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Blacko scoops Best Kept Village in Lancashire accolade
HEADING out of Higherford on the way to Gisburn is the hilltop village of Blacko. The picturesque settlement has captured the hearts of Lancastrians, being awarded the accolade of Best Kept Village in Lancashire for 2011 and 2013. Situated
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Cycle hub in Nelson plans move up a gear
PLANS to create a cycling track at a site in Nelson have moved a step closer after plans were submitted. The £300,000 scheme to create the track at Swinden Playing Fields was unveiled last year, with £150,000 in funding for the initiative secured
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Change comes to Burnley’s industrial heritage ward
STANDING on the hill leading down into Burnley town centre is the ward of Trinity. The ward encompasses residential neighbourhoods, part of Burnley town centre and the historic Weavers’ Triangle, which contains the old and disused mills at the
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East Lancashire tyre firm hits the road
A NEW mobile tyre fitting company has hit the road in East Lancashire supplying specialist services to private vehicle owners and businesses right on their doorstep. Hometyre provides full, roadside, tyre fitting, repair and wheel balancing services
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Celebrating year of helping ‘pick up the pieces’ in the Ribble Valley
A COUNSELLING service which helps vulnerable families ‘pick up the pieces’ has celebrated its first year in action. Child Action North West’s Jigsaw programme was launched in the Ribble Valley last year after it was backed by Clitheroe businessman
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Grand raffle tops up fund for minibus
MORE than £500 raised by a raffle in Earby will go towards the purchase of a new minibus for the town. The raffle was held at the recent Roaring 20s Day and the proceeds of £560 will go to the New Road Community Centre’s minibus fund to take local
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MP lists streets in 20mph speed call in Darwen
DARWEN MP Jake Berry has listed the 18 streets in the town where residents want a 20mph limit as he presses political leaders to bring in a blanket lower residential speed restriction. More than 100 people responded to a consultation on the issue
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Green carrier bag firm sold after 30 years
AN East Lancashire manufacturer specialising in environmentally-friendly packaging solutions has been sold. Nelson Packaging Ltd is a privately owned company which has manufactured high quality carrier bags for more than 30 years. It specialises
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Woman and cat hurt in Accrington fire
A CAT was killed and a woman injured after an Accrington fire. The blaze, thought to have been caused by a fragrance lamp falling over, destroyed a bedroom and smoke damaged the rest of the woman’s house, in Wellington Court. Firefighters were
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Queen's Park one of Blackburn’s surprising urban secrets
SET alongside row after row of terrace housing and a distance away from main roads, Queens Park is one of Blackburn’s surprising urban secrets. Around a quarter of a mile from Audley Range, one approaches the park past the recently sandblasted
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Harvest food parcels wanted
CHILDREN and parents at St Paul's RC Primary School showed “amazing generosity” by helping immediate members of their community and vulnerable people in the Blackburn. During the harvest festival at the Preston Old Road school, children were asked
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Blackburn centenary Scouts strike gold
LEAMINGTON Road scouts are ending Blackburn Scout District centenary year in style. Six scouts from the club were presented with the highest award a scout can achieve in front of their proud families. The youngsters completed challenges designed
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Blackburn church’s harvest of sound
A YEAR long collection by a church congregation has led to the purchase of solar-powered radios which have been sent to Africa. The congregation of Feniscowles Methodist Church saved small sums weekly in collection boxes made by one of the members
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Police tasks in Audley
THE next police neighbourhood meeting for the Audley area will be held at St Joseph's Church, Audley Range on Tuesday, November 12 at 6pm. Police say that among the priority issues being tackled at the moment are monitoring scrap metal vehicles
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Blackburn sisters honoured for their community centre work
