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East Lancashire lawyers support Will Aid
SOLICITORS across East Lancashire are inviting people to use their services to write a will, but instead of paying them, clients will be invited to donate the money to a charity called Will Aid. All the money donated is shared by nine of the UK
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Shorter sentence for Burnley raider
A raider came close to being jailed for three years after attacking a house - but escaped with a shorter term as it was empty and to let. Burnley Crown Court heard how Nathan Moore, 29, was a ‘three strike’ burglar, facing a minimum of three years
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Jail for homeless man's ‘sick brother’ scam
A FRAUDSTER posed as a charity collector raising funds for his sick brother – months after being released from prison for a similar scam. Homeless Wayne Kinvig, 19, falsely told a number of Burnley businesses that the money he was collecting would
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Ten-year plan to improve waterways for East Lancashire communities
A PLAN for improving canals across Lancashire over the next decade has been launched. And now the Canal and River Trust North West Partnership is inviting community groups, councils, schools, and local businesses to share their opinions on the
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Blackburn gran lands youth job after college return
GOING back to the classroom after 30 years has seen one Blackburn woman land a top job guiding Blackburn’s young people. Grandmother-of-two Jane Partington is to lead Blackburn Youth Zone’s mentoring scheme after getting her degree with Blackburn
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Dream for Oswaldtwistle fun park one step nearer
A FATHER and son’s dream to turn an ‘unsafe’ play area into an under 15s fun park is one step closer to reality after a surprise donation. Oswaldtwistle’s West End Play Area Campaign members Sean and David Reid have now collected £27,000 towards
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Borough leaders issue challenge to Pendle people on budget cuts
PENDLE Council is asking residents to help them save money – by coming up with ideas for where to cut back. The council needs to chop £4.7million from its budget over the next two years and has launched its ‘Savings Challenge’ to get ideas from
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Police to escort Todmorden Moor Wind Farm turbine truckers
POLICE-escorted trucks will be driven through the Valley in November and December as turbines are transported to Todmorden Moor Wind Farm. Roads in Rawtenstall, Waterfoot, Stacksteads, Bacup and Shawforth could be closed, residents stopped from
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Volunteer Dorothy was a credit to Darwen’s Jubilee Tower Credit Union
THE chairman of Darwen’s Jubilee Tower Credit Union has paid tribute to a very special volunteer, Dorothy Cocks. Dorothy, 85, volunteered at the Bolton Road credit union for more than 13 years and became an integral part of the everyday management
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Pendle MP and business boss join engineering drive
AN MP and commerce chief have got behind a drive to encourage more youngsters into engineering. MP for Pendle Andrew Stephenson and East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce chief executive Mike Damms said that the industry offered fantastic opportunities
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‘Dress Up For Digits Day’
STUDENTS at a Haslingden primary school will be number crunching on December 3 to celebrate the NSPCC’s annual sponsored maths challenge. Pupils and teachers at Broadway Primary School will be taking part in activities for Number Day, including ‘
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Burnley man denies committing fraud
CHRISTOPHER John Woodrup, 44, of Branch Road, Burnley, has been remanded on bail for trial by Pennine magistrates, after denying committing fraud by switching price stickers in a shop on October
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GP groups shake up
HEALTH chief Martin Hill said a major NHS reorganisation had helped caused ‘many many problems’. The acting chairman of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust said the recent government-led shake-up, in which primary care trusts were abolished and their
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Alphamusic albums
A COMPOSER who specialises in making music to soothe even the most fevered of brows is coming to Colne to share his secrets. John Levine’s scores convert the brain’s ‘beta’ waves into a more relaxed ‘alpha’ state and reduce an individual’s stress
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Haslingden High School charity run
A TEAM of 16 students joined an ‘old-boy’ from Haslingden High School on a charity run. Businessman Ilyas Khan, who used to own Accrington Stanley, is the president of Leonard Cheshire Disability, an international charity which helps the disabled
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Little Harwood cater
ST STEPHEN’S Church in Little Harwood cater for senior citizens of the parish with a luncheon club every Thursday. The group meets at noon and is run by volunteers from the church.
