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Fire causes £250k damage at Blackburn warehouse
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a £250,000 blaze at a car spares warehouse this afternoon. Black smoke billowing from the first floor building on Hollin Bridge Street, Blackburn, could be seen throughout the town as tyres and other parts
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Health Centre Cutbacks
Haslingden Health Centre looks likely to miss out on a major upgrade as it becomes one of the first victims of the NHS spending freeze. The £350,000 upgrade was due to start this year. A warm thank you to all bankers and the politicians who of
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Rossendale Players Need You!
Rossendale Players are holding play reading and casting nights for "Kindly Keep it Covered", a comedy by Dave Freeman. It's Monday the 26th July for the play read with casting on Monday, 2nd August. Both events start at 7.30 pm at the New Millennium
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Pafiham school's 'pay-to-teach' plan lands top award
BORDERLINE C grade GCSE students were paid to teach younger pupils basic maths at an East Lancashire high school, it has been revealed. This and other creative techniques were designed to boost GCSE performance at Shuttleworth College, Padiham.
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Women rev-ved up to join clergy in Lancashire
MORE than half of all people applying to become a priest in Lancashire are women, it has been revealed. Church of England chiefs said the numbers of women priests was rocketing as a ‘sense of balance’ begins to show in the make up of church leaders
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Private funding the key for Clitheroe Masterplan
COUNCIL bosses have admitted they do not have the cash to turn the Clitheroe Masterplan into reality — and are now hoping for private sector funding. The ambitious multi-million pound plans for the ‘future prosperity’ of Clitheroe were first mooted
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Review: The Hollywood Star, Burnley
Address: The Hollywood Star, Manchester Road, Burnley BB11 2EG. Phone number: 01282 439521. Lancashire Telegraph review by Kate Turner from June 26, 2010. AFTER entertaining two troublesome toddlers at Wacky Warehouse at the Hollywood
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Miles quits Accrington Stanley
JOHN Miles has left Accrington Stanley to join Blue Square Premier club Fleetwood Town. There will be more on this story in tomorrow's Lancashire Telegraph.
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Mr Potter finds ancestors' pots in Samlesbury
WHEN Alan Potter first started tracing his family history he never dreamed that one day he would hold pots made by his ancestors some 700 years earlier. But this week more than 9,000 sherds (fragments) of pots made by generations of Potters have gone
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Service for 45 East Lancs air crash victims 40 years on
THE 40th anniversary of a plane crash that killed 45 people from East Lancashire will be marked with a service in one of the worst-hit towns next week. Large parts of the region were sent into mourning when the Dan-Air plane crashed into a
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Great Harwood man on rooftop ASBO breach charges
A MAN banned from every rooftop in Hyndburn has been charged with seven breaches of his ASBO. Adam Corbett had been on the run from police after being involved in a 35-hour standoff two weeks ago. However, the 22-year-old of Clayton Street, Great Harwood
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Whalley bus station toilets reopen
THE toilets at the bus station in Whalley have reopened. The public facility was closed this month for some maintenance work on the ceiling and walls. The £145,000 facility took two years to complete and replaced the village’s public toilets behind
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Blackburn boy has whale of a time in Orlando
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy who was born with a life-shortening condition has been granted his wish — to meet a killer whale. Jack Platt, from Blackburn, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, was whisked off with his family to Florida for the holiday of a lifetime
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'No effect' on Darwen firm by sale of building
THERE will be no change at a specialist coatings company when its Darwen factory goes under the hammer for £2.5million, according to the boss. Speciality Coatings’ 83,365 sq ft warehouse and production facility in Southend and Moorside Mill, Dewhurst
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Buy shares in new Accrington co-op shop for £25
HYNDBURN residents are being urged to boost shopping in Accrington by taking ownership of a new store. Campaigners from new co-operative One Planet, based at the corner of Blackburn Road and Church Street, want to raise £15,000 by the end of July.
