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Work begins to demolish former Padiham primary school
DEMOLITION work has begun on the former Padiham County Primary School building. The site, which faces onto Burnley Road, has been vacant for four years, and the land is expected to be put up for sale by its owners, Lancashire County Council, once
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FULL TIME: Middlesbrough 1 Accrington Stanley 2
ACCRINGTON Stanley pulled off a real upset in the first round of the League Cup as they won 2-1 at Championship side Middlesbrough. Boro went ahead through Lukas Jutkiewicz in the ninth minute, but Marcus Carver levelled for League Two Stanley five minutes
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FULL TIME: York City 0 Burnley 4
BURNLEY eased to victory in their League Cup first round tie at York City. David Jones put them in front in the 12th minute and Junior Stanislas doubled their advantage on the hour mark. Danny Ings added a third goal in the 78th minute before Scott
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Video: Plans revealed for new Darwen school
THIS is how the new Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio could look if it is given the green light. The new school, for students aged 14 to 19, will open in September with a temporary base at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy. But by next September
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Drugs grower from Great Harwood gave himself up to police
A MAN who was in charge of a potential £40,000 cannabis farm at a house in Great Harwood is behind bars for 22 weeks. Burnley Crown Court heard Anthony McCombs, 33, was said to have been ‘ensnared’ when he was homeless and vulnerable. He expected
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Neighbours save Clayton-le-Moors school in arson attack
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a school after arsonists attacked the build-ing. Crews were called to fight a fire at All Saints Primary School, in Church Street, after two wheelie bins were set alight yest-erday at 12.50am. Blazes were set
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Former Blackburn Rovers star Wagstaffe dies
FORMER Blackburn Rovers winger Dave Wagstaffe has died at the age of 70. Known as ‘Waggy’, the popular player made 85 appearances in two spells with Rovers – between 1976 and 1978, and between 1979 and 1980. Wagstaffe also played for Wolves, Manchester
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Garden in Knuzden will be a quiet place for all in memory of Iain
A QUIET Garden is set to open at Knuzden’s St Oswald’s Church in memory of a much-loved local man Iain Hill. Former Our Lady and St John pupil, Iain was only 23 years old when he died suddenly at his Blackburn home on May 24, 2011. Scores of
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Union warns of cash deal to break Lancashire firefighters' strike
AN offer to firefighters across Lancashire of cash payments from £250 to £1,000 to work through a possible strike over pensions could be counter-productive, the brigade’s union secretary has warned. Chief fire officer Chris Kenny has written to
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Flasher exposed himself to girls in Rishton
TWO young school girls were left distressed after a pervert exposed himself in a Rishton alleyway. The 12-year-olds were sitting in an alleyway off Danvers Street waiting for a local shop to open when the man approached them. He exposed himself
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Accrington and Rossendale College in pledge to help jobless
A COLLEGE has pledged to become a pioneer in tackling rising youth unemployment. Accrington and Rossendale College said it will create stronger links with businesses as a Youth Employment UK Education Ambassador. The college said it was determined
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Rishton boy raises £300 with charity bike ride
A TEN-year-old boy has raised £300 for charity when he made a gruelling 35 mile trip from Blackpool to Great Harwood on his bike. And it’s not the first time Donovan Pearson, who lives in Rishton with his family, has made the trip. He raised £400
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Hilda, 90, recalls flooding in Barnoldswick
A MAJOR flood which brought chaos to Barnoldswick 81 years ago has been recalled by a resident for an exhibition. The town was hit by the devastating flood in July 1932 following a storm. Water gushed into homes, shops and streets and the force
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Facelift at historic Clitheroe bank nearly complete
WORK to give a historic building a facelift is nearly finished. The NatWest Bank in York Street, which is over 100-years-old, has been hidden behind scaffolding and sheets for weeks. Work on the rear of the building, being done by UK Restoration
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Blog: Brief encounter with a star of the screen
I THINK we are so lucky living here in lovely Lancashire. Oh, I know some of you will be smirking and saying ‘I don’t think so’ but we are. We have great local towns, with lots of places of interest close at hand, great shopping and fabulous friendly
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Comment: The last thing we want is a fire strike
THE last thing that anyone wants is another fire strike. Eleven years ago the sight of armed forces operating green goddesses on East Lancashire’s roads became a common site as firefighters picketed. Now with the prospect of new industrial action
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Letter: Thanks for my handbag
A GOOD Samaritan handed in my handbag after I had stupidly left it in a trolley in Blackburn Tesco’s car park last Wednesday lunchtime. Thank you, thank you very much. I am very grateful. Barbara Riding (via email)
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Letter: Message for litterbugs
To all litter bugs: if you haven’t the energy make it to the litter bins with your empty burger, crisp, chip, chocolates or pizza wrappings, then perhaps you need to change your diet. If you can’t make it to the bins with your empty cans and bottles
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Letter: Damage by an elitist club
THE wealthy and well connected will mark August 12, known as the ‘Glorious Twelfth, by gunning down grouse. While the gun lobby claims it spends vast sums of money ‘improving’ and transforming upland areas, you will not hear what goes on behind
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Letter: A living has to be earned
What the bedroom tax has shown is that half the country thinks they are owed a living. I was brought up to only get what I work for. Why should we taxpayers work to pay for these extra rooms? There is the odd exception where it is needed but the
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Letter: Victims of a nasty policy
It’s tempting to think that the bedroom tax has shown up the shortage of one-bed flats/properties, but that's not true. The bedroom tax has shown up a vile, grasping, uncaring Government for what it is, and people would do well to remember that
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Letter: Cases drag on for too long
SO, the Ministry of Defence has paid out nearly £48,000 damages to the family of a woman who contracted asbestosis through assembling gas masks in the Second World War (LT, august 1). These are the same people of various shades of governments that
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Letter: 'Beautiful' south can pay the price
IT seems Lord Howell is neither good at geography nor diplomacy. He has managed to upset folk in the North East and the North West and dig himself into a big hole – a tracking hole, to be precise, as he does not want the search for shale gas to
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Nurse suspended over errors at Darwen care home
A NURSE has been suspended from her job at a care home. The Nursing and Midwifery Council ordered that Elaine Julia Fiona Etheridge, who had been working at the Birch Hall Care Home, in Darwen, be stopped from practising for 18 months. A hearing
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Britain in Bloom judges visit Colne
Colne in Bloom volunteers showed judges from the national competition around the town. The Britain in Bloom judges spent yesterday morning in the town, seeing the work which has been carried out as Colne bids to win the large town category.
