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• Events in East Lancashire on Tuesday, March 6

  Blackburn Breast Care Support Group, Beardwood Hospital, Preston New Road, Blackburn, 7pm-9pm.

• Throw the book at vile conmen

  EVERY decent person will be appalled and angered at the anguish pensioner Albert Woodhouse has suffered at the hands of a heartless and brazen confidence trickster.

• Gigg Lane delight as Shakers hit three again

  Bury 3 Swansea City 0, by Steve Canavan A FEW weeks ago the sight of a Bury team scoring three goals in a game was rarer than spotting a Golden Eagle nesting in the Gigg Lane stand.

• New look gets seal of approval

  BLACKBURN MP and Home Secretary Jack Straw has given his seal of approval to the new look Lancashire Evening Telegraph.

• Clown around

  I WOULD like to thank Morrison's store, Blackburn and all who donated when I dressed as a clown there on Saturday and Sunday, February 3 and 4 collecting for the cerebral palsy charity SCOPE. I raised more than £200.

• Logo gives life to Labour

  JOHN Cotton must have very little on his agenda as spokesman for the Conservative party if he can find time to rearrange the new logo of the Labour party (Letters, February 9) and come up with the word 'evil.'

• Public pay more for reduced services

  READ with disbelief (LET, February 28) of the farcical decision by Burnley councillors to award themselves a disgraceful 70 per cent expenses rise and then cut back services at the Mechanics (left).

• People tired of crime talk

  ACCORDING to a major survey, England and Wales have the second highest number of crime victims in the western world, with 28 for every 100 citizens.

• Legal eagles not the answer

  YOUR headline 'Straw gets tough on hardened criminals' (LET, February 26) demonstrates the incompetence of the government in general and Jack Straw in particular.

• Market plans putting the frighteners in

  I HOPE the Accrington market scheme is nothing like the artist's impression (LET, February 15). Otherwise it will be ghastly and more likely to frighten shoppers away than to attract them.

• Leigh bounce back with super six

  Leigh RMI 6 Nuneaton Borough 2, by Martyn Hindley NUNEATON Borough suffered the backlash of RMI's FA Trophy exit, as, in the first Hilton Park league game since New Year's Day, Leigh handed the Manor Park outfit a six-goal mauling.

• Rovers: (3-4-1-2) from right to left

  Friedel

• Baggies fail to bridge the quality gap and go home empty handed

  WEST Brom boss Gary Megson admitted his side failed to bridge the quality gap as Rovers gained revenge for a 1-0 reverse at the Hawthorns earlier in the season.

• Gillespie back in international frame

  SAMMY McIlroy has hinted that Keith Gillespie could still have a part to play in Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifying campaign following the winger's dramatic return to Rovers' first team.

• FORM GUIDE:

  FRIEDEL: A virtual spectator all afternoon as West Brom offered precious little as an attacking force...6

• A touch of genius

  ROVERS 1 WEST BROM 0 Bent 47 GRAEME Souness raised a few eyebrows when he took a gamble on Celtic outcast Eyal Berkovic.

• Nature reserve clean-up makes access easier

  LOWERHOUSE residents linked with local anglers to clean up Lowerhouse Lodges Nature Reserve in Burnley and build bridges for better access.

• Cycling sex pest preys on boys

  A SEX pest on a bike who indecently exposes himself to young boys has offended again.

• Zany route to safer roads

  A THEATRE company is to visit schools in East Lancashire, hoping to drive home the road safety message.

• Teachers' new book points way to success

  FOUR East Lancashire teachers have contributed to a new book giving the inside story on how to improve primary schools.

• Village house plan set for approval

  PLANS to build a house on car park of the former Lamb Inn, Newchurch-in-Pendle, are set to be given the go-ahead after the developer submitted new plans to Pendle council.

• Lesley wins her battle of bulge

  A WOMAN who has battled against the bulge for 18 years is now looking forward to her dream holiday after losing more than a stone in five weeks.

• Mystery of old Yates's Wine Lodge

  LOOKING Back was stumped when local history buff Mr J A Marsden asked if it could show him a picture of the old Yates's Wine Lodge that was in Lord Street until it and other buildings in the same block were demolished in 1977 to make way for the third…

• Crew's special effort to down Hitler!

  THE years flew away for former air cadet Joe Addison when he read of the recent concert at Accrington Town Hall organised for the Royal Air Force Association - all the way back to wartime when he and a crew of fellow teenagers staged their own special…

• Athletic changes

  ATHLETICS: Due to the foot and mouth outbreak, all tomorrow's Clayton Harriers runs will go from Michelin Social Club, Burnley at 7pm. Accrington Road Runners meet as usual tomorrow but outside the playing fields.

• Union's fears as Rolls profits dive

  UNION bosses are seeking assurances on jobs in East Lancashire after Rolls Royce announced a huge fall in profits and 6,000 redundancies.

• Nice show, shame about the crowd

  ABBA MANIA, at King George's Hall, Blackburn

• Five years ago

  RESIDENTS in Blackburn were told to be prepared for a council tax rise of 17 per cent.

• Ten years ago

  POLL taxpayers in Blackburn and Hyndburn were told they may have to pay large increases on their bill to cover for those who had not paid.

