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Duo get England call-up
Katie Ingram and Anna Anderson have earned automatic selection for the England Team at the 2007 World Mountain Trophy - fell running's World Championships while a third local runner, Rob Hope, has won the selector's nod for the men's team. The England
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Caldwell: I've still got Scot ambition
BURNLEY captain Steven Caldwell may have missed out on selection for Scotland's friendly against South Africa tomorrow, but he has insisted he would always make himself available to answer a call for his country. The central defender earned the last
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Clarets ready for reserve comeback
BURNLEY mark their return to the Pontins League with a trip to Manchester City tonight (kick-off 7pm). First team coach Steve Davis is back in charge of the Clarets' second string after the club took a year out of the competition. Burnley withdrew their
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Laxman set for Lancs debut
VVS Laxman makes his Lancashire debut on Tuesday as Hampshire arrive at Old Trafford for the next round of the LV County Championship. The Indian batsman comes in as a replacement for Brad Hodge who has been called back home to Australia for the international
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Pocket ashtrays handed out to smokers
POCKET ashtrays are being handed out to smokers to combat an increase in litter since the introduction of the smoking ban. The free re-usable 'stubbi' cigarette pouches, made of fire resistant plastic with an airtight design to lock odours inside, are
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Telegraph helps catch knife attacker
A MAN has admitted stabbing a teenager in the back after he was identified following an appeal in the Lancashire Telegraph. CCTV captured the moment Simon Yeoman, 19, of Bridge Street, Blackburn, carried out a vicious knife attack in the town centre.
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Lawyer was acting in 'self-defence'
A LAWYER with a black belt in Ju-Jitsu has told a jury that he had acted in self-defence during a hotel incident which left a Blackburn man needing hospital treatment. Christopher Dunn accepts hitting out at David Baird-Dean, who needed reconstructive
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Second man hunted in murder probe
A SECOND man is being hunted by police in connection with the alleged murder of a party goer who was stabbed in his own home. Police have issued an appeal for information about the whereabouts of Darwen man Craig Anthony Cosgrove as a man appeared in
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Man slashed across face during fight
TWO men were arrested after a street fight in which an Asian man was slashed across the face. Police have appealed for witnesses following the fight in Claremont Street, in Brierfield, which involved five or six Asian men. Police and paramedics were
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'Old Haslingden' Exhibition - This Wednesday
Chris Aspin's exhibition of photographs and prints takes place at Haslingden Community Link (Bury Road) this Wednesday, August 22nd from 1.30 - 4.30pm.
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Cricket club in fight for ground
A FIGHTING fund set up to help a cricket club threatened with the loss of its ground has received a boost of more than £200. Stacksteads Cricket Club played a twenty/20 game against Bacup teams when the collection was made. Stacksteads lost by seven
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Crying of the Fair
At approximately 9am tomorrow morning (Tuesday), the town crier Peter Cornwell will be performing the annual crying of the fair. This will take place on the road at Town Gate and is followed by a short walk to Bank Mill House for tea, biscuits and a
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Police hunt knife attacker
POLICE hunting for a knife attacker have pleaded with witnesses to come forward. A 37-year-old woman was walking in Whitehall Street, Nelson, when a man grabbed her from behind, placed a hand over her mouth and held a knife to her in the terrifying attack
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Clampdown launched on rogue scrap metal dealers
A CLAMPDOWN on rogue scrap metal dealers has been launched by police. Six people have already been arrested and seven thefts have been unearthed by officers in Burnley. Heavy demand from countries like China - where the economy is booming - has sent
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Driving school motors to the top
A DRIVING school is celebrating after coming top of the class in an inspection by the Driving Standards Agency and Ministry for Transport. Helmshore-based Quicksilver Driving School has been awarded the highest grade possible for driving instructor training
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Axe man jailed for terror robbery
A ROBBER who held an axe to his victim's throat in a "blood curdling" attack has been jailed indefinitely. Garry Morris swung the weapon around the living room of the man's home in Hertford Street, Blackburn, and threatened to stick it in' him when
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Work to start on £1.5m health centre revamp
WORK is set to get underway on the £1.5m refurbishment of a Rossendale health centre. Waterfoot Health Centre, Cowpe Road, which was built in the 1970s and serves 9,000 residents, will be extended and renovated as part of the work. The work is due to
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Phones blackout after vandals strike at hospital
LIVES could have been put at risk by thieves who cut phone lines running to Royal Blackburn Hospital so they could steal copper wiring.Phone lines went down at the Haslingden Road hospital at around teatime on Saturday and communications links were still
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Sex offender stayed at guest house
A man awaiting sentence for molesting a girl has been locked up for flouting the Sex Offenders' Register. Stephen Southworth, 59, who is banned by bail conditions from having unsupervised contact with youngsters under 16, had recently been staying at
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Former villager is 100 years young
