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Owd Stacksteads
"Owd Stacksteads" is an illustrated lecture by Wendy Watters. It takes place at Bacup Natural History Museum on Saturday, March 20th at 7pm. All are very welcome.
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Football Folk
Bacup Folk Club are looking for new members and performers. Bring your instruments or just soak up the entertainment and beer at Bacup Football Club every Monday evening from 8.30pm. Contact Brian on 01706 874549.
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Your Future in Rossendale
"Your Future in Rossendale" is being organised by Bacup-based charity "REAL" and there will be an exciting afternoon of street dance, stage make-up, a talent show and career ideas for young Rossendale adults. The event on Saturday, 20th March at
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Colour coded footpaths idea for Darwen
COLOUR coded footpaths should be introduced in Darwen town centre to help children find their way safely, according to a councillor. Coun Simon Huggill is keen on the idea to install the pedestrian pathways scheme after the recent opening of Darwen
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Recession has 'ripped out Accrington's heart'
THE recession has ‘ripped the heart out of Accrington town centre’, according to council bosses. Today it was announced that nine staff at Accrington’s Ethel Austin store would lose their jobs as administrators said the shop would close within
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Blackburn Rovers jury question of the week
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of six Blackburn Rovers fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. You'll still need to buy the paper to see what our fans' panel thinks, but now you
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Wright stuff for rider Jimmy
The Pendle Forest Cycling Club promotion of the ‘Circuit of Ingleborough’ was a huge success again. First-time organiser Danny Davies, of Brierfield, set himself off as first rider of the 80 entries, with the fastest time coming from Peter Williams
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Burnley FC jury question of the week
EACH Thursday, only in your Lancashire Telegraph newspaper, our panel of six Burnley fans give their verdict on a big talking point of the week. You'll still need to buy the paper to see what our fans' panel thinks, but now you can join the
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Police chiefs outline 'safety first' approach to East Lancashire derby
EAST Lancashire’s top officers in charge of next Sunday’s derby clash have emphasised ‘safety first’ ahead of the eagerly-awaited fixture. Match commanders Chief Inspector Jeff Brown and Inspector Caroline Edwards said meticulous planning and
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Moores unsure over second overseas star for Lancashire
PETER Moores says Lancashire have not decided whether to go down the line of hiring a second overseas player for the Twenty20 competition this season. The Red Rose, like all counties, can now utilise a second import in the short form – but head coach
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Bunn back at Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers yesterday recalled goalkeeper Mark Bunn from Sheffield United. Bunn made 31 league starts for the Blades, including a clean sheet in his final match against Blackpool on Tuesday.
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Preview: The Charlatans in Blackpool
INDIE stalwarts The Charlatans have announced two extra live dates, including in Blackpool on May 15, after their gig at London’s Roundhouse sold out in a matter of hours. The gigs co-incide with the 20th anniversary of the release of Some
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Play review: Glengarry Glen Ross @ Library Theatre, Manchester
YOU almost choke on the testosterone in Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet’s far from flattering portrait of salesmen in the real estate business. Tempers become white hot and the expletives fly as a group of hard boiled American guys try to
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Comedy review: Stop Messing About @ Lowry, Salford
WHERE there’s nostalgia there’s brass, judging by the healthy turn out at the Lowry on Wednesday night. The audience was there to see Stop Messing About, an affectionate tribute to the radio show that starred Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Hugh Paddick
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Speed awareness course threshold raised in Lancashire
MOTORISTS travelling at up to 10mph over the speed limit are to be offered courses rather than points and fines. Police are set to give drivers caught at up to 39mph on 30mph roads, the chance to take speed awareness courses rather than a fixed penalty
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Ramsbottom fresh food enthusiasts plan for the good life
FRESH food enthusiasts in Ramsbottom are campaigning to turn the town into a horticultural haven. Green-fingered locals want to increase the amount of local produce grown and eaten in the town. But with a long waiting list for allotments, organisers
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Play preview: Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me in Ramsbottom
A DRAMATIC tale of human survival by Frank McGuiness is the fourth play from the Summerseat Players this season. Garyk Barnett directs Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me at Ramsbottom’s Theatre Royal for one week from Saturday, March 20. The play is
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Burnley FC blog: Not the time to get on manager's back
I KNOW from the relegation battle I experienced during my time at Burnley that the players just have to keep going at the moment. I wouldn’t like to see it go to the last day, like it did for us against Leyton Orient in 1987, because that is very
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The things I miss...
There are some things I miss: Two Way Family Favourites and Children’s Favourites on the Light Programme (that’ll baffle anyone under 50). Cricketers having initials not names:- RDG Willis, MC Cowdrey, APE Knott. In some ways, less TV, fewer
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Aerospace boss to be Lancashire High Sheriff
ONE of East Lancashire’s most high-profile businessmen has been chosen as the county’s next High Sheriff. Dennis Mendoros, managing director of Pendle aerospace firm Euravia, will be officially sworn into the ceremonial role next month.
