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Shutdown for Darwen Tower after vandalism
DARWEN Tower is set to be out of bounds for a week while a new lightning conductor is installed. The original lightning conductor is believed to have been vandalised about two months ago and a temporary cond-uctor was put in its place.
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Late Opening
Haslingden Blackburn Rovers' fans may be interested to know that the Rovers Store is having a late night Xmas opening this Thursday, 13th November. Lots of discount bargains and a chance to meet some Rovers' star players.
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Keep Mum (Happy)
Mums 4 Mums is a friendly and welcoming group run by mums for mums and all are welcome and invited to share their joy, frustrations and worries. Go along to enjoy a coffee and chat with other mums. Mums 4 Mums takes place at Haslingden Community
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Pneumonia Beckons!
There will be an afternoon walk around the Haslingden Grane Circuit, on Sunday 30th November starting at Helmshore Textile Museum 1:00pm. The 7 mile walk will take in Musbury Tor, Musbury Heights, Calf Hey Reservoir, Clough Head Visitors Centre, Heap
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New row over free travel for Lancashire's pensioners
EAST Lancashire is subsidising the rest of the county over a free bus pass scheme, according to Labour councillors. The group claims districts including Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Pendle are set to hand over hundreds of thousands of
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Three yobs attack Burnley taxi driver
A TAXI driver was left with a bloody nose in the latest attack on a Burnley cabbie. The 34-year-old Asian man picked up three men from Rossendale Road at around 3.15am on Saturday, before stopping at Dalton Street to drop them off. Sgt Phil Carter
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Thieves steal cash from Burnley shop's cash machine
BURGLARS raided the cash machine at a corner shop and stole a hoard of cash. The criminals broke into the Spar shop, in Brunshaw Road, Burnley, overnight before setting to work on an in-store ATM. They used power tools to prise it open
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Rossendale council tax dodgers warned
COUNCIL tax dodgers in Rossendale are being warned they have no where to hide. New state-of-the-art computer software which can help track debtors is being used to help tackle tax evasion in the Valley. Last week, two non-payers received a suspended
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Warning to Burnley residents over bogus parcel cards
RESIDENTS are being warned to be on their guard after a bogus parcel delivery company left cards at houses across Burnley. Police said the scam involves cards, which feature a premium rate telephone number, being left by PDS parcel delivery service at
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Ramsbottom woman's bid to help Honduras hurricane victims
A YOUNG woman is to spend 12 months in Honduras helping victims of natural disasters which have hit the country. Hayley Hardman, 22, decided to volunteer overseas after hearing about the state of crisis in the South American nation.
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Strictly Come Dancing blog: Week eight
DANCE teacher Graham Vernon, from Samlesbury, gives his verdict on the eighth episode on Strictly Come Dancing. What a shocking week. Neither Heather nor Rachel deserved to be in the dance off - it should have been John and Jodie. Tom
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Family appeal over Burnley man missing for a month
THE distraught family of a Burnley man missing for a month have made a desperate appeal for information. Geoffrey Benton, 42, of Wycoller Avenue, has not been seen since visiting a newsagents in Lyndhurst Avenue early on Friday October 3. Detectives
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East Lancashire parents urged to pass on safe driving message
PARENTS are being urged to get more involved in teaching their children about driving responsibly. Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety is making the plea after its research revealed that young drivers find it acceptable to eat, drink, put on make-up
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Grant helps Clayton-le-Dale teenager to soar
A TEENAGE flying sensation has won a prestigious scholarship with aviation body, The Air League. Chris Hindle, 19, of Showley Road, Clayton-le-Dale, travelled to St James Palace to receive his scholarship from Prince Philip. Chris, who is in his second
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Lottery snub for Blackburn youth club
PLANS for a multimillion pound youth club in the centre of Blackburn have suffered a setback. Council bosses had prepared a lottery bid to fund the centre, modelled on Bolton's famous Lads and Girls club. But they have been told the scheme has not been
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Tickled pink with Darwen raffle ticket sales
A TOTAL of £1,714 was raised for the Breast Cancer Campaign when Darwen turned pink for a day. Staff from more than 40 shops and market stalls dressed up in pink on Friday, October 31, and Darwen Market donated a ‘pink stall’ in the run-up to the event
