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Burnley MP spends a day on the bins
REFUSE workers in Burnley have been praised by the borough’s MP after he spent the day on a bin round. Gordon Birtwistle’s shift took him around Cog Lane and Accrington Road, as he answered a challenge set by Unison chief Dave Prentis. And he was
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Body of Nelson soldier Michael Foley is repatriated
THE town of Carterton came to a standstill yesterday as hundreds turned out in a silent tribute to returning hero Michael Foley. The piercing sound of heartbroken onlookers’ sobs was followed by spontaneous applause as his hearse pulled away. Lance
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Clarets' youth duo sign professional deals
BURNLEY have handed first-year scholars Cameron Howieson and Luke Conlan their first professional contracts, with both penning two-year deals at Turf Moor. The duo have impressed in league and cup this season, playing key roles in the youth team reaching
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COMMENT: Moving last letter of a people’s hero
ONE hundred years ago Wallace Hartley, the Titanic bandmaster from East Lancashire, wrote of how much he was enjoying his voyage on the Titanic. When he said ‘I shall probably arrive home on Sunday’, little did he know the dreadful fate that awaited
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Action hope on ‘Hyndburn’s worst junction’
A TRAFFIC survey of ‘Hyndburn’s worst junction’ has seen highways chiefs agree action is needed. County Coun Malcolm Pritchard began lobbying roads bosses over the problem junction in Accrington, after seeing drivers wait up to 20 minutes just to turn
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Outlook is sunny for Burnley-based panel firm company Solarlec
A COMPANY which installs solar panels has helped win a landmark legal case after judges ruled the government acted unlawfully by slashing subsidies paid to green energy producers. Burnley-based company Solarlec, who install more than 1,200 panels every
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Clarets striker Rodriguez is touch and go for Pompey trip
CLARETS top scorer Jay Rodriguez could miss back-to-back games for the first time this season as he recovers from a groin strain. The striker sat out last weekend's home draw with West Ham United after aggravating the problem during the midweek defeat
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40 years of teaching youngsters how to swim
IT’S been 40 years since John Johnson opened his own private swimming pool in a bid to reduce drowning accidents in East Lancashire. He built the pool himself in the disused Lynwood Co-op building in Blackburn Road, Darwen and today Johnson’s Swimming
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Jack takes us on a trip back to the 50s
THERE was the roller skating rink, the basement snooker hall under the Royal picture place and dancing at the Ambulance Hall. You could fish in Duggie’s pond, play in abandoned air raid shelters in Devonshire Road or drink hot Vimto in Howarth’s milk
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‘Outstanding’ Rossendale school praised by Ofsted
AN INDEPENDENT Rossendale school which supports boys with behavioural, emotional and social problems has been labelled as outstanding by education bosses. Belmont School, in Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall is a day school for boys aged seven to 18.
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Blackburn Rovers wait on Givet fitness
GAEL Givet remains an injury doubt for Blackburn Rovers’ Premier League fixture at home to Manchester United on Monday. Givet missed Rovers’ 2-1 defeat at Bolton at the weekend with a hamstring injury and Steve Kean has this afternoon described him as
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Treasures of Egypt go on show at Towneley Hall
A DISPLAY of excavations from ancient Egypt has gone in display at Towneley Hall in Burnley. ‘From Egypt’s Sands to Northern Hills’ features Professor John Garstang’s excavations in this travelling exhibition. Collections from Towneley Hall will
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Burnley woman's life changes following friend's death
A WOMAN who lost more than six stones in two years has told how she was spurred into changing her life after a close friend died from diabetes. Jackie Parkinson, 49, of Middlesex Avenue, Burnley, weighed just short of 20 stone at her heaviest in 2010
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Poignant final letter of Titanic bandmaster from Colne to be sold at auction
“This is a fine ship...I shall probably arrive home on Sunday morning.” Those were the last words written by Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley to his family before the ill-fated ship sank on April 15, 1912. Hartley, from Colne, penned the letter
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Accrington landlady's £1,000 TV licence fine
A PUB owner has been ordered to pay £1,165 after being caught without a TV licence. Jenny Smalley, who owns the Spinning Jenny, Rimington Avenue, Fern Gore Accrington, was fined the maximum £1,000 for using a TV without a licence on the business premises
