EAST Lancashire ambulancemen were due to hold a meeting to plan the next steps in their long-running pay dispute.

The mass meeting of crews from Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Stacksteads, Altham, Accrington, Nelson and Barnoldswick, was called after Health Minister, Kenneth Clarke said most ambulancemen were just professional drivers.

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