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Farmers Market
A FARMERS market and craft fair is held on the second Sunday of each month in Barrowford. The event, which takes place at the Pendle Heritage Centre in Colne Road, is held from 10am to 2pm. It includes produce and hand-made art and craft stalls
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Laptop theft
TWO Blackburn College students stole a laptop from the college library and sold it to finance a day out in Manchester. Blackburn magistrates heard one of the teenagers used his college ID to book the computer out of the ‘laptop safe’ and the entire
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Hand-made art and craft stalls
A FARMERS market and craft fair is held on the second Sunday of each month in Barrowford. The event, which takes place at the Pendle Heritage Centre in Colne Road, is held from 10am to 2pm. It includes produce and hand-made art and craft stalls
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Blackburn man's shoplifting spree
MARK Anthony McAllister, 32, of Whitehead Street, Blackburn, was remanded on bail for the preparation of a pre-sentence report when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates and pleaded guilty to three charges of shoplifting.
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Smoking skip in Nelson
SMOKE could be seen from the M65 following a fire at an industrial skip in Nelson yesterday morning. The skip in Turner Road, Lomeshaye, was filled with paper and refuse and firefighters battled the blaze from 5.47am. Kevin Birchall, acting
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Butterflies talk
A TALK on Butterflies of Lancashire will take place on Thursday, November 14, in Clitheroe. The event has been organised by the town’s Naturalist society and will take place from 7.30pm in St Mary’s Centre in Church Street. Entrance for members
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Blackburn burglary
NAHEEM Chaudhry, 18, of St Silas Road, Blackburn, and a 15-year-old boy, were sent on bail to Preston Crown Court when they appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with burglary at a house in Revidge Road, Blackburn and theft of property worth
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‘Absences’ rap for NHS trust board
HEALTH watchdog Sir Bill Taylor has called for ‘better public leadership’ of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The chairman of Blackburn with Darwen Healthwatch said he was working in a ‘critical but supportive’ manner with the trust, which
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‘Disgrace’ outcry as Remploy plant shuts
REMPLOY’S Blackburn factory shut this morning for the last time, with none of its 19 disabled workers having found mainstream jobs. GMB union North West convenor for Remploy Brian Davies said the closure of the 60-year-old Bank Top site was ‘a
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Joy Division – and a joyless division
AROCK and roll mythology has grown up around the story of Joy Division, and with Ian Curtis’ death it seems to have that glossy finish, the same way that Nirvana have. “That’s what happens to groups when they suffer: they become immortalised,”
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Review: Haffner's, Market Hall, Burnley
PIES really are a thing of beauty - especially in this part of the world. There can be no proper chap in East Lancashire who can’t resist the lure of a piece of pastry perfection and in Burnley there can’t be many people who can walk through the
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PUB OF THE WEEK: The White Hart, Todmorden
Mark Briggs has been a real ale connoisseur for over 35 years. A self-professed ‘beer geek’, Mark visits East Lancashire’s pubs for his weekly column. Read of Mark’s adventures in ale at his blog realaleupnorth.co.uk or follow him on Twitter @realaleupnorth
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Steve White drums up a vintage show in Bolton
HE’S played with some of the biggest artists in the world but now drummer Steve White will be heading to Bolton next week to play the kind of music he really loves. Steve, former long-term drummer for Paul Weller and who has also worked with The
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There’s no place like home for Darwen star Neil Arthur
DARWEN pop hero Neil Arthur may have lived half his life in London but he is as Lancashire as black pudding, mushy peas and gravy. From experimental synth wave to chart-topping hits, Blancmange were at the cutting edge of 1980s club culture, from
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Clarets stars kick off moustache campaign for hospice
CLARETS stars Tom Heaton and Scott Arfield have thrown their weight behind a Pendleside Hospice campaign. Mighty Moustache Month is the hospice’s own take on the popular Movember fundraiser, which sees participants grow their facial hair for charity
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Lewis Costello backs Blackburn's World of Comedy
BEFORE he sets sail to Canada to join the thriving comedy circuit, local comic Lewis Costello is stopping off at his favourite venue. Showing support for the Blackburn’s successful World of Comedy’s stand-up shenanigans held at Thwaites Empire