TWO sisters from Blackburn have been recognised at the Good Neighbour Awards, an annual event organised by Places for People to celebrate the positive contribution of residents. Doreen Mitchell and her sister Christine Connell were nominated for
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More tributes to ‘tremendous’ MP Jack Straw
FORMER colleagues, and friends of Jack Straw, have paid tribute to the Blackburn MP after he announced he was standing down at the next General Election. The 67-year-old told a meeting of the town’s Labour Party on Friday night that summer events
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Edgworth folk festival hailed ‘best’
ORGANISERS of a popular folk festival have hailed it their ‘best yet’. More than £2,800 was raised by the Bromley Cross Folk Group’s annual two-day festival, which was staged in aid of the volunteer-run Barlow Institute at Edgworth. The yearly
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Complaints over work at Darwen historic building
COUNCILLORS have been receiving complaints about the building work at historic former cotton mill, Hampden Mill in Grimshaw Street. Residents have raised concerns that the roof has been left in a potentially dangerous state. David Foster, councillor
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Christy steps into MD role at Haslingden business
A HASLINGDEN business supplies firm has appointed a new managing director. Christy Barker will take over as boss of Dennons, at Offecon House in Bury Road, following the retirement of her father, Ray Cooper. Mrs Barker, the grand-daughter of
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Artwork is funding Ramsbottom Barbados trip
AN exhibition featuring a range of stunning and original artwork will help fund youngsters on a once-in-a-lifetime cricket tour to Barbados. Ramsbottom firm GHW Solicitors has teamed up with renowned artists Colin and Judith Yates to present a
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Deputy mayor is first to donate at East Lancashire poppy appeal launch
EAST Lancashire residents are being asked to wear their poppies with pride after the launch of two poppy appeals at the weekend. Royal British Legion groups in Nelson and Blackburn launched their annual collections and people are being asked to
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Ex-MP joins tributes to Burnley photographer
FORMER Burnley MP Peter Pike has paid tribute to a man renowned as a champion of Burnley’s past and present. Hayward Lynn Millard, a founder member of Burnley Civic Trust and a humanist minister, and known to everyone as Lynn, died last week at
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Blog: Not easy being a younger person these days?
Not easy being a younger person these days? But I spent a hot but happy day in King Georges Hall the other day. Higher Education Awards day had come round again! And how splendid our graduands looked! Gowns, hoods & mortar boards regaling
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Blog: Strictly Come Dancing 2013, Week 5
As British Summer Time officially ends and we turn the clocks back to give us all an extra hour in bed, which of our celebrities wish they could turn back the clock to perform again? Whose time is up? As the Barre gets higher and higher, who now
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Grim warning to ‘tricksters’ in East Lancashire
ANTI-SOCIAL trick or treating and firework misuse are being targeted as part of a week-long police crackdown, starting today. Police will patrol hotspots and seize fireworks used illegally. They will also be carrying out test purchases at fireworks
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Vegan soup kitchen for Burnley homeless
CAMPAIGNERS have launched a £20,000 fundraising drive to take hot vegan meals to the homeless in Burnley this winter. Supporters of the Shiva Trust have already held three vegan cafes locally, and want to buy a catering van to take the cuisine
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Burnley thug stabbed mum in throat
A SERIAL ‘wife beater’ who stabbed his partner in the throat with a shard of glass from a smashed mirror has been jailed. Drunken Wade Robinson, 28, and victim Alexandra Hill, his girlfriend of two years, were both covered in blood after the attack
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Letter: Vicious dogs ‘tore pet cat to pieces’ in Darwen
RE: Vicious dogs ‘tore pet cat to pieces’ in Darwen. If you can’t raise a dog to be kind and loving then, quite frankly, you should be blacklisted from ever owning a pet again. Bear in mind these creatures have been selectively bred for that
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Letter: Changes for the better?
