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Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes £1million-a-week footballers may not be far away
FOOTBALL might not be far away from its first £1million-a-week player, according to Burnley boss Sean Dyche. Alexis Sanchez will become the Premier League's highest paid player at Manchester United on a salary reported to be in excess of £350,000
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Firefighters called out to incident at house in Blackburn
FIREFIGHTERS have extinguished a fire in the garage of a property in Blackburn. Crews from Blackburn and Hyndburn Stations were initially called out to reports a house was on fire in Tiverton Drive. But when they arrived at the property at
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Burnley 0 Manchester United 1: Dyche happy with Clarets but frustrated at Mike Dean
SEAN Dyche felt Burnley gave a 'very good account of themselves' despite suffering a defeat to Manchester United at Turf Moor.The Clarets were the better side for most of the afternoon but failed to make their pressure pay before Anthony Martial
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Burnley 0 Manchester United 1: Who was your Clarets man of the match?
AN Anthony Martial goal was enough to condemn Burnley to defeat against Manchester United at Turf Moor.The Clarets were the better side but couldn't take their chances before Martial fired in off the bar 10 minutes into the second.But who caught your
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'It’s another tricky hurdle out of the way' - Tony Mowbray reacts to Rovers' win at Fleetwood Town
TONY Mowbray welcomed a ‘big three points’ for his side as they moved in to the automatic promotion places with a win at Fleetwood Town. Richie Smallwood scored with six minutes to go to ensure a 2-1 victory for Rovers after Connor McAleny equalised
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Burnley 0 Manchester United 1: Match report
BURNLEY failed to make their pressure pay as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Turf Moor. The Clarets were the better side against Jose Mourinho’s men but it was a familiar lack of cutting edge that cost them and made it seven Premier
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Fleetwood Town 1 Blackburn Rovers 2: MATCH REPORT
FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 (McAleny, 56) BLACKBURN ROVERS 2 (Dack, 28) (Smallwood, 84) A LATE Richie Smallwood piledriver saw Rovers make it 16 games unbeaten to help move them in to the League One automatic promotion spots for the first time
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Burnley v Manchester United
5:03pm That's all for now. Report imminent and reaction to come.
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Fleetwood Town v Blackburn Rovers
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Runners are the talk of the Town
RUNNERS were out in force at the weekend when the fourth round of the Mid Lancs Cross Country Championships came to Towneley Park. Nearly 400 runners took part in the junior races for under 11s to under 17s with nearly as many taking part in the
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Man hit by train at crossing
A MAN suffered leg and arm injuries after being hit by a train at a railway crossing. An ambulance service spokesman said three ambulances, a rapid response car and an air ambulance were sent to the crossing in Enfield Road, near Huncoat Railway
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Grants given to East Lancashire youth groups to improve skills
GRANTS for young people's groups in Rossendale and the Ribble Valley had agreed by the county council's cabinet.More than £6,000 has been handed out to help fund activities to develop new skills for young people.Vision in Waterfoot has been handed
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£10,000 funding to create 100 free disability sport sessions across East Lancashire
A COMMUNITY group has received a £10,000 funding boost to help provide more opportunities for disabled people in sport. Accrington Stanley Community Trust has secured a grant of £9,930 from the National Lottery Awards for All fund.The funding will create
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National Storytelling Week to launch this month
LIBRARIES in Lancashire will be taking part in a week-long celebration of storytelling this month.As of Saturday, January 27, centres across the county will take the chance to read stories to children and celebrate reading as part of the 18th annual National
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Organisations invited to event about changes in health and care
VOLUNTARY, community and faith organisations have been invited to an event to raise the understanding of changes in health and care. The event will focus on primary care, including medical, dental, pharmacy and eye care services.It will also look a the
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MP backs new victim abuse bill
AN East Lancashire MP has backed proposed laws that would help protect victims of domestic abuse who have to flee their homes.Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson supports the government's secure tenancies bill which has begun its passage through parliament.The
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Callum Johnson settled at Stanley on and off the pitch
CALLUM Johnson has thrown himself in at the deep end at Accrington Stanley.The 21-year-old completed a permanent switch to the Wham Stadium earlier this month having spent the first half of the season on loan with the Reds.The move to East Lancashire
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Rovers will take confidence from Shrewsbury win but aren't getting carried away, says Charlie Mulgrew
CHARLIE Mulgrew says Rovers will take confidence from last weekend’s win over Shrewsbury Town but must maintain their focus, insisting: “we haven’t won anything yet”. Rovers boosted their promotion hopes with a crucial win over their promotion
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Former church in Ribble Valley village could be converted into a house
A FORMER church could be converted into a single home.Sunderland Peacock Architects Surveyors has submitted plans to Ribble Valley Council to turn the former Ribchester Evangelical Church, on the south side of Blackburn Road, into one house.The church
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Parish councillors to meet in first liaison meeting of the year
PARISH council representatives will meet at a borough's first liaison committee meeting of the year.Ribble Valley parish councillors, of the 36 villages in the Ribble Valley, will meet to discuss key local issues at the parish council's liaison
