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East Lancashire in Olympic scam warning
PEOPLE in East Lancashire are being warned of a an Olympic lottery scam in which people are told they have won a £500,000 prize. Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service has issued the warning after receiving a number of complaints about
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Have your say and help NHS East Lancashire
A LARGE survey on the health and lifestyles of people in East Lancashire will quiz 17,000 people. Bosses at NHS East Lancashire are carrying out the survey in a bid to plan care in coming years. Over the next couple of weeks 17,000 randomly-selected
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Chorley teenager’s tattoo will be a lifelong tribute to Boris Johnson
A TEENAGE chef has chosen a bizarre subject for a his leg tattoo – London Mayor Boris Johnson. Lewis Jolly, 19, said he chose to have the likeness of mayoral candidate Boris inked on his thigh because he was ‘patriotic’ and it was ‘something a bit
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Burnley drugs police are mad for Max
POLICE in Burnley have a new recruit to tackle drug users in the town – a two-year-old springer spaniel. Drugs dog Max will be joining night-time patrols of pubs and clubs in the town to help police identify people who may be carrying drugs. The
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Colne church in licence bid to sell booze
A CHURCH has applied for a licence to sell alcohol during functions such as concerts and shows. Holy Trinity Church, Colne, launched its new performing arts venue in January, which was aimed at allowing local groups, such as bands and drama societies
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Top execs pay cut back in East Lancashire
COUNCILS in East Lancashire have announced a cut in the number of bosses earning more than £100,000. All six of East Lancashire’s councils appeared in the Taxpayers’ Alliance Town Hall Rich List for 2009-10. Blackburn with Darwen’s chief executive Graham
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Darwen licensee gets booze ban for under-age sales
AN off-licence in Darwen had its licence to sell alcohol suspended for four weeks after failing consecutive under-age test purchases. Muhammad Shuaib Iqbal, licensee at Lynwood Wines, Blackburn Road, will also be required to adopt a number
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Lancashire feels like home for mighty Finn
EAST Lancashire may seem an unlikely place to find a Finnish former world trials champion, but Yrjo Vesterinen would not want to live anywhere else. Vesterinen honed his skills as a teenager in Espoo, just outside Helsinki, and went on to win
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East Lancashire's pioneering foot clinics cut diabetes treatment costs
PIONEERING foot clinics are reducing the cost of treating patients with diabetic complications in East Lancashire, according to hospital bosses. Nationally, action group Diabetes UK has hit out at “wasteful” NHS spending, and claimed that 80
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Haslingden residents fight to save 100-year-old conker tree
RESIDENTS in a Rossendale village are fighting to save a 100-year-old tree, planned to be felled to make way for a new housing development. More than 750 residents in Helmshore have joined a special page entitled ‘Save our Horse Chestnut Tree’ on social
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'A true hero' is remembered at funeral of soldier killed by blast in Afghanistan
A ‘TRUE hero’ who ‘laid down his life for his comrades’ was remembered in an emotional funeral service today. Corporal Jack Stanley, 26, from The Queen's Royal Hussars died two months after he was caught in an explosion from an improvised explosive
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Reasons to make your vote count in Pendle
PENDLE Council is urging residents to vote in next week’s elections after a poor turnout last year when only 43.7 per cent of the borough voted. Stephen Barnes, chief executive and returning officer for Pendle, said: “It’s so important that everyone
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Barrowford woman, 65, fined for hitting walkers
A MOTORIST who knocked down two pedestrians in Barrowford has been fined by Burnley magistrates. Sheila Mulrooney, 65, was turning right from Gisburn Road into Nora Street when the pair ended up on her bonnet, the court was told. Prosecutors said
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What's on: Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society show, Witton Park
THE organisers of an agricultural day are hoping a move to East Lancashire will bring back its success. Witton Country Park, Blackburn, will be the new venue for the one-day display, organised by the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society. The new
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Blackburn £6k necklace thief breached court order
A 21-YEAR-OLD man who failed to comply with a community supervision order has been jailed for eight weeks. Blackburn magistrates heard it was the fourth time breach proceedings had been brought against Daniel Rowe and on the last occasion he had been
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Nelson knife attack woman jailed
A KNIFE attacker who lunged at her ex-partner as been locked up for seven months. Donna Sherwin, 35, who had never been in trouble before, broke down as she was sentenced at Burnley Crown Court and was led away sobbing and still insisting she had
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Police warning over thefts in Rishton
POLICE are urging scooter owners to be extra vigilant after a spate of thefts in the area. In the last two months, three 50cc mopeds were stolen from Chapel Street, Station Road, and The Esplanade, in Rishton. On each occasion, the mopeds had been
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Accolade for Oswaldtwistle Mills centre
OSWALDTWISTLE Mills have picked up a prestigious accolade at a tourism awards ceremony. The centre were named runner up in the ‘most coach friendly shopping attraction’ category at the UK Coach Awards. This is the fourth year that Oswaldtwistle Mills
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MP Graham Jones fears for scrap loophole
HYNDBURN and Haslingden MP Graham Jones is worried new scrap metal laws have a “ridiculous” loophole. The new Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill bans cashless payments by scrap metal dealers, but mobile collectors are exempt.