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Strictly Come Dancing stars step out for show
STRICTLY Come Dancing stars Pasha Kovalev and Katya Virshilas will be coming to Colne Muni next year. Pasha, former winner of the TV show and currently partnering Countdown star Rachel Riley, and his professional partner Katya will be at the Muni
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Bellowhead adding an extra dimension to traditional music
THE folk juggernaut that is Bellowhead will be pulling into East Lancashire for the first time next weekend, promising music fans a live show they’ll never forget. The 11-piece folk dance band that plays with the power of Led Zeppelin has been
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Carne’s Triumph is a rich reward
HASLINGDEN rider Tom Carne has earned a place in next year’s Triumph Triple Challenge series after being confirmed as the winner of the Young Guns scheme. Carne recently won the 125GP class of the British Motostar Championship and a perfect year
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The Apprentice star supports Accrington charity aim
A STAR of The Apprentice has offered his support to Accrington charity, YNOT Hyndburn, in their search for new talent. Alex Wotherspoon appeared in series four of the ruthlessly competitive BBC 1 show in which competitors fight it out for a job
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Concerns are raised over places
AN MP has raised concern about providing enough training and education places for young people. Hyndburn MP Graham Jones said he was concerned that with the participation age being raised to 18, that more places should be provided. Mr Jones
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Jake Berry MP in call to Tesco boss over price of petrol
JAKE Berry, MP for Rossendale, has called for the chief executive of Tesco to explain why petrol prices are so expensive in the Valley, compared to nearby Bury, Burnley and Accrington. Following the success of last year’s campaign, Mr Berry has
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Jake Berry flies the flag for East Lancashire businesses support
ROSSENDALE MP Jake Berry flew the flag for East Lancashire businesses in Westminster. Mr Berry asked the minister for business and enterprise what steps his department was taking to promote regional growth in Rossendale as well as the North West
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Whalley Pickwick night will transform village
THE annual Whalley Pickwick Festival is set to return to the village this year on Thursday, December 5. The village will be transported to the 19th century for the extravaganza which will feature sights and sounds of a Victorian Christmas set along
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Sign up now for annual Ribble Valley 10k race
APPLICATIONS are open for Ribble Valley 10k which will take place in December. The annual race, organised by Blackburn Harriers, will be held on Sunday, December 29. In 2011, the race saw future Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee beaten by
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Talk will delve into Clitheroe’s rich history
THE rich and varied history of Clitheroe will be the topic of a talk to be hosted by the town’s Civic Society. The illustrated talk, which will take place on Monday, will be led by Author Peter del Strother. Mr del Strother is the author of
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Smart idea wins award for river campaigner
A RIVER campaigner from Billington has been named a ‘digital champion’ at an awards ceremony at the House of Commons. Catherine Birtwistle was named as North West regional winner at the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards. Catherine, who works alongside
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Colne land three ex-Nelson men for Lancashire League bid
COLNE have put down a statement of intent ahead of the 2014 Foster’s Lancashire League season and have signed three big names as they bid to revive their fortunes - and two of the three have been snapped-up from arch rivals Nelson, while the third
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Entwistle hopes the future is orange
IN a motorsport career spanning more than 20 years, rallyman Steve Entwistle has won championships, taken outright wins and collected numerous class victories. But the Rishton driver faces his biggest challenge, starting tonight, when he tackles
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Concern as Ribble Valley developers ‘bank’ land for future
MORE than 1,200 houses in the Ribble Valley are still to be built despite developers having already gained planning permission. Figures up to the end of September show that 867 properties with either full or outline permission have yet to be started
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Fry leaves Raptors
ROSSENDALE Raptors head coach Jim Fry has left the club in a shock exit. Fry, who has been in charge at the national league side for the past four seasons, exited yesterday. No reason has been given for his exit Fry led the team to three promotions
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Footpath upgrade bid in Nelson
