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Championship clubs votes to change Financial Fair Play rules
CHAMPIONSHIP clubs have agreed new Financial Fair Play rules in line with those currently used by the Premier League. But the current rules will remain in place for this season and next – and that means any club which posts more than an £8m loss
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‘Tired facilities’ at Great Harwood leisure centre will now see pool being refurbished
‘TIRED’ facilities at a Great Harwood leisure centre are set to to receive a facelift after vital funding was secured. The swimming pool hall at Mercer Hall Leisure Centre, in Queen Street, will be refurbished using National Lottery funding worth
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Darwen memorial to First World War dead
FIFTY granite paving slabs bearing the names of all Darwen's First World War dead will be laid around the Boer War memorial. The location was confirmed after Darwen Town Council approved spending of just over £4,000 on preparation work around the
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Darwen drink-driver found three times legal limit after King George’s Hall concert
A 48-YEAR-OLD man who crashed his car as he drove home from a concert at King George’s Hall in Blackburn was found to be more than three times the legal drink-drive limit. Blackburn magistrates heard Gregory Smith had two previous convictions for
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Ribble Valley church’s £400k facelift stalled by problems
A £400,000 refurbishment project at an historic Clitheroe church has stalled after workmen hit unexpected problems. Work started in May on the 200-year-old Trinity Methodist Church in Parsons Lane with church goers hoping to reopen the church at
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Check ratings before you eat out, warns the Food Standards Agency
THE Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling on people to check the food hygiene ratings of restaurants before booking Christmas meals out with family and friends. A poll released yesterday found that 37 per cent of adults in Lancashire never check
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Award for Burnley pram rescue hero ‘Dino’
A MAINTENANCE worker who came to the rescue of a woman whose pram had broken has been named employee of the month at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Ferdinando Calamela, better known as ‘Dino’, went above and beyond what was expected of him
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Drink-binge son crashed mum's car into bollards and street signs
A 25-YEAR-OLD man took his mum’s car without permission and then crashed it into bollards and street signs. Blackburn magistrates heard that Richard Brian Conner was found to be more than three and a half times the drink drive limit. MORE TOP
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East Lancs MP: We must not let airport close
LANCASHIRE’S only commercial airport, which closed last month, has a “viable future”, its MP has told the House of Commons. Conservative Mark Menzies said Blackpool Airport should not be subject to the “economic vandalism” of retail or housing
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MPs back bid to hit credit ratings of absent parents who don’t pay child support
JACK Straw has led local MPs in welcoming new powers to hit absent parents who don’t pay their child support through their credit ratings because of his personal experience. He revealed as a youngster, he awaited the arrival of his father’s weekly
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Concern over shortage of nurses on East Lancashire wards
CONCERNS have been raised over nurse shortages on East Lancashire’s mental health wards. The latest staffing figures published by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust show the ‘average fill rates’ for shifts on its Blackburn and Burnley wards were
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Jack Straw: Bringing people back to face justice was right step
IN July 1995 a gas bottle exploded at a Paris Metro station, killing eight and wounding 80. A key suspect was Rachid Ramda. He was arrested in London in November 1995, on an extradition warrant from the French, accused of funding, and part-organising
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East Lancashire packaging firm bought for £10m
AN East Lancashire packaging firm has been bought for more than £10million after three years of 'long and hard' negotiations with a London-based holding company. The directors of Haslingden firm Flexipol Packaging Ltd, which supplies manufacturers
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Accrington man awaits motoring allegations sentence
A 24-YEAR-OLD banned driver is awaiting sentence after admitting a string of motoring allegations, committed on the A56 bypass, at Rawtenstall. Shayzul Miah, of Fountain Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol, driving
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Plan for homes on Blackburn community centre site ‘positive’
A BLACKBURN community centre could be demolished to make way for 23 new homes. Services at Mill Hill Resource Centre, in Mill Hill Street, have gradually departed since 2007 and the last remaining staff were transferred out of the building by Blackburn
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M65 shut after two-car smash
A LANE was closed on the M65 between Accrington and Blackburn yesterday after two vehicles were involved in a collision. The emergency services were called to the scene between junctions six and seven on the west bound section of the motorway shortly
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Checklist problem top of agenda for hospital bosses
HOSPITAL bosses are aiming to ensure that approved checklists are always completed by surgeons, after discovering ‘instances’ in which they were incomplete. The World Health Organisation (WHO) checklists were introduced in the NHS in 2009, as part
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Blackburn Rovers stars meet young fans at soccer school
BLACKBURN Rovers stars put in an extra training session last week when they met youngsters at a half-term soccer school. And the extra practice paid off as Jordan Rhodes, Rudy Gestede and Alex Baptiste all starred in the Ewood Park club’s 3-1 win
