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Bullying probe after boy fractures collarbone
A BULLYING investigation has been launched after an eight-year-old boy had his collarbone broken in an alleged playground attack. Lewis Bradshaw, of Francis Street, Darwen, returned home from school clutching a slip that said he had a shoulder injury
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Campaign to save community centre
A campaign to stop the council "ripping the heart" out of a neighbourhood by closing a community centre has been launched. Ivy Street Community Association, Blackburn, is determined not to lose the facility which it battled hard to get 20 years ago.
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Carbon compensation scheme to tackle climate change
TRAVELLERS and businesses in Lancashire are being asked to donate cash to African villages as part of a county-wide "carbon compens-ation" scheme. The move is part of a multi-million pound strategy to tackle climate change in the county and reduce greenhouse
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Council internet queries are up
RESIDENTS are increasingly embracing technology to access Lancashire County Council services, according to new figures. New council statistics have shown the number of people using the internet to contact Lancashire County Council has nearly doubled
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Darwen man admits wounding charges
A 23-year-old man who was facing a charge of attempted murder has pleaded guilty to lesser offences. Damien Duckworth of Redgarth Road, Darwen, had been due to stand trial at Preston Crown court facing the attempted murder allegation. But today
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Big Screen & Car Boot
Haslingden Community Link and Children's Centre (Bury Rd) is turning into a cinema for the day on Friday, 23rd November. Two films will be shown; an animated story, "Flushed Away" (pg) at 4.30pm and comedy blockbuster "Night at the Museum" (pg) at 7.00pm
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Stadium complex contract
AN EAST Lancashire business has just completed a project on Cardiff City football club's new stadium. Nine workers from Bacup-based ground improvement specialists Pennine moved on to the site in the city in September. Over six weeks they inserted 5,700
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Head chef quits top pub restaurant
a licensee has left one of East Lancashire's most prestigious pubs, just eight months after re-opening the venue. Steve Midgley has resigned as head chef at The Feilden's Arms, Whalley Road, Mellor Brook, for 'personal reasons'. Jacqui McVitie, owner
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Blue plaque for Labour pioneer
A LEADING figure from Darwen's past has been commemorated with a plaque outside his former home. Sir David Shackleton, who lived in Victoria Street and later London Terrace, was an important trade unionist and MP. Now his former home in Victoria Street
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Colne man in court on explosives charge
A FORMER Territorial Army soldier from East Lancashire made his first crown court appearance charged with possessing a bomb-making kit. Peter Stephen Hill, 23, appeared at Leeds Crown Court charged under the Explosive Substances Act. It is alleged
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Schools bothered for a super cause
TWO Rossendale primary schools took part in a charity event launched by England footballer Phil Neville. Crawshawbooth Primary School and Stubbins Primary School were among the 50 schools who took part in Not Bothered Day, where pupils paid £1 in return
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2,000% sales leap
AN e-commerce expert has increased a builders hardware company's sales by 2,000 per cent. Craig Taylor, managing director of Copycatweb, combined his marketing and IT design skills to produce a new website for UK Hardware Direct, Clayton-le-Moors. The
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I can’t pretend to understand, but God does and can help
I'VE had my feet up recently with time to think about one of God's greatest gifts. Pain! 'Thank you,' you're supposed to say for presents, but sometimes you struggle, don't you? Then you find yourself thanking God for remembering to create the narcotic
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Burnley tops domestic violence spend table
MORE is spent tackling wife-beaters and husband abuse in Burnley than anywhere else in the county, say Lancashire County Council housing officials. Experts say that Burnley, along with the rest of East Lancashire, is officially recog-nised as a hot spot
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Coleman’s concerns at home run
JOHN Coleman admits that Accrington Stanley's dismal run of home form is a major worry. The Reds crashed to their third successive defeat at the Fraser Eagle Stadium, going down 1-0 in League Two to promotion-chasing Rotherham United on Saturday. That
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Wilkins: Stop booing Bentley
Former England international Ray Wilkins has slammed the boo-boys who again turned on Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Bentley during the friendly win over Austria on Friday night. And he appealed to supporters to follow the lead of the tartan army
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Master picture framing honour
A PROFESSIONAL honour has been awarded to a Bacup businessman. John Turpin, joint owner of Waterbridge Gallery, in Burnley Road, has been accepted as a Member of The Guild of Master Craftsmen and is now a Master Picture Framer. The Guild is a trade
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Challenge Cup draw
The third round of the Vodkat League Challenge Cup has been made. Ramsbottom United have been drawn away to Chadderton, Darwen are at home to Bootle, and Colne will travel to play Oldham Town.
