Stories for 13 November 2003
Accrington News
THE SELL-OFF of Hyndburn Council's housing stock has moved a step nearer after a jury of tenants voted in favour of a stock transfer.
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CHURCHES in Accrington have become the target of thieves after a spate of break-ins.
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WILLIE Brown has brewed up an attendance record that's hardly pint-sized.
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Blackburn News
A HEADTEACHER has celebrated his school's achievement in becoming one of the top-performing educational establishments in the country.
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ITV's Are You Being Serviced? has made stars of two of Blackburn with Darwen Council workers who unblock drains. Reporter DANNY BRIERLEY finds out why fame isn't going to Derek Wilkinson and Peter Trueman's heads
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TWO social services departments covering East Lancashire have received contrasting marks in new government ratings out today.
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A COUNCILLOR has been driven to distraction by a new speed camera set up yards from a chicane designed to slow cars down.
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CHIEF Constable Paul Stephenson is making senior officers face the public to justify the need for a 15 per cent council tax increase.
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COUNCIL tenants in Hyndburn are to be balloted on whether or not to sell off the council's housing stock after a panel of their representatives voted in favour of a stock transfer.
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EAST Lancashire MPs have welcomed the idea of compulsory identity cards, despite the Cabinet opposition of their Blackburn colleague Jack Straw.
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PRIMARY school children had the chance to share their views on how their neighbourhoods could be improved thanks to a new borough council project.
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Bolton Business
NINE out of 10 Bolton-based small or medium enterprises do not trust the Government to make the right decision for business about the Euro.
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Bolton Bygone
Another reader was surprised when this picture dropped through the letter box some while ago.
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READER Lee Evans has sent me this picture of five-year-olds at St James's School in Daisy Hill, Westhoughton in 1950.
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From the Evening News, November 13, 1903: THE members and friends of the Clyde Angling Society met at the Lord Clyde (Folds Road) for the opening supper on Wednesday.
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BOOTHSTOWN Methodist Church is delighted to have received a £12,530 grant from the Local Heritage Initiative to help the community research the history of Boothstown.
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1312: Edward III, King of England from 1327, was born.
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Bolton Education
A PRIMARY school in Farnworth is celebrating awards from two educational bodies.
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Bolton Leisure
PUPILS from Dawn Dawson's Bolton Academy of Dance and Stage will appear in the European Ballet's production of The Nutcracker at the Albert Halls, Bolton this Sunday, November 16.
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NEW Rosemere AOS staged a successful publicity campaign during the Bolton Festival earlier this year.
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RENEE Easterbrook directs Halliwell Theatre Company's 40th anniversary production, Season's Greetings at their Harvey Street venue next week.
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SHOW Of Hands, the West Country duo who have sold out the Royal Albert Hall twice are on a major tour. They will be at The Met Arts Centre, Bury tomorrow.
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BOLTON Youth Orchestra are in concert at Bolton Parish Church on Saturday, November 22.
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HORWICH AODS is recruiting performers for its production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" next May.
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ST PHILIP'S AODS (Junior Workshop) present The Sound of Music In the Parochial Hall, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, from Wednesday, November 19 to Saturday, November 22, at 7.15 pm.
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IT was at a school assembly shortly after Hillary and Tensing had conquered Mount Everest that the leader of the expedition, Sir John Hunt, was the speaker.
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THIS is the return to form Andy McNab needed after a couple of indifferent novels in the life and times of Nick Stone.
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PEOPLE are being asked to think of others over Christmas by the Bolton and District Citizens Advice Bureau.
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WHEN most people think of Holland, they think of Amsterdam, windmills, cafes, clogs and tulips. But there is another side to this magnificent country which is still largely undiscovered by the British traveller.
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ALTHOUGH it attracts more than seven million tourists a year, Majorca has areas completely untouched by the hordes of revellers it is famous for.
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ALTHOUGH it attracts more than seven million tourists a year, Majorca has areas completely untouched by the hordes of revellers it is famous for.
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A CHRISTMAS coffee morning with stalls is being held at Wigan Road Methodist Church, Leigh, this Saturday, November 15, between 11am and 1pm. more...
