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Former councillor on Nelson dog dirt crusade falls foul of the law
AN ex-councillor was arrested after he started being abusive and smashed a door while on a crusade to rid an area of dog dirt, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Ian Jeffrey damaged a glass panel worth £200 when he turned up at an Anchor
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Team Rossendale set to scale Three Peaks for cancer mum
RELATIVES and friends of a mum-of-two who lost her brave battle with cancer are set to compete the gruelling Three Peaks challenge in her memory. Lea Hoole, 39, died on May 10 this year after a three year battle with breast cancer. Now
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Gang steals tools worth thousands from Oswaldtwistle salesman
THIEVES broke into a van and stole thousands of pounds of power tools in a late-night raid. The theft saw Martyn Maguire’s Snap On tools van targeted as he was due to start a holiday. The mobile salesman, who sells directly to mechanics garages
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New shifts for Rawtenstall fire crews
MAJOR changes to shift patterns at an East Lancashire fire station are the ‘least worst’ solution to budget cuts, unions have said. But bosses admitted the jury is still out on the new system, which sees firefighters in Rawtenstall sleep at the station
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Store wars as Morrisons set to open in Accrington
A THREE-way supermarket war is to be fought in Accrington town centre with the opening of Morrisons. The supermarket chain said it had secured 46 at-risk jobs after taking over the former Netto store in Accrington. Councillors said the
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300 cannabis plants found in Brierfield raid
A £180,000 cannabis factory was discovered by police today during raid on a detached house in Brierfield. Officers swooped on the property in Hawkswood Gardens this morning and seized more than 300 plants and 'extremely sophisticated' equipment
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Ex-Rovers boss Hughes quits Fulham
Former Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has confirmed he has left Fulham. The Welshman had been in charge of the west London outfit for just one season. It is bound to lead to speculation that Hughes will now take over the vacant manager’s job at Barclays
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Collapsed Darwen firm owed £2million
A WAREHOUSING and distribution firm collapsed owing more than £2million, it has emerged. East Lancashire Warehousing laid off 60 staff in April when directors called in administrators after losing key contracts. Now it has emerged that the company
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May the windiest on record in East Lancashire
MAY was the windiest on record in East Lancashire, according to a local weather expert. Huncoat weatherman Roy Chetham has revealed that last month had the highest amount of windy days for for at least 36 years – when his records first began
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Review: Queen, Days Of Our Lives, BBC2
I’VE never really got Queen and watched this in the hope of being persuaded of some substance beyond the bombast. Sadly, even though this was a well-made documentary, it didn’t really endear me to the band. Fabulously put together, the
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Crown Community Awards phase two open
ENTRIES are invited for the second round of the £15,000 Crown Community Awards. Applicants must live in the BB3 postcode area, be a community group, not an individual, must not be a political group, and must not be applying for money for maintenance
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Review: X-Men: First Class (12A)
131mins. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jason Flemyng, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Lucas Till, Caleb Landry Jones, Edi Gathegi, Alex Gonzalez. Director: Matthew Vaughn. Very good things
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What's on: Sweeney Todd
A brooding new production of Sweeney Todd is being staged at the Octagon in Bolton from June 9 to July 2. The production, which is set in a fetish club and features a frankly terrifying-sounding score, is strictly only for over-14s. And lead actors
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Review: Geordie Shore, MTV UK
THEY’VE done Essex girls and probably presumed Liverpudlians would complain about being stereotyped. Anyway, the Geordie Shore title sounds a bit more like its American compatriot Jersey Shore, so it made sense to concentrate on the party-going North-Easterners
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Burnley care home 'unhygienic and unclean', says watchdog
A CARE home in Burnley is failing to meet essential standards, according to an independent regulator. Victoria Residential Home, in Thursby Road, was not reaching seven out of 16 safety requirements, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said. Inspectors
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eBay clamps down on rogue bidding for Blackburn Rovers turf
AN eBay investigation has seen bidding on a section of Ewood Park turf drop from nearly £1million to £160,000. Blackburn Sunday league team manager Eddie Maxwell is selling the penalty spot from the Darwen End of Blackburn Rovers’ pitch. It was
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What's on: PJ Harvey, Manchester, September 8
RENOWNED singer PJ Harvey has announced only two new live dates, including Manchester on September 8, following the release of her latest album, Let England Shake. The songstress will be playing one date in Glasgow on September 4 and the second
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Recipe: Homemade Sweet Potato Burger with Griddled Pineapple and Chilli Salsa
WITH National Barbecue Week following on from National Vegetarian Week, why not merge the two this bank holiday and swap your usual meaty treat for a veggie option? The long weekend launches the half term holiday making it the perfect time
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Lancashire heart patients to get high-tech treatment at Blackpool
Lancashire patients needing a new specialist heart treatment are to be sent to Blackpool. The service, for people who suffer from a particular type of heart attack known as a STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction), has been available only
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Team of firefighters rescue duck stuck in Blackburn
A TRAPPED duck was rescued yesterday by a team of firefighters after it fell behind the cladding of a three-storey carpet shop building. The duck was spotted by staff at Carpet Kingdom in Wharf Street, Blackburn, in a distressed state.