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Lancashire Cup draw
Bacup Borough face a tough task if they are to reach the semi-finals of the Lancashire FA Co-Operative Challenge Cup after being drawn away to either holders Burscough or Bamber Bridge. The quarter-final draw also sees Rossendale play Southport away
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Young entrepreneur’s as fresh as a Daisy!
IN our series Meet The Boss we profile East Lancashire's movers and shakers. We spoke to Matthew Riley, chief executive of Daisy Communications. NESTLING in the shadow of Pendle Hill is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK. Daisy
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Business Awards: Hawk system aids Cobham prize swoop
A CONSTANT search for new ideas is the secret behind the success of the Technology Award winner. Cobham Defence Communications Ltd (CDC) has enjoyed significant growth following the decision by BAE Systems to sell the business five years ago. The company
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Business Awards: Now for an even bigger byte of action!
COMPUTER company Lanway won the Deal of the Year Category for its part in clinching a £45million contract to supply laptops to higher education establishments. This summer Lanway was appointed a preferred supplier to the higher education sector's National
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Banned mother jailed
A SINGLE mum doing two jobs to raise the deposit for a house took her brother's car to get to work for a 5.30am start despite being banned from driving. But the spur of the moment decision landed Roxanne Goddard with a 90-day prison sentence after Blackburn
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Helicopter used in hunt for 'dangerous dog'
A HUNT for a 'dangerous dog' -involving police and the Lancashire Constabulary helicopter - ended when police found the animal curled up in front of a fireplace in Trawden. Police in Burnley had been searching for the bull mastiff for some time after
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Creative meeting of minds
NEARLY 200 people attended an arts and cultural forum. More than 180 musicians, creative business, performers and visual artists came to the Ribble Valley Arts and Cultural Forum last Tuesday. They were treated to performances by the John Wickham Trio
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Scene brings danger to life
SCHOOL CHILDREN got old before their time for the first in a series of special safety classes. Children from Casterton Primary School, Thames Avenue, and St James' Lanehead Primary, Briercliffe Road, both Burnley, experienced hands-on lessons in accident
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'Benefit fraud' former mayor avoids jail
A FORMER mayor has avoided jail after paying back more than £11,000 in disability benefits he falsely claimed. John McGowan, 54, had just 28 days to find the cash after a confiscation order was made last month. The former Clitheroe town councillor was
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Alexander reaches for stars
FOR many teenagers, work experience means a week stacking shelves in the local supermarket. But Alexander Lawrenson found himself in Washington DC, hanging out with astronauts and helping build a satellite to be sent to the sun. For the 15-year-old,
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Business Awards: On a roll when it comes to prize winning
A DETERMINATION to "bring the future to East Lancashire" convinced the judges that BMP Europe was this year's Innovation Award winner. The Altham-based firm showed how innovation could give companies the edge on competitors after it devised a new and
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Business Awards: Winning award is a family affair
INNOVATIVE develop-ments and outlasting the competition was behind the success of IT firm eBusiness UK Ltd which won the IT/Digitial Media Award. The family firm was set up by Kam Kothia, in 1998, with the help of his brothers Nasir and Latif, to offer
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Business Awards: Sparkling celebration for silver anniversary
TWENTY-FIVE years of successful business was topped off in style when Peter Jackson The Jeweller walked off with the Retailer of the Year award. And the company has its committed and talented staff to thank for its continued success, according to director
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Business Awards: Brewery toasts charity success
RARELY does an international company maintain its family and community roots, but Daniel Thwaites has achieved that and more. The Blackburn business's social commitment earned it the Community Development Award. For nearly 50 years the brewing firm
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Business Awards: Carbon firms can copy
WINNING the environment award was the culmination of 30 years of Cameron Scott and Daniela Weate doing their bit for the planet. And it was the second accolade the husband and wife team had picked up in just a few days. Last week Greenfield won a Green
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Business Awards: Skills are foundation for growth
BOSSES of Rosslee Construction Ltd are hoping to use the Training Award as a springboard for expansion. Gary Clarkson took over the company from founder Ross Lee in 2002 when the firm had a turnover of £230,000, and a workforce of three. Since then
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'Speeding' lorry crushed driver instantly - court told
A RETIRED lecturer died instantly when a speeding lorry carrying 39-tonnes of scrap metal overturned and crushed her car, a court was told. And Valerie Taylor's partner, who survived the crash, was heard shouting "She's not answering me. "She's not