ANYONE who visited the big, rambling Victory pub on Chorley Old Road in Bolton will feel vaguely disorientated by wandering into Mr G's Restaurant now.
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IT may be a bit of a drive but a visit to beautiful Portmeirion is well worth the effort for the beautiful architecture on display.
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Dave Hall finds Blackpool Tower to be the height of fun, even when faced
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SOMETIMES the best entertainment can be found right on your doorstep. And that's the case with Smithills Open Farm, next to Smithills Hall in Bolton.
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MY previous visit to The Lowry was in total darkness. Well, it was at night and I was there to see the great Peter Kay perform one of his Christmas shows so I hadn't really been able to appreciate the magnificence of The Lowry as a "must see" tourist attraction.
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BEING a huge David Hockney fan, it doesn't take much persuading to get me to Salts Mill. This former textiles mill now houses one of the most comprehensive collection of Hockney art galleries.
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FIVE floors of shops, artefacts, collectors' pieces and a pirate ship especially for the kids -- Botany Bay is surely the perfect place to go when the weather is grim.
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Bolton News
A TEENAGER facing execution if he is convicted of smuggling drugs to Thailand may admit to the offence, even though he continues to protest his innocence.
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FORGET Buzz Lightyear, Action Man or Barbie this Christmas, for the year's must-have gift could well be an elephant from Bolton.
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A BOLTON angling club could be holding international fishing competitions for the disabled in the next five years, if it raises enough money to create a special lake.
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LATEST plans to move Westhoughton Cricket Club to a new ground would involve sharing a site with a rugby club, the developers said today.
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A NIGHTCLUB doorman has gone on trial accused of raping a female customer.
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A DOZEN sporting "heroes" from the Bolton area have bared almost all to become the Cheeky Boys and help a local charity.
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AN investigation has begun into the demise of Bolton's showpiece swimming complex The Water Place.
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RESIDENTS are celebrating after winning their fight to stop developers building luxury apartments near to their homes.
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A SHOP assistant who refused to hand over cash to raiders was beaten over the head with a tree branch.
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CLAIMS that Britain is facing a Christmas tree shortage this year because of drought have been branded as alarmist by a Bolton grower.
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VULNERABLE people in Bolton are receiving care which is among the best in the country, it was announced today.
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RESIDENTS are being urged to save water following the North-west's driest late summer and early autumn on record.
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HUNDREDS of needy local children are hoping that Bolton Evening News' readers will make their Christmas extra-special. They will benefit from the Bolton Evening News/Bolton Lions Caring Christmas Appeal which is launched today.
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VICTIMS of hate crime, can now report information to the police on the web.
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AN autobiography by Lord Bob Haslam, the former head of British Steel and the National Coal Board, was launched at his former school.
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A SOLDIER from Bolton marked the deaths of those who have died in conflicts by playing a key role in a remembrance service in one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces in Iraq.
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BOLTON'S social services chief admitted at a national conference that private care home owners were not paid enough.
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TWO schoolgirls are to be honoured for their quick-thinking action which helped save the life of a 56-year-old grandmother.
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ADLINGTON Carnival Committee is offering a reward for information after an arson attack caused damage estimated at more than £1,000.
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CHILDREN from a primary school performed a unique production to celebrate Indian culture.
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BOLTON Council has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money after workmen dug up a road just weeks after it had been repaired.
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A POLICEMAN has been given a warning after he used the Greater Manchester Police computer to look up a neighbour's details following a row over a dog.
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A THAI-boxing champion has achieved a world record for completing the most press-ups in one minute.
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MORE than 2,000 youngsters in Bolton have won top marks for attendance.
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PLANS to protect tenants from rogue landlords are being backed by a Bolton MP.
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AN unpopular eyesore is to be transformed under a new housing scheme. The former mining pit head at Jethro Street, Tonge Moor, is to become the site of 56 new homes.
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YOUNGSTERS from Bolton will have their views heard in the European Parliament this week thanks to local Euro MP Arlene McCarthy.
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THE teenage driver of a car which lost control on a country road and ploughed into a garden wall remained in a critical condition today in the Royal Bolton Hospital.
