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Dial-a-Ride fees set to start in Lancashire
VULNERABLE people using the lifeline Dial-a-Ride service will start paying for their journeys next month. Lancashire County Council said it had no choice but to charge residents and to scrap free bus passes because of a shortfall in Government
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Jealous Burnley ex put glue in scooter ignition
A FATHER-of-two was said to have assaulted a love rival and put fast-setting glue in the ignition of her motor scooter, Burnley magistrates heard. Jonathon Lowry, 27, had been upset after his partner of four years, a mother of two, had started a relationship
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Darwen market traders: Don't forget about us!
TRADERS on Darwen Market have urged shoppers not to overlook them amid a publicity campaign for Blackburn’s new £8million market. Darwen three-day market representative Carlo Ricioppo said council bosses had put promoting their offerings ‘on
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'Worst street in East Lancashire' set to be demolished
A ROW of burned-out terrace homes branded the ‘worst in East Lancashire’ is set to be demolished. Hyndburn’s new council leader said the proposal to demolish 11 dangerously unstable homes in Spring Street, Rishton would finally salvage the
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Burnley arsonist flouted ASBO on same day
AN ARSONIST given an anti-social behaviour order for starting small fires in Burnley breached his ASBO the same day. Lionel Hawke, 25, was given the order at Reedley Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, but within hours he had already breached it by carrying
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Ex-MP slashes price of house in Darwen
FORMER Darwen MP Janet Anderson has slashed £15,000 from the asking price of her Sunnyhurst home after 10 months on the market. The three-bedroom end-terrace house in Earnsdale Road was originally listed for £169,950 with Market Street agent Your Move
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Burnley firm back to five-day week
A COMPANY that dropped down to a three-day week after problems in crisis-hit Japan has returned to full-time working. Burnley-based Futaba-Tenneco enforced part-time working for the whole of May after similar moves by Toyota’s UK plants. The Japanese
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Ribblesdale League representative XI named
THE Ribblesdale League representative team will face the North Lancashire and Cumbria League in the Inter League Trophy. The match takes place on Sunday, June 12, and will be played at Church Meadow. Craig Walton will skipper a side that includes
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Ribblesdale League Twenty20 fixtures
Barnoldswick v Earby, Clitheroe v Ribblesdale Wanderers, Cherry Tree v Feniscowles, Great Harwood v Salesbury.
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Lancashire League Twenty 20 previews
CHRIS Cook-Martin return to his old club tonight as he fills in as Rawtenstall substitute professional for the Twenty20 clash with Ribblesdale League raiders Edenfield. Oswaldtwistle Immanuel’s pro stands in for Vinny Hanson’s men as they wait on the
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Longridge library to close for three months
LONGRIDGE library is to close for three months for a £280,000 refurbishment. The building in Berry Lane will be closed for up to 12 weeks from Saturday. Improvements include accessible public toilet, Wi-Fi, self-service machine for issuing and returning
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Official Blackburn Market opening to be carried out by Nigel Haworth
TOP Lancashire chef Nigel Haworth has been lined up to formally open Blackburn’s £8million new market. The Michelin-Starred Northcote maestro is set to be the star of the opening ceremony, on July 9, for the new complex, which started trading for the
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Impressed by new Blackburn market
Blackburn’s new market opened for business on Wednesday but is it hitting the mark? Lancashire Telegraph retail correspondent Gill Johnson delivers her verdict. I admit here and now that I’ve never been a big customer at local markets. I keep telling
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Darwen school’s strengths highlighted by Ofsted
A SCHOOL for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties has been rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors. Darwen School, in Sudell Road, is an independent day school for up to 10 pupils aged between seven and 12. There are currently seven children
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Darwen Spartans kit out African footballers
A DARWEN football club has donated 100kg of spare kit to help youngsters in Africa. Mark Atkinson, founder and honorary president of Darwen Spartans JFC, decided to donate the shirts, shorts, training wear and raincoats to children in Africa, after
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What's on: Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli will be appearing in Manchester on July 4 as part of only a handful of UK tour dates. Her last tour of the country in 2008 was met with widespread critical acclaim, with one reviewer describing her stage performance as “extraordinary
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What's on: Ali Cook