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Business Awards: Mary 'one in a million’
EMPLOYEE of the Year Mary Mackenzie could not believe she won. But Mary, 38, deserved the prize after stepping in to help run the School of Sign Language when the woman behind the venture was left fighting for her life. She said she had never been a
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Business Awards: Muse for followers of fashion
MUSE Womenswear has its sights set on expansion beyond just fashion after being crowned Lancashire Telegraph Small Business of the Year. The store was founded in the up-and-coming market town of Ramsbottom by Amanda Heath in 2005, aimed at 30 to 50-year-olds
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Business Awards: Third time lucky for No.1 team
IT was a case of third time lucky for the company which won Business of the Year, the evening's most prestigious prize. Marketing company MDA Ltd, which has been highly commended in the Business of the Year category for the past two years, finally went
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Captain: We must groom an heir apparent
NEW Lancashire skipper Stuart Law admits it is important that a young successor is groomed to take the captaincy once he hangs up his boots. The 39-year-old Australian took over the captain's role last Thursday and will look to bring the County Championship
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Insight to give market a new image
COUNCILLORS have come up with ideas on how to improve Colne Market in a bid to kickstart a debate. At their monthly meeting last week, Liberal Democrats in Colne called on both traders and shoppers to put forward a their ideas. And they set out a five-point
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Radio celebrates five-year deal
Community Radio has been officially opened by a world-renowned Muslim scholar and writer. Shaykh-ul-Islam Professor Muhammad Tahir-ul Qadri helped the Nelson-based station to celebrate another five year licence being granted. A new ICT, media and educational
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Business Awards: What they said
The views of some of those who attended this year's Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards. Dianne Oxberry, Awards compere. "This is my fourth year presenting the awards, and what's really heartening to see is that there's always new businesses in the
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Council threatens action over green belt caravan site
A TRAVELLERS' site set up on green belt land is to be closed. Two caravans and a septic tank have been installed in fields off Sough Lane, Oswaldtwistle, without planning permission. The operators of the site, off Haslingden Old Road, between Blackburn
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Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards
L/R Angela King Chair of the Business Forum and Lorraine Jones General Manager of The Mall before the start of the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards, at Ewood Park.
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L/R Kevin Young (Lancashire Telegraph Editor), Jack Straw MP and John Williams Chairman of Blackburn Rovers pictured at Ewood Park, Blackburn, before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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Oven paint drips sparked fire
Firefighters were called to a blaze in a large oven which dries wet paint on satellite dishes in an industrial unit in Metcalfe Drive, Altham. Firefighters said some of the highly flammable paint had dripped into the 12 sq ft oven around 8.15am on Saturday
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Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards
L/R Gillian Brindle and Ben Gregson of BMP Europe, pictured at Ewood Park, Blackburn, before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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L/R Tony Spencer, Jayne Kirkham, Joan Halse, Alison Chester, Linda Brookes, Andrea Forrest of Thwaites are joined by John Eatough of Napthens Solicitors, pictured at Ewood Park, Blackburn, before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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Dawn Gibson, Tony Raynor, Gary Gibson and Alison Raynor pictured at Ewood Park, Blackburn, before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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Hostess Joanne Birchall hands programmes to Andrew Taylor and Fahmida Ahmed-Connaghan of Fraser Eagle at Ewood Park, Blackburn before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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L/R Imran Rawat and Shahid Yaseen of Billscutter pictured in the, Premier Suite at Ewood Park, Blackburn before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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Members of the Greenvale Homes Group pictured in the Premier Suite at Ewood Park, Blackburn before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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Susan Corbridge, Linda Forrest, Steve Spencer and Charlotte Spencer of Cobham Development, Premier Suite at Ewood Park, Blackburn before the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards.
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Mary Mackenzie of the School of Sign Language in Blackburn with her award in the Lancashire telegraph Business Award.
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Mary MacKenzie centre celebrates with her colleagues as she wins Employee of the Year at the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards at Ewood park.
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Guests enjoy the speech by Paul Fletcher during the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards at Ewood Park.
