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£100k bill for consultants for Burnley shopping centre
COUNCIL bosses have spent more than £100,000 on consultants for a shopping centre which has yet to be built, it has emerged. Burnley Council has disclosed it has paid Manchester-based property advisers Donaldsons £110,460 for work on the flagship Oval
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Darwen widow 'utterly disgusted' by sentence for husband's killer
THE widow of a devoted father-of-four said her family was ‘utterly disgusted’ with the four-year sentence handed to his killer. Terence Gaskin, 19,of Bright Street, Darwen, was sentenced on Friday for the manslaughter of Kenneth Turnbull
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Pensioner airlifted to hospital after Goosnargh crash
A woman in her 60s was airlifted to hospital after her car turned on its side in Goosnargh yesterday. Fire crews had to cut the woman, who has not been named, from the Peugeot 206 after she lost control on a bend in Syke House Lane at around
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Full-time: Blackburn Rovers 0 Chelsea 2
TWO strikes from Nicolas Anelka consigned Blackburn Rovers to a home defeat against Chelsea this afternoon. Chelsea, who returned to the top of the Premier League with the three points, were dominant for most of the game with Anelka a constant
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Half-time: Blackburn Rovers 0 Chelsea 1
BLACKBURN Rovers trail to a Nicolas Anelka goal at half time in virtual monsoon conditions against Chelsea at Ewood Park. Incessant rain, which has made passing difficult on an almost waterlogged pitch, meant the referee had to decide at half
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Waterfoot woman discovers Hyndburn soldier's war poem
A POIGNANT poem written by a soldier killed in the First World War has been discovered by his family. ‘The Battle Of The Mons’ was discovered by Margaret Martin, 74, of Waterfoot, when she was studying her family tree. The author, Private Thomas Brandon
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Accrington Stanley may face away tie in second round
ACCRINGTON Stanley have been handed an away tie against Hornchurch or Peterborough in the second round of the FA Cup if they beat Tranmere in their first-round replay on November 18. Stanley drew 0-0 at home to the Wirral side yesterday and
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TEAM NEWS: Zurab makes Blackburn Rovers start
BLACKBURN Rovers have included Georgian defender Zurab Khizanishvili in their starting line-up for this afternoon's home match against Chelsea. Khizanishvili replaces Chris Samba, while Morten Gamst Pedersen and Carlos Villanueva come in for
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Remembrance Sunday: Shot Clayton-le-Moors soldier wrote eulogy for funeral
A SOLDIER shot dead by a Taliban gunman wrote a poignant eulogy which he asked to be read at his funeral. In his moving piece, Private Jason Rawstron said that he realised the ‘reality and true meaning of life’ while he was fighting in Helmand province
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Lancashire Police slam M65 'lights out' plans
PLANS to turn out the lights on the M65 have suffered a major blow after police said the proposals would put motorists at risk. The force said it would be a ‘retrograde’ step if Lancashire County Council approved the move. And police
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Jack Straw hits back over £3,000 payment row
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw insists he has done nothing wrong over a £3,000 payment from an energy firm towards a celebratory dinner. Conservative MP Ben Wallace for the Wyre has asked the Electoral Commission and the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner