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Clitheroe gallery gears up for robotics exhibition
A GLASS eye set in brass that follows visitors around the room is one of the new exhibits at the Platform Gallery at Clitheroe railway station.The gallery’s new exhibition, Marvellous Mechanicals, features moving sculptures and robotics by artists Balint
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Lancashire libraries celebrate National Storytelling Week
LIBRARIES in Lancashire will be taking part in a week-long celebration of storytelling later this month. Libraries across the county and the school library service will take the opportunity to read stories to children and to celebrate reading. The annual
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REVEALED: Opening hours for reinstated village library
OPENING hours for a library which will reopen in a village next week have been announced.The official reopening of Whalley Library will take place Monday 29 January at 9am.Following the closure of 26 of the county's 73 libraries by Lancashire County
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Sean Dyche to bring up Premier League century as Burnley boss hails unlikely achievement
SEAN Dyche will celebrate 100 games as a Premier League manager this weekend when he leads Burnley out against Manchester United at Turf Moor - and admits he never saw this milestone coming when he walked into the club. Every one of that century
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'Our kind of players like playing with each other' - Room for both me and Dack in Rovers XI, says Jack Payne
JACK Payne believes there is definitely room for him and Bradley Dack in the Rovers starting line-up and feels the two could complement each other well. Payne has been one of the standout figures in League One so far this season, scoring seven
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NOSTALGIA: Romance on the menu at Crown Paints, Darwen in 1991
The shops are already filling up with Valentine’s Day cards and gifts which gives us the perfect excuse to bring this photograph out of the Lancashire Telegraph archives.It shows the canteen staff at Crown Paints in Darwen celebrating Valentine’s Day
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Award-winner Paapa Essiedu bringing 'radical' Hamlet to Lowry for first time
IT is arguably one of the most famous roles in the world of theatre - and next week, Paapa Essiedu will get the chance to take Hamlet to the stage for a second time. This will be the first time that this award-winning adaptation by the Royal Shakespeare
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Duncombe battling to be fit for Hawks double-header
STEVE Duncombe is fighting to be fit in time for this weekend’s Moralee League double-header against Whitley Warriors.The Hawks coach has not seen action since last year, but hopes to be back in the frame when Hawks host Warriors today (5.45pm) and then
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COURT: Police caught drink driver after tip-off from sister
POLICE were lying in wait for a drink driver after being tipped off by his sister.Blackburn magistrates heard the siblings had fallen out and Jack Christopher Turner drove away from her home in Bacup.Turner, 21, of Melbourne Street, Clayton-le-Moors,
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Woman caught drink driving after first-date lunch
A SHORT drive home from a first-date lunch proved costly for a 46-year-old woman.Blackburn magistrates heard occupational therapist Bobbie Hallam could only “recall” having two large glasses of wine before she drove back to her home in Barrow, near Whalley
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Historic pub closes for £150,000 refurbishment
A PUB which has stood in a village for more than 400 years has closed while £150,000 of refurbishment work take place.The White Bear in Barrowford closed this week as workers set about the improvement works.The new look will reflect the pub’s history
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Council’s record on dealing with dog fouling slammed as ‘lamentable’
A COUNCILLOR described a council’s record on dog fouling as ‘lamentable’ as he called for a firmer strategy on tackling the issue.Ribble Valley councillor Ged Mirfin, who represents Billington, put forward a public motion about how to tackle dog fouling
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Man arrested following raids at properties linked to global sale of endangered species
A MAN has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the international sale of the world’s most vulnerable endangered species. Officers from Lancashire Police and the national wildlife crime unit raided two properties in Burnley after receiving
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Whalley's first ever gin bar opens
A NEW gin bar has opened in a rural village. The H20 bar, on Accrington Road, Whalley, which first opened on the same night as December's Whalley Pickwick Festival, is the latest pub to open its doors in the expanding 'night time economy'
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Backing for newsagents’ plea to prevent Booths supermarket selling papers
By Elliot Bradley A PARISH council has recommended that a supermarket’s request to sell newspapers be rejected.Booths in Barrowford submitted a request to remove a section from a planning document which prevented them from selling newspapers and journals.But
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People urged to have flu jab after rise in number of deaths
A HEALTH chief has urged people to have the flu jab after a surge in the number of cases of the illness. Lancashire and South Cumbria’s medical director Dr Kieran Murphy said at-risk groups including the elderly and those with long-term conditions, should
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'Our ambitions match' - Amari'i Bell wants to progress his career with Rovers after sealing Ewood switch
AMARI’I Bell says his ambitions match those of Rovers after agreeing a permanent switch to Ewood Park. Rovers’ near month-long pursuit of the 23-year-old ended yesterday when he signed a two-and-a-half year deal, joining for an undisclosed fee.
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Sean Dyche insists it's not all about the money as he seeks to maximise Burnley's resources
SEAN Dyche insists its players not pay packets he is focussed on as his Burnley side bid to end a seven game winless run against Manchester United at Turf Moor this afternoon. Jose Mourinho’s men are set to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal on a