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On the Trail of the Tacklers
As part of the Pendle Walking Festival 2007, I led a walk, one of the Tacklers' Trails: "Colne Canal Cotton Circular", on Saturday 1st September. A "Tackler" was a male Overlooker or Supervisor in the Cotton Mills with responsibility for setting up
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Mum’s shock internet grooming revelation
THE MOTHER of a sex grooming victim has revealed that hundreds of men are stalking her daughter for sex via the internet. The woman said that the 16-year-old's homepages on sites such as MySpace, Flixster and Bebo were filled with pictures of sinister
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Reds must learn fast
ACCRINGTON boss John Coleman admits his side must quickly end their goal drought. The Reds go into Tuesday's Johnstone's Paints Trophy clash against Oldham without a goal in their last four games. Coleman said: "It's an important game and we've got
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Arthur isn't pushing panic button
KENNY Arthur is refusing to panic at Accrington Stanley's slide to the bottom of the Football League. The Reds were pushed to the foot of League Two after slipping to a 2-0 home defeat to Peterborough on Saturday. It proved to be Stanley's fourth successive
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Wife beaten up over kiss
A MAN attacked his wife when they returned home after he had seen her kissing another man earlier in the evening. Hyndburn magistrates heard Melvin Seddon, 55, pinned his bride of 22 years on the floor and had both hands around her throat. After their
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Modern school uniforms are totally artificial
There's a question that's been bugging me? Why, in the days when 'natural' is the buzzword, when everyone worth their salt is pushing 'organic' and 'free-from', are school uniforms made out of Teflon? Well, maybe not Teflon as such - that's for pans
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Watchful eye on restoration
REGENERATION plans for the historic area of Whitefield, in Nelson, will be kept on track by a new project manager. Paul Crowther, the new Townscape Heritage Initiative Manager for Pendle Council, will be leading plans to transform the area over the next
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‘Lock me up’ burglar asks judge
A BURGLAR who was spared a jail sentence asked a judge to lock him up as he had gone back on drugs. Anthony Holt, 33, had earlier been given a suspended jail term and completed it successfully. He got off drugs, but had lapsed back into heroin and "
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Five on international duty
Clarets' five-man international contingent have met up with their respective sides. Michael Duff, Kyle Lafferty and Steve Jones have joined the Northern Ireland squad in preparation for their crucial Group F European qualifying away matches against Latvia
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Wetherspoon re-launches bid for Colne beer garden
A MAJOR pub chain which is setting up in Colne has re-launched controversial plans for a beer garden. National chain J D Wetherspoon was granted planning permission to turn the former Original Greek Restaurant, Church Street, Colne, back into a pub only
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Lafferty and O'Connor stay
Fulham upped their offer for Kyle Lafferty to £3million but were still rebuffed by Burnley on transfer deadline day. The Clarets also retained the services of James O'Connor, despite interest from Championship rivals Leicester City and Stoke City.
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Whitebirk Carnival
Rose queen Kristen Jones 9 with her attendants Nikitta Dolan (L) 10 and Deanne Birchill 8.
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Steve Whittingstall crowns rose queen Kristen Jones 9
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Steve and Tracey Whittingstall during the parade.
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Casey Lee 9, Sonny Lee 7 and Ben Holden 8.
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Murdered wife previously left 'terrified' after fight
A WOMAN who was murdered by her husband had her clothing torn and was left terrified after the couple fought two weeks before her death. Jodie Lee Weller, who separated from husband Graham after the incident, was found in a distressed state on a car
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Sandwich shop boss dies of heart attack
A POPULAR Blackburn sandwich shop boss has collapsed and died after returning home from a jog. Tony Hodgson, 44, suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Revidge Road, Blackburn, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr Hodgson ran the Well Bread
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Schools buck national school dinners trend
LANCASHIRE youngsters are some of the healthiest in the country after bucking the national trend of turning away from school meals. An opposition MP has slammed the Government for failing in its drive to get more kids eating healthy school meals after
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Amir Sharpe 4 enjoys being a cowboy.
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Melissa Johnson 9 , Amir Sharpe 4 and Zara Holden 5.
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Cowgirl Zara Holden 5.
