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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Friday, July 2

Quiz Night, Nelson Cricket Club, Seedhill, Nelson, 8.15pm. Rockwater Bird Conservation Centre, Foxtones Lane, Mereclough, Cliviger, Burnley. Young People's Confidential Service, Brook Advisory Centre, 64 Bank Parade, Burnley, 6.30pm-9pm. DJ Phat Phil,

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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, July 1, 2004

Quiz Night, Black Bull Inn, Marsden Road, Burnley, 8.30pm. Karaoke Evening, Railway Club, Rosegrove, Burnley. Karaoke, Town Mouse, Royle Road, Burnley. Roll the Dice with DJ Phat Pat, Chicago Rock Cafe, Burnley, 9pm. Toy and Model Museum, 13 Rochdale

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Midweek Bowls

June 22: Div 1 - A & T "A" 188, Cricket "A" 178; Bed Libs 190, Gard "A" 214; Gard "B" 207, W/Leigh "A" 171; Miners 206, Bot Gdns 167; St Pauls "B" 192, Libs 224; Tamar 167, Brunswick 168. Div 2 - Ath Cons 133, Tyl Cons 202; Ath Libs "A" 204, R/Union

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Leisure should be a top priority

WITH reference to the proposed closure of Gannow Pool, Burnley, may I point out there are more swimming pools in Paris than the whole of the UK. Leisure services are as inportant as refuse collecting and help avert crime and vandalism. Children and adults

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Bus firm bosses doing their best

I READ the article on Blackburn Transport buses being unreliable and I must say that it is rubbish. I believe the bosses at Blackburn Transport do their best to keep track of these buses but it is very hard to do. They can't send office staff out on every

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Speed cameras a one trick pony

IS it any wonder that the government withheld the figures on road casualties until after the local elections when they show that despite the huge increase in speed cameras there has been an increase in deaths countryside of two per cent. This fact is

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A dreadful affront to our former MP

ALTHOUGH I now live in Essex I always take a keen interest in events happening in my home town of Blackburn. It is therefore with great sadness I read the article headlined 'Tory gives Barbara the boot' (LET, June 25). Councillor Rigby should be reminded

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Tin Fish are well in tuna!

WHAT started off as a class project could see a school band on the road to fame. Tin Fish hope to hit the big time after producing their own CD single and performing at their end-of-school concert. The group members -- Shaun Hobbs, Manuel Richardson,

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Hunt for armed carjack gang

FOUR carjackers armed with a crowbar forced their way into a man's home in the Unsworth area of Bury last night and demanded his car keys. The gang, who were all wearing balaclavas, knocked at the door of the house in St George's Road at around 10.45pm

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Rowley knee injury shock

STAR hooker Paul Rowley could be out of action for over a year. The Leigh Centurions ace is sweating on the outcome of a scan on Friday to discover the full extent of a serious knee injury. At best Rowley will be sidelined for at least a month - at worst

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Rovers

hope for late surge BLACKBURN Rovers' chief executive John Williams is hoping for a late surge in season ticket sales as the club gears up for the new season. Williams today admitted that figures are slightly down this summer compared to the same time

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People power helps save green

PADIHAM people power has saved the day after Burnley Council scrapped plans to sell off a green in the town. The council planned to sell the 1,000 square metre land known as Padiham Green to a private developer, and the council's executive was due to

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Pledge on play field

SPORTS and community groups who use the playing fields next to Gannow Baths have been assured they will not lose the facilities if the pool is sold off. Burnley Council, which owns the building and neighbouring land, is in discussions with an organisation

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Advice on buying property abroad

ANYONE wanting advice on how to purchase a property abroad should not miss the Bury Times Summer Overseas Property exhibition. The event, in conjunction with the Bolton Evening News, is being held at the Bolholt Country Park Hotel, Walshaw Road, Bury,

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Children sow seeds of success

PRIMET Primary School, Colne, has gone to the top of the class for pupils' efforts to improve their environment. The school came first at the 'Our Place, Our Pendle' school awards for work on their playground, and sow and grow and flower planting schemes

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Jeweller puts up reward after raid

A JEWELLERY store boss today offered a reward to help catch raiders who stole £100,000 in luxury goods. Colin Humberstone has also vowed to continue trading in the wake of the attack - when masked robbers stormed his shop in Gisburn Road, Barrowford.

