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Extra sexual disease tests as cases rise 600pc
PLANS to extend a sexual health screening programme aimed at tackling soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases have been unveiled. East Lancashire Primary Care Trust wants to extend the b-sure chlamydia screening programme into all community-based
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Cartons destroyed in suspected arson attack
YOUTHS are thought to be responsible for a fire which destroyed thousands of pounds worth of stock at a business in Rishton tonight. About 30 bales of expandable polystyrene cartons were destroyed in a blaze at Styropack (UK) Ltd in Parker Street, which
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Man suffers head injuries in crash
A 20 year-old man was taken to hospital suffering from facial and head injuries after crashing into a parked van on Sunday evening. The man was driving a saloon car in Whalley Road in Clayton-le-Moors towards Whalley when he lost control near the Hyndburn
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Bundela dents Bash
Baxenden's title hopes suffered a setback as Blackburn Northern boosted their own chances of winning the Veka Ribblesdale Senior League crown for the first time since 1981. Fourth bottom last season, Northern handed out a 76-run beating to Baxenden after
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Welsh beaten on Rovers Intertoto route
Llanelli have a mountain to climb to make Intertoto progress and set up a potential showdown with Blackburn Rovers after throwing away a one-goal lead to lose 3-1 in Vilnius last night. Midfielder Andrew Mumford opened the scoring for the Welshman on
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Firefighters tackle microwave fire
Firefighters were called to Elizabeth House in Sudellside Street, Darwen, on Sunday after a microwave caught fire at about 4.15pm. An elderly lady at the care home had left food cooking in a microwave for too long.
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Young actor following in legends' footsteps
A YOUNG actor has been accepted to train at a prestigious American academy. Scott Cooper, 18, will be flying out to New York in January to follow in the footsteps of some of the silver screen's most famous stars as a student at the American Academy of
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Ex-Rovers striker Derek Dougan dies, 69
Former Blackburn Rovers striker Derek Dougan has died at the age of 69. In 59 league apperarances, Dougan scored 26 goals for Rovers during a three-year spell from 1959 to 1961. Born in Northern Ireland in 1938, the extrovert centre-forward was one
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Man charged with serious sexual offence
A man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with a serious sexual offence involving a 16-year-old girl. Neil Loram, 38, of Hartmann Street, Accrington, was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court. Conditions of bail include not to communicate
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Murray out of Wimbledon
Andy Murray today pulled out of Wimbledon after failing to recover from the wrist injury he suffered last month. Murray had planned on leaving the decision on his participation at the All England Club until after his practice session on Monday. But
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Pervert stole my childhood
A SEXUAL assault victim attacked when she was just SIX has spoken of her ordeal at the hands of her abuser -but vowed: "I won't let him ruin my life." The woman, now in her early twenties and living in Hoghton, was abused by pervert Leslie Connell over
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Hundreds enjoy carnival celebrations
THREE days of festival fun climaxed with the Rossendale Carnival as hundreds of people turned out to enjoy the festivities at the second annual Rossendale Alive weekend. The final day consisted of The Rossendale Carnival and Rural Fair on Sunday with
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Town's heritage makes a return
IMPORTANT pieces of Darwen's heritage hidden away for years are to be presented to the new Chamber of Trade. A silver shield and cup which had been collecting dust in an attic and a silver presidential chain all dating from the 19th century made for
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Smoking ban 'will cost businesses thousands'
BUSINESSES could face escalating costs as a result of the smoking ban that starts on July 1. In particular, the pub trade is set to be hit hard as many landlords who have not already done so face the prospect of putting up smoking shelters or having
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Thugs threaten teenager with knives
POLICE are hunting two thugs who threatened an 18-year-old man with stanley knives before robbing him of his watch amd MP3 player. The victim was walking home across Bent Head Playing Fields in Brierfield at about 11pm on Saturday when he was confronted
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Crowds thrill to sounds of Mela
INTERNATIONAL singing star Nasir Khan headlined Rawtenstall's Mela on Saturday. The multi-cultural music festival Marl Pits, is part of Rossendale Weekend. Nasir Khan's first album release was called Sensation and from that came the big hit single
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Newspaper hogging sparks political row
A ROW has erupted over why a petition on the petty' matter of a man 'hogging' newspapers at Blackburn Central Library was submitted to the council. Labour leader Kate Hollern slammed Coun Salim Lorgat, executive member for housing, for instigating a
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Market hall plans set for completion
FINAL designs for the £1million investment in Accrington's market hall are to be completed by the end of the year. Hyndburn Council has spent the last five years exploring ways to develop the historic Victorian building in the heart of the town so that
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Work set to begin on state-of-the-art interchange
WORK to replace Nelson's bus and railway stations with a new state-of-the-art interchange could start as soon as October. Lancashire County Council is preparing to tender for the 12-month contract for the building work, which will cost in the region
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Women walk in the midnight hour
THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised for charity after more than 800 women and girls walked a half marathon through the night. The fundraisers took part in East Lancashire Hospice's first Midnight Walk which started on Saturday from Ewood Park. The
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Man appears in court charged with manslaughter
A 36-year-old man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with manslaughter following a stabbing incident on May 4. Brendan Earl Mizon, of Harwood Street, is charged with the manslaughter of Neil Walsh who died after receiving a stab wound
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Taxi driver caught 'fare' and square
A PRIVATE hire driver who picked up two undercover investigators found it to be an expensive fare'. As well as facing disqualification from his job for a period of time Amjad Hussain was also fined £450 and ordered to pay £300 costs by Blackburn magistrates
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Firefighters extinguish garage fire
FIRE crews were called to a terrace house in Pink Street, Burnley, at shortly after 3.30am on Sunday after a fire broke out in the garage. The blaze spread to timber decking in the back yard and caused light smoke-logging to the ground floor of the house
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Super-sleuth catches fly-tipper
A FLY-tipping officer turned super sleuth after a man was caught on CCTV dumping plastic wire casing outside a former waste disposal site. Blackburn magistrates heard the car caught on camera had no registered keeper when Simon Robinson made enquiries
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Rural home targeted in burglary
An appeal for information has been made after burglar stole £2,000 worth of electrical items from a home in a rural area. The goods were grabbed from a home in Belthorn Road after the patio doors at the rear were prised open sometime between 9.30am and
