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Blackburn Rovers wait for Benjani answer
BLACKBURN Rovers are waiting for answer from striker Benjani after the former Portsmouth man was given an official offer for a new one-year deal by the club on Tuesday. The Zimbabwean is understood to be keen to remain at Ewood Park this season
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Fears over access road for Rossendale windfarm
A ROW is brewing over plans to create an access road at a Rossendale village to a controversial windfarm. Each structure at the Crook Hill farm, near the border of Rossendale, Calderdale and Rochdale, would stand 125-metres high. Residents
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Injuries to man who fell from bridge onto M65 'not life-threatening'
A MAN who fell from a bridge onto the M65 motorway on Monday remains in hospital. The man suffered serious injuries when he fell from the canal bridge in Rishton into oncoming traffic between junction six and seven. Emergency crews including
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Brave Lewis in walk for East Lancashire Hospice
A COURAGEOUS teenager with cerebral palsy has donated £300 to the Raise the Roof appeal. Lewis Baker-Vose, from Oswaldtwistle, tackled a seven-mile charity walk in his wheelchair, even walking across the finish line. The 14-year-old
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Windows smashed at Chorley Little Theatre
Windows have been smashed at Chorley Little Theatre for the third time this year. The vandals struck on Sunday night, breaking two panels at the front of the refurbished building. Chairman of the theatre, Ian Robinson, said the damage had cost around
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Blackburn parents are charged with neglect
THE parents of a four-month-old baby which died suddenly have been charged with neglect. Liam Atherton was found by his parents on the morning of January 13 at their home in Leicester Road, Blackburn. He was not breathing and they called 999.
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Suspended sentence for Nelson man who sold cannabis to teens
A jobless joiner supplied cannabis resin to teenagers, a court heard. Roy Jones, 61, had two blocks of the drug, worth more than £1,530 on the streets, locked away in his bedroom in Nelson, when police raided it last November. Jones, who now faces
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Nelson burglar who attacked homeowner jailed for 18 months
A BURGLAR who attacked the owner and a friend when they disturbed him in the early hours, is behind bars. Burnley Crown Court heard how drunken Egidijus Baikovas, 33, who had a long criminal record and had spent almost a third of his life in jail,
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Haslingden residents protest in fight for a pool
RESIDENTS and councillors are joining forces to urge Rossendale Council to build a new swimming pool in Haslingden. Plans for a pool at the sports centre have been put on hold by the council because of fears over the cost of the £5.6million transformation
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Volunteers honoured for helping Lancashire Police
VOLUNTEERS who help the police were honoured at a ceremony. Chris McKiernan was commended for his work with Blackburn’s South East Neighbourhood Policing team. He has recently become a special constable and gives 10 hours a week, including training
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Man was hurt after stranger crowd-surfed outside Blackburn pub
A 29-YEAR-OLD man decided to go ‘crowd surfing’ on a group of strangers who were standing outside a Blackburn town centre pub. Blackburn magistrates heard one of the crowd was knocked to the floor and banged his head in the fall after being taken completely
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Blackburn butcher dispenses with old career to train as pharmacist
A BUTCHER gave his business the chop to retrain as a pharmacist. And after years of study Yusuf Seedat, 44, from Blackburn, has graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in the first group of pharmacy students. He has now started
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Burnley pub customer wins £1,000 in draw
A customer won £1,000 in a prize draw having given feedback on a Burnley pub. Beverley Griffin was visiting a friend in the town when they decided to eat at the Hollywood Star pub, part of the Fayre % Square chain.