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Surgery times

MP Andy Burnham will hold advice surgeries on Saturday at Church Lane community centre, Lowton (9.30am-10.30am) ; Atherton Town Hall (10.45am-11.45am); Leigh Advice Centre, 10 Market Street (noon-1pm).

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10 years ago

CALLS flooded an emergency switchboard after a mains burst left parts of Blackburn without water. A torrent of water burst through the road surface in Morecambe Road, creating a river which flowed down the road and filled up the drains. Supplies dried

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Probe into town trade drop

A TASK force has been set up to investigate a slump in Accrington's night-time economy after pub landlords said they feared for their businesses. Council leaders have set up the group to look at ways of promoting the town after numbers at weekends dropped

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'We don't need a new bus station'

ACCRINGTON does not need a new bus station - just less congestion, Hyndburn Council leader Peter Britcliffe has told County Hall bosses. The death of Joyce Rigby, 61, of Fairfield Street, after she was knocked down by a bus in Peel Street last October

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Kicking racism out of soccer

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to kick the borough into soccer action -- and tackle racism. Leigh and Wigan have signed up to the national Kick Racism Out Of Football crusade which will run between August and November with events organised to encourage

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Alice in care fear

A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER who lives in sheltered accommodation has slammed bosses after they changed the working hours of "life-saving" wardens. Alice Cook, who lives at Mealhouse Court in Atherton, said she owed her life to a warden who saved her life when

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Nurse killed in bike smash

A WELL-respected nurse has been killed in a motorbike crash on the motorway at Whitefield. Senior sister Angela Townsend (47), a mother-of-three from Radcliffe, died instantly on Sunday afternoon when she and her boyfriend, Bill Penfold, were thrown from

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Security affects our every move

I DON'T know how these summits look from the outside, but if you are at one it feels like being in a bubble, isolated and detached from the rest of the world, except for the media, who - because they are inside the bubble - are also isolated and detached

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A FIELD of 70 amateurs played for the Wilpshire Trophy on Saturday, including previous winners Ian P

Holder Mark Ashworth of Clitheroe will be looking to retain his title, which he won last year with a course record 62 in the second round. County players include Gary Boardman, Craig Fort, Craig Vance, Paul Williams, Ken Hudson, Foster, Mark Ashworth

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Ashworth hits form ahead of Pleasington qualifier

Making his Mark in Open season MARK Ashworth is on course to retain his second title in the space of a week - but that's where he hopes the similarities with last year will stop. He held on to the Clitheroe club championship on Saturday and will be attempting

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20 concerts in two days is a musical marathon!

A GROUP of 11 students from Fred Longworth High School will complete an astonishing 20 concerts in two days on July 12 and 13. This amazing undertaking is all in aid of 'Children with Leukaemia'. The group consists of Nick Garbett (Y11), Matthew Taylor

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Riders have it easy

ASTLEY & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway took on Heckmondwike in a Northern Cycle Speedway League encounter at Gin Pit on Sunday. The visitors are really struggling at the moment, and arrived short- handed, borrowing three A & T second teamers to make

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RMI to warm up with 14 friendlies

LEIGH RMI manager Phil Starbuck will have the perfect opportunity to hand trials to new players ahead of the new season with the club planning an amazing FOURTEEN friendlies. Three games a week will be the norm in the lead-up to the new campaign, with

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Dogwalker Louise joins the cub

PROFESSIONAL dogwalker Louise Maunder has taken on the unusual task -- of hand-rearing a fox. And while she is used to caring for animals, a 14-week-old fox cub is rather different from her normal canine challenge. The fox, which she has named Teazel,

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Tournament raises hospice charity cash

TYLDESLEY Conservative Club staff and members staged a six-a-side soccer tournament to raise funds for St Ann's Hospice at Little Hulton.

