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Jimmy's tonic for Accrington
Accrington have appointed Jimmy Hayhurst as their new first team captain. The 26-year-old takes over from David Ormerod who has stood down. During his time as skipper Accrington won back-to-back titles and a Worsley Cup win.
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Elvis is alive ... and skating in Blackburn
It might not be the King of rock and roll that’s playing ice hockey in Blackburn this season, but the Lancashire Raptors’ latest overseas signing is still likely to turn some heads for the English National League North Division 2 minnows over the coming
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Islamic charity in talks to sell Brierfield Mills
AN Islamic charity which owns Brierfield Mills is in talks to sell the historic site - less than a year after buying it for more than £1million. Brian Cookson, Pendle Council’s regeneration chief, confirmed the local authority’s joint venture
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FULL TIME: Blackpool 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
BRETT Emerton's injury-time winner has given Blackburn Rovers their first away win of the Premier League campaign at Blackpool. Matt Phillip's 85th minute equaliser looked to have earned Blackpool an unlikely point at Bloomfield Road as Rovers
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Takeaway in Burnley is given the OK
A SIXTH takeaway is to open in Burnley town centre, despite traders saying there are already too many. Councillors approved plans to open an evening takeaway and daytime cafe and shop at the former Windmills Models at the bottom of St James
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Clubs set for League Cup battles
Clitheroe boss Peter Smith will take his men up the M6 to face his best friend Tony Hesketh’s Lancaster City in the first round of the Evo-Stik League Cup. First Division North leaders Chorley face the short trip to neighbours Bamber Bridge in another
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FULL TIME: Burnley 0 Bristol City 0
GRAHAM Alexander missed a penalty as Burnley were held to a goalless draw at home to Bristol City in this afternoon's Championship fixture at Turf Moor. Alexander had previously converted 74 penalties during his career but he fired his first-half
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FULL TIME: Port Vale 2 Accrington Stanley 0
ACCRINGTON Stanley's unbeaten start to their League Two campaign is over after they slipped to defeat at Port Vale this afternoon. Stanley had avoided defeat in their first seven league matches but Marc Richards put Vale ahead in the 31st minute
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Quiz Supports Good Cause
There's a Quiz Night at the Rose n Bowl pub in Stacksteads on Monday, 27th September at 7.30pm. It's in aid of Cancer Research UK Bacup with entry at £4. Music by Mark & Pete and potato pie supper included.
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Burnley FC star gives youngsters sporting chance
CLARETS star Clarke Carlisle is urging youngsters in Burnley to enter a contest which could put them on the road to Wembley. The big centre half took a training session with youngsters at Barden Primary School to encourage boys and girls to
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Luvvies Evening
The Cotton Shed Theatre Company holds drama workshops for children and adults at Haslingden Primary School every Monday evening. Sessions are 5.30 - 6.45pm (children) and 7.15 - 8.30pm (adults).
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New Anoraks Needed
Ramsbottom Model Railway Club is loooking for new members. The club, formed over 30 years ago, meets each Thursday at the Old Patmoss Hall on Bury New Road at 7.30pm if you are interested.
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Promises, Promises
More than £80K is needed to repair the badly damaged tower at St Thomas' Church, Musbury. Members are holding a "promises" auction on Saturday, October 9th from 7pm to raise much needed funds.
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Learn How to Ruin a Good Walk
At a time of cutbacks and financial austerity, a new golf driving range and "academy" is planned to be created at the Marl Pits Sports Complex. Due to open in October there will be 24 bays, floodlights and 47 parking spaces.
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No Jewels in The Crown
The "little" Crown pub on Manchester Road has closed amid complaints of noise problems and failure to be sold at auction. The pub on Manchester Road has a minimum asking price of £110,000
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Darwen man risks chip pan 'oil explosion'
A DARWEN man risked a chip pan 'oil explosion' by carrying boiling hot cooking oil down two flights of stairs after it caught fire. The 50-year-old man from Harrop Court, Anyon Street, Darwen, fell asleep while watching TV with his chip pan
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Blackburn bus service has been neglected
MAY I congratulate Lancashire United on their Spot On Bus service (every 12 minutes) and the Whalley Ranger (every 10 minutes). I just ask, as a resident of the Highercroft/Newfield Drive area, about service number 12 – may we have a decent bus service
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Cobbles to preserved in historic Accrington street
HISTORIC cobbles which led to one of Accrington’s proudest workplaces have been saved. Cobble setts in Scaitcliffe Street in Accrington were once used twice a day by thousands of workers making their way to Howard and Bullough’s. The
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Will leaders pay their way, too?
