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Blackburn man's co-accused jailed for 20 years in Albania
A MAN who was standing trial for sexually abusing orphans in Albania alongside a Blackburn charity worker has been jailed for 20 years. David Brown, 57, a charity worker from Edinburgh, was convicted of “sexual relations with minors”.
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I'm A Celebrity Day 5: New celebrities face kidnap ordeal
New I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! celebrities, ex-Dollar singer David Van Day and TV presenter Timmy Mallett have been "kidnapped" on their way into the jungle. Mallett spied a cake on the jungle floor - and after bending over to pick it up
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Burnley families’ surprise festive cheer
CHRISTMAS time will be a little bit more cheerful for a host of hard-pressed families in Burnley after a county council cash injection. County councillor Tony Martin secured an extra £160 for Stoops and Hargher Clough Community Association's
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Colne traffic plans on the agenda
COUNCILLORS will discuss proposed traffic calming measures for an area of Colne at a forthcoming meeting. The plans for traffic calming in the Venables Avenue area are on the agenda of the next meeting of Lancashire Local Pendle. Lancashire
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Bacup school provides ‘quality care’
THE headteacher of a Rossendale school is ‘over the moon’ after a recent inspection. Fearns Community Sports College, Bacup, was described by Ofsted as an ‘improving school with many good features.’ Headteacher Mark Smallwood said: “We are pleased with
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Warning over bogus traders in Burnley
POLICE have warned residents after a spate of rogue traders targeting homeowners in Burnley. Officers say dodgy tradesmen have been ‘cold calling’ in the Gannow and Coalclough areas and offering to carry out work. But they have then charged well over
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Class-ic Padiham photo
OLD school photographs are a particular favourite among Looking Back readers. They offer the chance to look back at old school mates and wonder where they are today, as well as hark back to the days of your own childhood. You may not be able to do
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Padiham's castle that’s not a castle
Ask people in Padiham where the castle is — and they’ll point to the head of Arbory Drive near the cricket field. Of course, it isn’t really a castle at all, but the gatehouse or the lodge to the Starkie’s Huntroyde Hall, although it does have double
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Blackburn with Darwen Council issue ‘lethal’ clippers safety alert
“LETHAL” hair clippers seized by Blackburn with Darwen Council’s trading standards team are to feature in a national Christmas safety campaign. A ‘grotty grotto’ of dangerous and fake goods, including the hair clippers, has been unwrapped by
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Driver in Salterforth car crash cut free
A man needed hospital treatment after he was cut free from his car when he crashed into a tree in Salterforth. The driver of a Daihatsu Sirion had to be released from the vehicle after the accident in Earby Road at just after 10pm on Tuesday. He
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Blackburn family upset after four-feet soil mound left on grave
GRAVE diggers left a four-feet-high pile of soil covering a family’s plot. The actions of the workers at Pleasington Cemetery have been described as insensitive by relatives. Bosses at Blackburn with Darwen Council apologised, but said
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Ramsbottom United match postponed
Ramsbottom’s Lancashire County FA Trophy clash at Daisy Hill fell victim to the weather last night.
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Bacup Borough match postponed
Bacup’s Vodkat League Challenge Cup replay at home to Wigan Robin Park was postponed last night because of a waterlogged pitch. It will now take place next Wednesday.
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Milk farmers to hold crisis talks in Ribble Valley
LEADING figures from the European dairy industry are heading to the Ribble Valley for a special conference to discuss farmers’ concerns. The National Farmers’ Union third Northern Dairy Conference will be held at The Stirk House, Gisburn, on Tuesday,
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Track of the week: 3 Black Dwarfs - Time
Listen to Chorley garage punk band 3 Black Dwarfs' track Time. Listen to Time Subscribe to the Lancashire Telegraph track of the week podcast. 3 Black Dwarfs website.
