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Accrington Stanley cool Cook interest
Accrington Stanley have delayed a decision over their new manager – despite coming close to appointing Paul Cook as boss. Stanley initially told caretaker manager Leam Richardson that the job was his if he continued to impress, with the
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Burnley murder suspect Barry Morrow found hanged in prison cell
THE Burnley lodger accused of murdering his landlady and her mother in Southport has been found hanged in his prison cell. Barry Morrow, 52, was awaiting trial for the murders of his ex-partner Angela Holgate, 54, and her mother 75-year-old
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Blackburn with Darwen mayor slams the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee china cup plan
THE Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen has hit out at town council plans to give china cups to children as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Coun Karimeh Foster said the money should be put to better use in the community. She said: “
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Postman attacked after splashing a pedestrian on his Pendle rounds
A POSTMAN was repeatedly hit on the head with a rock and had his eyes gouged after accidentally splashing a pedestrian while on his rounds. The incident happened on Wednesday at around 12.30pm, at a farm in Newchurch in Pendle. Detectives have described
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NOTICE TO READERS: Blackburn Rovers comments
FOR legal reasons the comments service on Blackburn Rovers stories on this website has now been suspended for the weekend. We invite you to post comments from 9am on Monday when the service will be resumed.
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Plaque to be replaced for Alfred Wainwright's anniversary
WAINWRIGHT enthusiasts hope a missing plaque inscribed with a panoramic view from above Windermere will be replaced in time for a special anniversary. A drawing of the panorama seen from Orrest Head by legendary Blackburn fell walker and writer
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Review: Soul Calibur V, XBox 360
Three years in real life, 17 in the game world, and one of the finest fighters around is back. With new heroes and returning warriors clashing in an epic showdown between good and evil, Soul Calibur V recounts the tale of Patroklos, son of Sophitia
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Review: Metal Gear Solid HD, Xbox360
Crikey, in these times of austerity, who isn’t looking for top quality gaming at bargain prices? Konami are treating every console gamer to a trio of top titles featuring the infamous Solid Snake. Bundling Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty,
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Review: Final Fantasy XIII-2, PS3
FINAL Fantasy XIII had its fair share of critics, even within the camp of previously staunch Japanese-RPG fans. An unnecessary digression to linear storyline progression and levelling up restrictions were just two of the ‘features’ that didn’t cut
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Rossendale couple win payout from Thomas Cook after ‘holiday from hell’
A RETIRED couple have won a payout after their trip to Tenerife turned into a ‘holiday from hell’. Grandparents Charlie and Joan Berry endured a three year battle through the courts after a luxury holiday turned sour. They were put in a room next
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Review: Roxy Fried Chicken and Pizza, Blackburn
ROXY FRIED CHICKEN AND PIZZA Preston New Road, Blackburn HEAD out of Blackburn up Preston New Road and you hit a cluster of shops in the Limefield area. There’s a balloon shop, a newsagent and grocer and a couple of takeaways — and one of them
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What's on: Aladdin, Darwen, February 15
STARS from two of the nation’s favourite soaps will be in Darwen next week as family panto returns for half term. Former Coronation Street star Nick Cochrane will play the Emperor and Tony Hills from EastEnders, the evil Abanazer in Aladdin
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What's on: Halle Orchestra, Blackburn, Feburary 17
ONE of the country’s leading pianists, Martin Roscoe has particular reasons to look forward to playing with the world-famous Halle Orchestra in Blackburn next week. “The town was my home for 21 years and I still have a lot of friends there,” said Martin
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Review: Borgen, BBC4
SATURDAY nights won’t be the same without our two-hour fix of Scandinavian intrigue. If anyone would have said I’d get hooked on a Norwegian political drama, complete with subtitles, then I wouldn’t have believed them. But Borgen has fitted seamlessly
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Blackburn with Darwen pilot scheme to save young motorcyclists’ lives
A PILOT scheme is about to launch in a bid to save young motorcyclists’ lives. Steve Johnson, of the Blackburn with Darwen Casualty Reduction Team, will be leading five two-hour sessions for 15-and-a-half to 21-year-olds who are about to take
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What's on: The Leisure Society, Clitheroe, February 18
THE Leisure Society have swapped performances in unlikely setting of cathedrals around the UK for Clitheroe Grand. One of the country’s most talked-about new bands, they head for a date in the Ribble Valley next Saturday. The band had originally