Former villager Mary Calvert has just celebrated her 100th birthday with a card from the Queen and two special guests, the Mayor of Pendle, Coun. Alan Buck and her neice, Joyce Whittam, who had specially travelled all the way from Australia to celebrate
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Expelled pupil unit to be formally closed
A UNIT for expelled pupils will officially be closed at the end of this month but a longterm replacement is still to be found. Education officials have agreed to formally close Marles Hill Short Stay School, the pupil referral unit for Burnley, Nelson
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Straight As not enough for medical school hopeful
A STRAIGHT A student has said A levels are "pointless" after her top marks failed to get her a place to study medicine. Attiya Ahmed, 18, has been working towards her dream of becoming a doctor since she was 14. She was delighted when she was on course
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Home front is looking better
COUNCIL tenants in the Ribble Valley are being advised to visit a show home showcasing some of the improvements that could be on the cards for residents. The house, at 26 Seedall Avenue, Clitheroe, features a range of home improvements including kitchen
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Accrington Motorcycle Show
Riders arrive at the Accrington Motorcycle Club's show on trikes
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Accrington Motorcycle Show
Club Member John D Gent of Reedley admires a Yamaha Widstar Factory Customised bike on display
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Accrington Motorcycle Show
Club Member Gaz Phillips of Blackburn admires the line of bikes on display
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Accrington Motorcycle Show
One visitor admires the bikes on display
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Accrington Motorcycle Show
Paul Redfern and his son Jayden Redfern 11 are all smiles
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Francesca Green (Clitheroe, 14), Hannah Aldred (Darwen, 17), Julia Gatehouse (Darwen, 27) from the Cheer Valley Cheerleaders
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Conor Smith (15, Blackburn) as the Queen of Hearts and Veronica Caruso (15, Darwen) as the King of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Teacher's Himalayas fundraising trek
A FIVE day trek in the Himalayas has been completed by a Darwen teaching assistant. Cheryl Shaw, 36, of Whitehall raised over £2,800 trekking for five days from Ladakh (also known as Little Tibet) in India through the mountains for charity Scope, which
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Darwen Gala
Leahnorah Rozs and Daniella Thomasson as Tweedledee and Tweedledum
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Darwen Gala
Tom (10) and Ted Mott (8) get ready for the gala
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
The Mayor of Blackburn, Cllr Maureen McGarvey with children from the Summer Fun For All group
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Characters from Alice in Wonderland
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Darwen Gala
Darwen Gala, which set off from Anchor Road
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
Ribble Valley Vintage Car Rally, Gisburn
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
Ribble Valley Vintage Car Rally, Gisburn
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
Pete Scholes putting coal in the Merry Weather Valiant Steam Fire Pump
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RIbble Valley Vintage Rally
Joe Harper (2)
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
Alwyne Jackson with his 1935 Pattisson Golf Club tractor
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
Tom Bowker (15, Bolton by Bowland), Rob Phillips (15, Waddington)
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
Ribble Valley Vintage Car Rally, Gisburn
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
Ben Cornthwaite (7), Altham.
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Driver attempts fixed penalty record
A driver who has left his car on Roberts st as so far had three parking tickets on their car. Last week it only had two but the Traffic Warden is back of his Hols and now there is three.
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Ribble Valley Vintage Rally
William Renton with his 1926 Aveling Porter
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Vintage Rally
John Collinge of Clitheroe
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Burnley Community Festival
17 year old Madeeha Imtiaz of Burnley with her face painted
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Burnley Community Festival
Young People work together on an obstacle course during the Festival
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Burnley Community Festival
Lesedi Khymalo 14 of Burnley has a henna print painted on her arm by Prudence McCalmon 17 also of Burney
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Burnley Community Festival
Leigh-Ann McHallam 13 of Burnley leaps into action on the skipping rope
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Burnley Community Festival
Teenage fans of Burnley band Inuendo go wild as the boys take the Community Stage
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Burnley Community Festival
Friends Abby Kirkbright 16, Henna Khan 15, Sarah Shackleton 14 and Huma Khan 14 enjoy the Festival
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Burnley Community Festival
Folk singer Mick Knowles in action on the Community Stage
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Burnley Community Festival
Elizabeth Brown 8 of Shells Belle's is lifted high by colleagues
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Councillor slams benefits targets
A COUNCILLOR has slammed a "targets obsessed" culture after welfare rights workers helped needy people claim £3.25million in lost benefits - but were told it still wasn't enough. Officers from the county council's welfare rights team have been given
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Give us a good road - not flowers
A FEW weeks ago I asked my local councillor why Sparth Road, Clayton-le-Moors had not been resurfaced when it services several old people's homes, sheltered accommodation, a school and five housing estates. To his credit he came to see me to explain.
