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Full-time: Accrington Stanley 2 Bradford City 3
THREE goals in the last 10 minutes condemned Accrington Stanley to their sixth defeat in seven league games. The Reds had established a two-goal lead over Bradford City through Jimmy Ryan and Terry Gornell. When Gornell's first senior
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Burnley sell up to 1800 for Chelsea clash
BURNLEY have so far sold more than 1800 tickets of their 6,100 allocation for their Carling Cup clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, after tickets went on sale on Monday. Seats in the Shed End are priced as follows: £20 (adults), £15 (students
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Half-time: Accrington Stanley 1 Bradford City 0
ACCRINGTON Stanley are on course for only their second home win of the season thanks to Jimmy Ryan. The Republic of Ireland Under 21 international drove home from a John Miles corner midway through the first half. Bradford had dominated
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Lancashire council leaders defend foreign investments
COUNTY council bosses have defended the decision to put money in a failing Icelandic bank, claiming taxpayers would be £18million worse off without similar investments this year. Lancashire authorities could lose £24million in the Landsbanki
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Burnley striker's debt to David Healy
STRIKER Martin Paterson believes he can be a top goalscorer for Burnley – thanks to David Healy. The 21-year-old has been training alongside the Sunderland striker all week ahead of Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifying clash in Slovenia. And
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More matrons in East Lancashire hospitals
A NEW breed of nurses are handing the power back to patients at East Lancashire's hospitals. Three new super-matrons are set to provide a direct link between patients and on-the-ground staff to the top-level trust directors. The trio
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Direct election proposal for council leaders in Lancashire
COUNCILS in Lancashire could take on presidential-style directly elected leaders under changes put forward by the government. Whitehall’s Empowerement White Paper, which includes powers for councils to change their leadership model, is out
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Kinder out for ‘Frosties’ clash
BLACKBURN Hawks could be without a couple of key players for this weekend’s double-header against Flintshire Freeze. The town’s ice hockey stars face their local rivals at the Arena tonight (face-off 5.45pm), before travelling down the M56 for tomorrow
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Padiham teen 'too lazy' to do court order
A TEENAGER who flouted a community order couldn't be bothered to get out of bed to do unpaid work, Burnley Crown Court heard. Christopher Brown, 19, admitted to his barrister he was lazy and Judge Heather Lloyd told him: "Pathetic. It's pathetic." Brown
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Brave Blacklaw was a real Burnley hero
CLARETS fans of a particular vintage would describe Adam Blacklaw as brave and consistent, but the man himself has a different take on his goalkeeping heroics. “I was daft ... diving in at people’s feet!” laughed the 71-year-old. “But it was just instinct
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Coleman: City win is Accrington Stanley's ‘best ever’
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has revealed that last season’s sensational giant-killing of Bradford City was the highlight of his managerial career. The Reds entertain the Yorkshire sleeping-giants at the Fraser Eagle Stadium this afternoon hoping
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Review: Steve Coogan @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
AFTER 10 years away from live performances, Steve Coogan is back. His strength has always been creating characters that exist with a certain melancholy, ones for whom life has slightly passed them by. On the first of two nights in Blackburn
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Wilshire man 'in a state' after £1 drink offer
A 22 year old man smashed a pub window after getting into a “state” because of a £1 a drink offer. Blackburn magistrates heard that Andrew Richard Randall smashed a toilet window in the Grapes pub on Northgate causing a great deal of inconvenience for
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Let punishment fit the crime
THE £185 fine handed out to a drink driver who left a pensioner with serious injuries after knocking her down is a disgrace. Andrew Butcher was almost twice the legal alcohol limit when his van hit Patricia Kemp on a zebra crossing in Nelson
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Burnley captain warns of Chelsea distraction
STEVEN Caldwell has warned Burnley not to let the Carling Cup become a distraction. The Clarets will play their glamour fourth round tie at Premier League leaders Chelsea in just over a month’s time. And while players and supporters alike are relishing
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Blackburn Rovers star Warnock hits out at critics
A DEFIANT Stephen Warnock insists Paul Ince’s Rovers regime will have the last laugh after slamming the critics for treating the club as an “easy target”. The Blackburn Rovers left-back admits he has been shocked by a string of “untrue” stories
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Confusion over cost 'damaging' Darwen referendum
COUNCIL bosses have been accused of damaging the Darwen Town Council referendum after making a mistake over its cost. In the October edition of Neighbourhood News, which was sent to every house in the town, it says the estimated extra cost to a band
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East Lancs school zig zags to be redrawn to enable fining
PARKING lines are being redrawn outside three quarters of East Lancashire schools - so traffic wardens can issue fines. The move by Lancashire County Council comes after a row at one primary school in the region, with some parents claiming
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'Inspirational' Blackburn mum-of-seven dies, 34
AN ‘INSPIRATIONAL’ mother-of-seven has died from breast cancer aged 34. Charmaine Gent, from Worcester Road, Whitebirk, had battled the disease for 18 months. Four weeks ago she was given six months to live. Charmaine had drawn up a
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One referral a day to Blackburn with Darwen child sex grooming team
ALMOST one girl a day is being referred to a special team set up to tackle sexual exploitation of young people, it has been revealed. The Engage team, made up of social workers, police officers, and other child experts, has received 130 referrals
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Knocked-down Nelson pensioner's anger over Todmorden drink driver's fine
A PENSIONER hit out at a “travesty of justice” after a drink driver who knocked her down on a zebra crossing escaped with a fine. Patricia Kemp, 71, said magistrates had doled out a “slap on the wrists” by fining 25-year-old Andrew Christopher
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Darwen dad's asylum seeker death crash fury
AN IRAQI illegal immigrant who killed a 12-year-old girl in a road crash has still not been deported five years on, it has emerged. Proceedings began to kick Aso Mohammed Ibrahim out of the country as long as four years ago but immigration