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Bedroom fire tackled by Burnley fire crews
THE bedroom of a house was badly damaged after a fire broke out this afternoon. Nobody was in the house in Waddington Avenue, Burnley, when the blaze started in the first floor room at around 1pm. Neighbours raised the alarm when they saw smoke coming
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Blackburn Rovers to offer Benjani improved terms
STEVE Kean is ready to offer Benjani an improved deal to keep him at Blackburn Rovers next season. The Zimbabwean striker said his farewells to his Rovers team mates earlier this week after turning down the terms he was offered to remain at
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Diouf left out of Blackburn Rovers' Hong Kong trip
Blackburn boss Steve Kean has confirmed he expects El-Hadji Diouf to leave the club this summer. Diouf has not been taken on Rovers' trip to Hong Kong and instead has been left a personal training programme. The Senegalese midfielder
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Child thrown from bicycle in Clitheroe crash
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy was injured in a collision between a cyclist and a driver. The collision, at 2.50pm on Saturday happened on Brungerley Bridge, Waddington Road in Clitheroe. Police say the child was knocked from the passenger seat on his father’
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Shock as Accrington window firm Sureframe goes under
AN ACCRINGTON firm has closed down after nearly 50 years in business. Sureframe windows at Oxford Works, off Hyndburn Road has closed its doors and eight members of staff have lost their jobs. Administrators have been appointed to liquidate
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Basement fire at Haslingden takeaway
A FAULTY electrical unit caused a basement fire at a fast food takeaway in Haslingden at 9.30pm last night. Firefighters were called to the shop in Blackburn Road by the owner, who had managed to control the flames by using dry powder.
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FULL-TIME: Blackburn Rovers reserves 1 Preston North End 1 - Rovers win 3-1 on penalties
MATTY Urwin produced spot kick heroics as a young Blackburn Rovers Reserves beat a strong Preston side to lift the Lancashire Senior Cup. The young Rovers keeper pulled off two penalty shoot-out saves after the final finished 1-1 after 90 minutes
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Burnley duo set to hold talks with Bolton Wanderers
BURNLEY are allowing winger Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears permission to speak to Bolton Wanderers, after accepting a joint offer in the region of £3million. Both players were signed by former Clarets boss Owen Coyle and are in the final year
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LIVE: Torquay United v Burnley match updates
Join us for live updates as Burnley take on Torquay United in a friendly. The match at Plainmoor will kick off at 3pm. Updates from our Clarets reporter Suzanne Geldard will appear below.
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FULL-TIME: Torquay United 1 Burnley 3
BURNLEY recovered from the shock of the imminent sale of Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears to Bolton Wanderers by beating Torquay United in the last friendly of their south west tour. The duo were left out of the game at Plainmoor after the club
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LIVE: Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers reserves match updates
The Lancashire Telegraph provided live updates as Blackburn Rovers reserves took on a strong Preston North End line-up in the Lancashire Senior Cup final. Rovers named a very inexperienced squad for the match, at Leyland, which kicked off
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The Roses: Lancashire triumph in stunner
Yorkshire went down fighting by 23 runs at Headingley in one of the most thrilling Roses encounters of all time. Both teams received a standing ovation as they left the field on the final afternoon of the LV= County Championship match. Set a challenging
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Escaped horse rescued by fire crews in Clitheroe
FIFTEEN firefighters were needed to drag a horse out of a beck in Clitheroe last night. Crews from Clitheroe, Nelson and St Annes, which specialises in rope rescues, were called out by a farmer after the female animal strayed off land at a farm in Ribble
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DFS in ‘advanced’ talks over two units in Colne
A RETAIL park in Pendle has received a significant boost with the expected arrival of a major furniture chain. Beds and sofas giant DFS is understood to be in advanced talks over two units at the Boundary Retail Park in Colne. Plans have been submitted
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Lancashire Labour Councillor loses post after breaching code of conduct over academies
A LEADING education councillor has been ‘thrown out’ of a top post over his stance on Government proposals for schools. Labour group county councillor Clive Grunshaw was removed from his position as chair of the Education Scrutiny Committee at Lancashire
