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Off-duty cop glassed in pub

THIS is the man being hunted by police after an off-duty officer was glassed in a Blackburn town centre pub. Special Constable Gary Douglas, 32, suffered head injuries when he was hit over the head with a pint glass in the Sir Charles Napier pub in Blackburn

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Clarets pair in team of the week

TWO Burnley players have been selected in the Football League's Championship team of the week. Striker Andy Gray and centre-back Clarke Carlisle are both in the team, made up of the top performing players from the weekend's matches.

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Coleman boost for Rochdale clash

ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is expected to name an unchanged line-up in Wednesday night's derby showdown against Rochdale. The Reds have reported no fresh injury worries ahead of their League Two match at the Fraser Eagle Stadium, in which they

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Valley Foot Clinic

A new foot clinic has opened at 40 Warner Street, Haslingden by Mrs JP MacFarlane-Burns hpc Registered Chiropodist/Podiatrist and specialist in High Risk Feet, Biomechanics, Verrucal and General Treatments. Opening hours, 9am-5pm Mon, Tues, Fri. 9

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Abortion news led to offence

AN assistant green-keeper got behind the wheel over the limit after his then girlfriend told him she had been pregnant but had had an abortion. Christopher Dunkley, 25, who had not intended to drive, was devastated by the news and just wanted to go home

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Murali can spin his way to 1000

LANCASHIRE cricket manager Mike Watkinson hailed world record holder Muttiah Muralitharan - and has not ruled out the Sri Lankan spin wizard reaching 1,000 Test victims. Muralitharan, who has bagged over 200 first-class wickets for Lancashire over the

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Dancer Siobhan’s quickstep to glory

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl has come runner up at the British Dancing Championships only six months after taking up the hobby. Siobhan Lee, from Beaumont Way, Darwen, was only four when she entered, and one of the youngest at the event, held in Preseli, North

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Family’s tribute to ‘happy’ Attia

THE FAMILY of a nine-year-old girl who died after she collapsed in a school cookery class have paid a loving tribute to her. Attia Ali was rushed to Royal Blackburn Hospital after she was taken ill at St Peter's Primary School, in Church Street Burnley

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Just 16 houses built under multi-million pound scheme

A multi-million pound regeneration of East Lancashire's housing has seen far more homes demolished than built - but bosses insist the scheme is worthwhile. Elevate, the company in charge of the housing market renewal scheme, has been given more than

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Flowers relishing a Rovers return

COVENTRY boss Iain Dowie expects his number two Tim Flowers to earn a fantastic reception at Ewood Park when the Sky Blues face Blackburn Rovers in next month's FA Cup third round tie. Flowers is a favourite among Rovers fans after making over 200 appearances

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Drunk driver almost five times the limit

A WOMAN who crashed twice in a car park had one of the highest breathalyser readings ever recorded - and was almost five times the limit. After crashing twice as she tried to park at Darwen market car park, Karen Wilkinson drove to the town's police

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Borough's greenest family heads recycling campaign

AN environment-friendly family who recycle everything from batteries to clothes are starring in a new green poster campaign. The Camerons have been dubbed the 'greenest' family in the borough because they only need their bin emptying every four weeks

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From chippy to superstar

MOVE over Kate Moss - and make way for Britain's newest supermodel, Agyness Deyn. The girl who grew up in East Lancashire was given the ultimate accolade at the British Fashion Awards this week when she was voted Model of the Year. IN just two years

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Fence Gate Inn, Fence

Address: Wheatley Lane Road, Fence. Phone number: 01282 618101 Lancashire Telegraph review by John Anson from December 3, 2007. A TRIP to the Fence Gate without sampling its award-winning sausages would be a bit like going to Blackpool and

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100 years of Wainwright!

It's just 100 years since Alfred Wainright was born, and to mark the occasion Great Harwood library is hosting a super centenary exhibition. Why not visit our library and check out the display cabinet, which has all kinds of fascinating original Wainwright

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Get crafty at Christmas!

