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Rodriguez double sends Uruguay out of World Cup
URUGUAY followed their shamed striker Luis Suarez out of the World Cup as the furore over his lengthy ban for biting was eclipsed by a goal of spectacular beauty by Colombia's young star James Rodriguez. It was going to take something very special
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Rishton brickie shows off new art exhibition
A BRICKLAYER from Rishton will see his artwork go on public display for the first time. Steven Beattie’s drawings will be exhibited at the Canal View Cafe Gallery, in Hermitage Street, for a week. It marks a renewed love of art for the single
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Blackburn school praised for work with parents on reading
A SCHOOL could bag a national award for teaching parents to become better storytellers. Shadsworth Infant School is one of just three schools in the country to be shortlisted after implementing a parent and child reading scheme. Parents are
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Hosts Brazil squeeze past Chile on penalties
BRAZIL squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after coming within a whisker of going out against an accomplished Chile side. Neymar's penalty in the shootout proved decisive when Chile's ex-Nottingham Forest, West Brom and Brighton
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Nelson sports firm gears up for Tour de France
A SPORTS nutrition firm based in East Lancashire that supplies some of the world’s top cyclists has launched an advertising campaign to take advantage of the Tour de France boom. Science in Sport has partnerships with two pro teams who will be
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Councillors in Sudell-Sunnyhurst cash row
A ROW erupted over ‘disproportionate’ spending by the council in areas of Darwen. During a Blackburn with Darwen Council forum at Blackburn Town Hall, Sudell Coun Roy Davies said not enough money was being spent on his ward. It came during
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Ramsbottom Cup: Quartet aim for final glory
CUP holders Ribblesdale Wanderers put their crown on the line tomorrow as they look to cast indifferent league form to one side as the Ramsbottom Cup reaches the semi-final stage. Wanderers, who beat Brooksbottom to lift the famous old trophy last
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Lancashire League: Accrington aim to get back into contention
REIGNING champions Accrington bid to extend a remarkable winning run over derby rivals Rishton tomorrow as the Foster’s Lancashire League season reaches the halfway stage with the second part of a double header weekend. Accrington have not been
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Darwen Vale academy move confirmed
DARWEN Vale High School will become an academy under the Aldridge Foundation after the move was rubber-stamped by the Department for Education. It follows months of controversy at plans to academise the school, which followed an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted
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Nursery school photos stolen in Billington car theft
EXPENSIVE camera equipment and photographs of around 200 nursery school children were stolen during a £3,000 raid. Professional photographer Stuart Ainslie discovered the theft of all his camera equipment on the morning of his 50th birthday.
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Blackburn man jailed over restraining order breach
A 38-YEAR-OLD man who breached an ‘unwanted’ restraining order for the third time has been jailed for four months. Blackburn magistrates heard Thomas Howard was found hiding in a back yard close to where his partner and mother of his four children
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Dazzling Katherine Jenkins is in tune with life
The recently engaged singing star talks to Diane Cooke about weddings and babies, ahead of this week’s big concert date at Hoghton Tower KATHERINE Jenkins, the nation’s favourite mezzo-soprano, has a lot to look forward to. She’s bagged herself
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Funding for more childcare for East Lancs families
THOUSANDS of deprived children in East Lancashire will get the equivalent of £300 funding each for a better start in life. A windfall from central government of more than £1.3million will also help provide more childcare for families struggling
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Burnley star's 'nerves' for Accrington charity headshave
A TEENAGER has raised thousands of pounds to help a terminally ill friend by having her long hair shaved off - with a little help from star Burnley striker Danny Ings. 14-year-old Lucy Halstead, a pupil at St Christopher’s CE High School, Accrington
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Ade Akinbiyi: It wasn’t the best first impression!
ADE Akinbiyi has never knowingly encountered racial abuse. He was informed of it after the event, when Leicester had lost to Red Star Belgrade and bowed out of the UEFA Cup. The home fans had targeted Akinbiyi and Andy Impey with racist taunts
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Gisburn pub to stay shut after revamp plan rejected
ATTEMPTS to revive the last surviving pub in a Ribble Valley village have failed after a second refurbishment plan was rejected. The White Bull Hotel in Gisburn will remain closed for at least a further four months after proposals for an interior
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Businesses to benefit from Blackburn Heritage Festival
BLACKBURN businesses are being invited to find out how they can cash in on a festival aiming to bring record numbers of visitors to the town. Organisers of the Blackburn Heritage Festival, which takes place from September 11 to 14, hope it will
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Oswaldtwistle school celebrates more Ofsted sucess
A HIGH school is celebrating its third ‘good’ Ofsted report in a row. Inspectors said the number of pupils at Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School in Oswaldtwistle getting good GCSEs has risen rapidly. Ofsted also concluded that leaders
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Bowyer planning to add more new faces to his Ewood Park ranks
GARY Bowyer may have got the two players he wants in before the start of pre-season but that will not halt the Blackburn Rovers boss’s ‘constant’ search for further reinforcements. Bowyer this week swooped for Chris Brown and the arrival of the
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World Cup Memories: Kevin’s dream trip was an Italian job
KEVIN Moran had already roomed with the current manager of Barcelona by the time he took on a who’s who of football at Italia ’90. Just for good measure, he even had an audience with the Pope. Moran was a Blackburn Rovers player when he travelled
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Lancashire Police boss in second expenses probe
LANCASHIRE’S Police and Crime Commissioner is facing renewed calls for his resignation after admitting to a second expenses bungle. Clive Grunshaw revealed he had paid back an undisclosed sum after receiving mileage expenses, in error, at a higher
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Clarets braced for Ings interest
BURNLEY are bracing themselves to fight off interest from Southampton in star striker Danny Ings, but reports of a formal enquiry are premature at this stage. It is no secret that Saints have tracked the Clarets’ 26-goal top scorer, who is on their
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Lancashire Telegraph Racing Column
Pique Sous may not have been quite ready for the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate but Lucky Bridle can prove an able deputy for Willie Mullins in the handicap feature at Newcastle. The five-year-old has had a very limited career for a horse of