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£5 for a glass of wine seems foolish
THE “in crowd” have been saying that staying in is the new going out for a while now. But in our house it’s taken the clocks going back to really get us into the routine of double-bolting the door and changing into our pyjama bottoms at 6pm. And it’
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Hollingworth walk
THE ROCHDALE Canal was a brave enterprise, completed in 1804. Its 33 mile length climbed up, over and down the Pennines and required no fewer than 92 locks. Its importance was that it ran from Castlefield in Manchester to Sowerby Bridge in Yorkshire
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Rhubarb, Blackburn
Address: Blackburn Visitor Centre, 50-54 Church Street, Blackburn, BB1 5AL. Phone number: 0871 9614173. Lancashire Telegraph review by Jemma Dobson from March 21, 2009 IT’S hardly in the best part of town at the moment, what with
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Interview: Jim Fitzgerald of Tenorissimo
A DECADE ago three tenor singers, then total strangers, performed together for the first time after just one hour’s rehearsal as part of the World Cup celebrations in Blackburn. Since then, Tenorissimo have gone from appearing in Lancashire
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Judge’s rap for Rawtenstall woman who defrauded OAP
A JUDGE has accused a fraudster who targeted an elderly woman in a £2,500 scam of being manipulative as the prospect of jail loomed. Maxine Shaw, 36, should have been sentenced at Burnley Crown Court, after earlier admitting taking cheques
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Mystery remains over why mother hanged herself
A 39-year-old Longridge mother hanged herself from the banister at her home. An inquest heard that Susan Quinn left notes for family and friends but gave no clue as to why she had taken her own life. Miss Quinn, formerly known as Susan Ball, had appeared
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Recipe: Pork La Piazza
A LITTLE piece of Italy has opened in Blackburn, complete with a secret Italian family recipe for pizza dough — which uses six different types of flour. Opened last month, La Piazza, in Richmond Terrace, is run by Sardinia born Antonello Mura and his
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Colne woman attacked by 'grubby' man in Burnley takeaway
A REVELLER was hospitalised after she was attacked by a “grubby looking” man, police said. THe 23-year-old was getting food in the Roxy’s 43 takeaway, in Hammerton Street, Burnley, at around 4.20am on Sunday after a night out with friends. However
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Darwen teachers enjoy fact-finding trip to Bangladesh
TEACHERS from Darwen visited Bangladesh on a 10-day fact-finding mission. Barbara Cocken, headteacher at St Stephen’s C of E Primary School, Tockholes, Claire Redman, assistant headteacher at Darwen Vale High School, and Emma Johnson and Sarah Stowe
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East Lancashire speed camera sites
DURING the week beginning on Monday, November 10, mobile enforcement may be carried out at the sites listed, in addition to the fixed camera sites where mobile enforcement may also take place. BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN: Lower Eccleshill Road, Darwen
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Students searching for mystery Haslingden violinist
Students at the Rossendale Video Unit are trying to find a young female musician who “fiddled” outside Haslingden Library during the recent street fair. Her music has been used as a backing track for the unit’s video and they would like to contact
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New faces toast future at Darwen pub
New Darwen landlord Jamie Mac is planning a novel way to empty his pub at closing time. He’s going to start singing! “That’ll clear ‘em out,” he laughed. Jamie, a club singer with a sharp comic touch, and his wife Gail opened up at the George Hotel
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Ramsbottom man produces Scout Moor wind farm calendar
A PHOTOGRAPHER has produced a calendar of the controversial Scout Moor wind farm. Paul Anderson, from Ramsbottom, has been taking photos of the development since const-ruction began in 2006. People from as far away as Devon, Oxford and even France have
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‘Kick-start’ for Lancashire's stagnant housing market
A LANCASHIRE property expert believes that the interest rate announcement will help to kick-start the stagnant housing market. The Bank of England slashed the base rate by 1.5 per cent to three per cent, the largest cut since the 1950s, in a bid to help
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'Success' of first year of Burnley health scheme
Healthy eating achievers celebrate collecting their certificates in areas such as cookery, food safety and nutrition after a year under the HEAL scheme. Year two of the campaign two will include new healthy eating courses covering nutrition
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Lancashire County Council ‘nodded’ away £10m
COUNCILLORS have “nodded through” multi-million pound investment programmes over the years, the leader of Lancashire County Council has admitted. County Hall is currently in danger of losing £10million it has tied up in the Icelandic Landsbanki bank.
