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Clubber spared jail after attack
A CLUBBER who attacked another man outside a nightspot, leaving him with a smashed finger and suspected broken nose, was spared jail. Burnley magistrates heard how Michael James Butson, 28, had set about Stuart Jolley after the victim was said to have
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Full-time: Burnley 2 Preston North End 3
BURNLEY'S miserable home run continues after Preston earned their first away win since April against nine-man Clarets. Kyle Lafferty got Burnley off to a good start with an excellent looping header on 31 minutes, after having a 90th second penalty appeal
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Full-time: Wigan Athletic 5 Blackburn Rovers 3
BLACKBURN Rovers slumped to a third defeat in four games despite a brave second half fight-back at the JJB Stadium. Trailing 3-0 after 37 minutes, Rovers fought back to level the scores at the 3-3 at one point, thanks to an excellent hat-trick from
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Parts manager's two fights in one night
THE parts manager at a Clitheroe car dealer ran off after police found him fighting in the street on a Saturday night. Blackburn magistrates heard that minutes later Shaun Stell was caught fighting with another man and again made good his escape. But
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EastEnders, BBC1
IT WAS all tears and joy on the square last night as the Brannings welcomed their new baby into the world. Max the love rat proved he wasn't all that bad as he delivered Tanya's baby in the living room. Ahh, what a lovely happy ending to the Max/Stacey
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MPs, put your own house in order
MPs are correct in asking the BBC to be transparent in their accounting. However, given the amount of whitewash splattered over cash for honours, MPs' expenses, party donations, junkets abroad on fact-finding beanos, pensions deemed far too good for
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Clamp down on clowns on bikes
Why has the pavement in Blackburn town centre been taken over by anti-social morons on bikes? Why should people keep having to give way to these clowns? The worst offenders are the posers. One hand on the handle with the other hand holding a mobile
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Half-time: Burnley 1 Preston North End 1
BURNLEY were stung on the stroke of half-time when Kyle Lafferty's opener was cancelled out by Chris Sedgwick. Lafferty gave Burnley the upper hand in this Lancashire derby at Turf Moor just after the half-hour, when Wade Elliott's centre flicked off
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Author was humbled by recognition
I WANT to sincerely the LT for the article which included me in the 'Famous Lancashire People.' It brought a lump to my throat to be included in such an article. Yes, I know I'm recognised worldwide, and each year I receive many thousands of letters
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Half-time: Wigan Athletic 3 Blackburn Rovers 1
BLACKBURN Rovers found themselves 3-1 down after a nightmare first half at the JJB Stadium. Two goals in as many minutes from Denny Landzaat and former Rovers striker Marcus Bent left the visitors stunned, and then a third from Paul Scharner eight minutes
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‘Lack of fuel’ caused microlight crash
A MICROLIGHT crashed leaving two people seriously injured due to a lack of fuel, an official report has concluded. Pilot John Hearle and passenger Reg Coar, both had to be cut free from the Main Air Sports Blade' aircraft after it plummeted to the ground
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I’ll go and be their saviour even if it kills me
"LOOK, Lord," the archangel ventures, "what if one of the three kings gets kicked by the donkey? "What if Melchior's just about to present his frankincense in the stable then accidentally stands on a rake and gets an eyeful of handle? "And those shepherds
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Praise for council's money management
Lancashire County Council has been awarded top marks for money management. The annual use of resources assessment released by the Audit Commission rated the authority four out of four. Government inspectors praised Lancashire for offering good value
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Our friendships are so different
WOMEN and men are different in lots of ways, but one of the most obvious is how they conduct friendships. For women, friendship is an elaborate social networking exercise full of rules and rituals. For men, friendship can be basically translated as
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Arsonist targets garage
A GARAGE in Market Stree, Bacup, was targeted in a suspected arson attack. Crews were called to the property at approximately 5am on Saturday and discovered the garage well alight. Fire crews were able to douse the blaze but an investigation has been
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Hoax callers leave Darwen without fire cover
DARWEN was left without any fire cover for almost 30 minutes on Friday thanks to a hoax caller. Two engines were sent to Fishmoor Drive, Blackburn, following a call at 11.30pm that a house was on fire. Tony Spencer, watch manager at Darwen station,
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Carers given well-earned break
CARERS from across Ribble Valley and Hyndburn were given a well-earned break at a special event in Clitheroe. On Wednesday, 35 carers from across the area attended the event at the Ribble Valley Council chambers organised by Carers Link. Carers Link
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Coyle relishing first Lancashire derby
After the midweek defeat at home to QPR, Burnley are looking to get back to winning way this afternoon against local rivals Preston North End. And after sampling local derbies north of the border, boss Owen Coyle admitted he couldn't wait for his first
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Any new buys face a real fight, says Coyle
BURNLEY boss Owen Coyle has revealed any prospective January recruits will have a fight on their hands to get into the current Clarets team. As Burnley face Preston today, Coyle admitted he is always looking at the strength of his squad. But after fielding
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Coyle has confidence in English managers
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle believes home-grown managers have a bright future, despite the appointment of Italian Fabio Capello as England manager. And he insists there is no secret formula behind the succession of Scottish managers coming through the
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Competition is red hot, says Reid
BLACKBURN ROVERS midfielder Steven Reid believes he has a huge fight on his hands if he is to re-claim his first team jersey. The Republic of Ireland international is on the brink of his first start in over 15 months after a series of injuries, the worst
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Bentley lifts lid on England set-up
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder David Bentley has lifted the lid on why England have failed in the past. And the 23-year-old is hoping for a clean slate with new manager Fabio Capello. The Italian's first match in charge will be a friendly against Switzerland
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Hughes: We're ahead of target
ROVERS boss Mark Hughes insists his side have surpassed their targets so far this season - despite going through a recent sticky patch. Rovers have won just one of their last six Premier League games and head to relegation-threatened Wigan this afternoon
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Headteacher retires on a high
A HEADTEACHER is going out on a high note after his school was given an "outstanding" Ofsted report. Graham Clayton, 61, has been the head at Brookside Primary School, Bright Street, Clitheroe, for 21-years and is calling time on his teaching career
