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Eccleshill Parish Council Future Meeting Dates
Monday 3rd of December will see the last Parish Council meeting of 2007. The first meeting of 2008 will be on Monday 4th Februrary 2008 at 7.30pm in the Hoddlesden Youth & Community Centre. The new Parish Council has been in position for only 7
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Seasons Greetings
The Councillors & Clerk of Eccleshill Parish Council would like to wish all our residents of Eccleshill Parish a very Merry Christmas & Best Wishes for 2008.
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Lethal insulin sold on street
A MAN is 'very poorly' in hospital after taking insulin which may have been sold to him. Police in Clayton-Le-Moors have issued the warning about a number of ampoules of insulin they believe may be in circulation in the area and could prove fatal if
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Homes to be built on old mill site
PLANS to turn an eyesore canalside mill into 61 apartments and build 38 homes have been approved by councillors. Lob Lane Mill, Clitheroe Road, Brierfield is due to be transformed by Rowan Ramsey Investments Ltd. The 19th century steam-powered weaving
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Police investigate rape claims
A WOMAN has claimed she was raped by two different men in Burnley on Friday night. The 27-year-old from Salford alleges she had been with a man at an address in Burnley when he raped her. Then, one of his friends took her away from the premises to the
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Gang terrorised man and then attacked him
A MEMBER of a gang who went to a man's house and threatened to slit his throat has been jailed for nine months. Victim Garth Rowbottom, who had been watching television when the group turned up at his house, was branded a grass and told he was going
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Work underway on new car home
WORK has begun on a new care home that will provide housing for 60 elderly people. The former Fell View Home for the Elderly, Barnacre Road, Longridge, has been torn down and housing chiefs hope the new home will be up and running late next year. Fell
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Extra funding needed for superschools
COUNTY councillors are set to agree to borrow another £2.85million to fund the construction of two super schools in Burnley and Pendle. Education officials insist that the additional cash does not represent a rise in the £250million cost of the Building
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Knife held at boy’s throat
A TEENAGER who subjected a member of the public to an "unprovoked" assault and stole his phone held a knife to a 16-year-old's throat the day after. Burnley magistrates heard how James Timothy Brooks, 18, had never been in trouble before racially abusing
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Rovers get home FA Cup draw
BLACKBURN ROVERS have been handed a home tie against Championship side Coventry City in the third round of the FA Cup. The match, to be played at Ewood Park on January 5 or 6, will be Rovers' first meeting with the Sky Blues since 1999. Elsewhere
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Burnley handed dream cup draw
BURNLEY have been handed a dream tie at home to Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup. It will be the first time the teams have faced each other for over 30 years. The tie will be played on January 5 or 6. The full draw, made live on BBC1
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Woman named PE teacher of the year
A WOMAN from Edenfield has been named as PE teacher of the year in a national competition. Helen Finbow, who has worked at Woodhey High School in Ramsbottom for 22 years, received the accolade in the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year awards.
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Pregnant girlfriend punched to floor
A MAN attacked his pregnant girlfriend, headbutting her after a cider and vodka drinking session, Burnley magistrates heard. The court was told factory worker Benjamin Barnes, 22, who has assaulted Lesley Edwards before and was on a community order,
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Why Climate Change?