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Three on the shortlist for Rossendale Woman of the Year 2012
CARING women across the Rossendale area have been battling it out for the chance to be named Woman of the Year 2012. Rossendale Hospice has been searching the Valley for outstanding individuals to be awarded the prestigious title. Scores of nominations
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Great Harwood 1964 Agricultural show drew big crowds
HUNDREDS of people poured into town dor the 98th Great Harwood Agricultural Show in 1964. Although not the biggest of shows, there was plenty of variety and a high standard of exhibits in dozens of sections for the visitors as they piled through the
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Blackburn Rovers column: Ewood faithful unite in need for change
IF anyone was still of the opinion that only the ‘minority’ of Blackburn Rovers fans were deeply concerned about the future of their football club, the past week has been further evidence that they are wrong. No-one could argue that the ‘Venky’s out’
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Blackburn Rovers column: Ewood faithful unite in need for change
IF anyone was still of the opinion that only the ‘minority’ of Blackburn Rovers fans were deeply concerned about the future of their football club, the past week has been further evidence that they are wrong. No-one could argue that the
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Take a walk back to a bygone age
HERE’S Chorley postman Bob Bridges, putting his best foot forward in a walking race, in 1928. In the years after the Great War and into the 1920s, he held the title of the British Walking Champion. This image captured him setting the pace through
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Haslingden woman, 67, charged with rape
A WOMAN from Haslingden has been charged with rape and indecent assault following an investigation into crimes committed over 30 years ago. Hilary Brewer, 67, of Knowl Gap Avenue, was charged by Greater Manchester Police, alongside her ex-husband
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Burnley column: Kilby has raised the bar at Turf
AS Michael Duff prepares to end his eighth season with Burnley, having already signed up for a ninth, the defender is better placed than most to appreciate how far the football club has come in a short space of time. When Duff arrived from Cheltenham
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Attic firm celebrated 60 years
A COLNE firm, which had started in an attic in Varley Street at the turn of the century, celebrated its diamond birthday in 1964. By then, Peerart was exporting all over Europe and to the Commonwealth and was the biggest firm in its field in the country
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Branch tour was just the ticket
RAILWAY enthusiasts embarked on a tour of East Lancashire’s forgotten branch lines and crumbling railway stations in 1962. Two hundred passengers, from all over the country, enjoyed a nostalgic afternoon of steam on 134 miles of track, much of them
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Spotters lined up to catch the last train
IT was full steam ahead for Burnley engine driver Arnold Hodgson to mark the end of an era in August 1968. For he took the controls of a last run, a ‘spotters special’, on the day steam locomotives were finally ‘derailed’ in favour of modern diesels
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LETTER: Motorist at mercy of parking firms
IN Blackburn town centre and there are car parks emblazoned with the logos of private companies such as CPM deterring motorists from parking unless you have coughed up an annual fee. The latest example is at the end of Tontine Street. If it’s
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LETTER: Mayor was a marvel
I would like very much to thank Blackburn with Darwen’s lady mayor, Coun Karimeh Foster, for her unstinting work during her year of office. Nothing has been too much trouble.
