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Burnley first time buyers to get help
FIRST-time buyers and people strugging to get on the housing ladder are set to be given help to purchase their own home through a loans scheme. Housing bosses at Burnley council are determined to kickstart the property market and have drawn up plans
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Ambitious plans for famous Rossendale police station
AMBITIOUS proposals have been unveiled which could see Bacup’s famous police station - once home to fictional TV heroine Juliet Bravo - turned into a prestigious apartments complex. Developers have unveiled proposals to convert the former market hall
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Chorley girl paralysed after op given right to sue trust
A 16-year-old girl, facing life in a wheelchair due to a surgeon's error, has won the right to multi-million-pound compensation from the NHS. A top judge ruled that a ‘misplaced screw’ inserted by the surgeon during the operation to prevent
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Blackburn cannabis dealers jailed
TWO drug dealers who supplied cannabis throughout Blackburn have been jailed for a total of almost three years. Saajid Nadat, 22, of Pringle Street, Blackburn, and Moubeen Quddous, 24, of Queens Road, Blackburn, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy
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Ramsbottom United footballer continues fight for life
A NON-league footballer who is fighting for his life after a serious attack in Manchester city centre has undergone tracheotomy operation. Ramsbottom United FC’s winger Matthew Edgington, underwent the operation to fix a tube into his throat
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Worlds Biggest Jigsaw - Just a Breese for Caroline
A jigsaw fanatic had to stop the traffic to move one of the world’s biggest jigsaw puzzles through her front door. Helmshore’s jigsaw guru Caroline Breese has spent four months completing a 24,000 piece puzzle which is thought to be one of the
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Ribble Valley firm bottles King Henry VI's spring water
WATER from a natural spring first discovered by Henry VI more than 500 years ago is now being bottled for the first time. The king is said to have discovered the spring at the Bolton Hall Estate, Bolton-by-Bowland, in 1464. He was staying in
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Ramsbottom Heritage Society enjoy underground talk
Mr K Warrender gave an illustrated talk at Ramsbottom Heritage Society on Manchester Underground, based on his 30 years of research of the subject. The rock structure of Manchester is ideal for tunnelling and this enabled some of the first canal
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Lancashire Police agency worker dismissed for being BNP member
AN AGENCY worker employed by Lancashire Constabulary was dismissed for being a member of the British National Party, it has emerged. The man was contracted to carry out administration duties in Eastern Division, covering Blackburn, Darwen,
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18,000 East Lancs swine flu patients so far
MORE than 18,000 people have been diagnosed with suspected swine flu in East Lancashire since the early stages of the outbreak, it has been revealed. The latest figures from NHS North West show that from July 23 to December 3 there were 18,471
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Chorley FC's leading scorer on cocaine supply charge
A TOP amateur footballer has been charged with alleged drug offences. Chorley FC’s star striker Terry Fearns was arrested on Tuesday, November 24, following a series of raids across Merseyside. Fearns, 32, of Lincoln Green, Maghull,
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Black ice blamed for 10 crashes in Blackburn and Darwen
BLACK ice left a trail of destruction on the roads in Blackburn and Darwen on Friday morning. An overnight frost had not thawed in some of the more exposed places, with 10 accidents in the space of two hours. Between 7am and 9am, the emergency services
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Blackburn Rovers and Burnley Premier League podcast week 15
Big Sam has returned to Rovers after his heart operation - how much did they miss him? HEALTH reporter Neil Docking, who visited Sam Allardyce at the Blackburn Rovers training ground this morning, joins the usual Lancashire Telegraph sports team for
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Event preview: Martin Amis and Clive James in Manchester
Renowned author Martin Amis is to discuss how ageing is represented in literature with novelist, poet and broadcaster Clive James at The University of Manchester on Monday. Amis is Professor of Creative Writing at The University of Manchester’s Centre
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Pendle residents encouraged to get on their bikes
LEISURE workers have joined forces with a community scheme to encourage Pendle residents to get on their bike. Staff from Pendle Leisure Trust’s Let’s Cycle initiative run three weekly sessions, which are suitable for a range of abilities. Representatives
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Gig preview: From The Jam in Manchester
