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Decision time on going green
RIBBLE Valley's three-stream waste collection is under review so a decision can be made on whether to roll it out across the borough. Residents in Whalley, Langho, Wilpshire, Old Langho, Brockhall Village, Billington, Read, Simonstone, Clayton-le-Dale
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Keane has last Laff at Turf
STEVE Cotterill saluted striker Kyle Lafferty's double salvo - but insists the teenager has played better for Burnley. The 19-year-old grabbed an impressive brace for Burnley in Saturday's 2-2 Championship draw against Roy Keane's Sunderland at Turf
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Broken dreams as McGivern out for months
GOALSCORER Leighton McGivern's season could be over after he suffered a broken fibula and damaged ankle ligaments in Accrington Stanley's 3-3 draw at Macclesfield on Saturday. The former Rochdale striker, who only joined the Reds last month following
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Defensive mistakes cost us - Cotterill
STEVE Cotterill blamed late defensive mistakes as Burnley threw away a two-goal lead against Sunderland. The Clarets slipped to ninth in the Championship after drawing 2-2 against the Black Cats at Turf Moor on Saturday. Teenage striker Kyle Lafferty
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Reading 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
MANAGERS, like army generals, live and die by their tactical decisions in the heat of battle. And on Saturday, Rovers boss Mark Hughes earned his pips for masterminding VR day (Victory in Reading) when all seemed lost. After the first half, the rampant
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Opposition to revamp plans for rec
RESIDENTS and councillors have voiced concerns over plans to rejuvenate a contaminated recreation ground in Burnley. Lancashire County Council is to spend £727,000 upgrading Fulledge Recreation Ground, which will see a new football pitch and footpaths
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Fury at recycle fines 'threats'
COUNCIL bosses have been slammed for sending "intimidating" letters to vulnerable Burnley residents which threaten £1,000 fines for recycling errors. They include a 78-year-old chair-bound multiple sclerosis sufferer who had put an orange juice carton
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Stair lift plea for arthritic wife, 75
AN 80-year-old Blackburn man is having to carry his sick wife up the stairs due to a lengthy waiting list for disabled adaptations. Abdul Piracha, of Queens Close, said he had been left with no option but for him and his son to carry Hamida, 75, as they
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Modern solution for historic hall
BOSSES at a historic tourist attraction dating back to the 14th century have found a 21st century solution to technology problems. Samlesbury Hall near Blackburn needed to update its computer systems to help its back-room staff work more effectively,
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Double take for Panto girls
TWO dancers are busier than Father Christmas over the festive period - as they are starring in two pantomimes a day! Becky Hindle, 16 and friend Becky Paul, 14, auditioned for two pantos in Blackburn and Oswaldtwistle at the beginning of November and
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New bus station delays spark row
COUNCILLORS have hit out at delays over a new bus station for Rawtenstall. Rossendale's Lancashire Local meeting was told that the plans for the new station in Bacup Road were no nearer than two years ago. And the meeting was told that plans to amalgamate
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Bollards bid to block 'rat run'
MECHANICAL bollards could be installed outside a town centre "rat run" in a bid to improve road safety. The partly-pedestrianised bus lane outside Accrington Town Hall in Blackburn Road has long been criticised for being unsafe. Fears have been raised
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Cotterill pleased with McCann
Burnley boss Steve Cotterill was pleased with teenager Chris McCann's solid performance at left-back against Sunderland. McCann was given the nod at full-back with Jon Harley suspended after picking up five yellow cards. Cotterill said: "Chris McCann
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Coleman hails fighting spirit
John Coleman was pleased that his Accrington Stanley players continue to show a fighting spirit as they equalised twice against Macclesfield to earn a point. It comes after Stanley came back three times to draw with Shrewsbury a fortnight ago. "
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Hughes promises fans a happy new year
MARK Hughes is promising a better second half to the season in the wake of Blackburn Rovers' dramatic win over Reading. Rovers had to come from behind with goals from Benni McCarthy and David Bentley to snatch all three points. Hughes and his side have
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Clitheroe 1 Goole 2
The Blues threw away a lead to lose this game and fall to 18th spot in the UniBond First Division. Bain's strike on the half-half was cancelled out by Bray and Chapman.
