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Full-time: Morecambe 1 Accrington Stanley 1
PHIL Edwards' second-half own goal denied Accrington Stanley all three points at Morecambe on Tuesday night. John Coleman's side led 1-0 at half time after Morecambe defender Henry McStay inadvertently kneed Robbie Williams' cross into his
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Full-time: Burnley 1 Reading 0
ROBBIE Blake's super strike gave Burnley a 1-0 win against third-placed Reading on Tuesday night. Blake, who came off the bench to score at Coventry seven days ago, repeated the feat in the 81st minute at Turf Moor, cutting inside and firing
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Rawtenstall pervert had 10,000 indecent images of children
A PEVERT who had more than 10,000 indecent images of children - many of them aged under 10 - is behind bars facing a long jail term. Convicted child sex offender Stuart Bulling, 39, admitted 10 allegations of making an indecent image of a child
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Half-time: Morecambe 0 Accrington Stanley 1
ACCRINGTON Stanley are on course for a second consecutive away win after Henry McStay's early own goal at Morecambe. The Shrimps defender turned the ball into his own net with his knee as John Miles competed for Robbie Williams' cross in the
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HALF TIME: Burnley 0 Reading 0
BOTH sides have had opportunities in a goalless first half between Burnley and Reading at Turf Moor. Clarets keeper Brian Jensen had to deny Reading's Mali international winger Jimmy Kebe, while Kevin Doyle hit the post for the visitors.
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Bacup driver in fatal A56 crash was not wearing seatbelt
A FORMER soldier who crashed into the central reservation on the A56 bypass suffered fatal injuries because he was not wearing a seatbelt, an inquest heard. Warehouse packer Michael Joseph Goggins, 22, a former Grenadier Guardsman, had taken
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Blackburn child sex suspect pleads innocence from Albanian jail cell
A CHARITY worker has pleaded his innocence from his jail cell in letters to friends after being accused of sexually abusing orphans in Albania. But as the second day of the trial against Dino Christodoulou, 45, took place he said he is going
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TEAM NEWS: Burnley v Reading
CHRIS Eagles returns to the starting line-up for the first time in 11 games for the visit of Reading tonight. Michael Duff misses out and Clarke Carlisle is sidelined with a hamstring problem, but his central defensive partner, Steven Caldwell, has passed
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New Colne pub to be named after Titanic hero
A NEW £1.4million pub in Colne will be named after one of the town’s most famous sons. Wetherspoons has announced that its new premises will be called The Wallace Hartley after the Titanic’s bandleader. Hartley, who was born in Greenfield Road, famously
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East Lancashire Railway to be used as commuter service under new c-charge plans
THE East Lancashire Railway will be brought into use as a commuter service to Manchester as part of congestion charge plans, it has been revealed. Commuters in Rossendale will be able to catch a train from Rawtenstall through to Heywood and
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Interview: James Campbell
THE world's only stand-up comedian for children is coming to Burnley. We found out what tickles James Campbell's funny bones. JAMES Campbell didn't mean to become the world's only stand-up comedian for kids – he just kind of fell into it. “I've always
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Mellor man admits cannabis cultivation in his van
A RIBBLE Valley man who was caught growing cannabis in a van outside his home has insisted his motive was to help others. But the judge at Preston Crown Court advised John Ashworth to apply to the Home office for a licence if he wanted to carry out
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Credit crunch 'won't hit East Lancashire as hard as other areas'
A LEADING business chief does not believe any recession will have the same impact on jobs as that of the 1970s. Mike Damms, chief executive of East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, made the comments during a speech to business men and women at a Strategic
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Darwen traders back extra light spending
THE extra investment in Darwen’s Christmas events has been welcomed by traders and councillors. It has been revealed that Darwen will get a share of more than £20,000 of new lighting and councillors have promised that this year’s lights switch-on on
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Hospital bosses save doctor's job