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Burnley FC blog: Howe keeps stars grounded in UK
AUSTRIA, Italy, the United States (twice) and Singapore – Burnley have come a long way from their once annual summer trip to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Football Festival. It has served the club well to broaden their horizons and clock up the Airmiles
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Blackburn Rovers blog: Quiet man Finn will be missed
A FOOTBALL club is only as good as the people who work for it and that is why Blackburn Rovers have been one of the best over the past two decades. After chairman John Williams quit his role earlier this year, it was always inevitable that managing director
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Axe falls on Blackburn park’s historic pine tree
A PINE tree more than 100 years old was removed from a Blackburn park yesterday after it became unsafe. Council specialists used a giant crane to remove the tree from Corporation Park, cutting it in to four pieces. Parks officers said that the tree
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New-look Blackburn pub opens for meals
A BLACKBURN pub has been renovated after being snapped up by a national group. The Knowles Arms, in Pleckgate Road, has been taken over by the Orchid Group, which has invested in the decor, updated the outdoor area and is set to offer more food. The
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Blackburn park attacks linked
A MAN was left with facial injuries after being headbutted in a failed mugging in a Blackburn park. It was the second incident in the space of 20 minutes in Queens Park and police are linking the crimes. The 30-year-old victim was left with a suspected
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Tributes to Ribble Valley councillor hailed 'Mr Read'
A RIBBLE Valley parish councillor hailed as a community stalwart has died. Read churchwarden and parish councillor Cyril Law, who retired after 41 years’ service earlier this year, has died aged 84. The ‘hugely respected’ councillor also gave 48
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Conversion of Blackburn house into flats must be reversed
A LANDLORD has been told to turn two flats back into one house after failing to get planning permission. Neighbours objected to a retrospective application to approve splitting up 48 Exeter Street, citing problems with tenants, and a detrimental
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Appeal to find Mellor's ‘royals’
ST Mary’s Church, Mellor, is this year celebrating the diamond anniversary of its Rose Queen Festival. To mark the milestone, invitations have gone out to all 60 former rose queens, and 18 rosebud queens, from down the years, to attend the
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Hair stylists’ battle to be cut above
THREE dozen girls let their hair down back in 1965 – and won trophies for their efforts. They were competing in the second annual hair styling contest staged by the Burnley branch of the National Hairdressers’ Federation. It was held
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Sunday school kept musical in the family
ROSEGROVE Methodist Sunday School kept it in the family when they staged their first musical production for some years, back in 1965. When the curtain went up on the 40-year-old musical comedy ‘The Street Singer’, it was a home-made production
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First Darwen Cemetery burial marked, 150 years on
IT’S exactly 150 years ago today that the first burial took place at Darwen Cemetery. It was a baby boy, born illegitimately to a grieving young mother who couldn’t afford the grave, let alone a headstone. Richard Hurst Eccles has been
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Setting out a great stall for future
BLACKBURN’S new market has been a long time coming. There have also been many delays and problems in the years between its concep-tion and long-awaited birth. But now it is open for business and is a great asset which will hopefully herald the dawn of
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Stallholder appeal for Pendle market
NEW stallholders are wanted for Pendle’s popular food and craft market. The monthly event combines the sale of the county’s freshest produce including locally grown fruit and veg with handmade art, craft and gift stalls. Everything from hand-made fudge
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The new TV sets bought to tune in to crowning moment
THE country celebrates the coronation of the Queen today, 58 years after she was crowned in Westminster Abbey. On June 2, 1953, in front of more than 8,000 guests, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, placed St Edward’s Crown on
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500 sign petition for Nelson post box
A PETITION calling on Royal Mail to provide a new post box outside the post office in Place de Creil, Nelson, has been signed by more than 500 people. They were collected in just two weeks and the petition has now been presented to MP Andrew Stephenson
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Blue Peter presenter comes up Trumps with Lancashire game
