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Burnley education and enterprise park set for support

AN EDUCATION and enterprise park is set to receive financial backing from the council next week, despite a range of planned cuts. The park, set to be built in Grosvenor Street, next to the town’s £80million education campus, will be discussed

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Running On Empty blog: 4 days to go

I NEED to clock up some miles before Sunday's 10K but illness has set me back three or four days. Tonight though I decide to go for it, and out come my famous beige shorts and David Bentley trainers. The advice is to take it easy in the final run-up

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Running On Empty blog: 4 days to go

I NEED to clock up some miles before Sunday's 10K but illness has set me back three or four days. Tonight though I decide to go for it, and out come my famous beige shorts and David Bentley trainers. The advice is to take it easy in the final run-up

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Probe into Burnley bakery blaze

A FIRE ripped through the yard of a Burnley bakery this afternoon. Fire crews battled for two-and-a-half hours after the blaze broke out in some bins at Tayyabah bakery, Gannow Lane, at around 5.10pm. It spread to a van, pallets and a recycling

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Burnley campaign to send hugs to Haiti orphans

A BURNLEY businesswoman is leading a campaign to support children who were victims of the Haiti earthquake. Debra Brown, director of Global Hugs Ltd in Ormerod Road, is urging people to take part in sending hundreds of teddy bears to the disaster-stricken

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Blackburn election expenses revealed

JACK Straw’s election team have defended holding a banquet for hundreds of people less than two weeks before polling day. The Blackburn MP, who retained his seat on May 6 after increasing his majority, paid for the £1,350 event for 450 people

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Hosepipe ban firm told to improve leaks record

WATER bosses have been urged to improve their record after launching a hosepipe ban while wasting 460 million litres of water in leaks every day. The Consumer Council for Water said it expected United Utilities to be 'particularly active on leakage'

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Colne's new supermarket opens

THE new Sainsbury’s supermarket has opened its doors in Colne today. Mayor of Pendle Coun Tony Beckett cut the ribbon at the 46,000 sq ft Norfolk Street store. The store includes a 7,718 sq ft home department and a 8,256 sq ft clothing

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Hopes for Burnley's Weavers' Triangle despite 'decaying' report

Council leaders believe the Weavers’ Triangle site can be the jewel in Burnley’s crown. But a succession of false starts have thwarted plans to breathe life into the derelict mills that were once the town’s industrial heartland. As English Heritage

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319 rogue trade offences spotted in Lancashire crackdown

A TRADING standards operation launched to stop rogue traders has been hailed as a major success. In total 247 criminal and 92 trading standards offences were spotted by police and council officers. Police said one of the major victories was the

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Accrington Stanley consider goalkeeper coach

ACCRINGTON Stanley are looking into the possibility of recruiting a goalkeeping coach this summer. Stanley have been without a permanent keeping coach since they were forced to make Jamie Speare redundant to cut costs in February 2009. The Reds

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100 litres of alcohol seized from Blackburn teens

MORE than 100 litres of alcohol were taken by police from underage drinkers in Blackburn — one of the largest hauls seized in a night. Officers confiscated beer, cider, wine, alcopops and vodka from teenagers - including some as young as 14 - after

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'Dave' is star of Darwen walkies day

A STAR pooch will go walkies in Darwen to help raise money for guide dogs. Dangerous Dave, who won the judges’ vote to play Toto in The Wizard of Oz in the BBC talent show ‘Over the Rainbow’, will be the special guest at the fund-raiser at Darwen Tower

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Burnley boss Laws understands Sharp's decision

Burnley boss Brian Laws says he is not frustrated by Billy Sharp’s decision to join Doncaster. Laws had been keen on bringing the Sheffield United striker to Turf Moor, but he decided to stay in Yorkshire. “I don’t know why people would

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£1.3million Blackburn mosque opens

ONE of Blackburn’s biggest mosques, with a capacity of 1,500, has been unveiled. The new £1.3million Noorul Islam mosque, in Audley Range, has been completed on time and on budget using entirely locally sourced contractors and materials. The impressive