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Tributes to Ullswater canoe death teenager
The family of a Lancashire teenager who died when his canoe overturned in the Lake District have paid tribute to him, saying he "brought joy" to many people. Chad Salisbury, 18, from Leyland, died on Ullswater lake on Saturday afternoon.
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Suicide verdict on Accrington Arndale fall teenager
A TEENAGER who died after falling from Accrington’s Arndale Centre killed himself, a coroner said. Danny Melia, 18, of Water Street, died on April 19 after falling from the sixth level. The inquest was told that Danny had been diagnosed with bipolar
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Capello’s England future still in doubt
Fabio Capello said today he wants to stay on as England's manager despite the team's World Cup humiliation at the hands of Germany. But the Italian must wait two weeks to learn his fate. Capello told reporters at a press conference in South Africa
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Rose queens in East Lancashire procession
ROSE queens paraded along Whalley New Road on Saturday in a procession of approximately 100 people. The newly crowned queens from St Leonard’s, Langho, St Mary’s, Mellor, and St Gabriel’s, Blackburn, joined the new and outgoing queen at St
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Shearer calls for goal-line technology but FIFA sidesteps issue
FIFA today refused to discuss their opposition to goal-line technology despite Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in England's defeat to Germany. Chelsea midfielder Lampard's lobbed effort in the first half of the 4-1 defeat in Bloemfontein dropped
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Accrington marks Armed Forces Day with parade
ACCRINGTON showed its civic pride with a special event to celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday. The Accrington Pipe Band led a procession to the town hall, where, the Mayor of Hyndburn, Coun Malcolm Pritchard, and dignitaries saluted before
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Academies interest for 15 East Lancashire schools
FIFTEEN East Lancashire schools are interested in becoming academies. The move comes just weeks after Education Secretary Michael Gove wrote to schools across the country inviting them to become academies. Academies are publically-funded
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Blackburn terrorist 'could be free from prison in months'
AN East Lancashire terrorist could be freed from prison within months, despite being jailed for five years last week. Prison bosses confirmed that Ishaq Kanmi has already served almost two years on remand awaiting sentence and is set to be
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Darwen first aiders' based saved from rotting
FIFTEEN firms have rallied round to stop Darwen's rotting St John Ambulance station from falling down. The charity faced moving and losing members as no money was available to pay for repairs to the wooden building in George Street, which has been
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Accrington Stanley £1.2m plans setback
ACCRINGTON Stanley’s £1.2million ground development has fallen through. Plans to revamp the Crown Ground, which were first revealed last year, had depended on funding from the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative, known as LEGI. Chief Executive
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SW19 was not quite as genteel as it appeared
AS a teenager I could name virtually every player taking part in Wimbledon. I could spell all their names and knew their world rankings. Back then I was obsessed with tennis and spent every spare moment on the local courts. I even went to Wimbledon
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Lancashire League Sunday: East Lancs return to form at Lowerhouse
AFTER their eight-match winning streak ended at Todmorden last weekend, East Lancs got back to winning ways yesterday as they overcame Lowerhouse in a good contest at Liverpool Road. The Blackburn side were in trouble as they batted first and
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Ribblesdale League Saturday: Wanderers stun Cherry Tree
Pakistani pace ace Anwar Ali starred in the sunshine and earned his money as Ribblesdale Wanderers’ substitute paid man with a stunning all-round display against Cherry Tree. The Colne professional filled in for the Ribblesdale League outfit
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Off-form Chorley lose against Netherfield
There was disappointment for Chorley whose poor run of form continued against Cumbrian raiders Netherfield on Saturday. Chorley’s South African pro JJ Smuts hit his second century in a fortnight but still finished on the losing side in a high-scoring
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Chorley v Darwen friendly change
Chorley’s friendly against AFC Darwen at the Anchor ground has been brought forward to Friday July 9, with a 7.30pm kick-off. It was originally scheduled for Saturday July 10.