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Haslingden Street Fair
HASLINGDEN STREET FAIR Frances Whitehead and Carol Duckworth decided last November that together they would put Haslingden back on the Map of Rossendale again. They both started planning this project by getting
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Two in court accused of stabbing murderer in prison
TWO men serving sentences for the murder of policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky have appeared in court charged with stabbing a murderer in prison. Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 26, originally from Burnley, and Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 21, who shot the mother-of-three
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Patients to share health advice
RESIDENTS in Rossendale, Pendle and Ribble Valley with long-term health problems are being given the opportunity to manage their condition better as part of a self-help project. A series of free six-week Expert Patients Programme courses is being run
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Chat show host's black pudding challenge
CHAT show host Alan Titchmarsh is being taught the art of black pudding throwing as he prepares to take on a world championship candidate. Alan Titchmarsh will be trying to knock more yorkshire puddings off the plinth than Ramsbottom charity worker Lee
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Man kicked to floor by knife robber
A MAN was attacked and threatened with a knife as he walked home from a night out in Burnley. The 22-year-old was knocked to the ground, kicked and robbed in Fraser Street at 4.30am on Saturday. He emptied his pockets, and the robber took his wallet
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Family's march for Adam
THE family of the youngest person to die in youth custody have planned a march on what would have been his 18th birthday. The announcement comes as the Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) published a report criticising the justice system for
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Young clinches Order of Merit title
CLITHEROE'S Mark Young has clinched the Mitsushiba Northern Order of Merit title with three events still to play. The 26-year-old builder cemented his place at the top of the table by finishing fourth in the Ingham Memorial Trophy at Rossendale, to take
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Building delays at school
Youngsters at Our Lady and St Hubert's RC Junior School in Harwood Lane, Great Harwood, will return to class a day late after delays due to building work. Ongoing renovation at the school is seeing the bathrooms extended as well as work on classrooms
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Fatal fire hoaxer gets fine of just £80
A HOAXER who made a malicious call saying people were trapped in a burning house has been fined £80, fire crews have revealed. Firefighters hit out at the hoaxer for tying up resources in Accrington just before 4am on August 17. And Hyndburn Council
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Alcoholic thief jailed for breach of ASBO
A DRUNK who went shoplifting, breaching an anti-social behaviour order is behind bars - to give the community a rest. Burnley Crown Court heard how Paul Ainsworth, 48, had a long record of petty crime, usually stealing from shops or being drunk and disorderly
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All the Fun of the Fair
Haslingden Street Fair, Drama & Arts Festival makes a welcome reappearance this Saturday (8th September) between 9am and 4pm. There will be lots of attractions including Children's Fun Fair, Face Painting, Brittania Coconutters, Irish Dancers, Town Crier
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Leo’s a TV star after his spell in dog borstal
A DESTRUCTIVE dog who made his owner's life a misery has been turned into man's best friend in a television programme. English bull terrier Leo's transformation appears on television screens tonight with owner Paul Barry in a new series of BBC 3's Dog
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Drug dealer sentence reduced
AN Accrington drug dealer, caught as part of an undercover police operation, has won a reduction in his prison sentence at London's Criminal Appeal Court. Nazam Pervez, 29, of Pendle Street, was initially jailed for three years and two months after admitting
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HELP NEEDED
My name is John Caton and I am the Pleasington correspondent for the Pleasington section of the Your area Web Site from the Lancashire Telegraph. To assist me with making sure that we have a good section please could you assist by sending me any stories
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Boiler problems close pools
DAISYFIELD pools in Blackburn are closed today, Monday, September 3, and tomorrow, Tuesday, September 4, because of boiler problems. Enrolment for swimming, which was due to take place tonight, will now be held next Monday, September 10.
