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Move to stop bike menace
PEOPLE caught riding mini motorbikes in Burnley are being warned they could be jailed or hit with an anti-social behaviour order. And now Burnley Council, police and housing company Calico are trying to find a site in the borough where people can ride
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Boys aren’t left feeling Blue by third place
FOURTEEN East Lancastrians represented their county in the North West Regional Sportshall Finals, which were held in the Regional Athletics Arena at Sportcity, Manchester. The contest was exclusively for the under 11s and Lancashire took four teams of
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Rare illness killed mum
A MUM-of-two died from a rare viral infection which attacked her heart muscles, an inquest was told. The husband and young children of 33-year-old Lisa Sherburne had been left mystified after she was struck down by the illness days after returning from
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A new look but an old name
A BUSINESSMAN has pledged to "smarten up" Blackburn's night-time economy after investing £50,000 in the refurbishment of a bar. Adrian Garner has just bought Euros, Salford, to add to the White Bull, Church Street, and Bar Ibiza, Bolton Road, which he
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Call to abandon Eurofighter deal
A FORMER Middle Eastern diplomat believes the UK should end negotiations with Saudi Arabia over a £6billion deal for Eurofighter aircraft. If the advice of Stephen Day was followed it could put thousands of jobs at risk in East Lancashire where parts
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Mahon set to bide his time
ALAN Mahon admits he must keep knuckling down to regain his Burnley place. It is almost three months since the creative midfielder earned a starting nod for the Clarets. After completing a £200,000 summer move from Wigan, the season started brightly
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Rovers crash out of youth cup
Reading Youth 5 Blackburn Rovers Youth 1: Rovers crashed out of the FA Youth Cup after a disastrous third-round tie at the Madejski Stadium. Gary Bowyer's side made the perfect start, scoring after just seven minutes, but things went rapidly downhill
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Stopped in their tracks
TRAVELLING thieves are facing a ring of steel' as police bid to make East Lancashire a no-go zone for out-of-town criminals. Police chiefs are using a variety of crime-busting measures to keep criminals out of the area as part of Operation Thunder.
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Bus yob trapped by DNA in spit
A TEENAGE thug who spat at a bus driver has become the first person in the county to be found guilty of common assault - thanks to pioneering DNA testing. The 17-year-old, from Brierfield, was one of a gang of youths asked to leave an X43 bus after they
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Rock ends roll for Barritt
NEVER has the phrase stuck between a rock and a hard place' rung more true for Daniel Barritt. The Hapton navigator couldn't have imagined a worse end to his domestic rally season after hitting a rock on stage one of three of the Wales Rally GB. Barritt
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Fish inspires Harriers’ cross country haul
BLACKBURN Harriers took three of the first four places in the senior men's race at the Mid Lancs Cross Country fixture at Sefton Park, Liverpool. In-form Ben Fish was the race winner with Tom Cornthwaite and Chris Hart third and fourth. The six-man team
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Car crime soars
CAR crime has rocketed in Nelson because of a shortage of police cells to hold suspected offenders, police said. Vehicle break-ins and thefts in Nelson have soared by 45 per cent in a comparison between October and December this year and the same period
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Injury denies Tom Bowland hat-trick
TOM Cornthwaite has suffered a painful end to 2006, ruling him out of running for the rest of the year. The 21-year-old Blackburn Harrier was heading for a third consecutive victory at the Bolton by Bowland Fell Race when he launched himself into the
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Fight for bus straight to new super hospital
AN MP has joined the fight to reinstate the only bus from Hyndburn to Blackburn's new super hospital. The 91 service from Accrington to Royal Blackburn Hospital, via Oswaldtwistle, has been axed, despite a pledge to health bosses that services would
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Police in festive blitz on drink-fuelled crime
THE flow of festive spirits will be monitored this Christmas in a crackdown on drink-related violence and underage boozing. Operation Shepherd has been launched to come down hard on drink- related crime over the Christmas period. As well as focusing
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Emerton's injury fears
BRETT Emerton fears he could be out of action for at least a couple of weeks after he became the latest victim of Blackburn Rovers' injury curse. The Australian international joined Mark Hughes' list of walking wounded when he damaged his hamstring
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Stanley announce small profit
Accrington Stanley's accounts for the last financial year, unveiled yesterday, revealed the club made a profit of £30,277 - but with turnover set to rise by about 40 per cent, the club are looking at ways to increase revenue to pay for life in League
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Rehab centre ‘nothing to fear’
THE priest behind a proposed centre for drug users and alcoholics is to hold a public meeting in a bid to allay fears about the unit. The founder and chief executive of THOMAS - Those on the Margins of Society - Father Jim McCartney hopes his talk will
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Stanley consider ground move
ACCRINGTON Stanley chairman Eric Whalley has revealed ambitious plans to move the club to a brand new stadium in the near future. Plans for what would be the club's third ground after moving from Peel Park to the Crown Ground, now sponsored by Fraser
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‘I’ll rebuild my B&B’
THE manager of a bed and breakfast which was ravaged by a fire has told of his determination to rebuild his business of 20 years. Firefighters carried out a dramatic rescue in the early hours of yesterday morning after a blaze broke out at Jay's Properties