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Blackburn Rovers reserves face Preston North End today
Blackburn Rovers face Preston North End this afternoon in the Lancashire Senior Cup final at Leyland. Reserve team boss Gary Bowyer will be in charge of a youthful squad, with the senior squad already left for Hong Kong, as they look continue
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They will have to answer for cruel actions
Whoops! That’ll teach me to answer back during an advert break in Coronation Street. Now, I’m in hot water for tapping out an overly-hasty and much-too-brief reply on my laptop to one of my online critics following last week’s column. I’d been accused
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Posthumous award for 'outstanding' Rossendale market trader
A RAWTENSTALL market trader who died this year has been posthumously recognised by the National Market Traders Federation. Great-grandma Dinah Hunt, 80, who ran a gift card and stationery stall on Rawtenstall Market for more than 54 years,
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Four jailed after ear bitten off in Oswaldtwistle attack
FOUR men involved in a ‘vicious’ attack where a man had his ear bitten off have been sent to jail. The men, who were all members of the Accrington travelling community, were involved in an attack in Oswaldtwistle on Good Friday last year. Police
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Kalinic not on Blackburn Rovers plane to Hong Kong
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Nicola Kalinic has NOT travelled with the rest of the squad to Hong Kong. Rovers flew out on two planes ahead of the prestigious Premier League trophy, with their first match of the four-team tournament against Aston
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The Roses: Lancs holding the edge
Lancashire ended the third day hopeful of a Roses victory after fighting back against Yorkshire at Headingley. The Tykes looked to have turned the game on its head when, from an overnight 33-3, they reduced their old rivals to 87-8 – a slender lead of
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Photos needed for giant Nelson Monopoly board
NELSON already has a Regent Street, Park Lane and Bond Street – but now it’s set to become a giant Monopoly board. Brierfield artist Roger Hesketh is looking for ideas to portray the town on a Monopoly board to be transported on a tricycle in an Art
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Call for CCTV after thieves raid Blackburn store
A TOWN centre businessman is today renewing calls for CCTV in a busy shopping street after his store was raided. Former Shear Brow councillor Muntazir Patel’s jewellery and fashion store Krystalz in Whalley Range was burgled overnight between Thursday
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Report: Dark Satanics, Burnley
A SPECTACULAR mix of music, art and history came together last night to launch a new public square in Burnley. Regeneration work has revived Sandygate Square, at the heart of the Weavers’ Triangle, and it is now being promoted as an open-air venue
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Burnley council lets grass grow - to create wildlife havens
GRASS cutting in Burnley and Padiham has been given the chop – to create wildlife havens. The scheme, which will save the council around £70,000, involves some of the towns’ parks, playing fields, grass verges and slopes. But critics have slammed the
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Vandalised Blackburn playgrounds to stay closed over summer
FIVE playgrounds will stay closed throughout the school holidays after being attacked by vandals. And thousands of pounds have been spent at 10 other play areas which have had equipment damaged after being targetted by yobs in a spate of attacks
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Notice served on travellers at Burnley farm
ACTION is being taken to remove a group of travellers from a farmer’s field in Cliviger. Police have served a notice on the group of around eight caravans and trailers that set up camp on land belonging to Foxstones Farm, between Foxstones Lane and Red
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No Burnley bid so far for Bournemouth striker
BURNLEY boss Eddie Howe is rumoured to be interested in a reunion Bournemouth striker Danny Ings. The Clarets boss is an admirer of the 19-year-old but no offers have yet been made to Howe’s old club. Bournemouth have already rejected a
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Striker Paterson is all fired up for Burnley
FIRED-UP and fit again Martin Paterson is ready to ignore speculation over his future and instead prove to everyone just what he can do on the field as he spearheads Burnley’s promotion push. The striker has been linked several times with Portsmouth
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Mass felling as tree disease spreads to Lancashire
EVERY tree in a 25-acre Lancashire woodland will be felled after an outbreak of disease. Lancashire County Council made the decision after the Ramorum disease was found in larches at Churn Clough Reservoir between Burnley and Clitheroe. The fungus-like