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Broadcasters recognised the limits of evil
IN Flanders fields poppy seeds lay dead for decades, and so they would have remained had their world not been turned upside down. Disturbance was their only hope, and 90 years ago this came in bomb-loads. Around our fallen, dead seeds germinated vividly
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Barnoldswick mechanic awarded £22,000 after being sacked for joining trade union
A MECHANIC who joined a trade union and was later sacked by a Pendle firm has won compensation totalling £22,000 at an industrial tribunal. Dan Collins was warned against signing up to the GMB union when he joined Event Staging and Structures
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Extra car parking planned for Burnley town centre
A FORMER health centre could make way for much-needed extra town centre parking for Burnley shoppers and workers. Town hall bosses have drawn up plans to bulldoze the old St Nicholas’ health centre, Saunder Bank, to create 61 extra spaces for vehicles
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Over-budget Colne water feature will remain dry
A CENTREPIECE water feature will never be switched on after red-faced council bosses under-estimated the cost by £60,000. Officials from Pendle Council originally thought the structure in Colne Precinct, consisting of large stone spheres, water jets
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Burnley mobile speed camera sites unveiled
TEN ‘traffic troublespots’ set to be targeted by mobile speed cameras have been unveiled. Burnley Council bosses say the additional camera sites will be put in use ‘as soon as possible’ in a bid to crackdown on roadside casualties. The
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Accrington Stanley's former secretary passes away
TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known East Lancashire football administrator who has died after a battle with cancer. Phil Terry was secretary at Accrington Stanley until 2006 and also held that post at Colne Dynamoes. A minute’s silence was held
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Assault charge after man’s ear bitten off in Darwen
AN 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault during which part of a man’s ear was bitten off. Ryan Williams, from Hoddlesden, was charged with wounding with intent by detectives yesterday. He was remanded in custody and is due to
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Blackburn-Clitheroe rail delay warning
RAIL passengers who travel between Blackburn and Clitheroe are being warned of delays to their journeys while track improvements are completed. Network Rail is removing a number of temporary speed restrictions on the line, which have been having
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Duke of Lancaster soldiers charged with attack on comrade
TWO Duke of Lancaster soldiers are being held in military custody, charged with the attempted murder of a comrade. The two men, who serve with the Second Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, are alleged to have attacked a Fijian-born fellow
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Rossendale United 2 Garforth 2
A TOUGH 90 minutes against a physical Garforth saw Rossendale pick up a much-needed point in UniBond First Division North. The result was obtained with only 10 men following the controversial sending off of James Heywood for a second bookable offence
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Wigan Robin Park 3 Bacup Borough 3
BACUP secured an extra-time draw at Wigan Robin Park in the Vodkat League Challenge Cup second round. Wigan Robin Park, currently second in the Vodkat North West Counties First Division were playing host to a Bacup side currently in the top
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Atherton LR 2 Darwen 1
DARWEN missed a penalty and then conceded two late goals to 10-man Atherton LR to exit the Vodkat League Challenge Cup in the second round. Ed O’Neil put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot in the 35th minute but he then shot wide of the left upright
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Warrington Town 1 Clitheroe 0
CLITHEROE lost to lowly Warrington by the narrowest of margins in UniBond First Division North. Warrington had not won a league game for two months but went ahead when Carl Rendell fired a well-struck shot across keeper Martin Fearon.
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Congleton Town 1 Colne 3
COLNE booked a home tie against New Mills in the third round of the Vodkat League Challenge Cup after a well-deserved victory over Congleton. Colne opened the scoring on 40 minutes when Liam Garbutt latched on to a long clearance and headed past the
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Jimmy returns for England
BURNLEY'S Jimmy Anderson took three wickets on his return to the England team in their one-day warm-up match against Mumbai. Anderson was surprisingly left out of the lucrative Stanford Series match last week but took 3 for 15 yesterday as England,
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Padiham 2 Ramsbottom United 1
PADIHAM reached the Vodkat League Challenge Cup third round with a battling 2-home win over Premier Division Ramsbottom. Padiham keeper Sean Davis, who won the First Division goalkeeper of the month award for October, was forced into action to deny
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We deserved more, says Blackburn Rovers boss
PAUL Ince was determined to take the positives from yesterday’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea after insisting Rovers’ second half display deserved more. The Rovers boss admitted Chelsea dominated for the opening 45 minutes but insisted it could have
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Just go for it at the Bridge, Sinclair urges Burnley
FRANK Sinclair has urged Burnley to be fearless in their approach to Wednesday night’s cup clash with Chelsea. The Clarets are smarting after having a five-game unbeaten run ended at Championship leaders Wolves on Saturday. But Sinclair
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McCarthy joy at win over Burnley
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy admitted his side’s clean sheet was as pleasing as the three points they gained with a 2-0 win over Burnley at Molineux. McCarthy’s side extended their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship to six points
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Accrington Stanley FA Cup replay brought forward for TV cameras
ACCRINGTON Stanley's FA Cup First Round Replay at Tranmere has been brought forward to Thursday and will be shown live on Setanta.