I sympathise with the traders of Railway Road currently 30per cent down on their takings as a result of the recent closure of the bus station. Their anxieties have been put to both their landlords and the council who have dismissed their plight
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Letter: Time for a war memorial in town centre
Recently I was treated at the Accrington Pals Health Centre, and in the reception area there was a wonderful pictorial tribute to the Accrington Pals, very informative and moving. On the way home, via Oswaldtwistle, I drove past that wonderful
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Comment: Enjoy the seasonal fun and games but be safe
CRIES of ‘penny for the Guy’ and children rattling buckets full of sweets are what makes Bonfire Night and Hallowe'en special generation after generation. It’s a chance for families to dress up, spend time together and enjoy some old-fashioned
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Two trapped in motor home following Whalley crash
TWO people are trapped in a motor home after a collision with a single-decker bus. Paramedics and firefighters are working to free the motorists, who are believed to have sustained serious injuries in the crash, which happened in Accrington Road
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Blackburn school ‘requires improvement’
A PRIMARY school has been told it needs to improve after an Ofsted inspection. St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary in Feniscowles, Blackburn, was previously rated as good but Ofsted now says the school ‘requires improvement’ because pupils are not
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It’s a carve up for giant pumpkin in Blackburn
VISITORS to Blackburn Market will get a Hallowe’en surprise as a 400lb pumpkin is the main attraction inside the hall. Award-winning pumpkin sculptor Simon McMinnis, from Fylde, carved out designs in the pumpkin watched by enthralled crowds on
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Scrap metal illegally dumped in Blackburn
A BLACKBURN man has been fined after he allowed people to take his scrap metal away from his business premises and dump it illegally. Zubair Desai, of Queen’s Road, was ordered to pay a total of £1,590.65 for failing to get rid of his metal waste
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Lancashire Macmillan Cancer Support calls to 'let patients die at home’
A CANCER charity has called on ministers to help more terminally-ill patients get their final wish to die at home, rather than in hospital. Macmillan Cancer Support estimates 890 Lancashire patients who died on acute wards last year would have
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Match abandoned as Bacup FC skipper ‘assaulted’
BACUP and Rossendale Borough FC’s match was abandoned on Saturday after the Bacup captain was allegedly ‘seriously assaulted’ at half-time. As the players were leaving the pitch with the score 2-1 to home side Atherton Collieries, an opposing player
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Police hunt Barton bottle thrower fan at Turf Moor
A FOOTBALL supporter who threw a plastic bottle at a former England international at Turf Moor is being hunted by police, who have branded the behaviour as ‘totally unacceptable’. The bottle, which appeared to be thrown from the lower section of
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Man charged over dangerous driving in Oswaldtwistle
A 25-YEAR-OLD man appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with dangerous driving in Oswaldtwistle, on Wednesday. Mohammed Irfan Akram, of Mulberry Walk, Blackburn, is charged with driving a VW Golf GTI dangerously in Market Street and Blackburn
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Parents pay tribute to hard-working Darwen father-of-two killed in quarry fall
THE family of a Darwen dad who died after falling 80ft into a disused quarry have paid tribute to him. Ian Thomson, 25, had been camping with his girlfriend and her family when he got separated from the group in the early hours. He was found
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New £3.1m health centre in Great Harwood
A MULTI-million pound health centre in Great Harwood was finally due to open its doors this morning. The £3.1m facility was originally due to open in 2010 but faced several delays and was even shelved, when health chiefs said it was not affordable
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Clitheroe weight barers in charity calendar
A GROUP of fitness fanatics bared all for a charity calendar. A total of 52 members of Crossfit Clitheroe Uncovered were photographed, in a variety of revealing poses, to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK. Michael Barsby, 42, of Dorset Drive
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Jack Straw backs HS2
JACK Straw said he was committed to the HS2 high-speed rail project which will result in benefits to local rail services in the north. The Blackburn MP told Sky News’s Murnaghan programme: “It will hugely benefit the north west of England.
