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Four bailed over Lancashire race hate leaflet probe
BNP supporters were demonstrating outside Burnley police station today after its members were arrested on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred in Lancashire. Four men were held this morning after a police investigation over the distribution
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Jack be Nimble
The Fastest Man; Steeple Jack’s Adventures in Lancashire is Chris Aspin’s latest work, published by Helmshore Local History Society. It tells the story of James Duncan Wright who became so famous that his nickname entered the English Language. “Jack
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Blackburn girl's panto cat is a winner
Gabrielle Faulkner, of St Peter’s RC Primary School, Blackburn, designed a cat costume for this year’s Thwaites Empire pantomime, Dick Whittington. Her design won £1,000 for her school’s funds in the Lancashire Telegraph competition run in
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Lancashire police workers warned over social networking sites
POLICE are being told to exercise caution on social networking sites following complaints about officers posting pictures of boozy nights out. Leading officers feel that some images being uploaded onto sites such as Facebook, Bebo and Myspace could harm
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Rawtenstall shopping centre plans to be redesigned
PLANS to develop a controversial Rossendale shopping centre are set to be redesigned. But councillors have hit out at the length of time the Valley Centre project has been taking, and are concerned the site will soon become another half completed venture
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Burnley dry stone waller's business given a boost
TEN years ago dry stone walls were becoming a crumbling relic on East Lancashire’s rural landscape. But following a recent resurgence in the age-old craft, the moors and rolling hills are slowly but surely returning to their former glory.
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Help to plant spring bulbs in Ramsbottom
YOUNGSTERS have been invited to get involved in their town’s bid to brighten up spring. Summerseat Methodist Primary School, alongside local groups, have been involved in this year’s bulb planting scheme in Ramsbottom. Ramsbottom Rotary
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Website for doctor gripes
A NEW website has been created by health watchdogs for patients to make complaints about doctors. The General Medical Council has launched a new online inform-ation centre, Patients’ help, to let patients know who to contact when they have a concern
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Fair Careers?
Haslingden High School on Broadway is holding a Training 2000 Careers Fair on Wednesday 26th November. Details from 01706 215726 or 214590
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East Lancashire 'has 250 BNP members'
RIVAL political leaders claim that a leaked British National Party membership list highlights the party’s failure to make inroads amongst East Lancashire voters. The names, addresses and phone numbers of more than 250 East Lancashire BNP members
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East Lancashire students take lead in autism campaign
TWO students from East Lancashire are set to change the perception of autism in a new campaign. To celebrate a five-year partnership between the National Autistic Society and the University of Cumbria, Zoe Wood and another youngster who is
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Blackburn with Darwen's £23,000 seaside trip defended
A COUNCIL-funded three-day trip to the seaside for 80 volunteers which cost £23,000 has been defended. The event, staged by Blackburn with Darwen Council, was designed to aid local community workers, particularly on new plans to improve activity
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I'm A Celebrity Day 4: Robert blames defective key for losing Bushtucker Trial
Robert Kilroy-Silk claimed victory in the Bushtucker Trial yesterday - only to be told he hadn't completed the task correctly. The politician thought he had beaten actor Joe Swash in Chamber Of Horrors after setting himself free from a water-filled
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I'm A Celebrity Day 4: Teams come together
The existing celebrities were merged into one camp yesterday - a day earlier than planned. Because torrential rainfall sparked a risk of flooding, show producers reunited the 'Away' team - Simon Webbe, Nicola McLean, Esther Ranzen, Robert Kilroy-Silk
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I'm A Celebrity Day 4: Two new contestants due in jungle
Two new contestants will be 'kidnapped' as they enter the jungle tomorrow. The unsuspecting stars - believed to be former Mis-Teeq singer Su-Elise Nash and Dollar star David Van Day - will be ensnared in giant nets and caged deep in the heart of
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Rishton football team's kit stolen
A FOOTBALL team has been left short after their entire kit was stolen. The Rishton Arms Sunday league team has their shirts, shorts and socks stolen from the pick-up truck of the manager. Boss Dale McVarish, 43, who runs local building
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I'm A Celebrity Day 4: Could Esther be the next WAG?