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We won’t press the panic button, insists Burnley assistant
RUSS Wilcox says Burnley will not press the panic button, insisting they’ve got what it takes to stay in the Premier League. The Clarets’ bid to beat the drop suffered a body blow with only one point earned from back-to-back home games against Stoke
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Chorley clothing store set to close
The Chorley branch of clothing chain Ethel Austin is set to close, it has been announced. MCR, the administrators of the value clothing retailer, confirmed that a further 81 stores will cease to trade in the next three to four weeks.
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Man jailed for torching Accrington home
A MAN who torched a mid terrace house in the early hours after smashing his way in with an accomplice has been jailed for three years four months. Troubled Jonathan Cooper, 24, who was with his uncle Christopher Heys, had thrown a breeze block
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Clarets midfielder McCann's comeback delayed
BURNLEY midfielder Chris McCann has suffered another setback on his road to recovery from a second knee injury of the season, after failing to be declared fit for tonight's reserve game against Manchester United. The 22-year-old was due to be named in
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East Lancashire retail blow as chain closes five stores
FIVE East Lancashire Ethel Austin stores are set to close, it has been announced. MCR, the administrators of the value clothing retailer, confirmed that a further 81 stores will cease to trade in the next three to four weeks. This includes
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Blackburn Cathedral holds Pakistan debate
AN Oxfam aid worker from Pakistan today took part in a debate at Blackburn Cathedral which was also broadcast live on our website. Shakar Arbab, who works with the charity in Islamabad, answered questions asked by audience members as well as
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Burnley defender gutted to miss family reunion
INJURED Clarets captain Steven Caldwell misses out on a ‘family affair’ at Wigan this weekend, but insists his season isn’t over. The centre half has played only 10 games so far after suffering a recurrence of the groin injury he initially
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Blackburn Rovers fans go Speedie dating
FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker David Speedie will be the next former player to star in a question and answer session at Blues, Blackburn, tonight. Speedie, who joined Rovers in a £500,000 deal from Liverpool, played a massive part in securing promotion
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Tributes to Pendleton man known as 'Uncle Billy'
FORMER Ribble Valley parish councillor William Henry Holgate, known as ‘Uncle Billy’, has died. The 75-year-old farmer, a member of the Castle Masonic Lodge and former member of Clitheroe Round Table, died after a long illness death on March
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Surely we still need subways
Most people have risked their lives dodging traffic crossing over from Blackburn Market to Morrisons, not to mention the standing rain water. Now this caring council are blocking the subways/ underpasses because of the dodgy steps leading down to them
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Cemetery clamp threat just silly
I was dismayed to see notices at Pleasington threatening to clamp cars after 5 o’clock. The road to the cemetery which passes through this area is very busy, even later in the afternoon and evening. Many people will like to pay their respects after
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Scary statistics on voting
LAST week I wrote about the Apathy Party being the biggest in party politics, and the quest to find a candidate for Rossendale who is truly committed to the radical reform of Parliament. I continue on a similar theme this week. Fifty per cent of those
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Worry in the air
I have been shocked to discover that the RAF has only a paltry 256 combat aircraft (not warplanes). The French air force has 1,023 and the Israeli 1,230. So making allowances for the number of RAF aircraft on overseas duties and bearing in mind that virtually
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Sirens to jump the queues?
IS it just me or has the sound-track to our town centres become the wailing of emergency sirens? In Blackburn where I work, it’s rare that I can ever step outside or open a window without hearing the scream of an ambulance, police car or fire engine.
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Remove this drug from sale
ALL it took was £15, and a Lancashire Telegraph reporter had obtained a party drug being linked to the deaths of two teenagers. Most worrying this was openly on sale at a tobacconist’s shop in Blackburn town centre. There was even a counter display
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Huncoat pitches saved from housing after protests
FOOTBALL pitches that had been earmarked for housing are being removed from a list which placed them at risk of development. Thousands of signatures had been collected in a bid to save the open space in the centre of Huncoat after children realised sports
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Blackburn pupils trial online voting for youth MP elections
A NEW high-tech internet voting system is being trialled in a Blackburn high school. St Bede’s High School is allowing students to log on to its web-based learning platform to cast votes in this week’s youth MP elections. Headteacher Des Callaghan said
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First look at East Lancashire's new birthing centre suites
A NEW generation of ‘home-from-home’ birthing centres are set to be opened for 2010’s crop of expectant mums in East Lancashire. The former Woodlea mental health unit in Park Lee Road, Blackburn, will be the first to come on line, as part of
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Lancashire women praised at Hyndburn awards event
LANCASHIRE’S high achieving female volunteers were praised at an awards ceremony organised by Hyndburn charity Aawaz. The event, at Accrington Town Hall, saw guests including Julie Hesmondhalgh, who plays Hayley in Coronation Street, and mayors from
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Support pledge over Lancashire's lost tax jobs
MORE than 150 workers at three doomed tax offices continue to be supported by the Government, a minister has said. The staff, at HM Revenue and Customs offices in Burnley, Accrington and Chorley, were told in January they were surplus to requirements
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Film review: I Love You Phillip Morris (15)
Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro. Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa. Jim Carrey delivers his best dramatic performance since Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind in this improbable and utterly incredible true story. Based
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Hyndburn Council in top 75 places to work
HYNDBURN Council leader peter Britcliffe has welcomed the news that the authority has made the prestigious Sunday Times ‘top 75 places to work in the public sector’ list. Jayne Earnshaw, the council’s employee of the year, along with payroll manager
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Review: Blur — No Distance Left To Run, BBC2
MUSIC on television is a drab affair these days. In the name of progress live performance has all but disappeared from our screens, replaced by, if you are lucky, presenter-free video rotation on Sky channels such as Kerrang!, NME TV and Q.