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Blackburn and Darwen grass verges spending cuts

GRASS verges have become the latest victim of the public spending squeeze after a council slashed its cutting rota. Blackburn with Darwen Council will allow roadside verges and parks to grow longer after grass-cutting times were reduced by

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Why leagues have to talk to stop cup clashes again

I THINK you can call it Murhpy’s Law...weeks of great weather and then the change and that return to rain – just in time for the Worsley Cup and Rams-bottom Cup semi-finals. It was bound to happen, it always seems to happen. The big cricket games are

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Blackburn film is right up our Street!

TV STARS gathered in Blackburn to launch a new film about grow-ing up in a multi-cultural society. Corrie’s Shobna Gulati, who returned to the cobbles last year as Sunita Alahan, opened the grand showcase of the film entitled Blackburn in King George

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Design a Logo

Blue Ribbon Network who operate from the Kingfisher Offices in Rawtenstall are looking for local school pupils to design a logo for their website; www.coachhire4schools.co.uk. The individual winners will receive £30,£20 and £10 gift vouchers plus a coach

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YOU Have Been Warned

Haslingden's Calf Hey reservoir is now only half-full and United Utilities will introduce a hosepipe ban throughout the North West as from Friday, 9th July.

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Two wagons stolen from Settle

Thieves stole two wagons from Sowarth Industrial Estate, Settle, overnight on Monday. Witnesses saw one of the wagons, a tipper truck, being driven off the estate at 11.30pm and it was found abandoned in bushes on Burnham Gate, Burnley, just

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Transfer Rumour Mill: July 7

Steve Bruce is looking to bring Ghana's talented young striker Dominic Adiyah to SUNDERLAND on a season-long loan from AC Milan. CELTIC boss Neil Lennon wants to take Robbie Keane back to Parkhead following his successful loan spell last season

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Whalley celebrate cricket OSCARS win

WHALLEY enjoyed a double celebration as their cricketers booked their place in the Ribblesdale League’s T20 tournament – before the Station Road club’s off-field heroes were honoured in a glittering Old Trafford ceremony. Mark Fallon, Lee Kearsley and

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Whelan: I don’t want Holland’s Pies

MILLIONAIRE former Blackburn Rovers player Dave Whelan has told an investigation into the suspended boss of Holland’s Pies he had ‘no interest’ in buying the firm. Mr Whelan, now the owner of a Wigan-based pie firm Pooles, has written a letter to Holland

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Darwen hosts pedal car grand prix this weekend

A PEDAL car grand prix, fund-raising motorbike ride and first birthday celebrations for a successful new community centre are all in store this weekend. There will also be hundreds of people taking to the streets in Blackburn on Sunday for the first

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New signing Wallace keen to dazzle Burnley fans

WING wizard Ross Wallace is planning to fire the Clarets back into the Premier League this season – and dazzle Burnley fans in the process. The 25-year-old Scotland international, who joined from Lancashire rivals Preston North End last Friday, is

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Step back to the 60s and share alike

BACK in the swinging sixties people used to come up with all sorts of radical ideas that involved caring and sharing. No, not the so-called free love but more down-to-earth concepts for community life. Bartering schemes, energy-saving projects and co-operatives

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Results of Burnley Urgent Care review released

A REVIEW into Burnley General Hospital’s Urgent Care Centre has produced 23 key recommendations. Health chiefs meet in Manchester this morning to discuss the findings of the report. The review found that Burnley could deal with more cases but the overall

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Second royal visit for Darwen?

