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Blackburn man critical after stairs fall
A MAN was today critically ill after being found at the bottom of a flight of stairs following a night out with a friend. Police are now investigating if the man fell or if he was pushed. Paramedics alerted officers to the situation
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Darwen legal firm 'left 580 clients out of pocket'
MORE than 550 clients are out of pocket after a legal firm collapsed with a £216,000 'black hole' in its accounts, a tribunal heard. Ian Holland, 56, who ran his business from Railway Road, Darwen, was suspended indefinitely as a solcitor after
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Burnley FC fan loses appeal over racist abuse
A BURNLEY FC supporter has lost a legal challenge to clear his name of racially abusing Clarets striker Adi Akinbiyi. But David Taylor, 20, has been successful in fighting a football banning order after a judge said his behaviour was “uncharacteristic
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Burnley landowner ‘sick of fly-tipping misery'
A LANDOWNER has hit out at vandals who have turned his site into a fly-tipping hotspot. Marcus Bou, from Bubble Holdings, said he was “sick and tired” of people breaking into his company’s land off Albert Street. A huge clean-up was launched at the
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Burnley late night shopping dates
Late night Christmas shopping will start on Thursday, November 13 for shoppers in Burnley town centre. Shops will stay open to 8pm every Thursday in the run up to Christmas.
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New Waterfoot school bid delayed
A bid by education bosses to build a new primary school in Waterfoot has been delayed so councillors can inspect the Booth Road site. Members of Lancashire County Council’s development control committee will visit the area before voting on the application
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Flintoff facing big test
Andrew Flintoff has the chance to firmly establish himself as the world’s best all-rounder this winter – providing he can finally prove himself capable of playing match-winning innings in India. The 30-year-old Lancashire all-rounder enjoyed a spectacular
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Ramsbottom civic hall to get £400,000 facelift
MORE than £400,000 will be spent on an ‘exciting’ new makeover at a town’s civic hall. Plans have been unveiled for Ramsbottom Civic Hall in Market Place to receive a “huge amount” of work. And the community have been asked to work with council chiefs
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Hero’s medals on display in Burnley
ON December 23,1915, 24-year-old Victor, the only son of Burnley’s chief constable Mr WH Smith, of Scott Park Road, was serving as a second lieutenant in the East Lancashire Regiment on the Gallipoli peninsular in Turkey. As bombing officer he was participating
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Diary reveals RAF man’s Italian duty
A DIARY penned by an RAF corporal serving in Italy during the Second World War is one of the pieces of history being preserved by Padiham Archives Group. It was written by Fred Clarke, who was born in Burnley in 1912 and served with the air force in
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Win a signed Burnley FC shirt
Lancashire County Council’s road safety group is giving away a Burnley FC shirt, signed by Ade Akinbiyi. To be in with a chance of winning, they just want to know: What is your favourite song to listen to while you are driving? Send answers along
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Pendle conmen steal charity clothes
THIEVES posing as authorised collectors are stealing bags of clothes destined for poverty-stricken families in the Third World from outside homes in Pendle. Pendle Council bosses said they had received a number of reports of people in vehicles stealing
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Haslingden man admits Rawtenstall glassing
A NIGHTCLUBBER who glassed another man in an early hours row over a girl left his victim with a severed artery and a six-inch gash on his head. Burnley Crown Court heard how Andrew Alderson had suffered continual headaches and could not start
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Helmshore children given visibility vests
Schoolchildren in Helmshore are putting their best feet forward with the help of a local company. Pupils at Helmshore Primary School are being encouraged to walk to and from school safely after solicitors Woodcocks provided them with high visibility
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Blow as £1.7m Burnley sports facilities put on hold
PLANS to develop new £1.7 million sports facilities in Burnley are in tatters after the council’s development partner pulled the plug. It was hoped to create new five-a-side football pitches, a clubhouse and new changing rooms on Prairie playing fields
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Burnley bonfire crackdown hailed a success
A CRACKDOWN on rogue bonfires has been hailed as a success after residents were ordered to register their events. Over 50 fires were registered for Wednesday’s events, and bosses claim that the “bonfire registration scheme” helped improve safety throughout
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Gang attacks Burnley man, 50