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Wanted East Lancs men back in prison
THREE men wanted on prison recall by police are back behind bars following appeals. The men were recalled to prison for breaching the terms of their release licences. And as a result of information received following appeals in local media, they are
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Police force report cards prove my point
AT the turn of this year I came under fire from some in the police and elsewhere when I told a radio programme that I believed that there were striking disparities between the way different police forces deal with their duties. I have huge respect for
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Lever Bros team clean up in 1932
IT would appear from the trophies proudly on show that these young footballers had ‘cleaned up’ in the 1931/32 season. They played for the Lever Bros works team at the time and were obviously a talented and successful side. The photograph has been sent
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Familiar place in report from 1888
AFGHANISTAN has evidently posed a problem through the centuries. In an old book telling the story of the Feilden’s of Witton Park, published by the recreation department of Blackburn Corporation some decades ago, reference is made to the visit of the
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Arson still a factor in Belmont moorland fire outbreak
FIRE chiefs have not ruled out arson as the cause of a huge fire which swept across moorland at Belmont. More than 20 firefighters battled for three hours to control the blaze behind the Wilton Arms on Tuesday night. Yesterday investigation officers
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My, how times have changed on railways
THE train now leaving platform four is the 11.39 to... Announcements such as this were once made a 100 times a day at Blackburn station as the great steam engines departed for all parts north, south, east and west. The timetable was obviously a blur
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Lancashire petrol station operator: Petrol price hike is not our fault
ONE of Lancashire’s biggest petrol station operators has told drivers: ‘We are not to blame for price rises’. Motorists are bracing themselves for hikes at the pumps after the AA warned of the impact of an increase in fuel duty from April 1 and a rise
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The Rumour Mill - March 18
Aston Villa may be set to make a £15m bid for Wigan's Colombian striker Hugo Rodallega. * Juventus president Jean Claude Blanc says the Italian club would not welcome an offer from Arsenal for midfielder Felipe Melo. * Celtic's hopes
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Upset after free swimming cuts in Darwen
FREE swimming in Darwen has been cut back – but bosses say it is still the best provision in the borough. In the last week, free sessions at Darwen Leisure Centre have been reduced from 54.5 hours to 48 hours, a cut of more than 10 per cent
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Heat is on for Darwen charity walker
WHILE many people use their holidays to relax on the beach, Darwen worker Mick Brown has planned something much more adventurous. For the 50-year-old, who works for Welding Engineering, has travelled to Africa to begin a 120km trek across the
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Sam's plea to Blackburn Rovers starlets
SAM Allardyce has told his Blackburn Rovers starlets ‘our club needs you’ after watching them give Chelsea a run for their money in last night’s FA Youth Cup semi-final clash. Rovers went down 1-0 to their London counterparts in their first
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Lancashire drug experts warn of after effects of ‘legal high’
LANCASHIRE drug support experts are set to warn youngsters about mephedrone in schools. Chris Lee, from the Lancashire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT), said his organisation had major worries over the ‘emerging prevalence’ of the so-called
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Exit claims will drive me to succeed, says Burnley boss
BRIAN Laws refuses to be fazed by false speculation about his future as Burnley boss, insisting it has served to enforce his determination to keep the Clarets’ Premier League dream alive. Yesterday’s Sun newspaper claimed Laws was on borrowed time just
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Danger party drug sold from Blackburn tobacconist's
A PARTY drug linked to the deaths of two teenagers is being openly sold from a tobacconist's in Blackburn. The Lancashire Telegraph yesterday paid £15 for one gram of mephedrone at Smokers World in Blackburn town centre. Despite being
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Near miss as school bus catches fire in Ramsbottom
A double-decker bus caught fire yesterday morning just minutes after 50 children had disembarked. The bus had just finished a school run when the driver noticed smoke on the top deck. Fire crews were called out to Whalley Road, Ramsbottom, at
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Burnley reserves to face returning Hargreaves
BURNLEY'S reserve team are expected to take on a Manchester United side including the returning Owen Hargreaves when they travel to Altrincham's Moss Lane ground tonight. Hargreaves has been out of action for 18 months because of tendinitis in both knees
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Colne walker finds ‘puma’ paw print in snow
THE HUNT for a large wild cat thought to be prowling the Yorkshire Dales has been bolstered following a discovery by an East Lancashire walker. Ongoing speculation that a fearsome feline, possibly a cougar or puma, is stalking the picturesque
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European misery does not make Derbyshire’s move a failure
IF Europe had been a factor in Matt Derbyshire’s decision to leave Blackburn Rovers for Olympiakos, it need not have been so far. Red carded and defeated, last night another campaign ended almost as soon as it had begun. Leaving behind his