There's a Christmas Crafts Coffee Morning taking place at Great Harwood Library on Thursday 13th December at 10.30am. Everyone's welcome and the admission is FREE. Come and get some crafty Christmas ideas from Yvonne Robins, from Haworth Art Gallery

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Receipt plot was undone by CCTV

A MAN used a discarded receipt at B and Q to try to get a refund. Blackburn magistrates heard Lee Paul Smith went into the store and took some "gold coloured pre-lit twigs" to customer services along with the receipt which he had found in the car park

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Safety fears over cobbled street

AGEING cobbles along a Pendle street - which are said to be proving a safety hazard for elderly residents - look set to stay. Protesters say the setts, running along Spring Place, behind Albert Road, Colne, should by ripped up and replaced by a smoother

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New Benthead playing fields row

RESIDENTS look set to lose out again in a battle over controversial playing fields in Brierfield which are wanted for one of Pendle's new super schools. An application has now been made to County Hall to recognise a 'public footpath' running across

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Security cameras to protect school staff

EAST Lancashire's new secondary schools are some of the first in the country to have pioneering security systems installed. Teachers can use the state-of-the-art system to manipulate live feed from CCTV cameras to check whether the route to their car

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Have Your Say - NHS - Thursday, 6th Dec.

There will be a Public Consultation Meeting about the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust plans to become a Foundation Trust on Thursday, 6th December. Just turn up at Haslingden Community Link, Bury Road, Haslingden, 6 - 7.30pm or respond at www.elht.nhs.uk

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Choir hits top note for young Amelia

A choir from Pendle has produced a CD and will be performing at Blackburn Cathedral to support people with cancer. Barrowford-based Arden Youth Choir is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, after their musical director's goddaughter, Amelia Norcross

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Police challenge ASBO twins legal bid

POLICE are disputing medical evidence that they cannot give identical twins anti-social behaviour orders. And the legal standoff will now continue until Valentine's Day. Lawyers representing Katie and Ashleigh Lynch, originally of Edgeside, Waterfoot

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Crafty bid for Darwen tram shed

THE Darwen Crafters are hoping to renovate an old tram shed in the centre of the town and make it their new base. The group, which encourages people in Darwen to take part in crafts, and organises trips around East Lancashire, wants a permanent base

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Youth cup tie details confirmed

A date has been confirmed for Blackburn Rovers' FA Youth Cup third round tie away to Leicester City. The game will take place at the Walkers Stadium on Wednesday December 12. Kick off is 7pm.

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Padiham scheme scoops TV cash

PADIHAM Town Council has scooped £50,000 towards regenerating the area in a television vote. Granada's People's Millions was offering good causes a share of £7.8m, to be judged by a public phone vote. Elizabeth Bolton, clerk for the town council, submitted

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Scrap thief given curfew

A thief who pinched copper piping from Tesco went "scrapping" to top up his benefits, a court was told. Terence Ratcliffe, who had been subject to a community order at the time, admitted theft. Ratcliffe, 40, of Granby Street, Burnley, was given

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A Taste of Real Lancashire Day

Lisa Walling, of Holwood Cheese, holding a block of Creamy Lancashire cheese and three 'Black Beauty' cheeses

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A Taste of Real Lancashire Day

Sam Clough, Stick Maker and Wood Carver of 30 years, from Nelson

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A Taste of Real Lancashire Day

Jennet Liddle (left) feeds Janet Storey some strawberry jam, made by their company The Witches Pantry, of Clayton le Moors

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A Taste of Real Lancashire Day

Will Greenbank, 7, whose parents are originally from Clayton le Moors, but now the family live on the Isle of Man. Will has just devoured a chocolate kebab from the Chocalate Kisses fountain

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A Taste of Real Lancashire Day

Kenny Murgatroyd, of Chocolate Kisses, based in Burnley, with his impressive chocolate fountain

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A Taste of Real Lancashire Day

Ryan Murgatroyd, 12, whose dad owns Chocolate Kisses, of Burnley

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Wendy Loudon, of Divine Designs, Wilpshire

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Opening dates set for gym

A new Darwen gym, New Dimensions Fitness, will open its doors to staff on January 14 and the public on January 21. Spokesman Ste Franklin said: "Having over 300 potential customers on site was a major reason we selected India Mill. "There is no

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Festive fair of food and goodies

Father Christmas was on hand to celebrate a church's first festive gift fair. The event at St Wilfrid's Church, Riverside, Ribchester, featured Christmas food including mulled wine and mince pies as well as various stocking-fillers for sale. And

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Arrested to find warmth

A DRUG addict said to have got arrested because he wanted somewhere warm to stay has got 30 weeks in jail. Burnley Crown Court heard Lee Brown, 31, who stole whisky while subject to a suspended jail term, had wanted to get drunk because he was homeless

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Rape accused 'would have had sex if victim wanted to'