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Maky breaks Darwen hearts in spin show
DARWEN’S run of fine Northern League form came to a shuddering end as they were beaten by leaders and champions-elect Leyland in a low scoring, drama filled showdown at Birch Hall. The locals, without their injured skipper John Cordingley, went down
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Colne exhibition tribute to Titanic bandmaster
TRIBUTES were paid in Pendle to the Colne bandmaster who died while conducting a band on the Titantic. A Wallace Hartley exhibition was displayed at the Colne Muni over the weekend which saw residents commemorate the life of the conductor. In
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Spending cuts to hit Haslingden health centre
A MAJOR upgrade to Haslingden Health Centre looks set to be the first victim of £6million NHS cuts in East Lancashire. NHS East Lancashire chief executive Steve Spoerry has ordered directors and managers to justify all spending after a £5.9million
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Squad guide as Blackburn Rovers return to training
BLACKBURN Rovers return for pre-season training today looking to steal a march on their Premier League rivals and knowing to repeat last season’s top 10 finish is going to be a tough challenge. It will be the same old faces reporting for duty at Brockhall
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Burnley hope to buck trend of relegated Premier League sides
BURNLEY will hope that an increase in parachute payments will help them avoid the pitfalls of those who have been relegated from the Premier League in recent years. The Clarets have been made 10/1 second favourites behind Nottingham Forest to win
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Hoghton Tower's classic cars show draws crowds
ENTHUSIASTS lapped up the sun — and the vintage motors at Hoghton Tower Classic Car and Motorcycle Show. Hundreds of vehicles were on show yesterday, attracting swathes of visitors, despite clashing with the World Cup. Click here to view
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Rivington walker’s beauty spot blaze alert
A WALKER visiting the viewing point at Anglezarke Reservoir alerted firefighters to a blaze in a nearby quarry yesterday. Firefighters from Horwich and Chorley stations were called to Moor Road shortly after midday. They had to tie themselves
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Do us a favour
Having just read today’s article (Thursday 24 June) by Jack Straw; when is he, and his party going to admit that the state of the nation’s finances is not just down to the global situation, but also down to Labour’s incompetence. Gordon Brown spent
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Cuts won’t save
Cuts won’t always save money, for instance cuts to the NHS will affect treatment courses and as recent figures have shown most Incapacity Claimants are either long-term sick or chronically sick. Chronic sickness is the failure of the NHS to treat
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Breeders must be monitored
It really annoys me when people say that it’s the same breeds of dogs over and over again attacking small children. ANY dog can attack at any time. I work with all breeds of dogs and it’s the breeds you don’t think will snap that do i.e collies,
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World Cup blog: It's time for England fans to face facts
THE golden generation have once again proved themselves to be frauds. It's time to admit we just aren't as good as we believe. How many more failures at major tournaments is it going to take for us loyal England fans to wake up and smell the
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England defeat leaves East Lancs fans gutted
EAST Lancashire football fans were left gutted as Germany dumped England out of the World Cup. Pubs across the area were packed, while many people also staged parties at home, taking advantage of the glorious weather with barbecues.
