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Swoop on booze hot spot
POLICE have seized hundreds of pounds worth of alcohol from under-age drinkers as part of a new clampdown. The move comes after reports of groups of up to 60 youngsters drinking alcohol and causing disruption to residents in areas around Cut Wood Park
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Learn from past errors
CLITHEROE skipper Neil Bolton is urging his team to learn lessons from the past if they are to lifT the Veka Ribblesdale Senior League title this year. The Chatburn Road side last won the championship in 1994 when Victorian Ian Wrigglesworth led Clitheroe
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Burnley look to Sharp
Reports are linking Burnley with a summer move for Scunthorpe United striker Billy Sharp. The 20-year-old grabbed 23 league goals for the Irons after a £100,000 move from Sheffield United in August. Sharp has an impressive scoring ratio, also netting
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Clarets are 'improving'
BURNLEY'S assistant boss Dave Kevan reckons the Clarets have improved over the last 12 months. Although Burnley's final league position was the same as last year, Steve Cotterill's right-hand man believes Burnley are a better side than this time last
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Survey may be teeny bit misleading
SO FOUR out of five young people in Burnley can't wait to escape their home town. A new report told us 80 per cent of youngsters planned to jump ship the minute they're old enough. The damning findings of the survey by Burnley Council and Elevate came
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Campaign of terror
DETECTIVES believe a shopper may be unwittingly holding the key to catching an armed robber who has struck six times. A large-scale hunt was continuing in Blackburn today for the raider, who has left a string of shop assistants terrified after pointing
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Lancs woman takes top job
THE boss of Lancashire's doomed ambulance authority will head its North West replacement, it has been announced. Mary Whyham MBE was only appointed as chairman of Lancashire Ambulance Service in November but will take up the post at the new North West
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Water torture for travellers
PASSENGERS face years of getting wet in Blackburn train station's leaky subway because rail bosses would have to lift the track to solve the problem. Every time it rains, the underpass beneath platforms two and four leaks. Rail bosses have said the
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PG a must for under 15s
YOUTH disorder has plummeted at an independent cinema after children under 15 were barred from screenings without a parent. The Palace Cinema, Longridge, has become a peaceful "family cinema" six months after the tough new ban was brought in, owner Dorothy
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Lightning visit by land speed record hero
EAST Lancashire was visited last night by officially one of the fastest men in the world former holder of the land speed record Sir Richard Noble. Sir Richard, who was most recently the brains and driving force behind the first car to break the sound
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Chase driver goes through a subway
THESE dramatic pictures show how a banned driver leads police on a 70mph pursuit through the streets of Burnley including driving through a pedestrian subway. At one point during the five-mile chase a dog walker and her pet even have to leap out of the
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Emerton out to spring surprise
BLACKBURN Rovers' Australian midfielder Brett Emerton is backing his Socceroo team-mates to make a major impact at the World Cup finals next month. The former Feyenoord star is relishing the chance to play on the greatest stage in world football, and
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Craney: We can sign off with win
SUPER-SUB Gary Roberts steered the England National Game XI to a 2-0 win against the Republic of Ireland to kick-off the Four Nations Tournament. The Accrington Stanley winger came off the bench to supply both goals in last night's triumph in Eastbourne
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Rovers set to miss out on Eidur
BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes appears to have missed out in the race to sign Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. Rovers boss Hughes had identified Gudjohnsen as a potential strike-partner for Craig Bellamy and recently spoke to Jose Mourinho to ask if
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TV review: Lost, Channel Four
IF THE head honchos at Lost don't watch out, the title's going to become a fitting description of what they've done with the millions of viewers they started out with. Last night's episode was, quite frankly, B-O-R-I-N-G. Boring. The focus was on Sun
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Hall’s grounds to get facelift
HISTORIC grounds at an old hall have been targeted for a major £50,000 clean-up. The land surrounding Arden Hall, Accrington, which was demolished half-a-century ago, has fallen into disrepair. But now, thanks to the hard work of a new Friends group
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Show was truly superb
I AM writing on behalf of members from St Peter's Church, Darwen about our visit to the Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre to see My Fair Lady. It was a truly heart-warming performance. Blackburn Musical Theatre Company should be congratulated on a truly
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More freedom of choice eroded
RE the article We're Licked' (LET, May 13), banning ice cream vans from near schools. Again we see interference from those who want to take freedom of choice away as to what and when the public want to eat. And what is to stop children going to the
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Right-to-die issue will not go away
MOST of us can imagine the living nightmare of being struck down by a terminal illness that makes life unendurable. The vast majority of people will turn to their doctor for help with rain relief but a few will say "that's not for me, I don't want to
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Government should let our teachers teach
REGARDING Ben Turner's report on Intack Primary School being placed in "special measures" for a second time (LET, May 6). Apparently Labour Government legislation will close down the school and others like it if improvements are not made in the next
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Getting ready for welcome
FINAL preparations were today being made for the Queen's visit to East Lancashire. A major police operation will swing into action tomorrow for Her Majesty's trip to the area. Barriers will be put up in Blackburn town centre for the Queen's arrival
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Melodies for Her Majesty
STRIKE up the band! A top brass band will give a musical salute to the Queen when the monarch visits Blackburn tomorrow. Blackburn and Darwen Band will entertain Her Majesty when she enters Church Street for what will be its first performance for a member
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Festival is saved
ONE of Accrington's most popular festivals has been saved after a funding crisis put its future in doubt. More than 5,000 people attended last year's Mela and Community Festival in Oakhill Park. But after funds from the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal
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Doctors’ shake-up opinions wanted
AN East Lancashire MP is urging GPs to tell him privately what they really think about a controversial shake-up of hospital services. Pendle MP Gordon Prentice said he wanted doctors and other health professionals in the borough to write to him in confidence
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Man charged with 1995 rape
A 52-YEAR-OLD lorry driver has been charged with raping a young woman as she walked her dog in a Blackburn park 11 years ago. Graham Darbyshire's arrest comes as part of one of Lancashire police's longest and most high profile inquiries aimed at catching
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Code cracking not biggest risk
David Beckham's loss of two BMW X5s to car crooks has caused speculation about a new breed of sophisticated thief who travels armed with a laptop rather than a crowbar. Reports highlighted a new risk to owners of premium models equipped with keyless
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Morrissey - The Youngest Was The Most Loved
Morrissey releases his next single The Youngest Was The Most Loved on June 5. Watch the video here. A characteristically paradoxical bright, breezy, 2'59" of chart-bound glory, The Youngest Was the Most Loved shows Morrissey fully restored to the
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KATH SMITH of Bootle, Merseyside
Looking for any Bonsalls, especially Rosemary born 1947 or Dennis born 1942 in Nelson. Dennis's mum was Nora (maiden name McGrath) who had a brother William who died at sea in 1948 and dad George Leo Bonsall. Rosemary's last known address in 1996
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GILL RILEY
Trying to locate Russell Ellis who moved to New Zealand in about 1978. He lived in Barnoldswick. Gill Riley. licencetogill@hotmail.com