A FOOTPATH in Nelson is to be upgraded if councillors agree to funding the £5,830 project. Work on the Hallam Road to Waterford Street path would begin in November and be completed next March. Tom Partridge, Pendle countryside access officer
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Colne river clean-up ‘help’ plea
VOLUNTEERS are needed for a river clean-up at a Colne nature reserve. The Ribble Rivers Trust has organised the clean-up of Wanless Water, in Greenfields Nature Reserve, next Wednesday. The event runs from 10.30am to 3pm and the trust is appealing
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Decision awaited on Nelson Football Club’s ground
PLANS to keep a portable cabin on the site of Nelson Football Club’s ground, in Victoria Park, are to be discussed by councillors on Monday. Planning officers at Pendle Council have recommended the scheme for approval but councillors on the Nelson
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Invitation to bulbs bonanza in Turton
GARDEN lovers are being recruited to help organisers of a free family fun day in Edgworth plant more than 1,000 bulbs. The Kitchen Garden at Turton Tower is hosting the session at its Chapeltown Road base on Saturday, November 2 between 10.30am
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Darwen growers’ group plants a future
A PIONEERING community growing group has been officially launched in Darwen. Several people met this week at the first Incredible Edible Darwen meeting to discuss how to push ahead with the project. As reported last week, the group wants to
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Blackburn benefits claim man had £50k
A 63-YEAR-OLD man claiming benefits failed to notify the authorities when he received a £50,000 lump sum payment and a £160 a week pension. Blackburn magistrates heard the omission meant John Loughney received £3,400 in income support and housing
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Accrington Stanley forward makes Barrow loan switch
ACCRINGTON Stanley forward Marcus Carver has joined Conference North side Barrow on a month’s loan. Carver had a loan spell with Halifax earlier in the season.
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Blackburn Rovers Blog: Fans are already in the top five
THE top five of the Championship – it’s where Blackburn Rovers are striving to be. But it’s where their supporters already are. A post on Twitter over the weekend showed that only four clubs in the division – Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Leicester
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Clash as Burnley councillors debate spending cut
COUNCILLORS have clashed angrily in Burnley over anticipated savings of £5.2million over the next two years. Opposition Liberal Democrats accused the ruling Labour group of ‘throwing in the towel’ as they considered how to make drastic town hall
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Nelson man's abuse and theft down to mental health issue
JUST one Cornetto led to a thief telling a shop manager her young assistant should be hanged, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Shafqat Hussain, 42, turned nasty and was abusive after he was spotted eating the ice cream he had stolen
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Padiham motorbike man ‘needs to grow up’
A MOTORCYCLIST who drove an off-road bike down the middle of a residential Burnley street put playing young children at risk, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Storm Lee McGowan, 22, had been spotted on the unregistered bike by police
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Celebration of school dinners in East Lancashire
THOUSANDS of pupils and their guests will be tucking into what might be the country's largest-ever school dinner on Thursday, November 7. As part of Lancashire County Council's celebration of National School Meals Week, up to 73,000 primary school
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New report on health risk factors for Blackburn with Darwen residents
THE key health risks for Blackburn with Darwen residents will be detailed in a major new report today. Dominic Harrison, the borough’s director of public health, will launch his first annual report since the responsibility for his department transferred
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Artist’s impression of Blackburn town centre’s new £13.5million sports and swimming complex
THIS is how the main pool of Blackburn town centre’s new £13.5million sports and swimming complex will look when it opens in early 2015. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Blackburn College have released the first image of their vision for
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Balance the books of county
COUNCIL taxpayers who think they could do a better job with local government finance than their elected representatives have been given the chance to set their own budget for Lancashire. The county council has launched an online budget calculator
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Bond move for Muslim investment
LANCASHIRE Council of Mosques (LCM) has welcomed a government move to boost Islamic investment in the United Kingdom. Prime Minister David Cameron this week announced the UK will become the first non-Muslim country to issue an Islamic bond.