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Arson raid at disused pet shop

ARSONISTS started a fire in a storage building at the rear of a disused pet shop in Railway Road, Leigh last Friday afternoon. Police closed Railway Road for half an hour while firefighters put out the blaze which severely damaged the outbuilding and

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Artwork on display

TALENTED members of the Nicky Alliance Day Centre are displaying their artwork in an annual exhibition. More than 25 members have been working on pieces while at art classes at the centre in Middleton Road. The fifth annual art exhibition is at Broughton

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Masons take to the road for charity

A TRIO of charity motorcyclists have left Leigh on a 1,000 mile sponsored round Britain trip to help pensioners. Freemasons in the Leigh Group of Lodges, Ken Shea, Peter Thompson and James Hough have headed off on a journey which will take them up to

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Oak tree sapling is a permanent reminder of grandma

BROTHERS James and Patrick Fullerton will always remember their much loved grandma -- and the Queen's golden jubilee. Two years ago while they were driving in the Cheshire lanes with pappy, Harold Baskeyfield and his late wife Muriel, they were fascinated

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St James welcomes neighbours to its125th anniversary

THE 125th anniversary of a local church is being celebrated this week. St James' Church, in Higher Broughton, is celebratingthe milestone birthday with a series of events. The celebrations started on Wednesday with a children's art evening featuring various

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Centurions' walk about

PLAYERS from Leigh Centurions will also be appearing in the Spinningate Shopping Centre this Saturday from 10am till 2pm. There will be players and club mascot, Parky Pig, along with members of the fans forum who will be promoting the Centurions in town

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Award for Tommy

CENTURIONS player-assistant coach Tommy Martyn has taken the LHF Healthplan National League One 'Player of the Month' award for May, after helping Leigh to the top of the table. Martyn claims the LHF Healthplan Player of the Month prize after topping

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Arson probe begins after wood mill blaze

A MILL fire in Blackburn is being treated as arson. The blaze at Slater's wood mill, Emerald Street, yesterday left a wall so unstable that four houses in the Brownhill area had to be evacuated. John Taylor, a spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue,

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'BB bullet could have blinded me'

A FIREFIGHTER who was shot at by a young thug today urged parents to ban their children from using ball-bearing guns. Sub Officer Tony Ashworth was hit by a ball-bearing bullet, fired by a boy aged between 12 and 15, as he was tackling a bonfire in Brookway

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My vision for future

THE new principal of East Lancashire's biggest college today spoke of his vision of learning opportunities for everyone. Ian Clinton took over the helm of Blackburn College earlier this month and is keen to carry on the success enjoyed by thousands of

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Labour set to keep a hold on power

LABOUR is poised to hold on to power on Blackburn with Darwen Council after six rebel councillors pledged to vote in their former colleagues. And the newly formed independent group called for the Labour Party to hold an inquiry into the row which caused

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20 concerts in two days is a musical marathon!

A GROUP of 11 students from Fred Longworth High School will complete an astonishing 20 concerts in two days on July 12 and 13. This amazing undertaking is all in aid of 'Children with Leukaemia'. The group consists of Nick Garbett (Y11), Matthew Taylor

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Tin Fish are well in tuna!

WHAT started off as a class project could see a school band on the road to fame. Tin Fish hope to hit the big time after producing their own CD single and performing at their end-of-school concert. The group members -- Shaun Hobbs, Manuel Richardson,

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No-one will be prouder than Brian

CONGRATULATIONS to the borough's new deputy Mayor, Leigh East Councillor Brian Jarvis. His appointment means that the town will have its first true Leigh Mayor of the borough for 15 years for the next civic year. The last Leigh representative to become

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School uniforms, what uniforms?

ONE high school has introduced a trousers only rule for girls after banning indecently short skirts. Meanwhile, at another, girls have been forbidden to wear hipster trousers because they can be just as revealing. The Ipswich school is thought to be the

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Martyn's final touch

Whitehaven 30 Leigh Centurions 34 by Mike Hulme WHEN Leigh needed a cool head they turned to an old head. With defeat staring them in the face, Leigh required something special from a special player. And Tommy Martyn provided it. His 77th minute try might

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Kicking racism out of soccer

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to kick the borough into soccer action -- and tackle racism. Leigh and Wigan have signed up to the national Kick Racism Out Of Football crusade which will run between August and November with events organised to encourage

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Soccer fun

SOCCER 4 Kids are organising coaching fun weeks throughout the school holidays for children of all abilities. The courses are open to pupils from reception age to year 6 and further details can be obtained by calling Steve on 01942 671102.

