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Accrington's Reece Bibby and Stereo Kicks impress on X Factor
STEREO Kicks remain an eight-piece band and bounced back from last week's disappointment on tonight's X Factor. Speculation had mounted this week that unhappy mentor Louis Walsh was about to axe two members and Accrington teenager Reece Bibby was
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Ribble Valley landmark added to heritage 'at risk' list
THE former lime works at Bellmanpark in the Ribble Valley has been added to English Heritage’s list of sites deemed to be ‘at risk’. The Pimlico Link Road site is among 57 sites across the North West to be added to the Risk Register because of
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Accrington plans Christmas market to boost shopping
HYNDBURN’S Chamber of Trade is to put on two evening events in Accrington centre this Christmas. As customers pack into shops for some last minute Christmas shopping, they will be treated to several stalls, cabins, and street performances.
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Tockholes school's tribute to former chairman of governors
A FORMER chairman of governors at St Stephen’s Primary School in Tockholes was remembered during an open day at the school. Prof Clive Willis died earlier this year but his work for the school was commemorated when a gardening shed and flower beds
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Ribble Valley school to extend music offering
PLANS have been announced for a new music department at a Ribble Valley school. St Augustine’s RC High School in Billington has applied to Lancashire County Council to extend the humanities block to create a new classroom, an office and two practice
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FULL-TIME: Forest 1-3 Rovers
Blackburn Rovers scored three times in 11 second half minutes to beat Nottingham Forest and make it two wins on the spin. The hosts led 1-0 at the break but goals from Alex Baptiste, Rudy Gestede and Jordan Rhodes completed the turnaround.
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New job celebrations end in violence in Rawtenstall
A UNIVERSITY graduate who was celebrating getting his first job with his friends lost his front teeth after being headbutted in an unprovoked town centre attack. Callum Newman, 22, was trying to break up a fight near a Rawtenstall takeaway when
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Former Blackburn doctor accused of 'fiddling' prescription
A DOCTOR has been accused of increasing the length of a patient’s prescription ‘for personal gain’. Dr Zulfiqar Ali, who used to practise at St Georges Surgery in Blackburn, will face a misconduct hearing on Monday, where he will also face allegations
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Nottingham Forest vs. Blackburn Rovers
4:51pm FULL-TIME: Forest 1-3 Rovers. A superb second half turnaround for Bowyer's side and, in the end, a fully deserved victory. %if(after3) %if(after7)
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Burnley defender Duff keen to make most of second shot at Premier League
MICHAEL Duff is determined to take an unexpected second opportunity in the top flight, having all but given up on ever playing in the Premier League again. The 36-year-old was a late developer, and was still stacking shelves every Sunday in the
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Chorley striker Dean wants to deliver FA Cup knockout blow against old team
JAMES Dean wants to land the knockout blow for Chorley when they play his former club Halifax Town in the FA Cup today, but the striker almost swapped a career scoring goals for one kicking people in the head when he was younger. A popular player
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Term-time holiday fine mum calls for change
A MUM fined for taking her son out of school for a final holiday with his dying grandfather has backed a call to scrap the blanket ban on term-time breaks. Sally Randall from Rishton agrees with town hall bosses that heads should be able to take
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East Lancashire pupils travel to France to learn about WW1
A GROUP of 80 year six children and teachers from across Lancashire will be travelling to France tomorrow to mark the role that soldiers from different religious backgrounds played during the First World War. A special parade will take place on
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Bookies predict X Factor departures from Reece Bibby's Stereo Kicks band
THE remaining X Factor contestants face the judges - and the public - this weekend with an exit predicted for at least one member of boyband Stereo Kicks. The eight-piece group, which includes Accrington's Reece Bibby, ended up in the bottom two
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Saturday Sermon: Gillian Beeley
I think it was Gandhi who said ‘the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.’ A couple of weeks ago I went to a meeting in Fleetwood. A small team of advocates there act for those who have problems
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M65 closed after woman threatened to jump from bridge
A STRETCH of the M65 was closed for two and a half hours this morning after a woman threatened to jump off a bridge. Police teams were called to negotiate with the woman who is now thought to be receiving treatment. The motorway, which was
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Strength in depth means Blackburn Rovers do not have to rush captain Grant Hanley straight back into action
BLACKBURN Rovers coach Craig Short says the strength in depth the club now boasts at centre back means captain Grant Hanley will not have to be rushed back into action. Hanley has sat out Rovers’ last two matches with the knee injury he picked
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Oscar Pistorius a 'pathetic figure', by Reeva's mum
THE mother of the model shot dead by Oscar Pistorius has written about how she felt when the Blade Runner apologised in court - an apology she was 'unmoved' by and which she said put her in 'an awkward position'. Pistorius was jailed this week
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Manchester United letting me go proved to be the making of me, says in-form Blackburn Rovers star Ben Marshall
NEW Blackburn Rovers talisman Ben Marshall believes his departure from boyhood heroes Manchester United has been the making of him. Salford-born Marshall spent seven years on the books of United, playing alongside Arsenal and England striker Danny
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Man rescued from canal in Blackburn
A MAN was rescued from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Blackburn early this morning. Emergency services were called to Eden Street following reports of a man falling in water after suffering a seizure. An ambulance and two fire crews from
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East Lancs mum hails ‘brilliant’ maternity staff who revived her baby girl - after 26 minutes without heartbeat
A MUM has hailed the ‘brilliant’ maternity staff who managed to revive her baby girl, who spent the first 26 minutes of her life without a heartbeat. Little Isla Simpson was immediately given CPR when midwives at Burnley General Hospital realised