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Guests enjoy the speech by Paul Fletcher during the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards at Ewood Park.
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Staff of E Business UK celebrate winning IT/ Digital Media Achievment of the Year during the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards at Ewood Park.
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Jack Straw MP joins L/R Latif Kothia, Kam Kothia and Nasir Kothia of E Business UK as they celebrate the winning IT/ Digital Media Achievment of the Year award during the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards at Ewood Park.
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L/R Sophie Hardy, Amanda Heath and Julie Harrison of Muse Womenswear Ramsbottom, celebrate collecting the Small Business of the Year, during the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards at Ewood Park.
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Mary MacKenzie (centre) of the School of Sign Language in Blackburn celebrates winning Employee of the Year with her colleauges during the Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards at Ewood Park.
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Jack Straw MP.
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l-r Benjamin Alderson, Jonathan Bowden from Fast Trak Consulting.
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l-r Alison Chester, Mike Chester, Tony Spencer of Thwaites.
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Guest speaker Paul Fletcher with his wife Sian Fletcher.
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Complaints against police are up
Complaints against Pennine police have doubled, new figures reveal. Officers in the division, covering Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale had 128 complaints made about them between April and September, up from 68 for the same period in 2006. Police
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£300,000 deal comes to Darwen
A £300,000-a-year contract has been awarded to the Darwen branch of a safety product manufacturer by Lancashire County Council. The Darwen branch of ARCO, based on Blackburn Interchange Trade Park, Commercial Road, will supply gloves, safety footwear
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Boozing son punched mum
A 31-year-old punched his mum in the face and then twisted her wrist until it "cracked" because she wouldn't go out and buy him more alcohol. "In the sober light of day he is deeply ashamed of his behaviour," Jonathan Taylor, defending, told Blackburn
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Burnley delighted by calibre of applicants
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby admits he has been overwhelmed by the quality of candidates looking to take over at Turf Moor. Kilby, in an exclusive interview with the Lancashire Telegraph, revealed he and operations director Brendan Flood held interviews
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New strategy to beat the bullies
THOUSANDS of pupils are to be protected by a new anti-bullying strategy. A series of booklets for parents, carers and young people as well as new guidelines for recording incidents and supporting victims have been created in a bid to tackle the problem
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Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards
MDA Limited won the Business of the Year Award. Victoria Unsworth celebrates MDA success.
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l-r Kay Hall and Gillian Hardman of Hardman and Hall Contemporary Florists.
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l-r Ben Gregson, Project Engineer at BMP Europe Ltd receives the Innovation award from Steven Broomhead (NWDA).
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eBusiness UK Ltd won the IT/Digital Media Achievement Award. l-r Latif Kothia (Operations Manager), Peter Nangle (Presenter, Blackburn College), Nasir Kothia (Business Development Director, Kam Kothia (MD).
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l-r Joan Halse (PA to chairman MD at Daniel Thwaites Plc) receives the Community Development Award from John Eatough (Napthens Solicitors).
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Greenfield won the Environment Award l-r Daniela (Correct) Weate (MD), John Williams (presented award, Blackburn Rovers), Scott Greenfield (Finance Director).
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l-r Steve Collier (Cobham Defence Communication Ltd) receives the Technology Award from Lee Hunt (Barclays Bank).
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l-r Amanda Heath (Muse Womenswear, Ramsbottom), winner of the Small Business of the Year Award receives her award from Aileen Evans (Hyndburn Enterprise Trust).
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Business of the Year Winners MDA Limited. Pictured is Chief Executive Ian Stead.
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Business of the Year Winners MDA Limited. Pictured are the Business of the Year Winners MDA Limited. Back L-R are Dale Stokes (Commercial Director), Chief Executive Ian Stead,Victoria Unsworth, John Cunliffe and Becky Charlton Front L-R are Business
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£1,000 of flags taken from yard
AROUND £1,000 of Yorkshire stone was stolen from a pensioner's back yard. The flags, which are two-and-a-half square feet in width and four inches thick, were taken from Pine Street, Haslingden, on Thursday. Witnesses saw a stocky white man with curly
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McCarthy: Rovers can cope
BLACKBURN ROVERS striker Benni McCarthy is confident his club can cope without him when he jets off to compete in the African Nation's Cup. And he is tipping Rovers to take advantage of other teams who will be losing star players to the tournament.
