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Dyche hails 'excellent' Clarets after first win

SEAN Dyche has praised his Burnley side after they ended their long wait for a Premier League win by beating Hull City 1-0 at Turf Moor. Ashley Barnes scored the only goal of the game as the Clarets took three points in the top flight at the 11th

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FULL-TIME: Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Blackburn Rovers 1

RED-HOT Rudy Gestede’s 10th goal of the season earned Rovers a draw that means they will go into the international break seventh in the Championship, one point behind the play-off places and five from top spot. The Seagulls opened the scoring three

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FULL TIME: Burnley 1 Hull City 0

BURNLEY secured their first victory of the Premier League season as Ashley Barnes netted the winner at home to Hull City. Barnes was brought into the starting line-up after being unable to even secure a place on the bench a week ago at Arsenal

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TEAM NEWS: Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackburn Rovers

THE fit-again Lee Williamson has taken the place of Jordan Rhodes in Blackburn Rovers’ line-up for their Championship clash at Brighton & Hove Albion today. It is the first time that Rhodes has not started a Championship match since January

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MATCHDAY LIVE: Burnley 1 Hull City 0

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MATCHDAY LIVE: Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackburn Rovers

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Peatland across East Lancashire could benefit from £9million scheme

RICH moorlands from the Forest of Bowland down to Scout Moor in Rossendale could be restored as part of a £9million eco-project for the north.No fewer than seven peatland sites in Lancashire could be enhanced as part of a five-year programme, backed by

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Artist brings ancient art of taxidermy up to date at Blackburn class

AN artist from Great Harwood is looking to bring taxidermy to the people with a new run of classes at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Nicola Hebson's anthromorphic strand of the ancient art has won her rave reviews on the BBC, Channel 4, ITV's

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Haulage worker at Blackburn firm wins scrap metal sacking fight

A HAULAGE worker has won his fight against a Blackburn firm after being sacked for selling off scrap metal and splitting the proceeds with colleagues.Norman Kingston was dismissed from Kenyon Road Haulage, based in Thornley Avenue, after an investigation

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Blackburn with Darwen mayor set to retire

VETERAN politician Alan Cottam will retire as a Blackburn with Darwen councillor in 2016 after his ‘crowning glory’ year as Mayor of the Borough. The 78-year-old Tory said being ‘First Citizen’ was the pinnacle of his public service career and provided

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Darwen homeowner secures £10k compensation

A BATTLE over a now-demolished home in the Redearth Triangle in Darwen has seen a householder walk away with nearly £10,000 more than he was offered by council bosses. Adrian Walker consistently opposed attempts to pull down his Redearth Road home

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Vintage Clarets in tribute to veteran teacher

A GRADUATE from the class of ‘92 will help tackle Burnley legends in a charity match in appreciation of a veteran PE teacher.Former Manchester United defender Chris Casper, who played alongside the likes of David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Paul Schools in

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Gary Bowyer pays tribute to 'phenomenal' travelling Blackburn Rovers supporters

BY the time the Blackburn Rovers coach rolls back into town tonight, hopefully containing a team that has returned from the Amex Stadium with all three points, it will have clocked up more than 1,000 miles in what has been a marathon week even by Championship

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Furniture set alight in unoccupied Accrington home

FURNITURE in an empty Accrington house was set alight in what is believed to be an arson attack. Firefighters were called to the house in Cotton Street at 10.10pm last night after a fire alarm in the neighbouring property, which was also unoccupied

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New wave of reservoir contracts for Hapton engineering firm

ENGINEERS from East Lancashire are set to embark on a £160,000 reservoir improvements programme on behalf of United Utilties.Workers from Hapton-based Hardy Services have begun the five-site project at Wayoh Reservoir in Edgworth on behalf of the water

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Online swap store opens fourth Hyndburn branch

AN Accrington man who launched a free online swap shop for people living in poverty has opened his fourth charity store.Joe McMurrough's 'The Hyndburn Project', which has more than 32,000 members on its 'Free Items Around BB Postcodes' Facebook group,

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Blackburn art project to encourage boys in wartime learning

A TEACHING assistant has created an inspirational learning space for his pupils with the help of Blackburn artist and a local charity.Peter Shuttleworth, 47, wanted to find a way to mark the First World War centenary, brighten up his classroom, and inspire

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East Lancs music teacher achieves top snooker coaching qualification

A LIFE-long snooker fan has 'queued' up a string of high-profile coaching events after being praised by one of the sport's legends.Music teacher Matt Haworth has achieved the top coaching qualification in the world of snooker after taking part in an intensive

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Funeral of Colne man abandoned because coffin of another man already in grave

EIGHTY mourners who were gathered around a graveside ready to pay their final respects to a Colne man were horrified to discover another body already in the plot. As the coffin of 52-year-old Christopher Thompson was about to be lowered into the

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Clarets midfielder David Jones: Team spirit can keep us in Premier League

DAVID Jones believes this Burnley side has the strongest team spirit of any squad he has been involved in during his nomadic career. The 30-year-old is a veteran of previous Premier League relegation battles with Derby, Wolves and Wigan, but he

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Shane Duffy: Blackburn Rovers should fear no team in ‘crazy’ Championship

CONFIDENT Shane Duffy says Blackburn Rovers should fear no team in the ‘crazy’ Championship. Instead he believes sides should be scared of Rovers as they bid to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches with victory at Brighton & Hove Albion