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Crop the Top!
Crop the Top is a new barbers shop on The Parade, off Broadway, Haslingden. Opened by Christine Bulling, originally from California, the shop is open six days a week and serves free tea/coffee and a wireless connection for laptops.
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Tor Mile Race
Rossendale Harriers Athletic Club are reviving the Tor Mile Race on Wednesday 8th of July starting from Musbury Fabrics on Helmshore Road Haslingden. There are 3 races for all junior age groups and seniors and the first race is at 6.30 pm. Contact Graham
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Mercy!
Haslingden Primary School present the "Sound of Music" at Haslingden High School Theatre on 30th June, Ist, 2nd and 3rd July. Tickets £4
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East Lancashire hospitals meet patient waiting time targets
TARGETS for patients to be diagnosed, assessed and receive their first treatment within 18 weeks of referral are being met at East Lancashire Hospitals. Latest performance figures show that 98.7 per cent of outpatients are treated within that time, against
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Blackburn man cycles to raise £800 for local charities
A BLACKBURN man raised over £800 for local charities during a recent cycling event. Carl Varley, a waste consultant at Neales Waste Management, saddled up for Britain’s only closed-road charity bike ride wearing the same strip as Olympic three-time
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Tributes paid to Nelson golf club champion
TRIBUTES have followed the death of a champion golfer described as a “true gentleman”. Peter Boothman, 81, was crowned champion at Nelson Golf Club, Kings Causeway, seven times during the 1950s and 60s. Following his death on Monday, June 1, he was
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Bracewell keeps feet on ground
ENFIELD skipper David Bracewell is ordering his men to keep their feet firmly on the ground despite a stunning run to the summit of the Thwaites Original Lancashire League. Bracewell’s Dill Hall Lane outfit have scorched to seven wins on the spin, the
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Jennings ready for title fight
CHORLEY’S Michael Jennings says he is now ready for a title fight after returning from his loss to Miguel Cotto with a victory over Willie Thompson in a six-round bout last month. Jennings fought Cotto for the WBO world welterweight title at Madison
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Cancer sufferer raising money by auctioning signed Burnley FC shirt
A POLICE officer with cancer is raising money for charity by auctioning a Burnley FC shirt. Det Con John Lee, who is the stepfather of former Blackburn Rovers striker Jonathan Stead, has been helping the Beating Bowel Cancer charity since he was diagnosed
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Coleman will keep Accrington Stanley up, says Arthur
DEPARTING goalkeeper Kenny Arthur has backed John Coleman to keep Accrington Stanley away from relegation again next season. Arthur was one of Stanley’s key players during 2008/09 as the Reds finished 16th to book a fourth consecutive season in the Football
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'Mean' Blackburn burglar fails to get reduction in sentence
A ‘mean’ burglar who stole his 73 year-old neighbour’s most treasured possession- an African Grey Parrot- has been told by top judges he deserved every day of his jail term. Bernard Ibbotson was left tearful and bereft over the loss of his feathered
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Accrington Stanley target makes Bury move
STRIKER Danny Carlton, who was a summer target of Accrington Stanley, has joined fellow League Two club Bury after his release from Carlisle United.
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Manchester City set to bid again for Blackburn Rovers striker
MANCHESTER City look set to test Blackburn Rovers’ resolve once more with a fifth bid for Roque Santa Cruz. Former Rovers boss Mark Hughes made three unsuccessful bids for the wantaway Paraguayan during the January transfer window, having made
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Burnley boss to stay on the attack
OWEN Coyle has promised that Burnley will continue to play an attacking style of football when they take their place in the Premier League next season. The Clarets were widely praised for their ambition throughout their whirlwind promotion season, which
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Blackburn Rovers set up Hibernian friendly
BLACKBURN Rovers have confirmed their first home friendly of pre-season. SPL side Hibernian will visit Ewood Park on Wednesday, August 5, at 8pm.
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Killie clash added to Burnley warm-up plan
BURNLEY have added an eighth opponent to their pre-season scheduled after it was provisionally annou-nced that they will take on Kilmarnock during their mini tour of Scotland. The Clarets will face Killie at Rugby Park on Thursday, August 6
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Show can't go on for Blackburn dancers due to bureaucracy
A DANCER teacher has blasted the 'bureaucracy gone mad' at the county council after 20 children were banned from performing. The kids from the Blackburn-based Zoe Taylor Dance Academy were due to open an event at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors
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Burnley sell 4,000 new shirts in one day
SALES of Burnley’s new home shirt have already reached the 4,000 mark – even though they only went on sale yesterday morning. The Clarets now have less than 1,000 season tickets remaining. All applications must be made by post.
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Man in critical condition after M65 jump
A MAN was in a critical condition last night after leaping from a from a bridge over the M65. Police said the man jumped from the bridge at junction 10 of the motorway, the turn-off for Burnley, landing on the westbound carriageway.