A 50 year-old-man said he feared for his life after being attacked outside his place of work. Paul Sperring, 50, was leaving Barden Mill, Burnley, at around 9.30pm when he was confronted by a large gang of youths. The project manager
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£250m Burnley school sites to get visit
COUNCILLORS will visit the proposed sites of three new Burnley superschools before deciding whether they can be built. Members of Lancashire County Council development control committee yesterday decided to inspect the areas that could be transformed
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Burnley man released by police was found hanging
A HIGHLY-intelligent man with mental health problems hanged him-self after being arrested by police and then “abandoned” at a hotel by officers, an inquest heard. The hotel was full and John Raymond Sample, 36, was found dead two days later, the hearing
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Burnley MP: No surrender to cash crisis
BURNLEY MP Kitty Ussher has vowed not to “surrender” to the economic crisis as the Government bids to get people back into work. Miss Ussher was addressing fellow MPs in the House of Commons in her role as junior work and pensions minister. Earlier
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Less is more when it comes to footie on the box
ANOTHER week, another TV schedule chock full of football. Does anybody else find it a little tedious? I'm a sports nut, that's why I love the job I do. Sky Sports News is the first thing I flick on when I get up in the morning and all day long I think
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Blackburn Samurai sword man spared prison
A 33-YEAR-OLD man who brought terror to a quiet Blackburn street when he was seen wielding a Samurai sword has been spared an immediate prison sentence. Blackburn magistrates heard that police, including an armed response unit, attended the scene, in
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Church's new £12k stained glass window tells Darwen's history
THE past and present of Darwen has been captured in a £12,000 stained-glass window unveiled at St Peter’s Church. Fundraising for the window started three years ago, and it has just been installed on the south side of the building, overlooking the road
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Complaints about Lancashire County Council fall
THE number of complaints about Lancashire County Council fell last year, according to a watchdog. From blocked drains to rows about school admissions, a new report has shone a light on 86 official complaints made about County Hall in 2007/08. But despite
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Blackburn Turner painting set to tour Europe
One of Blackburn’s best known watercolours, Cascade at Terni by JMW Turner is about to embark on a nine-month tour of some of Europe’s best galleries. The watercolour has been requested to be included in the exhibition Turner and Italy. It will
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Roberts signs three-year deal at Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts has signed a three-year deal. It will keep him at the club until at least 2011, with the option of a further year. The 30-year-old has cemented his position at the club after manager Paul Ince’s arrival at Ewood
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Rishton fraud mum’s £35,000 bill
A MONEY launderer has been ordered to hand over almost £35,000 she made from crime – but not two houses she is connected with. Mother-of-three Linda Brierley, 40, is said to have got cash worth £34,979 from benefits fraud. Brierley, whose “partner”
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Name of Titanic Band Master: "The Wallace Hartley" for Colne Pub
It is true that Wallace Hartley, as a member of the Colne Bethel Independent Methodist Chapel, abstained from drinking alcohol. He was reflecting the cultural industrial age when alcohol abuse was rife, not only among working class men but also among
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I am delighted by Barack Obama’s victory
HOW does it feel to be free?” Vice President Richard Nixon once asked of a black guy sitting in the front row of an event held in Ghana to celebrate the country becoming an independent state. “How the devil should I know?” Came the reply. “I’m from Alabama
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Accrington man punched in police cell
A 29-year-old Accrington man suffered extensive injuries as he struggled with police officers in a cell at Greenbank police station, Whitebirk, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates were told that Shaun Liam Warner was left with two black eyes, swollen
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What a carol service! Blackburn bids for world record
A CAROL service with a difference will take place in Blackburn this Christmas as the town aims to set a zany world record. If your name is Carol, Carole, Karol or even Karel you are being asked to take part in a world record attempt which aims
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Who attacked brave Gino?
IT must have been a heart-wrenching decision for the family of Gino Hargreaves to release the picture of him lying in a coma attached to a life support machine. The 15-year-old has been fighting for his life for a week and police are still hunting for
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Can you help Colin Ainsworth tackle his goal?