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What's on: Catfish Keith, Darwen, November 15
COUNTRY blues favourite Catfish Keith is to return to Darwen’s Library Theatre in November. An inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame, Catfish is renowned for his songwriting and bottleneck slide guitar playing. Growing up in a working class steel
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We will respond against QPR, vows Blackburn Rovers boss
AFTER suffering the worst defeat of his managerial career on Saturday, Steve Kean has promised supporters that they will see a real response when Blackburn Rovers host QPR tomorrow in a game he knows could be crucial to the club’s survival chances
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Tribute to Burnley and Padiham miners
A TRIBUTE to the mining communities of Padiham and Burnley is set to become a feature of the award-winning Greenway. Ex-colliers from as far afield as Hapton Valley, Bank Hall and Deerplay will be remembered at the monument near the southern end of
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What's on: The Tim Vine Chat Show, Burnley, February 27
HE’S known for his rapid fire routines, spraying jokes around like machine gun bullets. But for his new tour Tim Vine is turning talk show host, with special guests being members of the audience. “That’s why I’m only doing 10 dates. It could be
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Hyndburn ex-burglar now helps victims
A MAN who regularly burgled houses in Hyndburn is helping make people’s homes safer. Former criminal Jason Nice would regularly travel to the area to steal during his days as a drug addict. Now, the 34-year-old is helping officers with his unique
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Jobs in Blackburn and Burnley saved after superstore UGO is sold to Poundstretcher
ABOUT 25 jobs at discount stores in Blackburn and Burnley have been saved after the group was sold. This week, signs were put up at UGO, which has stores at Montague Street, Blackburn, and Queen’s Lancashire Way, Burnley, saying stock checks were taking
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East Lancashire Hospitals ‘likely to miss C-diff bug target’
HOSPITAL bosses have admitted they are unlikely to hit their target for limiting the number of C-diff cases this year. East Lancashire Hospitals Trust has a target for the current financial year of 50 Clostridium difficile cases. This figure allows
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Rishton teenager meets David Cameron after becoming Prince’s Trust ambassador
A TEENAGER has been mingling with stars of the track, ring and parliament after becoming the county’s first sports ambassador for the Prince’s Trust. Jamie Woodruff said it was “unbelieveable” to spend hours talking to the likes of former heavyweight
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I’ve fallen in love with a fish tea cake!
I know times are tough and we are all trying to save money but seven pence for a Valentines card? When I heard Asda were selling these cards I thought it was joke. Only a crazy man on a death wish would be brave enough to take that home to his other
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Go-ahead for Burnley home for ‘emotional teens’
CONTROVERSIAL proposals for a new home in Burnley for youngsters with emotional and psychological problems have been passed. And planning bosses have insisted that there should be no cause for concern over Dr Saleem Khan’s development at the former
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Pendle shop’s £14,000 charity bonanza
BARGAIN hunters from Barnoldswick, Earby and further afield have generated a bonanza for cancer charities. Charity shop sales have enabled Barnoldswick and Earby Bosom Friends to hand out £14,000 to seven good causes. Eighteen months of trading
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Games all set to fall to the big freeze
NON-league faces the prospect of another blank Saturday on the spin with the big freeze stretching into a second week. Pitches across the area have been hit hard by the weather with the majority frozen solid – and with the mercury only forecast to reach
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Miles could mean smiles for Burnley
THE Clarets are clocking up the miles – more than 2,500 of them – in the next two months. But they won’t mind as long as they continue to clock up the points. With 11 wins, two draws and only two defeats, tomorrow’s opponents Southampton boast the second
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New breast screening system helps East Lancashire women survive
WOMEN in East Lancashire are benefitting from a new digital breast screening system and state-of-the-art trailer. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has revamped its mobile service, which was first introduced in 1993. Mammogram screening
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Jail for East Lancashire crook who rammed PC off road
A CAR thief who rammed a police vehicle off the road in a high-speed chase has been jailed. Lee Littlehales, 36, had driven the stolen Land Rover Defender across East Lancashire before ‘using it as a weapon’ on PC Steve O’Boyle. The
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Wallpaper firm Graham and Brown axes 28 workers
WALLPAPER giant Graham and Brown has announced that it is to make 28 redundancies. Bosses at the firm said the job losses will be made across its factory site in Blackburn and distribution operation in Shuttleworth Mead, Padiham. The company currently
