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Family say their baby caught MRSA 7 months ago
A FAMILY is planning legal action after claiming that a baby contracted MRSA at Royal Blackburn Hospital seven months before the recent outbreak. The case was revealed as health chiefs were already under fire for failing to reveal details of the outbreak
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Mum-of-four 'murdered and buried in cellar'
A ROSSENDALE mother-of-four was murdered and buried under a cellar floor where her body remained undiscovered for eight years, a court heard. The skeleton of Dorothy Carre, 56, who was originally from Bacup, was only discovered after police searched
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Boco looks for top 10 berth
ROMMY Boco is backing Accrington Stanley to dump their inconsistent tag and beat Macclesfield Town on Friday night. Stanley can jump to eighth position in League Two if they manage to chalk up three points against the Silkmen at the Fraser Eagle Stadium
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Westholme celebrates one of best ever years
RECORD exam results and fundraising were toasted at Westholme School's prizegiving ceremony. Principal of the independent Blackburn school, Lillian Croston, led tonight's event at King George's Hall by looking back on one of Westholme's "best years
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Clarets striker Lafferty gives Irish a lifeline
Kyle Lafferty kept alive Northern Ireland's slim hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008 with a goal of the highest quality. The Burnley striker, 20, spoiled Sweden's hopes of securing a place in the finals in front of their own fans by grabbing a superb equaliser
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Victory Street @ The Lowry, Salford
I EXPECTED to be completely blown away by Victory Street and, instead, I left the Lowry completely deflated. Visually, this production by the National Youth Theatre couldn't be any better, but the story is predictable and the characters never transcend
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HUNCOAT IN BLOOM - 2007 COMPETITION
Despite the rather poor weather this summer the gardeners around Huncoat produced some superb displays in their gardens which have benefitted the whole community. Judging the 2007 competition was not easy but two winners were chosen as both were of
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Dougherty looks to extend lead at top
CHORLEY'S Nick Dougherty will tomorrow hope to cement his place at the top of the European Ryder Cup points table as begins his first round at the Portugal Masters. It is the first European Tour event for the Shaw Hill professional since he clinched
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HUNCOAT REMEMBERS
The Remebrance Day service in Huncoat will be held on Sun 11 Nov 07. The parade will form up at the end of Burnley Lane, near the Stocks at 2.10pm then proceed up to the monument for the Service of Remembrance at 2.30pm (approx). It is intended to
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Greenway Cycle Path - Update
As anyone who has been down to the path connecting Bluebell Way with Bolton Ave will have seen, the route is now much better than it was a few months ago. The Greenway project has enabled the path to be upgraded to a passable, hard topped surface with
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side
The Western Grane is covered on "The Wild West", the latest Rossendale Guided Walk on Sunday, October 21st. Walkers can opt for either the five or ten mile walk dependent on their personal fitness. Contact 01706 825905
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Lund destroyed my friend - court told
THE last friend to see Evelyn Lund alive told a murder trial how the 'victim' had been destroyed by her husband, literally and figuratively. Marianne Ramsey told the French court that Robert Lund used to belittle his wife, Evelyn, 52, in public, and
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Police investigate hospital brawl
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a brawl broke out at the accident and emergency ward at a hospital. Police were called to Burnley General Hospital at 10.30pm on Tuesday to reports of a fight, which is believed to be linked with an earlier disturbance
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Partington wins Formula Ford Championship
IAN Parkington has won the North West Formula Ford Championship for the second year on the spin. And the Barrowford company director clinched it in style at Oulton Park, finishing first in Class and setting the fastest lap. However, racing in his Reynard
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Historic Darwen FC game to be screened
AN HISTORIC football match between Darwen and Arsenal is being screened - 75 years after the match took place. Accrington Library will show the 1932 "David versus Goliath" game as part of "East Lancashire on Film". The North West Film Archive has put
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Licensing scheme 'will lead to rent rises'
RENT rises have been threatened for some tenants in one of Burnley's most disadvantaged communities because of a proposed licensing scheme. Landlords are being asked to play their part in helping to ensure anti-social behaviour is stamped out in parts
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Unions protest over manufacturing 'crisis'
UNION leaders fear that East Lancashire's manufacturing industry could be "lost forever" unless the Government takes urgent action. It comes after thousands of workers, including many from East Lancashire, staged a huge demonstration outside Parliament
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'Suicide Squad' member given 4-year football ban
A SELF-CONFESSED former football hooligan has had his banning order preventing him from attending matches extended for a further four years. Andrew 'Pot' Porter, 41, of Parliament Street, Burnley, a founding member of Burnley's Suicide Squad, is not
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Darwen Scouts set to be twinned in Florida pack
A SCOUT group in Darwen is heading to America with hopes of twinning with a pack in Florida. The First Turton, St Anne's scout group is jetting off to a scout camp in Florida on Thursday after months of fundraising in a bid to create links with camp
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These polls are not worth paper they’re written on
BURNLEY is in the top 20 worst places to live in the country, so says a report out this week. Yawn - tell me something new. I'm not being derogatory to the people of Burnley, it's just that we've heard it all before haven't we? In fact, I seem to remember
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Thirteen schools or nurseries hailed outstanding
THIRTEEN East Lancashire schools or nurseries have been hailed as outstanding by the Government. They were given the top marks in Ofsted inspections carried out in the last academic year. Some 1,998 revealed the accolade nationally, according to the
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Sex pest strikes six times
A SERIAL sex pest is believed to have targeted women across East Lancashire in six separate incidents. Police are now appealing for help to identify a man who has exposed himself to women in Blackburn and Padiham during the last month. In the latest
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Clarets have to spend in January
IF THE Clarets have any aspirations of getting into the play-offs this season they need to come out this inter-national break flying. At the moment, we're on a slump with just one win in the last seven games - a run that cost my old Celtic team-mate
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Mum-of-four 'murdered and buried in cellar'
A MOTHER-of-four was stabbed to death and buried under a cellar floor where she lay undiscovered for eight years, a court heard today. Frederick Lawlor, 54, murdered his partner Dorothy Carre, 56, who was originally from Bacup, with "extreme force",
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School campaigners blast councillors for not going to meeting
SIXTY teachers and parents turned up to a meeting to fight the "absolutely criminal" decision to close a secondary school. And they criticised ruling councillors, who were due to rubberstamp the closure of Beardwood High School today, after none turned
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Restaurant wins outstanding contribution award
A RESTAURATEUR said he was "lost for words" when he and his wife were given an outstanding contribution of the decade award at a prestigious awards ceremony. Chris Johnson and Ros Hunter, who own the anglo-Italian restaurant Ramsons in Ramsbottom, received
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Textile recycling rates soar in Pendle
RESIDENTS in Pendle are recycling more textiles in a month than they used to in an entire year following the relaunch of the scheme. In just three months since a trial with new collectors I&G Cohen's started in June, 53 tonnes have been collected in
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Borough clash
Bacup Borough host Nelson in the Vodkat League Division One tonight. Both teams lost at the weekend.
