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Accrington Stanley duo would speak to Lincoln City
ACCRINGTON Stanley assistant manager Jimmy Bell says Lincoln City have not approached him and John Coleman about the manager’s job at Sincil Bank – but they would talk to the Imps about the vacancy as their contract saga drags on. Lincoln
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East Lancs health campaign will miss 'unrealistic' target
NHS East Lancashire’s campaign to Save a Million Years of Life will fail to reach its ‘unachievable’ target, it has been revealed. Last year health chiefs trumpeted the initial success of the ‘SMYL’ project, which they estimated had already saved around
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Three Darwen pupils struck down by scabies
THREE pupils at an East Lancashire academy have been struck down by a scabies outbreak. The friends have been kept away from Darwen Aldridge Community Academy for a week while being treated for the skin infection. Officials at the academy in Redearth
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Travellers set up camp at Blackburn ASDA
FIVE families of travellers set up camp on Blackburn's ASDA supermarket car park. Each with their own caravan and car, they pitched up at Asda in Lower Audley Retail Park, Blackburn on Tuesday, saying they were 'on holiday' from London.
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Rawtenstall court closure consultation 'a sham'
COURT bosses have been accused of carrying out a ‘sham’ consultation after the Lancashire Telegraph discovered prosecutions had been quietly stopped at Rawtenstall. Plans to close Rawtenstall Magistrates Court were announced by Her Majesty’
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Scheme to help 30 'high risk' Blackburn families
A MUM-OF-eight shared her harrowing life story at the launch of a new council scheme to help deprived families. Rose, not her real name, is helping to front Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Think Family project to improve the lives of families across
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Review: Dead Rising 2, Xbox 360, £49.99
Is there anyone who doesn’t like Zombies? If not, then it’s time to put Dead Rising 2 away because that undead invasion of the original wasn’t stamped out – the virus failed to be contained and a new outbreak is the result. Chuck Greene
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Review: Sid Meier’s Civilization 5, PC, £39.99
The Civilization series has had strategy fans hooked for the best part of two decades. It’s the kind of game that can take over your life, or at the very least every waking hour either side of the 9 to 5. The fifth incarnation does all
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Review: Formula 1 2010, PS3, £49.99
If there is one genre that has been well catered for since time began, it’s racing. And if Gran Turismo flies the flag – nowadays certainly in terms of graphics – then, with the release of Formula 1 2010, it has some serious competition.
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Man, 22, jailed for Blackburn sex attack on boy
A MAN who sexually assaulted a teenage boy at a Blackburn pub has been jailed for 12 months. Lee Healey was captured on CCTV carrying out his crimes on a 17 year-old who was 'out of it' through drink. The victim had no recollection of
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Pendle council to step up litterbug fight
FLY-tippers, litter-bugs and irresponsible dog owners are being targeted by a new team of enforcement officers. The four-strong team of environmental crime staff will work with Pendle’s two dog welfare officers to crack down on people who blemish the
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Pendle council gives ‘legal’ job risk warning
COUNCIL engineering workers in Pendle have been warned their jobs are at risk - and many more town hall staff are set to receive similar notices, according to opposition leaders. An outcry has greeted the revelation that the employees, in the
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Ulverston birthplace blunder is blamed on ‘urban myth’
TOURISM bosses at a town which claimed to be the birthplace of Ulverston’s most famous son have admitted making a “nice mess”. A new tourist information leaflet and map proclaims: “Bet you didn’t know that Bishop Auckland was the birthplace
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Eagles: I want to play for England
CHRIS Eagles believes he can play for England one day – and the in-form winger thinks a call-up could even be possible while playing in the Championship for Burnley. Eagles has been in outstanding form ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Millwall and was hailed
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Review: Buried (15)
Filmmaking is a collaborative process, pooling the creativity and imagination of dozens, sometimes hundreds, of individuals behind of and in front of the cameras. Rodrigo Cortes’s thriller goes back to basics and daringly asks us to invest all of our
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Blackburn Cathedral is set to launch harvest appeal
BLACKBURN Cathedral is set to launch a harvest appeal for the victims of the Pakistan floods next week. The Dean of Blackburn, the Very Rev Christopher Armstrong, will promote the scheme on Monday which will see a bid to raise cash for ‘Aquaboxes’.