A CRICKETER on trial for raping a 14-year-old girl told a jury that he would have had sex with her if she had wanted. Ajmal Mohammed, 39, told Preston Crown Court that he sexually assaulted the girl while she slept and he said that he removed her clothes

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Spanner flung through window

A PENSIONER was sitting at his computer in the front room of his home when a 12-inch spanner was thrown through the window. Blackburn magistrates heard it had been launched by Terrence Johnstone who felt aggrieved by an unwanted intrusion in his home

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Man’s self-service checkout con

A MAN was less than honest when he used the self-service checkout at a Tesco store. Blackburn magistrates heard that David Wilson, who went into the store with £15 in his pocket, paid for goods worth £14.95 but loaded his trolley with another £42 worth

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Bar torched

A Blackburn town centre bar had to close after arsonists started a blaze inside the toilets. Police and fire crews were called to Bar Ibiza, Mincing Lane, on Saturday at 9pm. Fire crews said the toilets were severely damaged and the rest of the

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Paul Salmon's Rovers blog: The force is with us!

The Force was with Rovers once again on Saturday, as Sam Allardyce's Black and White Stormtroopers proved no match for Mark Hughes' Premiership Rebels with their Jedi-like abilities, who sent out a message to the rest of the footballing galaxy: We're

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Masons meet for special dinner

MORE than 1,200 freemasons from the East Lancashire Province gathered for a special meeting and dinner at King George's Hall, Blackburn. The meeting was lead by the provincial grand master, the Right Worshipful Brother Paul JE Rink OBE. Members from

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Mum’s safety warning

A SINGLE mum has warned other parents about fire safety after her son set the carpet on fire with a cigarette lighter. Diane Holmes, of West View, Haslingden, was making dinner in the top floor flat when the smoke alarm sounded. She was unaware that

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New taxi safety system launched

NEW measures have come into effect today to help the public identify taxis more easily. Rossendale Council has brought in the changes for both private hire vehicles and hackney carriages. All new licensed vehicles and licence renewals of vehicles will

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Pair put their shirts on peace in Middle East

FOOTBALL kits are being donated to young people in Jerusalem as part of a Middle East peace-keeping mission. Canon Chris Chivers and Anjum Anwar from Blackburn Cathedral, are flying to Israel tomorrow for a nine day trip as peace ambassadors, on behalf

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Coyle lauds Burnley's spirit

BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle believes Andy Gray epitomised the whole team's performance in earning a 3-1 win at Charlton Athletic. The Clarets' leading scorer struck twice to take his tally for the season to 13 so far. But Coyle praised the all-round

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Double salvo helps Bentley banish Euro misery

TWO-GOAL hero David Bentley said his match-winning performance against Newcastle United at the weekend helped to ease the pain of England's failure to qualify for the European Championships. The Blackburn midfielder provided the inspiration for a stunning

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Mum woke up to see burglar

A MOTHER was terrified when she awoke in the middle of the night to find a girl standing by her bed, Burnley Magistrates heard. The woman, who had given birth just a month before and had the baby with her in the room, tried to grab the girl who then

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Alexander: Burnley can push for promotion

EXPERIENCED defender Graham Alexander believes Burnley have what it takes to mount a serious promotion push this season. The 36-year-old, who reached the Championship play-offs with Preston three times in six years before completing a switch to Turf

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Forgetful Tom cashes in - after 42 years!

A FRUGAL pensioner has been sitting on a nest egg that is worth thousands after he put £120 in the bank and forgot about it for 42 years. The modest 1965 savings that Thomas Houston had squirelled away for a rainy day could have now soared to around

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Covers switch is done and dusted

A FAMILY business which was located in an area targeted for demolition has moved. Controlla Covers has switched from Hannah Street, Redearth, Darwen, to a new base on Chapels Park Industrial Estate in the town. The move was funded partly through a compensation

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Transport company delivers a taste of adventure

A TRANSPORT firm is expanding into new markets after signing a multi-million pound deal to supply coaches for thousands of school trips. Fraser Eagle has landed a deal with Kingswood to provide transport for children visiting the firm's activity centres

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Plea as teenagers attack woman

police are seeking witnesses to an unprovoked attack by two teenagers on a 50-year-old woman in Burnley. She was punched in the head and face behind the Brickmakers Arms at 9pm on Tuesday, November 6. One attacker was Asian, 16-17 years old, 5ft 8in

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Fine voices on song at festival

THE centernary jubilee of the Luther Greenwood Memorial Festival of Music, Speech and Drama and Dance ended on a high note on Saturday. The event, launched at Colne Municipal Hall, was celebrating 100 years of the festival, set up in memory of the talented