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Rovers sweat on Derbyshire
ROVERS are sweating on the fitness of Matt Derbyshire after the striker limped out of last night's England Under-21 win over the Republic of Ireland. Derbyshire, who has three goals to his name this season, took a knock on the shin early in the second
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Rovers strikers remind me of our Class of 95
IT'S always nice to have a break - but I bet everyone connected with Rovers can't wait to get back down to business. Mark Hughes' men signed off before the international break with a great win over Birmingham - a win that took them into the top six -
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Vernon is hero of fire rescue
A NEIGHBOUR risked his own life to save a 91-year-old man from his burning house after seeing plumes of smoke. But Vernon Barratt shrugged off his brave rescue of the pensioner, saying;: "I did just what anyone would normally do". The bedroom of the
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Campaign group opposes wind farm plan
A CAMPAIGN group which aims to protect common land has hit out at plans to build up to 24 wind turbines in East Lancashire. The Open Spaces Society said the project, designed for the moors between Hyndburn and Rossendale, would be a "menace on the landscape
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Handbag clue hope in hunt for mugger
DETECTIVES hope a handbag will bring vital clues after an 92-year-old woman was attacked and robbed in Blackburn. Police have released a picture of a handbag, similar to the one which was stolen, in the hope that it may jog someone's memory. The pensioner
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'BSF will go ahead' - education chiefs
EDUCATION chiefs have rubbished claims that the massive £400million revamp of East Lancashire's secondary schools is in doubt. Shadow children's secretary Michael Gove suggested that a Government review of its £45billion Building Schools for the Future
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We’re running out of hilltops!
LET'S commission a sculpture and stick it in the park'. No - let's stick it on a hilltop'. Very few left now. What with police and mobile phone masts, pylons and wind turbines'. Never mind, one more hilltop not stamped by man won't matter'. But
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Government is in denial
THE report calling for more respect for our Armed Forces (LT, September 26) is commendable but regrettably, would not have been necessary half a century ago, when all three services were highly esteemed and when the public was acquainted with the notion
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Traffic wardens are over-zealous
IN a recent article (LT, Oct 10), community leader Lord Adam Patel hit out at over-zealous parking wardens. The council's response? "It's up to the motorist to abide by the law" and it went on to defend parking wardens for doing a "fair" and "reasonable
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Three Fishes wins top prize
A RIBBLE Valley restaurant has been named as the number one place in the UK for using local produce. The Three Fishes at Mitton, near Whalley, won the inaugural Regional Food Award at the AA Hospitality Awards at the InterContinental Hotel, Park Lane
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Blake: Clarets raring to go
ROBBIE Blake insists Burnley will be raring to go after the international break. The Clarets end a fortnight away from domestic action with a trip to Barnsley on Saturday. And Blake says he and his team-mates will be fully recharged at Oakwell and determined
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Nurse of year quitting due to 'paperwork'
A WOMAN named Nurse of the Year is to quit the NHS, blaming increasing red tape and cuts made "in the wrong places". And Justine Whitaker, from Newton-in-Bowland, near Slaidburn, warned that things were bound to go "completely wrong" in Britain's hospitals
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Dunn: Euro exit could be blessing in disguise
ROVERS midfielder David Dunn is hoping the club's disappointment at being knocked out of the UEFA Cup will prove to be a blessing in disguise. Mark Hughes' men were beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Greek side Larissa last week, despite winning the second leg
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Murder suspect returns to wife's watery grave
MURDER suspect Robert Lund returned to the lakeside scene of his wife's death in handcuffs as French jurors attempted to re-live her final moments. Lund stood at the exact spot where four years ago he gave Lancashire Telegraph journalists his own theory
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Oz and James Big Wine Adventure, Channel 4
HAPPY days: Oz and James are back. Quite why a couple of middle-aged blokes bickering their way around the United States should be such compelling viewing is difficult to determine - I resent a colleague's assertion that being of a similar age it's because
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Warning over fireworks
YOUNGSTERS are being warned about the dangers of fireworks in the countdown to November 5. And retailers are being urged to act responsibly in the run up to bonfire night by ensuring that they stick to the rules on firework sales. The warning follows
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Sugababes coming to Blackburn
CHART toppers The Sugababes are coming to Blackburn. The trio, who have had more top 10 singles than any all-girl group since The Supremes, will be playing King George's Hall as part of a UK tour next year. The girls - Amelle, Heidi and Keisha - are