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CELEBRITIES and community organisations have rallied together to launch a new anti-racism group.
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UP to 4,000 people were left in the dark after a power cut in Bolton yesterday afternoon.
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MASKED knifemen burst into a Bury off-licence and stole cash from the till.
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A MAN from Farnworth has been jailed for four years for indecently assaulting a 14-year-old Bolton girl.
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A 32-YEAR-old mother of three died from natural causes, a Bolton inquest decided. Christine Tyldesley, from Linacre Avenue, Great Lever, was found dead by her 13-year-old son, Steven, on June 18.
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VOLUNTARY organisation Special Needs Under Fives Support is looking for more volunteers.
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A BABY girl who was found unconscious in her cot at her home in Great Lever is making a good recovery.
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STAFF at a bakery had to be taken to hospital last night after an ammonia leak.
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A 38-YEAR-OLD woman was left shaken but unhurt after a man and a woman threatened her and forced her to hand over her handbag and cash outside Radcliffe Metrolink Station at 10pm on Tuesday.
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HORWICH AODS is recruiting performers for its production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" next May.
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A METAL container with tools and piles of concrete and rubble inside was set alight at 3am today.
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A COLLECTION at the Bolton Centenary Canopy in Victoria Square on Saturday, November 1, raised £332 for Bolton Friends of the Earth.
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THE next meeting of Salford Community Network, to discuss future local events, will be held at the Kenyon Way Community Centre, Little Hulton, on Wednesday, December 10, at 5.30pm.
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ARSONISTS broke into a touring caravan and then set it alight on the Oldhams's Estate in Astley Bridge.
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FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a car fire in Walkden early today. A Renault Clio was set on fire on Walter Street at 2.15am. more...
HUNDREDS of operations are being cancelled at the The Royal Bolton Hospital following an outbreak of a flu-like virus.
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MONTHS and months have passed here on Greenroyd Avenue and the devastation and destruction of this once lively street goes on, while the powers-that-be sit back and watch it happen.
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MAY I clear up a misconception. In your 24:7 guide of November 11, the Choice was "Antigone", described as "The third play in Sophocles' trilogy of tragedies".
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MY husband was the fireman who got injured in the gas explosion at Carr's Butchers on Tuesday, November 4.
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Bolton Sport
Premier Division: Rochdale St Clements v Old Boltonians; Prairie United v Bury GSOB; Radcliffe Amateurs v Lymm; Little Lever SC v Bolton County.
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DAVID O'Leary was tipped for a sensational return to Leeds today, 17 months after being shown the door at Elland Road.
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AIR MILES MANCHESTER LEAGUE: Premier Division: Breightmet United v Highfield United; Leigh Athletic v Dukinfield Town.
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Premier Division: Blackrod Town v Milnthorpe Corin.
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EAGLEY entertain North Lancashire side Walney Island tomorrow in a bid to reach the last 16 of the Lancashire Amateur Shield, kick-off 1.45.
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Bolton Wanderers
YOURI Djorkaeff was expected to get the green light today to step up his bid for a Premiership return.
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WANDERERS have sold all of their tickets for the Premiership clash with Leeds at Elland Road on Saturday week.
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Burnley News
POLICE today warned that a teen craze for pelting stones at cars could lead to a 'catastrophe'.
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A GROUP of quick-thinking bobbies today spoke of the moment they risked their lives to rescue a pensioner from a raging house fire and said: "We were just doing our job."
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PREPARATIONS are going well for the 'Christmas Special' which takes place on November 27. Padiham's lights will be switched on at 6pm by Mayor Bob Clark.
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CLIVIGER Parish Council has urged a public inquiry to say yes to a moorland wind farm that is being opposed by Burnley Council.
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A BURNLEY fire chief today called on police to treat a suspected arson attack on a house as an attempted murder inquiry.
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Clarets Sport
DAVID MAY could be back to bolster Burnley's defence for Saturday's tricky trip to Derby.
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BURNLEY reserves fell to another defeat following a seven-goal thriller in Yorkshire.
