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Hole lot of trouble for Blackburn motorist
A BLACKBURN man found himself out of pocket after striking a pothole in the middle of the road. Anis Amanjy, 33, of Preston New Road said the deep hole caused a grate to hit his car’s fuel pump and the back end of the chassis. The accident cost him
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East Lancashire mum helping to send out festive cheer to soldiers
A MUM is determined to give soldiers in Afghanistan a bit of festive cheer after finding out she is getting her dream Christmas present. Michelle McNamara knows only too well what a kind thought from home can mean to those out in the front
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Rossendale Woman of the Year 2009
Rossendale Woman of the Year is Dawn Taylor. Dawn qualified as a First Responder in 2004 and has been recognised as making an outstanding contribution to the health of people in Rossendale. She is now a Trainer for First Responders and the East Lancashire
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Plan to convert Blackburn hotel set for approval despite objections
PLANS to turn a hotel into a residential home for people with mental health problems are set for approval on Thursday. The proposal to convert The Bear Hotel at Cravens Brow in Bolton Road in Blackburn into a “supported living service” for 16 to
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Blackburn's big wheel starts turning
Shoppers got the chance to see Blackburn from a whole new perspective tonight when the big wheel on King William Street opened to the public. The 108ft Ferris wheel, set to be the centrepiece of the town’s Christmas celebrations, has been built
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Olympic cyclist helps puts Rawtenstall students on right track
AN OLYMPIC cyclist helped put students on the right track when he visited a Rawtenstall school during a leadership training event. Bryan Steel, silver medallist, was a guest speaker at Alder Grange Community and Technology School when it hosted a
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TV review: Life, BBC1
I have not watched every episode of the outstanding Life, but having sat enthralled through the programme about plants, wished I had put it on “series record”. This was just brilliant television, featuring stunning time-lapse photography showing how
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TV review: The One Show, BBC1
I occasionally watch The One Show as anything with Adrian Chiles in it is invariably good. With his sharp wit and down to earth Brummie charm he makes what would be an average “filler” show for the seven o’clock slot much more interesting. On Monday
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Film review: Where The Wild Things Are (PG)
Where The Wild Things Are (PG, 101 mins). Drama/Fantasy. Max Records, Catherine Keener, Pepita Emmerichs, Mark Ruffalo and the voices of James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O’Hara, Paul Dano. Director: Spike Jonze. Based on
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Blackburn Harriers toast year of success
Blackburn Harriers go from strength to strength and will enter their Centenary Year in 2010 with their senior athletes the Northern League and the Northern Inter Club Cup champions, the first time they have held both trophies simultaneously. Harriers
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VIDEO: Press conference with Burnley manager Owen Coyle
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle's press conference ahead of his side's home match against Fulham.
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Burnley players present awards to young achievers
A TRIO of Burnley players were on hand to present prizes to youngsters from an after-school group. More than 70 children from nine schools in Burnley and the surrounding area have completed two-hour lessons for 10 weeks at the Playing for Success classes
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Burnley training session for Clitheroe school pupils
BURNLEY boss Owen Coyle and captain Steven Caldwell put these youngsters from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School through a training session at Gawthorpe. It was part of a Barclays Premier League programme.
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Burnley boss makes white ribbon pledge
STAFF from Burnley FC, the emergency services, and the Army, have been wearing white ribbons as part of a campaign against domestic violence. The White Ribbon scheme is part of the international 16 days of Action Against Gender Violence Campaign, which
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O'Neill registered as Accrington Stanley director
Accrington’s managing director Dave O’Neill, who had been in charge of the club before Ilyas Khan stepped in as chairman last month, has now been registered as a director with Companies House. But he is still awaiting the final paperwork to
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Squires Gate 1 Padiham 0
Padiham slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Squires Gate in the Vodkat Premier Division. The winner came courtesy of Isaac Kusaloka’s 90th-minute penalty.
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Accrington Stanley v Aldershot to be rearranged
Accrington Stanley’s home match against Aldershot in League Two, which had been scheduled for January 2, will now have to be rearranged. It's because of the Reds' FA Cup third round date with Gillingham.