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Rossendale United 4 Warrington 2
DALE moved to within two points of the play-offs spot after a convincing 4-2 win over Warrington. Eastwood inspired the home side, netting a hat-trick after Mitchell had put the visitors ahead. Neil Zarak grabbed the other, while Evans' strike late
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Chadderton Town 1 Padiham 0
A 9th minute headed goal by Mitchell Clegg secured the points for the home side and punished Padiham for a sluggish start and a host of missed chances. Paul Paynter's header hit the crossbar on 15 minutes and Paul Barrett missed two open goals before
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Nelson 0 St Helens Town 0
NELSON had to settle for a point against fellow strugglers St Helens Town after a stalemate at Victoria Park. The Blues once again created a series of chances without finding the net. Dave Gray could have scored in the first half when he robbed a defender
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Burnley 2 Sunderland 2
IT is 33 years ago that Burnley last beat Sunderland at Turf Moor. Only fleetingly have their paths collided since then, but never have the Clarets come closer to putting that little statistic to bed. For all the world, Kyle Lafferty looked to have
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Hughes hails Bentley’s spark of genius
BLACKBURN ROVERS manager Mark Hughes lauded match-winner David Bentley for his stunning strike that helped take all the points from Reading. The England under-21 international produced a moment of magic to lose his marker before sprinting 30 yards and
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Macclesfield Town 3 Accrington Stanley 3
ACCRINGTON Stanley may not yet have heeded manager John Coleman's pleas to cut out mistakes, but one thing you are guaranteed from the Reds just now is goals and late drama. The Conference champions are finding out the hard way that errors they may have
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Driver hit parked vehicles
A DRIVER was taken to hospital with suspected back injuries after veering off the road and colliding with two parked cars. The 22-year-old had to be freed from his black Renault Clio by firefighters after the crash. He had been driving along Dill Hall
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Yellow lines 'road rage' for drivers
COUNCIL bosses have been slammed after encircling a free car park' motorists have been using for years with double yellow lines - and fining those inside them. More than 20 drivers are to appeal against tickets they were given for parking in an area
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Bid to help sex workers
FOLLOWING the murders in Ipswich, Lancashire Drug Action Team wants to help street sex workers and encourage them not to put themselves at unnecessary risk. Steve Stebbings from Lancashire Drug Action Team stressed the need for awareness in relation
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Council blitz on careless dog owners
DOG wardens will be out and about in Ribble Valley over the coming weeks in a Christmas blitz on dog-fouling. Ribble Valley Borough Council officers will be conducting CCTV surveillance in dog-fouling hotspots, including early in the morning and late
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Let’s lift Leona to Number One!
EAST Lancashire workers are helping send X Factor winner Leona Lewis on her way to becoming the Christmas Number One. The workers at Entertainment Distribution Company (EDC), based in Philips Road, Whitebirk, produced thousands of copies of her single
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Singing tree 'has no design flaw'
THE group behind a new piece of public art in Burnley has denied it has a design flaw after it got off on a flat note. The Singing, Ringing Tree Panopticon at Crown Point, which was officially unveiled on Thursday, is made from tubes of metal which emit
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Officers approve mosque in Clitheroe
COUNCIL officers have recommended that plans to create the first mosque in the Ribble Valley are approved. Clitheroe's Muslim leaders have welcomed the officers' advice ahead of the final decision by councillors on Thursday at a planning committee
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Roof thieves lift lager cans
Police are appealing for information to try to catch thives who made off with eight cans of lager from the Co-op in Padiham town centre on Wednesday. The incident occurred at approximately 9.50pm when the three thieves entered the store through a roof