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Chorley 1 Durham City 3
DURHAM City extended their unbeaten start to life in UniBond First Division North in impressive style. Hapless Chorley spent much of the first half chasing shadows and City were two up at the interval. Gavin Cogdon strode clear of a square defence to
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Making sure Burnley and Pendle stay warm
A SCHEME to help the most vulnerable keep warm in Burnley and Pendle this winter is set to be approved. Councillors from Burnley and Pendle have teamed up to help reduce fuel poverty and tackle climate change for residents across the two boroughs
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Oswaldtwistle football match helps raise £1,700
A charity football match was held between the Hare & Hounds under-30s and over-30s. Later it was back to the pub in Oswaldtwistle for karaoke with a raffle and auction. The event raised £1,700 for the North West Air Ambulance.
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Why it’s easy to get the abbey habit
WALKING to find wildlife is often more interesting in winter when the leaves are off the trees and rivers are in full flow. I enjoy weekend walks around the wharf when the Bolton Abbey and Embsay railway is running. There are station cafes at both
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Teens robbed at knifepoint in Blackburn park
TWO teenagers were forced to hand over their mobile phones after being robbed at knifepoint in a park. The 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were walking through Queen's Park, Blackburn, at 2.50pm on Sunday when they were approached by a
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We were too slow out of blocks and it cost us dearly, says Burnley boss
DISAPPOINTED Burnley manager Owen Coyle felt a poor first-half performance set them up for a fall at Wolves. The Clarets were slow to start against the Champion-ship leaders, and paid a heavy price by slipping to only their second defeat in
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Why I'm carrying on showcasing Darwen's great characters
IT’S just over 12 months since I started this column and I was planning to call it a day. It had been rather a long haul. I’d got up quite a few noses, plugged a lot of folk who deserved a bit of recognition and generally kept a watchful eye on Darwen
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Two Blackburn men charged with attacking Gino Hargreaves
TWO men have today been remanded in custody charged with attacking Gino Hargreaves. Kieran Chatburn, 29, of Hamlet Close, Bank Top, and Stuart Hartley, 25, of no fixed address, appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with wounding with
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Rawtenstall takeaway fire
Crews from Haslingden and Bacup attended the Blossoms Chinese takeaway, in Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, at around 11.45am yesterday. Three members of staff were evacuated from the fire, which is believed to have started from a pan of oil. Two people
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New £7m Burnley hotel is boost for tourism
TOURISM in Burnley is set to ‘take off’ thanks to the town’s new £7million hotel, according to council bosses. Council chiefs said they had been focusing on ways of boosting the town’s tourism trade thanks to the Holiday Inn Express, Pendle
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Female staff threatened in raid on Haslingden bookies
A BETTING shop in Haslingden was raided by weapon-wielding robbers. The three men, all with their faces covered, stormed the Ladbrokes branch, Manchester Road, and threatened two terrified female staff with bars or sticks, police said.
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Padiham doctor’s plea for aid in India project
AN East Lancashire doctor who has helped train hundreds of Indian health workers to spot the early signs of cervical cancer is appealing for help to expand her project. Dr Mohini Vachhani, 55, of Padiham, is a gynaecology consultant with East Lancashire
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Padiham kids chuffed with puffer trains
TRAIN enthusiasts and youngsters gathered at a Padiham church for the town’s own model railway exhibition. Young and old rubbed shoulder at the Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, in Church Street, as they browsed an extensive collection of steam and narrow gauge
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Clarets set up shop at Burnley market
Clarets fans will from today have a new place in town to buy official club merchandise. Burnley FC bosses are opening up a dedicated stall at the indoor market for the festive period. The outlet will stock everything from replica shirts to keyrings
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Science provided worldly goods
WHO does Pastor Kevin Mills think provides him with food, clothes, water, heat, lighting, all the things of the modern world? Not a God, SCIENCE! that's what. God did not invent synthetic fabrics, which clothes the world, the refinement of oil, (
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch
FROM: Councillor Alan Cottam, Executive Member for Regeneration, to all residents of the borough over the age of 60 years, who may or may not use bus passes I start off by saying that I am on the wrong side of three score years and ten and firmly in
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Lancashire police beat targets on jail returns
LANCASHIRE police and the county’s probation service have beaten national targets to return criminals who have breached their licence back to prison. The National Criminal Justice Board expects all areas in England and Wales to get 75 per cent of those
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Blackburn energy brokers warn against 'throwing away cash'
