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Tributes paid to 'true gentleman' Chorley printing boss
LOVING tributes have been paid to a popular Chorley print company boss, who died in February following a long illness. Terry McLaughlin, 62, who began his career at Nelson Brothers' printers in Fellery Street, built up two successful local companies
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Burnley goalkeeper Alex Cisak extends Orient loan spell
BURNLEY goalkeeper Alex Cisak has extended his loan spell with League One side Leyton Orient until the end of the season. The Australian originally joined the O’s on a one-month loan deal in February and has since made seven appearances for Fabio
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Tech repair firm named one of UK’s 50 most innovative
AN EAST-Lancashire business has been named in the top 50 innovative companies in the UK. MendIT, which operates from its base in Bridgewater Close, Hapton, was included on the list at the annual Everline Future 50 awards during a glittering event
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New machine built in Blackburn brings potential of £7.5m a year for firm
A NEW machine designed and built in Blackburn by an East Lancashire man is expected to accrue up to £7.5 million a year. Meltech CRE, a thriving privately-owned group which designs and makes and delivers high-performance machinery and engineering
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LAST CHANCE: Football clubs urged to enter historic Blackburn Orphanage Cup
FOOTBALL teams have a last chance to enter this year’s historic Blackburn Orphanage Cup. Entrance for the tournament is £80 for all works teams within an eight-mile radius of the Blackburn with Darwen borough boundaries and organisers have brought
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Blackburn Resource Hub puts education on the high street
THE Blackburn Business Improvement District has welcomed a move by another business venture which has relocated to fill one of the empty units to offer a new improved service and extended opening hours. The new Resource Hub based at Fleming Square
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Blackburn town centre Morrisons latest venue to host free NHS health checks
MORRISONS in Blackburn town centre is the latest venue in the borough to host free NHS health checks. Free NHS health checks are supported by Blackburn with Darwen Council and are open to people aged 35 to 74 who either live, work, have a GP or
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East Lancashire pupils reap rewards of ‘brilliant’ Blackburn College
EAST Lancashire students are celebrating after being honoured for outstanding achievements at Blackburn College’s annual Construction Awards. Daniel Whittaker, 17, of Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, took the award for the Most Outstanding First
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MATCH ANALYSIS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Liverpool 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
MAGNIFICENT Rovers’ dreams of Wembley remain very much alive after they held the Premier League’s form team to a thoroughly deserved draw at Anfield yesterday. Gary Bowyer’s Championship side have done the club proud in their thrilling run to the
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New offices
CIVIL engineering contractor Mott Macdonald Bentley has signed a 10-year lease at the former Carr Hall Garden Centre in Langho to create a 40,000 sq ft office. There will be 300 staff based at the office serving a contract with water company United
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Churches to be run by Rob
THE new priest in charge at two Ribble Valley churches will be licensed later this month. Rev Robert Fielding will take over at St John’s Church in Read and St Peter’s Church in Simonstone and will take part in the licensing ceremony on Tuesday
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Ribble Valley councillors defect to Conservative Party ahead of General Election
TWO Ribble Valley Borough Councillors have defected to the Conservative Party ahead of the election in May. Cllr Ruth Hargreaves, who represents Edisford and Low Moor in Clitheroe has joined the party from the Lib Dems along with Independent Alston
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Helen Mead: It is hard to conjure up those days when your child was polite
WE don’t mark Mother’s Day in our house. I don’t attach any importance to it, in the same way as my mother didn’t believe in it. However, this year I mention it in passing to my daughters, if only to serve as a reminder as to why they are here,
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Food packaging a nightmare
Re: Helen Mead column (LT, Monday March 3). Her feature hit the nail on the head regarding awkward packaging. In the past, opening tins of corned beef, the square ones with a key, was a nightmare and dangerous. Now I avoid them like the plague
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Group return
THE A Cappella Singers group is set to make its eighth visit to Clitheroe. The group will perform at St James’ Church on Sunday April, 19, at 2.30pm. A spokesman for the event said: “The singers have been looking forward to this concert for
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New season
THE Clitheroe County Market will return to the town for a new season this week. The first event of the year will be staged at the United Reformed Church in Moor Lane tomorrow. The market will be open from 10am to 11.30am every Tuesday until