READER Colin Ainsworth has set himself a goal – to find out more about this photograph, which features his dad. He reckons it dates from the 1920s or 1930s, but he has no idea which football team it is. It could be a works or pub team, as the majority
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Memories of the matinees
A LOOKING BACK reader, born the year the Empire first opened in 1910, has recalled the Saturday matinees she enjoyed as a little girl. The 98-year-old Blackburn resident remembered the old silent black and white films shown there, which were accompanied
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Blackburn family spot relative on TV 60 years on
SITTING in their homes in various parts of { family settled down to watch the World at War series on TV. This particular episode, focusing on the desert, was of particular interest for husband and father Robert Johnson had been captured in Tamara, North
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Never-say-die spirit is the key for Blackburn Rovers
A FRUSTRATED Vince Grella believes a strong mentality both collectively and personally will ensure good times are just around the corner at Ewood Park. Rovers’ Australian has struggled to make an impact in Lancashire since arriving from Torino this summer
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Ex-Burnley midfielder Matthew faces mixed emotions
EX-CLARET Damien Matthew could find himself stuck between a rock and a hard place next Wednesday. The former midfielder’s professional career began at Chelsea in 1989, and he spent five years with the club he grew up supporting. But
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Review: Heroes, BBC2
Imagine you could fly, stop time, read people’s minds, or even paint the future. Sounds fantastic doesn’t it? But as the third series of Heroes has revealed having these powers is perhaps not such a good thing at all. Having got a little bored with
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Griffin fulfills dream as he tackles Bulldog Rally
TEENAGER Matt Griffin fulfilled a boyhood ambition when he contested the Bulldog Rally – and finished third in class. “The rally was based around some of the classic Welsh forest stages of Dyfant and Dyfi,” said Matt, 17. “These are
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Valentine romps to victory in Wheelton
LOCAL racers have a lot to thank Terry Dickenson for – after all he has been organising events for 30 years. The Tulketh 10K in Preston, the Roddlesworth Roller and Daffodil Doddle at Abbey Village, the Heapey Thirsty Three, the Cromwellian
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McRae set for reunion
FORMER British rally champion Jimmy McRae will be reunited with his 1983 Ulster Rally-winning Opel Manta this weekend – thanks to the generosity of one East Lancashire driver. McRae will drive the famous Rothmans-liveried car on the Lombard
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Rob gives Pudsey Hope in British champs
The autumn season has given runners the chance to fly their club colours in national relay championships. First was the British Fell Relay Championships at Llangynhafal in the Clwydian Hills of Denbighshire, then last weekend it was on to Mansfield
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Rossendale United 3 Bamber Bridge 4 AET
ROSSENDALE United went out of the Presidents Cup after a 4-3 extra-time home defeat to Bamber Bridge. Phil Eastwood’s side went ahead when Jermaine Steel scored in the 39th minute but needed an injury-time equaliser from new signing Kris Atkinson
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Clitheroe 2 Garforth Town 4
CLITHEROE were knocked out of the UniBond League Challenge Cup in the first round after a 4-2 home defeat to Garforth Town. Craig Sargeson put the Blues ahead in the fifth minute but Garforth turned the game on its head with four goals before
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Oswaldtwistle crash boy, 14, now critically ill
A TEENAGER knocked down on a pavement is now critically ill. It was thought at first that 14-year-old Ben Forrest, who was hit while walking on the path alongside the Church and Oswaldtwistle railway station, had only suffered a broken arm
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Job losses fear at troubled Brinscall timber firm
A Brinscall timber firm has gone into administration putting nearly 500 jobs at risk. A sudden and steep downturn in orders has been blamed for the problems at Palgrave Brown, Railway Road, Brinscall. The £66 million turnover business
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Chorley woman quizzed over £50k cocaine
A 22-YEAR-OLD Chorley woman has been accused of possessing cocaine worth £50,000 after being arrested at JFK Airport, New York. Louise Marsden is believed to have been arrested as she tried to board a flight with her three-year-old daughter. Marsden
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Brave Ribble Valley boy heads up cancer charity campaign
A COURAGEOUS child cancer survivor from the Ribble Valley is the face of a major new charity drive. Declan Tattersall, eight, from Grindleton, near Clitheroe, appears on a 59ft billboard that was unveiled near Manchester Piccadilly train station
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Accrington Stanley set cup prices
TICKETS for Accrington Stanley’s FA Cup first-round tie at home to Tranmere on Saturday start at £13 for adults, £8 for concessions and £4 for under 16s.
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Former Burnley striker goes out on loan
EX-BURNLEY striker Gifton Noel-Williams has joined Yeovil on a one-month loan deal from Millwall. He has made just one start for the Lions this season.
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Blackburn Hawks in mixed weekend
BLACKBURN Hawks took giant strides to getting their season back on track, despite a mixed weekend of league and cup action on the ice. After a string of successive defeats, Hawks recorded their biggest victory of the season so far, thrashing Kingston
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Chorley model aims for High Street Honeys title
A Chorley model is looking for local support in her bid to be crowned FHM magazine’s High Street Honey 2009. Keely Webster, 21, of Bolton Street, has reached the final 100 in the modelling competition, which offers a £10,000 prize. The
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Former Burnley physio out with Ternent
FORMER Accrington Stanley and Burnley physio Ian Liversedge has left Huddersfield Town following the departure of Stan Ternent on Tuesday.
