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Hoddlesden cancer battler Sam Shaw starts life-saving treatment
THE youngster who captured East Lancashire’s heart when a fundraising campaign was launched to get him potentially life-saving treatment in the US has started immunotherapy. Four-year-old Sam Shaw, of Hoddlesden, needed £250,000 for the treatment
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Heroes from same Darwen church saluted
HISTORIANS at a Darwen church have investigated the stories behind names on a First World War memorial plaque. The 14 names are on a plaque at Spring Vale Methodist Church, in Watery Lane, and the research has been carried out ahead of Remembrance
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Lanterns warning for East Lancashire
A WARNING has been issued for people not to use sky lanterns this Bonfire Night. The Country Land and Business Association is urging landowners to not allow them because they could put livestock, crops and buildings at risk. The association
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Firework sparks Burnley kitchen fire
A COUPLE fled their terraced home after a firework set fire to the roof. The incident, in Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, took firefighters 90 minutes to bring under control. Nobody was injured in the blaze, which comes on the back of two fatal
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Renewed call to cut Whalley speed limit
A COUNCILLOR is campaigning to lower the speed limit at an accident ‘blackspot’ after a serious crash on Monday. Whalley councillor Joyce Holgate wants the limit lowered after three people were taken to hospital by air ambulance after a bus and
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Pet is attacked by Akita dog in Blackburn
A BELOVED pet is recovering from surgery after being brutally attacked by a large Japanese Akita, in Frederick Row, Blackburn. The nine-year-old terrier cross, called Sacha, was being walked by her owner’s best friend when the Akita attacked her
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East Lancashire surgeon running the extra mile for breast cancer care
SURGEON Julie Iddon is willing to go the distance to improve care for breast cancer patients at Burnley General Hospital. The 47-year-old will run the Lancaster Half Marathon on Sunday to help the breast cancer unit raise £20,000, which would be
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PACT meeting
THE next Police and Community Together meeting for Hapton residents is on November 6, from 6pm, at Padiham Town Hall.
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Health walk
NHS volunteers will lead a moderate to fast ‘health walk’ from Mercer Hall, in Great Harwood, at 10.15am today. For more details, call Fran Riley on 01254 358046.
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Concert band
THE East Lancashire Concert Band is at the Civic Arts Centre, Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, on Saturday November 16. Tickets are £5 and the performance starts at 7.30pm.
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Model railway event
MODEL railways will be on show tomorrow in Padiham. The Unitarian Chapel Hall, in Church Street, will host the event, from 10am to 4pm. Admission is £3 for adults, and £1.50 for children.
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Heroin posession
MARTIN Shackleton, 42, of Ellesmere Avenue, Colne, admitted possessing 114 milligrams of heroin, at Colne, on August 14. Shackleton, who has been out of trouble for six years, was given a 12- month conditional discharge, and must pay £85 costs, and
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Youth project workers wanted
YOUTH volunteers are being sought to work on a street games project. Those aged 16 to 25 in the Chorley area are being asked to give up some of their time to work on sports-based sessions, held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call 01257 515151
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Christmas Fayre
A CHRISTMAS fayre will be held at East Lancashire Hospice on Sunday, November 17. The event will take place at the hospice in Park Lee Road, Blackburn, from 11.30am to 2.30pm. It will feature Father Christmas, cards and gifts.
