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Century-old Blackburn club set to close
A 102-YEAR-OLD working men’s club will close its doors for the final time at the end of the month. Furthergate WMC, in Blackburn, will shut on Friday, February 28, with the committee citing a drop in member-ship as one of a numb-er of reasons.
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Pupils wear pink to support Bacup toddler battling leukaemia
HUNDREDS of schoolchildren and staff will be donning something pink for a non-uniform day to raise cash for a Bacup toddler battling leukaemia. Ten schools have confirmed they will participate in the event in aid of three-year-old Anna Brooks,
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Pendle knifeman jailed for robbery attempt
A KNIFEMAN who tried to rob a lone 65-year-old newsagent to get cash for drugs wore no disguise and had the same clothes on when he was arrested the day after, a court heard. Drug addict Marcus Henry, 23, demanded money from plucky corner shop
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Local historians bid to protect commemorative blue plaques in Blackburn
LOCAL historians want to take on responsibility for blue plaques commemorating in famous Blackburn people after several have been stolen, including one marking Jack Walker’s birthplace. Responsibility for the commemorative signs used to rest with
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Tracking device showed location of stolen East Lancashire digger
TWO men who were stopped in the early hours towing a stolen mini-digger gave a plausible story to police and were allowed to continue on their way. But officers were back on the case shortly after when the owner of the digger received a call from
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Derby tickets set to go on sale for Blackburn Rovers fans
BLACKBURN Rovers fans can get their tickets on Monday for the East Lancashire derby on Sunday, March 9, (12.30pm). Supporters with season tickets in the Darwen End have been contacted by the club to arrange alternative seating as the entire stand
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New website launched to help victims of online ransom-ware scams in Lancashire
A NEW website to help prevent over 58,000 online frauds which are reported nationally each year - at an estimated annual cost of £4,005,970 to internet users in Lancashire - has been launched. AvoidOnlineScams.net is a free online resource that
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Bring the weekend football alive with Blippar
Download the FREE Blippar app to your tablet or Android phone from Apple’s AppStore or Google Play and simply scan the picture at the top of the page to reveal great features... * Scan the image to watch an interview with Rovers boss Gary Bowyer
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Burnley Golf Club looks set to tee off tuition centre
BURNLEY Golf Club looks set to build a £50,000 tuit- ion centre to help young players. The club, off Glen View Road, hopes the develop- ment will strengthen its existing links with the University of Central Lan- cashire and Burnley Coll- ege.
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UPDATE: Air ambulance called to two-vehicle smash on A59 near Gisburn
THE air ambulance has been called to the A59 near Gisburn this afternoon after two vehicles were involved in a crash. The emergency services were called to the scene near the Burnley Road junction shortly after 1.30pm which left a van on its side
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Review: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2013, £9.50, Wine Society
A tale of two Sauvignon Blancs today from the Wine Society, a 140-year-old co-operative which you can buy from after paying a one-off lifetime £40 fee. This is their own-label Kiwi effort, a crisp, gooseberry-filled dry white made by the world-famous
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Elderly meet
CHORLEY Older People’s Forum meets at Chorley Lifestyle Centre in Gillibrand Street at 1.30pm on Tuesday. Call Jean for details on 01772 696064.
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Cold hazard
AN extra 110,000 patients were diagnosed with cold-related illnesses at A&E last year, Labour’s shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said. He blamed the figure on rising energy bills, saying the government had failed to act.
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Stroke move
THE multi-disciplinary stroke team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has relocated from its temporary home at Haslingden Health Centre to Pendle Community Hospital. The team supports the main stroke unit at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
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Nurses’ fears over staffing
MORE than half of nurses said their wards were ‘dangerously understaffed’ all or some of the time, according to a national survey. The poll of 526 nurses for Nursing Times magazine found 57 per cent believed their wards were dangerous due to too
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Cheesy chat-up lines our worst nightmare
There is nothing worse than being at the receiving end of unwanted male attention. Well actually, the chat-up lines are probably the worst part. A new survey reveals the chat-up lines that women abhor the most, yet men, being the sage creatures
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Waqar Hussain: Should we be known by what we do?
