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New mayor’s love for his home town
COUN Mohammed Najib will today become Burnley's first citizen. Coun Najib, who has had two spells as Labour councillor for Queensgate, will become Mayor of Burnley, with his wife of 28 years, Shamim, at his side as mayoress. The couple, who live in
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Plans blow for homes fighters
CAMPAIGNERS have told of their disappointment after a council signalled that houses could be built on Gib Hill. The intention to build homes on the land between Nelson and Colne is included in Pendle Council's local plan which outlines how the borough
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Couple make history as they get wed in hospital
Happy couple Carol-Ann and Brian Smith made history yesterday when they became the first couple to get married on Ward 12 at Burnley General Hospital. The service also marked the end of an era for patients and staff alike as the ward is to be demolished
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Faces change at area board
THE chairman of Ramsbottom's Area Board has stood down after seven years at the helm. Ramsbottom ward councillor Dorothy Gunther had held the post since the introduction of area boards in 1999. Coun Yvonne Wright will be taking over as chairman at this
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A ‘thrilling’ new chapter for town
BEST-SELLING author Bill Bryson today gave his backing to multi-million pound plans to transform Burnley's historic Weavers' Triangle. Mr Bryson, author of hits like Notes from a Small Island' and A Short History of Nearly Everything', said the proposals
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Mum's death leaves family searching for answers
THE aunt of a woman found dead after going missing for six weeks today issued an emotional appeal for information about her final hours and said: "We can't rest until we know how she died." Liz Chadwick said the whole family had been devastated to
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Joe shows his men how to win again
LAST season, Ribblesdale Wanderers finished third bottom of the Veka Ribblesdale Senior League. But after hiring heavy artillery in the shape of professional Joe Scuderi they're riding high near the top of the tree and are mixing it with the league's
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Build side around Stevie G
STEVEN Gerrard is the man who could lead England to World Cup glory. I believe he's that good. His performance in the FA Cup final on Saturday was simply sensational. His second goal was an absolute stunner and the thing about Gerrard is he can do it
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The future’s bright at Thorneyholme
DAVID Ormerod insists he has no regrets about joining Accrington Cricket Club. A few eyebrows were raised when the experienced right arm seamer announced he would be joining the Thorneyholme Road outfit after quitting Bacup. But the former West View
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Clarets defender’s Stateside challenge
CLARETS defender Michael Duff is relishing the chance to pit his wits against some of the world's best players as he prepares to join the Northern Ireland squad for their trip to America. Lawrie Sanchez's side take on Uruguay in Giant's Stadium in
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Coleman agrees first contract
AMBITIOUS Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman does not believe the two-year contract he has agreed is reward for taking the Reds back into the Football League. Instead he feels the club are planning for the work that he has yet to do. Coleman
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Dickov heading for City
Blackburn Rovers' striker Paul Dickov looks set to sign for his old club Manchester City on a free - possibly later this month. The Scotland international was offered a two-year deal by Rovers but he was unhappy with the terms. Dickov enjoyed a
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Kevin swaps ladders for ovens
A Haslingden firefighter is swapping lifesaving for oven cleaning. Kevin O'Connor, a fireman for 27 years, is planning for retirement by taking a franchise with an oven valet service. He said: "I've got three-and-a-half years till I retire and I
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TV review: Lost, Channel Four
MAYBE it was the effect of five weeks in the sun without proper drinking water but the islanders proved they'd totally lost it pardon the pun in last night's Lost. Having found a huge stash of food, after previously living on twigs and the odd bit
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A teenager to admire
IT was refreshing to read Gemma Nolan's efforts (LET Letters) working Saturdays on the market. A 15-year-old who is sensibly using her time doing a job and not being reliant on her family. Her independence is admirable and a good example to other
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We’re losing out on leisure facilities
WITH reference to Councillor Dave Smith's letter about the new Darwen Leisure Centre, could he please tell me why the new leisure centre will not have a sports hall, gym with keep fit facilities and new saunas and also a replacement Tower Room? The majority
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Street works pledge
THE final phase in the refurbishment of Accrington's main shopping street will begin in July and council chiefs have pledged that the work will be completed in time for Christmas shopping. The project will see the street-scaping project, which was started
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Traders gear up to fight shopping plan
A PUBLIC inquiry is set to decide the fate of a new out-of-town shopping centre which traders in Accrington have claimed will be the "death knell" for the town. Peel Holdings has already had its proposals to revamp the Peel Centre at Whitebirk blocked
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Force of nature pulls in crowds
TV GARDENER Charlie Dimmock was the first of what organisers hope will be up to 12,000 visitors to the Ribble Valley's first garden festival. For the Ground Force star opened the inaugural Lancashire and Ribble Valley Garden and Countryside Festival
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Mum’s drugs death shock
A 25-YEAR-OLD former Darwen mother has died of a suspected drug overdose in a Blackpool hostel. Michelle Anne Kilpatrick was found by another house mate at Elm House, in Derby Road. Today a worker at a drop-in centre for drug users which Michelle used
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Young gang on rampage
VANDALS caused more than £500 damage at Rishton Methodist School after smashing four double-glazed windows. Witnesses reported seeing a gang of six nine-year-old children climb over the school's six-foot high fences before throwing stones at the windows
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Window jump man bound over
POLICE called to a Blackburn address saw a man climbing out of a first floor bedroom window before running off. Blackburn magistrates heard that Lee Biggs was detained after a short chase and placed in the back of a police car while officers established
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Fence is kicked in
Vandals have damaged fence panels outside a house in West Crescent, Church, after kicking them as they walked past. They were chased by the owner of the property. Both offenders were white males, one was 5ft 8ins tall, with short, blond hair, wearing
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Drunk ordered to leave town
A DRUNK has been ordered to leave Haslingden and cried as a court was told it should save his life. Glaswegian Derek Maxwell, 33, who is said to have wreaked havoc in the town with a catalogue of drunken behaviour and damage, was sent by Burnley magistrates
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Find the man who killed my brother
ACCRINGTON Stanley captain Peter Cavanagh has turned detective in a desperate bid to find his brother's killer. He has set up a special website full of clues in a bid to jog people's memories about the night his brother was killed six months after police
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£1,000 grant to help youngsters get fitter
THE Friends of Burnley Wood community group has won a £1,000 grant to encourage youngsters to take more exercise. The grant has been awarded by Kelloggs Active Living Fund and the Community Foundation for Greater Manchester. The group applied for the
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Businesses lined up for £33m centre
THE first of the new stores attracted to Rawtenstall by the £33million transformation of the town centre are set to open by late 2007, the developers declared today. Rossendale-based Hurstwood Group is set to start work on the project in New Hall Hey
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Drunken angry fan in pub attacks
A DRUNKEN Liverpool fan beat up a Manchester United supporter in a pub and then turned on the licencee after his team got beaten, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard Mark Patrick Holden, 18, had been watching soccer and was drunk by the second
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Four-star fat!