• Walk cancelled

  THE Oxo Ramblers' Group has cancelled its March 11 walk in Yorkshire due to the foot and mouth outbreak.

• Boy, 8, 'critical' after bus accident

  AN eight-year-old boy was in a critical condition in hospital today after an accident with a bus on a busy road.

• Why did they change their mind on alibi?

  POLICE who questioned Peter Fell in the days after the double murder he was later convicted of said they were happy he was not a suspect, a court was told.

• Protest over country 'Meccano set' masts

  A CALL for councils to be allowed to decide on new mobile phone masts has come from Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans.

• Formations

  Burnley 3-5-2

• 'Traumatic time' over for Rix

  GRAHAM Rix certainly enjoyed his first game in charge at Fratton Park as the victory lifted Portsmouth six points clear of the drop zone.

• Formguide

  Burnley MICHOPOULOS: Left unprotected for first goal but coped with most of Portsmouth's 17 attempts to score...6

• Cloud over Payton's future

  THE future of Burnley striker Andy Payton was today shrouded in mystery after he was dropped for Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth.

• PORTSMOUTH 2 BURNLEY 0

  Nightingale 56, Panopoulos (pen) 69

• Rewards for success

  HOME Secretary Jack Straw will present the prizes at Blackburn's annual Guardian Angel Entrepreneurs Network Awards for 2001.

• New ventures given a helping hand

  A NEW business start-up course is now under way in Blackburn and Darwen - with would-be entrepreneurs being supported by Bootstrap Enterprises.

• Sneak thief grabs wallet from house

  A WALLET containing credit cards was stolen from a house at Greenacres, Edgworth.

• Residents' group wants members

  A RESIDENTS' group is appealing for more members.

• £20,000 sculpture will catch shoppers' eyes

  WORK has started on renovating an area of Darwen Town Centre which has been derelict for months.

• Respect is secret of a long and happy marriage

  THE secret of a long lasting marriage is a highly complicated mix of factors -- but Jim and Edith Almond could give a few pointers.

• Police get tough on nuisance youths

  POLICE have launched a crackdown on nuisance youths in Darwen.

• Death of St John Brigade Officer Sister

  WELL-known St John Ambulance volunteer Mrs Phyllis Lund has died aged 76.

• Mother and son left shop with scooter

  SUZANNE Marshall had her four-year-old son with her when she stole a scooter from T J Hughes' Blackburn store.

• Celebration of women

  BLACKBURN Shopping Centre played host to a fun-packed day of activities on Saturday to launch International Women's Week 2001.

• 'Don't hit daddy' children pleaded

  ROBBERY victim Imran Patel today welcomed the prison sentences handed out to the men who held him at knife-point in front of his children.

• Cats may be stolen for fur fears pet rescuer

  PET owners are warned to be on their guard against a group of suspected catnappers who could be stealing the animals for their fur.

• Paedophile fails to overturn ban

  A PAEDOPHILE has failed in a Human Rights Act bid to overturn a ban on entering public parks, swimming pools or playgrounds throughout the country in the first case of its kind.

• Woman 'haunted' by death smash

  SOCIAL worker Rachel Smith will be haunted for the rest of her life by the fatal consequences of a simple misjudgement as she drove to work, a court heard.

• Beeb 'awash with Clarets fans:' boss

  BBC boss Greg Dyke (pictured) has revealed how the corporation is awash with claret and blue -- because it has more Burnley fans than Blackburn!

• Spot on for Bury

  SOCCER: Bury took their unbeaten run to six games -- and four victories -- with a comfortable win over relegation-haunted Swansea.

• Last minute agony

  BOOTLE 1 NELSON 1 ONLY a great save by Bootle's goalkeeper Tony Molloy in injury time denied Nelson victory at the Kirkby Sports Centre on Saturday.

• Madness from Lee

  A MOMENT of madness from goalkeeper Lee Purvis cost Darwen a place in the semi-finals of the Second Division Trophy at Squires Gate.

• Brierley stars

  LEEK CSOB 2, RAMSBOTTOM UTD 5

• Burgess aiming to lift the Vase

  CLITHEROE manager Dave Burgess has his sights firmly set on FA Vase glory after a quarter final win over Chippenham Town.

• Magpies semi joy

  CHORLEY 2 LEEK TOWN 0 FIRST Division Chorley strolled into the semi-finals of the UniBond Chairman's Cup with a comfortable victory over shot-shy Premier Division strugglers Leek.

• Preston continue play-off charge

  CRYSTAL PALACE 0 PRESTON 2

• Blues on the road to Villa

  CHIPPENHAM 0 CLITHEROE 2 DAVE Burgess hailed his all-conquering Clitheroe heroes and declared: "Can a football manager's life ever get better than that?"

• Harwood given the all-clear from foot and mouth but Nantwich refuse to play

  GREAT Harwood's game at home to Nantwich Town tonight has been postponed -- despite the Ministry of Agriculture giving the Showground the all-clear from foot and mouth disease.

• Frandsen salavages a point

  FULHAM 1 BOLTON 1 A TITANIC battle between Division One's top two clubs ended all square at Craven Cottage yesterday even with Fulham reduced to 10 men after Luis Boa Morte was ordered off for retaliation.

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