YOUNGSTERS from across Lancashire brushed up on their card playing skills to challenge Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood to a game of Top Trumps. The children’s TV presenter turned up at Helmshore Textile Mill yesterday to a flurry of excitement
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Soft footballs handed out to Burnley youngsters
YOUTHS in Burnley’s Worsthorne village have been given a number of soft footballs to prevent damge to the village’s shrubs and flowers. Police decided to hand out the balls after they received many compl-aints from residents about teens damaging Worsthorne
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Work to tidy Barnoldswick pub
THE front a pub blasted as a 'blight on Barnoldswick' has been tidied up. Councillors in the town hit out at the work done on The Barlick Hotel, in Church Street, after it was left with metal shutters on the front. Coun Jenny Purcell reported the
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Burnley cannabis dealer told prison is an option
A MAN said to have turned to cannabis dealing because his partner was pregnant has been warned he faces jail. Ryan Stanworth, 22, of Eldwick Street, Burnley, admitted four counts of supplying the drug, being concerned in the supply of cannabis and possessing
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Ski Rossendale campaigners weed concerns
CONCERNS have been raised over maintenance at Ski Rossendale. Council bosses had promised to keep the facility tidy with a view to a new operator coming in to start running it before the ski season starts in September. But the slope currently has
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Heritage stone bid for Burnley
HERITAGE experts are hoping to put in place a boundary marker to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the borough of Burnley. Burnley Civic Trust wants to lay a replica of the merestone which was put at the bottom of Manchester Road to mark the town’s
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Your chance to help run Burnley mini-railway
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help with the running of the miniature railway at Thompson Park in Burnley. Help is needed with the maintaining of the railway which runs every Sunday between April and September. Mike Bailey, of the Burnley and Pendle Miniature
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Have your say on NHS proposals
NHS East Lancashire wants to hear the views of patients, carers and the public on the Government’s proposals for the NHS. The primary care trust has launched its own listening exercise on Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's plans. Contact The Patient
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Disgraced Whitworth dentist is struck off
A DISGRACED prison dentist jailed for defrauding the NHS out of more than £300,000 has been struck off. John Hudson, 58, from Whitworth, was imprisoned for two and a half years last November. Hudson, of Highgate Lane, was being paid twice – by the health
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Malaga medical for Blackburn Rovers target
Blackburn Rovers target Ruud van Nistelrooy was in Malaga yesterday having a medical as he closes in on a move to the Spanish side. The 34-year-old Dutch international will move to La Liga for the second time, having previously played for Real Madrid
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Burnley house burglar sent on course
A MOTHER of two who raided a man's Burnley home has been spared jail, and is set to be one of the first to go on a new course targeting women offenders. The town's crown court heard how Stephanie Boyle, 38, who has had drink and drug problems, took
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Blackburn mosque extension go-ahead
A TWO-storey extension at a Blackburn mosque has been approved, despite concerns over traffic. Councillors on Blackburn with Darwen Council’s planning committee decided to pass the extension to Leamington Road Mosque, which will be used for specialist
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Veteran Brinscoe rolls back years in Fylde
Having organised the inaugural Fylde Road Race on behalf of the League of Veteran Racing Cyclists (LVRC), the North Lancashire Road Club then supplied two of the main prizewinners from the 75 entries. Peter Briscoe, of Great Harwood, was winner of
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Former Burnley striker joins boyhood club
Steven Thompson has signed a two-year deal with SPL side St Mirren, his boyhood club, following his release by Burnley. The former Scotland international told the Glasgow Herald: "There were offers as well from the Championship and League One but I
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Lancashire knocked off as leaders
LANCASHIRE were knocked off top spot in the LV= County Championship after losing by an innings and 125 runs to new league leaders Durham at Chester-le-Street. After also beating Worcestershire and Warwickshire by an innings, it was 2008 and 2009 champions
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No word yet on Accrington Stanley contracts