Lala Yousuf and I are discussing surnames. Lala seems to be harking back to the simple life. “We need to have surnames that reflect what we do in life,” he starts. It has already happened in England. Take the name ‘Smith’ — apparently it is abbreviated
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Smokers' help
THE Quit Squad will be at Burnley General Hospital from 1pm to 4pm on Wednesday, offering advice and support to people trying to give up smoking.
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Surgery passes
PARKSIDE doctors’ surgery in Colne Road, Burnley, met all the essential standards during a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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Fat op rise
THE number of women undergoing liposuction has risen by 43 per cent in the last year, while among men there has been a 28 per cent jump, figures suggest. New data from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons shows a 17 per cent rise
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Beauty Matters: Valentine’s Day gifts for him
Valentine’s Day is coming up and when choosing a gift for your other half, the rule is simple. Whatever you’d like for yourself, get the opposite for him (this excludes perfumes, as you’ll see below). I learnt this the hard way last year. I
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Campaign hopes to dispel adoption myths
Myths about adoption within the Asian community are being dispelled as part of a campaign to encourage more people to consider fostering. Blackburn with Darwen Council’s children’s services has launched Let’s Adopt – and has been working alongside
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I’ve lost weight, yes, but I don’t have time to eat!
Parineeti Chopra says says she didn’t lose weight on purpose for her role in Hasee Toh Phasee. Parineeti stars opposite Sidharth Malhotra in the forthcoming Dharma Productions’ romantic-comedy out this weekend. “I am losing weight because I
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Success for Salma isn’t just cosmetic
Lancashire-based Salma Chaudry was named Businesswoman of the Year at this year’s British Muslim Awards. She beat off stiff competition to clinch the accolade for her Halal Cosmetics company, which has proved a big success in the past year.
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Create a card
VISITORS to Haworth Art Gallery, in Hollins Lane, Accrington, will be able to create Valentine’s cards from 2pm to 3.30pm on Sunday. The event is free and there is no need to book.
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Tree talk
VISITORS to Accrington Library will be able to make recycled wind spinners using bottles from 1.30pm until 2pm tomorrow. Members of the Prospects Foundation will also be on hand from 10am until 3pm to talk about trees and woodlands, and allotments
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Give blood
THERE will be a blood donation session at Community Link, Bury Road, Haslingden, on Friday, March 28, from 1.15 to 3.30pm and 5.15 to 7.30pm. Book by calling 0300 123 23 23 or by visiting www.blood.co.uk.
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Book a stall
ALMOST 30 stalls have registered to appear at the next Great Harwood Farmers’ Market on Sunday, March 2. The cost is £10 per stall, with all proceeds going to charity. For information, call Rob Grigorjevs on 01254 380980.
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Home under hammer
A VACANT Rishton house is set to be auctioned later this month. 15 Mary Street, which has a guide price of £15,000, will go under the hammer at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on Thursday, February 27.
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Join team to tidy woods
GREAT Harwood’s Prospects Panel will be carrying out its fourth winter woodland management day at Edge End Wood from 10am until 1pm tomorrow. Volunteers are invited to help tidy paths, rebuild the path edge, and do a general tidy-up. For more
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Council to freeze precept
ROSSENDALE Council has said it will not increase council tax this year. The borough council’s move to freeze its council tax precept comes as Lancashire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner announced they would hike theirs by just
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Create a card
VISITORS to Haworth Art Gallery, in Hollins Lane, Accrington, will be able to create Valentine’s cards from 2pm to 3.30pm on Sunday. The event is free and there is no need to book.
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Join credit union
NEW members are welcome to join Mid Rossendale Credit Union in Ramsbottom on Mondays from 10.30am to 1.30pm. It provides access to savings and loan facilities.
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Mayor meets working group
THE Mayor of Rossendale, Coun Amanda Robertson, attended a Valley at Work meeting in Cassons Accounts in Haslingden on Wednesday. The monthly networking event was organised by Valley at Work for people currently working in, or wishing to work in
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‘Fund historic parade’ plea
LANCASHIRE County Council have urged the Britannia Coconut Dancers to find funding for their Easter parade through grants. Phil Barrett, director Lancashire County Council highway services, said: “In the past this event has been managed by Rossendale
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French comedy
A FRENCH romantic comedy will be screened at the Real2Reel cinema night in Ramsbottom next Thursday. The 2012 film Populaire is this month’s screening for the cinema club based at the Theatre Royal in Smithy Street. It is set in 1958 and concerns
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Tai Chi in water
AN aqua tai chi class will be held at Whitworth Leisure Centre today from 9.15am to 10am. The session costs £4.20 and includes an optional swim. For more information, call 01706 852694.