IF you’re looking for a magic show with the quality that you would only get in Vegas, then look no further than Ali Cook. The Yorkshire-born star who featured on the ITV1 series Penn and Teller: Fool Us, will be coming to East Lancashire with
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Review: Ready (TBC)
Love always finds a way in Anees Bazmee’s Bollywood romantic comedy. Prem (Salman Khan) is heir to a great fortune but he refuses to settle down, enjoying the benefits of his wealth with as many pretty women as possible. By chance, he meets a
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Review: Senna (12A)
Documentary. Director: Asif Kapadia. In the high-speed world of Formula 1 racing, German driver Michael Schumacher is considered by many pundits to be the greatest athlete on four wheels, winning the World Championship a record seven times. His dominance
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Review: Prom (U)
103 mins. Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, DeVaughn Nixon, Kylie Bunbury, Danielle Campbell, Nolan Sotillo, Cameron Monaghan, Yin Chang, Jared Kusnitz, Nicholas Braun, Dean Norris, Faith Ford. Director: Joe Nussbaum. Anyone who looks back fondly on
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‘Clean it up’ order on Colne house
THE OWNER of a boarded-up house which is blighting a street in Colne is to be told to clean it up. Concerns have been raised about the appearance of the property in Shed Street. Alex Cameron, from Pendle Council, said: “The dwelling appears to be vacant
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Driver hurt in Burnley road accident
A MAN was injured after his car was in collision with a lorry in Burnley yesterday. The man, in his 40s, was driving a 4x4 vehicle in Accrington Road when the smash happened with the HGV at the junction of Liverpool Road at 10.40am yesterday.
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'No Cold Calling' zones in Colne
A SCHEME to help keep rogue traders away from their doors has been introduced in an area of Colne. Residents in the Horsfield and Waterside districts have signed up to the No Cold Calling scheme being run by Lancashire County Council. The scheme aims
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Outdoor Tai Chi comes to Burnley
GOING for a picnic or walking the dog are the normal leisure activties in a park. But now, people in Burnley can find inner peace and tranquillity with an outdoor Tai Chi class this weekend. And the sessions, run by Lighthouse Tai Chi, are to be rolled
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70 sign petition for Colne traffic calming
Pendle Council bosses are to speak to roads officers at county hall about introducing traffic calming to Birtwistle Avenue, Colne. Calls for measures to cut speeds have come local residents. A 70-name petition was presented to Lancashire County Council
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Be a Lancashire heart hero and help beat disease
THE British Heart Foundation needs 50 ‘Heart Heroes’ in Lancashire to help raise funds to save lives in its 50th birthday year. The charity’s Hand on Heart volunteer campaign runs throughout June. Last year, volunteers helped raise more than £30million
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A complete transformation for the better
I had waited for many years to see what the new Blackburn Market would look like. Okay, I am a little bit of a saddo when it comes to these things. When something new is built, I am the first to inspect it and pass judgement. Not that my opinion
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What's on: Pendle Guitar Festival 2011
TWO music enthusiasts are hoping to create guitar heaven with Pendle’s first Guitar Festival set to take place on June 5. Guitar showman Ken Dixon and the ACE Centre studio engineer Andrea Quarin have joined forces to plan the event at the Nelson arts
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Moore warns Lancs to hit form
Lancashire Lightning start their home Friends Life t20 campaign against Worcestershire Royals tonight at Old Trafford and keep the same squad that was involved in last night's thriller at Derby. But opening batsman Stephen Moore has briefed his Lancashire
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Ribble Valley man painted rude word on wife’s car
A 32-YEAR-OLD man who stormed out of the family home after slapping his wife during a row daubed an offensive word in paint on her car and let down all the tyres. Blackburn magistrates heard Peter Hayhurst then smashed all the windows of the car causing
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Colne teenager selected for Olympic torch honour
A KIND-hearted teenager has been selected to carry the Olympic torch as a reward for being a positive role model. Volunteer sports coach Lizzie Stansfield is of just 10 youngster to be picked as a Future Flame, an ambassador of the London 2012
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What's on: Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus is warming up for the Edinburgh Festival with an intimate show in Bolton on July 2. The TV comic will play to just 100 people at Bolton Albert Halls. The first half of the show will see Phil reading poetry and his brand new material
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What's on: East Lancashire Concert Band
ONE of the longest established concert bands in the country will be playing a special concert to support the armed forces in Blackburn on June 25. The East Lancashire Concert Band will perform a musical celebration at the Thwaites Empire Theatre.