Accrington Stanley assistant boss Jimmy Bell expects developments next week on the players they have offered contracts. “We’ve heard nothing from players yet,” he said. “We should know next week.” The Reds gave the players 10 days to respond
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Blackburn Rovers yet to receive a bid for Samba
CHRIS Samba admits last campaign was the hardest season he has had at Blackburn Rovers as speculation mounts over his Ewood Park future. The Rovers skipper admitted last month he was not sure whether he would move on this summer with a number of top
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Crewe join list of Accrington Stanley striker's admirers
CREWE Alexandra could be set to join the race to sign Accrington Stanley striker Terry Gornell. Gornell’s one-year deal at Stanley is due to expire next month and he has been offered a new contract to remain at the Crown Ground after impressing
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Burnley not out of race for Chelsea midfielder Cork
EDDIE Howe has assured fans that Burnley remain in the race to sign Jack Cork – even though he knows they now face serious competition for the midfielder. Blackpool and Southampton have both had bids accepted for the 21-year-old, who has spent the
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Hygiene scheme welcome
THE introduction of a food hygiene scheme, which rates every food outlet in Lancashire, must be welcomed. The National Food Hygiene Rating system aims to show customers whether hygiene standards are very good or in need of urgent improvement. In other
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Let’s vote on vital issues
I fully endorse the letter by C R James (LT, May 24, ‘No Justice in Toytown’). If this government does not listen to the people, we will end up with bedlam in this country. We need a referendum on the EU. Why should taxpayers be paying £300million
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Justice – from the Dark Ages
IF H Hamer (LT May 27) wants to save taxpayers’ money, let’s go back to the Dark Ages: scrap prisons and amputate hands, flog and hang. That is very cost- effective. Why not go further and make stealing a loaf a capital offence?
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Online food hygiene ratings for Lancashire eateries
THE hygiene standards of food outlets across Lancashire can be instantly checked by consumers under a new scheme launched yesterday. The National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, which scores food premises from zero to five, is designed to drive up standards
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Nelson Lloyds TSB to be sold as part of state aid deal
THE Nelson branch of Lloyds TSB is being transferred to a new business as part of the agreement which saw it granted state aid. The Manchester Road branch is one of 280 in England and Wales that will form part of the new Verde business, a deal
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Pendle care student Anna in Pole position for top honour
A NELSON and Colne College student is celebrating after being shortlisted for a national child care award. Anna Romanska, 26, of Manor Street, Nelson has been named as a finalist in the national Heinemann and Nursery World Child Care Student
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Bus service cuts hit Darwen
TWO bus services through Darwen have been hit by cuts. Route D1, which travels from Darwen town centre to the Alex pub in Hindle Street, along Owlet Hall Road, Earnsdale Avenue, Earnsdale Road, then back to the town centre, will no longer run the last
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What's on: Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini is playing a special warm-up gig in Blackburn on June 2. The million-selling artist will play King George's Hall. as just one of three warm-up appearances in the UK ahead of the main summer music festival season, which will see
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East Lancashire care residents wait on support of landlords
NEARLY 450 vulnerable and elderly people in East Lancashire face an anxious wait after a national care home firm announced plans to tackle its financial troubles. Southern Cross, the UK’s biggest care home company, sold the buildings which
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Mall interested in buying old Blackburn Market site
BLACKBURN shopping centre bosses are interested in buying the old market and building an extension which would double the size of The Mall. But the firm faces tough competition as five other firms – all major developers – are on the council’s shortlist
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New Blackburn Market opens for business
BLACKBURN’S new £8million market opened yesterday — and was given a big vote of confidence by shoppers who packed the indoor complex. The birth of the new market comes after years of planning and, more recently, a catalogue of rows with some
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Burnley father and son die two days apart
A COURAGEOUS father-of-three who battled back from the brink after an horrific lorry accident has died of cancer. Geoff Hardman was given just a one per cent chance of survival five years ago when he was struck by a vehicle at work. He defied the odds