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Nelson dad's annoyance as police search for missing man at his address
A FATHER-OF-FOUR says he is ‘fed up’ of being woken up by police knocking on his door looking for a missing man. Tassawar Mahmood and his family moved into the house in William Street, Nelson, around three months ago but he said police had made
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Bed decision can be a nightmare for East Lancashire parents
FOLLOWING the tragic death of eight-month-old Olivia Leigh Picton, who died after an accident in bed, reporter Hannah Al-Othman investigates how guidance given to new parents over when children should have their own bed can be both confusing and contradictory
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Top Lancashire County Council officer is suspended
THE chief executive of Lancashire County Council has been suspended from work pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation. In a short statement last night the council said the authority’s urgency committee had made the decision to suspend
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Pedersen in talks over Blackburn Rovers future
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen could bring nine years at Blackburn Rovers to an end as he holds talks over his Ewood Park future. Pedersen, who joined Rovers in 2004, travelled with the squad to Pride Park for their 1-1 draw at Derby County on Sunday but missed
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Man loses top of finger in Hapton street brawl
A VIOLENT street brawl involving men armed with baseball bats and a knife saw one man lose part of his finger, police said. Four men needed hospital treatment after a fight involving ‘up to 15 people’ in Manchester Road, Hapton. Police have
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Burnley manager Dyche unsure on Austin spend
BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche says he has not yet been given an indication of how much he will have to spend to replace Charlie Austin. The Clarets were thought to have received £2.25million for their top scorer from QPR last week, but that figure
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Police investigate Blackburn rape claim
CLAIMS are being investigated that a woman was raped in Blackburn. The incident, during which the victim also had her handbag stolen, took place around 1am at the rear of King Street near to the town centre. The 28-year-old victim was later
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Lowest possible Ofsted rating for Darwen school
A SCHOOL has been given the lowest possible Ofsted rating 12 months after moving into a £24million Government-funded new building. Troubled Darwen Vale High School, which saw staff go on strike over leadership issues two years ago, was given an
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Concern over 'zero hours' contracts in East Lancashire
YOUNG workers and unions have expressed concerns over the prevalance of zero hours contracts in East Lancashire. They highlighted worries about a lack of permanent contracts and suggested that more should be done to regulate their use. Their
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Pendle man faces jail for role in hiding heroin worth £170,000
A HARD drugs dealer said to have been involved in trying to hide a £170,000 stash of heroin after his arrest, is facing jail. Rockab Afzal, 29, has owned up to his part in a drugs plot, but is said to claim he knew nothing about the heroin, which
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Pendle men deny making threats on plane from Pakistan
TWO men have pleaded not guilty to making false threats endangering the safety of a plane from Pakistan. Supermarket employee Tayyab Subhani, 30, of Townley Street, Brierfield, and restaurant worker Mohammed Safdar, 41, of Hallam Crescent, Nelson
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Accrington Stanley chief on FA bets charges
ACCRINGTON Stanley managing director Rob Heys has been charged by the FA with ‘a number of betting offences.’ Heys has until Friday to formally respond to alleged breaches of FA rules and will face an FA hearing, which could take place as soon
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Approval for Burnley 'forest school'
BURNLEY’s first ‘forest school’ has been given the go-ahead by council chiefs. The £65,000 school, which will see children given lessons on how to make fires and use tools such as pen knives, is set to open next to the historic Coal Clough House
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Rossendale museum exhibit attracts international attention
A MUSEUM exhibit depicting a ferocious battle between a tiger and a python is attracting world wide interest. Two photographers from the world famous National Geographic magazine jetted into the UK from New York to snap the display at Rossendale
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Travellers set up camp in Colne park
A GROUP of travellers have set up camp in a public park in Colne. Around six vehicles arrived at Ball Grove Park at around 9pm on Sunday. Pendle Council has now started 'urgent' legal proceedings to have them removed. It is the second group