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Accrington woman accused of dad attack
A 26-YEAR-old woman has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with assaulting her father, causing actual bodily harm. Maxine Tattersall, of Gloucester Avenue, Accrington, is alleged to have brandished a knife,which resulted in her father
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Police get saddled with horse in Darwen
POLICE were involved in a high-speed pursuit with a difference on Saturday night. A horse escaped from a farm and hoofed it to Darwen town centre where police chased it along Blackburn Road to Lynwood Avenue at 9.30pm. Fire crews passing by
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Viewers warm to Blackburn Iceland staff
STAFF at a Blackburn supermarket have become stars of the small screen in a fly-on-the-wall series. Iceland Foods: Life in the Freezer Cabinet, which airs tonight, follows CEO Malcolm Walker, a self-made millionaire from Huddersfield who launched
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‘No more excuses’ for poor services in Burnley and East Lancashire
LEVELS of deprivation in Burnley and East Lancashire can no longer be used as an excuse for poorly- performing hospital services, according to a senior councillor. Liberal Democrats in Burnley have won the support of fellow borough councillors
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Burnley councillors turn down extra £200
COUNCILLORS in Burnley have rejected calls for an extra £200 per year in allowances for ‘backbench’ members. An independent watchdog recommended the expenses rise, as there had been no increase for the best part of a decade. But the Labour-controlled
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Blackburn drink driver given bail for reports
STUART Kershaw, 54, of Green Lane, Blackburn, was remanded on bail for the preparation of a pre-sentence report when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates and pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. The court heard Kershaw gave a reading
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Referee orders Bertie Bee to buzz off
TELLING a football official they need glasses is one of many well-known clichés in the game. But six-foot mascot Bertie Bee was left regretting his cheeky actions in Burnley’s top of the table Championship clash with Queens Park Rangers on Saturday
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Police face ‘vicious dog’ during Blackburn raid
POLICE officers executing a drugs search warrant at a Blackburn address were threatened with an ‘extremely vicious’ dog. Blackburn magistrates heard the dog’s owner, Corey Fricker, threatened to set the dog on the officers and was also aggressive
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Dann: That felt like a victory
BUOYANT Blackburn Rovers skipper Scott Dann says Saturday’s last-gasp derby draw at Blackpool felt as good as a win. And after seeing his side end their two-match losing run in the most dramatic of fashions Dann urged Rovers to start putting a
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‘Little hero’ saves tots in Blackburn house fire
A 10-YEAR-old boy won praise from firefighters after he whisked his younger brother and sister to safety when a fire broke out in the kitchen. Daniel Sagar spotted smoke pouring under the kitchen door of the home he shares with his mother, two
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‘Free school’ views sought for Burnley High Street
A PUBLIC consultation on Burnley’s first free school starts today. The ‘Christian ethos’ Burnley High School is due to open next September with an initial 90 places for 11-year-olds. Chapel St, the charity behind the venture, is yet to announce
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Ings backs the Clarets to carry on winning
TOP scorer Danny Ings says there is no reason why Burnley’s winning run should end, after cementing the Clarets’ place at the top of the table with a brace to beat Queens Park Rangers. Ings hit his 12th and 13th goals of the season to make it eight
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Blackburn mum in rare eye cancer battle needs £56,000 to prolong life
A GRANDMOTHER-of-two who is battling a rare form of eye cancer needs to raise £56,000 for pioneering treatment which will prolong her life. Teaching assistant Patricia Morris, who works at St James’ Primary in Lower Darwen, was diagnosed with ocular
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Jewellery worth £50,000 stolen in Burnley raid
ASIAN jewellery worth more than £50,000 was taken in a raid on a family’s home in Burnley. Rahela Begum and her four children were visiting their grandmother’s house when thieves kicked in the back door and ransacked their bedrooms, in Clive Street
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Woman killed in Hapton house fire
A YOUNG woman was found dead after a blaze in a terraced home. Firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene in Manchester Road, Hapton, at 10.45pm on Sunday night. Three fire engines were called to the scene and firefighters tackled
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Clarets Blog: I'm still pinching myself when I look at the table
I am sure I’m not alone in having to pinch myself every time I look at the Championship table. I honestly didn’t expect the kind of performance we saw against promotion favourites QPR on Saturday and I certainly didn’t expect the table to look
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Call for safety measures following Ribble Valley death crash
COUNCILLORS have called for more safety measures to be put in place on a dangerous stretch of road where a 20-year-old man died at the weekend. Market trader Oliver Jones was killed after losing control of his Citroen Saxo on a right hand bend
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Apprentices high-fliers at aerospace giant BAE Systems
LANCASHIRE aerospace giant BAE Systems has been praised for helping to make the North West the country’s leading reg-ion for apprenticeships. New figures show that BAE has 663 apprentices training in the North West, including at its Samlesbury
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Heavy rains batter East Lancashire
MORNING commuters were drenched today as heavy rains battered East Lancashire. The Met Office had warned bad weather could affect the country as a developing storm was expected to hit the UK yesterday and make its way north. But the situation
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New Mills 2 Clitheroe 1
CLITHEROE were beaten 2-1 at New Mills in Evo-Stik First Division North. The hosts led 2-0 after 15 minutes through James Hampson and Melford Knight, before Lloyd Dean pulled a goal back 12 minutes from time. Barnoldswick Town went out of the
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East Lancashire celebrity chef Paul Heathcoat in court over ‘unpaid’ tax bond
A CELEBRITY chef who had his flagship restaurant in the Ribble Valley claims he has paid a VAT bill which led to him being taken to court. Paul Heathcote MBE, 43, appeared before magistrates last week after HMRC said he had failed to pay a £25,000
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Harrogate Railway Ath 0 Ramsbottom United 4
RAMSBOTTOM United claimed their sixth successive win to climb to 10th in Evo-Stik First Division North. The visitors took the lead in North Yorkshire after 17 minutes when good work from Phil Dean and Gary Stopforth ended with Dominic Smalley finding
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Natalie Gumede's sizzling Samba wows judges
COLNE actress Natalie Gumede finished joint top of the leader board on Saturday night’s Strictly after battling through the pain barrier. Her sizzling Samba opened the show and won her a judge’s score of 35, the same as Abbey Clancy’s foxtrot.