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Foodbank donatins
BLACKBURN Foodbank is seeking donations to help people in need this Christmas, and is particularly keen to receive fruit juice, tinned meat, tinned fish and sugar. The foodbank provides parcels containing three days of emergency food to people in
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Drugs overdose inquest
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a 25-year-old in Blackburn. Police were called to an address in St Mary’s Close at 1.20am on Sunday, October 27, after reports a man had suffered a drugs overdose. Blackburn Coroners’ Court was told
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Food Bank campaigners
A CLITHEROE supermarket has beaten off competition from stores across the country to be named as the best Food Bank campaigners. The Duck Street Tesco store held a food donating drive on July 5 and July 6 and raised 1,755kg of produce over the two
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Blackburn's new spiritualist church to open
BLACKBURN’S new Spiritualist Church is to open its doors at 1pm tomorrow. The opening follows a long saga over moving the building from St Peter Street to the new site, in Montague Street. More than 150 guests are expected, including David Bruton,
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Alcohol Awareness Week
DARWEN Street charity, Lifeline, is holding a creative writing competition in the run up to Alcohol Awareness Week. The competition is open to all young people aged between 16 to 25 years who live within Blackburn with Darwen. The Lifeline is asking
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Clitheroe murder mystery
A MURDER mystery play will be staged in Clitheroe later this month. Trinity Drama Group will put on performances of ‘Murder For The Asking’ from Wednesday, November 13 to Saturday, November 16. Each performance will start at 7.30pm at the Trinity
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Darwen teenager’s boost for Poppy Appeal
DARWEN’S Royal British Legion branch bosses are celebrating after recruiting a new member, 14-year-old Tony McWhirter. The Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio student, of Green Street East, became the branch’s youngest member after deciding to join
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Drunk in disturbance at Royal Blackburn Hospital
A 23-YEAR-OLD drunk had to be arrested after refusing to leave A&E, at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, where he was causing a disturbance. Blackburn magistrates heard Ryan James Leech was behaving in a disruptive way, swearing at staff and patients
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Caravan axed in Whitehall
A CARAVAN being used for residential purposes at a Darwen equestrian centre will have to be removed after council planners refused a retrospective planning application. The caravan was first placed on land near Mount Pleasant Equstrian Centre in
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Darwen metering firm eyes holiday centres
A DARWEN company is pioneering the way holiday parks and caravan sites will manage their energy consumption. Bglobal, in Commercial Road, which manufactures smart meters and other energy-saving software, has recently demonstrated its new ZigBee
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Tributes paid to Ribble Valley ex-mayor and former teacher
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Ribble Valley mayor and headteacher who has died. John Travis, 79, who lived in Bashall Eaves, served on the council from 1987 until 1999, representing Simonstone ward. He served as the borough’s 19th mayor
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Bosses’ praise for North West Ambulance Service call centre staff
AMBULANCE chiefs have thanked call centre staff who, since April, have saved about 6,000 emergency calls being attended unnecessarily. The figures, published as part of a new awareness campaign by North West Ambulance Service, highlight the ‘significant
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Clitheroe trail of cupcakes
CUPCAKE Boutique in Clitheroe is holding a Halloween Hunt for children aged between five and 11 tomorrow in aid of Cancer Research. It will take place between 6pm and 8pm at the shop in Swan Courtyard and will cost £2 per child. Activities
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Owen staying positive despite defeats
BLACKBURN Hawks player-coach Jared Owen insists his side’s spirit has not been damaged by their four-match losing run. Hawks have not won since September 29 and the double-header defeat to Sutton Sting and Billingham Stars last weekend left them
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Three cut from cars after Burnley crash
THREE young women had to be cut from their cars when two vehicles collided head on. The accident, involving a Vauxhall Zafira and Seat Ibiza, happened outside Burnley General Hospital, in Casterton Avenue, on Wednesday, at 6.15pm. Two fire
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Burnley health ambassador heads to Africa
A GRANDMOTHER from Burnley will travel to Africa to help raise awareness of mental health problems Christine Whittaker, 61, from Lanehead, is one of five people chosen to visit The Gambia as an ambass-ador for the Alternative Futures Group (AFG) charity
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Facelift is next for Fence prizewinning pub
AN award-winning pub is set to undergo a six-figure makeover next year. The Fence Gate Inn, in Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, is currently refurbishing one of its function rooms and toilet blocks. While that work is expected to be finished next
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Dyche out to extend winning run over Lions
SEAN Dyche is urging Championship leaders Burnley to be ready to roar when he returns to the Lions’ Den. The Clarets boss boasts a proud record against old club Millwall. In 12 meetings as player, coach and manager since the former defender
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Ambulance ‘sat nav’ problem addressed by Pendle MP
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed changes to the way the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) drivers find a residential park in his constituency, after raising resident concerns with them. The Pendle MP had been contacted by a couple living
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Clayton-le-Moors community garden team’s award reward
AN army of volunteers who transformed a Clayton-le-Moors wasteland into a beautiful community garden have now won a prestigious award. Harrington Street Community Garden has been awarded a Level 3 certificate in the Royal Horticultural Society
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Rawtenstall gran goes to the top for clean streets
A GRANDMOTHER from Rawtenstall will be advising the government on how to keep the nation’s streets free of litter. Camden Blomerley, secretary of Rossendale Civic Pride, has been asked to write a piece for inclusion in a paper to be presented to
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Ramsbottom gastro pub toasts fourth accolade
THE Hearth of the Ram, a gastro pub in Ramsbottom, has received its fourth recognition for fine dining in as many weeks. The eatery in Peel Brow has been shortlisted in two categories of the Made in Bury Awards 2013. The inaugural awards aim
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Letter: Interference no solution
SO, Hyndburn MP Graham Jones has turned up the heat on David Cameron (LT, October 30). Rising energy costs are governments’ fault with their green taxes and subsidies, started by Labour and continued by the Tories. Scrap those and we will have