A DOCTOR who failed to immediately treat a pregnant woman’s life-threatening condition kept his job after pleas by hospital chiefs. Dr Sami Al Shenar, a junior gynaecologist, was brought before the General Medical Council on Monday after investigations
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I'm pleased to see Pompey promote Adams
AS quickly as Harry Redknapp signed on as Spurs boss over the weekend, so Tony Adams has been installed as his successor at Portsmouth. And well done Pompey say I! Not only have they promoted internally, they've also given a young English manager
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Police & Community Together
Residents can meet their community police officers next month. The meeting for Worsley Ward at Winfields Cafe takes place at 3pm on Nov 3rd. On the same day the Greenfield residents PACT meeting is at 3pm at Haslingden Library. For Helmshore and Edenfield
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Burnley primary's school celebrates Ofsted report
A HEADTEACHER has praised parents for their help after her school received a positive report by government inspectors. Hapton CE Primary School has been praised for it’s performance by Ofsted Inspectors, who rated it as ‘good’. Headteacher
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Storm after Nelson office sold for half its value
COUNCIL bosses in Pendle have come under fire for selling a former regeneration office for around half of its possible market value. The former Whitefield housing regeneration office at 42 Albert Street, Nelson, has been declared surplus to
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Centre Crisis
The Mary Hindle Resource Centre in Bury Road, Haslingden, has appealed for more support or it risks closing down. Community groups are needed to make more use of the extensive facilities and any individuals who are willing to volunteer their help are
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I'm no hero, insists Burnley defender
HERO worshipping doesn’t sit easy with Michael Duff, even after a goal-saving block preserved a precious point at Charlton to establish another unbeaten mini run for Burnley. “It’s part of my job to stop goals, and the one on Saturday was just
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Victory was no false Dawn
PENDLE athlete Dawn Richards only took up fell running because she got fed up watching her son Sam compete. But she soon discovered a latent talent and for the last two years she has been the winning veteran at the British Open Fell Running
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National awards for duo
FOUR ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athletes and their coaches have been recognised with Achievement Awards at The Daily Telegraph and Norwich Union School Sport Matters Awards Ceremony at Twickenham. The awards were made to the four who competed at
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Chorley boss joy at first Bamber Bridge derby
Tony Hesketh goes into tonight’s UniBond Challenge Cup first-round tie at Bamber Bridge with a good record against Chorley’s local rivals. Hesketh will be taking charge of Chorley against Bamber Bridge for the first time but has had to wait an
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Darwen bid to move up table
DENNIS Hill is hopeful that his Darwen side can rocket up the Vodkat League First Division table with two wins in the next five days. Darwen have won their last three games - they beat Norton United 4-3 at the weekend - to move up to 12th. They now
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Accrington Stanley boss won't let emotion be a factor
JOHN Coleman has no wish to see former club Morecambe suffer a bout of ‘second season syndrome’, but he hopes Sammy McIlroy doesn’t discover the remedy until after tonight. The Morecambe boss has come in for criticism from a section of supporters
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Bacup Borough eyes solid defence for Ramsbottom United derby
Bacup Borough boss Brent Peters will be urging his side to tighten up their defence ahead of tonight’s derby at Ramsbottom United. The two clubs currently sit side by side in mid-table in the Vodkat League Premier Division - Bacup are 11th
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Watch Your Speed!
Mobile speed cameras are to be used on some of Rossendales worst accident blackspots. In Haslingden there will be one located on Hud Hey Rd and nearby Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall. The Lancashire Local Rossendale committee who had asked
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Diana Vickers boosts Michael Jackson sales
DIANA Vickers’ performance of Michael Jackson’s Man In the Mirror has seen the original storm back into the charts. Diana, from Accrington, sang the song barefoot on October 18 as part of the X Factor’s Michael Jackson-themed night.