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Eagles in training

CULCHETH Eagles open age rugby league started pre season training last Tuesday at Shaw Streeet, Culcheth. Training starts at 7.15 each Tuesday and all players, old and new, will be made very welcome .For further information contact Jon Mcleod 07734 469

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Sharon gets second place

LOCAL hurdler Sharon Walls ran second in the Under 23s AAA championships at Bedford. The 19-years-old Leigh Athlete who runs for Wigan Harriers won her 100m hurdles heat in 13.66 to go through to the final where she finished second in a time of 13.60.

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Aids increase is a warning to all

TWENTY years ago we were bombarded by the spectre of HIV and Aids. Grim government television and poster advertising campaigns projected the condition as the modern day equivalent of the plague or Black Death which threatened the lives of every one of

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Atherton miss final chance

ATHERTON CC against suffered Cross Cup semi-final disaster as they were heavily beat by Clifton. Clifton's bowling attack did most of the damage, removing teenage openers Brown and Keegan cheaply before restricting the home side to just 155. That Atherton

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Barbara slur is insult to all women

WITH reference to your front page story on Saturday, June 25, headlined "Tory gives Barbara the boot" - regardless of party politics, there is no getting away from the fact that Barbara Castle was a unique campaigner, not only for Blackburn but also to

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Can we share your memories?

WE are looking for any stories, pictures or memories from anyone who has spent time at or who worked at Medicash's (formerly the Penny in the Pound fund) convalescence centres in Colwyn Bay. To celebrate more than 50 years of care at the John Braddock

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Government yes to Sports Village

LEIGH'S flagship multi-million pound Sports Village scheme has cleared its final major hurdle. The Government Office North West has ruled that the project will not be called in for a public inquiry and now contractors could be on site early in the new

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Aids cases rocket in East Lancs

NEW cases of HIV and Aids are soaring with East Lancashire recording some of the highest rises in the North West. A new report out today shows that more HIV positive people are accessing treatment and care than ever before - some 725 extra cases were

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Let us play

GLUM pupils have endured a 15-month wait to use new playground equipment at their school after it was labelled unsafe. Now education bosses are considering legal action against the firm which fitted the climbing tower, slide and clamber nets in a bid

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Wallet theft

A THIEF pretended to accidentally barge into a 62-year-old man in New Road, Prestwich, at 2.40pm, before stealing his wallet. The victim was walking along New Road, on Wednesday at around 2.40pm when a man walked towards him and started shouting to distract

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Blaze home repair order

THE owner of one of Burnley's most important listed buildings which was ravaged by fire last year has been ordered to repair it. The council has agreed to serve a legal notice on the owner of The Holme in Cliviger to make him carry out urgent and much-needed

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200 jobs to go at call centre

TWO HUNDRED jobs are to be lost at a home shopping firm's Burnley call centre. Shop Direct Group Limited, formerly Reality, is to shed the jobs in its Financial Service Department as part of a restructuring programme of the company. The news, from one

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Parking srumbnling block

A COUNCILLOR today hit out at a colleague for opposing plans to build a much-needed community centre in Pendle. And, in a further blast, Coun Mohammed Iqbal accused Coun Donna Caley of ignoring the needs of residents. The broadside follows a decision

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We don't want your rubbish 'cause your car's too big

HOUSEHOLDERS in Radcliffe are being told they cannot dispose of rubbish at the Cemetery Road site if they do not have the right kind of vehicle. Mr David Norman, of Victoria Street, went along to the disposal site with bin bags containing household waste

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Family quiz night

A FAMILY quiz night with activities for younger children begins at 8pm on Friday at Xll Apostles Club, Westleigh Lane, Leigh. Entry is £4 per team of four in advance (£6 on the night). To book ring 07773 462795. All proceeds will go towards club repairs

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Helping hands wanted to clean up town

TYLDESLEYITES are set to clean up Shakerley Common this Saturday and Shakerley estate residents are invited to help out. The Shakerley Community Partnership has the litter-strewn common off York Avenue in its sights and would like locals to 'muck in'.