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East Lancs drink driver caught twice in two weeks
A DRINK driver who told police :" I could lose my job," did it again two weeks later, a court heard. Pennine magistrates were told how Paul Andrew Fraser, 26, had asked officers:" How am I going to tell my child I have lost my job?" after he was
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Pendle Labour councillor requests Rolls-Royce meeting
LABOUR’S Parliamentary candidate for Pendle has described Rolls-Royce’s decision to cut 2,500 jobs as “potentially devastating”. County Coun Azhar Ali said he was shocked by the announcement that the firm was to axe the jobs “principally” from
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Self-employed Burnley plumber hit with driving ban
A SELF-EMPLOYED plumber who got behind the wheel after two vodkas at home has paid the price with a 12-month driving ban. Pennine magistrates were told how Stephen Little, 29 decided to pop out to a garage after the drinks, which “weren’t pub measures
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Nelson protesters win wind turbine battle
PROTESTERS have won their fight against plans for a 47-metre high wind turbine in Nelson after councillors voted unanimously against it. At a packed council meeting, councillors debated the plans to erect the turbine in Back Lane that residents
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Emergency services called after firework smashes through window in Burnley
THE emergency services were called to a house in Burnley last night after a firework smashed through a window. The fire service arrived at the scene in Holmes Street shortly after 6.20pm and firefighters administer oxygen therapy to a woman who
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E.coli-hit Great Harwood nursery reopens
A NURSERY closed after several children contracted E.coli has reopened. Last week, two children at Little Brook Children’s Nursery in Great Harwood were taken to hospital to be treated for the infection. MORE TOP STORIES: Two more cases
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Paul Wheelock column: Den disappointment should not overshadow Blackburn Rovers' progress
THINK back to this time a month ago. Norwich and Nottingham Forest were flying high at the top while Rovers were floundering in mid-table after a desperately disappointing defeat at Rotherham. Fast forward four weeks and the Canaries and Forest
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Tyrone Marshall column: Now’s the time for Chalobah and Keane to be given a run in the side
SINCE arriving at Turf Moor just over two months ago Michael Keane has played just ten minutes of football. That brief cameo came at Leicester City, when Keane almost certainly wouldn’t have been called on had Kieran Trippier not sustained an injury
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VIDEO: Win a signed STEREO KICKS poster here!
EIGHT-PIECE X Factor boyband Stereo Kicks have stolen the hearts of girls across the world - now it's your chance to win a signed poster of the boys. Simply answer the question below in our comments section for your chance to win! OR
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Folk singer Sam Baker on surviving a terrorist attack and how it changed his life
THE young German boy and his parents had been sitting on facing seats and the bomb that killed them was in the luggage rack above their heads, placed in the train by terrorists. The man in the fourth seat was Sam Baker. “Their young son spoke
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Mighty Pete is back and still as outspoken as ever
PETE Wylie is in rumbustious form as he chats down the phone from his Liverpool home, affectionately known as Disgracelands. “Listen to this lad,” he tells me, before bursting into song, crooning a verse from The Mighty Wah’s wonderful lament Come
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Blackburn Rovers first-team coach Craig Short charged by FA
BLACKBURN Rovers first-team coach Craig Short and Millwall first-team coach Marc Bircham have been charged by the FA following Tuesday night’s fiery 2-2 draw between the teams at the Den. Bircham and Short were sent to the stands by referee Darren
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East Lancs athletics trio secure funding for new campaign
EAST Lancashire athletics trio Holly Bleasdale, Sophie Hitchon and Graeme Ballard have all been included on British Athletics’ list for funding for the new season. Bleasdale, who missed most of 2014 through injury, joins Paralympic sprinter Ballard
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Lancashire CCC head coach Ashley Giles ready for squad’s return
ASHLEY Giles has revealed that Lancashire’s players will be eased back into training when they return to Old Trafford next week. The Red Rose Cricket Director and Head Coach welcomes the players back on Monday with the squad starting fitness work
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Tommi Meadows left to rue Anglesey mishap
TOMMI Meadows was left to rue a retirement when well placed in the penultimate round of the Junior 1000 Rally Championship in Wales. The Bowland High School pupil was making strong progress after a solid opening day but his car failed to start
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VIDEO: East Lancashire star Neil Simpson secures top-10 finish in Rallye du Condroz-Huy
NEIL Simpson ticked off a career ambition after finishing 10th in the Rallye du Condroz-Huy over the weekend. The Colne star had set out his stall to land a place amongst the elite and ended the rally in 10th. The feat was even more impressive
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England have no plans to replace injured Lancashire paceman James Anderson
England have no plans to reinforce the squad to tour Sri Lanka despite Lancashire’s James Anderson joining Stuart Broad in missing out. The 32-year-old Anderson was ruled out on Tuesday as he continues to recover from a knee injury. Burnley
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Tom Carne secures win in ‘Race Of The Year’ event