BUSINESSES need to be cautious when it comes to choosing their energy contracts or they could end up ‘throwing away’ their cash, a leading broker has warned. Danielle Fish, director of energy broker Every Aspect, Appleby Business Centre, Blackburn
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Budget beauty tips for you credit crunchers
Across the country businesses are going bust, people are losing their jobs, families are losing their homes. But let’s forget all that and turn our attention to more important knock-on effects of the credit crunch. It’s bad, it’s terrible, its catastrophic
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Time to get tough on thugs
HOW can a patient attack a health worker who is simply trying to care for them? It is completely baffling to the vast majority of right-thinking members of society. But the question of how to put a stop to the thugs is much more straight forward. Health
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Motorcyclist injured in Clayton-le-Moors hit and run
A MOTORCYCLIST was knocked off her bike in a hit-and-run incident. The incident happened at 10.50pm on Sunday when a motorcyclist was riding her Black Honda Super Sprint along Whalley Road, towards Clayton-le-Moors.. After she approached
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Clitheroe parking row finally resolved
A THREE-year parking row has been finally resolved after plans for double yellow lines on one of Clitheroe’s busiest streets were rejected. The debate over Moor Lane, Clitheroe, was settled at a heated Lancashire Local Ribble Valley meeting. Traffic
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Accrington Stanley boss confident of replay result
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman was in bullish mood as his side earned a FA Cup first-round replay against Tranmere. Goalkeeper Kenny Arthur was the star of the show as he made a series of fantastic first-half saves to deny Ian Moore,
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Diana Vickers feeling ‘better’ after bug shock
X FACTOR star Diana Vickers, who missed Saturday’s live show due to a throat infection, is feeling “a lot better”, according to family. The ITV1 talent show’s Harley Street doctor said Diana risked permanently damaging her vocal cords if
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Review: Justin Moorhouse @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
A good comedian can be judged by how they deal with hecklers. In Justin’s case he was a professional. Audience participation can be a vital part of stand-up comedy and allows the performer to dish out quick-thinking putdowns and clever
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Retire? Say it ain't so, Joe!
JOE Calzaghe cemented his legacy as one of the greatest fighters ever to lace up a pair of gloves with his convincing victory over Roy Jones Jr in Madison Square Garden. Even though you could argue that Jones was past his best, Calzaghe still went into
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Don't call us bullies, Blackburn Rovers boss tells Chelsea
A FURIOUS Paul Ince has warned ‘don’t label us bully boys’ after launching a blistering post-match verbal attack on Ray Wilkins. The Rovers boss was angry about some pre-match comments made by Chelsea’s assistant predicting a physical Ewood
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Burnley will bounce back, says Blake
ROBBIE Blake has backed Burnley to maintain their top six Championship challenge, despite losing to leaders Wolves. The Clarets striker put Saturday’s disappointing 2-0 defeat largely down to an uncharacteristically poor first-half display
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Former Burnley man Diallo on move
FORMER Burnley defender Drissa Diallo is set to complete a permanent move to League One side Cheltenham after a loan spell from MK Dons.
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FA Cup agony for Burnley youth coach
BURNLEY'S youth team goalkeeping coach Craig Mawson was carried off after colliding with a post in Droylsden’s 0-0 draw at Darlington in the FA Cup first round.
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Christmas comes early to Blackburn
RUDOLPH and his fellow reindeers were in Blackburn with Father Christmas to kickstart the festive season. They visited The Mall, Blackburn, on Saturday and brought some festive cheer as they paraded along King William Street in the town centre pulling
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East Lancashire pays its respects on Remembrance Sunday
CURRENT soldiers joined dignitaries and war veterans in marking Remembrance Sunday. Soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment came to Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley where they paraded to each town’s cenotaph before a traditional service
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Shocking toll of assaults on East Lancashire health workers
A HEALTH worker is attacked everyday on average in East Lancashire, shock new figures reveal. Some 391 health workers reported being assaulted over the past 12 months. The number of attacks has increased by as much as 54 per cent year-on-year
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'Wheelie stupid' prosecution of Blackburn man whose bin was knocked over
A MAN was taken to court for ‘dumping rubbish’ after his bin was knocked over, causing several bags to fall out. But magistrates found Gary Rostron not guilty and now the Mill Hill resident has slammed Blackburn with Darwen Council for ‘wasting
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Cannabis factory found in Great Harwood
A ‘SOPHISTICATED’ cannabis factory has been uncovered by police at a rented house in Great Harwood. Officers found 200 plants after neighbours complained to the landlord about the ‘strong smell‘ coming from the property in Game Street.