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Selling books for charity
REVIVAL Books - the newly-established book shop based in Crawshawbooth - is donating money to charity for any books it is given. Coun Dorothy Farrington, one of Crawshawbooth Environment Group's most active members, was the first person to take her unwanted
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Probe into two care home fires
POLICE were called to investigate two fires at an old people's home. Firefighters were first called after curtains were set alight at Church View rest home, Church Street, Oswaldtwistle, on Saturday afternoon. Two pensioners had to be evacuated from
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A question of family values
A family-run business is usually one in which more than half the shares are controlled by members of the same family, or one that has been passed through generations. East Lancashire has a large number of such companies, with family firms among some
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Cooking up a treat
A PUB chef will be cooking up a treat after making it to the final three of a prestigious food competition. Andrew Snape, a chef at the Three Fishes, Mitton, near Whalley, has been nominated in the Young Pub Chef Category as part of the Pub Chef Excellence
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Castle scheme crowned king
A BUILDING firm has been crowned the best in the country for its work to transform a derelict building into business units. Craig Meadows Building Contractors won the Best Commercial Project Builder in Britain at the Master Builder of the Year Awards
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Bosses ‘need to work on safety’
TWO people died and nearly 1,500 were injured following incidents in the workplace in the last year. Now health and safety bosses are reminding businesses of their responsibility to enforce the law following the incidents. Figures released by the Health
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Bathrooms firm buy-out holds water
A WELL established bathroom business has been bought out by a DIY and builders' merchants. Boundary Bathrooms, a family business, based in Regent Street, Colne, has been acquired by Grafton Group UK for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1946 Boundary designs
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Fans demand action on United ticket prices
A major Manchester United fans' group has written to Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe demanding Government intervention to halt the spiralling cost of Premier League tickets. Sutcliffe, a United fan, hit the headlines last month, and irked Sir Alex Ferguson
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Mother knows best. . but she doesn’t really
It just goes to show - even the most intelligent among the world's population can be wrong sometimes. The number of occasions that I have lambasted my children for sneezing into their sleeves. "Don't do that - it's disgusting, you'll get germs on your
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Doorstep callers not welcome
ON a recent evening, I had a person from NPower knocking on my door when I have, very clearly displayed at eye level, a notice saying Doorstep sellers not welcome here'. My daughter answered the door and the salesman said he was from United Utilities
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Little words made all the difference
I WAS in hospital a few weeks ago and all the nurses in the Billinge Ward at Beardwood Hospital were lovely. My night nurse was so caring and kind. When night falls you seem so all alone, but when she had tucked me in and made me comfortable, the two
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Crack down on the ‘feral’ youngsters
I WRITE in response to the letter (LT, November 14) entitled Goths don't cause us any trouble' and completely agree with the person who wrote that piece. The vast majority of Emos or Goths are bright, intelligent young people who wish to express themselves
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Tenants face warrants over vital gas checks
A HOUSING group has become the first in the country to use warrants to gain access to homes and carry out vital carbon monoxide checks. Hyndburn Homes took action after 400 residents refused to let in officials to check on their gas boilers and fires
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Help for disabled attack victim
A DISABLED man who was kicked to the grou- nd and robbed said he was "overwhelmed" by messages of support he had received. Paul Tokarski, 37, who suffers from cerebral palsy, has asthma and is deaf, was attacked and had his MP3 music player stolen as
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Drugs worker is best in region
A BLACKBURN man has been named the North West drug worker of the year. Hasan Sidat, 37, initially joined the Lancashire Council of Mosques as a drug worker more than four years ago, after wanting a change from his job as a machinist. A part-time six-month
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Curzon Ashton 2 Rossendale Uuited 0
IN a game of few chances and little goalmouth action, there was little to keep the spectators warm on a cold and windy afternoon. Dale keeper Lloyd Rigby produced a fine to save to prevent Edward Stanford from giving the home side the lead before Mark
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Jersey 1 Blackburn Rovers Reserves 5
BLACKBURN Rovers Reserves, who included a host of youth team players, turned on the style in the second half to defeat Jersey 5-1 at Springfield Stadium in St Helier on Saturday afternoon. In glorious sunny conditions, Jersey's amateur full-Island team
