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Earby boy Robin Carter undergoes life-changing surgery in America
A SIX-year-old boy with a debilitating disease is learning to take his first steps after undergoing a life-changing operation in America. Earlier this month Earby youngster Robin Carter, who suffers from spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral
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Rossendale cheerleaders up against Europe's best
A CHEERLEADING squad from Rossendale will battle it out against some of the best troupes in Europe after being chosen to represent the UK. Twenty members of the Pioneer Cheerleading team, based in Bacup, will jet out to Slovenia on the weekend
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Thieves break into Blackburn newsagent
THIEVES smashed their way in to a town centre shop before stealing cash and cigarettes in a late night raid. The burglary, at Supernews in Penny Street, Blackburn, saw the raiders escape with a large number of cigarettes, as well as the shop
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Grandfather attacked in Blackburn park
A GRANDFATHER was chased through a park and punched in the face in an unprovoked attack. Fifty-three-year-old William McMullan had to have seven stitches in his face after the attack in Queen's Park in Blackburn. Police believe it may
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Burnley man robbed of bookie winnings
A 51-YEAR-OLD man was robbed in the street after leav- ing a bookies with £200 in winnings. Police said the man was attacked from behind as he walked along Harold Street, Burnley, near to the Jesun Chinese takeaway. According to officers, the victim
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Jones in Gold Cup squad for America
SCHALKE midfielder Jermaine Jones has been named in America's 23-man squad for next month's Gold Cup. Jones, who signed for Blackburn Rovers on loan until January, will hope to be a key player for the tournament that starts for the US on June 7. Rovers
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Charges set to be imposed on Lancashire dial-a-ride services
SOME of the county’s most vulnerable residents are set to be charged for a lifeline transport service, the Lancashire Telegraph has learned. A decision was expected yesterday on the future of Lancashire County Council’s community transport
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Win Tickets to see Lancashire in Twenty20 Action Courtesy of Thwaites Wainwright
Newsquest Northwest has teamed up with Thwaites leading premium cask beer and proud sponsor of Lancashire County Cricket Club, Wainwright golden ale, to promote their great competition to our readers. Enter now for your chance to win one of two
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Club keen to set up Ribble rally
EAST Lancashire rally crews head north to the Scottish Borders this weekend to contest the Jim Clark Rally, the only event currently permitted to run over closed roads in mainland Britain. Blackburn’s 2300 Club, who pioneered closed road rallying on
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On top of the world
Anna Anderson qualified for the 2011 World Triathlon Championships in Beijing after winning the Age 20-24 class at the Dorney Tri Challenge. The event was at Eton College Rowing Centre, the location for the London 2012 Olympics, and Anna was
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Hitchon in groove in Germany
Sophie Hitchon has demonstrated that her wonderful British record in the women’s hammer was no fluke by throwing 67.00 metres at an international meeting at Halle in Germany on Saturday. Although it was below her record 69.43m set at Bedford on
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Nelson school in ‘stranger’ warning
AN investigation has been launched into claims that a ‘strange man’ approached a child outside a Nelson primary school. A girl aged between seven and 11 reported being approached by the man as she walked close to Whitefield Infant School and Lomeshaye
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Pendle pub Four Alls Inn open again
A DEAL has been struck to safeguard the long-term future of a popular village pub in rural Pendle. Talks have been ongoing between owners Enterprise Inns and specialist pub management Winterhill Leisure over the Four Alls Inn at Higham. The pub
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Ribble Valley pupils sing for Desmond Tutu
ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu gave high-fives to environmentally-friendly students who performed a concert on the world stage. St Augustine’s RC High School pupils flew to Switzerland, courtesy of former music teacher Peter Rose, to celebrate the 50th anniversary
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A gr-eight way for George to win fall
GEORGE IV stormed to victory to lift the Moorehouses Division One Cup with a simply greight display of free, flowing attacking football. Four goals in each half underlined their dominance at the Arbories against a battling Thornton Arms side who just
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Bacup-born police chief denies Madeleine McCann case claims