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Letter: HS2 part of the EU masterplan
While the Conservative-led Coalition lays out its latest case for HS2 and the alleged benefits it would bring, there are several important issues that they won't want to mention. First, they assure us that the project will stay within budget. Really
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Letter: Academy visit was a real inspiration
ON behalf of the Youth Sport Trust I would like to extend my thanks to the inspirational pupils and teachers who welcomed me so warmly at Accrington Academy in Accrington last week. The vision and commitment of the teachers was plain to see and
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Comment: Tony is a credit to teenagers
REMEMBRANCE Sunday is only ten days away – and the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal is in top gear. This year it aims to raise an astonishing £37million to provide support for the armed forces and their families. Twenty years ago,
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Burnley business park's big expansion
A BURNLEY business park had unveiled plans to expand to meet a growing demand for space. Nelson firm Barnfield Construction wants to build three new units at Enterprise Business Park, in Liverpool Road, Lowerhouse. The developer described the
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Blackburn solicitor jailed for three years
A BLACKBURN solicitor who gave criminals information relating to a police drugs investigation has been sentenced to three years imprisonment today. Basharat Ditta, 44, who worked for law firm Forbes, in Blackburn, is guilty of having passed on
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Warning to East Lancashire motorists to check your tyres this winter
SAFETY experts are urging East Lancashire motorists to check their tyres as the darker colder nights draw in. Experts at tyre manufacturers Bridgestone have issued the safety message after revealing that more rubber-related breakdowns are expected
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Burnley bodybuilder ‘crazed on steroids’ attacked Rawtenstall restaurant manager
A BODY builder said to have been ‘made mental’ by steroids attacked a restaurant manager and his own partner, a court heard. Alal Uddin, 24, and two others had gone to the Nila Restaurant in Rawtenstall, after earlier trouble, which he was not
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Take the Witch Way from East Lancashire to Manchester
CITY-bound travellers are being told ‘witch’ way to turn after a new £3million fleet was unveiled to run between East Lancashire and Manchester. Just days after the Lancashire Telegraph revealed there could be a six month delay to plans for a fast
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Woman was drunk in Nelson street
A WOMAN found lying on the pavement twice in one night appeared in court for her 25th drunk and disorderly charge in less than two years. Burnley Magistrates heard how police were called out three times in the early hours, the third time after
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Depressed Accrington man jumped off bridge
A MAN died after jumping from a road bridge onto a rail track, an inquest has heard. Andrew Burgess, 36, from Accrington, jumped from the bridge in Penny House Lane on Friday, August 16, after suffering with depression for two years. CCTV from
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Blackburn paramedic’s attitude ‘appalling’
A PARAMEDIC with an ‘appalling attitude’ dismissed an unconscious man as drunk and disorderly and told police to take him to the station, a hearing was told. The man, who had collapsed and was unresponsive in Blackburn, was in fact suffering from
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Whalley benefits cheat claimed £20K
A MAN who dishonestly claimed more than £20,000 in benefits while working has been jailed for 21 weeks. Graham Carter's offending spanned a period of nearly six years overall. Preston Crown Court heard during that time frame he was dealt with
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Determination key to prolific pair says Dyche
“V-INGS can only get better!” The prolific Sam Vokes/Danny Ings partnership has proved a headline writer’s dream. And it was arguably at Millwall last season that the potential of that dream double act was first recognised. While then top scorer
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Lancashire 'low-risk’ fracking report is welcomed
A REPORT that fracking has a low risk to public health has been welcomed. Cuadrilla, the firm bidding to introduce fracking to Lancashire, said it welcomed news that the process was safe. A spokesman said that the recent Public Health England
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Burnley's Harry Mondryk returns with another pop smash
A FORMER Burnley College student has landed his second top 40 single of the year. Pop star Harry Mondryk, who sings in the boyband ReConnected, saw their tune ‘Time Of Our Lives’ enter the official UK chart at number 33. The record was produced
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Bowyer: Boro are on different planet under Venus
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer is not surprised that Mark Venus has made a flying start as Middlesbrough’s caretaker manager. Venus brings Boro to Ewood Park tomorrow (3pm) on the back of a 4-0 win over Doncaster Rovers in his first match in
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Blackburn man's Ibiza holiday death was ‘a tragic accident’
THE sudden death of a 25-year-old Blackburn plumber in Ibiza was a ‘tragic accident’, according to a Blackburn coroner. Michael Singleton, the chief coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley, was speaking during the inquest into the death
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Blackburn spurned ‘ex’ claimed he had cancer and £70k
A SPURNED man stalked his ex-partner for a year, claiming he had cancer, and pretending he had over £70,000 in the bank, in desperate attempts to win her back, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how besotted Jamie Holgate, 25, bombarded
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Lancashire police and crime commissioner's probation service warning
LANCASHIRE’S police and crime commissioner has added his voice to growing unease at plans to privatise the county’s probation service. Clive Grunshaw fears that dismantling long-established structures for dealing with offenders, so private firms
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Fans split over Conor Maynard interview
TEENAGE heart-throb Conor Maynard visited Blackburn’s King George’s Hall and his much-anticipated live interview in front of hundreds of fans reduced to crying tears of joy. But there were tears of disappointment too, after many of the self-claimed
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Man used spy camera in Blackburn toilet
A 59-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with voyeurism after allegedly installing a covert camera in the toilet at his own home. Gulamali Daud, of Coniston Road, Blackburn, was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court charged
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Blackburn sham marriage groom held just minutes before wedding
TWO ‘bridegrooms’ were arrested just minutes before their ‘weddings’ after raids at Blackburn’s register office by immigration officers. Both men had been at the King George’s Hall venue waiting to marry their Eastern European brides-to-be.
