Soft sentence for such cruelty

1:34pm Friday 29th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: Britain is knwon throughout the world as a nation of animal lovers.

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Home has its faults, but I’m happy here...

10:36am Friday 29th August 2008

Shuiab Khan column: Apparently being happy has a got a lot to do with where you live.

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Secrets of medal success

4:37pm Thursday 28th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: The exploits of our athletes in Beijing, where they secured 47 medals including 19 golds, was a tremendous boost for the nation.

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Investment has put schools in a different class

12:31pm Thursday 28th August 2008

Jack Straw column: So much for all those doom merchants who like to write off East Lancashire in general, and Blackburn in particular.

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Statue thieves are far from loveable rogues

1:10pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Nick Nunn column: There's nothing really new about the idea of the criminal who deep down has a heart of gold.

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Big worries over hospitals

9:30am Wednesday 27th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: It is worrying that East Lancashire Hospitals Trust’s emergency plan to deal with increased demand for beds has already attracted criticism.

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Changes to our way of life are for the worse

11:29am Tuesday 26th August 2008

Margo Grimshaw column: Money's important. We all like to have it. We work hard to get it and often we work just as hard keeping it.

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School money is for spending

9:31am Tuesday 26th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: It is concerning today to hear that schools have ‘stockpiled’ £60million of unspent cash for ‘rainy days’.

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My family are the unhappiest of campers

1:21pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

Helen Mead column: “Can we sleep in the tent?” My daughters had friends to stay, and fancied a little nocturnal excitement.

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Open longer to help patients

12:26pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: There have been so many government-driven changes in the National Health Service in recent years that perhaps doctors could be forgiven for not reacting immediately to the latest ‘initiative.’

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Millions use God’s manual ‘because it works’

7:06pm Saturday 23rd August 2008

Rev Kevin Logan column: It can burn you to death. It can toss you from one side of the room to the other.

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Our streets are NOT safe

6:57pm Saturday 23rd August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: What happened to the innocent 51-year-old man who was unlucky enough to be randomly selected by teenage thug Damien Hibbert was rightly described by Judge Michael Byrne as “quite frankly disgusting.”

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Happiness was a new pencil case

2:40pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

Caroline Dutton column: The mornings are getting darker, there's a distinct nip in the air, and the High Street is over-run with child mannequins wearing grey pleated skirts and reasonably-priced white blouses.

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An inspiration to everyone

2:20pm Thursday 21st August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: Mudassir Khan has an amazing story to tell. He was one of East Lancashire’s first Asian residents, arriving at the country in 1956 to work in the textile industry.

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British sport is looking to a golden future

11:13am Thursday 21st August 2008

Jack Straw column: What a relief. All those Olympic gold – and silver and bronze – medals for Team GB.

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Statue theft a disgrace

11:58am Wednesday 20th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: There has been outrage at the news that thieves have stolen a sculpture designed by youngsters at a special school.

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‘Think-tankers’ need to learn about real life

11:34am Wednesday 20th August 2008

Nick Nunn column: Almost everyone North of Watford has protested loudly about the idea from the think tank Policy Exchange that some towns and cities in our neck of the woods should be abandoned and their people moved to the South East.

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Arresting time with boys in blue

12:44pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

Margo Grimshaw column: I have had many interesting, exciting and informative days in my life, but Friday’s ‘Day with the London Met’ must come out tops.

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Testing time on Memory Lane

3:24pm Monday 18th August 2008

Caroline Dutton column: I got to take a trip down memory lane on Thursday, visiting St Mary’s College in Blackburn for A-level results day.

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Cheers for our beer producers

2:56pm Monday 18th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: The brewing industry has strong roots in East Lancashire.

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They loved it, except when mishaps occurred

11:20am Monday 18th August 2008

Helen Mead column: Do I wrap my children in cotton wool? The answer came through loud and clear while on our annual holiday in Sandsend.

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Colne cyclist has done us proud

9:32am Monday 18th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: Cyclist Steven Burke is the pride of East Lancashire after winning Olympic bronze.

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Will this be Darwen's last gala?

9:22am Monday 18th August 2008

Harry Nuttall column: It was the annual Darwen Gala at the weekend and I went along with my youngest granddaughter.

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Cheers for our beer producers

12:10pm Saturday 16th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: The brewing industry has strong roots in East Lancashire.

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Jesus gave immediate and unforgettably wise answers

10:10am Saturday 16th August 2008

Rev Kevin Logan column: I fell in love with God because of Jesus. I was brought up with a kill-joy deity who demanded the impossible (i.e. that I be good. Impossible!)

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Owners have duty to pets

8:21am Friday 15th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: Pet owners have a duty to ensure their animal receives the best possible care.

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Report is an insult to Northerners

9:14am Thursday 14th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: A report claims people should abandon northern towns and move to the South.

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Systems just monitor decline of the NHS

2:23pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

Nick Nunn column: Exactly sixty years ago, when it was formed, our National Health Service was the envy of the world – a civilised model which recognised that getting efficient and effective medical treatment was the right of everyone regardless of their wealth.

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Answering the big questions

12:17pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph comment: Prince Charles’ bid to improve the lives of Burnley’s young people a real boost to the town.

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Not one of my best weeks, but hey, that’s life

9:30am Tuesday 12th August 2008

Margo Grimshaw column: The ‘credit crunch’ is not doing any of us any favours is it?

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