THIRTY years ago The Jam scored their first top 10 single with The Eton Rifles, and that was the start of a music legend. Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler followed that hit with a brace of chart toppers with Going Underground and Start, and
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Concert review: Classical Spectacular @ Arena, Manchester
IF I was going to miss Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night, it would have to be for something special. The annual Classical Spectacular at the MEN Arena is pretty special and after nearly three hours of rousing patriotism, fireworks, fantastic
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TV review: Ace of Cakes, Good Food Channel
ESSENTIALLY, the producers here have managed to make an entire series about a company that bakes cakes. The Baltimore-based firm, owned by a bloke called Duff, has missed an open goal by naming itself Charm City Cakes, when Duff Cakes was staring them
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Play preview: The Enemies Within in Bolton
THE very mention of it still provokes high emotion, a quarter of a century after the event. For communities across much of England and Wales, the 1984 Miners’ Strike was a fatal blow from which they never recovered. And The Enemies Within
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Darwen housing estate work to resume after 18 months
WORK to complete the Belgrave Heights housing development is to restart in the New Year after a delay of more than 18 months. Liverpool-based McInerney Homes started construction on the former site of Belgrave Mill in September 2006. So far, 44 of the
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Panto review: Oliver Twist @ The Octagon Theatre, Bolton
HERE is a confession. I have no great liking for Charles Dickens, particularly for his very Victorian habit of carping on, and the prospect of spending two hours watching a theatrical version of one of his novels which I had only come across in
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Three arrests after Accrington man, 34, found dead
AN investigation into the death of a 34-year-old man has led police to arrest three people on drug charges. Officers said Mark Campbell was found unconscious inside a property in Nelson Street, Accrington, about 11.30am on Monday. Both paramedics and
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Driver who killed my daughter must go - Darwen dad
AN ILLEGAL immigrant who killed a 12-year-old girl while he was banned for driving will hear within days if his final appeal against deportation is granted. Aso Mohammed Ibrahim knocked down and killed Amy Houston in Newfield Drive, Blackburn
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Alcoholic sentenced for sex act in Blackburn Cathedral grounds
AN ALCOHOLIC who outraged public decency by committing a sex act in the grounds of Blackburn Cathedral has been sentenced. Marie Taylor, 37, of Kirby Road, Ewood, Blackburn, and a man chose what they thought was a secluded alcove in the grounds
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Liverpool striker Torres in line for Blackburn Rovers return
Fernando Torres returned to full training with Liverpool yesterday and is in line for a comeback at Rovers. The Spanish striker has been undergoing three weeks of intense treatment on his serious groin injury and has only been involved in fitness
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Rossendale United look to end long winless run
Rossendale’s winless streak in the league has stretched to 12 games, but manager John Hughes can take heart from some improved performances in recent games. Dale deserved at least a point at Skelmersdale last weekend, instead of going down 2-1, so will
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Burnley's Blake is confident of victory at Portsmouth
BURNLEY, it seems, are damned if they do, and damned if they don’t. Going into their eighth away game having drawn one and lost six of the previous seven there have been calls for the Clarets to be less adventurous on the road. The
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Ramsbottom United look for Padiham win for attacked winger
Ramsbottom United hope to dedicate a derby victory over Padiham to Matt Edgington. The Rams winger is still in a serious condition in Hope Hospital after he was attacked on a night out in Manchester at the weekend. Third-placed Rammy
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Clitheroe look for five star win at Trafford
In-form Clitheroe travel to Trafford looking to make it five wins on the trot. “We’re flying at the moment and long may it continue,” said manager Pete Smith. “Trafford are one place below us so we know it is going to be a tough test. "But we will
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Film review: The Box (12A)
Running time: 115 mins. Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Sam Oz Stone, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Gillian Jacobs. Director: Richard Kelly. In our high-tech age, it’s sometimes easy to forget the consequences of our choices
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Film review: Me & Orson Welles (12A)