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Market day
RAMSBOTTOM Farmers’ Market will be held at the Civic Hall on Sunday. The artisan markets will include more than 50 stalls inside the hall and in Market Place from 9.30am to 2.30pm.
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£94k benefits cheat evicted from Hyndburn home
A MOTHER-of-seven who cheated £94,000 of benefits and kept quiet about her partner moving in has been evicted from her home. Cleo Embley, 37, was thrown out of her home in Bridge Street, Rishton, by her social landlord Hyndburn Homes. Embley
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Cancer charity day
A VALENTINE’s Day coffee morning is to be held in aid of the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The event will be held at the Longridge Over 60s Club in Townley Road on Saturday, February 15 from 10am to noon. Entry is 50p and there will be a raffle
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Sofa, so good for charity
A FURNITURE store in Colne has thanked customers who helped raise more than £219,000 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) furniture and electrical stores. To celebrate, the Colne DFS store, on Boundary Retail Park, is holding a special ‘Ramp
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Site tidied up
AN untidy former garage site in North Street, Colne, has been cleaned up after complaints from residents nearby.
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Speed worry
COMPLAINTS of speeding vehicles in Keighley Road, Cotton Tree Lane and School Lane, Laneshaw Bridge, have been made to police.
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Parking plea
RESIDENTS in Every Street, Nelson, have presented a petition to Pendle Council calling for residents-only parking near the new Whitefield Primary School.
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Tourism stars hunt
THE Ribble Valley Tourism Association is looking for nominations for their ‘Stars In Tourism’ awards. The awards aim to celebrate the success of local tourism enterprises including restaurants, hotels and attractions. People can nominate themselves
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Triathlon bid won
THE Ribble Valley Triathlon Club has won a Sportivate bid to hold a six-week course for 11 -25-year-olds, Sportivate is a Sport England, National Lottery-funded initiative to get more young people taking part in sport regularly. The sessions will
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Market venue
DESIGN Platform, an artisan collective, will be holding its next market at Longridge Heritage Centre tomorrow. The event in Berry Lane will be held from 10am to 4pm and will include workshops.For more information call 01772654983.
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Acrylic topic
AN acrylic painting workshop is to be held in Clitheroe tomorrow. The class will be held at the Ribble Valley Art Studio in Harris Court, Wellgate. It will take place from 10am to 3pm and cost £45. For more information call 07528 623069
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STAN in town
STAN The Van will be in Whalley on Monday, February 24. The van, which is run by Ribble Valley Borough Council, will be in the Whalley Arms car park from 10am to 4pm. The service provides information and advice regarding access to services
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Farmers’ invite to Trust event
FARMERS across the Ribble Valley have been invited to an informal meeting organised by the Ribble Rivers Trust. It will take place at Chipping Village Hall, in Garstang Road, from 7.30pm to 930pm on Thursday, February 27. A range of guest speakers
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Charity ‘jobs club’ launch
CHRISTIANS Against Poverty will be launching a jobs club today from 10am to noon at St John’s Church Centre, in Barkerhouse Road, Nelson. The charity runs clubs across the country aiming to help people back into work.
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East Lancashire hospitals blasted for use of zero-hour contracts
THE Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals have been criticised for their use of controversial zero-hours contracts, which have increased nearly five-fold in the last three years. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) had 531 staff
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Printer deal unveiled for schools
AN East Lancashire office supplies and printing firm has launched a new service for schools. Cartridge World has started Infinity for Education, which provides educational establishments with a wireless multifunction business-rated inkjet printer
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Euro dole payouts proposal ‘madness’
THE UK should ignore an order by the Council of Europe to double dole payments, says North West MEP Paul Nuttall. The council, which oversees the European Court of Human Rights, described payments to Britain’s jobless as ‘manifestly inadequate’
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Rape denied
LEE Haslam, 28, of Burnley Road, Crawshawbooth, denied attempted rape and robbery, last November 16, at Burnley Crown Court. He was remanded in custody to face trial on April 28.