Esther Rantzen was offered the chance to be made into a WAG - but received a warning she would have to share her boyfriends. The 68-year-old presenter - whose husband Desmond Wilcox died in 2000 - was asked if she wanted to hang out with footballers
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Man dies after being struck by train near Hoghton
RUSH-hour trains on the York to Blackpool line were cancelled after a man died when he was struck on the lines. The incident happened on the line near Hoghton at Gregson Lane around 7.05am and no trains were able to run between Pleasington and Bamber
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Burnley sign partnership with 'Cary Clarets'
Burnley have agreed a formal partnership with a football team they played on their summer tour of America. The American PDL (Premier Development League) team known as Cary RailHawks U23’s will be re-branded as the Cary Clarets. It's part
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Pendle students’ festive project
STUDENTS from a Pendle college are playing their part in the world’s largest Christmas project. Childcare and Education students from Nelson and Colne College, have been collecting and making-up Christmas gift boxes as part of The Samaritans
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Health trust takes Darwen office
HEALTH workers are set to move into office space in Darwen’s new Arkwright Court development. NHS Blackburn with Darwen, the primary care trust administering non-hospital care in the borough, has taken on a two-year lease of Unit Four at the
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'Pub ban' for yobs who abuse Lancashire paramedics
ANYONE who abuses ambulance staff could find themselves banned from every pub in the North West, under a bold new plan to protect paramedics. It is hoped the Stop Abuse campaign, in conjunction with Pubwatch schemes across the region, will slash the
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New Colne pub set to create 35 jobs
35 jobs will be created in Colne when a former restaurant re-opens as a pub following a £1.4million makeover. Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is to open The Wallace Hartley on the site of a former Greek taverna in Church Street on Friday, November
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Accrington Stanley’s striker's award
Accrington Stanley’s veteran striker Paul Mullin was named as League Two’s North West footballer of the Year. The 34-year-old accepted the gong at a star-studded awards ceremony at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on Monday night. Mullin, the club’s
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87 new dog bins in £57k Hyndburn scheme
A BOROUGH has spent £57,000 on 87 new dog fouling bins - and a man with a van to empty them. The bins will be placed across Hyndburn to try to combat the problem of owner's who fail to clean up after their pets. Cabinet member for environmental
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Advice Links
Can you afford not to get help with; getting a Job, writing a CV, completing Application Forms, Benefits advice, Retraining, Childcare while you Retrain, finding the right Career Path? Go along to Haslingden Community Link on Bury Road to get FREE
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I'm A Celebrity Day 4: Is Dani pregnant?
Dani Behr thinks she may be pregnant. Bosses on I’m A Celebrity... are reportedly sending a pregnancy test into camp for the 34-year-old presenter. They may have to withdraw her from the show if the result is positive. Queasy Dani
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I'm A Celebrity Day 4: Nicola is out to win
Nicola McLean believes she can “eat anything” after winning a Bushtucker Trial. The glamour model said chewing scorpions, kangaroo’s testicles and silkworms during the I Scream Van challenge earlier this week has given her the confidence to tackle
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Bacup dad-to-be's hanging death 'was accidental'
A YOUNG plasterer and father-to-be from Rossendale hanged himself after a row with his partner, an inquest heard. But the girlfriend and family of Bradley Landers, 25, of East View, Bacup, are convinced that he did not mean to harm himself, Burnley Coroner
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Decision due on Pendle parish and town council budgets
PENDLE authorities in charge of running village halls and litter picking are set to be told how much money they can spend next year. Senior councillors in the borough will decide the cash handed to town and parish councils for the next financial
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Bobby Charlton calls fellow knight Tom Finney 'a god'
PRESTON North End legend Sir Tom Finney was described as “a god” after the 86-year-old won a lifetime achievement award. The tribute came from another former England idol Sir Bobby Charlton at the Northwest football awards dinner in Manchester.