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Blackburn Rovers midfield duo 'will be envy of Premier League'
RAY Mathias has tipped Rovers’ new midfield partnership to become the envy of the Premier League after Vince Grella finally started repaying his summer price tag. The Australian made his home debut in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough,
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Blackburn Rovers manager's 10 to savour
IF Paul Ince guides Blackburn Rovers to victory at Villa Park tomorrow, he will better the early record of the club's last two managers. While many fans have been left disappointed by consecutive draws against Bolton and Middlesbrough, Ince
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Burnley to mark Alexander's milestone before game
BURNLEY'S Graham Alexander will have his 700th league start commemorated by the club tonight. Burnley chief executive Paul Fletcher will present the Scotland international with an engraved silver salver at 7.30pm, ahead of their home game with
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Rawtenstall freemasons’ open day
GUESTS were invited to learn more about the work of the freemasons in Rossendale at an open day in Rawtenstall. Lodge members at the Masonic Hall, Ashday Lea, Haslingden Road, threw open their doors so visitors could discover how the ancient order works
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All I can think is they deserve each other. But we don’t
What on earth are we to make of all the goings on in Corfu? "You couldn't make it up" – unless you are a writer of fiction. But there it is, splashed across the papers for a week and the story has still got legs, as journalists say. Let's just recap
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Burnley boss keen to prolong home run
OWEN Coyle is urging his Burnley side to keep the home fires burning. The Clarets have picked up 11 points from a possible 15 since defeat to Ipswich Town in the first game at Turf Moor this season, with two Carling Cup wins thrown in for good
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Salterforth pupils given lesson in law
CHILDREN from a school acted out a hearing in a real courtroom as part of a scheme to learn about the justice system. The Year Six pupils, from Salterforth Primary, took part in the dramatised court hearing at Reedley Court as part of Inside
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Accrington Stanley keep tabs on Worrall
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is not ruling out a move to bring West Bromwich Albion winger David Worrall back to the Fraser Eagle Stadium in January. The 18-year-old joined Stanley on a month’s loan in August and in five appearances for the
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Blackburn Rovers linked to Cameroon defender
Cameroon defender Eric Matoukou is being linked with a move from Belgium to Blackburn Rovers this summer. The Racing Genk man is out of contract at the end of the season and Rovers are reported to have had scouts tracking his progress.
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Win a dance workshop for your school
DANCE students – this is your chance to win an exclusive workshop with the award-winning Phoenix Dance Theatre at Blackpool Grand Theatre. Phoenix Dance Theatre returns to the Grand on November 27 and 28 with a programme of inspiring and entertaining
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Review: Embarrassing Bodies, Channel 4
YAY! the Embarrassing Bodies team are back – and this time they're looking at teenage bodies. Last night's episode on Channel 4 centred on the delightful subject of body odour. The fab-named Dr Pixie McKenna and the two others travelled
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19th Century Longridge house in danger of demolition
A house of great character from the mid-1800s, The Cottage, Lower Lane, is in danger of being demolished to make way for two new homes. The house, with its steep sloping roof and tall chimneys, is in a conservation area. In more recent
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Longridge Mayor's concert raises over £1000 for charity
The Mayor’s Charity Band Concert at St Paul’s Church raised £1,141 for charity. Coun Hilda Marle’s chosen charities were Bowland Mountain Rescue, Longridge Band and St Lawrence with St Paul’s Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade. The concert featured
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Thompson: Burnley must keep the faith
STEVEN Thompson has no qualms about Burnley being the surprise package of the Championship, as long as the players keep believing in themselves. The striker was disappointed that the first goal of his Clarets career didn’t amount to more than
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Show them how difficult motherhood is
INNOCENCE! It’s difficult to think of how innocent as children we were. Where babies came from and how they got there was a complete mystery until the age of about nine, then somebody graphically explained the procedure. I was astounded and said to
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East Lancashire in the pink to fight cancer
EAST Lancashire people raised cash and awareness for breast cancer with events across the area. For Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Friday, Blackburn College students took to the streets with collection buckets and painted faces, while pupils