Britain's top policeman, Lancashire-born Paul Stephenson, has faced accusations that the Madeleine McCann case was getting "unfair" and "special" attention at Scotland Yard. Sir Paul Stephenson, the former Lancashire Constabulary Chief Constable who
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Disgraced former East Lancashire MP 'released from prison'
FORMER East Lancashire MP David Chaytor has been released from prison after serving just a quarter of his 18-month sentence, sources said today. David Chaytor, whose Bury North constituency covered Ramsbottom, spent four-and-a-half months behind bars
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Blackburn Rovers blog: Venky’s clouds are beginning to lift
AS one-time footballing saint Ryan Giggs has found out to his cost this week, opinions can be changed very quickly in the fast-moving world of the Premier League. One minute you are loved, the next you are loathed, as every move made by the
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New Accrington Carnival Queen begins reign
A NEW queen has been found to reign over Accrington Carnival this summer. The judging event at Accrington Town Hall on Tuesday evening saw 20-year-old Megan Lucie Adams from Oswaldtwistle chosen to represent Hyndburn from dozens of applicants
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Food and drink for ace George
GEORGE Drinkwater picked up another impressive scalp as he underlined his status as the best fighter at his age group in the country. The 14-year-old Roche Boxing Club fighter, who won the Golden Gloves title in March, defeated the dangerous and previously
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Double delight for Athletico
ATHLETICO Knuzden U12s have double the reason to celebrate after winning the league and cup for the fourth time. The team, managed by Dennis Hill, clinched the double without losing a single game. “This is the fourth time we have won the double
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Irish eyes smile on Sandygate
IRISH eyes were smiling on Sandygate Boxing Club as they proved to be the perfect hosts for their Irish visitors. Having made the trip across the Irish Sea last year, Thurles ABC from Trippery made the return journey for a show staged at the
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Magical Mill Hill lose out in national finals
MILL Hill Under 13s were an agonising penalty shoot-out away from being crowned national champions. The brilliant Blackburn team, representing the north of England, lost 5-4 on penalites to Staplehurst Monarchs — the south of England champions at Derby
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What's on: Van Downham with Jerry Donahue
GUITAR great Jerry Donahue is to join Lancashire band Van Downham for a series of shows, including in Lancaster on June 25. Donahue, known for his work with Fairport Convention and Fotheringay, has played with some of the most famous names in the music
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What's on: Avenue Q
AFTER almost five years of mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness in the West End, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, Avenue Q, is in Salford from May 31 to June 4 as part of its first UK tour. Hilarious and uproariously entertaining
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Memorial event for Clayton-le-Moors fundraiser
FRIENDS and family have raised more than £6,000 in memory of award-winning fundraiser, Barbara Donohoe. Barbara, from Clayton-le-Moors, raised money for Macmillan for almost 20 years. She died from cancer last year aged 61. In 2001,
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Burnley FC blog: Why Jay lost out to struggling Del
I READ a ‘retweet’ this week which questioned how Nathan Delfouneso could pip Jay Rodriguez in the England Under 21s shortlist. It’s a fair point, and the writer wasn’t the first to throw that debate open. After all, the stats don’t
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Ball Grove and Wycoller walk
NATURE never ceases to amaze me. Look at how it has healed the wounds created by the Insurtial revolution. A great example of this is the country park at Ball Grove near Colne, which was once one of the largest tanneries in Europe and is now a naturalist
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What's on: The Bookhouse Boys
DESCRIBED as “a full-blooded exercise in cowboy noir”, The Bookhouse Boys play Manchester’s Deaf Institute on June 1. The Times described their eponymous debut album as gleefully combining “surf guitar, spaghetti western, southern gospel and smart,
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What's on: Big Pants and Botox
IF you have to empty your bladder before joining the kids on the trampoline, and it’s a few years since you’ve had an uninterrupted view of your feet. If you know a prolapse has nothing to do with structural engineering, and that the word piles doesn
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Review: Montana Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Montana Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2010, £7.49, Sainsbury’s New Zealand’s best-known brand, Montana was first to create Sauvignon Blanc in the Marlborough region — now there are scores of winemakers. The price is a £2.50 reduction on a thirst-quenching