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Plan refused
AN application to change the use of a Whalley property to house by a financial services company has been recommended for refusal. Ribble Valley Borough Council officers have made the recommendation ahead of a planning and development meeting in
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Bingo evening
AN evening of bingo takes place at Briercliffe Social Club, in Holgate Street, tonight from 7pm. There will be eight games over the evening.
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House could be demolished
A CLITHEROE man has submitted an application to demolish a house in Fairfield Drive and construct three dwellings. The plan, which was put together by Trevor Thornber, includes the new properties each featuring three bedrooms. The proposal
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Heroin case
GLYN Cole, 43, of Swinden Hall Road, Nelson, has been conditionally discharged for 12 months by Pennine magistrates, after he admitted possession of heroin on July 3 at Colne. He was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge
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Tweet or no tweet
THE chairman of East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group, Di van Ruitenbeek, said she is still considering whether to set up a Twitter account.
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Long service
EAST Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group has paid tribute to its ‘loyal’ board services manager Anne Pietrzak, who has now worked in the NHS for 35 years.
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Man to face drugs charges
A 37-YEAR-OLD man is to appear before Burnley Crown court charged with criminal damage, possession of class B drugs and burglary. Wayne Sawley, of Reed Street, Burnley, was arrested after an incident in Parkinson Street in the town on Sunday.
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Parish council venue switch
THIS month’s meeting of Briercliffe Parish Council has had a change of venue. The usual venue, the community centre, in Jubilee Street, will be closed from February 17 to February 21 for re-decoration. The parish council will now hold its meeting
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MP makes app appeal
ROSSENDALE and Darwen MP Jake Berry is urging phone detectives to help map out ‘real’ phone reception across the Valley. He is asking smart phone users to download the RootMetrics app and use it while they are at home and out in rural areas.
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Snapper to lift the lid on journalism
EXPERIENCED press photographer Steve Pendrill will be lifting the lid on the journalists behind the camera lens when he visits Blackburn Central Library on Wednesday. With more than 26 years experience, he will talk about how his profession has
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St Kilda talk
A LECTURE entitled ‘St Kilda – The Lonely Isles’ is to be given in Clitheroe. Clitheroe Naturalists will host the lecture in the Mutual Room in the St Mary’s Centre in Church Street on Thursday, February 20. The lecture will be given by Stephen
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Library secrets
YOUNGSTERS will be given the chance to discover what happens behind the bookcases at Clitheroe Library. The Church Street library will be holding an open day tomorrow as part of the Celebrate National Libraries Day. The event, which will be held from
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Big effort
HEALTH chief Di van Ruitenbeek said she and her colleagues at East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group ‘put in more effort than they are paid to do’.
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Tinnitus call
LANCASHIRE Care is urging people concerned about tinnitus to find out more information about the condition. The NHS launched tinnitus awareness week.
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Centre opens
THE social enterprise company which provides the GP out-of-hours service for East Lancashire will open a new staff training centre today. East Lancashire Medical Services will open the St Ives Business and Training Centre.
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Children to lay crosses
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Burnley will lay crosses in memory of those who lost their lives in the First World War. The Little Children Weak scheme, backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will be launched in Towneley Park next Tuesday. The crosses will
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Inquest into ‘asbestos’ death opens
AN inquest has been opened at Burnley into the death of a suspected asbestos victim. Peter James Smith, 71, was found dead at his home in Stone Edge Road, Barrowford, on January 30. Burnley Coroner’s Court was told he had been diagnosed with
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Accrington trainees solve bike brake problem
AN apprentice from Accrington has been hailed after helping to create an innovative product for disabled athletes. Former St Christopher’s CE High School student Graham Slinger was part of a BAE team tasked with improving the safety and usability
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Clitheroe business set to close and leave ‘ghost town’
A LONG-standing business in Clitheroe is set to close ‘within a month’ because the town centre is ‘failing to attract enough shoppers’. Linda Nixon, 58, is closing Tots To Teens, which she has owned for 18 years, because of the lack of footfall
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Nelson wind turbine plan rejected
PLANS to build a wind turbine in the Southfield area of Nelson have been rejected. Councillors refused the application for a 47-metre- high, 225kw turbine in Back Lane. It was the second time the application had been submitted; the first was
