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Bisping thwarts Crippler in UFC clash
MICHAEL Bisping racked up his third middleweight victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Birmingham tonight. Bisping’s clash with Chris 'The Crippler' Leben went the full three rounds and the judges’ unanimously gave the decision to
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Search for Blackburn good Samaritan
DETECTIVES in Blackburn are appealing for help tracing a good Samaritan. The man assisted the arrest of a suspected burglar in the early hours of Sunday morning in Cornelian Street, Blackburn. A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of burglary
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Taser gun used on Blackburn man
A taser gun was used on a man threatening to slit his own throat with the lid of a sardine tin in Blackburn yesterday. The man, standing by the side of Barbara Castle Way, near Larkhill Health Centre, had been self-harming with the lid. Police
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Review: Coronation Street, ITV1
As “murder week” draws to a close on Corrie, has the ultimate crime been achieved? Has someone finally committed the perfect murder? Well, if anyone could do it, it’s Tony. He has more brain cells than half the rest of the street put together, so he
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Full-time: Burnley 1 Birmingham City 1
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle might have taken a point before the game, but after leading the Championship table toppers for 76 minutes will surely feel it was two points dropped. Chris McCann sent the Clarets into the half-time break with his
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Full-time: Luton Town 1 Accrington Stanley 2
TERRY Gornell’s second-half strike gave Accrington Stanley their first win in nine games at Kenilworth Road this afternoon. Stanley had not won since August but secured a crucial victory against bottom club Luton to ease fears of being drawn
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Full-time: Bolton Wanderers 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
LANCASHIRE pride was kept intact this afternoon as Rovers and Bolton played out a scrappy goalless draw at the Reebok Stadium. Paul Ince's men shaded the better of the chances but in truth there was little to shout about in a dour local derby
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Man breaks both legs in Clitheroe crash
A MAN suffered two broken legs, a crushed pelvis and internal injuries after crashing into a lamp post. He was trapped in the Peugeot 106 for more than an hour after the accident, on the A59 in the early hours of this morning. Police
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Half-time: Luton Town 1 Accrington Stanley 1
ASA Hall cancelled out Paul Mullin’s opener as Accrington Stanley went into half time all square in front of the watching Dragons' Den entrepreneur James Caan. With Caan watching on from the main stand alongside Luton chairman Nick Owen, Stanley
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Half-time: Bolton Wanderers 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
CARLOS Villanueva went agonisingly close to giving Rovers a 1-0 half-time lead as the sides went into the break goalless at the Reebok. The Chilean, who had been quiet for most of the half, burst into life to see a 20-yard strike brush the
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Half-time: Burnley 1 Birmingham City 0
CHRIS McCann's second goal in two games has put Burnley in the driving seat against Championship leaders Birmingham. The midfielder, who scored a consolation at Reading two weeks ago, broke the deadlock midway through a high-tempo first half
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TEAM NEWS: Burnley v Birmingham
BURNLEY make just one change to the side that lost to Reading in their last outing two weeks ago. Christian Kalvenes comes in at left back to replace the suspended Stephen Jordan for the visit of Championship leaders Birmingham. Clarke Carlisle (back
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TEAM NEWS: Fowler starts for Blackburn Rovers in Bolton clash
ROBBIE Fowler makes his first Premier League start for Rovers this afternoon in a Lancashire derby at the Reebok Stadium. The former Liverpool man partners Jason Roberts in attack, with Roque Santa Cruz ruled out through a hamstring injury.
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TEAM NEWS: Charnock handed Accrington Stanley debut
LOAN signing Kieran Charnock will make his Accrington Stanley debut at Luton this afternoon after being named in the starting line-up for the Kenilworth Road clash. Charnock, who joined from Peterborough this week, starts at centre back with
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Accrington Stanley star could attract rival bids
ACCRINGTON Stanley goalkeeper Kenny Arthur reckons winger Jimmy Ryan could soon be attracting interest from rival clubs. The Republic of Ireland under 21 international, who joined Stanley in the summer after being released by Shrewsbury, has
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I beat Diana Vickers in talent contest - but she's a winner!
DIANA Vickers has been described as the one to beat in the X Factor – but one Blackburn teenager already holds a victory over her. Two years ago Amy Toole beat Diana in the final of an X Factor-style singing contest in Blackburn shopping centre. But
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Valley of Stone
Arthur Baldwin will be giving a talk on The "Valley of Stone" for the Friends of Rossendale Museum. Starts at 7.30pm (at the Museum in Whittaker Park) on Thursday the 23rd October. £1 for non members and refreshments are available. Contact 01706
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My open letter to Hyndburn MP on abortion
We killed more the than 50 unborn babies each working hour of last year. On Wednesday, Parliament is to be asked to massively increase this rate, and concerned voters are invited to tell their MPs what they think. There’s still time. Here’s my
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Blackburn boss questions need for coaching badges
ROVERS boss Paul Ince has again questioned the need for formal coaching qualifications - accusing UEFA of “just another money-spinning exercise”. The rookie Premier League boss has moved a step nearer his UEFA Pro Licence badge this week but admits he
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Lucky escape after Burnley bathroom candle blaze
A MOTHER and daughter were "very lucky" not to have been harmed after a candle started a fire at their home. The blaze began at 7am in the bathroom of a house in Ellis Street, Burnley. The room on the first floor, near to where the pair
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Children must be protected
IT’S not difficult to understand why sexual morality is a difficult subject area for police officers. It is more than forty years since homosexual acts between consenting adults in private ceased to be a criminal offence and attitudes generally
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Blackburn Rovers look to January window to fill Reid void
A STUNNED Paul Ince admits he will have to delve into the January transfer market after an injury-plagued Steven Reid was ruled out for the season. Reid’s swollen knee will need surgery within the month leaving the Rovers manager’s midfield
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Jones: I won't give up on Burnley career
STEVE Jones hopes his loan move to League One Huddersfield Town does not spell the end of his Burnley career. The 31-year-old linked up with former Clarets manager Stan Ternent after agreeing a one-month deal at the Galpharm Stadium yesterday, which
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May the force be with the footie fans!
AS Jimmy Greaves used to say - "Football's a funny old game, Saint." I don't think there's a game like it where you can feel two entirely opposite emotions about the same people. After the international break, the Premier League and
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Top Lancashire cop: We should turn blind eye to public sex
A LANCASHIRE police chief has been slammed for saying officers should sometimes turn a blind eye to people having sex in public. Deputy Chief Constable Mike Cunningham said people engaging in 'dogging' or 'cottaging' should be ignored unless
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Recipe: Poached Quince
A FEW years ago I spent some time working in Wateringbury near Maidstone. One of the great things about my time down there was that two or three times a week, myself and one of my other chefs would spend a couple of hours in the morning visiting
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Darwen pensioner mowed down girl at Bleakholt
AN ANIMAL sanctuary boss has criticised the sentence given to a pensioner who mowed down one of his workers. Juliette Hartley, 61, was banned from driving, fined and a given a conditional discharge for driving her car at a 17-year-old girl
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Four-year-old Nelson boy 'put kitten in microwave'
A MOTHER discovered her four-year-old son had put a kitten into a microwave and started to ‘cook’ it, magistrates were told. Little Cassie, a smooth-haired cat, who belonged to Claire Elizabeth Frear, 23, started fitting as a result of her