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Review: Mayor De Castilla
Mayor De Castilla, £4.79, Sainsbury’s Down from £7.19, this red is from Spain’s Ribera Del Duero region of northern central Spain – Duero is the name for the river that becomes the Douro when it flows into Portugal. Ribera reds are big rivals
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Review: LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, Wii, £34.99
It’s a blockbuster series that was made for the LEGO console treatment. Both boast a similarly wicked sense of humour and, with a new big-screen release on the horizon, who would be cynical enough to suggest this release is timed to reinvigorate the
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Review: LA Noire, PS3/Xbox, £34.99
While graphics have come on in leaps and bounds from the days of white dots on a black screen, developers have often struggled producing human characters. Sometimes they appear lacking in life, their eyes dead and zombie-like and their expressions
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Review: Brink, Xbox360, £49.99
Gamers with an online posse who have bonded in bulletstorms on other first-person shooters and now use Xbox Live as their virtual playground will be salivating at the prospect of getting their teeth into Brink. Forget single player action
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What's: War Correspondent: Reporting Under Fire Since 1914, Manchester, May 28 to January 2
WAR reporting is one of the most exciting and dangerous jobs in the world, and an exhibition from May 28 to January 2 looks in-depth at some of the century’s most celebrated war correspondents. From the burqa that John Simpson wore to sneak
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Sabden drink-driver flips car in early hours
A 25-YEAR-OLD man crashed and flipped his car over as he drove home in the earlier hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates heard Frederick Celestial had been drinking earlier in the evening but felt perfectly sober when he set off at 3am. And
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Sophie Lancaster game will teach tolerance in Rossendale schools
AN educational game in memory of murdered Haslingden student Sophie Lancaster is aiming to teach young people to be more tolerant. The Sophie Game, which has been designed for Year 8 students, consists of 30 cards which represent different sub-cultures
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Memories from old photo
OUR story from St James’ School, Blackburn, in the 1950s, brought memories for a reader who was also a young pupil then. After a class photo appeared on our page, Nan Etherington, nee Crowther, has recalled a few more names: Stephen Barlow,
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Review: Coronation Street, ITV1
I CAUGHT this for the first time in a long while and was struck by several things. Firstly, is the cat on the roof in the titles the same one that has been on there for decades? Secondly, have some of the actors on this programme ever had any other jobs
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Award for Longridge police team
A TEAM of police volunteers have been recognised for their dedication and service to the force. Janice Welch, Mick Bell and Helen Stringfellow were recognised with the Volunteer Team of the Year award at a ceremony at the constabulary headquarters
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Lancashire League tribute to spin legend Jenner
THE president of the Lancashire League has paid a glowing tribute to former Australia spinner and Rawtenstall professional Terry Jenner, who died yesterday aged 66. Jenner, best known as the leg spin mentor of Aussie great Shane Warne, was
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Review: The Hangover Part II (15)
101 mins. Comedy/Romance. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Mason Lee, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Chung, Sasha Barrese, Gillian Vigman. Director: Todd Phillips. Todd Phillips’s hair of the dog to the highest grossing
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Burnley's Sir Ian McKellen joins in Zombie romp
HE might be busy filming scenes for The Hobbit in New Zealand, but that doesn’t mean Sir Ian McKellen couldn’t find time to be involved in a low-budget film with a little more bite. Sir Ian will play the role of the narrator in The Curse Of The Buxom
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Darwen woman bit ex-partner in escape bid
A 33-YEAR-OLD man pushed his fingers into his estranged partner’s mouth to stop her screaming for help as he tried to drag her to his house. Hyndburn magistrates heard Zoe Grosvenor bit down as hard as she could, forcing Robert Charles Hampson to release
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Judge spares Haslingden ‘armed’ teenage raider
AN ‘armed’ teenager who was part of an early hours planned attack on a Haslingden shop has walked free from court. Sam Kelly, 18, wielded a baseball bat when he was confronted by the occupant of the flat above Londis store in Birch Avenue.