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Piping taken to pay court fines

A father-to-be who stole copper piping was trying to raise cash to pay court fines, Burnley magistrates heard. Lee Smith, 23, who took piping from the boarded up Derby Arms in Padiham, also handled stolen goods. Smith, of Reed Street, admitted handling

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Man in court on wife attempted murder charge

A man charged with the attempted murder of his estranged wife has appeared at crown court. Allan Murgatroyd, 61, of St Clarence Court, Pendle Street, Barrowford, was remanded in custody by the court in Preston until February 11, when he will enter his

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Chairman's delight at Arsenal FA Cup draw

BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby was delighted after having his FA Cup wish granted, as the Clarets prepare to entertain Premier League giants Arsenal in the Third Round. In a conversation with manager Owen Coyle yesterday morning, Kilby revealed his ideal

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The Force is strong with Rovers

The Force was with Rovers once again on Saturday. Sam Allardyce's black and white Stormtroopers proved no match for Mark Hughes' Premiership Rebels with their Jedi-like abilities, who sent out a message to the rest of the footballing galaxy: We're

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Drug addict harassed his mum

A DRUG addict mounted a harassment campaign against his widowed mother to get cash, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told Jason Shepherd, 30, sneaked into her home via the coal chute, demanded cash and prevented her phoning the police. The victim

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Hughes tips Bentley for England team

MARK Hughes praised David Bentley's match-winning performance against Newcastle United. And Hughes feels that a starting place in the England side is within Bentley's grasp. "He needs to keep playing well," Hughes said. "The important thing from

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Match analysis: Blackburn Rovers 3 Newcastle United 1

DAVID Bentley insists his time will come with England, providing he keeps the faith. And, judging by his latest performance at a spellbound Ewood Park, he may not have much longer to wait. Two superbly executed strikes, the first reminiscent of another

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Coyle: We will always go for a win

A DOUBLE dose of capital punishment has left Burnley boss Owen Coyle beaming. "When I came in and looked at the set of fixtures in my first week, you think to yourself 'you know they're difficult games'," Coyle said after the wins at Charlton Athletic

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Match analysis: Charlton Athletic 1 Burnley 3

NEW Burnley manager Owen Coyle was under no illusions that he was in for a baptism of fire when he cast his eyes over his first few fixtures. Stoke City at home was a tricky opening assignment, especially after only meeting his players the day before

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Padiham 1 Ashton Athletic 2

LUCK deserted Padiham once again on Saturday when they went out of the North West Counties Division Two Trophy to Ashton Athletic. Dominating the first half, the Storks took a fifth minute lead after Neil Almond found Stuart Telfer and he scored from

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Ramsbottom United 1 Congleton Town 1

THE Rams put in a much improved performance against Congleton Town and it seems Neil Hart's threat of changes after the dismal display against Formby the previous week has paid dividends. It was Ramsbottom who applied the pressure from the starting whistle

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Hughes shocked by McCarthy snub

BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has admitted he was surprised to hear that Benni McCarthy had been left out of South Africa's squad for the African Nations Cup. Hughes was expecting to be without his leading goalscorer for up to a month in the New

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Atherton LR 2 Nelson 1

A CONTROVERSIAL refereeing desicion in the second half cost Nelson a share of the points. With the sides level at 1-1 after 75 minutes, referee Mark Ackerman allowed Atherton to take a free kick while Nelson were lining up their defensive wall and Ashley

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St Helens Town 0 Colne 4

COLNE stretched their fine run of wins to four games with another convincing 4-0 victory for the second consecutive week. Colne began as they meant to go on and in the first minute Scott Gizon came close to opening the scoring when he met Chris Whittaker's

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Clitheroe 2 Skelmersdale United 3

THIS was the proverbial game of two halves with Clitheroe good value for their 2-0 interval lead and then a tremendous second half from the visitors earning them the points. The Blues took the lead on 30 minutes when Joel Byrom finished at the far

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FC United 2 Rossendale United 1

ROSSENDALE were forced to play much of the second half with just 10 men, but they were unlucky to go down to a late goal from FC United. Rossendale started the game with the advantage of the slope and were the first to create a chance when, from Cook's

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Injury forces Jennings to cancel

WBU welterweight champion Michael Jennings will not defend his world title after picking up an injury in training. Jennings, who was due to fight at the Bolton Arena on Saturday night, suffered a nasty gash to his eyebrow during a sparring session and