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Sir Alex Ferguson banned for Blackburn Rovers tie
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban – meaning he will be absent for the Carling Cup quarter-final tie with Blackburn Rovers – following his row with referee Mike Dean this month. The 66-year-old was fuming
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Blackburn Rovers midfielder hopes for Irish debut
BLACKBURN Rovers star Keith Andrews admits the chance to make his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland would be the high point of his career. Back in May, at League Two side MK Dons, now he is a regular starter in the Premier League with Rovers,
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Liberata loses educational maintenance contract
UNDER-fire government contractor Liberata - which sacked 200 people in Nelson last month and left hard-up Blackburn College students needing food vouchers to survive - has lost its deal to provide educational maintenance allowances. Thousands
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33 untaxed cars clamped in Burnley
POLICE in Burnley teamed up with the DVLA to crack down on untaxed cars. Officers in the Trinity and Brunshaw areas of the town clamped 33 cars and seized another two during a two-day operation on vehicles without valid tax discs. PCSO
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Blackburn primary school in top 30 in country
PUPILS and staff at a Blackburn school are celebrating after being ranked as East Lancashire’s best primary. Holy Souls RC Primary School, Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, was 29th in the ‘Top 50 State Primary’ list compiled from official figures
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Bowyer calls for higher standards from Blackburn Rovers youth
ROVERS academy coach Gary Bowyer has called for a return to past standards after watching his starlets slip to their third consecutive defeat on Saturday. Grant Hanley thought he had rescued a point for the hosts when he headed home in the
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Review: Miss Naked Beauty, Channel 4
Channel 4 has claimed Gok Wan’s latest show is a way of reintroducing feminism to a new audience “by stealth”. Hold on, am I missing something? How is making women compete publicly to be crowned the most attractive? Despite claims that
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Mini-motos warning at Accrington police roadshow
POLICE held a roadshow outside Accrington Town Hall to demonstrate to parents why they should think twice before buying mini-motos for Christmas presents. Riding them in public spaces is illegal as they cannot be taxed for insured, and police say
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Yellow cards in cricket idea is 'bad idea'
CRICKET could be about to follow football in introducing a “yellow card” system to clamp down on any acts of indiscipline. But leading cricketing figures in Lancashire don’t believe the measures are necessary in the local leagues. The
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Review: Back To Englistan @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
THE pioneering stand-up show which showcases Anglo-Asian comedy returned to Blackburn last night. Maybe it was Tuesday night syndrome, but whatever the reason, the atmosphere was a little flat and the audience seemed more content to listen and smile
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The best and worst of our young people
IT’S always puzzled, and worried me, to see just how different youngsters can be even though they come from the same parts of the same towns and been taught at the same schools. At the weekend we saw lots of pictures of smiling teenagers from all over
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Ooijer's plea to Holland: Save me for Blackburn Rovers
ANDRE Ooijer will plead for some Dutch respite tonight after stressing the importance of Sunday’s Premier League basement battle at Tottenham Hotspur. The Dutch defender has been included in Holland’s squad to face Sweden in Amsterdam but admits
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Hyndburn sex offender gave a bogus address
A 35-year-old man on the Sex Offender Register for indecent exposure gave a bogus address when he was released from a prison. Blackburn magistrates heard that Peter Grimes then failed to register an address with the police within the three
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Blackburn musician signs to Amy Winehouse record label
UNIVERSAL Records is home to Eminem, Amy Winehouse, Take That and now... The Salvation Army's International Staff Band. And the only female member is from Blackburn. THE ‘Sally Army’ is often associated with elderly people like Harold Bishop
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Award-winning Burnley winger shows he is Premier League class
BURNLEY winger Wade Elliott admits the strike that landed him the Goal of the Season gong at the North West Football Awards 2008 was one of the best he’s ever scored. Elliott’s sensational left-foot strike against Char-lton Athletic at Turf
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Gambian star Jaiteh goes on trial at Blackburn Rovers
GAMBIA midfielder Tijan Jaiteh will get a chance to realise his Premier League dream at Ewood Park after Rovers invited him to Lancashire for a trial. The SK Brann youngster has attracted the interest of several Premier League clubs but Rovers have
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£800,000 revamp begins at notorious Oswaldtwistle junction
WORK has started on a new £800,000 roundabout at a notorious road junction in a bid to improve road safety. The construction work at the Britannia Crossroads, Oswaldtwistle, has come after a campaign by the parents of 20-year-old Robert Jamieson