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Cows grazed in reservoir
LOCAL folk were facing a water crisis in 1946 because of a major drought. Reservoirs were down to danger points, while a sharp drop in canal levels brought water-borne traffic to a standstill. To prevent the canal running dry, and thus stopping
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Youth clubs played a huge role in the lives of young people
YOUTH clubs played a big part in young people’s lives half-a-century and more ago. In Burnley, Sandygate was a strong club, boasting hundreds of young members, many proficient at sports, so there was always a full trophy cabinet. All
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Triangle writers' workshop
A BOOK, detailing life around the Weavers’ Triangle, in Burnley, is now being planned. And the people who will pen it will be local folk, interested either in writing, or local history, or by those who ever lived close to the historic area
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Historian urges return of Thwaites monument to Blackburn town centre
A CALL for one of the last remaining pieces of Blackburn’s history to be returned to its original location in the town centre was made this week. The Thwaites fountain stood at the busy crossroads, at Salford, between 1884 and 1923, before it was moved
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Rossendale councillors call for night bus service to be saved
COUNCILLORS in Rossendale have called for an evening bus service that links the borough with Greater Manchester to be saved. The late evening 464 service linking Accrington with Rochdale is set to be shelved on May 29 as part of cost-cutting
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E-mails make brave foolish and vice-versa
TO me, it seems that the art of communication is lost on most councillors who cross my path. Just two weeks ago, in this very column, I protested about the dreadful state of Peel Street. Well, you could have knocked me down with a feather when
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Win Tickets to the PDC Darts UK Open courtesy of Speedy Hire
Speedy Hire, the UK’s number one provider of rental equipment, is swapping its work tools for tungsten next week when it steps up to the oche for the first time as official sponsors of the PDC Darts UK Open. And to celebrate the brand’s
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Waterfoot man jailed for growing cannabis in attic
AN electrician who was growing cannabis worth about £4,000 in a specially made “factory” in the attic of his Waterfoot home has been jailed for two years. Burnley Crown Court heard how Daniel Moyniham, 28, who said he had had a £120 a week drugs habit
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Ribble Valley burglar spared jail
A BURGLAR caught red-handed as he broke into the home of a recently deceased pensioner has been spared jail. Anthony Creighton, had his pockets full of jewellery and was about to flee the house when he was stopped by the grandson of the pensioner,
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Great Harwood care worker had sex with girl, 16
A CHILDREN’S home care worker and former part-time firefighter who had a sexual relationship with a teenager has been jailed for a year. ‘Manipulative’ Kenneth Horrocks, 43, of Great Harwood, sneaked the girl into his home and repeatedly had
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Darwen dogs in attack horror
A TERRIFIED animal lover has spoken of the moment she had to pull her family pet from the jaws of two dogs. Betty Mossop, rescued her border collie, Monty, as it was attacked by two ‘very large’ Staffordshire-type dogs during an evening walk in the
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Fans’ group praises Blackburn Rovers season ticket prices
BLACKBURN Rovers Supporters Trust has welcomed the news that Rovers have continued the tradition of offering one of the cheapest season tickets in the Football League. A BRST spokesman said: “By sticking to the policy of the past few years, the owners
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Blackburn funnyman needs your vote to win comedy competition
A STAND-UP comedian from Blackburn is dreaming of launching his career by winning a BBC Radio 2 competition. Tez Ilyas, 28, hopes to follow in the footsteps of hometown hero Lee Mack and fellow Lancashire comic Peter Kay by reaching the final
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Wilkinson on silver screen
THERE’S a chance to watch East Lancashire pro cyclist Ian Wilkinson on our TV screens during the next few weeks. Since the Clayton Spring Classic at the end of February, Wilkinson has been racing with his Endura team in France and Belgium, but last
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Lancashire go the whole Hogg at Hampshire
LANCASHIRE will hope to secure a three-day victory over Hampshire in the County Championship after Kyle Hogg took 7 for 28 to decimate the hosts yesterday. Lancashire posted a total of 328 on the opening day at the Rose Bowl but Hampshire had to follow
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Irvine urges Burnley players to show more passion
CLARETS legend Willie Irvine has urged Burnley’s current crop to show more passion if they are to succeed in mounting another Premier League challenge. The former centre forward believes Eddie Howe’s side would have been capable of repeating the feats
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Accrington Stanley spend £30,000 more on pitch battle
ACCRINGTON Stanley have started work on £30,000 improvements to their Crown Ground pitch. Stanley spent £70,000 on their notorious playing surface last summer but suffered continuing problems this season, with a number of postponements and
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Blackburn Rovers midfielder: It’s time for everyone to move on
DAVID Dunn insists it is time to draw a line under the past after admitting ‘I can’t wait for next season to start’. The Ewood Park favourite described the last campaign as “difficult” but believes Blackburn Rovers’ new owners will ensure a
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Blackburn historic films listed alongside Magna Carta
HISTORIC films of Blackburn literally saved from the scrapheap have been declared one of the most precious pieces of footage in the world. The Mitchell and Kenyon films have been listed alongside copies of the 1215 Magna Carta, the Bill of
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Louis lands top football honour
AN East Lancs student has picked up a national award for his footballing ability. Louis Cross, a pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, has been named the Independent Schools FA under 16s player of the year. The 16-year-old. who is on the books
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Place to go with leg problems
Regarding the feature on the leg cafe (LT, May 20), I attended a similar service in Blackburn, the healthy leg clinic at Spring Bank Court, Mill Hill. The staff were excellent and the surroundings beautiful. A fabulous service I would recommend.