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East Lancashire astronomer named as regional Local Business Accelerator winner
AN astronomer from East Lancashire is feeling out of this world after clinching a top business award thanks to the Lancashire Telegraph. Adam Whittaker's social enterprise, Source Science, has been named regional Local Business Accelerator winner for
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COMMENT: Welcome return for show
FOR well over 200 years, the Royal Lancashire Show flourished to become a regular feature of the region’s year. It typically attracted 20,000 visitors for each of its three days. But in the 21st century, things changed dramatically for the worse
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Shooting star Yakubu scoops Blackburn Rovers award
YAKUBU’S prolific first campaign at Blackburn Rovers has seen him voted the disabled supporters’ player of the year. In a ceremony at Ewood Park, Rovers’ top scorer was presented the award by wife of late club legend Ronnie Clayton, Val.
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COLUMN: At last, our chance to reform Lords
THERE was one centenary which we all missed last year. The “Parliament Act 1911”. It sounds boring. It wasn’t then. The unelected House of Lords was blocking big changes to the tax system, against the will of the Commons. It took two General
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Quackers! Goose takes family of 13 ducklings and their mother under her wing
A GOOSE has taken a duck and her ducklings under her wing. Tracy the Chinese swan goose, has taken up the role of mother hen at Oswaldtwistle Mills by looking after 13 ducklings from one duck and another three ducklings from another. Named after
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Accrington Stanley on mission for Academy funding
ACCRINGTON Stanley are bidding to secure new funding for their youth system after the Reds’ young players continued their recent progress by helping the club reach the Lancashire Senior Cup final. Ryan Hopper, Marcus Carver and Adam Stockdale
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Blackburn cooker fire sparks an alarm alert
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Blackburn after a cooker caught fire. People at the house in Brodick Road, Shadsworth, were cooking, using the oven and the hobs. The heat of these caused a grill pan containing oil to set on fire. Two
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Blackburn burglar boyfriend jailed
A MAN who burgled a Blackburn couple’s home, after they treated him like family, has been jailed for three years. Robert Traill, the boyfriend of the couple’s daughter, got a key cut before raiding the Bolton Road address where more than £7,000 of
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Clayton-le-Moors residents raise estate concerns
SUSPICIOUS activity and vehicles near Moorfield Industrial Estate are being monitored closely by police. The issue has become a priority for neighbourhood police after residents raised the issue at the latest Altham and Clayton-le-Moors PACT meeting
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East Lancashire cricket club campaigns for £295k revamp
AN East Lancashire cricket club wants to raise £295,000 to build new changing rooms. Read Cricket and Bowling Club wants to modernise its facilities so they can be better used by the community. Chairman Steve Lowes is leading the campaign. He said
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Accrington teen Hashain’s joy at Sportshall bronze medal
HYNDBURN AC starlet Hashain Eshan played a starring role this weekend after emulating the likes of Olympic medallists Kelly Sotherton and Mark Lewis-Francis by scooping bronze at the Aviva Athletics Academy Sportshall Finals in Birmingham.