Rossendale Climate Change Group grew out of a series of talks in 2005 around the issue of climate change and its impact on our lives. Our aims are to raise awareness about these things and lobby for changes on both a local and national level through
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Santa in search of pressies
FATHER Christmas will tour Clitheroe and surrounding villages collecting money for Clitheroe Round Table. He will visit Whalley on December 4 and 5; Waddington and West Bradford on December 10; Clitheroe and Brockhall on December 11; Edisford and Henthorn
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Woman 'threatened with knife and sexually assaulted'
A WOMAN was threatened with a knife and sexually assaulted after accepting a lift from a man, police have revealed. The 25-year-old woman was attacked in a car which was parked up in Under Billinge Lane, Blackburn, after being driven a short distance
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Crime rate drops in Ribble Valley
CRIME in the Ribble Valley has dropped significantly in the last five years, new figures reveal. But despite the drop, Clitheroe police chiefs have urged people to remain vigilant in the constant fight against crime. Sgt Rob Evans, of Clitheroe police
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Sandwich shop could close after £4,000 bill
A DARWEN businesswoman fears an electricity bill could force her to close her sandwich shop. Stephanie Stockley, owner of An Honest Crust, Bolton Road, was sent bills totalling £4,000 for 18-months' electricity from a national company. Mrs Stockley
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MP backs clerk in retirement row
A BARNOLDSWICK town clerk who wants to remain in the job when he turns 65 despite opposition from the town's council is being backed by his MP. Pendle MP Gordon Prentice has criticised councillors' decision to retire award-winning town clerk Robert Kandt
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Lorry fuel targeted
POLICE are stressing the need for vigilance after a series of diesel thefts which they believe may be linked. On November 19, a fuel filler cap was forced from a wagon in Deanfield Way, Clitheroe and about £100 worth of white diesel was siphoned from
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Drink man’s threats tirade
A 49-year-old man who returned home drunk began "shouting the odds" at his family and neighbours. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Ronald Albert McLachlan challenged his ex-wife and her new partner to come out and fight and then made threats towards
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Pub in court for showing Premier League games
A PUBLICAN has ended up in court after broadcasting live Premiership football games without a licence from Sky Television. An investigator from the Federation Against Copyright Theft visited the Forresters Arms, on Todmorden Road, Burnley, back in May
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Police patrols increased over Xmas period
POLICE patrols are being stepped up in Accrington Town Centre to avoid shoppers falling victim to criminals this Christmas. The move is part of a countywide crackdown on Christmas crime which will see Operation Shepherd run throughout the month. The
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Wife hit in row over Match of the Day
A FATHER-of-three attacked his wife after she wouldn't let him watch Match Of The Day, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Neil Howard Corless, 36, and victim Alison Corless had had a childish fall-out because she had been watching The X
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Gran's heartbreak over stolen fairies
A GRANDMOTHER who created a fairy garden for her granddaughter has been left distraught after thieves snatched ceramic ornaments while she was in hospital. Maureen Carter, 53, is appealing for the small pot fairies to be returned so that two-year-old
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Council’s vision for borough
THE latest "vision" for Blackburn and Darwen - which could affect where council tax is spent - has been unveiled. Councillors argued for more than two hours at the annual policy council meeting, where the administration outlined its new set of priorities
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‘Teddy bear jailing ridiculous’
A MUSLIM councillor has slammed the jailing of teacher Gillian Gibbons in Sudan as outrageous. Mrs Gibbons has been sentenced to 15 days imprisonment after she allowed children in her class to name a teddy bear Mohammed. She was reported to the police
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Brown was worst chancellor ever
IF the opinion polls are to be believed, it looks as though the myth that Gordon Brown was one of our best-ever Chancellors is beginning to unravel. Many of us, myself included, have long thought that he was one of the worst ever. Remember, this is
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Hospital smokers were still on a drip
WHAT'S happening to our hospitals? Last week we were visiting our granddaughter in the Royal Blackburn Hospital. At the main entrance, we saw in-patients sat on a wall outside smoking - cigarettes in one hand and an intravenous drip in the other, coupled
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Was council paid for grave testing?
MANY letters have been written by distressed grave owners as a result of safety checks authorised by Blackburn with Darwen Council on grave headstones at cemeteries in their care. Few words, if any, have been written by Coun Alan Cottam who appears to
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Shuiab should support both national teams
I READ with interest the weekly column written by Shuiab Khan (LT, November 23), about his feelings and reaction towards the England football team failing to qualify for Euro 2008 next summer. He mentioned that he can now look forward to a summer free