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Grant boost for four East Lancashire nurseries
TODDLERS in East Lancashire are set to benefit from a share of more than £3million investment for outdoor play equipment. Lancashire County Council is using the money from a £13.5million pot given to it from the Government over three-year period. The
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Lees misses out on Accrington Stanley's trip to Leeds United
ACCRINGTON Stanley’s on-loan defender Tom Lees will not be able to face parent club Leeds in Tuesday’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tie at Elland Road - regardless of whether he recovers from an Achilles problem in time. The 19-year-old remains a doubt for
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24 affordable homes plan for Langho ‘would meet dire need’
HOUSING chiefs have welcomed plans for 24 new affordable homes in the Ribble Valley. Developer Darwen Estates has submitted an application for 16 bungalows and eight three-bed houses in Langho. Earlier this month homeless charity Shelter revealed that
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Olympian inspires East Lancashire business people
FORMER Olympian Kriss Akabusi inspired East Lancashire businessmen and women with a motivational speech. The former 400-metre hurdler explained how sport and business were similar in reaching the top during an event at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Clayton-le-Moors
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Arrests as part of 'major investigation' into organised crime in Lancashire
SIX men have been arrested as part of a “major investigation” into an alleged organised crime group in Lancashire. Police said yesterday’s swoops were part of a crackdown on a plot to commit robberies across the region. Officers carried out raids at
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Pavilion plan for ‘neglected’ Oswaldtwistle fields
PLANS to build a new football pavilion on neglected fields in Oswaldtwistle have been submitted to Lancashire Country Council. Heys Playing Fields in Heron Way have been blighted by dog fouling and by people using it as a motorbike scrambling area in
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Tom’s happy memories of holiday
IT’S almost 70 years since this photo was taken of a group of lads from All Saints Church, in Blackburn, enjoying a summer holiday. The few days away were organised by the vicar, the Rev Bateson, and the verger Sam Smith, who were responsible for the
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Youth club was a social hub for teens
WEST End Catholic Youth Club once played a large part in the life of many Blackburn teenagers. It was a major social centre, organised sports teams and staged trips out for large memberships. Who remembers St Thomas’s Young People’s Society, in Blackburn
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Free personal alarms to be given out in Darwen
Around 100 free personal alarms will be handed out as part of an event to celebrate International Women’s Week. Police will distribute the alarms at Darwen Library Theatre in March.
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East Lancashire financial experts cool on pre-Budget report
EAST Lancashire financial experts were unimpressed after Alistair Darling’s pre-Budget report yesterday. As expected, the Chancellor enforced a clobbering 50 per cent tax on bank bonuses worth more than £25,000. Mr Darling said a 0.5 per cent rise
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Trainer’s help for East Lancashire's jobless
AN EAST Lancashire training provider said it was helping hundreds of people back into employment. Blackburn-based Training 2000 has secured £290,000 of European funding to provide guidance to people across the region who have been made redundant.
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Boy, it is hard to be good!
MY next door neighbour Fred, invited me to a service being held at St Nicholas church in Newchurch the other day. The service was led by the Reverend Sue Davies (a real tour de force, who has done great things at St Nicholas’s) and the Bishop of Manchester
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Curb on parking near Bacup Health Centre despite protests
CONTROVERSIAL plans to install waiting restrictions outside a health centre, for emergency vehicles to get through safely, have been passed by councillors. Cars parked on either side of Rochdale Road were making it difficult for ambulances, fire engines
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So are faith schools divisive?