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Rossendale United 2 Clitheroe 1
Rossendale overcame rivals Clitheroe 2-1 at Dark Lane to progress to the second round of the Lancashire FA Co-Operative Challenge Trophy. Carl Lomax gave the visitors a half-time lead, but the Stags hit back after the break with goals from Kris Atkinson
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I'm A Celebrity Day 5: Hands off Simon, says his girlfriend
Simon Webbe's girlfriend has warned female contestants away from her man. Layla Manoochehri - a member of X Factor finalists Girlband - says she hopes the fact I'm A Celebrity... beauties Dani Behr, Carly Zucker and Nicola McLean are all in relationships
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Nelson 1 Colne 2
COLNE progressed to the second round of the Lancashire FA Co-Operative Challenge Trophy with a win over Nelson. Colne made it through thanks to a disputed penalty with the last kick of the game to earn a difficult away tie against UniBond League side
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I'm A Celebrity Day 5: No romance in store for Esther
Esther Rantzen is despairing at the lack of possible romantic opportunities in the jungle. The oldest female I'm A Celebrity... contestant - whose husband Desmond Wilcox died in 2000 - is upset that the older men taking part are unavailable, because
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Wilpshire schoolboy comic gets second gig
SCHOOLBOY comic Lewis Costello is continuing in his bid to become the next Peter Kay with a gig at Burnley Mechanics. The 15-year-old wannabe comedian performed a five-minute set at Blackburn's sell-out Frog and Bucket Comedy Club show earlier
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Backing in East Lancashire for tougher penalties for speeding drivers
THE families of young motorists killed in speeding cars have backed plans to give tougher penalties to those who break the limit. Ministers today announced they are considering giving a six-point penalty to drivers who break the speed limit
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Burnley shopkeeper sells 50p jumble sale Pendelfin for £876
A SHOPKEEPER could not believe his luck after he unearthed a piece of art by the recently deceased Pendelfin founder Jean Walmsley Heap. Steven Parkinson, who runs the Want2AuctionIt.co.uk shop in Standish Street, Burnley, was contacted by
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Foundation work begins on Blackburn shopping development
PRELIMINARY work has begun to lay foundations for the £66million redevelopment of Blackburn’s town centre shopping area. The massive piling machine will bore holes in the ground so that concrete foundations can be put in place to create the
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East Lancashire Hospice launches Light Up a Life appeal
HOSPICE staff are urging people to “light up a life” this Christmas. The East Lancashire Hospice’s annual appeal had its best-ever year last year, raising more than £31,000. Since it began in 2000, it has raised more than £155,675, with residents across
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Pussycat Dolls inspire Blackburn pupils’ safety song
A PRIMARY school has found the purr-fect way to boost internet safety — by recording a cover of a Pussycat Dolls song. And Year 6 pupils from St. Francis’ Primary School, Cherry Tree Lane, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, have won an award for their
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Legendary Burnley keeper donates England cap to club
A BURNLEY legend is ready to donate his first England cap in a “magnificent gesture” to the club he loves. Former goalkeeper Colin McDonald, 78, will hand over his first international cap during a special ceremony at half-time of Clarets’ game
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Zero tolerance is the best way
PARAMEDICS provide an essential public service for the people of East Lancashire. They do not deserve to be abused by drunken idiots who they are trying to help. But this is what commonly happens to ambulancemen and women across Lancashire, especially
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Oysters for Christmas back in ’66
WELL, did you stock up on frozen oysters for your Christmas parties, back in 1966? For it was reported that the delicacies were the best buy for festive fare that year. They were available at Blackburn fish market for the first time during the first
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Lab of honour at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School’s royal day
FIFTY years ago the ‘finest school laboratories in England’ were opened at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Blackburn. They were named the Holden Laboratories after former headmaster and maths teacher Arthur Holden. That same day, November 17, 1958
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Lancashire police seize £60,000 of criminals' cash
OVER £60,000 of criminals' cash seized by Lancashire police is to be given back to the force to help fight crime. Lancashire Police will receive a £61,864.99 cash injection from assets seized from criminals. Since April, Lancashire police have forfeited
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Diabetic Chloe has found cure for cynicism
Chloe’s story: “In June I started to lose a lot of weight. I didn’t look myself. I was sleeping all the time. “At the time it was my school play and I love things like that but I wasn’t enthusiastic at all, and people were starting to notice some dramatic
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Burnley pupils learn to be safety savvy
AROUND 500 Burnley schoolchildren are this week being taught how to avoid becoming an accident victim with the help of technology seen on a popular TV quiz show. The pupils, from 11 schools across the borough, are taking part in an NHS East
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Ex-army captain and Blackburn magistrate dies, 82
A WELL-known former magistrate and charity champion has died at the age of 82. Frank Whittaker was born and grew up in Blackburn and, after serving as a captain in the army as part of his national service, he began working as an engineer.
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Accrington in the running to be university town
ACCRINGTON is bidding to become a university town. Skills secretary John Denham today revealed Accrington is among a list of 27 places - and one of only four in the north west - which has registered for the New University Challenge scheme.
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‘Mini’ turbine plan at Darwen farm
PLANS to build a seven-metre-high wind turbine at a farm in Tockholes have been announced. Gerald Dunbar, of Bridge Barn, in Rock Lane, has submitted a planning application for the project. The scheme would be used to provide some electricity
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Jobs under threat at Barnoldswick Rolls-Royce plant
JOBS at the Rolls-Royce aerospace factory in Barnoldswick are under threat after it was announced bosses were looking to shed 2,000 staff across the company. Rolls-Royce said today’s announcement was down to fears over a downturn in demand
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Johnson finishing on a real high at Anglesey
STEVE Johnson looks set to finish his rally season with a flourish after two second places on the Glyn Memorial Stages at Anglesey. The two-day event counted as two rounds, with points towards the F1000, SD34 and ANWCC Championships.