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Burnley empty homes to be sold to first-time buyers
EMPTY homes — the worst of which has been boarded up for 12 years — are set to be refurbished and offered to first-time buyers in Burnley. Compulsory purchase orders are now being progressed for 21 properties across the borough as part of work to bring
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Multi-million deal for Accrington Arndale Centre
A MAJOR East Lancashire shopping centre is to launch a bid to attract more national retailers after changing hands in a multi-million deal. Accrington Arndale Centre’s new managers are hoping to bring more big names to the town now its new offshore
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Blackburn man died from punches to head, inquest heard
A CORONER has ruled a Blackburn man was unlawfully killed by repeated punches to the head. Experts had previously said that John Kiernan could have died from a ‘violent sneeze’. But coroner Michael Singleton said any other explanation as to why
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Food Standards Agency show zero tolerance at Blackburn and Darwen food outlets
FOOD hygiene standards at 14 takeaways, shops and cafes in Blackburn and Darwen need 'urgent improvements,' according to the Food Standards Agency. Food safety officers visited around 1,000 food selling outlets including work canteens, pubs
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Accrington Road Runner Ridehalgh sets new club marathon record
ACCRINGTON Road Runner Sarah Ridehalgh stole the show for East Lancashire at last weekend’s London Marathon by setting a new club record. Ridehalgh, 36, the 2010 cross country Lancashire champion, was the 23rd women to finish the marathon outside
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Blackburn Rovers defender Salgado ponders Beckham reunion
MICHEL Salgado is weighing up a potential link-up with his former Real Madrid pal David Beckham – after resigning himself to the end of his Blackburn Rovers career. Rovers’ Spanish defender has been desperate to play a part in the club’s Premier League
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Harrier teen Taylor celebrates at the Waltz
BLACKBURN Harrier teenager Beckie Taylor triumphed in her first lakeland fell race as a senior by winning the prestigious Anniversary Waltz near Keswick on Saturday. The 18-year-old has never ran for more than one hour in a fell race before, so had no
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Schofield lands victory at first Stonyhurst Triathlon
BLACKBURN’S Steven Schofield was the winner of the inaugural Stonyhurst Triathlon. Held at Stonyhurst College, the event attracted more than 200 competitors and, despite less than favourable conditions, spectators turned out in force too.
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Pendle girl, 7, can't speak or see after suffering rare brain haemorrhage
A SEVEN-year-old girl has been left unable to speak or see after suffering an ‘extremely rare’ brain haemorrhage. Charlotte Neve’s family said the previously healthy youngster is a ‘little fighter’ after she woke from a coma. But she has now been
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Accrington pensioner attacked by dog
A DOG which attacked a pensioner in Accrington as he walked home has been destroyed. Owner Mark Parry was issued with a dog destruction order after his dog Rocky, a nine-year-old mastiff, attacked Harold Feeley, 68. Parry appealed and
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Blackburn man on death by dangerous driving charge
A 26-YEAR-OLD Blackburn man appeared in court charged with causing the death of a pensioner by dangerous driving. Safvan Patel, of East Park Road, appeared to confirm his name and address at Bolton Magistrates’ Court yesterday. He is also charged
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Burnley designer transforms waste paper into fashion collection
A BURNLEY designer transformed waste paper from the library into a fashion collection for an exhibition. Carrie-Ann Kay used the paper from the library for the Flick My Lit exhibition, which was inspired by ‘heroes and heroines of classic English
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Firefighters called to Colne flat this morning
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a flat fire in Colne this morning. The blaze started at around 8.30am when an electricity box at a property in Keighley Road caught fire. There was no one in the property at the time and firefighters used a hose reel,
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Howe insists striker Charlie Austin has lived up to expectations
EDDIE Howe insists Charlie Austin has lived up to the expectations he had of the striker in his first full season in the Championship. The former Swindon Town hotshot has stormed to 17 goals, despite missing a month of the season with injury. Austin
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Menace bikers in Burnley and Padiham face losing their homes
ROGUE riders who have been running rampant in Burnley and Padiham could face losing their mini-moto bikes – and even their homes. Neighbourhood police in the west of the borough have teamed up with housing landlords Calico to pilot a fresh approach
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Burnley gets £375,000 high street revamp
COUNCILLORS in Burnley have given the green light to a £375,000 investment to make improvements in the town centre. Winston Robinson, engineering manager, said: “Improvements to the pedestrianised areas of the town centre will help ensure it is modern
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Darwen church members in shock after scrap metal thieves take bell
LEADERS at a church in Darwen were stunned when they discovered the bell had been stolen from its tower. The large bronze bell was taken from St Mary’s Church, Roman Road, near Edgworth, at some point overnight on Monday. It is thought the theft
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Missing Darwen woman is found
A MISSING 21-year-old from Tockholes has been found safe and well in Scotland. Natalie Phillips, of Rock Lane, hadn’t been seen since being dropped off at Blackburn railway station on Friday. CCTV footage showed she went to Preston but