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IF LIGHTNING really does strike twice, can someone please point it in the direction of Pride Park?
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Clitheroe News
RECORD-breaking students at Bowland High School last night paid an emotional tribute to a disabled fellow pupil in a show of support which highlighted the school's close-knit community.
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AN East Lancashire MP is leading a Commons condemnation of the British Red Cross for banning Jesus and the Nativity from its 392 stores.
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POLICE have recovered the body of an 82-year-old man from a Clitheroe lodge.
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Colne News
ONE of the stars of a saucy charity calendar blocked by Lancashire County Council says he's delighted it is now being printed.
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THE sole director of a failed company in Colne which built up a £248,000 debt has given an undertaking not to take part in any company management for seven years.
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Darwen News
PUPILS at Darwen Vale High School could soon be taking a step back in time with the more unusual subject of archaeology being offered on the curriculum.
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A GRIEVING dad today asked: "Did my daughter have to die?"
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ALMOST half a million pounds is to be spent on transforming the area around Waterside Brook, Darwen.
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Lancashire Info
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
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Lancashire Leisure
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside.
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Lancashire News
ONE of my colleagues shouted at me: "There's folic acid in bread". "What about chlorine being put in the water? Are you going to take that out?" hollered another.
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A BURNLEY woman may inherit money from the family of American outlaw Butch Cassidy, it was revealed.
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YOUNG Peter Tapp was set to find his crooked teeth being talked about in Parliament.
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COMMERCIAL TV was to be on the air in a year's time, the government announced, prompting great excitement.
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THE new statues in Church Street have undoubtedly added a touch of artistic panache to the town centre of Blackburn.
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A GRIEVING dad today asked: "Did my daughter have to die?"
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POLICE today warned that a teen craze for pelting stones at cars could lead to a 'catastrophe'.
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I FEEL it is imperative that a response is given to the allegations made against Lancashire Constabulary by your columnist Eric Leaver on October 29.
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AS WE come towards the end of this year's period of remembrance, which I think has been among the best supported locally for many years, perhaps we can reflect on other related matters.
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I WAS disgusted to read that the Gurkhas who fought for us during the Second World War and in several conflicts since can only stay in this country for a couple of years whilst asylum seekers if they claim asylum could get indefinite leave to stay.
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BEING a Christian and churchgoer I'm disgusted at what is going on in my home town Great Harwood of which I've always been very proud.
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Lancashire Sport
BLACKBURN Under 15s failed to make it four wins in a row following their 3-2 reverse against West Lancashire in their Lancashire League match at Edge Hill College, last week.
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TWO second half goals by Paul Fildes saw Nelson through to the second round of the Lancashire Marsden Trophy at Padiham last night.
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THE match started with Padiham under pressure from Nelson. On 11 minutes a left wing cross and a Howe's header was well saved by the Nelson goalkeeper.
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BACUP produced a stunning display of quality football to progress to the second round of the Marsden Trophy last night.
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DAVID MAY could be back to bolster Burnley's defence for Saturday's tricky trip to Derby.
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GRAEME Souness today hinted he's ready to unleash exciting youngster Paul Gallagher on unsuspecting Premiership defences after the teenager seized his chance to sparkle against Everton on Monday night.
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Lancaster News
I AM sorry that Steve Metcalfe finds enforcement action targeted at people who fly tip unacceptable (Letters, October 30).
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STEVE Metcalfe's letter headed `What is anti-social behaviour' (October 30) was a mixture of unproven falsehoods, prejudices and muddled thinking.
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For once we have a councillor who is not scared to act in the public interest and what happens - she gets suspended, labelled as untrustworthy and convicted by what is little more than a kangaroo court.
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I WOULD like to respond to the letter published last week under the heading `Close skate park'. I am one of the people who got it put there in the first place and think the comments are both selfish and unwelcome.
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I URGE everyone who is trying to work out how anyone can enjoy fireworks peacefully, as suggested by Mr Tinning of the Lancaster Fireworks Factory in the Citizen (October 30) to stop moaning among themselves and start grumbling where it will count.
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IT WAS quite refreshing to see that the new Aldi store on Morecambe promenade does not open on Sundays.