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Rossendale cheerleading squad is 6th in Europe
A CHEERLEADING team from Rossendale returned from a contest in Slovenia as sixth best in Europe. 20 members of the Pioneer Cheerleading team, based in Bacup, competed against some of the top cheerleading troupes from across Europe at the European Championships
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Miss Blackburn misses out on top title
Miss Blackburn failed to win the Miss England crown in the final of the contest last night. Harriet Noakley, 23, reached the last 61 of the beauty contest at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Harriet, who completed her radiography studies
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£60,000 to stop Burnley pond leak
THE retaining wall around Towneley deer pond is to be rebuilt by Burnley Council at a cost of £60,000. Council chiefs said the existing wall and foundation had become unstable, and the pond was leaking on to Deer Park Road. Winston Robinson, a senior
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‘Burnley rape victim was thrown into mud’
A TERRIFIED woman was allegedly thrown into some mud and raped twice on a night out in Burnley, a jury was told. The alleged victim claimed her attacker appeared from nowhere, took hold of her jacket sleeve and pushed her to the ground. She bounced
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Burnley Knowledge Park's £200,000 boost
AN EXTRA £200,000 is to be set aside for further work this year on the ambitious Burnley Knowledge Park. Plans for the education and enterprise zone behind the Burnley College and UCLan campus, on Princess Way, were revealed by the council last year
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Lancashire Police breached Data Protection Act in web blunder
LANCASHIRE police have received a slap on the wrist for a website blunder which led to a data breach. Lancashire Police Authority breached the Data Protection Act by accidentally publishing details of an individual’s complaint on its website, failing
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Fault in TV caused Padiham house blaze
A FIRE which left a woman fighting for life was caused by a fault in her TV, fire officials said. Margaret Jackson, 55, remains in a critical but stable condition after she was rescued from a house fire in Windermere Road, Padiham. It is believed she
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Review: Batman Live @ MEN Arena, Manchester
THEY promised it would be spectacular and boy does it deliver. The show that’s been three years in the making brought comic book characters to life at the world premiere in Manchester. This is a stunning show, and one that would probably
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Heavy rainfall causes localised flooding in Cumbria
This was the scene on the A65 last night as heavy rain caused localised flooding south of Kirkby Lonsdale. Chris Hoyle, who took the striking photo, said 200 yards of road, near to the Thornton-in-Lonsdale turning, was flooded with about a
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Baby talk is kids’ stuff for Blackburn mum and her puppet pal
HAVE you ever wondered how much calmer life would be if only your baby could tell you what was wrong? Most of the time you’re taking part in a guessing game. Is it hunger, tiredness, a dirty nappy? It’s enough to make anyone scream. But one first-time
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Darwen boy, 12, burns girlfriend with cigarette in late-night attack
A 12-YEAR-old boy was arrested after he headbutted his girlfriend and burned her with a cigarette. Police said the youth and his girlfriend of the same age were arguing in Nancy Street, Darwen, when things turned aggressive. The row
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Welcome news for Lancashire schools
NEWS that £3.5million is to be spent on bringing East Lancashire schools up to scratch is welcome. Headteachers and governors were disappointed last year when the next phase of the Building Schools for the Future programme, set to benefit institutions
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Sadness at losing old police house
When I look at the photograph of the old police house (LT, July 15) I don’t feel it does it justice. The doorway is very high, and indeed majestic and regal looking. I used to walk home at night down King Street. I always noticed this building, feeling
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Nelson's Weaving Shuttle put into position
A GIANT weaving shuttle this morning took its position as the centrepiece for Nelson's new £2.1million town centre improvements. The steel sculpture, which has been designed to celebrate the town’s cotton industry heritage, was installed in
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No action against woman who reported 'abandoned baby' in Rossendale
No further action will be taken against a woman who falsely reported that a baby had been left in a bag by the side of a countryside road in Rossendale. A major search was launched when the woman rang emergency services to say the newborn child was
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Incredible Edible Rossendale scheme officially launched
A NEW communal garden planted as part of a healthy eating project has been opened in a Rawtenstall park. The garden next to Rossendale Museum has been created by Incredible Edible Rossendale. People are encouraged to take advantage of the free onions
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Just leave the place tidy!
IN reply to the letter ‘Travellers need a place to live’ (Opinion, July 16), if this particular person had any respect for the site that they settled on and left the site in a clean and tidy condition instead of a tip and eyesore every time they left
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What's on: Southfield family fun day
A family fun day is taking place at Woodlands Road in Nelson on Saturday, July 30. Between 1pm and 4pm the road will be closed to make way for a bouncy castle, a penalty shoot out and street dancing. There'll also be sumo wrestling suits and a bungee
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Can Darwen Town Council be justified?