IT'S said where there's muck there's brass, and now one East Lancashire company is proof with a scheme to turn used chip fat into fuel for cars. Hapton-based Eco Bio-Diesel Ltd started producing its environmentally-friendly product earlier this month
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Hughes will work transfer magic – Sav
BLACKBURN midfielder Robbie Savage is backing Mark Hughes to land the players he needs to make Rovers a force in Europe next season. Hughes is bracing himself for a busy summer of wheeling and dealing in the transfer market as he looks to strengthen
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Call centre axe ‘will hit A&E’ claim
EAST Lancashire's struggling A&E service will suffer because of the shutdown of NHS call centres, a health watchdog warned today. More people will go to hospital for minor treatment because they won't be able to get through to NHS Direct, the chairman
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Idiots are wasting NHS resources
OUR hospitals have had a good pasting this week. Barely has the word NHS been uttered without being swiftly followed by "blunder", "debt-ridden" or "black hole". East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been "slammed" and "blasted" by MPs, disgruntled
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Well done to council for right decision
THE decision to refuse the Co-op store in Feniscowles, Blackburn, was the right decision. I am one of the residents who would have had to put up with the sound of condensers 24 hours a day, reversing alarms on HGV vehicles and forklift trucks loading
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Careers courses
BLACKBURN College has launched a range of new courses for public sector employees. Bosses at the college's centre for care, health, and public services have reviewed existing courses and developed a new programme for 2006/2007. The main focus of the
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Drink-drive PC loses job
A POLICEMAN has failed to save his job despite claiming he only drove while over the limit because his drink had been spiked. The officer, who said his 30-year-old son had spiked his drinks with extra shots of gin without his knowledge, has been required
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View from the top in wind farm wrangle
INSPECTORS carried out a site visit as part of the public inquiry into the proposed contruction of two 95ft wind turbines on the moors above Edgworth. A four-day public inquiry before of a government inspector was held in February and a closing day for
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200 Lancastrians aged 100
THERE are more than 200 people in Lancashire who were born before the start of the First World War, the latest figures have revealed. According to the 2001 Census there were 216 centenarians still alive at the time, as published in a written Commons
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Merger of ambulance services slammed
HEALTH experts today slammed a Government decision to merge Lancashire's top-rated ambulance service with "poor" neighbours. They fear patients in the county could lose out with Lancashire's excellent service watered down to cover shortcomings in neighbouring
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Circus comes to town
PEOPLE looking to have a smile put on their face should roll up, roll up' to Blackburn's Witton Park. For the Spanish National Circus is showing off its skills at the site until May 21 as part of a rare UK tour. It is the first visit the circus has
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Hospice sign vandals fury
THOUGHTLESS vandals are doing East Lancashire Hospice out of vital revenue by destroying banners advertising their charity events. And fundraising bosses at the hospice today blasted the "shameless" vandals who have destroyed their charity banners for
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Night in cells to avoid partner
A 33-YEAR-OLD man who had argued with his girlfriend engineered a night in police cells rather than go home and face the music. Blackburn magistrates heard that Shaun Varley scratched the top of the police station inquiry desk with a 20p piece in full
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Eighties tribute to Penny
AN EIGHTIES disco is being held for the second year running in memory of a Blackburn woman who died after a brave fight against breast cancer. Penny Rose Lewis, 36, of Brownhill Road, Blackburn, died in May, 2004, despite travelling around the country
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Use water wisely warning
Lancashire folk are being asked to use water wisely as the worst drought for 30 years hits the South East of England. Ministers granted the first drought order for ten years this week, banning non-essential use of water in that region. The North is
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Ignoring oil can cost you
Motorists are being warned about the costs of failing to check their oil on a regular basis. Research by Comma Oil has found that damagingly low levels of oil accounted for 168,000 mechanical breakdowns in 2005, leaving the motorist with an average repair
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Read the small print
Millions of motorists use medicines which could impair their driving, according to the RAC Foundation. As the hay-fever season begins, most drivers are unaware that over-the-counter and prescription medicines can affect their concentration and reaction
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When should Tony Blair leave office?
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