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Laura looks to perfect present
LAURA Massaro will be looking for the perfect birthday present this week – winning the Monte Carlo Classic. The world number two from Chorley turns 30 next Saturday, the day after she hopefully lifts the trophy for the third time. The top seed
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AFC Darwen 4 Colne 2
AFC Darwen have been drawn away to Runcorn Town in the third round of the North West Counties Challenge Cup after pulling off an East Lancashire derby shock against Colne. Premier Division Colne took the lead after 18 minutes at the Anchor Ground
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Worksop Town 1 Chorley 4
CHORLEY remain third in the Evo-Stik Premier Division after an emphatic victory at Worksop Town. The Magpies are in the middle of a six-week spell without a home match and went behind to the division’s top scorers when keeper Sam Ashton’s clearance
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Rugby League World Cup: Mendeika to get the support of Blackburn in semi-final bid
JAMES Mendeika is adamant that The Wolfhounds are worthy of a semi-final berth at the Rugby Word Cup. The former Warrington Wolves centre’s Irish side faces Fiji in a tough opener at Rochdale tonight but he will be cheered on from the stands by
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Atherton Collieries A Bacup and Rossendale A
BACUP and Rossendale Borough’s North West Counties Challenge Cup tie at Atherton Collieries was abandoned at half time following an altercation in the tunnel. Bacup were trailing the second round match 2-1, despite Daniel Cocks’ goal cancelling
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Padiham 2 Kendal Town 1
PADIHAM claimed victory over fifth-placed Kendal Town in a wind-affected Evo-Stik First Division North match at the Arbories. Kendal pinned Padiham back early on and the Storks were reliant on Ben Proctor to keep the opposition out. Proctor
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Nick fades away
Chorley’s Nick Dougherty faded to tied 57th in the final two rounds of the National Bank of Oman Golf Classic. Dougherty had been on course for his best result of the year when he sat eighth after two rounds, but he finished on seven over par after
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Dyche hails Rangers win as finest in his year
SEAN Dyche labelled Burnley’s win over QPR as his best in a year at Turf Moor. The Clarets boss will reach the 12-month milestone on Wednesday, and any celebrations will have been made all the sweeter for Saturday’s success which kept his side
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Beattie has a week to savour
JAMES Beattie praised his players after Accrington Stanley made it seven points in the space of seven days with a 2-1 win at Morecambe. Stanley still remain bottom of League Two on 10 points but followed up Tuesday’s first league victory of the
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Boss: Late fight was sparked by the Seasiders
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer pointed the finger of blame at Blackpool for sparking the double sending off that marred Saturday’s breathless 2-2 draw between the sides at Bloomfield Road. A full-blooded Lancashire derby exploded in the final
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Rugby League World Cup Diary: Kiwi crackers look the real deal
HARD to shake the feeling that I've just witnessed the next Rugby League World Cup champions - and they barely got out of third gear. But even at medium revs, the Kiwi juggernaut was enough to steamroller the plucky Samoans at Warrington's Haliwell
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Lancashire Telegraph racing column
Myboyalfie has enough about him to go very close in the SIS Handicap at Leicester. Trained by the underrated John Jenkins, the six-year-old gelding should have conditions loaded in his favour for this one-mile encounter. The son of Johannesburg