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Changes to bus lane project welcomed in Darwen
CHANGES to a controversial £40million bus lane proposal are ‘good news for Darwen’, according to councillors. Angry protests were mounted by people living on the A666 and in side streets nearby against the Pennine Reach scheme. The project
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Ribble Valley charity group praised for raising £750k
A RIBBLE Valley charity named one of the country's top fundraising groups has been hailed for helping make ‘enormous progress in the fight against cancer’. The Ribble Valley and White Rose Ladies scooped a prestigious award after raising a
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What's on: Brian Wilson, Manchester, September 13
The Brian Wilson of 2011 cuts a very different image from the one who carved out such glorious, sun-kissed music with The Beach Boys. In those halcyon days of the mid-Sixties he, along with younger brothers Dennis and Carl, cousin Mike Love
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Blackburn school continues with controversial academy bid
A SCHOOL has gone ahead with its audacious bid to avert closure — and scupper parts of a multi-million pound school re-building scheme. Beardwood Humanities College, Blackburn, has lodged its 11th hour bid to secure academy status with the
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Burnley riots 10 years on: Community leaders tell of the aftermath
IN part three of our five-day analysis of how far Burnley has come since the riots 10 years ago, we spoke to community leaders about their memories and hears what they did in the immediate aftermath. THE Bishop of Burnley had been warned
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Blackburn house raiders 'had guns'
A GANG of bogus charity collectors who tied up a woman during a house raid had guns, it has emerged. Police today revealed that one of the three men who struck at Goodshaw Avenue, Pleckgate, on Friday morning brandished a stun-gun and then
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Stanley hopeful Edwards signs on
ACCRINGTON Stanley are remaining hopeful that defender Phil Edwards will decide to stay at the Crown Ground despite interest from elsewhere. Star duo Jimmy Ryan and Terry Gornell may both be set to leave, with midfielder Ryan understood
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Rovers ready to splash the cash
BLACKBURN Rovers are prepared to smash their transfer record in their search for a striker this summer – as they go increasingly cold on bringing Roque Santa Cruz back to Ewood Park. Manchester City sources told the Lancashire Telegraph Rovers have made
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Jay Rod: I want to be the number one
HOTSHOT Jay Rodriguez is ready to hit the ground running in pre-season, and is determined to improve on last year. The Burnley striker shared the club’s ‘Golden Boot’ with winger Chris Eagles after both ended the campaign on 15 goals. Rodriguez is hoping
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116 jobs at risk at Darwen firm
MORE than 100 jobs are set to be axed after a paper firm announced plans to close an historic mill. DS Smith Paper wants to shut Hollins Mill, Hollins Road, Darwen, by the end of 2012 following a ‘detailed review’. As well as making
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80 new staff at booming East Lancashire firm
AN ENGINEERING company has doubled sales and hired 80 new staff after taking on China. Fort Vale, which manufactures valves and fittings for road tanker transportation, opened its base in the Asian country four years ago. But in the past two years
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Two injured as out-of-control car careers into Blackburn bus shelter
TWO men waiting for the last bus home are lucky to be alive today after a high-powered car smashed into their shelter. Police said the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo had overtaken another car in Accrington Road, heading into Blackburn, before it lost
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Burnley road closed after diesel spill causes crash
A MAIN road was closed after a diesel spillage caused a road accident. An elderly man in a Fiat Bravo skidded in Cog Lane, Burnley, at its junction with Accrington Road, around 8.30pm. The man was uninjured and did not require hospital
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Rishton couple tell of £3.5m lottery win
AN EAST Lancashire couple yesterday told of their 'shock and disbelief' after scooping £3.5million on the lottery. Geoff and Hilary Bennette’s numbers came up on Saturday thanks to lucky dip ticket. Friends said it ‘couldn’t have happened
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Burnley runner, 14, stops breathing metres from finish line
A TEENAGER leading a running race dramatically collapsed and stopped breathing for 10 seconds — 20 metres before the finishing line. Fourteen-year-old Meisha Cochrane fell to the ground on the home straight at a schools Athletics competition
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John Williams joins Manchester City
MANCHESTER City have confirmed that former Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams has joined the club's staff. Williams, who left Rovers in February after a 14-year spell at Ewood, joins the football operations department at the City of Manchester