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Tea for mums
FLUTES and buns will be on the menu for mums at Brockholes Nature Reserve, near Samlesbury, on Mother’s Day. The reserve will serve a ‘lakeside afternoon tea’ in the Reeding Room on Brockholes’s floating Visitor Village on March 15 from 3pm and
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Skills route gets a big thumbs up as apprentice week begins
NATIONAL Apprenticeship Week starts today with research showing that consumers in East Lancashire prefer to do business with businesses employing apprentices. A report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has revealed that
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Here’s the real election issue
Having been in sales and promotion most of my life I really admire the media’s current campaign to bring up the election debate at every possible opportunity. I’m sure when it happens it will have boosted their viewing figures enormously. David
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Deplorable actions of the ‘police’ thieves
EVERY new cash scam brings with it a new way of tricking unsuspecting victims. Many frauds are now internet-based and come with a highly sophisticated backdrop which the criminals have set up to catch their prey. The latest con on East Lancashire
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Friendship barriers affect the disabled, charity warns
DISABLED people in East Lancashire face being cut off from society and having to overcome major barriers to make and sustain friendships, a charity has warned. Research commissioned by Sense showed that 64 per cent of people with disabilities in
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Women from ethnic minority communities in East Lancashire encouraged to get active
WOMEN from Asian, black and ethnic minority communities in East Lancashire are being encouraged to get active. Public health funding has been awarded to the Inter Madrassah Organisation (IMO) by Blackburn with Darwen Council in a bid to get more
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Health check
PEOPLE concerned about heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease can get a free health check up tomorrow (TUES). The session It will be take place at the DW Sports and Fitness centre, in Haslingden Road, Guide, from 9.30am to 3.50pm.
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Lucy Ward to play concert
FORMER BBC Radio Two Folk Award nominee Lucy Ward will be performing at the Mill House Masonic Hall, in Corn Mill Yard, Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors, from 7.30pm on Friday, April 10. Lucy has been described as “Brit folk’s most vibrant and forthright
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Domestic abuse victims' accommodation set for £300k transformation
ACCOMMODATION for domestic abuse victims is set to be transformed thanks to thousands of pounds of grant money. Lancashire’s police and crime commissioner has allocated more than £300,000 to projects across Lancashire which will be put towards
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Former East Lancs MP set to retire from House of Lords - aged 85
FORMER East Lancashire MP David Waddington has announced his intention to retire from the House of Lords. Burnley-born Lord Waddington, 85, a Conservative MP for three East Lancashire constituencies, will step down this month. MORE TOP STORIES
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Lead stolen
POLICE are appealing for information after £5,000 of lead flashing was stolen from the roof of Whitworth Civic Hall. It happened between Wednesday and Thursday at the building in Market Street, which is used by the Community Leisure Association
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Kitten is rescued
A KITTEN had to be rescued after it got stuck up a tree in Blackburn. Firefighters were called to Brothers Street around 8.15am yesterday (SUN) to help get the cat down. They used a thermal imaging camera to find out exactly where the cat was
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U21s head coach Eric Kinder appointed Blackburn Rovers' Academy manager
BLACKBURN Rovers have appointed U21s head coach Eric Kinder as the club's new Academy manager. Lifelong Rovers fan Kinder, who has been in charge of the U21s since returning to the club in June 2013, said: “This is one of the best days of my life
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Staffordshire bull terrier stolen from Blackburn garden reunited with owners
A PET dog stolen from a garden in Blackburn has been reunited with its owners, police have confirmed. An appeal was made earlier this week when Izzy, a black Staffordshire bull terrier, was taken from a house in the King’s Road area. But the
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Driver taken to hospital after hitting central reservation on A56
A MAN was taken to hospital after suffering minor injuries in an accident on the A56 near Rawtenstall. Police, who were called to the scene by paramedics just before noon today, said a car had hit the central reservation and spun round so it was
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Taxi driver prosecuted in sting operation around Manchester United home games
A TAXI driver with a Rossendale Council licence has been prosecuted as part of a sting operation around Manchester United home games at Old Trafford. Hackney carriage driver Fazal Ur Rahman, 34, was caught picking up a fare and driving without
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Pupil perfects public speaking to take poetry to national level