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England Legends XI 2 Rest of the World XI 3

Sven-Goran Eriksson maintained that winning feeling at Eastlands - although his duties had changed for the day. In charge of a Rest of the World Legends XI, he again came up trumps when they faced an England Legends XI, led by Terry Venables. The aim

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Flood excited by Burnley's FA Cup draw

BURNLEY'S operational director Brendan Flood feels the FA Cup draw pitting the Clarets against Arsenal has come at the right time following back-to-back wins in the capital. He said: "Owen rang me to tell me who we had drawn and I said to him 'I'm sure

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Family's 48-hour terror nightmare

A ROW over maintenance payments escalated into a 48 hour nightmare for an Oswaldtwistle mum. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Paul Douglas confronted Anne Cooper, reducing her and their two children to tears. On one occasion she locked the doors of her

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Day celebrates the very best of Lancashire

LANCASHIRE folk flocked to a taste of proper Lancashire food and produce at a Christmas event yesterday. A Taste of Real Lancashire, at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors boasted 65 stalls of produce, including Lancashire Tea, Shirley's Country

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Tory Evans blasts Brown

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown came under attack from an East Lancashire MP. Ribble Valley Conservative Nigel Evans has called on Gordon Brown to "get a grip on his Government or make way for someone else". Mr Evans pointed to a fundamental weakness that

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Buy gift vouchers and let others brave the queues

PANICKING over presents?' Normally, I would hurl a press release which began with those words in the bin. But this year, the stress of Christmas - which according to a survey has been named by people as more stressful than getting married - is really

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We’re deporting the wrong man

I AM struggling to reconcile two stories printed recently in the Lancashire Telegraph on November 26 and 27. A "remorseless" Polish man with 50 convictions in his homeland, continues his criminal activities in this country but cannot be deported after

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Alterations will not cure traffic chaos

I HAVE been reading articles about improvements' to our local roads and services carried out with the approval of our very experienced expert',the local council. This council has a bad track record when it comes to successfully completing and getting

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Incident blown out of proportion

IT is not acceptable that a British teacher, Mrs Gillian Gibbons, has been detained in Sudan after her students voted to call a teddy bear Muhammad for a school project. It has been said by Sudanese officials she insulted the Prophet Muhammad. This is

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Thanks to the mercy crew

I WOULD like to say a big thank you to the two ambulancemen who answered the emergency call for my son Michael of Chapman Road, Hoddlesden on November 17 at 9am. Thank you again. MRS H FIELDS.

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Weather woes for motorists

EAST Lancashire was battered by extreme weather at the weekend. Parts of the area were hit by gale-force winds of up to 40 miles per hour. Motorists were urged to drive with caution as several roads flooded in the county. Parts of the M65 were

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Club’s struggle for survival

HIGHFIELD Working Men's Club celebrates its centenary next year. With a bit of luck. It's only a couple of weeks ago that I was writing about local pubs and clubs struggling to make ends meet but I never thought that the Highfield could possibly be in

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Robin Hood, BBC1

Robin Hood proved memorable thanks to Keith Allen's comic timing. The plot revolved around carrier pigeon which could take a message to the Holy Land and King Richard. As the Sheriff of Nottingham, Allen somehow kept a straight face and said in

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Teenager retracts rape claim

A WOMAN who claimed she was raped in a back alley after taking a taxi home from a night out has retracted her statement, police said. The 19-year-old woman from Nelson, said she had taken a lift home with her alleged attacker after spending the evening

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Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1

Strictly Come Dancing is wiping the floor with the dying X-Factor on the other side, even though the programme planners have come close to spoiling it by insisting that the results show is shown on a Sunday. Get it back on a Saturday night - think

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Single: Lead Balloons – Don't Let That Go To Waste / Somethin' You Say

These Merseybeat -influenced purveyors of cheery indie have self-released their debut double A-side. Both tunes are jaunty, lively and jangly. But neither one is catchy or different enough to stand out in the crowded indie scene.

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Tributes to doorman killed in crash

A DOORMAN has died after his car hit a tree as he returned home from working at a Blackburn club. Royston Stewart Orr, known as Roy, of Greenbank Park, Longridge, is believed to have lost control of his car during heavy rain and high wind. Mr Orr, 35

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Condemned homes win a reprieve

RESIDENTS in five streets earmarked for demolition are celebrating after planning chiefs chose to save their homes. For the past four years, people living in the streets in part of the Burnley Wood area of Burnley have lived the fear that their terraced