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Leader’s pledge on merger plans
ALL options will be explored before Pendle's bid to merge with Burnley is submitted to the government, the borough's council leader has pledged. But there is concern whether that can be achieved as Pendle and Burnley's negotiations are only just getting
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Drive to reduce empty homes
ROSSENDALE Council is continuing its efforts to reduce the number of empty homes in the brough. It wants to reduce empty, unoccupied and disused properties to the regional average by 2020. There are currently 1,600 empty properties in Rossendale,
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School praised in Ofsted report
A Blackburn school has been praised for its standards of teaching and learning in a recent Ofsted report. In these areas Daisyfield Road Primary School, Clinton Street, Blackburn, was rated as being good while leadership, management and staff morale
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Body on line had been hit by train
THE body of a man was recovered from a stretch of railway near Oswaldtwistle at the weekend. British Transport Police confirmed they had removed the body of a man who had been hit by a train near to Church and Oswaldtwistle Station, Market Street. They
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Schools' merger prompts film-makers into action
FORMER pupils at a Nelson school have been turned into film stars by the Pendle Movie Makers. To mark Edge End High School's merger with Mansfield to form the new Marsden Heights Community College, the group has made a 53-minute film about the school's
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Faulty smoke alarm sparks scare
A FAMILY of six was woken by firefighters banging on their door after a faulty smoke alarm sparked fears from a neighbour that the house was ablaze. Fire officers are promoting the importance of waking family members if a smoke alarm sounds after the
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42 new council places possible
PARISH councils for Nelson and Colne could mean 42 new politicians across the two towns. At the last meeting of Pendle's full council, members agreed to propose a 24-member town council for Nelson, and one with 18 councillors for Colne, in its submission
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Music ban for pub after licence breach
A BURNLEY pub faces many silent nights over the festive period after being banned from playing music by a High Court judge. The Plane Tree Hotel, Westgate, was banned after being caught playing music without a licence, the High Court was told. Proprietor
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Sudden death ‘not suspicious’
A MAN collapsed from a suspected heart condition and died in Railway Street, Nelson, on Saturday morning. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the 50-year-old, who lived in Nelson, and was found at 9am. Sergeant
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Charity worker murder hearing
INDIAN police's prime suspect in the murder of Burnley charity worker Michael Blakey was due to appear in court today. Pawan Bhardwaj, the husband of Michael's friend Rachel Owen, has been held for more than a week over the discovery of Michael's body
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Thug jailed ‘until he’s not a threat’
A VIOLENT thug jailed for the third time in 18 months will stay in prison until he is no longer a threat to the public. James Gorman, 24, of Hazel Avenue, Darwen, attacked Don Jaconelli in High Perry Street, after the two accidentally brushed shoulders
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Hope that crime fall continues
POLICE in Darwen are hoping that the fall in drink-fuelled crime following the introduction of new licensing laws will continue through the festive period. Violent crime inside East Lancashire pubs has fallen by nearly half since the controversial laws
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Under-threat crews’ D-Day
RETAINED firefighters whose jobs are earmarked for the axe were due to protest today outside the meeting which will decide their fate. But the Barnoldswick fire crew will not be wearing their uniforms during the protest for fear of being disciplined.
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Nearly 50 untaxed vehicles clamped
A POLICE operation in Blackburn has seen nearly 50 cars clamped for failing to have proper road tax. The three-day operation across the town saw 46 cars clamped in the joint scheme run by the local police and the DVLA. Cars were targetted which had
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Anyone know about my father?