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VIDEO: Petrol stations under pressure as panic-buying hits East Lancashire
FUEL supplies at petrol stations in East Lancashire are running low as motorists rush to fill their tanks ahead of a possible tanker drivers' strike. Reports are coming in of long queues at petrol stations, as well as petrol station closures
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Armed police arrest Burnley ‘gun threat’ men
ARMED police officers closed a major thoroughfare in Burnley to arrest three men accused of threatening a woman with a gun. Officers from Greater Manchester Police launched an investigation after a 46-year-old Bury woman was allegedly threatened on
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Hyndburn MP slams expenses watchdog
AN EAST Lancashire MP has said an independent body which oversees politicians’ expenses is ‘too bureaucratic’. Hyndburn MP Graham Jones has said the current body overseeing MPs’ expenses do not reveal a full picture to members of the public
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COLUMN: We’ll all need to be very vigilant
‘I never knew it was like this. So much new development, so clean, and so much countryside.’ This is the common reaction of those intrepid travellers, who’ve got their visas, and had all the right vaccinations, and who make the long and arduous journey
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Police target bad drivers outside Blackburn school
A CRACKDOWN on dangerous and careless drivers near a school has been launched after concerns from pupils and teachers. Police said that within minutes of launching an operation in the Audley area in Blackburn yesterday, six motorists had been issued
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Four arrested over moorland fires near Chorley
FOUR people have been arrested following a series of moorland fires near Chorley. Arsonists struck on Anglezarke and The Nab at around 4pm yesterday (Wednesday). Road closures were put in place for around two hours until the fire was
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Five illegal immigrants held in Baxenden car wash swoop
FIVE illegal immigrants were arrested after the car wash they were working at was raided. Bosses at Baxenden Auto Wash now face fines of up to £50,000 after illegal workers were found among staff for the second time in months. Officials
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Offices and dental surgery planned for former Barrowford police station
THE former police station in Barrowford may be brought back into use. The building, which dates from the late 1800s, has been empty for almost 10 years but a planning application to turn it into office space and a dental surgery have been submitted
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Nelson asthma man’s firebug ordeal
A 27-YEAR-OLD man with asthma was taken to hospital after a fire was started outside the window of his home. Police are investigating the incident, which happened at around 3.15am yesterday, in Albert Street, Nelson. The blaze, which was lit in
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Darwen crash victim no longer ‘critical’
A MAN seriously injured after being hit by a car has been moved from critical care after showing signs of improvement. Jamie Banks, of Hampden Avenue, Darwen, seriously injured his head and leg after he was struck as he crossed Bolton Road outside
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Todmorden's Jeska eyes up hat-trick of national fell titles
TODMORDEN Harrier Lauren Jeska has given herself a good platform to make it a hat-trick of English Fell Championship titles after finishing second in the opening round of fixtures. The Lancashire and England long-distance runner clinched her first national
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Long-distance Harriers star Fish claims third at Hastings Half
BLACKBURN Harrier Ben Fish finished joint third in last weekend’s Hastings Half Marathon in a time of 1:07:43. Fish, 29, the event’s 2010 champion, led early on before dropping off the pace in the 11th mile. He was still the pick of the domestic runners
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Blackburn Rovers boss: There's no point second guessing survival scrap
STEVE Kean insists there is no point in trying to play Premier League guessing games as he predicts the survival scrap will remain as unpredictable as ever. Blackburn Rovers entertain Premier League champions Manchester United on Monday night currently
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Trade fears for East Lancashire bakers at 20% VAT hike on pies
PIE lovers face having to pay up to 20 per cent more for their favourite snack after confusing new rules were put in place by the Government. The so called ‘pasty tax’ means pies, pasties and sausage rolls are now subjected to VAT – but only if
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Accrington Road Runner Livesey makes big impression at Grizedale