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Darwen 2 Holker Old Boys 0
DARWEN entertained the bottom-of-the-table team from Barrow-in-Furness and sent them home with a 2-0 defeat. The first significant action of the game was the first goal. A Darwen corner on the left was swung into the box, where Matt Anderton headed
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St Helens Town 1 Ramsbottom United 1
RAMSBOTTOM had to recover from a goal down to earn a share of the spoils against struggling St Helens Town at Knowsley Road. On 55 minutes Town centre back Neil Jones hit home a spectacular shot from around 50 yards. But, with 15 minutes left, Brendon
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Open Mic Night @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
THE month of mirth that is East Lancashire's first comedy festival continued giving the stars of tomorrow the chance to perform in front of a live audience. As part of the You Must Be Joking comedy festival, the open mic night not only offered fledgling
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Mossley 1 Clitheroe 3
CLITHEROE put their Lancashire Cup misery behind them with a 3-1 win over Mossley. The home side struck the post in the opening minutes and Paul Horridge made a vital early save as Mossley piled on the pressure. Mickey Saunders had a couple of shots
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Colne 1 Bacup Borough 0
COLNE produced a workman like performance to dispose of basement club Bacup and record their first league victory since the end of September. It was also a first clean sheet for Mark Crossley since Colne knocked Bacup out of the FA Vase in mid-September
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Requiem for local
WHEN was the last time you wrapped yourself around a pint or a glass of wine down at your local? Last night? A couple of days ago? Or, more likely, months back? The local, as one of the centres of the community, seems to have had its day. And more's
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Not Forgotten, Channel 4
IAN Hislop may not be a natural TV presenter - he always looks like a startled choirboy who has been caught sneaking out of Evensong - but he certainly brought a touch of quality and dignity to Saturday night. His programme Not Forgotten is evidently
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Soap actor takes on new role as therapist
THE ONLY actor to appear in Coronation Street, Eastenders and Emmerdale has taken on a new role - as a real life complementary therapist. And Damian Christian has told how he went into his new profession after treatment for a back injury made him curious
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First look at Darwen's £12.7m leisure centre
THIS is the new £12.7million leisure centre which will boast "the best facilities in Lancashire". The "state-of-the-art" Darwen Leisure Centre unveiled today will replace the old building in Green Street and include a "top quality" swimming pool for
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PACT SURGERY - Thursday 29th November, 6.30pm. Methodist Church Hall, Marshall Avenue, Huncoat.
Your community policing team of PC Maxine Bolton and PCSO Paul Crossland hold monthly surgeries whereby members of the public YOURSELVES are encouraged to come along and voice any concerns you may have whether policing matters or not.If policing issues
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Single: The Go! Team - The Wrath Of Marcie
ANOTHER brilliant cacophony that combines hip hop, guitars and instrumentation that sounds like the best primary school orchestra that never existed. This single is taken from the energetic Brighton-based crew's second album, Proof Of Youth, which
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Album: Katherine Jenkins - Rejoice
GREAT voice, great looks and now Katherine's gone and made a pop record - or at least as near to a pop record as an opera diva ever will. With tracks written for her by the likes of Gary Barlow and Britney's erstwhile Swedish duo Per and David it's
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Congleton Town 3 Nelson 1
NELSON manager Denny Khan included four new faces in his side at Congleton and was unlucky to come away without a point. The home side took the lead after 16 minutes when Matt Hadrell's header came back off the bar and Andy Hurst headed home the rebound
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Youth group in line for top award
A BLACKBURN youth group has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Youth Action, which works to raise awareness of the Second World War among young people, is in the running for the 2007 Philip Lawrence awards. If they win a prize they will bag a
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Padiham 1 Blackpool Mechanics 1
THE weather proved to be the only winner in this fixture at the Arbories. The visitors took an early lead when a John Simmons third-minute, wind-assisted, free kick from just inside the Storks half completely took the Padiham keeper Chris Brennan by
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Match analysis: Accrington Stanley 0 Rotherham United 1
THE Fraser Eagle Stadium is rapidly losing its fortress tag - and that's a problem. In the recent past, opponents have shuddered at the prospect of a journey to Stanley's small, yet intimidating ground. For some, it's been about as appealing as a bushtucker
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Bisping loses first UFC fight
CAGE fighter Michael Bisping lost his unbeaten record in a split decision by judges. The former St. Augustine's RC High School pupil was headlining an Ultimate Fighting Championship bill for the first time as he took on Rashad Evans in Newark, New