CAN your readers help me find some further information about my father Walter Shaw? He was born on July 6, 1900 in the Blackburn area, as far as I know he then lived in the same area until he married and had two boys, Frank and Bernard Shaw. He moved
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Translation costs are scandalous
I WAS totally amazed to learn from the news recently how much translators are costing the hard-working people of Britain. Why is it costing us taxpayers over £100m a year in translators for foreign nationals, or dare I say some who are now classed as
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Reason why town hall is still standing
RE article the story Hall of Fame (LT, December 2), I hope the council is not taking any credit for the fact that the town hall is still standing. During the 1960s when my father was an independent councillor, he was a lone voice in objecting to the
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I’ve lost plot on new academy
I SEEM to have lost the plot regarding the new academy for Darwen. First, the sports field was to be behind the lard refinery in Sough Road. There were to be shops and offices, staff car parks for 60 plus teachers, a drop-off for buses, cars etc. Now
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Tree lights have been thrown on
WHO put the lights on the trees in Darwen town centre? Are they on piecework? Can the borough not afford a cherry picker, or even a ladder? They look like they have been thrown on. Disgraceful and pathetic. MICHAEL KERSHAW, Huntington Drive, Darwen
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Support our shops in this difficult time
I WOULD like to comment on the article (LT, December 4) about Support Darwen. I would also like to urge shoppers to support the retailers of Darwen, as trade has been so poor due to the disruptions caused by the £1.4million traffic overhaul, which has
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Benefit cheats had £469k in the bank
A RETIRED painter and decorator and his partner claimed council tax benefit - despite having nearly half-a-million pounds in the bank. Blackburn magistrates heard that James Price, 76, had lived a "frugal" life, saving so he could afford a "comfortable
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Son stole from blind mum
A BLACKBURN man who stole almost £20,000 from his partially-sighted mother has been jailed for a year. Preston Crown court was told Michael Holt spent the money on drink and his gambling addiction. "Too much alcohol, bad judgement and slow horses seems
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Chef’s ordeal at hands of robbers
TWO robbers who put a chef through an "horrific ordeal" have been jailed for a total of at least seven years. Preston Crown Court was told the chef had agreed to pay a woman £25 for sex and turned up at a house in Leach Street, Blackburn. But David
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Fire crews set for Sweden insight
LANCASHIRE firefighters will be teaming up with a group of their Swedish counterparts next week to put a revolutionary new way of tackling blazes through its paces. Swedish fire and rescue equipment manufacturer Cobra has developed a device that can
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Douglas Green Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
A VERY reasonably-priced red ideal for drinking on and around Christmas from the winelands around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and a vineyard that was founded just before the Second World War. Fairly strong, but not stupidly so, at 14% there
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Seifried Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2006
THEY'RE canny people these Kiwis when it comes to making quite excellent dry whites. This classic Sauvignon Blanc is from a family-owned vineyard established just 33 years ago (a long time in New Zealand terms) in the Nelson area which is one of the
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Album: Frank Black - Christmass (Cooking Vinyl)
Frank only titled this Christmass to satisfy his father, who always asked him to put out a Christmas album, and to reclaim the original spelling. This is in fact a collection of live acoustic tracks, and some new songs Frank recorded earlier this year
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Eastwood Town 1 Chorley 0
Shortage of firepower which has dogged the Magpies all season was again responsible for lack of reward from a game in which Chorley otherwise more than matched their promotion-chasing hosts. Third-placed Eastwood were indebted to a fluffed clearance
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Album: A Santa Cause – It’s A Punk Rock Christmas Vol. 2 (Immortal)
This compilation offers the truly desperate pretty much what it says on the tin - except the punk rock. Instead it's full of faux-pas emo warblings, often of a nature that would excruciate even McFly. If you wish to liven up your sixth form common
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Single: The Answer – Come Follow Me (Albert Productions)
Rounding off a year of success as bewildering as Robbie Williams' post-Angels zenith, The Answer descend from their Olympian realm of noodling - hair billowing from the fortuitously placed fan the size of a jet engine - to deliver one more single.
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Success of safe haven scheme
DARWEN'S Safe Haven scheme rolled into action this weekend to provide a safe place for drunk or distressed people over the Christmas period. With support from nearly 20 organisations, the scheme is part of the Blackburn with Darwen Community Safety Partnership's
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Robin Hood, BBC1
FACED with the prospect of listening to Kate Thornton tell me it was the big one' and that the finalists had been on a real journey' for two-and-a-half hours I sought refuge from the X Factor by tuning in to Robin Hood on BBC1 on Saturday night. For
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Album: Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead (Mercury)
With the belief that hip hop is in a "vulnerable state", the MC tries to bring its true essence back. There are some impressive collaborations from fellow heavyweights Jay-Z, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and The Game, as well as wife Kelis. Never one
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Former Telegraph newsman dies at 62
THE widow of a former Lancashire Evening Telegraph news editor and sports writer has paid tribute to her husband who died of a heart attack last week. David Allin, 62, died on Wednesday at his home in Spout House Lane, Huncoat. He had worked at the
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Alderman honour for ex mayors
THE honorary title of alderman has been awarded to two former Hyndburn councillors in recognition of their service and dedication to the community. At a special presentation Ian Ormerod and Dave Parkins were praised as "wonderful ambassadors" for the