The cry I hear more often than I would like regarding the ‘problem’ of faith schools is: “Close ‘em down. Divisive. Makes segregation worse”. The critics of our distinctive Anglican and Catholic state schools and our one Muslim faith state school –
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Book pictures past of Padiham
THE changing face of Padiham over the last century is tracked in a new book. Duncan Armstrong and Jack Nadin have collaborated to produce a collection of archive photographs, depicting the town through the ages. Each one is accompanied by a detailed
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Schools system has failed them
IT’S truly alarming to hear that Blackburn College is having to spend hundreds of thousands getting teenagers through basic English and maths GCSEs. These are youngsters who are eager to take A-levels – so they clearly want to learn – but after at least
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Hospital ‘hygiene’ an eye-opener
THERE are times when I have not always agreed with Coun S Mulla’s views, but in reply to his letter (LT, December 3) on his comments about hospital cleaning, I could not agree more. Last year I was sitting with a patient in a side ward at the
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Intricacies of licence rules
Now that the analogue TV signal is no longer on transmission, households should have a range of options available to receive digital TV. Television sets that cannot decode the digital signals are redundant and destined for the scrap-heap or they can
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Easy way to save UK £20 billion
Gordon Brown set out efficiency savings of £12bn over the next four years to help reduce public debt, ahead of the pre-Budget report. The PM was unveiling the efficiency savings as he tried to show how Labour could halve the UK’s budget deficit. Among
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Gisburn mum shares flat-head syndrome experiences with experts
A MUM is sharing her experiences of bringing up two children with flat-head syndrome to help raise awareness of the condition. Kate Sherry spoke to medical experts from across the country about the condition plagiocephaly, which affects her two sons
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100,000 visitors in first six months for Nelson's ACE Centre
MORE than 100,000 visitors have used the Arts, Community and Enterprise (ACE) Centre in Nelson since it opened six months ago, it has been announced. Manager Kirsty Rose said she was thrilled at the success. She said: “We work hard to provide something
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‘Cut VAT and get Britain building’, Burnley firm urges
CALLS have been made by a Burnley firm for VAT cuts of five per cent under the 'Get Britain Building' campaign. Howarth Timber and Building Supplies, based in Pratt Street has joined forces with the Builders Merchants' Federation to call on the Government
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‘In-fighting’ splits Darwen Local History Society
COMMUNITY history projects have been thrown into doubt after a series of resignations left Darwen Local History Society in disarray. The group, set up by volunteers in 2005, is said to have experienced in-fighting between committee members, and the breakdown
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‘I heard Burnley park murder victim's screams and pleas for help’
A 17-year-old has told a court how he found the body of Louise Evans in a Burnley park after hearing her plead with her attack-ers to stop. The teenager, who had been part of a group who had gone to Towneley Park in July with 18-year-old Miss
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High price of English and maths school failings for Blackburn College
SCHOOL leavers are costing an East Lancashire college hundreds of thousands of pounds a year to get them through basic English and maths GCSEs. The principal of Blackburn College said it has been forced to provide extra resour-ces, staff and lessons
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New chapter begins for former Clitheroe bookshop
A NEW chapter has begun for a bookshop which has been derelict for five months. The former Kaydee Bookshop in Clitheroe has been transformed into a gallery showcasing the work of local artists. The revamp of the Moor Lane shop was spearheaded by
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Longridge bus service appeals for volunteers
A BUS service for elderly and vulnerable people is appealing for volunteer drivers to help retain the service. The Little Green Bus service in Longridge which runs from Mondays to Fridays, acts as a lifeline for many of its passengers. It takes
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Carol service in park attracts over 70 people in Darwen
More than 70 people turned out for the first Carols in Whitehall Park event on Sunday. Organised by the Pioneers of Play, the event featured Darwen Brass.