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Please support Youth Week
During these challenging economic times, it is often young people who suffer most. In Britain today there are more than one million people under 25 who are not in work, education or in training and many more have under-achieved at school. In the North
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Motorway lighting could be reduced
I THINK that lights on motorways are beneficial, however I do think that lighting could be reduced to, say, one in three except at on/off ramps etc. where one in two would probably suffice. This would probably still make a substantial monetary/energy
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Transport needs a visionary
Treating the free bus passes for pensioners as a problem, Coun Cottam appears to have a very narrow view of things. Most people who have worked hard all their lives should be looking forward to their twighlight years and not worrying about basic necessities
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Go and take a look at them
EAST Lancashire’s controversial panopticons are there to make a statement about the area and hopefully put us on the map. The fact that they are now going to feature on Russian television is testament to the fact they are serving their purpose. TV viewers
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Blackburn Rovers head to Manchester United on December 3
BLACKBURN ROVERS’ Carling Cup quarter-final tie at Old Trafford will take place on December 3 – despite both Manchester teams being at home on the same night. With Paul Ince’s men facing a long trip to Portsmouth the Sunday before, as well
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Samba calls for 'mental toughness' at Blackburn Rovers
CHRIS Samba has called for his Rovers side to show some “mental toughness” after their worse start to a season at Ewood Park for over 30 years has left them in the Premier League drop zone. Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Sunderland leaves Paul Ince
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A big birthday for Radio Rovers
THE pioneer of a new era in sports broadcasting is celebrating its 15th anniversary of helping Blackburn Rovers fans worldwide keep track of their heroes. Radio Rovers became the first football club station in the country when it launched on October
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Barnoldswick confident of Vodkat League admission
BARNOLDSWICK Town officials are hugely confident that their club will join the Vodkat League for the 2009/10 season. The West Close Road outfit – currently plying their trade in the West Lancashire League – have officially requested an application form
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Accrington Stanley out of FA Youth Cup
Accrington Stanley were knocked of the FA Youth Cup as they were beaten 3-0 by Carlisle United. Andy Cook, Ryan Bowman and Liam Davison got the goals.
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Duff looks to Premier League big-time with Burnley
BURNLEY defender Michael Duff admits he is desperate to face the Premier League’s top strikers every week after tasting life in the big time. Seven days on, the Clarets defender is still revelling in his side’s sensational Carling Cup victory
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Football needs to give something back to the fans
A REPORT in one of today's national papers brought home to me just how quickly football needs to come back to the real world. The report stated that, for the first time in 20 years, the general trend was that football attendances were dropping. And
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Four puppies dumped in Nelson back yard
FOUR puppies have been found new homes within days of being left for dead in a Pendle man’s back yard. Joe Riley, of Regent Street, Nelson, was alerted to the four boxer cross pups dumped in a cardboard box without food and water when he heard
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Clitheroe Homebase store will open in 2009
FINAL plans for the official opening of a new DIY store in Clitheroe are being put in place. Homebase was due to open a new store in Queensway this autumn but the date was pushed back as the company made final arrangements for the site. A Homebase spokesman
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Chorley boss brings in Ward to boost strikeforce
Magpies manager Tony Hesketh has acknowledged Chorley’s need for an experienced front man, by giving a debut to 6ft 1in Chris Ward at Halifax last Saturday. The 27-year-old striker played for Hesketh at Lancaster City and Birmingham City paid
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'Wonderful' Darwen mum, 19, dies
A 19-year-old mum has died of pancreatic shock, leaving behind her baby and a devastated family. “Bubbly” Kelsey Baldwin Carter died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital where she had been treated for a month after falling ill. Kelsey, who
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Huncoat man admits part in £1m caravan thefts plot
A HUNCOAT man has admitted his part in a European-wide plot to steal high-value caravans, police said. Thomas Smith, 27, of Whinney Hill Road, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and theft of caravans across Lancashire. His co-defendant
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Student dealt drugs yards from Burnley College gates
A STUDENT who sold crack cocaine just yards from college gates has been jailed. Usman Maqsood, 18, was caught dealing the Class A drug at a phone box opposite Burnley College, in Ormerod Road, where he was studying to become an electrician.