Surely the new Darwen Town Council, with its duplication of councillors for the same wards, is not sustainable in these difficult financial times? With reduced funding, Darwen is looking neglected and unkempt. Recent complaints of grassed areas
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Ten attacks on Blackburn with Darwen traffic wardens in three years
TEN traffic wardens had cars deliberately driven at them by angry motorists in Blackburn with Darwen, shocking new figures show. Over the past three years, officers have been subject to violence 19 times by drivers, experienced 44 incidents of verbal
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Burnley boss looking for at least two more signings
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe has revealed he is looking to add at least two more players to his squad for the new season. Chris Iwelumo was allowed to join Championship rivals Watford for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-year contract yesterday
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Blaze at Colne storage firm 'was arson'
A HUGE fire which ripped through a Colne storage company was arson, it can be revealed. The incident devastated EasiStore4u, in Burnley Road, on July 6. Firefighters said a Ferrari stored at the site had been reduced to a shell, together with another
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£10.5m to be spent on Lancashire schools repairs
MORE than £10.5million is to be spent on Lancashire County Council primary and secondary schools to bring them up to scratch. The money is to be spent on urgent repairs such as replacement roofs, doors, walls and boilers. Lancashire County Council
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Door set to close on Blackburn's Pleckgate High for last time
STAFF are packing years of work into thousands of crates as a Blackburn school prepares to move to its new multi-million-pound building. More than 3,000 crates have been delivered to Pleckgate High School, Mathematics and Computing College, Blackburn
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Rudolph returns to face Lancashire in Roses clash
FORMER Lowerhouse professional Jacques Rudolph has received clearance to play for Yorkshire – and will open the batting against Lancashire today in the 253rd Roses match. The 30-year-old South African, who was paid man at Liverpool Road back in 2002
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New Rossendale United hope as fans meet
Fans wanting to form a new club to replace Rossendale United will hold a meeting tomorrow night at Waterfoot Conservative Club starting at 7.30pm. Representatives from Supporters Direct and fans’ club Runcorn Linnets will be there.
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Bristol Rovers 2 Burnley 0
BURNLEY boss Eddie Howe will console himself with the fact that results don’t matter in pre-season, but almost everything that could go wrong, did last night. The Clarets opted for a double training session in favour of travelling on Monday
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Council commandeers Kendal private house for homeless family
AN EMPTY private house has been taken over by South Lakeland District Council to provide accommodation for a homeless family. The vandalised property in Kendal has become the subject of the district’s first Empty Dwelling Management Order (
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Cammell Laird 0 Accrington Stanley 1
SUMMER signing Danny Coid scored the winner as Accrington Stanley managed a slender victory over Cammell Laird in last night’s friendly. The former Blackpool man notched the game’s only goal on 18 minutes, tapping home Charlie Barnett’s corner. Stanley
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Burnley boss makes no excuses for Bristol Rovers defeat
EDDIE Howe refused to blame their first loss in three pre-season friendlies on a lengthy journey to the south west on the day of the game. The Clarets began their tour of the south west, starting with a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers last
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Blackburn Rovers boss: I’ve got money to spend on transfers
STEVE Kean has assured Blackburn Rovers fans he does have a ‘sizeable’ budget to spend this summer as he moved quickly to calm growing frustrations among the Ewood Park faithful. The Blackburn Rovers boss rubbished reports his available funds had been
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Travellers camp on Burnley farmer’s field
TRAVELLERS arrived on farmland in Burnley yesterday in the face of protests from residents. Police went to the land, belonging to Foxstones Farm, between Foxstones Lane and Red Lees Road in Cliviger. But witnesses said they did not stop eight caravans
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Toddler helps save mum from Clayton-le-Moors house fire
A MUM has thanked her three-year-old for saving her life in a house fire. Claire Clitheroe said that, if it hadn’t been for the actions of daughter Alexis, she could have died. Fire chiefs and neighbours have also hailed the youngster
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Burnley postman who stashed 31,000 items of mail spared jail
A BURNLEY postman who stashed away more than 31,000 letters and parcels at his home has been spared jail. Steve Tasker, 43, of Eastham Street, hoarded a 'staggering' amount of post for up to three-and-a-half years. Burnley Crown Court
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Sheep cause traffic chaos in Altham
YOUNG farmhands sparked off rush-hour chaos in Altham when they tried to herd nearly 100 sheep along a main road. Traffic was held up in either direction along Burnley Road, around 7.30am today, as three agricultural workers attempted to