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Butler blow for in-form Blackburn Hawks
BLACKBURN Hawks have received a fresh injury blow as in-form D-man Chris Butler is set for a month on the sidelines. Butler has been one of the Hawks’ most impressive performers since his return to the club in November. But he is unlikely to play again
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Nelson nurseries fail to halt taxi office approval
A TAXI office has been given permission to open in Nelson despite concerns from nearby nursery schools that children’s lives could be put in danger. A 140-signature petition was collected by McMillan Nursery School and Offsprings Nursery opposing
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East Lancashire health workers praised over flu jab uptake
HEALTH bosses have praised hospital staff after more than three-quarters had their winter flu jab. This is a marked improvement on last year, when just 52 per cent of the workforce at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust had received the jab by
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North West MEP backs stronger rights for air travellers
A NORTH West MEP has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament to give air passengers even stronger rights. Brian Simpson, who chairs the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee, said: “As Britain is part of the EU, people in the
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Shuiab Khan: Women can chatter for hours about nonsensical things
I have come to the conclusion that some women talk mostly about nonsense. I know this might not come as a surprise to many men out there but generally women tend to fill up their time by talking about things that have no relevance to the how the
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Sex victims must not be put off
AFTER almost four weeks of evidence and stressful cross-examination for William Roache and his accusers, the actor has finally been acquitted of all charges against him. He was the latest in a line of celebrities to face court in recent months.
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Barnoldswick bus campaigners celebrate county subsidies U-turn
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save bus services in Barnoldswick are celebrating after Lancashire County Council decided not to go ahead with a blanket cut to bus subsidies. The county council announced yesterday that it would review each service on a
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Andy Lochhead column: Burnley must maintain standard set at QPR
THE QPR game was maybe the best we’ve played this season and that’s the standard we’ve got to maintain now. It was a great game down at Loftus Road, we were up for it and we could even have won it. If you were going to be critical you could say the
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Teacher close to Burnley General Hospital ‘serenity suite’ target
TEACHER Joanne Edwards has raised more than a third of the £10,000 needed to create a second ‘serenity suite’ at Burnley General Hospital. The existing suite was already being used when Joanne, from Darwen, suffered a mid-term miscarriage in March
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North West MEP renews his warnings over sharing patients’ data
NORTH West Euro MP Paul Nuttall has stepped up his warnings over an NHS scheme to share patients’ information. The care data project, which is being rolled out this spring, involves NHS England collecting medical records from GP practices.
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Criticism for Ramsbottom school after Ofsted report
SENIOR leaders at a primary school have been criticised for failing to take effective action after a negative Ofsted report. Emmanuel Holcombe CE Primary School, in Holcombe Village, near Ramsbottom, was judged to ‘require improvement’ when inspectors
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Burnley optical store in call for old spectacles
AN optical store is urging customers and the public to donate old and unwanted glasses for use overseas. Staff at Specsavers in Charter Walk, Burnley, will be taking part in Random Acts of Kindness Week from next Monday, and have chosen Vision
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Blackburn with Darwen mental health counselling backlog cleared
HEALTH chiefs in Blackburn with Darwen have won praise after the waiting time for counselling in the borough was slashed from one year to just one week. Last June the Lancashire Telegraph revealed how patients suffering from depression were waiting
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More cash to support would-be East Lancashire offenders
AN extra £215,000 has been secured by Lancashire’s police commissioner for an early intervention scheme being piloted in Burnley. Clive Grunshaw’s team has successfully bid for money from the Home Office’s Police Innovation Fund to recruit nearly
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Haslingden metal firm bids to step up security
A HASLINGDEN metal firm wants to build a permanent on-site security hub after suffering £50,000 of thefts. Warton Metals Ltd, of Grove Mill, in Commerce Street, has applied to convert an unused part of the factory into a home to allow the owner
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Burnley cystic fibrosis sufferer found with drugs spared jail
A ‘reckless’ cystic fibrosis sufferer, caught with drugs while on a suspended jail term for growing cannabis, kept his freedom. Burnley Crown Court heard how Stephen Holmes, 22, had ecstasy and amphetamine on him when police searched him in the
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X Factor band play at Blackburn school - then announce split