A SCHOOLGIRL has reached the regional stages of a national poetry competition. Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College student Olivia Sutcliffe took part in the Poetry by Heart contest, initially having to learn and read a poem at the Ormerod Road
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Alastair Campbell agrees to become trustee of Clarke Carlisle's new mental health charity
CLARETS fan Alastair Campbell has agreed to become a trustee of a new mental health charity set up by the club’s former defender Clarke Carlisle. Mr Campbell, the former journalist and Labour spin doctor, met Mr Carlisle at Turf Moor last week
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Blackburn Royal Hospital emergency staff tackle mental health target
BLACKBURN hospital’s emergency department has been trialling a new system to ensure patients with mental health problems are seen more quickly by psychiatric teams. It comes after just half of patients needing care from the Crisis mental health
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Rap duo cause commotion in Blackburn
RAP duo Bars and Melody caused a commotion as hundreds of teenagers queued outside a Blackburn record shop to meet their idols. The pair, Leondre Devries and Charlie Lenehan, finished third in last year’s Britain’s Got Talent and signed copies
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Key was not showing Liverpool too much respect, says Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Simon Eastwood
GOALKEEPER Simon Eastwood believes the fact that Blackburn Rovers did not pay Liverpool too much respect was one of the key reasons why they were able to earn a second crack at a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. Premier League high flyers Liverpool
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Illegal sellers
TRADERS illegally selling goods outside shops in Accrington town centre have come to the attention of councillors. The problem was raised during a recent meeting by Cllr June Harrison. Regeneration and housing boss Cllr Clare Cleary said the
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£96k eco scheme
HYNDBURN has benefitted from £96,000-worth of Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) funding since November 2013. The council launched its own bespoke Warm Home Hyndburn schemeto promote ways for households to cut bills. 193 energy efficiency measures
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School is full
ACCRINGTON high school, Hollins Technology College, said it was ‘aware’ there are a number of disappointed parents and pupils who have not been given a place there for the September intake of new students. Headteacher Steve Campbell said: “Unfortunately
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Talk all about photographs
MEMBERS of Accrington Camera Club were treated to a talk by Colin Jarvis of the Preston Photographic Society. Colin gave an illustrated talk on how he mastered the art of photography, gaining a Master’s Degree in the process. Spokesman Ian
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Meet police team
DARWEN’S town centre neighbourhood policing team will be on hand to meet residents during a Police And Communities Together (PACT) meeting tonight. Officers will be at the leisure centre cafe in Green Street from 7.30pm. The meetings help police
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Fill up a bag
ST Cuthbert’s Primary School PTFA in Darwen is raising money for the school through a collection of old clothes. In a school newsletter, a spokesman said: “Last time we did this for school we raised almost £150, so let’s hope we can beat this amount
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Pupils picked for gathering
EIGHT students from Darwen Vale High School are among almost 1,000 young people selected from all corners of the UK to be in attendance at Westminster Abbey for the Commonwealth Day Observance today, Britain’s largest annual inter-faith gathering.
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Blackburn businesswoman calls for female entrepreneurs to be taken more seriously
A BLACKBURN businesswoman has called for female entrepreneurs to be taken more seriously at a meeting with Women and Equalities Minister Jo Swinson. Wendy Bowers, a director of the British Chambers of Commerce, travelled to Whitehall for an event
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Proud captain Matt Kilgallon praises Blackburn Rovers team-mates after Liverpool FA Cup draw
PROUD Blackburn Rovers stand-in skipper Matt Kilgallon hailed his team-mates after their excellent FA Cup quarter-final 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield yesterday. The Reds came into the game having won nine of their previous 11 Premier League
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Report exposes poor level of careers advice available from universities
OVER three quarters (77%) of graduates have revealed they are unhappy with the level of careers advice they received from their university, a new study has revealed. The research conducted by CV Centre in light of National Student Employment Week
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Plans for 500 new homes move a step closer
PLANS to build hundreds of new homes in Huncoat are moving closer to fruition. The owners of a former mill sites have been approached about plans to build 500 properties in the area, council documents revealed. Head of regeneration and development
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Darwen MP hails superfast broadband