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Support for crime victims
MANY people will agree with Jack Straw’s comments that victims’ voices are not being heard by the criminal justice system. The Justice Secretary said in a speech to the Royal Society of Arts that prison reformers were making sure that the needs of offenders
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Accrington Stanley striker hopeful of repeat win
TERRY Gornell is taking inspiration from Accrington Stanley’s win at Luton as the Reds prepare to face another side struggling at the wrong end of League Two tonight. Sammy McIlroy’s Morecambe side are currently 20th in League Two - four places
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Accrington homeowners disturb burglar
Householders disturbed a burglar as he was trying to take their flat-screen television. The burglar gained enty to the home in Ribblesdale Avenue in Accrington at approximately 1.20am on Saturday. The occupants heard noises and disturbed the burglar
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Book focuses on Lancashire's unsung war heroes
THE story of ‘forgotten’ war heroes is being re-told in a bid to give them the recognition they deserve. A new book explores life for World War One soldiers in the East Lancashire Regiment, which took recruits from Manchester, Liverpool, Blackburn
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Hotel could get Blackburn project back on track
BLACKBURN businesswoman Margo Grimshaw believes a hotel could restart her ailing town centre development. The pub supremo said she wanted to shift the focus away from flats and claims a number of budget hotel chains have expressed an interest. The £15million
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House on fire in Clayton-le-Woods
Fire crews were called to a house fire in Clayton-le-Woods. Nine firefighters tackled the kitchen blaze at the house in Cloverfield, in Clayton-le-Woods, at just before 10am yesterday. No-one was injured.
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North Stand sponsorship is a ‘plumb’ deal for Burnley
BURNLEY have agreed a record-six figure deal with James Hargreaves to keep the plumbers merchants as sponsors of Turf Moor’s North Stand for a further five years. The Burnley-based company have already forged a strong partnership with the Championship
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Burnley boss faces defensive crisis
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle fears a depleted defence for tonight’s re-match with Reading. Central defenders Steven Caldwell and Clarke Carlisle are both major doubts following Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Charlton Athletic, which captain Caldwell
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Zurab's Blackburn Rovers future left in limbo
ZURAB Khizanishvili is seeking talks to end his current Ewood Park limbo – but admits his future lies totally in Blackburn Rovers’ hands. The Georgian international has yet to feature in the Premier League this campaign and revealed he would
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Accrington Stanley keeper out for six weeks
Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin is also scheduled to have a hernia operation today. It will rule him out for up to six weeks.
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Burnley pedestrian killed on M65 two hours after leaving Blackburn hospital
A ‘DISORIENTATED’ mother-of-one died after discharging herself from hospital and walking down the M65 into the path of traffic. Police are trying to piece together how Patsy Anne Toomey, from Burnley, ended up four miles from the Royal Blackburn
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Couple rescued from Accrington house fire
A COUPLE were rescued by firefighters after a blaze trapped them in their bedroom. Julie Marchant, 43, said the incident had left her “terrified”. She described how she was faced with a “wall of smoke”. Julie and her partner Justin Riley
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Brierfield woman 'stabbed Blackburn A&E guard with dirty needle'
A HOSPITAL security guard was stabbed with a dirty needle after coming to the aid of nurses, police said. The guard will now have to go through several tests to determine if he has contracted anything from the needle, which had been taken out of a box
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Accrington pensioner robbed of his wedding ring
THIEVES ripped the wedding ring from the hand of a 76-year-old man in a street robbery. The man was approached on Friday just before noon on Abbey Street in Accrington by two men who appeared to be in their 40s. Noticing two rings the pensioner wore
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Free safety items for elderly in Darwen
GIVEAWAYS to help people stay safe were handed out to shoppers in Darwen. Officers from the local neighbourhood policing team teamed up with the council and data destruction company, Shred Easy, for the personal safety event in Darwen town
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Nelson man secures £500,000 compensation after losing arm
A MAN who lost his right arm in a car accident is looking to rebuild his life after being awarded £500,000 compensation. Musavier Aqib Mubarek, 25, from the Brunswick Street area of Nelson, was a passenger in a car when the driver lost control and crashed