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Aussie Emerton confident of top 10 finish
BRETT Emerton believes last weekend’s derby delight could prove a seminal moment after insisting the end of their away-day woes would ensure another top half finish. The Australian midfielder’s last-gasp winner at Blackpool earned Rovers their first
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Great Harwood stiletto attack woman in court
AN attacker who set about a woman with a pair of stilettos in a club may end up behind bars. Amy Barcroft, 26, of Park Lane, Great Harwood, was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm, after a two day trial at Burnley Crown Court. She was
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What's on: Ruthie Henshall Sounds Of Hollywood
ACTRESS, dancer and singer Ruthie Henshall is a very busy woman. Currently appearing in a West End production of Noel Coward’s Blythe Spirit, she is also preparing to wow the country on tour with her new show, Sounds Of Hollywood. But
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Blackburn man injured after snowball row
A BLACKBURN man who challenged two men after a snowball was thrown at his front window ended up with a broken collar bone and cheekbone. Mark Gooding was punched and kicked by the pair outside his home, in Brodick Road, Shadsworth. And
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Blackburn bus sales fall as market collapses
SALES at Blackburn bus maker Optare halved in the first half of the year, with bosses blaming the collapse of the UK market. Turnover was £27.1million in the first six months of 2010, compared with £52.1million during the same period in 2009. However
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Clarets star is a butt of jokes
CLARETS star Clarke Carlisle is the butt of his teammates’ jokes after an embarrassing illness led to a hospital visit. Writing in his blog, the big centre- half said he had to make a trip to A&E in the early hours of Sunday after suffering agonising
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Lauren is queen of the Pike race
What a difference a year has made to Lauren Jeska of Todmorden Harriers. When she won the Thieveley Pike Fell Race 12 months ago, even race organiser Pete Booth had never heard of her, but when she returned on Saturday, she did so as the newly
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Eagles spot on for penalties
IF Burnley are awarded a penalty at Millwall tomorrow, Chris Eagles admits he will face something of a dilemma. With regular penalty taker Graham Alexander left out of the side against Hull in midweek, it was Eagles who stepped up to slam home a second-half
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Coleman: It's been a poor start to the season
JOHN Coleman has described Accrington Stanley’s start to the League Two campaign as ‘poor’ despite losing just one of their opening nine matches. After being written off as relegation fodder by pundits and bookmakers before the start of the season –
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Bloxhams clinch the Clitheronian road title
A 250-mile round trip from Wolverhampton to East Lancashire proved worthwhile for Jonty and Nick Bloxham when they claimed their first win on the Clitheronian Road Rally. The Peugeot pair clinched victory by just 45 seconds from navigator-turned-driver
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Padiham surgeon’s guns plea
A TRAUMA surgeon fighting for the return of his gun licences told a court that all he had ever done in his life was help people. Ahmed Khashaba, who said he was a hip and knee specialist and also a bouncer, insisted he was a man of integrity and
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Pendle soldier's vehicle pull marathon
A SUPER-fit soldier from Pendle was part of a team that pulled five Army vehicles around a 26.2-mile marathon course in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Tom Mellor, 24, of Barnoldswick, was one of 24 soldiers who completed the marathon with a difference
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Keep the Leg Café running!
I wonder just how many people are aware of the Leg Café. It is a clinic held every Wednesday afternoon in Great Harwood. It’s in Bank Mill House and is run by the NHS. Any problems at all with your legs, just call in between 2pm and 4pm,
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How council’s debts soared
I AM pleased that Tory councillor Konrad Trapp (Meadowhead Ward) found the time to inspect the books of Blackburn with Darwen Council when the Tory-led coalition took over the council in 2007 (Letters, September 24). It’s just a shame that he failed
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Blame the bankers, not Labour
AFTER putting up with a load of rubbish for and on behalf of the LibDems mainly in Burnley, I feel after the events which unfolded at their conference that I should also be allowed to comment on the misleading information being put forward by this party
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Young clinches third Northern of Order Merit honour
MARK Young clinched his third Mitsushiba Northern Order of Merit title in four years – on the day he helped Lancashire to victory in the English County Finals. The 28-year-old took the crown after his nearest challenger, Hillside’s Richie Blundell
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England beckons for East Lancashire's county heroes
JON Hurst and Mark Young are closing in on England honours after steering Lancashire to their 10th English County Championship. Both East Lancashire golfers were joint top points scorers for the Red Rose as they coped best with the high winds and driving
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Worrying time for East Lancashire police
Like a lot of public services, Lancashire Constabulary has grown substantially over the past decade. But the economic woes have left Britain with a massive deficit and now the new coalition government is wielding the axe to bring it under control.