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Woman arrested after man 'glassed'
A MAN was allegedly "glassed" in the face at a house in Blackburn yesterday morning. Police claimed the 36-year-old man was struck in the face with a glass which caused two deep lacerations during the early hours of Sunday morning at a house in Trevor
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NHS workers are marvellous
ALTHOUGH we read nowadays of cases of neglect and inefficiency in the NHS, I must express my gratitude to paramedics who arrived three minutes after call out. My case, which could have had a severe, if not fatal result, was helped by their prompt arrival
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Vicar shows his ignorance
ON reading the Reverend Kevin Logan's recent scientifically ignorant ramblings on evolution (LT, August 11) I was reminded of the apt Victor Hugo quote: "Every village has a torch, the teacher. . . and an extinguisher, the priest." NEIL DUCKWORTH, Spring
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TV appearances to be treasured
GOOD luck to Maureen Sumner in her debut on "That Antony Cotton Show." I am sure she will enjoy every minute of it (LT, August 13). Antony is so natural and easy to be with. I love him on TV. Yes, I have appeared on TV with Jonathan Ross, "Granny Knows
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Regulations cramping our lifestyle
THE Health and Safety regulations are getting out of hand. I left my house this morning to go and buy a newspaper, and was stopped by an official who insisted I go back into the house for a hat, on the grounds that I might get my head wet should it
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Cotterill impressed with Carlisle debut
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill was pleased with the performance and attitude of new signing Clarke Carlisle, despite the Clarets slipping to a 2-0 defeat at Championship newcomers Scunthorpe United. The 27-year-old, who signed a three-year deal from
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Hughes hits out at Wenger 'cheap shot'
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes angrily accused Arsene Wenger of taking a cheap shot' after the Arsenal manager slammed Rovers for being violent' during yesterday's feisty 1-1 draw at Ewood. Wenger attempted to re-open the old bully-boy debate by saying Rovers
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Coleman: We must step it up
JOHN Coleman insists Accrington Stanley must raise their game after Saturday's poor defeat to League Two leaders Darlington. The Reds lacked a killer edge in attack and mistakes at the back were punished in a 3-0 defeat at the Fraser Eagle Stadium.
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Cotterill: Work to be done
FRUSTRATED Burnley manager Steve Cotterill insisted "there's work to be done" after the Clarets suffered a disappointing defeat at newly promoted Scunthorpe United. Burnley conceded twice in the second half, putting paid to their early first-half dominance
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Wilson's funeral to take place today
THE funeral of Manchester legend Tony Wilson is to take place at an invitation-only service in the city today. Mr Wilson, a broadcaster and owner of Factory Records, died aged 57 on August 10 with his family and friends at his bedside. He had been having
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Dunny 'getting stronger by the game'
MARK Hughes believes David Dunn is getting stronger with every game' after he watched the midfielder earn his side a precious point against Arsenal yesterday. Dunn grabbed his first goal for Rovers since returning to the club in January as Hughes' side
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Robber threatens woman at knifepoint
A Nelson woman was threatened at knife point by a robber. The woman was approached by a man at around 9.45pm on Monday August 6 in Whitehall Street. The attacker threatened her with a knife before getting away with £20 in cash. Det Con Rachel Brierley
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Rovers blog: We won't fall for Arsene Whingers tactics
You just can't beat being back at Ewood for the first home league game of the season. Intertoto Cup games and friendlies are all very well, but as Rovers hard earned draw against the Gunners showed, the Premiership is what it is all about. A sizeable
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Single: Gossip – Jealous Girls (Back Yard)
Gossip really need a great follow up to Standing In The Way Of Control. And while this isn't quite it, it's still miles ahead of their previous release, Listen Up. A stomping pop-punk single with a live version on the disc that's far superior to
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Single: Operator Please - Just A Song About Ping Pong (Brille)
Hyperactive pop-punk from some Aussie kids who originally formed to compete in a Battle of the Bands competition at school. Widespread Australian radio play led inevitably to a UK release and plenty of indie-hype. And deservedly so - it's catchier
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Man arrested after crash
BLACKBURN: A 22-year-old man from Darwen was arrested after he was allegedly involved in an accident involving a stolen car in Grane Road. The silver Citroen Saxo had been taken from a party in Accrington and was travelling along Grane Road at 6.40am
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Man in court charged with murder after stabbing
A MAN has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed during a house party. Rodney Kay, 27, of Rose Street, Darwen, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates Court this morning. He was charged after the death of 29-year-old Steven Taylor early
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Tour firm boss's horror after hotel blaze
A HOLIDAY boss has spoken of the blackest day in his company's history after the fatal hotel fire in Newquay. David Lord, a director at Robinsons Holidays in Great Harwood confirmed that at least eight people from across East Lancashire were in the Penhallow