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Review: Britain’s Got Talent, ITV1
SIMON Cowell might be back, but for me it’s too late to save Britain’s Got Talent. With him, or without him, the 2011 competition has done it again. After weeks of tripe every TV viewer across the country is well and truly sick of BGT
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Burnley boss in ‘casual enquiry’ over Preston North End winger
Burnley boss Eddie Howe is believed to have made a ‘casual enquiry’ into the availability of Preston North End winger Keith Treacy. The former Blackburn Rovers man, who joined the relegated Deepdale club in February 2010, netted seven Championship
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Wonders of our weather
WE Brits probably talk more about the weather than any other nation in the world. There’s a very good reason for that, of course – we get so much of it. Forecasters on TV 24-hour news channels wave hands across huge countries and say things like:
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Accrington taxi driver on rape charge
A TAXI driver has been accused of a sex attack on a female passenger. Mohammed Ishaq, of Crossland Street, Accrington, is alleged to have attacked the woman after taking her home. The 35-year-old woman was picked up a taxi in Accrington after a
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Hunt down road killers
Ratko Mladic has been described as ‘a bombastic thug who had no sense of the rules of warfare.’ What then should we call drivers with no sense of the rules of road safety? In the 15 years that the accused war criminal evaded capture for allegedly ordering
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Struggle to find father’s grave
ON Thursday, May 26, I visited Darwen Cemetery to visit the grave of my father, Joseph Grainger, who was interred there in 1953. I was shocked to see the state of the cemetery – it resembled a scene from a horror film, with headstones littered on
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Grim prospects for foot care
IT is appalling that some pensioners have had their podiatry footcare on the NHS stopped. Elderly people more than anyone suffer with foot problems. I know a person who cannot cut his own nails and is also diabetic. Having worked in nursing
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Charities could really lose out
It’s good that the new market in Blackburn has been hailed a success by traders and the public, but has anyone given a thought to the huge number of local charities who have now lost what was a vital source of income? For many years the council have
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Liverpool latest to be linked to swoop for Blackburn Rovers defender
LIVERPOOL are the latest club to be linked with a summer move for Blackburn's Phil Jones. While Rovers have yet to receive a bid for the 19-year-old, a number of top Premier League clubs are known to be monitoring the situation closely.
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Ex-Blackburn Rovers winger to pedal in the cash for Burnley legend ‘Parky’
A FORMER Blackburn Rovers player is to tackle one of the toughest rides on the Tour de France circuit to raise money for Clarets legend Gary Parkinson. Stuart Ripley, who won the Premiership with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, will ride the infamous
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Worsley Cup second round previews
THE Lancashire League’s form teams take centre stage tomorrow in the second round of the Worsley Cup – and the West End clash of Lowerhouse and Nelson promises fireworks. The teams also meet tonight in the Twenty20 competition but tomorrow’
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East Lancashire pair get call ups to Lancashire Colts
EAST Lancashire youngsters Mini Bhada and Danny Chester will make their Lancashire Colts bow tomorrow after landing the Red Rose call for the Northern Premier League clash at leaders St Annes. Former Blackburn Northern opening batsman Bhada
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Blackburn pervert admits filming woman on pub toilet
A PERVERT has admitted that he pushed his mobile phone under a toilet cubicle partition and made a video recording of a woman using the loo. Blackburn magistrates heard the woman snatched the phone out of Kevin Forrest’s hand and refused to give it
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Wilpshire teenager Stebbings is pipped to Lancashire Ladies title
IT was a case of so close and yet so far as Wilpshire teenager Elizabeth Stebbings finished runner-up in the Lancashire Ladies Championships at Ormskirk. The Langho-based teenager, who turned 17 last month, turned in a fantastic performance
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Nutter among strong East Lancs challenge for county title