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Advice on staying warm in winter
EAST Lancashire residents are being given advice on how to stay warm this winter. Lancashire County Council has published tips on its website for the winter ahead. In Lancashire, over 500 people died because of winter-related illnesses last
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Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospital patients suffer in ops backlog
A LARGE backlog of surgery patients at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals has swelled even further over the last month, despite efforts to tackle the problem. Concerns continue to mount over the number of patients waiting for treatment
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East Lancs MPs wade into battle to stop Government cutting sugar levels in jam
EAST Lancashire MPs got into a sticky debate yesterday over Government proposals to reduce sugar levels in jams from 60 per cent to 50 per cent. Defra, the Government department responsible for food regulations in England, held a consultation earlier
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Free parking draw for Blackburn town centre shoppers
SEVEN-DAY free or cut-price car parking for town centre shoppers and workers is on the agenda if a bid to give traders a pot of cash to spend on improvements succeeds. The Business Investment District (BID) plan identifies priority issues to tackle
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What's on: Bonfires in East Lancashire
THOUSANDS of people are expected to brave the cold to enjoy firework displays across East Lancashire. The annual Witton Park bonfire is the crowning jewel in Blackburn’s events calendar. It is going ahead as normal this year, despite fears
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Adoption is quicker with Lancashire County Council
COUNCILLORS are reminding people there are children waiting for a loving home – and the process to become an adopter has become quicker. Now, if they meet the criteria, potential adopters can expect to be approved within six months of applying.
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Call for more allotments in Clitheroe
RESIDENTS in Sabden, Read and Simonstone are being asked to give up a corner of their garden for mini-allotments. A community group who run the ‘garden share’ project in the villages as well as Clitheroe, is appealing for people to open up their
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Clarets Blog: Dyche has proved us all wrong
ANYONE needing to know what a difference a year makes in football need look no further than Turf Moor. As Sean Dyche reflects on 12 months in charge clear change has been afoot. There has been an obvious shift in position. Burnley were in 14th
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Letter: Well looked after by staff
With reference to recent media concerns regarding the Royal Blackburn Hospital, I would like to say my husband and myself are both well into our 70s with various health issues but have always had excellent treatment with dignity and respect when attending
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Letter: Gathering up the old sailors
Thanks to the powerful ‘Letters to the Editor’ section of this and many other local newspapers across the country, I have collected lots of sailors – not just ‘any old sailor’ but those who have served at HMS Collingwood in Hampshire, or served in
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Letter: Premier League can be so cruel
SO another Premier League manager resigns due to the enormous pressure which he finds himself, and due to the stress which the Premier League is these days. The clubs which are promoted to the top flight these days are under siege from the first
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Comment: Pedestrian scheme a tough step
TOWN centres are struggling like never before because of the recession, out-of-town retail parks and internet shopping. In East Lancashire, it’s not just the economically-challenged boroughs of Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley and Hyndburn, either
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Police raid nets cannabis plants worth £34,000 in Blackburn
ONE hundred mature cannabis plants worth £34,000 have been seized in a morning raid in Blackburn. Police forced entry into a property in Wolseley Street at 8.45am on Tuesday after receiving a warrant. Enquiries are currently ongoing to find the
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Rounding up players for sporting winter
REGISTRATION is now open for a winter league for women’s rounders which begins in January. Burnley Council’s sport and play development unit is running the league after a surge in interest in the sport during the summer. The winter league was developed
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Burnley ‘career crook’ locked up
A CAREER crook who raided a couple's Burnley home as they slept and withdrew almost £1,000 with their credit card has been jailed for 32 months. The town's crown court heard how, when drug addict Leigh Halford, 42, was being hunted by police after
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Burnley goalkeeper Alex Cisak drops charges against wrist operation surgeon
BURNLEY goalkeeper Alex Cisak, who claimed a surgeon's negligence left him training effectively one-handed, today dropped his six-figure damages claim at the High Court. Cisak was a 19-year-old Leicester City youth prospect when he suffered an
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Defendant earns praise for honesty
A 24-YEAR-OLD man who denied any involvement in an offence of criminal damage did a U-turn when he rang up two weeks later and told police he remembered he was responsible. Blackburn magistrates heard Kevin Wilcock felt bad about the offence and
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Duke meets bright sparks at Electricity North West’s training centre in Blackburn
A NEW £2m training academy to produce the next generation of electricity supply workers across Lancashire and the North West was officially opened by the Duke of Westminster yesterday. The new complex, in Whitebirk, Blackburn, will create 150 local
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Curry house bid for old pub in Burnley
BOSSES at a leading curry house have pledged its arrival in Burnley could be the first of many similar ventures in Lancashire. Brothers Basharat, Mo and Mahmood Akhtar have seen Shimla Spice named the best Indian restaurant in England in the 2013
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Blackburn with Darwen Council chiefs urged to take drink and obesity lesson from 1850
COUNCIL bosses have been urged to draw on the spirit of the 1850s to tackle the severe health problems in Blackburn with Darwen. Dominic Harrison, director of public health, said the high levels of alcohol consumption and obesity in the borough
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Where the world finds our Pendle witches ...