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School absences: 187 East Lancashire parents fined
EDUCATION bosses have issued 187 fines to parents of children in East Lancashire who have played truant or who have been taken out of school for holidays without permission. And they have revealed that in the last academic year, 17 parents and carers
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Pioneering care for diabetes sufferers in Blackburn and Darwen
BLACKBURN with Darwen is providing the best pioneering care for diabetes sufferers in the country. A survey of all 152 primary care trusts in England by the Medical Technology Group (MTG) found that 17 per cent of patients with type 1 diabetes in the
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Boss to retire from Barnoldswick Rolls-Royce plant
THE boss of Rolls-Royce is to step down after 14 years, it has been announced. The aerospace giant said yesterday that chief executive Sir John Rose would retire in March 2011. John Rishton, the boss of Dutch retail group Royal Ahold
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Darwen women take plunge for charity
TWO sisters swapped plunging necklines for plunging 235ft in their bras to raise money for charity. Naomi Hickey and Nicola Walkden-O’Grady from the Darwen Ladies Circle had to make sure their modesty was kept intact as they boarded the front
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East Lancashire schools take part in roast record attempt
YORKSHIRE puddings, roast beef, spuds, and gravy were top of the menu as schools attempted a world record- breaker. Thousands of schoolchildren across East Lancashire were treated to a hearty roast dinner as part of a national bid to eat the
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Henry was a man of many parts
IT seems clog dancer Henry Whitaker, below, once stepped out on a completely different field. For we’ve heard he was also a trainer for the Edge End Evening Institute football team in the 1940s. Our story last week, about the cotton worker, who
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Appeal to picture Oswaldtwistle civic theatre’s past
AN appeal has gone out for photographs depicting the 150-year history of the Victorian building in Oswaldtwistle, which now houses the Civic Theatre and new Arts Centre. The centre’s creative director Gayle Knight has asked readers for pictures they
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Canal bridge at Hapton set for repairs at last
WORK to repair a bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Hapton will take place this year, British Waterways has pledged. Burnley and Padiham MP Gordon Birtwistle welcomed the news, but criticised delays experienced by residents in the Hapton
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Padiham folk go back to their routes
IT’S that time of year again, when Padiham folk can look back at the life of their town over more than 100 years. For the Padiham Archive Group is staging its annual exhibition this weekend. Visitors will be able to browse photographs
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Dobing: Football is now obscene. I can’t even watch it ...
PETER Dobing spent two decades tormenting England’s top defenders with his powerful running and eye for goal. Now though, just the thought of the modern day game leaves a sour taste. Give the former Blackburn Rovers forward a fishing rod and a dram of
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People should make an effort
HOW important is it that one should be able to speak English if living in England? Being the bi-lingual type, the issue of speaking English has never really crossed my mind that much. In years gone by I have never really bothered if someone could
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Sky lanterns released in memory of Burnley baby Kian
ONE hundred lanterns were released to light up the night sky in memory of a baby who died after a battle with serious illness. The lanterns released behind Melrose Avenue, Burnley, were in memory of Kian Simpson, who died on Thursday, September
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Cotton gets call-up
YOUNG Blackburn Rovers midfielder Robbie Cotton has been called into the England under 17s squad for three European Championship qualifying matches in Georgia.
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Big Chris gets Scot call
CHRIS Iwelumo was yesterday confirmed in the Scotland squad for Euro 2012 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and world champions Spain next week. Iwelumo has been struggling with a hamstring problem in recent weeks but made it clear that he wanted
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Man on murder charge over Clayton-le-Moors death
DAVID Fielding, 25, of Lynthorpe Road, Blackburn, was last night charged with the murder of a man whose badly decomposed body was found in a Clayton-le-Moors flat. James Christopher Todd, 27, was found in Rutland Close, on Monday. A
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Chief Constable: cuts will hit war on crime
LANCASHIRE'S Chief Constable has said massive cuts mean the force will not be able to drive down crime figures any further. Steve Finnigan, who is expecting to lose 1,000 staff to save £50million from his £300m budget, said the government should