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Ed Miliband drops into Burnley park
LABOUR leadership candidate Ed Miliband made a whistlestop visit to Burnley's Thompson Park yesterday. He spoke to residents about the budget and met police during their open-air Community Action Together gathering as part of the park’s birthday celebrations
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Blackburn blaze deaths trial set to begin
FOUR men are due to go on trial for murder today over the death of a Blackburn couple in a house fire last October. Sadek Miah, 23, from the Isle of Dogs, Mohammed Miah, 19, Hisamuddin Ibrahim, 20, and Habib Iqbal, 25, all London, deny murdering Abdullah
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Hunt for missing Accrington paedophile
A ‘HIGH-risk’ paedophile is being hunted after going missing from his Lancashire home, police said. Officers have warned people not to approach William John Paden, 56, who lived for many years in Accrington. He is a registered sex offender and is
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East Lancs Chlamydia screening funding fears
YOUNG people could be put at risk by threatened cuts to chlamydia screening across East Lancashire, health chiefs fear. An extra £100,000 is needed to pay for testing kits across Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Rossendale and the Ribble Valley so NHS East
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Flitcroft brings back Chorley favourite in double swoop
Jamie Vermiglio, the popular midfielder who in a brief return last autumn helped restore some FA Trophy prestige to Chorley before going back into Blue Square football, has rejoined the Magpies. He is one of two signings unveiled this week
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Clean sweep for Team Sky as East Lancs hosts cycling champs
SCORES of cycling fans lined the streets at the weekend as some of the biggest names in the sport raced through Pendle and the Ribble Valley. Olympic heroes and some of the world’s best cyclists descended on East Lancashire for the British National
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Blackburn murder hunt goes national
THE image of a suspect in the Saheel Ahmed murder inquiry has been circulated to every police force in the country. A ‘significant number’ of officers from both Lancashire Police and Lothian and Borders Police have spent the weekend hunting
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East Lancs parents' £40m child support debt revealed
EAST Lancashire parents owe more than £40million in child support payments, it has been revealed. And in the past six months, 342 have been taken to court over unpaid maintenance. The £40million cumulative uncollected debt - revealed
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Cast your vote in our World Cup polls
THROUGHOUT the World Cup, we're asking readers to vote on some key questions. Previous results What went wrong for England? England are over-rated 45% Players' lack of effort 34% Management errors 12% Disallowed goal 5%
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Nelson knife threats man jailed for two years
A VIOLENT yob who threatened a man with a knife on a garage forecourt and attacked his then partner has been jailed for two years and 13 weeks. Burnley Crown Court heard Wesley Hall, 27, who was in breach of a suspended jail term for assaulting a man
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The Rumour Mill - June 28
England midfielder Joe Cole will decide on his club future within the next two weeks, with Inter Milan the latest team to show an interest. Chelsea announced earlier this month that Cole would be leaving on a free transfer this summer. Fulham manager
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Win the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Panini Official Licensed Sticker collection
Got…Got...Need…Need! Panini is proud to bring you the most exciting sticker collection devoted to the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa. For the very first time this historic event is being held by an African nation. The elation of the tournament
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Win Tickets to the Tatton Park Picnic Concerts starring Will Young
Newsquest Northwest and The Tatton Park Picnic Concerts 2010, supported by Monarch.co.uk, have joined forces to promote this fantastic competition. Our lucky readers have the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to this year’s highly anticipated
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Win Tickets to see ‘One Night in Vegas’ in Carlisle
Newsquest Northwest has joined forces with The Sands Centre to promote this competition. Our lucky readers have the chance to win one of three pairs of tickets to see One Night in Vegas on Sunday, July 18 at 7.30pm, plus a show programme presented
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No approach from Dubai for Blackburn Rovers boss
BLACKBURN Rovers have insisted they have had no official approach from Dubai side Al Ahli for Sam Allardyce – and they are desperate to hang on to their manager this summer. Reports have suggested that the affluent Middle East club have a firm
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Burnley target Cork's Chelsea future in limbo
JACK Cork’s future remains in limbo as he waits to hear whether he will be allowed to leave Chelsea this summer, with the midfielder still open to a return to Burnley. Cork impressed while on loan at Turf Moor in the second half of the 2009/10 campaign
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Thomas claims national crown in Pendle
Geraint Thomas headed a clean sweep for Team Sky in Pendle yesterday as the Welsh rider claimed the British National Road Race title ahead of team-mates Peter Kennaugh and Ian Stannard who finished second and third respectively. From start to finish
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Firefighters tackle large Padiham allotments blaze
FIREFIGHTERS battled for around five hours overnight to try and contain a large blaze at a allotment site in Padiham. The Park Road fire, which is believed to be accidental, started at 8pm last night. The blaze involved several allotment
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Accrington Stanley defender feared for his future
LEAM Richardson admits he feared he would have to retire before his return to action with Accrington Stanley at the end of the season. The former Blackburn Rovers defender has been hampered by a persistent pelvic problem for the past two seasons