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VIDEO: Longridge soccer skills star in action
THE breathtaking skills of a freestyle footballer have to be seen to be believed. And now you can do just that by logging onto our website where a special clip of John Farnworth in action has been uploaded. John, 22, from Longridge
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Eagles back for Burnley but Duff is a doubt
CHRIS Eagles is expected to be fit to start for Burnley against Doncaster on Saturday - just seven days after being stretchered off at QPR. The Clarets feared that Eagles had suffered a serious hamstring injury when he was carried off at Loftus
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Ex-Helmshore councillor fined £250 for assault on parking attendant
A FORMER councillor who assaulted a parking attendant and then called him a 'Parkwise monkey’ has been fined £250. A trial at Burnley Magistrates heard how Noel O’Brien tracked down the parking attendant who had left a Fixed Penalty Notice
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Darwen Academy girls mean business
DARWEN’S new academy is trying to turn its girl pupils into entrepreneurs. The Darwen Aldridge Community Academy is the only one in the country to have a specialism in entre-preneurialism. Now the school, which replaced Darwen Moorland, is this week
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Review: Eggheads, BBC2
I feared it would happen one day – and now my worst nightmare is coming true: Eggheads are taking over the world. The super-duper brainy quizmeisters have practically got a stranglehold on BBC2's viewing schedule with daily shows at 4.30pm and 6pm.
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Activists call for end of Afghanistan occupation
Anti-war activists are set to urge the Government to bring the "occupation" of Afghanistan to an end and bring UK troops home. Leaders of the Stop The War Coalition will hand in a letter to 10 Downing Street stating that the conflict has been a "disaster
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Extra patrols to tackle Ribble Valley luxury car thieves
CAR thieves who target luxury vehicles in the Ribble Valley are target of a new high-profile police operation. Extra patrols will take to the streets of the borough as part of Operation Secure, which will run until January. Neighbourhood police
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Councillors give new Waterfoot school the go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new primary school in Waterfoot have found favour with Rossendale councillors - but not without some serious misgivings. Land for the project, to the south of Booth Road, has been earmarked for the purpose since the
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Padiham scrap thieves get night curfew after Clitheroe raid
TWO men helped themselves to scrap from a Clitheroe tyre centre compound without permission. Blackburn magistrates heard the men were seen loading batteries and exhausts onto their pickup at night but were caught by police as they left Clitheroe
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Jobs set to go at Ramsbottom TNT depot
FIVE workers at a delivery depot in Ramsbottom face losing their jobs as the company is struck by the credit crunch. Employees at the TNT site on Railway Street were being informed today whether their jobs are at risk of the axe. Bosses at the
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Juniors make grade for North West Counties
Seven local girls and 11 local boys have been included in the Lancashire U11 Sportshall Athletics Team for this Sunday’s North West Counties Match at Sports City in Manchester. Their selection follows the first of the Lancashire Sportshall
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Sunderland Reserves 4 Blackburn Rovers Reserves 0
BLACKBURN Rovers’ reserve team suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat at Sunderland last night. A youthful Rovers team - including midfielder Andy Haworth, who made his first-team debut last week - started well in the Barclays Premier Reserve League (
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Review: Mutton @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn
IT was billed as “a show where you won’t feel embarrassed to wet yourself”. Personally my bladder never felt threatened, but the group of 50-something women cackling in front of me probably couldn’t have said the same. Highlights in the sketch show
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Review: David O’Doherty @ Library Theatre, Darwen
FOR all those who decided to forsake this show in favour of footie on the telly, I can only say you missed out on a special talent. Unless you’re really into your comedy you probably won’t be aware of David O’Doherty but you will be.