AFTER 33 years of toil and trouble, Maureen Stopforth maintains that there’s still nothing she’d rather be doing than running Lancashire’s only dedicated witchcraft shop. Maureen, owner of Witches Galore in Newchurch-in-Pendle, is currently in
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Burglary crackdown across Lanashire
A CRACKDOWN on burglary has seen people urged to join in. Officers across Lanashire are carrying out dozens of search warrants and urging communities to provide information through Facebook and Twitter. Crime prevention advice will be given
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Blackburn artist offers lessons in how to start taxidermy
LANCASHIRE artist Nicola Hebson is hosting an anthropomorphic taxidermy class in Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Experienced taxidermist Nicola, who has been featured on TV several times, will show you how to taxidermy a mouse which participants
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Pendle Business Awards will be ‘bigger and better’ than ever
NEXT year’s Pendle Business Awards are set to be bigger and better than ever, organisers have promised. Entries will open in January for the event, which is to be held in May 2014 at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, in Clayton-le-Moors, because there is
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Crash man in ‘mood’
A DRIVER hit a central reservation, flattened a lamp post and rolled his car after a row with his boss, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how takeaway worker Abdus Wahid, 31, was in a ‘foul mood’, when the early hours crash happened.
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Pendle councillor meets Prime Minister David Cameron at Eid celebration
PENDLE councillor Abdul Aziz was among a number of residents invited to 10 Downing Street as part of an Eid celebration event. It was hosted by David Cameron and around 130 people from across the country were invited. The Prime Minister made
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Traders get say on Clitheroe road closure plans
BUSINESS owners are to have their say on a proposal to pedestrianise Clitheroe town centre. The plan, which could be backed by a new Town Centre Team at its launch next week, would see Castle Street closed to traffic during normal trading hours
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Lowe ready to help fight against racism
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Jason Lowe has been chosen as one of 20 young footballers to spearhead a new campaign against racism. The Kick It Out organisation is marking its 20-year anniversary and has launched a ‘Season of Action’ to help remove
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Women in Pendle abused by gang of teenagers
THREE lone female drivers were verbally abused – and one was asked to hand over her car – by a gang of teenagers. Police believe the same three boys struck within two hours in Fence on Monday night. One of the drivers, a heavily-pregnant woman
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Stock insists Clarets will react to cup loss
BRIAN Stock has vowed not to let Burnley’s cruel Capital One Cup crush their Championship spirit. An eight-game winning run was ended by West Ham United in the fourth round after a contentious penalty against the Clarets. The Premier League
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Blog: Dig deeper and you’ll find we’re all very different
YOU whiteys think we Asians are all the same”, a friend once told me in exasperation. That was 20 years ago, yet even now there’s still a tendency to view those of Asian heritage as coming from similar circumstances and enjoying similar levels
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Recruitment drive at Burnley’s call centre HQ
AN expanding telecoms company is looking to recruit 30 more staff ahead of a move to Burnley’s historic Weavers’ Triangle. New Call Telecom said it was looking for new employees of all ages as it engineers a relocation from Simonstone to the former
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East Lancashire scam fraudster sent to prison
A FRAUDSTER who acted as a ‘lieutenant’ in a £740,000 publishing scam, with victims around the UK, has been jailed for more than four years. Liam Dinsdale, 29, was living the high life, driving around in a Maserati car, as he pocketed around £150,000
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Fell’s podium spot in opener
ROSSENDALE Harriers athlete Chris Fell finished in third place in the first round of the Mid Lancs Cross Country League at Burnley’s Towneley Park on Saturday. Liverpool Harriers’ Mathew Shirling won the race in 32 minutes 48 seconds with Kendal
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Briercliffe yob jumped on roof of car
A LOUT kicked a car and then jumped on the bonnet and roof. Daniel Lee Mount, 28, of Cross Street, Briercliffe, admitted £545 criminal damage to a Fiat Punto belonging to takeaway worker Mahran Ahmed on September 28. He was given an 18-month conditional