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Ribble Valley MP’s plea to save the ‘great British pub’
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans as voiced his concern over the ‘high rate’ of pub closures in East Lancashire in the House of Commons. Addressing the Minister for Tourism, Helen Grant, Mr Evans asked if she would discuss with ministers what more could
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Pan-tastic Padiham public toilets strike gold
BURNLEY Council is flushed with success after two of its public toilets received top awards. The loos in Memorial Park, Padiham, and Burnley’s Towneley Park Rotunda, were awarded gold in the Loo of the Year Awards 2013. Judges on the national
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Love match in Turf Moor proposal
BURNLEY’S table-topping clash with QPR was the match of the day in more ways than one for two loved-up Clarets. Kirby Wilkinson, 39, of Sycamore Avenue, Burnley, had the shock of his life at half-time, during the Clarets 2-0 win, when the stadium
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Burnley man's house fire death caused by cigarette
A WHEELCHAIR-bound man died in a blaze in a sheltered housing flat believed to have been started by his discarded cigarette. The body of the victim, named locally as Jimmy Thompson, 57, was found by firemen in the bedroom of his home in Kay Gardens
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Former QEGS teacher faces sex abuse charges
A FORMER Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School teacher has been charged with historic sex abuse allegations. Retired teacher John Mead has been charged with four counts of indecent assault on boys under the age of 14-years-old. It is understood
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Firework sparks Burnley kitchen fire
FIREWORK is thought to have caused a fire at a house in Burnley last night. Crews were called to Coal Clough Lane at around 9.30pm. It is thought that a firework landed on the property and caused the fire. Two fire engines from Burnley
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Lancashire fire fighters on strike tonight
LANCASHIRE fire fighters will strike today as part of an ongoing dispute over pensions. 1,100 members of the county’s Fire Brigade Union will walk out from 6.30 to 11pm. Whilst FBU secretary Steve Harman said that they had been left with ‘no
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Clarets set to include Cisak in squad
CLARETS goalkeeper Alex Cisak is set to return to the squad for tomorrow’s trip to Millwall, after missing the midweek Capital One Cup game for a High Court appearance. The Polish-born Australia youth international began legal proceedings against
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There’s no discipline problem at Rovers, insists Bowyer
BLACKBURN Rovers have accepted a Football Association charge of failing to control their players in the fiery Lancashire derby with Blackpool. Rovers and the Seasiders were charged by the FA yesterday morning for the 21-man brawl that marred last
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Lancashire Telegraph racing column
FIG Roll can atone for a no-show at Ascot in July by claiming a second Listed success at Newmarket. Richard Hannon’s young filly has not been seen since her disappointing reverse in the Group Three Princess Margaret Stakes, in which she hung badly
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Non-league: Cocks hits back after injury in ‘assault’
DANIEL Cocks will hope to be on the scoresheet again when Bacup and Rossendale Borough host St Helens Town tomorrow – after bouncing back from a serious incident on Saturday with a goal at Silsden. Borough’s Challenge Cup tie at Atherton Collieries
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Follow Zlat! Gray bids to copy Swede
JAMES Gray wants to be the Zlatan Ibrahimovic of League Two. The Accrington Stanley youngster has got the Paris Saint-Germain striker’s newly published book, he’s copied the look, now he wants to mimmick the star Swede’s style in front of goal.
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Bacup woman grew cannabis ‘for pain relief’
A WOMAN had 30 cannabis plants growing in the cellar of her rented Bacup home, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Yvonne Hogan, 54, who used the drug for pain relief, was caught when police turned up at the house with a drugs warrant
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Ambulance station closures backed by Burnley MP
MP Gordon Birtwistle said it ‘makes sense’ to consider closing dozens of ambulance stations. North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has launched a review of all 109 bases in the region, saying many are in a poor condition and cost too much to maintain