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Murder victim’s ashes to rest at India tribute
THE ashes of murder victim Michael Blakey are to be scattered in India at a lasting tribute set up in his memory. Michael's dad, Paul Blakey, said the final resting place of some of his son's remains would be at a special charity centre to be built in
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Water feature revamp planned for park
A GROUP has applied for a £50,000 lottery grant to restore three waterfalls in a Darwen park. The Whitehall Park Supporters' Group has started work to create sensory rose garden. But before that project has even been finished, the group has come up
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What a pizza cheek! Takeaway’s discount offer to pupils
A TAKEAWAY near two high schools is taking advantage of the ban on unhealthy food in their canteens - by offering pupils discount pizza and chips. Giovanni Pillitteri, owner of Nino's in Manchester Road, Haslingden, has defended his decision to introduce
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Residents to be asked to put cash into wind farm
RESIDENTS in Bacup and Todmorden are being asked to back a proposal that would make them part-owners of a wind farm. Coronation Power, the developers hoping to build three proposed wind farms in Todmorden, Britannia and Wardle, have been approached by
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‘Forced to choose home or job’ claim
KITTY Ussher claims Burnley's poor transport links are forcing people to sacrifice well-paid jobs in order to live in the borough. The Labour MP said the lack of a direct rail link between Burnley and Manchester was forcing people to give up jobs in
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‘Uni’ dream now closer
PLANS to build a £70million university in Burnley have moved another step closer after a planning application was submitted for the ambitious project. As first revealed in the Lancashire Telegraph last year, Burnley College wants to build a new campus
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League tables joy for pupils
MORE East Lancashire primary schools than ever are helping pupils reach their full potential, government figures released today show. Both Blackburn with Darwen Council and Lancashire County Council have both moved up the Department of Education and
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Unmanned aircraft Taranis launched
EAST Lancashire workers at aerospace giant BAE Systems are set to play a major role in a £124million project to build a hi-tech unmanned aircraft. It has been announced that the company, which will take the lead on the project and be the prime contractor
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Drug-concern man’s heart disease death
AN inquest, originally halted because of concerns over the levels of prescribed medicines found in a man's body, has found that he died of heart disease. The resumed inquest heard evidence from on-call doctors who had treated Arthur Young and a leading
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Gallacher interview: part two
The second part of our video interview with former Blackburn Rovers' striker Kevin Gallacher is now online. In it, he discusses Mark Hughes' coaching style and whether he wants to move into management himself.
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Sex-fury boyfriend attacked love rival
A DISTRAUGHT man who battered a love rival with knife sharpening steel after his fiancee admitted she had had sex with him has kept his freedom. Burnley Crown Court heard how Lee Alderson, 20, had been traumatised by his girlfriend's confession before
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Drink-driver in stand-off at houses
A DRINK driver spotted for his "erratic" manoeuvres behind the wheel tried to avoid arrest by going into a house, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Peter Anthony Rayson, 46, had a stand-off with police after he stopped outside the house
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'Ringing tree' set to go on song
BURNLEY'S newest sculpture, the Singing Ringing Tree, on the hills above Cliviger, will be officially launched next week. The "tree" at Crown Point, which is made of steel pipes and will make a low whistling sound as the wind blows through it, is part
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Estate of detached homes gets go-ahead
PLANS have been approved for a 32-home development in Darwen. The latest housing scheme comes less than a month after separate plans were submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council for 61 flats on the former Darwen Health Centre site. Now Elite Homes
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Pair face trial on deception claims
Two Nelson men accused of trying to con more than £19,000 out of a building society will have their cases heard at Burnley Crown Court. Imad Uddin, 19, of Kent Street, and Rehan Zaroof, 19, of Oak Street, are both accused of attempted deception and
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Car raid alert for residents
police are urging residents not to leave expensive items in their cars overnight after two vehicles were broken into in Kingfisher Court, Oswaldtwistle. A stereo was stolen from a Volkswagen Polo and a wallet and CDs from a Ford Ka. Sgt Alan Davies
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Good neigh-bours Stanley to aid animal home
ACCRINGTON Stanley is taking the reins to help raise money for an animal sanctuary - by dedicating its next match to the charity. And the Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary will be holding a Christmas party the following day to celebrate its raised profile
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Web design nets trip to land of rising sun
BURNLEY College student Ashley Grennan, 17, is set for a trip to Japan after winning a prestigious competition. The Advanced Level IT student recently won a gold UK Skills Challenge award for his "outstanding" web page design. He is now off to
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Charity’s base to be named after Michael
A SPECIAL memorial is to be set up in memory of a Burnley charity worker murdered while working in India. Michael Blakey, 23, was killed in the north of the country after going missing from a monastery where he was staying. His body was found half-buried
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Don’t be afraid to celebrate Christmas