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Nelson ‘speeding’ driver had flat tyre
A ‘SPEEDING’ drink driver who caught the attention of police had sparks flying from his wheel as his tyre was flat, a court was told. Majid Baber, 34, was stopped, breath tested and gave a reading of 71 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres
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Darwen man faces child sex allegations
A 58-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with indecency offences involving young girls. Joseph Mullen, of Birch Hall Avenue, Darwen, faces seven charges of indecent assault, four of gross indecency, two charges of engaging
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Keen photographer captures spectacular images of Darwen landscapes
A DARWEN photographer has created a calendar of stunning local landscape and wildlife photographs. Matt Donnelly, 62, a swimming coach and retired health walk leader, is often seen walking around the Darwen Moors with his camera. Matt, from
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Lalor edged out of Accrington 10k win
BLACKBURN Harriers athlete Matthew Lalor finished in second place in Sunday’s Accrington 10k. Jon Fletcher, of Border Harriers, was the winner of the race in 34 minutes 52 seconds with Lalor taking the runner up position in 35 minutes 6 seconds
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Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool charged by FA
BLACKBURN Rovers and Blackpool have been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players in Saturday's explosive 2-2 derby draw at Bloomfield Road. A melee, involving every outfield player and unused Rovers substitute Leon
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Rally of the Tests: Route poses plenty of challenges
FOLLOWING the success of last year’s event, organisers Guy Woodcock and Anthony Preston have been busy devising a new route for 2013. That includes a tour of North Wales before venturing into the traditional Rally of the Tests (ROTT) heartlands
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Hapton fatal fire: Foul play ruled out
AN INVESTIGATION into a house fire in which a woman died has ruled out foul play. The fire which killed 21-year-old Hapton woman Katrina Rose Black is not thought to have involved other persons, police said. Officers have released a statement
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Calderstones service of remembrance
CALDERSTONES Hospital in Whalley will hold a county parade and service of remembrance on Saturday. The parade and service is the only event in the county to be officially organised by the Royal British Legion (RBL) after hospital administrators
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Burnley's performance simply the best
Table-topping Burnley have been awarded the League Managers Association Performance of the week award for their 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers The victory kept the Clarets top of the Championship table and inflicted a first defeat on Harry Redknapp's
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Oswaldtwistle ‘plague of flies’ firm admits guilt
A FIRM which caused a ‘plague of flies’ in Oswaldtwistle has admitted illegally disposing of controlled waste. The Wigan-based firm Blakeley’s Waste Management and its former director Stephen Blakeley have pleaded guilty to illegal tipping at the
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Help for families to be well and fit
FAMILIES worried about staying well and fit can come along to a special ‘Health Talk’ at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall today. The free event is organised by Blackburn with Darwen Health and Wellbeing Board. Taking place in the Windsor Suite
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Clarets defender extends loan spell at York
BURNLEY defender Luke O'Neill has extended his loan spell with York City until January. The 22-year-old joined the Minstermen in October and has made six appearances for the League Two side - finding the net against Chesterfield. The former Mansfield
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Burnley newsagent robbed at knifepoint by masked raiders
A NEWSAGENT has spoken of his horror at being robbed at knifepoint by masked raiders who targeted his shop in Burnley. The thieves, a white and an Asian man, snatched £200 of cigarettes, and £350 in cash from the till of KT’s Convenience Store,
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Labour lashed over HS2 by Pendle MP
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has hit back at Labour’s opposition to the HS2 high speed rail link to the north of England. A number of Labour MPs have spoken against the £42.6bn scheme which would provide quicker links between London, Manchester,
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Conor Maynard mania in Blackburn
BLACKBURN experienced Maynard-mania yesterday as hundreds of Conor Maynard fans lined up outside King George’s Hall to meet their teen idol. Conor shot to fame after YouTube videos of him singing were discovered by American performer Ne-Yo.