Running time: 113 mins. Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, James Tupper. Director: Richard Linklater. HIGH School Musical star Zac Efron attempts to step away from cutesy, teen-friendly
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Film review: Planet 51 (U)
Running time: 90 mins. Featuring the voices of: Dwayne Johnson, Justin Long, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman, John Cleese. Directors: Jorge Blanco, Marcos Martinez, Javier Abad. The future and the past collide with amusing results in the computer-animated
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Games review: Bakugan: Battle Brawlers, Nintendo DS, £29.99
Perhaps one of the biggest battles raging right now in the realms of kids’ trading-card games is that of Bakugan vs Pokemon. The young upstart vs the old-stager. In reality, the innovative, magnetic ball rolling-game mechanism makes for a really
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Games review: Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii, £39.99
Nintendo’s venerable mascot Mario is back with a new game that harks back to the old days, but with some new tools in his kit. New Super Mario Bros. Wii looks and plays strikingly like the beloved two-dimensional Super Mario classics of the past — running
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Games review: The Sims 3: World Adventures, PC/Mac, £29.99
Who wouldn’t get bored without the opportunity to explore far-flung countries, being stuck in a suburban environment for all their days? Take that a stage further for your virtual population, and the tedium must surely be setting in for players and
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TV review: Gavin and Stacey, BBC1
By all accounts I really shouldn’t like Gavin and Stacey. No modern day TV fan should. By its very nature it’s little more than an up-to-date comedy version of The Waltons. It’s just far too nicey-nice for its own good. But, despite
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Gig preview: Kate Rusby in Blackpool
QUEEN of folk Kate Rusby will be getting into the festive spirit in her show ‘Christmas Kate’, coming to Blackpool Grand Theatre on Monday, December 7. The evening will include Rusby classics as well as a showcase of South Yorkshire village carols.
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Panto preview: Peter Pan in Blackpool
It's Steve Royle’s seventh year in panto at Blackpool. So is he fed up of the same old jokes? Not a chance. IT’S clear that Steve Royle is going to be a handful when he comes on the phone and starts bellowing to an imaginary lackey: “Have you got my
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Airline owned by Walker Trust could be floated on stock exchange
FLYBE, the budget airline owned by the family of Blackburn Rovers saviour Jack Walker, is considering a £300million floatation on to the stock market. And any move to go public by the no-frills carrier could net members of the Walker Trust
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Coyle’s prayers answered over Burnley midfielder
CHRIS McCann’s swift recovery has been welcomed by Owen Coyle, but the Burnley manager has warned the midfielder there is still plenty of work to do. The 22-year-old returned to light training two weeks ago after suffering knee ligament damage
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Panto preview: Jack and the Beanstalk in Blackburn
From the cobbles of Weatherfield to the Blackburn stage... actor Chris Quinten spoke to us about growing old, working for Peter Stringfellow and prancing around in yellow tights. THE usual signs you’re getting old include spotting the odd grey
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Gig preview: Lost Prophets in Preston
LOST Prophets are coming to Preston’s 53 Degrees on February 13. The new date is a replacement for their gig at Doncaster Dome which had to be cancelled for reasons outside the band’s control. Support from Kids in Glass Houses.
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Blackburn band off to SXSW Festival
BLACKBURN rockers Middle Finger Salute are hopping across the pond to perform in the legendary SXSW Festival. The band, who have already performed in America once this year, in the summer Warped Tour, will return to the US for the gig. Travelling
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Lancashire border against Manchester criminals
TRAVELLING criminals have been paid a home visit by police from Lancashire and Greater Manchester in a cross-border crime initiative. The operation involves officers from Darwen and Bolton working together to identify and share details on potential offenders
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East Lancashire award winners a firm success
EAST Lancashire businesses were among the winners at a regional awards ceremony. The great and the good were honoured at the North West Society of Chartered Accountants (NWSCA) awards, held at Mellor’s Stanley House Hotel. Among the winners was Graham
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North West Aerospace case heard
The North West Aerospace Alliance lobbied on behalf of the area’s companies at the Aerosolutions 2009 event in Bordeaux. The alliance, based in Nelson, represents companies ranging from BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to small supply firms.