DARWEN MP Jake Berry has welcomed the news that superfast fibre broadband will be rolled out across the Turton area in the coming weeks. It has been announced that 107,891 homes across Lancashire now have access to superfast broadband, with the
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Comedian Ted Robbins praises paramedic who saved his life after collapsing on stage
PRESENTER Ted Robbins, whose heart stopped on stage during a performance of Phoenix Nights, has given a ‘heartfelt thanks’ to the paramedic who saved his life. Ted, who lives in Crawshawbooth, spoke to ‘Gary’, who wants to stay ‘out of the limelight
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Blackburn Rovers' match with Millwall to be rearranged to avoid clashing with Liverpool FA Cup replay
BLACKBURN Rovers have confirmed their Championship match at home to Millwall on Easter Monday, April 6 will need to be rearranged to avoid clashing with the big FA Cup quarter-final replay with Liverpool. The replay is set to take place at Ewood
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Andrew Greaves column: FA Cup weekend gives Burnley chance to regroup
THE FA Cup weekend gives us a chance to regroup, have a little rest and ready ourselves for arguably the most important 10 games in many a year. QPR’s defeat to Spurs on Saturday in the only Premier League clash was a bit of a godsend, especially
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Popular pub set to close as Thwaites say it is ‘no longer sustainable’
A POPULAR local pub is to close tomorrow after owners Thwaites sold it to a developer. Outline planning permission to develop the site for housing had already been approved at the Punch Bowl at Pothouse as the Blackburn brewery looked to offload
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Former Claret Graham Branch promotes love of football - but warns of club academy system pitfalls
AS A player Graham Branch was happy to play anywhere on the pitch and had no qualms about dropping down the divisions to prolong his career for as long as possible. He just loved playing football - and that is a message he is determined to spread
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PLAYER RATINGS: Liverpool 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
Simon Eastwood 8 Such was the outstanding shift put in by those in front of him, it was not until first-half injury-time that the goalkeeper was tested, by Daniel Sturridge Adam Henley 9 Boyhood Liverpool fan was more than a match for one
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Referee’s decisions cost us game, says Accrington Stanley boss
JOHN Coleman admitted he experienced mixed emotions after his Accrington Stanley side were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Portsmouth. The Reds had enough opportunities to score at least four in the first half, with Josh Windass converting the most
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MATCH ANALYSIS: Accrington Stanley 1 Portsmouth 1
UPON arriving at the Store First Stadium the Portsmouth coach driver revealed that he didn’t plan to return, with Pompey plotting a late push for the play-offs and promotion back to League One. After Accrington Stanley dominated the first period
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Danny Boyle at the double as Colne march on
COLNE continued their excellent run of results with a 3-1 win over Maine Road at the XLCR Stadium. The Reds got off to a flying start after two minutes when Danny Boyle fired home from a tight angle after Joe Garvin’s angled drive had come back
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Pain for Colne boxer Shayne Singleton as he suffers first professional defeat
COLNE’S Shayne Singleton suffered his first professional defeat as he lost his WBC international silver welterweight title on Saturday night – but Chorley’s Jack Catterall extended his unbeaten run to 11 fights. Singleton had been pitted against
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Skier Bethany Widdup ready to compete in first World Junior Skiing Championships
BETHANY Widdup steps into the unknown later today when she competes in her first World Junior Skiing Championships. The 19-year-old from Colne earned her place in the Great Britain team following her surprise second place in the English Junior
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Sefton Gonzalez seals big win for Clitheroe
Clitheroe 2 Darlington 1883 1 SEFTON Gonzalez was spot on for Clitheroe as they came from behind to beat promotion-chasing Darlington 1883 in front of a bumper crowd at Shawbridge. The Blues recovered from the setback of conceding an early
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Cheers to booming bar that’s a pint-pulling treat
THIS week I wish to highlight a success story. A local business, that in five years, has gone from a closed, run-down, metal-shuttered eyesore to one of the most thriving and burgeoning establishments in the locality. It’s a transformation
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Nick Nunn wine column: March 9
Las Moras Viognier 2011, £7.25, Spar A rich, ripe white (try saying that after a glass or two!) full of the apricot and pineapple flavours that come from the Viognier grape. The Las Moras estate in exotic-sounding San Juan in Argentina’s Cuyo
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Walkers urged to be vigilant after two huge blazes on East Lancashire's moorland
WALKERS are being urged to take extra care while out on East Lancashire’s moorland following two huge blazes at the weekend. Dozens of firefighters tackled the flames as the region experienced its first day of warmer spring-like temperatures on