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A Book that gives comfort and hope
YES, you’re right, Mr Yates, the Bible was written by Man, with Almighty God’s Divine input. Just how can we discard a Book that gives comfort and hope, from its pages to next of kin and friends, of the fallen in wars, and inscribed on many a soldiers
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Headstones: Questions unanswered
AS co-ordinator of the Pleasington Cemetery Action Group, I urge all concerned people to get a copy of the report compiled by the ICCM directly after the public meeting of September 14, 2007. This specific report should be readily available from the
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Brother’s plea for help over hanging in Burnley
THE brother of a man who hanged himself after being dropped off by police at a Burnley hotel has pleaded with the public to help him solve questions surrounding his brother’s death. An open verdict was recorded by an inquest jury at Burnley
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Salute to health professionals
MY husband recently had an emergency visit to the Blackburn Royal after a heart attack. The ambulance crew gave him the vital prior treatment necessary with speed, compassion and diplomacy. We were then delivered to the assessment area where the same
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Craven heads entries at Memorial Stages
Dave Craven heads the entry list for Bolton-le-Moors Car Club’s Neil Howard Memorial Stages this weekend. The event is a qualifying round of the ANCC, ANWCC and SD34 Stage Championships, and all three will be settled on Sunday. East Lancashire competitors
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Burnley hoping to land cream of USA talent
BURNLEY are hoping to land the best young talent from across the Atlantic after linking up with one of North America’s most respected college clubs. The Clarets yesterday announced a formal partnership with Cary U23 PDL team – who are to be
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Thompson denied in Tour of Pendle
The 25th Anniversary Tour of Pendle will be remembered not so much for the Anniversary T-shirt doled out to the 191 finishers, but for the dead heat finish between Paul Thompson and Graham Pearce. This was not a case where the two contenders
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Clarets busy as 8,000 Gunners tickets are sold
BURNLEY’S Turf Moor ticket office yesterday had its busiest day in more than 10 years as more than 8,000 tickets were sold for the forthcoming Carling Cup clash with giants Arsenal. Tickets for the quarter final, which takes place at Turf Moor on December
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Blackburn Rovers midfielder bags goal on international debut
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Keith Andrews came off the bench to score on his debut for the Republic of Ireland last night. Andrews came on with 17 minutes remaining and thumped home a fine effort in injury time as the Irish lost 3-2 at home
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New boys give Capello food for thought
I HOLD my hands up. It's a fair cop. Earlier this week, I said in this blog that I thought England would be on the wrong end of a hiding against the Germans in Berlin with such an inexperienced side. How wrong could I have been? The young Lions put
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Blackburn teen ace lands Porsche GB place
TOM Bradshaw’s career as a professional racing driver has just moved up a gear after winning a place in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Schola-rship programme for 2009. Bradshaw, from Blackburn, will receive £50,000 towards racing in the Porsche
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Burnley Reserves 0 Carlisle United Reserves 0
BURNLEY’S reserve team were unable to go top of Central League West as they were held 0- by Carlisle last night. The Clarets included Diego Penny and Jay Rodriguez in their line-up and had the better of the clash at Accrington’s Fraser Eagle Stadium.
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Blackburn Rovers skipper Nelsen: Lay off the boss!
ROVERS skipper Ryan Nelsen has urged the doubters to lay off under-fire boss Paul Ince – claiming Ewood Park’s injury night-mare would be baffling the game’s best. The New Zealander was one of seven first team players unavailable for Saturday
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Mullin would swap award for play-offs with Accrington Stanley
ACCRINGTON Stanley striker Paul Mullin says he would gladly swap his North West League Two footballer of the Year award for a play-off spot this season. The 34-year-old hitman, who scored 13 goals last term, lifted the award at a star-studded
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Vehicle seized in Nelson after woman's death in Dorset
A VEHICLE has been seized in Nelson after an elderly woman died hours after being found injured by the side of a main road in Dorset. Police in Dorset said a man, from Nelson, in his mid-50s, who is believed to have been the driver of the 7.5
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Worsthorne residents asked to trim their shrubs
THE Parish Council has had complaints from residents about overgrown shrubs, trees, ivy, etc., encroaching on to pavements and causing an obstruction to pedestrians. Residents are asked to check if their garden shrubs and trees are covering road signs
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Free Arsenal tickets for Burnley YouTube star
BURNLEY FC have handed YouTube star Ken Stephenson free tickets for the team’s Carling Cup quarter final clash with Arsenal. The Clarets-mad 63-year-old, of Middlesex Avenue, has become an unlikely internet star after his son, Adam, 23, filmed him listening
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U-turn over women's ops in cabin on Burnley hospital car park
HOSPITAL bosses have done a U-turn and scrapped plans to perform gynaecology operations in a portable cabin. Instead, they have decided that less sensitive orthopaedic procedures – operations on limbs and bones – will be carried out in the unit. National
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Council buys £500k wine bar site for Blackburn Museum plan
A FORMER wine bar has been bought by council bosses for £500,000 to make way for a multi-million pound masterplan for Blackburn Museum. The Bentley’s site in Exchange Street will be demolished. Bosses hope it will become the new entrance
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Bell stolen from Burnley hospital by scrap metal thieves
A HUGE bell was stolen by suspected scrap metal thieves from an historic hospital tower. Bosses at Burnley General Hospital fear the eight-stone object, which dates back to 1820, may have been sold on to scrap dealers for quick cash.