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Is it a sell-out just because you disagree?
There has to be a time and a place for everything. Unfortunately, this was not it. You have to feel a little sorry for Sayeeda Warsi this week after she was pelted with eggs. Now, I’m all for the odd egging every now and then but it was what was said
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Avalanche of buyers interested in Ski Rossendale
FOUR firms have expressed an interest in buying Ski Rossendale, it has been revealed. The news comes after the council was advised by a leading business consultant to sell it off. Now councillors will decide whether to go ahead with plans to offload
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Sam Allardyce returns to work at Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce returned to work today for the first time since undergoing heart surgery. Allardyce has missed Rovers last four games - including Wednesday’s victory in the Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea - after undergoing
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East Lancashire health group to help people breathe easier
PEOPLE with chest and breathing problems are being urged not to suffer in silence by joining a new group. There are nearly 3,500 people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Blackburn with Darwen and 8,000 in the East Lancashire NHS area
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Burnley boss: Hopefuls can follow the Eagles example
Manager Owen Coyle is keen for Burnley’s first-team hopefuls to follow the example set by winger Chris Eagles and work their way into the reckoning. The former Manchester United midfielder struggled to adjust to life in the Premier League and
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A scandal for two families
IT is now more than six years since 12-year-old Amy Houston was killed after being knocked down by illegal immigrant Mohammed Ibrahim. Ibrahim was jailed for four months for driving while disqualified and failing to stop after an accident. Ever since
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Obscene wages in Parliament
MEMBERS of the House of Lords are to be awarded a £200 a day attendance fee. This means if they attend all sittings they will each earn £30,000 a year. I consider this obscene and unjustifiable when a pensioner in this country has about £100 a week
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Hot on the trail of the otter
With reference to Ron Freethy’s nature article regarding the re-emergence of otters in the region (LT, November 30), I thought you might like to know that I saw `an otter swimming in the River Calder at Whalley (not far from the railway viaduct) approximately
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Climate change talk is just hot air
With church numbers drastically falling, religious apathy rising and Christmas approaching, perhaps the Bishop of Blackburn would make better use of his time by sticking to his brief, rather than preach the propaganda of “climate change” through the Letters
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Whalley celebrates Pickwick Night
WHALLEY turned Dickensian as the crowds braved the weather and flocked to the village’s Pickwick Night. Shops stayed open late, with staff dressed in Victorian-style dress. There was also carol and opera singing, fire eating, juggling
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Barrowford singers named Youth Choir of the Year
SINGERS from Barrowford have now achieved national success by being named Youth Choir of the Year. The all-girl Arden Youth Choir wowed judges to beat off nine other choirs from across the UK at the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition. The girls had
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Does your house have East Lancashire's best Christmas lights?
ALL over East Lancashire each year scores of people light up the festive season by decorating the outside as well as the inside of their homes. This year the Lancashire Telegraph is giving you the chance to turn us all on – and win a superb
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Snaps happy! Stolen photos of Burnley girl returned
IRREPLACEABLE family photos of a seriously ill 10-year-old girl have been returned to her family after an appeal in the Lancashire Telegraph. The photos, which were stored on a laptop, were among goods taken from the home of Sophie Micklethwaite by thieves
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Raider threatens Bacup shop worker with wood
A shop assistant was threatened with a piece of wood by a man snatching cash and tobacco from a store in Bacup. Police are investigating after the attack at Moore’s Mini Market, Rochdale Road, just after 6pm on Wednesday. The shop worker was left ‘extremely
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Victim tells of her ordeal at hands of Pendle rapist
A WOMAN raped by a former partner has said the attack will always be with her. The victim, who has partially waived her anonymity, was speaking after Gary Parkinson, 48, of Weets View, Barnoldswick, was jailed for four years on Monday for rape
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Cuts in line for Lancashire police's £10m overtime bill