A BOY band performed in front of hundreds of excited children at a high school – only to announce they were splitting up just hours later. ReConnected, who were finalists in Britain's Got Talent in 2010 and had two Top 40 singles, performed for
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Ramsbottom United bid to close in on top six spots
EVO-Stik League First Division North club of the month Ramsbottom United make another push for the play-off zone tomorrow as they head up the M6 hoping to chop down Darren Peacock's Lancaster City. The Rams, who have made light of a three-point deduction
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Double U-turn on Colne bypass plans
COUNTY councillors yesterday confirmed a double U-turn — on the A56 Colne-Foulridge bypass and slashing rural bus service subsidies. The Lancashire-wide authority’s cabinet agreed that scrapping its cash support to underused Sunday and evening
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Police appeal after man knocked unconscious in Burnley nightclub assault
POLICE are appealing for information after a 25-year-old man was the victim of an unprovoked assault in a Burnley nightclub. In the early hours of January 19, at Posh Nightclub on Ormerod Street, a man was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack
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Stand view is fine for Blackburn Rovers boss Bowyer
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer is ready to watch more matches from the stands after admitting his self-imposed stint away from the dugout has given him a fresh perspective. For the first time in his senior managerial career Bowyer – whose side
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Burnley boss not afraid to mix it up like Mourinho
JOSE Mourinho allowed his eccentric Scottish masseur to deliver the team talk that led to Chelsea’s win at Manchester City on Monday, and Sean Dyche admits that he too has used similar methods during Burnley’s charge into promotion contention. Dyche
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Pantomime season huge success as audiences flock to East Lancashire theatres
‘OH YES’ it was a pantomime season of joy for East Lancashire’s theatres as they had their best audiences in recent years for seasonal fun and frolics. Professional shows at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall and Darwen Library Theatre saw the best
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Coronation Street's 'Ken Barlow' supported by East Lancashire friends and colleagues
SOAP star William Roache said there were ‘no winners’ after being cleared of historic sex allegations. Mr Roache, who had been accused of raping one woman at his former home in Haslingden 47 years ago, also said he would now be returning to the
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Lancashire woman dials 999 to ask for help assembling hamster cage
A WOMAN dialled 999 to ask for help assembling a hamster cage. This is just one example of the array of calls the North West Ambulance Service deals with on a weekly basis. Ambulance call handlers play a crucial role in delivering emergency
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Super Saint Christopher's seal swimming honours
ST CHRISTOPHER’S High School have been crowned Hyndburn and Ribble Valley swimming champions after storming to glory. The Accrington school finished 14 points clear of their nearest rivals Ribblesdale High School after winning 11 of the 23 events
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Ribblesdale School Centre are martial arts stars
Aaliyah Bentley of Ribblesdale School Center was the winner of The Masters of Martial Arts Rising Award while Karli Slater was named Student of the Year. Aaliyah was chosen for her outstanding achievements in Home Counties, National and International
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Pupils show they can multi task in East Lancashire sports taster event
MORE than 1,000 pupils from primary schools across Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley have been given the chance to multi task. For children from ‘cluster schools’ from the two boroughs nine secondary schools have been given the opportunity to show
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East Lancashire health chiefs in £15million specialist units hope
EAST Lancashire health chiefs are bidding for a new £10million specialist eye clinic and £5million surgical unit at Burnley General Hospital, it has been revealed. Designs have already been drawn up for the surgical unit which would replace the
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Coroner warns revellers about hallucinogenic drugs after East Lancashire lifeguard stabs himself to death
A CORONER has warned revellers about the dangerous effects of a hallucinogenic drug after a Rossendale lifeguard stabbed himself to death. Dad-to-be Jake Harris, 21, had taken what was then a legal high, known as an ‘N-Bomb’, when he became agitated
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Stars shine for Blackburn Rovers
FIVE young players from the Middle East are heading to Blackburn Rovers for a two-week training programme. The quintet were selected at the end of the ‘Rovers Stars’ tournament in Bahrain organised by the club’s owners Venky’s in association with the
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Three more arrested after Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday clash
THREE more arrests have been made as police probe a clash between Clarets and Sheffield Wednesday fans last month. Eight men from across Burnley, Pendle and Rochdale were detained after violence broke out between rival supporters at Burnley Miners
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Chorley hit the final after Darwen win