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Jury out in Blackburn solicitor’s trial
A PROMINENT solicitor standing trial for perverting the course of justice claimed he was only ever ‘doing his job in the ordinary way’. Basharat Ditta, who worked for law firm Forbes, in Blackburn, is accused of having passed on critical information
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Massaro seals last four berth
Chorley star Laura Massaro reached the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo classic with a 3-1 victory over Heba El Torky. The World No.2 overcame her Egyptian opponent in battling fashion to reach the semi finals which will be played later today.
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Ex-Rover Gallagher on loan
Former Blackburn Rovers forward Paul Gallagher has joined League One side Preston North End on loan until January 2. The 27-year-old Scotland international has not featured for Leicester City this season and rejoins a club where he had a loan spell
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Rovers stars Dunn and Etuhu could both face Boro
BLACKBURN Rovers midfield pair David Dunn and Dickson Etuhu could provide boss Gary Bowyer with a double fitness boost ahead of this weekend’s clash with managerless Middlesbrough. Dunn has been out of action since September after a minor knee
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Let’s move on from ref anger – Dyche
SEAN Dyche says Burnley must put behind them frustration over refereeing decisions in Tuesday’s League Cup loss to West Ham United. The Clarets’ 11-match unbeaten run came to an end as the Premier League Hammers claimed a 2-0 win at Turf Moor thanks
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Rally of the Tests: Big backing for local duo
STEVE Entwistle and Bob Hargreaves go into the Rally of the Tests with the backing of one of the UK’s biggest Mini specialists. Mini Sport of Padiham have lent their support to the pair this year, culiminating in the this week’s event. “We
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Hindle leads the way in Harriers success
IN the junior section of Mid Lancs Cross Country League at Burnley’s Towneley Park, Jack Hindle was sixth in the under 17s boys’ event as his club Blackburn won the team competition. Pendle’s Matthew Barnes won the under 15s race in 14mins 37secs
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Man dies in Burnley house fire
A MAN has died following a house fire in Burnley this morning. The emergency services were called to the blaze in Kay Gardens at 1am and fought the fire inside the house before finding the man’s body. A joint investigation is underway between
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Lancashire Telegraph racing column
AT Stratford it is fascinating to see Hayjack make his chase debut eight days after unseating Aidan Coleman at the first over hurdles on his reappearance having been well backed. It is possible that he will be none the worse for that experience
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Association can look forward to 2014
THE North Lancashire Time Trials Association (NLTTA), of which most of our local cycling clubs are members, has enjoyed a glorious history ever since it was founded way back in 1928. However in the more recent years of it’s 85 year life the support
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Burke may double up in World Cup bid
CYCLING star Steven Burke could target an ambitious double when the track cycling World Cup meeting gets underway at Manchester tomorrow. Colne’s Burke is an almost certain starter in the men’s team pursuit, an event he won gold in at last year
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Ribble Valley cement company to take on more workers
A MAJOR Ribble Valley employer has announced it is looking to recruit more members of staff in the new year. Hanson Cement in Clitheroe could see its production level return to normal by the end of January after having to cut back production over