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Trade group fundraiser forced out of town
A GROUP which promotes trade in Darwen has been forced to hold a fundraising event in Bolton because there was no local venue big enough. Franky's Bar in Church Street was booked months in advance for Darwen Reloaded but will not be ready by the night
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Couple's rescue plan for village Post Office
THE future of a rural post office has been secured and the new owners want it to become a focal point for the village. Downham Post Office changed hands when Keith Loveridge, 45, took charge alongside wife Margaret, 52 from previous owners Christine
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Vodka sold to under-age girls
A DARWEN shopkeeper sold alcohol to two 15-year-old girls sent to make a test purchase. Blackburn magistrates heard that Samiruddin Shaikh did not ask if they were 18 or for proof of identity. But he later admitted that he suspected one of them might
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X-Factor flop Andy says he's 'TV gold'
A SUPERMARKET worker who was booted off the X-Factor told the judges he was 'TV gold' after they said he couldn't sing. Andy O'Donnell, who has worked for Asda Rawtenstall for 22 years, was told he had 'murdered' two classic songs before being given
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Elderly bus users getting the hump
ELDERLY passengers have had their bus service into town scrapped because speed humps are damaging the vehicles. Routes 8B and 8D linking Blackburn centre with Shadsworth via Audley or Hereford Road, were altered on Sunday. But people in sheltered accommodation
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£12,000 revamp for war memorial
The War Memorial in Chipping, shared with neighbouring parishes Bowland with Leagram and Thornley with Wheatley, has been renovated at a cost of around £12,000. Work was paid for by donations or awards from Chipping Steam Fair, Awards for All, the Forest
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Lancs soldiers head for Basra despite pull out
SOLDIERS from Lancashire will still be heading out to war-torn Basra despite the large-scale withdrawal of troops from the city centre. The 1st Battalion of the Duke of Lancashire's Regiment will begin their planned six-month tour of duty on the southern
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Where are the good comedians?
I HAVE been reading a biography of the late Benny Hill. No doubt many fans would rate him one of Britain's best ever comedians, a star of radio, theatre and television. It was disgraceful that during his lifetime he received no state awards, an OBE
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Bring our troops home from Iraq
I SEE the ubiquitous Councillor Mulla is intent on apportioning blame to all and sundry for the Iraq War (Letters, August 24). However, I find it confusing that he obviously did not want Saddam ruling Iraq, but blames those who toppled him. He also
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Coun Mulla is an excellent analyst
THE Lancashire Telegraph has published three excellent letters recently, two from Councillor Salim Mulla and one from John Jacklin. Two expressed views on the Harry Potter books. John Jacklin said we should accept the books for being a good yarn.
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Potter books do less harm than drugs
COUNCILLOR Salim Mulla's personal interpretation of the Harry Potter books (Aug 14) has touched raw nerves in some following readers' letters and opened so much to comment upon. I think he, like anyone in public service - an MP for example - has a
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Limo let-down for bridesmaids
A MARRIAGE suffered a break down less than an hour after the ceremony - when the bridesmaids' car overheated at traffic lights. Sisters Carina and Alicia Donnelly, aged 24 and 15, were stranded in Darwen town centre for an hour after the 1959 Jaguar
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Match report: Blackburn Rovers 1 Manchester City 0
MARK Hughes has spent the best part of three years trying to mould Blackburn Rovers into his own image and likeness. At times, it has been a painstaking process, even by Hughes' own admission, but Rovers are starting to display all the same traits that
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The Sopranos, E4
FOR anyone who loves quality viewing, last night saw a moment to treasure - and a time to start mourning. For out on E4, the first episode of the second half of the final series of The Sopranos was screened. It sounds like an outlandish claim to make
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Fire hoaxer caught
A hoaxer who maliciously called the fire service saying people were trapped in a burning house has been caught by police. Fire bosses have hit out at the caller for tying up resources following the fake alert in Accrington just before 4am on August 17
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Teens turn out for Lark in Park
CROWDS turned out to enjoy the annual Lark in the Park organised by the Friends of Mercer Park, Clayton-le-Moors. The feast of visual and performing arts aims to bring together the town's community and encourage them to use the park more. The event
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Kane’s set for Ireland switch
Blackburn Rovers defender Tony Kane has opted to play for Northern Ireland instead of the Republic of Ireland. Kane, 20, has been drafted in to Nigel Worthington's squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Latvia and Iceland on September 8 and 12.
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Reserves in action
Blackburn Rovers reserves kick off their league campaign at home to Wigan Athletic tonight (kick off 7pm). The match was originally scheduled for Morecambe's Christie Park but it has now been switched to Ewood instead.