Even the Archangel Gabriel would not have been able to do that, I exclaimed at some potty suggestion which had been put to me. A Muslim friend was observing this. Anxious that he should not feel excluded from the conversation I innocently asked "have
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Pupils to improve path to park
VOLUNTEERS and pupils from Park High School will be working hard to improve Alkincoats Park, Colne, in a day of path building. The team will be improving the path in the woodland area at the top of the park, on Wednesday, December 13, in an event organised
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Garage raider facing prison
A 30-year-old Haslingden man is in custody facing jail after a garage raid. Neil Turner, of Store Street, was found guilty of robbing Imayat Patel of £100 last August and witness intimidation, after a trial at Burnley Crown Court. He was cleared of
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Five-star loos honour
Carole Lancaster is flushed with success after the ladies' toilets at Nelson Town Hall received a five-star grading. Mayor's attendant Jacqui King nominated her in the heritage category of the Loo of the Year Awards. The BBC will be filming the
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Call to abandon Eurofighter deal
A FORMER Middle Eastern diplomat believes the UK should end negotiations with Saudi Arabia over a £6billion deal for Eurofighter aircraft. If the advice of Stephen Day was followed it could put thousands of jobs at risk in East Lancashire where parts
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Michael was ‘one of the good guys’
MICHAEL Blakey's brother has said his family has been "overwhelmed" by tributes to the 23-year-old. In an internet blog, Chris Blakey thanked all his friends for their words, saying: "There are so many people who are doing so much for my family and myself
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County enlists Santa as little helper
FATHER Christmas will be on hand to keep children occupied while their parents discuss local issues at a roadshow with their county councillors. The county council roadshow will have a mobile information unit at Accrington's market hall between 10am
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Woman rescued laying dead goldfish to rest
A WOMAN was swept away after falling into a brook while laying her dead pet goldfish to rest in the waters. The woman, who is in her mid-40s and from Burnley, had to cling to a tree branch in Tinker Brook, Oswaldtwistle, for over an hour before she was
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Murder victim’s ashes to rest in India
THE ashes of murder victim Michael Blakey are to be scattered in India at a lasting tribute set up in his memory. Michael's dad, Paul Blakey, said the final resting place of some of his son's remains would be at a special charity centre to be built in
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Urban Breakdown
By Simon Icke. Urban breakdown, society in turmoil We used to live simply, off the working man's toll Communities stuck together, in good times and bad, Good family values are what we had. Then life became too busy, chasing material ideals,
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Lights look as good as ever
THE lights went on in Darwen and even though we only had half of our normal display, they still look as good as the first time we saw them. The Lantern Walk arranged by the market managers was superb and the market stallholders looked magnificent in
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I’m fed up with unwanted calls
I WONDER if other readers are having the same nasty experience with the telephone that we are having. It is a recurring ringing that goes on and on until we answer and then there is a click and the line goes dead. If you ring 1471 it gives a mobile
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Yule tree is part of our tradition
I FELT I had to write to you over Burnley not having a Christmas tree in the town centre. What are people thinking of. We have always had a tree in Burnley. I am personally sick to death of our traditions having to be changed due to religious reason
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Sports centre will meet the needs of town
I FEEL it is important to share some of the background information regarding the recent decision to replace Darwen Leisure Centre. The swimming pool, now over 70 years old, is leaking and cracked. The roof leaks, the sports hall floor needs replacing
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Jackanory, BBC1
WHEN I was a lad I used to come home from school and Jackanory would be on the TV. It was a reassuring friend to come home to. As TV programmes go it had to have been one of the simplest in the world to produce. Essentially you had a storyteller sat
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Mostly Autumn are a winter warmer
THERE'S a treat in store for audiences at Burnley Mechanics tonight when classic rock's "best-kept secret" rolls into town. Mostly Autumn, a seven-piece from York, bring you music described as organic emotionally charged rock with Celtic undertones
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Service of the century at church
ST George's Free Church of England in Mill Hill, Blackburn, is celebrating 100 years of worship next year. And it has a whole host of special events planned, including a service that is hoped will be exactly as it was on the day the church first opened
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A new look but an old name
A BUSINESSMAN has pledged to "smarten up" Blackburn's night-time economy after investing £50,000 in the refurbishment of a bar. Adrian Garner has just bought Euros, Salford, to add to the White Bull, Church Street, and Bar Ibiza, Bolton Road, which he
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Blackburn is 'crash for cash' capital
GANGS which cash in by staging car crashes are more rife in Blackburn than anywhere else in England, according to new figures. Research by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has revealed that an estimated 1,710 of the accidents' have taken place in the
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Weapon triggers start of school run
AN annual cross-country run started with a bang for its 30th anniversary. A 105mm artillery gun signalled the start of the five-and-a-half mile run around Stoneyhurst College and the surrounding Ribble Valley. The weapon was wheeled out especially for