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Busy Bonfire Night for East Lancashire firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS tackled non-stop Bonfire Night calls, including a major arsonist attack on derelict terraces. Crews from Blackburn, Accrington and Darwen said calls were constant from 6pm until 3am but that most involved checks on under-control
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Accrington Stanley add an Argentinian touch to staff
ACCRINGTON Stanley have added a South American flavour to their coaching staff by bringing in Argentinian Pablo Asensio on a full-time basis. The 35-year-old enjoyed a playing career in Argentina, Greece and Spain before moving to England and becoming
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Blackburn Rovers starlet to face Qatar
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Anthony O’Connor is in the Republic of Ireland under 17s squad for their match against the Aspire Academy in Qatar today.
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Andrews has Premier class, says Blackburn Rovers boss
ROVERS boss Paul Ince believes Keith Andrews has always had Premier League potential and predicts the midfielder’s best is yet to come. The former MK Dons man struck a 25-yard last-gasp equaliser in Saturday’s thrilling 2-2 draw at the Hawthorns – with
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Don't take us lightly, Burnley midfielder warns Chelsea
CHRIS Eagles has warned Chelsea to underestimate Burnley at their peril! The Clarets head to Stamford Bridge for next week’s Carling Cup fourth round clash as underdogs to Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Premier League leaders. But Eagles knows
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Worsthorne street lamps to be removed
Coun Lawson has ascertained that the old street lamps which have recently been replaced will be removed in the next week or two.
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Worsthorne organ fund-raising going well
The new organ fund-raising has already achieved £1,130, leaving about £16,800 to find. Profits from ticket sales for the Christmas concert will go towards the fund.
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Worsthorne Councillor inspeacts allotments
Coun Ken Smith has inspected the allotments and has reported to the parish council that three plots were looking uncared-for. He is to keep an eye on them and report back to a future meeting.
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Ex-Burnley boss Cotterill linked with three vacancies
FORMER Burnley boss Steve Cotterill has emerged as one of the favourites to fill the vacant managerial role at Watford – while managerless Carlisle and Huddersfield may also be on his radar. The 44-year-old has yet to resume his managerial career since
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£10m Rawtenstall health centre plan agreed
PLANS to build a new £10million health centre in Rossendale have been given the green light. The scheme received unan-imous approval from develop-ment control councillors. It means brand new mobile health units will be built in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall
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£81m Burnley campus is taking shape
CONSTRUCTION of Burnley’s new £81m state-of-the-art College and University campus is now well under way. The campus, situated next to the former paper works building which closed in 2004, is rapidly altering the Burnley skyline. The development is just
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Burnley thug jailed for smashing bottle over woman's head
A THUG who smashed a large bottle over a friend’s head as she slept, six days after he was released from jail, is behind bars for another two-and-a-half years. Aaron Heywood, 23, was described as a “dangerous man” by a judge. Judge Simon Newell , who
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New lease of life for Burnley war memorial
A MEMORIAL to those who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War and Second World War has been given a new lease of life. Servicemen from the Burnley area who lost their lives in combat are commemorated on the monument in Towneley Park. Now in time
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Blackburn teen jailed for six years after 'vicious' screwdriver attack
A TEENAGER who stabbed a man through the skull with an eight-inch screwdriver has been jailed for six years. Victim Barry Dixon has been left partially paralysed down his right side after the ‘vicious’ attack by Joshua Rivers. Judge Beverley Lunt told
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Blackburn teen ‘may have been in wrong place at wrong time’
A TEENAGER kicked into a coma may have innocently stumbled across his attackers as he made his way home, police have revealed. 15-year-old Gino Hargreaves remains in a serious condition in hospital following a savage assault in Hancock Street
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Burnley's Claret colour banned by Blackburn Rovers-supporting designer
WHAT is the first rule of design? The answer, if you ask Rovers-mad fashion designer Wayne Hemingway, is never use the colour claret. You will not find the colours of Burnley FC in anything inspired by the Blackburn design guru. Despite
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Ooijer and Emerton in line for Blackburn Rovers return
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Andre Ooijer could be in line for a first-team return, having missed the 2-2 draw at the Hawthorns with a swollen knee. Latest injury victim Brett Emerton has also given Rovers good news this week, after a scan on