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Man held in hospital following Great Harwood fire
A MAN arrested in his underpants at the scene of a suspected arson attack has been detained under the Mental Health Act. The 31-year-old was taken away from Butts Mount, Great Harwood, at 8.30am on Wednesday. A bedroom was damaged at
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Accrington Stanley match frozen off
ACCRINGTON Stanley's home match against Oxford United has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. The game had been scheduled to take place at the Crown Ground tomorrow but an inspection was held this morning and it was decided that the fixture could
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Burnley boss Howe wants promotion for Kilby
BARRY Kilby has been given assurances by Eddie Howe that Burnley will give everything they’ve got to finish his last season as chairman on a high. The 63-year-old will resign from the position he has held for 13 years in May, after revealing
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Blackburn community champion Joe Prest dies aged 88
A PIONEERING community champion has died aged 88. Joe Prest was instrumental in raising over £3million for the first CT and MRI scanners for East Lancashire’s hospitals. He was also one of the founders, and an early chairman, of Blackburn
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Name and shame for Darwen fly-tippers
FLY-tippers are being named and shamed in an anti-litter campaign by Darwen Town Council. Councillors have spoken out about the amount of rubbish in back streets throughout the town. And now, people prosecuted by Blackburn with Darwen Council for
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Dog breeders the problem
Regarding the Staffordshire pit bull terrier which tore off the ear of a six-year-old child – why not get to the root of the problem? Stop those who breed them to kill or attack. It’s those owners who are the problem, not the pit bulls. OAP,
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Everyone wins in screening
IT is excellent news that women in East Lancashire are to benefit from new advances in breast-screening technology. Since the ‘mobile mammogram’ service was introduced 20 years ago, it has helped save countless lives through early diagnosis. But
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Walker aiming not to put her foot in it
PAULA Walker will be looking to end her World Cup campaign on a high in Calgary later today – as long as she doesn’t put her foot in it! The Blackburn bobsleigh ace finished a disappointing 15th place in Whistler last week but only after she accidentally
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Ribble Valley hotel fined £5k after leak kills fish
A KEROSENE leak from a storage tank at a luxury hotel in East Lancashire caused environmental devastation to a 150-metre stretch of a waterway. Brown trout were killed and a duck left covered in oil after the spillage from equipment at the
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East Lancashire motorists face chaos in freezing conditions
UPDATED: THE M65 was closed amid chaotic scenes as treacherous weather and freezing rain hit East Lancashire yesterday. And the Met Office has issued a warning of sub-zero temperatures to continue into the weekend. Three incidents
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Kean's hope over Blackburn Rovers defender Samba
STEVE Kean hopes that Chris Samba will return to action in a reserve match on Monday – even though he admits he is yet to receive specific assurances that the defender has now put the events of the January transfer window to one side. Samba
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Cold snap not helping Accrington Stanley get into gear
BRYAN Hughes admits that an untimely dip in temperatures has become a real source of frustration for the Accrington Stanley squad as they bid to help Leam Richardson secure the manager’s job on a permanent basis. Stanley are set to hold a pitch inspection
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Burnley manager Eddie Howe cheered by young stars
EDDIE Howe praised Burnley’s youth players and staff after the club’s young stars reached the FA Youth Cup quarters finals for the first time in more than 30 years. The Clarets boss was at The Hawthorns on Wednesday night to see the under 18s
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Jane Clough's parents win bail law changes
THE House of Lords has backed changes to the bail laws after a campaign by the parents of the murdered East Lancashire nurse Jane Clough. Peers said John and Penny Clough deserved a ‘standing ovation’ for their efforts in getting the Bail Act amendment
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Fuel spill closes road between Blackburn and Preston
A MAJOR road between Blackburn and Preston was closed this morning following an accident. The A677 Preston New Road shut following an accident and an oil spillage at 4.50am from the A59 Whalley Road to Intack Lane by BAE Systems and Samlesbury Hall.
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Lancashire County Council’s information team gets top award
LANCASHIRE County Council’s Family Information Service (FIS) is to be presented with a quality award. Staff will be given the Families First Quality Award today, as a mark of the high level of information available to families in the county about childcare