A SECOND royal could be set to visit Darwen this summer. It is believed that Prince Charles will officially open the new £48million Darwen Aldridge Community Academy building in September - following in sister Princess Anne’s footsteps, who

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Swimming club faces oblivion

RE the proposed closure of Shadsworth Leisure Centre, Blackburn Centurions ASC was formed in 1878 and since that time has provided swimming teaching and coaching to the chilren of Blackburn with Darwen. We are the only ASA affliated Swim 21 Club in

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Palestine never received justice

I assume Simon Wilkinson (Letters, June 29) has not asked himself why the Palestinians are a terrorist state. Could it be that after they welcomed the Jews to Palestine at the close of WWII and ceded a large portion of land to allow the Jews to create

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Such kindness

THANK you to everyone who helped me when I fell in Blackburn town centre on Tuesday, June 22. Especially to Mr Trogan (traffic warden), the gentleman who worked at the Northgate cafe, the two workmen who helped me to get up, the ambulance crew and everyone

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Rawtenstall mum on big mission to change views

‘Dwarf’ gags are common in comedy routines. But not everyone is laughing, as JEMMA HUMPHREYS discovered. Gillian Martin never leaves home without her make-up and her hair in place. But it is not vanity that makes this housewife and mother

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Why close the best centre?

I AM completely dismayed by the proposal to close Shadsworth Leisure Centre. There is much talk about community cohesion in Blackburn with Darwen, yet the council has chosen to close one of the few places where people come together in their leisure time

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Weather’s left us high and dry

THE first nice summer in a few years, and along comes a hosepipe ban. Many people will be left scratching their heads and wondering how, on the face of it, a small dry period has caused such problems. And restrictions have been announced after the first

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East Lancashire remembers July 7 bombings

COMMUNITY leaders in East Lancashire have spoken of their hopes for a more peaceful world as the fifth anniversary of the London bombings is marked. Amongst the victims of the July 7 atrocities was Oswaldtwistle mum-of-two Marie Hartley.

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Burnley pupils benefit as 'sun pipes' installed in school corridors

LIGHT can finally be seen at the end of the tunnel as part of an ambitious £4million project to redevelop a school in the heart of Burnley. Environmental innov-ations have been one of the central planks in overhauling St John The Baptist Primary over

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Blackburn legend Parkes urges fans to trust club over takeover

TONY Parkes has urged Blackburn Rovers fans to ‘trust your club’ after backing the Ewood Park hierarchy to make the right decisions to secure its long-term future. Mumbai businessman Saurin Shah is just one suitor still in negotiations with

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Low-down on law wishes

Which laws do you want to scrap? ‘Your Freedom’ is Nick Clegg’s new Government website on which you can tell the Government which laws you would like to repeal, which civil liberties you’d like to restore, and which onerous regulations you’d like to scrap

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Signs are good for Nelson store’s future

A HIGH street chain selling ‘affordable fashion’ has applied to erect signs at Nelson’s former Woolworth’s building, sparking rumours that it is poised to move in. Store Twenty One has submitted plans to Pendle Council to install an illuminated

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Win Tickets to the Greatest Cheese Show on Earth

With cheesemakers flocking from all corners of the globe to display their wares, the International Cheese Awards, Nantwich, is quite simply the biggest and best show of its kind. Around 30,000 people will attend the show on Wednesday, July 29th

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Ali steers Colne to Worsley Cup final

COLNE professional Anwar Ali turned bat star to steer his side into the final of the Worsley Cup as they got past Bacup at the end of their epic at Lanehead. And skipper Matt Wilson could do little more than beam: “It’s fantastic, I can’t believe it.

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Pendle man admits baby cruelty charges - but not murder

A PENDLE man has admitted cruelty charges against a baby boy, which were captured on video clips over a six month period, but denies his murder. At a court hearing, Darren William Newton, pleaded guilty to 12 charges of cruelty against 15-month-old

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WORLD CUP BLOG: Dutch would not be worthy World Cup winners

SO after years of rifts, disharmony and 'total football', Holland have turned boring in their quest to finally lift the ultimate prize. It seems incredible to think that Holland have never won the World Cup, with players like Cruyff, Neeskens

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Laws closing in on fourth Clarets signing

BRIAN Laws is hoping to clinch his fourth summer signing at Turf Moor before the end of the week – though it won’t be Wigan powerhouse Jason Scotland. The Burnley manager has already strengthened his squad this summer with the purchases of winger Ross