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THE residents of Sandylands are strongly in favour of the housing project proposed by Hargreaves Builders for the former bus depot on Heysham Road.
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A MAN who admitted murdering a 48-year-old in an alleyway could soon be facing life imprisonment.
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BUS services to Heysham village may be suspended at night, a bus company has warned.
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LANCNEWS A SLAVE whose death has become the stuff of local legend is to be remembered in a specially commissioned poem as part of Lancaster's Litfest.
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A CRUSADE to drive home the importance of seat belt wearing is being hailed as a great success after 86 people were fined in a Lancaster `hotspot' operation.
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A WOMAN is demanding action after thieves made off with objects from a family grave.
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PUMPKIN seeds overheated and ignited when they were left frying in deep fat at Lancaster University.
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A FULL-ON rendition of Handel's `Messiah' featuring a full orchestra of semi-professional musicians, choir of 100 singers and specially invited solists is coming to Lancaster at the end of this month.
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THIEVES made off with two caravans worth £34,000 from a site near Carnforth.
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HOUSING developers are set to go to the High Court next week in a last ditch bid to win consent for a huge new housing development south of Lancaster.
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LANCASTER is to turn the clock back more than 250 years next weekend - to remember the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745.
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Lancaster Sport
FORTRESS Christie Park has been breached at last!
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A MUCH-changed Lancaster City outfit still held too much power for North West Counties side Great Harwood Town in the Lancashire County Cup on Monday night, running out 2-0 winners.
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OLYMPIC Gold Medallist Jason Queally came back to his roots last week to help out his old university.
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BOWERHAM Tennis Club has won a lottery grant of almost £5,000 to boost its attempts to get more people playing the game.
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Leigh Leisure
A CRAFT and gift fair in aid of Derian House children's hospice is open from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, November 15 in the Derby Room, Leigh Library. more...
THE Salvation Army Christmas Fair at Dorset Road Community Centre in Atherton opens at 11am on Saturday, November 22.
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ST Lewis's annual craft fair at Croft will open at 1.30pm on Saturday, November 22 at the Mustard Lane school. more...
OVER 100 pictures will go on show at Culcheth Art Group's annual exhibition at the end of the month.
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HINDLEY Green fund raisers have organised a prize bingo night to help cancer sufferers.
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rTURKEY teas, raffles, tombola and an early visit from Santa are features of the Christmas Fair.
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TALENT seekers will flock to Bag Lane Methodist Church at Atherton on Friday (7.30pm) and Saturday (7pm) for junior showtime.
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LEIGH and District Family History Society will hear Fred Holcroft speak on "Local Men on the Somme" at their meeting in the Derby Room, Leigh Library, on November 18 at 7.30pm. more...
A CHRISTMAS coffee morning with stalls, opens at Wigan Road Methodist Church, Leigh, on Saturday (November 15) between 11am and 1pm.
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TWO fund raisers have been planned for the same day at Westleigh's XII Apostles' RC Church.
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HTAKE your partners for a Christian Aid barn dance which stomps into life at 7.30pm on Saturday, November 15 at Lowton Civic Hall.
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Leigh News
WHILE on the subject of broken washing machines, a verse written in the latest edition of Linkline by a new Hindley Green pensioner, brought back many memories of washing days when they were tough.
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IT never ceases to amaze me where this column gets to.
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nFAMILIES are being asked not to waste water following the driest summer and autumn on record.
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I couldn't believe it when I switched on the central heating for the first time this year and the overflow started to pour.
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HLEIGH-born national newspaper columnist Linda Lee Potter was confined to the annils of Room 101 by eccentric editor and Tory MP Boris Johnson on the BBC 2 programme of the same name on Monday.
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THE wide leather belts with big buckles I used to wear in the 70s are back in fashion and I still have a drawer full. I wonder how many of you have as well.
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YOUNG engineers Warren Lyons and Samuel Smith are almost the best in Britain.
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HUNDREDS of school children teamed up with Wigan Council in a bid to reduce the plastic waste mountain.