ACCRINGTON Road Runner Shaun Livesey led the East Lancashire charge at Sunday’s Great Grizedale Trail Run by finishing fourth. The 39-year-old just missed out on a top three spot with a time of 62 minutes and 33 seconds at the event, which
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Clayton's Nuttall impressive in Fiendsdale Fell victory
CLAYTON-LE-MOORS Harrier David Nuttall was impressive in winning the Fiendsdale Fell Race. The popular race in the Forest of Bowland attracted 72 runners and Nuttall was top of the tree, coming home in 57 minutes and 40 second, exactly half
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Final testing for Hartley before British 125GP Championship campaign
WORSTHORNE'S Harry Hartley and East Lancashire team FPW Racing have been doing their final testing ahead of the new British 125GP Championship season. FPW Racing have recruited Luke Hedger this year and are happy with progress ahead of the first race
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Clitheroe's Redford lands class victory at SMC Stages
CLITHEROE and District Motor Club co-driver Paul Redford helped Darren Roberts to a class victory in the SMC Stages at Weeton Army Barracks on Sunday. Roberts and Redford won class A and took 12th place overall in a Vauxhall Nova SR. Clitheroe pair
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Worsthorne's Higson just misses out on podium at Formula 600 Rookie Challenge
WORSTHORNE'S Eric Higson was happy with his performance in his first ever motorcycle race on Sunday – even though he was disappointed to miss out on a podium place by just 15 thousandths of a second. Higson, who at the age of 47 was fulfilling an ambition
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Withnell rally ace Swinscoe lands third place in Bulldog event
WITHNELL co-driver Paula Swinscoe helped Damien Smith to third place in the Bulldog Challenge Rally at the weekend. The rally was the support event to the International Rally of Wales, and Swinscoe teamed up with Silsden’s Smith to take third overall
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Great Harwood sidecar veteran Holden just keeps on winning
GREAT Harwood sidecar racer Dave Holden is aiming for success in Sunday’s Hoghton Tower Sprint after making a winning start to an incredible 34th season in the sport. Holden claimed the Aintree Sidecar Championship for the 11th time in his career last
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Burnley boss Howe admits club needs summer recruitment boost
BURNLEY manager Eddie Howe says a summer squad boost is crucial to their promotion chances next season. The Clarets boss is looking to introduce more youth team players to the senior set-up, after naming second year scholar Steven Hewitt on the bench
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Body of Nelson soldier Michael Foley due to be repatriated today
The body of a Nelson soldier killed in Afghanistan on Monday is due to be repatriated at RAF Brize Norton today (Thursday). Lance Corporal Foley was serving as part of Task Force Helmand when he was shot and killed at the main entrance to Lashkar Gah
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End of an era as Blackburn business tycoon Fred Walker dies
JACK Walker’s brother, the Blackburn business tycoon Fred Walker, has died. Mr Walker, 86, died at his Osbaldeston home with his family by his side. Fred and his brother, the millionaire benefactor whose money helped Blackburn Rovers become Premier
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Brierfield man denies ‘grooming’ at Accrington Stanley football matches
A BRIERFIELD man who was said to have been ‘grooming’ two boys by going to Accrington Stanley matches, has appeared at Burnley Crown Court. Philip Reece, 46, is accused of six counts of breaching a sexual offences prevention order, between January
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Sport Relief praise for Burnley
MORE than 350 people who tackled Burnley’s Sport Relief course have been thanked by a borough leisure chief. Dozens descended on Queens Park to tackle the one, three or six-mile slog around the venue on Sunday. And from serious athletes to ‘hotdogs
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UPDATED: Major fire closes part of Chorley town centre
A BLOCK of shops and businesses is set to be demolished after a huge fire swept through Chorley town centre. The blaze, began in the roof of a the Amalfi Italian restaurant on High Street, Chorley, just before 4am yesterday. Five people in nearby
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Blackburn man started relationship with 14-year-old girl
A BLACKBURN man has been put on the sex offenders register after starting a relationship with a 14-year-old girl. Forty-year-old Brian Chisnall of Whinney Lane, admitted engaging in sexual activity with the girl between September 1, 2010 and
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Police launch crackdown on dangerous drivers in Blackburn
A CRACKDOWN on danger drivers near a school has been launched after concerns from pupils and teachers. Police said that within minutes of launching an operation in the Audley area in Blackburn yesterday six motorists had been issued with tickets for