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Why athletes are jumping for joy

THE new home of Hyndburn Athletics Club was officially opened today in Clayton-le-Moors. After months of fund-raising, £460,000 has helped upgrade the 30-year-old cinder track on Wilson's Playing Fields into a state-of-the-art facility. Athletes in the

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Area 'is safest in the country'

ACCRINGTON is probably the safest town in the country, the area's police chief has claimed. Inspector Julian Platt said despite a 16 per cent rise in recorded violent crime and a series of serious incidents, people should have nothing to fear about going

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20 concerts in two days is a musical marathon!

A GROUP of 11 students from Fred Longworth High School will complete an astonishing 20 concerts in two days on July 12 and 13. This amazing undertaking is all in aid of 'Children with Leukaemia'. The group consists of Nick Garbett (Y11), Matthew Taylor

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College status booster for five schools

FIVE East Lancashire high schools have secured massive cash boosts by becoming specialist colleges. Norden High, in Rishton, Rhyddings High, Oswaldtwistle, Fearns County High, Stacksteads, and both high schools in Longridge were awarded a new status.

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Busy life for couple who celebrate their golden day

CHURCH stalwarts Brian and Hettie Lawson have celebrated 50 golden years of marriage. The first loves, lifelong members of St Paul's Church, Westleigh, where Hettie has sung in the choir for over 60 years and Brian is a church warden, met through the

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Choir fights to save tradition

SONGSTERS are fighting to save a long-standing tradition. Members of Glazebury Choir -- who meet in a village church hall on the outskirts of Leigh -- decided to act when their future was threatened by a drastic fall in numbers. After losing half their

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New faces on Council cabinet

WIGAN Council's new ruling cabinet includes a trio of new faces. Joining the executive for the first time are Aspull councillor Chris Ready, Christine Hitchen from Douglas ward (formerly Newtown) and Terry Halliwell from Wigan West (formerly Beech Hill

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Special report by Mike Hulme and Brian Gomm

TREVOR Barton, chairman of the Leigh Sports Development Partnership, was sunning himself on holiday in France when the good news came through that the Government had given the nod to Leigh Sports Village to be built. "This is the best thing to happen

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New community centre is planned

LATEST planning applications submitted to Wigan Council include: Bickershaw Miners Welfare Club, Bolton House Road, Bickershaw - new community centre with car parking; Leigh Animal Sanctuary, Grave Oak Lane, Leigh - single storey building forming kennels

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Royal visit marks head's final duty

A HEAD master is gearing up for his last official function -- when he greets a royal guest. Stuart Holt will be retiring at the end of term after 13 years at Clitheroe Royal Grammar. And his last engagement will be welcoming Prince Andrew next Thursday

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Clarets

confirm German dates AN ALPINE ADVENTURE BURNLEY have finally firmed up their pre-season schedule by confirming two games against German opponents. The Clarets, who returned to pre-season training today, will play Bundesliga 2 teams during their week-long

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INTER-Club Junior Golf League: Pleasington 5 Mytton Fold 3; Accrington 8 Rishton 0; Green Haworth 2

TABLE P F A Blackburn... 11 64 24 Mytton F... 10 58 22 Accrington... 10 53 27 Wilpshire... 9 42 30 Pleasington... 9 38 34 Darwen... 10 29 51 Gr Haworth... 11 21 67 Rishton... 10 15 65

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RICHARD Jones finished top of his class when he scooped the net prize in the Lancashire Schools Golf

QEGS pupil Richard carded an impressive 78 gross at Harwood in Bolton, to head a field of over 180, the largest-ever entry for a Lancashire schools golf competition. When his handicap of 21 was deducted, Richard's net score was an unbeatable 57. Teacher

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CLITHEROE Golf Club held a two championship day on Saturday in testing conditions which were reflect

