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Burnley couple taken to hospital after fire
AN elderly couple have been taken to hospital tonight after a fire in their Burnley home. The pensioners were rescued by firefighters after a pan caught fire in the kitchen of their Kent Street home shortly after 6.30pm. The couple,
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Blackburn in school twinning programme with 'Bin Laden' town
THE PAKISTANI town where Osama Bin Laden had been hiding was in a school twinning partnership with Blackburn, it has emerged. Education bosses said they were ‘absolutely amazed’ to learn that the world’s most wanted man had been living in Abbottabad
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Man taken to hospital after Nelson bike crash
A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital after coming off his new motorbike in Nelson. The man travelling towards the roundabout at the junction of Scotland Road and Barrowford Road when he fell off the Triumph motorbike shortly before 4pm today. Police
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Future of East Lancashire's Training 2000 'secure' despite cuts
THE future of a major training organisation is secure despite job losses and uncertainty over funding, its boss has said. Thirteen roles at Training 2000 have been axed after it lost a Government contract to work with the unemployed.
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Asylum seeker 'killed in faulty machinery at Blackburn firm'
AN ASYLUM seeker was killed after he became trapped in faulty plant machinery, an inquest has heard. Amin Qabil, from Afghanistan, who had been living in the UK illegally after 'going on the run' from the Home Office, the jury was told. But Mr Qabil
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Bacup determined to recover from JJ Smuts blow
BACUP will look for a long-term replacement professional rather than going for a short-term fix after Jon-Jon Smuts returned to South Africa to prepare for am emerging players tournament. The news has come as a big blow to the Lanehead outfit – but
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Accrington Stanley to face new cash rules
ACCRINGTON Stanley may have to demonstrate an ability to break even in order to avoid sanctions in future seasons after the Football League yesterday announced its intention to adopt a version of UEFA’s new Financial Fair Play regulations. Stanley have
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Driving lessons axed on Lancashire speed awareness courses
MOTORISTS who are caught going too fast will no longer be given driving lessons on speed awareness courses. In a bid to cut costs and improve results, Lancashire police and the county council have decided to adopt a theory-only model for speeding
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‘Man carried out two sex atttacks in Burnley’
A MAN allegedly carried out two sex attacks on young women in a similar fashion and in the same area of Burnley, one month apart. It has been claimed that Nizam Ahmed, 38, of no fixed address, had engaged each of the two females in conversation before
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East Lancashire people in Queen's Birthday Honours list
VETERAN councillors, a children's rights campaigner, senior business support figure and a Samaritans worker are among those honoured by the Queen today. They are the East Lancashire people listed in the Queen's Birthday honours. Joyce
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Teenage gang attacks man in Burnley
AN 18-year-old man was left with a broken jaw after he was repeatedly kicked and punched by a gang. Police are hunting up to five men following the assault in Talbot Street, Briercliffe, Burnley. Detectives said the man, who is from the town, was
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Berg: Jones sale will help Blackburn Rovers attract top talent
HENNING Berg believes Phil Jones’ move to Manchester United will help Blackburn Rovers to continue producing the cream of the country’s young talent. The 19-year-old’s £16.5million switch to Old Trafford still has yet to go through with the clubs understood
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Oswaldtwistle minister robbed in church grounds
A MINISTER was dragged to the floor and robbed in the grounds of her own church. Rev Christine Leech, 60, was making her way into Rhyddings Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Oswaldtwistle, to take a 7pm service. She parked her car nearby
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Burnley can copy Swansea in their Championship title bid
LEIGHTON James believes Burnley can use Swansea City’s promotion to the Premier League as an inspiration as they bid to return to the top flight next season. The Clarets finished eighth during the 2010/11 campaign, missing out on the play-offs
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Chorley host Fleetwood
Chorley are having a good season and they entertain the league’s bottom club Fleetwood at Windsor Park today keen to maintain their hugely impressive start.
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Darwen face Ali’s attack at Morecambe
FULL-strength Darwen head up the M6 as they re-visit the scene of last season’s Readers Cup triumph in the Northern League today. But, if they are to return from Morecambe with the points, the Towers must negotiate the full-speed threat of Anwar Ali
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Ribblesdale League Saturday previews
At the top of the Ribblesdale League just two points separate leaders Baxenden from title favourites Read – and they both face tough games today. Baxenden welcome Cherry Tree to Back Lane – and Andreas Sudnik’s men are flying at the moment with four
