a 50,000sq ft shopping centre. However after councillors feared the
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Council leader shocked to seize power
THE new leader of Burnley Council today admitted he was shocked and daunted after taking up the post. Coun Gordon Birtwistle confessed he had not expected the shock election result which saw Labour lose control of the borough council to another party
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Grass torched
Firefighters were called out several times last night to put out grass fires in Rawtenstall which had been started deliberately. The first, at 7.10pm was in Loughclough Park near the bowling green. Two hours later firefighters were back out again and
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Woman jailed for stab killing
A WOMAN who stabbed her boyfriend to death after a violent row has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Candice Gill was found standing over the body of 33-year-old Matthew Wood as he lay bleeding to death on the kitchen floor of her Todmorden home
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Council stopped my recycling!
I AM utterly dismayed that for the second time I have taken a large amount of cardboard, collected by my household, to the recycling centre at Bank Top, Blackburn, to find no cardboard skip has been available. I was told by recycling staff to put cardboard
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Roads simply cannot cope
WHO on earth gave planning permission for 127 houses and flats to be built at the old Belgrave site in Darwen? Have they tried to travel in or out of Darwen at peak time? It is a gridlock. What a nightmare living in Darwen has become. The town has
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New traffic system is dangerous
THE new traffic system in Blackburn town centre appears to have been planned without any local thought being involved. It's confusing, chaotic and worse of all it's dangerous. One only has to stand at the junction of Lord Street and Barton Street for
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Pre-judgment amounts to prejudice
I REFER to the story Will Love Conquer Critics? (LET, May 3) about the film Love + Hate. It is of course, possible that Mr Salim Mulla, secretary of Lancashire Council of Mosques, was being ironic given the dramatic theme when he states "as an organisation
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Firm wins Age Positive prize
EAST Lancashire transport firm Fraser Eagle has been honoured for its diverse workforce. The firm, based in Padiham, received the Age Positive Award, which recognises achievement in promoting an age diverse workforce by tackling issues, including age
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Online book of sorrow for Carl
AN ONLINE book of condolences has been set up in memory of a popular teenager who died in a motorway crash. Carl Vause, 19, of Amber Avenue, Roe Lee, Blackburn, was returning from his first week in a new job in London with his father, a builder, and
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Trudge date looms
WALKERS wanting to take part in the annual Darwen Tower Trudge sponsored walk have just one week left to gather in their sponsors for charity. The event, which involves a ten-mile walk, will begin at the Olde England Kiosk in Sunnyhurst Wood next Sunday
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Threat to soccer in grass-cut row
SCHOOL and community football matches due to be played at Darwen FC's ground could be cancelled because of a row over grasscutting. Club chairman Kevin Henry said Blackburn with Darwen Council had refused to mow the pitch until the club paid for previous
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Drinker stole cash off friend
A BINGE drinker who stole from her best friend's bank account while drunk is trying to rebuild bridges, a court heard. Nicola Jay Horner took her friend's cash card and used the pin number to withdraw £450 which she spent on booze, Blackburn magistrates
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Acupuncture help for drugs abusers
YOUNGSTERS in Lancashire with drugs or alcohol problems are to be offered massages and acupuncture to get them to kick their habits. The unusual move is all part of a radical overhaul of Lancashire's substance misuse services and will put into practice
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Acupuncture help for drugs abusers
YOUNGSTERS with drugs or alcohol problems are to be offered massages and acupuncture to get them to kick their habits. The unusual move is all part of a radical overhaul of Lancashire's substance misuse services and will put into practice proven methods
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Workman ‘hit with hammer’
A WORKMAN was hit over the head with a hammer in an unprovoked assault after going to fix the front door of a flat. Police said the maintenance worker for Hyndburn Homes was pushed down a flight of stairs before being struck on the head with a hammer
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Takeaway’s cockroach infestation
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers who visited a Blackburn takeaway following a complaint found it to be infested with cockroaches. Blackburn magistrates heard the officers also found evidence of rats in the K2 Taj on Audley Range which the chairman of the
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Pongo in demand
Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle, who spent the final months of the season on loan at Blackburn Rovers, has been linked with summer moves to Leeds United and Le Havre. Rovers boss Mark Hughes has yet to decide whether he wants to sign the Frenchman
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Bring on Rivaldo
BLACKBURN Rovers could come up against Brazilian superstar Rivaldo as part of their preparations for the new season. Manager Mark Hughes is planning to whisk his players off to Germany for a 10-day training camp at the end of July. And as part of the
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Lafferty: I’m still in shock
TEEN ace Kyle Lafferty admits he has been left stunned by his full Northern Ireland call-up. The 18-year-old striker was preparing to team up with the Under 19s in Belgium after Wednesday's Under 21 match against Liechtenstein. But, after ending his
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Hughes’ search for Euro stars
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is bracing himself for a busy summer of wheeling and dealing as he looks to bring in the players needed to make Rovers a force in Europe. Hughes has drawn up a list of transfer targets he feels can take the club onto the next
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Newby: Lancs can Count on me
OLIVER Newby is a man on a mission to become a Lancashire first team regular. The 21-year-old quick bowler has had tastes of County Championship cricket over the past couple of seasons but now he's looking to feast at the top table of English domestic
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Settle in top gear
THE Padiham v Settle game is the game of the afternoon in Sunday's VEKA Ribblesdale League fixtures. Padiham top the Senior League after the first couple of games but champions Settle, who started a week behind everybody else because of problems with
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Sleep has his feet on ground
RISHTON captain Peter Sleep admits he's thrilled with his side's flying start to the season - but the Aussie reckons it's too early to start talking about a possible title challenge. The Blackburn Road club are riding high in the SponsorBank Lancashire