LANCASHIRE police chiefs could look to cut the constabulary’s £10m overtime bill as the Government attempts to reduce the cost of policing. But leading figures in the force say ‘responding flexibly to crime’ is a priority which has to be balanced against
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Win a Winter Holiday Essential with Bimuno
Insure yourself against dreaded holiday bugs by winning a month’s worth of Bimuno. Just booked that well deserved winter holiday? Perhaps you’re in the final preparations for a long awaited trip? Well rest assured that your tummy won’t let
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Big Sam back for Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool game - but in the stands
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce says he is “fit and well” after undergoing heart surgery last week. The 55-year-old had an angioplasty - an operation to widen a coronary artery - on Friday. Allardyce has left assistant Neil McDonald
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Paul Robinson eyes more glory with Blackburn Rovers
CARLING Cup king Paul Robinson insists Blackburn Rovers have a ‘great chance’ of booking their first major Wembley cup final appearance in 50 years. Robinson proved the hero against Chelsea on Wednesday night when his penalty saves launched
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South Africa pin hopes on Blackburn Rovers striker McCarthy
AN infectious smile, a unique talent and a refreshingly honest approach to life. Benni McCarthy has become one of world football’s biggest personalities. Loved one minute, loathed the next, South Africa’s all-time record scorer has never been
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Blackburn Rovers goal hero Kalinic is confident of more to come
NIKOLA Kalinic is confident of grabbing more goals in a Rovers shirt after his star performance against Chelsea in the Carling Cup on Wednesday. The Croatian striker scored the first and played a part in the equaliser for Blackburn, which took
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Blackburn Rovers midfielder: Aussies will find it tough in World Cup
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Vince Grella insists Australia face a difficult World Cup next year regardless of their draw this evening. The Aussies romped through their Asian qualifying group to become one of the first countries to book their
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Coleman determined Accrington Stanley will avoid going down chute
JOHN Coleman has no intention of letting Accrington Stanley chute down “Florida’s Wet ‘n Wild” this season. The Reds ended a run of three winless League Two matches on Tuesday night by beating Football League newcomers Burton Albion.
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Nelson look for place in national spotlight
NELSON travel to Marske United tomorrow looking to book their place in the national stages of the FA Vase. It is unchartered waters for player/manager Alex Mugan and a Nelson side who have returned to the competition after a number of years
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Burnley grandmother fiddled benefits
A GRANDMOTHER-of-two who claimed benefits because her husband was in prison failed to tell the authorities when he returned home a free man, a court heard. Benefits totalling nearly £15,000 were paid out to Megan Leonie Tarrant, 40, even though
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Transfer Rumour Mill - December 4
AC Milan hard-man Gennaro Gattuso, who has been linked with a move to Manchester City, could be heading for the Premier League after contract talks at the Italian club stalled. Inter Milan’s £18m-rated striker Mario Balotelli could be on the move to
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Chorley boss on track for win at Harrogate
CHORLEY go to Harrogate Railway Athletic looking to get their campaign back on track. The Magpies are without a win in four games but manager Steve Waywell has earmarked the next three to turn their fortunes around. After Harrogate, Chorley face Ossett
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Burnley manager hopes Portsmouth Grant his wish over Nugent
OWEN Coyle is ready to launch a two-pronged attack at Portsmouth tomorrow. The Burnley manager has revealed his intention to speak with new Pompey boss Avram Grant about the possibility of making on-loan striker David Nugent a permanent signing
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Dozens of police raid homes in East Lancashire car crime gangs probe
DOZENS of police raided six homes as part of a major investigation into a car crime gangs. In Blackburn, target teams swooped on houses in Foxstones Crescent, Hurstwood Avenue and Brother Street, all in the Mill Hill area. At the same
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East Lancashire health chiefs on public sector 'rich list'
TWO East Lancashire health chiefs have been named in a national ‘rich list’ of public sector bosses. Dr Ellis Friedman, NHS East Lancashire’s director of public health, and the trust’s former chief executive, David Peat, both appear in the Taxpayers’
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Burnley Citizens Advice Bureau faces axe after funding cuts
MAJOR cuts to Burnley and Padiham’s Citizens Advice Bureau could force it to close. Town hall bosses have been accused of hitting Burnley’s most vulnerable residents the hardest after proposing to halve the grant given to the advice offices in St James