CHORLEY are through to the final of the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy for the 32nd time in the club’s history after seeing off the plucky challenge of North West Counties League First Division side AFC Darwen at the County Ground in Leyland. Adam Roscoe
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Upbeat Accrington Stanley on the road to success
ACCRINGTON Stanley are determined to move out of the lower reaches of League Two before the month of February is out. Stanley were rock bottom at the start of the season with only two points from their first 10 games but have climbed to 18th in the table
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Steven Burke named in World Championship squad
EAST Lancashire cycling star Steven Burke has been named in the Great Britain squad for the Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia later this month. The 25-year-old Colne ace, who won gold in the team pursuit at the London Olympics, is once again
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Plenty of reasons for star Shelley to be smiling
OLYMPIC moments usually refer to those times when an athlete secures a medal but for skeleton ace Shelley Rudman hers will be when she takes to the ice in the 2014 Games first run on Thursday. No gold medals will be handed out but Rudman’s father Jack
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‘Shocked’ Parry lands England call
UNCAPPED Lancashire spinner Stephen Parry has spoken of his shock having been called into the England squad for the Tour to the Carribean and the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. The popular Parry, who has played as substitute professional for Haslingden
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Blackburn Rovers duo get England call-ups
TWO Blackburn Rovers Girls Centre of Excellence players have been selected to attend an England Women’s U17s training camp. Goalkeeper Megan Pope and forward Natasha Fenton are in the squad that will train at St George’s Park between February 17-19.
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Former Accrington cricket star ditches curries to lose weight
FORMER Accrington cricket star Ashar Zaidi has been told to ‘korma’ down by his new bosses and ditch his daily helping of curry. The spin-bowler has been put on a strict diet and training regime – which means he can’t enjoy his favourite dishes
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Barritt in 12th after day two
BARROWFORD navigator Daniel Barritt and Welsh driver Elfyn Evans are in 12th place at the end of the second day of the Rally Sweden. The World Rally Championship event is largely being dominated by Nordic drivers after seven stages.
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Dragons' Den star fired up by East Lancashire upbringing
PIERS Linney is the multi-millionaire CEO of a world-leading cloud technology firm, but his heart still lies in the moors of Rossendale. The newest investor to be making and breaking people's business dreams in the BBC reality TV series Dragons
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Stolen Rossendale pony dumped at side of busy road
A STOLEN pony is set to be reunited with its owner after it was found dumped at the side of a busy road 35 miles away. Shadow, a three-year-old grey horse standing at 14-hands, was discovered on a 60mph limit road in rain and fog, near Rivington
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Proud Blackburn Rovers skipper issues top six rallying call
NEW Blackburn Rovers club captain Grant Hanley has made it his mission to lead his team into the play-offs. The 22-year-old believes Rovers have given themselves a ‘great opportunity’ of making the top six. And, after taking over the skipper’s armband
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Burnley star Ross Wallace prepared to bide his time
ROSS Wallace admits he may have to bide his time for a place in the starting line-up following his return from knee surgery. Wallace made his return to the Burnley squad as an unused substitute in the 3-3 draw at QPR last weekend and is expected to be
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Blackburn boy, 13, rapes sister, 8, after watching porn on Xbox
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy admitted raping his eight-year-old sister after watching pornography on a friend's Xbox. The case has reignited the debate over children’s access to porn, with a rape charity calling for tighter restrictions. The boy, who
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Winter Olympics 2014: Nerves played a part in fall says Stacey Kemp
STACEY Kemp and David King admitted nerves might have got the better of them after opening their Olympic campaign in Sochi with a stuttering performance. Chorley’s Kemp and King, who finished 16th in figure skating’s pairs competition four years
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Blackburn Rovers get Bolton Wanderers allocation
BLACKBURN Rovers have been given an allocation of 2,653 tickets for the Lancashire derby at Bolton on Saturday, March 1. Tickets go on sale to season ticket holders today.
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Lancashire Telegraph racing column
Ivestar looks one of the more likely outlets of winners beneath the Wolverhampton floodlights. Mick Easterby’s sprinter hardly excelled in January, but connections might be cautiously optimistic of a good show in the Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk
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DAILY SPORTS DEBATE: Can Parry succeed with England?
STEPHEN Parry’s call-up to the England squad is great news for one of Lancashire cricket’s good guys – and proof that doing things the right way does pay dividends. Parry, a popular figure, both at Emirates Old Trafford and around the leagues where he