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St Paul's Cathedral job for Burnley firm
A BURNLEY firm has created a staircase in one of London’s most iconic buildings. AIM Applications were called in by contractors who had been tasked with building a staircase leading up the Golden Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral. They
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Flaw in postal votes system
Once more questions have been raised about the propriety of the postal voting system. Many problems experienced by election staff and party workers are due to the fact that people whose postal vote is rejected are neither told nor given the grounds
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Thanks to those who backed us
On behalf of all who did their best, in time and effort, for the Conservatives in the south west Blackburn wards, I wish to offer my personal thanks. Collectively our appreciation also goes to all those who supported us with their votes though, on
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Online Winners - April
East Lancs Railway Claire Sanderson, Wirral Tina Webster, Blackpool Leonard Barber, Rochdale £50 Waterstones Gift Card Joan Petty, Kendal Ramada Hotel Stay Anne Coghlan, Morecambe Tim Vine Tickets Emma Jane Lyden, Radcliffe
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New voice for the borough
ON behalf of myself and the mayoress, I wish to thank all who attended the Civic Service at Blackburn Cathedral on Sunday. The service was a special occasion for my family and the borough so I greatly appreciate everyone who braved the weather and
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New Burnley brewery complex is toast of the town
A BUSINESSMAN who bought an ailing brewery because he liked the beer has told of his pride at the official opening of its new £4.2million complex. Bill Parkinson bought Moorhouse’s brewery in 1985, shortly after tasting a pint of Pendle Witches Brew
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Wake-up call on alarms
THE actions of seven-year-old Ellie-Marie Hussain are to be applauded. The youngster woke up in the middle of the night and smelled smoke coming from downstairs. She immediately went to wake her sleeping mum and, though scared, managed to alert
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Darwen poet reet chuffed with precious prize
A DARWEN poet has become the first outsider to win a Rochdale poetry prize since 1938. Jim Atherton, 86, was awarded the prestigious President’s Cup by Rochdale’s Edwin Waugh Society, which has been won solely by Rochdale poets for decades. Jim,
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Hyndburn dangerous dogs owner faces jail
A MAN has admitted keeping dangerous dogs after his best friend was almost ‘eaten alive’ by his pets. Mark Rowland, 24, is now facing jail after pal Daniel Boardman, 19, was mauled. He had denied that his pets Coco and Dekker were ‘pit-bull
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Large fire seen across Darwen
TEN firefighters tackled a huge blaze in a large shed in Darwen last night. Fire crews spent almost an hour fighting the fire which engulfed the shed and its contents in Anchor Bank House, Anchor Lane, at around 6.30pm. The fire is believed
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MiTo range revised
THERE’S a significantly revised MiTo range available at the dealers. The changes include lower entry prices combined with higher standard specifications, and a new sub-100g/km CO2 version. The MiTo sports compact range has been streamlined from
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Nelson girl, 7, wakes family from fire
A SEVEN-year-old girl has been hailed ‘a hero’ for saving her family when a blaze broke out at her home. Ellie-Marie Hussain ran into her mother’s bedroom after smelling smoke when she got up to use the toilet at midnight. Her screams
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Drivers warned over fuel thefts
MOTORISTS have been warned against fuel thefts after a lorry driver was threatened with physical harm by a gang intent on siphoning diesel from his tank. The driver, who worked for a firm in the Road Haulage Association was parked at a motorway services
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New Porsche is electrifying
Electric-powered rear and four wheel-drive variants of the Porsche Boxster E roadster have been showcased. Porsche was demonstrating its prototypes to an audience of representatives from politics, industry, trade and research at at global forum for sustainable
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Shock death of Clitheroe boy, 14
A 14-year-old boy died yesterday less than two days after collapsing in the street from stomach pains. Daniel Robinson’s heartbroken mum Joanne and step-dad Mark have told of their ‘terrible loss’. They said Daniel, from Clitheroe, had
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Arsonists target Colne school
ARSONISTS have caused tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Colne primary school. Park Primary School staff, parents and children were ‘devastated’ after finding a main storage building filled with outdoor play equipment and school