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Single: The Go! Team - Doing It Right (Memphis Industries)
The craziest Team in pop certainly know how to do "it" right - if by "it" we mean make amazing music that sounds like it fell into place by accident. It's a little like listening to the coolest school orchestra that never was, thrown together with
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Album: Various - A to Z: Bestival 2007 (Sunday Best)
Rob da Bank's Isle of Wight-based festival attracts a satisfyingly bizarre range of artists. This compilation takes the same spirit as the festival - it doesn't matter what genre music is, so long as its incredibly classy. Acts as diverse as The
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Single: Noisettes - The Count Of Monte Christo (Vertigo)
Twinkly, soulful indie that starts out far too twee to be regonisably by Noisettes. As the song goes on it regains a bit of vocalist (and bassist) Shingai Shoniwa's forthright qualities, and the band's musical breadth becomes apparent. This is the
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Album: Patti Scialfa - Play It As It Lays
JUST forget who the better half is (one Bruce Springsteen) and enjoy this for what it is. A quality album of beautifully observed songs performed by an artist with a very distinctive and moving voice accompanied by some wonderful musicians.
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Album: Plain White T's - Every Second Counts
A WORD of caution - don't buy this album if you expect every track to be like the hauntingly wonderful single Hey There Delilah. It's the exception to a steady diet of McFly-like power pop which is great fun but not perhaps as original as you might
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Album: Kate Rusby - Awkward Annie
ONE of the purest voices in folk releases her sixth album. For fans it's a joy, with banjo and brass featuring alongside Rusby's "boys" of multi-instrumentalist John McCusker and Andy Cutting among others. There are no gimmicks, no tricks, just
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Hughes predicts bright season
MARK Hughes believes Blackburn fans are in for an exciting season after Rovers have made their best start to a Premier League campaign for a decade. A hard-earned 1-0 victory over Sven Goran Eriksson's new-look Manchester City yesterday lifted Rovers
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Weekend round up
The U9's had a great start to their first ever Accy league game with an excellent 7-0 away win. The U10's lost 4-0 to last years Champions Accrington Stanley Rishton Utd U11's 2-3 Clitheroe Wolves The game started very evenly with both teams
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House damaged by grill pan fire
Fire crews were called to a grill pan fire in Highbank, Roe Lee, at 9.15pm yesterday. The kitchen and the ground floor were damaged by smoke.
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Coleman warning over Reds future
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman has echoed chairman Eric Whalley's views that an investor is badly needed to save the club's future. Whalley is hoping to attract major investors in a bid to prevent the club going out of business - as they did
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Graham's confident
NEW signing Graham Alexander believes Burnley's first away win of the season underlines the club's ambitions. The Clarets became the first side to take three points from Layer Road this term - a feat only managed by four club's in Colchester's first
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Savage feared another bad break
BLACKBURN midfielder Robbie Savage thought he had broken his leg again when he got pole-axed by a meaty challenge from Richard Dunne during yesterday's 1-0 victory over Manchester City. Savage, who only recently returned to full fitness after sustaining
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Cotterill's delight at Irish star
STEVE Cotterill praised the role midfielder Chris McCann had to play in securing Burnley's first away win of the season. The Clarets moved up to 12th place in the table after goals from Alan Mahon and an Andy Gray double secured a 3-2 win at Colchester
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Match report: Colchester United 2 Burnley 3
IT was a day of firsts and lasts; beginnings and endings. And brilliant finishing. New beginnings for Graham Alexander as he made his debut, ironically against the side he had ended his nine-year Preston North End career against just seven days before
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Rishton close in on league title
RISHTON are within touching distance of their first Lancashire League title in just over a decade after yesterday's programme fell foul of the weather. The Blackburn Road side now need just four points from their remaining two games next weekend to be
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Clash of titans is key to title
Baxenden and Blackburn Northern face one of the biggest matches in their recent histories when they meet in a potential Veka Ribblesdale League title decider on Saturday. The two teams have identical records at the top of the senior division, including
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Report calls for review of the detention of children
A REPORT into the death of Burnley teenager Adam Rickwood has called for an urgent review of the detention of children. And Adam's mother Carol Pounder has backed the report by the Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board and said its recommendations