THE 20th of October 2010 is what I would call D-Day. This is when the country will get to know about the spending cuts – who will be better off and who will be worse off. But what I would like to know is, will David Cameron, Nick Clegg and the
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LIVE: Burnley v Bristol City match updates
BURNLEY face Bristol City in the Championship at 3pm today. Follow live updates here. If you can't make it to Turf Moor, join Chris Flanagan for the latest news and views on the Premier League clash. Live updates appear in the box below
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TEAM NEWS Premier League return for Nzonzi
STEVEN Nzonzi returns to Blackburn Rovers' Premier League starting line-up as Sam Allardyce looks for his first away win of the season at Blackpool. Last season's player of the year replace the injured Vince Grella in the heart of the midfield, alongside
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Accrington Market's delay bid is defeated
BIDS to delay the council’s six-day trading trial at Accrington Market Hall have been turned down. The decision will see the market hall begin Wednesday trading next month, in spite of traders’ threats to quit. Labour councillors had hoped to delay
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Farewell to Ribble Valley pilot
THE father of Amy Barsby, a Ribble Valley pilot who fell to her death in a glider crash, remembered his “delightful and brave” daughter during a tearful memorial service. Steven Barsby spoke affectionately of his 25-year-old daughter during the hour-long
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An udder way to get milk from Ribble Valley cows
A farm is moo-ving into a new era — with a robotic system that milks cows. Some 50 old cubicles traditionally used for milking cows have been fitted with the state-of-the art £250,000 system at Greenhurst Farm in Samlesbury. The cows
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Row over Darwen leaflet
A LEADING councillor has been branded hypocritical over leaflets attacking his former political allies. Councillors Trevor Maxfield and Anthony Meleady say they have no official way to complain about accusations they have “let Darwen down”,
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Burnley handed Aston Villa tie in Carling Cup
BURNLEY have been drawn away to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. The Clarets reached the last 16 with a 1-0 home win over Bolton, while Premier League Villa defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-1. Ties will take place on the week
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Battle is on to save Barnoldswick's last ‘local’
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save Barnoldswick’s last ‘proper local’ pub after a deal was agreed to sell it. Pub giant Enterprise Inns confirmed it had sold the Greyhound Inn, in Manchester Road. But regulars, who described the boozer as the
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Allardyce urges Blackburn Rovers to steer clear of the danger zone
SAM Allardyce wants his Blackburn Rovers side to return to being ‘unbreakable’ as he stresses the importance of staying away from the Premier League danger zone. Rovers’ top-half finish last time round was built on clean sheets but, with
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Accrington Stanley confident of crowd increase
ACCRINGTON Stanley believe they can attract more than 2,000 home fans to the Crown Ground on a regular basis after hailing the success of new ticket initiatives at the club. Stanley’s average attendances were up by more than 500 last season to 1,980
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Cuts in East Lancashire would be a disaster
May I thank the eight thousand or more other demonstrators who marched in Liverpool last Sunday against the proposed public sector cutbacks. Whilst everyone recognises any government would have to take steps to pull in public sector expenditure
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Stand-off on factory roof in Clitheroe
THREE men climbed onto a factory roof in a stand-off with police before one plunged 20ft through a skylight. The trio were spotted at the Trutex factory in Clitheroe by a passer-by who alerted officers about men acting suspiciously on the roof
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Blackburn Rovers' 'Superman' Jones has a year to savour
‘PHIL Jones is Superman’ has become one of Blackburn Rovers fans’ favourite chants this season – after the year he has had you couldn’t blame him for feeling indestructible. In the space of 365 days, the 18-year-old Chorley lad has flown
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Hawks ready to take form into their break
Blackburn Hawks are hoping to build on last weekend’s double success and go into the early season break on a high. The ice-hockey aces picked up their first points of the campaign last time out, beating Coventry 7-5 and Trafford Metros 3-1. They face
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I'll play through the pain barrier, says Burnley strike star
BURNLEY manager Brian Laws says he will keep his players guessing about his line-up for Bristol City – to stop the Robins pecking at their 100 per cent home record. Many would expect the Clarets to be unchanged after bossing their Carling Cup
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'Pope needed a miracle to survive last week’
HAVE we Brits reached a maturity that can cope with a little Godly honesty about our liberal culture? I’m thinking of those times we’ve made kindly social decisions only later to find that they’re killing the kind of Britain most crave.
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Accrington Stanley's JPT tie postponed
ACCRINGTON Stanley’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tie against Stockport County has been postponed as they wait to find out whether they will be kicked out of the competition. Stanley were drawn at home to Stockport in the second round, with the tie due to
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Mears lost his focus - Laws
BRIAN Laws has welcomed a return to form for Tyrone Mears, after admitting the right back suffered a relegation hangover. The former West Ham and Derby defender looked out of sorts at the start of the season after summer speculation about a move back
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Blackburn Rovers manager Sam: I am unique as a boss
SAM Allardyce insists he will always be his own man after claiming management is not a job for copy cats. Allardyce has hailed Blackpool boss Ian Holloway ahead of Rovers’ trip to Bloomfield Road, claiming you have to do things your own way to succeed
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Bag snatch ordeal in Blackburn
TWO ‘Good Samaritans’ came to the rescue of a 63-year-old woman who was dragged off the street and attacked in Blackburn town centre. The victim was left shaken by the incident and taken to hospital suffering from cuts and bruises. But
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Burnley family traumatised after police raid wrong house
POLICE burst into the home of a man who had a triple heart-bypass - only to discover they had raided the wrong house. Terrified dad-of-four Abdul Ali, 44, was thrown to the floor and handcuffed by officers. And he was so traumatised
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Trafalgar day is now in October
NELSON’S prestigious Trafalgar Trophy competition will be held over 18 holes on October 3 after last Sunday’s scheduled 36-hole event was washed out. It will now be the final event on the 2010 Mitsushiba Northern Order of Merit calendar, following this
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Burnley look to loan out McDonald
BURNLEY midfielder Kevin McDonald is being lined up for a loan move to get games under his belt. The Scotland Under 21 international scored from the bench in his only appearance of the season so far in the Carling Cup second round win at Morecambe