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Mercedes sports car worth £37k stolen from driveway
A MERCEDES sports car valued at £37,000 was stolen from the driveway of a house in Whitworth. Police received reports that the vehicle had been taken from the Tonnacliffe Road area during the early hours of Friday. MORE TOP STORIES: Officers
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VULTURES: ‘Despicable’ crimes blasted as conmen steal £80k from Blackburn pensioners
FRAUDSTERS posing as police officers have scammed more than £80,000 out of East Lancashire pensioners in the past month. Elderly people in Blackburn, Rishton, Mellor and Clayton-le-Dale have been conned both over the phone and in person 33 times
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Blackburn Rovers striker Rudy Gestede eyes Wembley FA Cup semi-final after Liverpool draw
RUDY Gestede admits Blackburn Rovers are now ‘so close’ to Wembley - as they wait to find out their potential FA Cup semi-final opponents tonight. Rovers set up a quarter-final replay against Liverpool at Ewood Park after a 0-0 draw at Anfield yesterday
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TOP DOGS: East Lancashire Crufts competitors land big prizes
TWO dedicated Crufts competitors proved their pets were top dogs after landing prizes at this year’s prestigious show. The Kennel Club welcomed more than 22,000 pampered pooches to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham for the most awaited
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Firefighters called as 22-month-old baby locks himself in car in Blackburn
FIREFIGHTERS were called when a 22-month-old baby got locked in a car on Saturday. Crews said when they arrived at Durham Road, in Blackburn, about 12.20pm on Saturday, the boy was “upset and in distress”. MORE TOP STORIES: His father had
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Sir Bill Taylor: Is it something that you said?
Those who know me, well, it's not really a well kept secret, will know. I do quite enjoy a natter! I call this blog "Is it something that you said"? Why? Because I like to base it upon something someone said to me or that I over hear. Am I odd?
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WANTED: A home for 'adorable' deaf Staffordshire bull terrier puppy - Suki
PENDLE Dogs in Need is looking for a home for a deaf Staffordshire bull terrier puppy. The charity is looking for somebody to take Suki, who is mostly white, on a full-time basis. MORE TOP STORIES: A spokesman said: “This adorable girl
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TOO EARLY? Pupils to be taught about rape and consensual sex at 11
PUPILS are to be taught about the difference between rape and consensual sex from the age of 11 to prepare them for life in modern Britain. The lessons could come in soon after the Easter holidays will be based on a series of resources being developed
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Police turn to Facebook in bid to catch teen hoax call pranksters
POLICE have taken the unusual step of publishing the last four digits of the mobile phone numbers believed to be responsible for dozens of prank 999 calls. Sgt Kim de Curtis, from Colne Police, made the numbers public after pupils from Colne Primet
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Man charged with illegal money lending following operation by trading standards
A MAN has been charged with illegal money lending following an operation by trading standards officers in Nelson. Dean Hughes, 46, from Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, was arrested following an operation on March 3. The England Illegal Money Lending
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BRAVE: Woman fights off would-be thief by slapping him across the face
A WOMAN fought off a would-be robber by slapping him across the face when he tried to snatch her handbag. Police praised the bravery of the 54-year-old victim who was attacked as she walked along Briercliffe Road, Burnley, on her way home from
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CAUGHT OUT: Hungry burglar jailed after leaving fingerprints on Pot Noodle
A HUNGRY burglar was ‘potted’ after preparing a noodle snack when he broke into a shop. Blackburn magistrates heard police recovered fingerprints from a Pot Noodle which lead them to Gary Kevin Ward. And the late-night snack earned him six
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Jack Walker would have been proud of Blackburn Rovers' display at Liverpool
THE clock had ticked over to the 20th minute when Gary Bowyer joined the 6,000 Rovers fans applauding in memory of Jack Walker. This was a day about dreams, old and new. Many of those Rovers supporters were returning to the very same stand they had
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We must treat remaining Premier League games as ‘cup finals’, says Burnley midfielder George Boyd
BURNLEY have to treat their remaining 10 Premier League games as ‘cup finals’ if they want to save their season, according to winger George Boyd. After defeat to Liverpool last Wednesday the Clarets are 19th in the Premier League, three points
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VIDEO: Delighted Gary Bowyer hails support of Blackburn Rovers fans in FA Cup draw at Liverpool
GARY Bowyer believes Blackburn Rovers’ 6,000 travelling supporters played a major part in helping his side claim a 0-0 draw at Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter finals - as they marked the 20th anniversary of their title triumph in fitting style. Rovers