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£1k gift for hospice in memory of Blackburn baby
MORE than £1,000 has been raised in memory of a baby who died from a rare genetic disorder. Lois Grace Entwistle died aged 11 months, in October, from Edwards Syndrome. The condition meant that she had an extra 18th chromosome. She was deaf, had sensitive
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Man arrested in Darwen garage arson probe
A MAN rang police to claim responsibility for an arson attack minutes after a garage went up in flames. Firefighters and police were called to a row of detached garages at the end of Osbourne Terrace, Darwen, just before midnight on Tuesday. One of
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Rossendale kidnapping case: Burnley woman charged
TWO more people have appeared in court in relation to the kidnap of a businessman in Rossendale. Heath Bowling, 37, of High Lane, Stockport, has been charged with perverting the course of justice after Paul Brady was kidnapped from Beaufort
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Clayton-le-Moors care worker not guilty of sexual assault
A CARE worker at an East Lancashire home has been cleared of sexually attacking a colleague at work. Benedict Sanchez, 39, who is from the Philippines, was found not guilty of two counts of sexual assault after a three day trial at Burnley Crown Court
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Padiham man jailed for botched computer games theft attempt
A REFORMED drug addict stole video games worth £9,000 from a delivery van in the centre of a North Yorkshire town before he summoned a cab to make his getaway, a court heard. But 37-year-old John Paul Burns, of Berkley Crescent, Padiham, forgot to load
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The Rumour Mill - December 10
Notts County's owners Munto Finance have reportedly put the club up for sale. It is understood that there are already potential buyers including director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson and executive chairman Peter Trembling. They are thought to be
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Rally ace Buckel pipped at the post
ROAD rally man Paul Buckel had to settle for second in the race for the ANWCC 1400cc drivers title. The Accrington driver was pipped at the post by Chris Barlow on the final round, the Farrington Trophy, despite beating him on the event.
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Brave Brandon rides to glory
MOTOCROSS mad Brandon Sharples has shrugged off a serious injury to claim his first 65cc championship title. Despite breaking his collarbone in a practice accident, which left him out of action for two months, the plucky 10-year-old from Accrington
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Special team to tackle Lancashire police officer ‘corruption threat’ in recession
A POLICE unit is to be set up because of fears that recession-hit officers in Lancashire face a ‘real’ threat of corruption. Lancashire Constabulary wants to spend around £300,000 setting up the special team to investigate other officers. The chairman
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Burnley home form rules for Rooster Russell
EX-CLARET Kevin Russell has urged Burnley not to be bullied into Premier League submission. The latest defeat on their travels against Portsmouth, another of Russell’s former clubs, has led to increased warnings that Burnley risk relegation
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Burnley fans are top of the league
BURNLEY might be bottom of the away form guide, but their fans are top of the league. Clarets supporters have been voted the best in the top flight, according to Fair Play figures which put them in first place with 125 points, eight points
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Burnley look to South America for new talent
BRENDAN Flood has been to South America as he takes a hands-on approach in unearthing Burnley players of the future. The Clarets operational director has been to the continent to establish links with scouts in the hope of staying one step ahead
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Accrington Stanley boss Coleman eyes a treble
John Coleman thinks his Accrington Stanley side now have the belief to mount a genuine challenge on three fronts after Tuesday’s FA Cup win at Barnet. Stanley claimed a 1-0 replay success at Underhill to reach the third round for only the
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Mud rules at Marl Pits
The last round of the Red Rose Cross Country League was a true test of the traditional English cross country runner, or a complete mud-bath depending on your perspective. Marl Pits at Rawtenstall is always very heavy with its clinging clay
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Young foreign midfielders training with Blackburn Rovers
A YOUNG foreign midfield duo arrived at Ewood Park yesterday to start their bid to impress Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce ahead of January’s transfer window. Slovakian Juraj Hovancik, 19, and Algerian Amine Linganzi Koumba, 20, will
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Fears over Colne man's epilepsy just days before he died
THE family of a man with epilepsy were so worried about his condition that plans were being made for him to move back in with his estranged wife, an inquest heard. But before Jason Mitchell could move he suffered a final massive seizure and died after
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Teenager kicked Blackburn man to death, murder trial told
A TEENAGER chased a man, kicked and stamped on his head and left him dying in a pool of blood after his cousin was called ‘fat’, a jury heard. Christopher Folkes, 36, was seen running through Queen’s Park, Blackburn, with an Asian youth closely following
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Historic tax windfall to boost Burnley in Iceland bank fallout
A WINDFALL from the taxman will plug the gap left by the Icelandic banking crisis for town hall chiefs in Burnley. Finance bosses are expecting a payout totalling £800,000 from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for charges wrongly made on sports