There are usually exceptions to the general rule and the main one was provided by Mark Ashworth who returned a second round 69 added to his first 18 gross 75 to clinch the club championship. Carl Drinkwater kept his nerve to post a 71 in the afternoon

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ACCRINGTON

LADIES -- 18 hole stableford: 1 Maureen Bell 33, 2 Joan Duckworth 31. Golf Foundation & Francis Smithq ual: 1 Pat Caple (Lady Captain) 79-15-64, 2 Maureen Bell (94-28-66). Morrocan Salver qual: 1 Pat Catlow and B Hargreaves 39 after card play off,

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Kimono delights

JAPANESE dresses will be the centre of attention next Wednesday when Lowton WI speaker Mrs Yumiko Peers highlights the kimono in the Barwell Room at Golborne High School at 7.15pm. The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month.

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Kicking racism out of soccer

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to kick the borough into soccer action -- and tackle racism. Leigh and Wigan have signed up to the national Kick Racism Out Of Football crusade which will run between August and November with events organised to encourage

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U15s stroll to big win

LEIGH Under 15's maintained their challenge at the top of the table with another decisive win, this time by 10 wickets at Norley Hall. The home side chose to bat, but even though there were no early wickets, it was soon evident that Leigh's opening attack

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Rising star eyes Superbike place

LOWTON'S Gareth Glynn is fast making a name for himself in the ever-competitive world of motorcycle racing. The 22-year-old racer is currently competing in the Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup and recently celebrated his first rostrum finish at Thruxton circuit

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Frustrated Leigh held to a draw

SATURDAY'S bad weather meant that the start of Leigh CC's match against Ormskirk was delayed until 3.30 and the visitors elected to field first no doubt hoping that the damp conditions would help their bowlers. This was not to be the case as Leigh's in

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Show a boost for children's haven

STAFF at Asda in Radcliffe had stars in their eyes while raising money for charity. Workers at the Pilkington Way supermarket swapped their uniforms for the spangly outfits of the pop and rock world and put on a show earlier this year. The feat raised

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Nurse killed in bike smash

A WELL-respected nurse has been killed in a motorbike crash on the motorway at Whitefield. Senior sister Angela Townsend (47), a mother-of-three from Radcliffe, died instantly on Sunday afternoon when she and her boyfriend, Bill Penfold, were thrown from

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Fed-up Craig's sleep dreams

A DARWEN man has come up with a new way of stopping of noisy traffic keeping him awake - by making his own road sign. Craig McAdam, 33, of Blackburn Road, said he has put up with constant banging outside his house since Blackburn with Darwen Council re-surfaced

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Vote-row councillor decision

A LONG-STANDING Tory councillor in Rossendale who feared he would be booted out for voting against his own group will keep his place in the Conservative Party, it was revealed today. Coun Jimmy Eaton has defended his decision to vote against his own party

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Appeal to save piece of history

A VITAL piece of Rossendale's industrial history could be lost if work is not done to restore an early 20th century weaving mill in Haslingden, according to English Heritage. Grane Mill, in Lane Side Road, has been put on English Heritage's Buildings

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Car hits lamp-post

A CAR rammed into a lamp-post in Leigh on Thursday. Fire crews were called to the scene on Bonnywell Road at 2.36am to make the area safe after the lamp-post ost was knocked down. Police are investigating.

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Surgery times

MP Andy Burnham will hold advice surgeries on Saturday at Church Lane community centre, Lowton (9.30am-10.30am) ; Atherton Town Hall (10.45am-11.45am); Leigh Advice Centre, 10 Market Street (noon-1pm).

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Kimono delights

JAPANESE dresses will be the centre of attention next Wednesday when Lowton WI speaker Mrs Yumiko Peers highlights the kimono in the Barwell Room at Golborne High School at 7.15pm. The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month.

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Factory is set alight

THE derelict former Brentwood Rubbers factory, in Leigh Road, Leigh, was set alight early on Thursday morning. Fire crews were still dealing with the fire at 9am. A fire started underneath the first floor of the former Brentwood Rubbers factory on Leigh

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Brownies join the circus...