HAROLD Ryden Trophy title holder Daniel Nutter is among a group of almost 30 East Lancastrians bidding to become this year’s Lancashire Amateur champion in Manchester. The three-day 72-hole event, which was won last year at Hesketh by Sean Towndrow of
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Young gets up and away in Northern Order of Merit
DEFENDING champion Mark Young finally got his season under way when he won the Penwortham Rose Bowl last Sunday. The Hurst Green-based plus three player has won the Cleveland Srixon Northern Order of Merit three times in the last four years. He dug
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East Lancs ace Corisande goes Dutch for glory
BLACKBURN'S Corisande Lee, East Lancashire’s leading professional golfer, returns to the Ladies European Tour today when she takes to the Dutch Open in Rotterdam. It is only the 26-year-old’s second LET appearance this year, who last week finished tied
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Ghyll girl Blades creates club history with trophy success
YOUNGSTER Emma Blades has created history by becoming Ghyll’s first girl member to win a trophy since the club’s Juniors started in 1986. Blades overcame awful playing conditions to win the 36-hole Hunters Trophy last Saturday, scoring net
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Accrington Stanley record upturn in early season ticket sales
ACCRINGTON Stanley are keen to capitalise on interest in the club following the play-offs as they bid to increase attendances at the Crown Ground next season. Stanley’s average attendance dropped by six per cent from 1,980 to 1,867 during the
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Holden bids to tame Isle of Man TT course
MELLOR Brook sidecar driver John Holden has the honour of wearing No.1 at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy this year – but admits dishonour could be the key to him finally ending on top, writes Charlie Talbot. Holden is no stranger to the infamous 37.73
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Formica will be Premier hit next season, says Blackburn Rovers boss
STEVE Kean has tipped Mauro Formica and Ruben Rochina to prove a Premier League hit next season after insisting they will be ready to ‘hit the ground running’. Argentine play maker Formica is expected to make his senior international debut
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Burnley keen on West Brom defender Dawson
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe could be set to join the loan race for West Brom’s highly-rated defender Craig Dawson. It is understood that the Rochdale-born centre-back will be made available by Baggies boss Roy Hodgson later this summer, although
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Sales boost for Clitheroe chemicals giant
CHEMICALS giant Johnson Matthey yesterday revealed a huge sales boost. The company, which employs 300 at its Clitheroe base, reported revenue of £10billion in the year to March 31, up 27 per cent on 2010’s £7.8billion. Meanwhile, underlying pre-tax
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Lancashire Police unveil plan to cut £42m
LANCASHIRE police chiefs have unveiled their strategy to maintain standards while saving £42million over the next four years. The force has drawn up its four-year plan in the face of budget cuts from the Government which unions fear could affect the
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Haslingden boy designs new Blackburn Rovers mascot Rover The Dog
A TEN-year-old boy has said it was ‘the happiest day of his life’ after finding out he had created the winning design for the new Blackburn Rovers mascot. Rover the dog, who is currently being pieced together in Hong Kong, will make his debut at the
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Dog plunges 40ft in Belmont
A DOG was rescued by firefighters after it fell 40ft near a reservoir yesterday. The black Labrador, called Olly, ran away from its owner on land off Batridge Road, Belmont, yesterday at 11.40am. It then fell and got stuck on a concrete basin.
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Burnley woman kept 'like a slave'
A YOUNG mum said she was kept like a slave in the home she shared with her husband, a court was told. The town's magistrates were told how Fozia Gul was slapped by Mohammed Khan, 24, because she had not worn her cardigan when his brother was
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Workers suspended at Hyndburn landfill site
A NUMBER of staff at an East Lancashire tip have been suspended after an allegation of landfill tax-dodging. An investigation is under way into the conduct of the men at the Whinney Hill plant in Altham. The Lancashire Telegraph understands
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What's on: Paddy McGuinness' Saturday Night Live
Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness goes on the road to play his first arena tour, Saturday Night Live, with dates in Blackpool, Liverpool and Manchester, and warm-up shows in Darwen. “It’s going to be an entertainment show rather than one man