TOM Carne was victorious in race one as he sported Neil Hodgson’s famous number 100 in the ‘Race Of The Year’ event at Mallory Park on Sunday. Run by the East Midlands Racing Association, the Leicestershire event is one of the biggest on the racing
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PARTNER JOINS TAYLORS
Niche commercial law firm, Taylors, has appointed Nick Trowell as Partner to head up its Commercial Property department. Nick works with a range of clients including developers, investors, lenders, retailers and commercial property owners. He regularly
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Colne cyclist Steven Burke begins World Cup bid
STEVEN Burke will be looking to get off to a winning start when he takes to the line in the opening World Cup meeting of the season in Mexico which begins tomorrow. The Colne star is in the men’s team pursuit squad, an event in which he won Olympic
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Clarets will turn corner, insists keeper Tom Heaton
BURNLEY goalkeeper Tom Heaton insists he is not putting particular emphasis on the club’s next four games – despite their urgent need for victories. The Clarets host Hull City on Saturday and then have back to back home games against Aston Villa
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Thwaites applies to demolish iconic Blackburn town centre brewery
THE beginning of the end is nigh for one of Blackburn town centre’s most famous landmarks. Thwaites has applied to demolish its iconic Star Brewery in Penny Street as it prepares to move staff to a new £10m site in Mellor Brook within two years
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VIDEO: Firefighters tackle large blaze on Colne farm
HUGE clouds of smoke could be seen over Colne after tyres and other commercial waste were set alight. Fire crews were called to farm land near Knotts Lane at 10am yesterday (THURS) after the flames got out of hand. MORE TOP STORIES: Initial
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LEST WE FORGET: Lancashire to fall silent for those who gave their lives for freedom
THOUSANDS will pause for thought at churches and cenotaphs the county this weekend in services to remember the fallen. Crowds are due to file into Blackburn Cathedral on Sunday as it holds its Remembrance Day from 9.30am. MORE TOP STORIES:
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General Election vote denial ‘violated’ convicted Burnley rapist’s human rights
A CONVICTED rapist from Burnley, who pounced on his sick teenage victim at a party, has been told it was wrong he was not allowed to vote in a General Election. Sheraz Bhatti, of Ivy Street, twice raped the 17-year-old, who had been put to bed
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VIDEO: Blackburn mill to be partly demolished after huge warehouse fire
A LARGE Blackburn mill left gutted in a huge blaze will be partly demolished, it was confirmed yesterday. Roads in the area remained closed as council officers met with the owner of the unit, in Birley Street, and insurance officials to discuss
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Accrington teacher caught in 'paedophile' sting banned from profession for life
A TEACHER caught in a 'paedophile' sting trying to meet what he believed was a school girl for sex has been banned from the profession for life. David Simpson, 49, from Oak Street, Accrington, was convicted of attempting to meet a girl under the
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All Aboard the Business Bus with Stonehouse Logic
We are pleased to announce that the renowned Westcoast Business Bus will be making a stop at StoneHouse Logic. This workshop will explore all of the features and functionalities of Microsoft Office 365 and the benefits of launching your business to the
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Oswaldtwistle couple plead guilty to child cruelty charges
TWO parents who failed to take their baby boy to hospital despite him having nine broken bones face jail after they pleaded guilty to child cruelty charges. Tracy McKenzie and Scott Colman both admitted failing to seek medical assistance for the
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PICTURE GALLERY: Spectacular display as fireworks light up East Lancashire's skies
HUNDREDS of people descended on Towneley Hall to make sure this year’s Bonfire Night celebrations went with a big bang. VIEW OUR PICTURE GALLERY Alongside the bonfire and fireworks display, there was also a funfair and catering added to the
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Jail for Burnley thief who befriended war veteran before raiding bank account
A THIEF who befriended a decorated war veteran before raiding his bank account has been jailed for 12 weeks. Vulnerable victim Kenneth Dawson, 89, who had up to £1,800 fleeced from his account, said it was right Paul Youngs went to prison.
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Burnley boss Sean Dyche happy to wait on Sam Vokes' return to action
SEAN Dyche has stressed that Burnley will not rush Sam Vokes back from his long-term knee injury – despite the club’s current league position. Vokes has been out since March after requiring an operation on damaged cruciate ligaments but is getting
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Stone-paved Blackburn street replaced after 30-year battle by residents
ONE of a handful of remaining stone-paved streets in Blackburn is being ripped up and replaced after a 30-year battle by residents. Wellfield Road in the Corporation Park Conservation Area was originally laid with oblong smooth ‘setts’ in the 1880s
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Ben Marshall set to hand Blackburn Rovers fitness boost
BEN Marshall is set to hand Blackburn Rovers a big boost by declaring himself fit for Saturday’s trip to Brighton. The in-form winger eventually had to be substituted in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Millwall after being the victim of a late lunge from
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Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer nominated for Championship manager of the month award
GARY Bowyer has been nominated for the Championship manager of the month award after leading Blackburn Rovers on a four-match unbeaten sequence in October. Rovers drew 0-0 at home to Huddersfield Town and 1-1 away to Ipswich Town before beating