HINDLEY Green Brownies will become circus performers to help celebrate the organisation's 90th birthday. Members of the 7th Hindley (St John's) pack will visit a circus and work towards their circus badges by learning to juggle, play yo yo tricks and

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Bedford's sporting old boys go back to school

SPORTING ex-pupils went back to Bedford High School for the official opening of a new community sports area. After old boy Michael Tonge of Sheffield United cut the ribbon to declare the pitch open, school head Mr Stephen Preston said: " We're delighted

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Helping hands wanted to clean up town

TYLDESLEYITES are set to clean up Shakerley Common this Saturday and Shakerley estate residents are invited to help out. The Shakerley Community Partnership has the litter-strewn common off York Avenue in its sights and would like locals to 'muck in'.

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Popular dentist retires

ATHERTON dentist Stephen Hindley hopes to spend more time gardening and golfing now he's retired after 27 years practising in the town. Mr Hindley set up on Mayfield Street with his partner Kip Partington in 1977 -- one of just two dental practices in

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Industry Day excites pupils

GREEN HALL Primary School in Atherton hosted its third annual Industry Day last week. Local pupils with special needs took part in activities ranging from baking bread with Warburtons staff to riding a horse simulator with National Jockey Trainers and

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Final tickets boom

DEMAND for tickets and travel to the Arriva Trains Final against Hull KR is high. Leigh sold over 600 tickets in the first 24 hours of them going on sale and by Tuesday lunchtime had alreday filled six coaches. Tickets are now on general sale priced £12

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Teenager 'musn't go near girls under 16'

A TEENAGER has been banned from going near girls under 16 after being made the subject of a sex offender order. Daniel Edmunds, 18, of no fixed address, was given the five-year order after Hyndburn magistrates heard how he had 'inappropriate' sexual feelings

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Cliff fall teenager's birthday bash plan

THE mother of a tragic teenager who died after falling from a cliff revealed he had been preparing for a secret birthday bash. Asif Bharucha, who would have turned 18 today, was so excited he had organised a party for his friends and bought invitations

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King to reign in Spain shows

ELVIS impersonator Steve King will become a legend this summer - after quitting his £30,000-a-year job to jet off to Ibiza. The father-of-five, who only discovered his talent while singing to the car radio, has been booked for a season of hotel shows

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Stanley schools

ACCRINGTON Stanley are preparing to run two summer soccer schools for boys and girls aged between six and 12 years old. The courses, which will take place at Highams playing fields, Thorneyholme Road, Accrington, from July 19 to 22 and August 16 to 19

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Reds take another

big stride forward BACK AT WORK: Stanley skipper Peter Cavanagh ACCRINGTON Stanley today made another huge step forward to achieving their dream of returning to the Football League. The Reds officially became a full-time professional club as the players

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Heys look forward

PRESTWICH Heys resumed training on Tuesday and the summer break has not been short of activity with work continuing on the ground. The clubhouse has been completely refurbished and CCTV has been installed in an effort to end the vandalism that has plagued

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Bedford's sporting old boys go back to school

SPORTING ex-pupils went back to Bedford High School for the official opening of a new community sports area. After old boy Michael Tonge of Sheffield United cut the ribbon to declare the pitch open, school head Mr Stephen Preston said: " We're delighted

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Industry Day excites pupils

GREEN HALL Primary School in Atherton hosted its third annual Industry Day last week. Local pupils with special needs took part in activities ranging from baking bread with Warburtons staff to riding a horse simulator with National Jockey Trainers and

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Love of gardening

FOR hundreds of local schoolchildren a love of gardening will blossom thanks to their first encounters with the majestic sunflower. Every year there are competitions to see who can nurture the tallest specimen. I wonder, then, if my experience is anything

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Be warned

A 41-YEARS-OLD homeless, unemployed man who has lost everything because of his costly cocaine habit, came to see me recently. The ex-police officer's son asked me to warn youngsters against being drawn into the world of drugs and addiction. He claimed

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Centurions show off their better half...

Leigh Centurions 43, Halifax 25 by Mike Hulme: THE old sporting cliche of a game of two halves was never more apt than it was at Hilton Park last Sunday. For almost the entire opening 40 minutes, the Centurions' unbeaten home league record was in jeopardy