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TALENTED Amy Hawkins is a runner-up in the National Young Designers Awards sponsored by leading electrical manufactures Texet.
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FORMER Leigh bandsman Harold Roberts was blown away by the response to his appeal for musicians to form a Remembrance Day parade band.
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TEN tons of scrap plastic was destroyed in a fire at a packaging warehouse on Bonfire Night
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BUNDLE of energy Lauren Brown-Crowther has danced her way to a European title.
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GOLBORNE Brass Band will lead the singing at Lowton, Golborne and Ashton Mencap Society community carol concert being held from 7.30pm on Wednesday, December 10 at Lowton Civic Hall.
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A FORMER Mayoress of Wigan, Doris Jones, of Higher Folds, Leigh, has died aged 74.
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WRESTLER Tommy Walsh told members of Tyldesley Probus Club about his life and times in the ring.
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TWO brothers have each been fined £10,500 after pleading guilty to waste offences.
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TWO schoolgirls are to be honoured for their quick-thinking action which helped to save the life of a 56-year-old Leigh grandmother.
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A PAIR of bargain-hunting sisters are set to appear on the latest popular TV antique show "Boot Sale Treasure Hunt".
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THE spotlight shone on faithful school crossing patrollers when their road safety work was recognised at an awards ceremony.
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A TWO-HUNDRED year old painting by a Leigh-born artist is expected to fetch up to £20,000 at auction later this month.
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A FORMER maintenance engineer who worked around asbestos for more than 30 years died from a chest infection as a result of a lung tumour.
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AS 80 years-old Joan Kavanagh paid her respects at Leigh's war memorial, she reflected on she and her BICC colleagues' fund-raising role for the war effort which received special recognition.
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FINISHING touches to a town square named to honour a king of the ring have been unveiled.
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A 21-YEAR-OLD man accused of murdering his five-week-old baby daughter has denied the allegation.
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Leigh Sport
PHIL Starbuck said he is delighted to become the new manager of Leigh RMI after a successful stint as caretaker boss.
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Leigh RMI 1 Scarborough 4: RMI's hopes of picking up vital points in their relegation dogfight were shattered by a three goal blast during the last 15 minutes by Scarborough.
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DARREN Abram isn't one for making wild predictions, but the recently-appointed Leigh Centurions head coach is making one promise.
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Leigh RMI 1 Scarborough 4: NEW Leigh boss Phil Starbuck was left exasperated as his team conceded three goals in the last 15 minutes at home to Scarborough in the Nationwide Conference last night.
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Nelson News
WALKERS in Trawden will this weekend be able to use a new footbridge, which replaces one that was washed away more than two years ago.
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MORE than 100 people in the Nelson and Brierfield areas have been issued with fixed penalty tickets for failing to wear seatbelts as part of a police campaign encouraging motorists to "belt up".
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A DERELICT property that has blighted a community for 15 years could become the first to be rescued under a new council scheme.
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Rawtenstall News
THE friends of an East Lancashire businessman who died while on a golfing holiday in Spain have paid tribute to "one of life's nice guys".
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ROSSENDALE Museum has closed for a major refit after it was saved from the axe earlier this year.
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A SCHEME to encourage people to report hate crimes has been expanded in Rossendale.
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Rovers Sport
PHEW! What a relief it was to beat Everton on Monday night! After a difficult couple of months, we really needed a pick-me-up against the Blues and thankfully we got it.
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SCOTLAND midfielder Paul Lambert believes Barry Ferguson's decision to leave Rangers for Blackburn will benefit the former Gers skipper in the same way as the Celtic star's switch to Borussia Dortmund.
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GRAEME Souness today hinted he's ready to unleash exciting youngster Paul Gallagher on unsuspecting Premiership defences after the teenager seized his chance to sparkle against Everton on Monday night.
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BLACKBURN defender Lorenzo Amoruso claims he carried his knee injury for months before going under the knife - and that is why his form slumped.
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BLACKBURN Rovers' two Academy sides both enjoyed thrilling victories over top class opposition at the weekend.
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Stanley Sport
THE challenges just keep coming for Accrington Stanley and young midfielder Andy Procter is loving every minute of it.
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